JAMMU — Indian Railways on Thursday conducted a successful trial run on the newly constructed Chenab Rail Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge. The bridge is built between Sangaldan in Ramban district and Reasi. Rail services on the line will start soon, officials said. Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said in a post on X, […]
JAMMU — J&K Police on Wednesday said “a major breakthrough” has been made in the June 9 Reasi militant attack, in which 9 pilgrims were killed and 44 others injured, with the arrest of a militant associate. “A major breakthrough has been achieved in the case pertaining to the militan attack on the pilgrim bus […]
JAMMU — Police in J&K’s Doda district have said that it has arrested the man who fled with an SPO’s rifle. The man, identified as Mohammad Rafi, had fled with the AK-47 rifle of SPO, Sardar Hussain, from the Pul Doda area on Tuesday. Police said Mohammad Rafi was arrested on Wednesday. The SPO was […]
JAMMU — Fifty people have been detained in connection with the investigation into the recent militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. To ensure a comprehensive probe, the search operation to track down the militants, has been expanded to cover Reasi district’s far-flung Arnas […]
JAMMU — In the wake of four militant attacks in as many days, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Thursday accused Pakistan of trying to disturb peaceful atmosphere through its mercenaries, and asserted that the Indian forces were determined to give a befitting response to the enemy. He warned the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday released sketches of four militants involved in two attacks in Doda district and announced a reward of Rs 20 lakh for information leading to their arrest. On Tuesday militants fired on a joint checkpost of the 4 Rashtriya Rifles and police at Chattergalla in Bhaderwah while […]
JAMMU — A policeman was injured Wednesday evening when militants opened fire on a search party in a village in Gandoh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. The firing was reported from the Kota top area of Bhalesa around 7.41 pm to which security forces retaliated, they said. An intermittent exchange of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday issued an ‘alert advisory’ in the Jammu region, urging residents to stay vigilant regarding the movement of suspicious individuals and objects. They have advised the residents of Jammu and Rajouri to thoroughly check their vehicles before turning them on, officials said. A security advisory has been issued […]
JAMMU — Militants fired at the vehicles of two senior police officers on Wednesday in the Hiranagar area of J&K’s Kathua district both officers escaped unhurt. Official sources said hiding militants fired at the vehicles of Dr Sunil Kumar, DIG (Jammu-Kathua-Samba) range and Anayat Choudhary, SSP (Kathua) in the Hiranagar area of the district. Earlier, […]
JAMMU — A militant holed up in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district was killed by security forces on Wednesday in a more than 15-hour operation during which his partner was also shot dead and a CRPF jawan lost his life, officials said. According to them, two senior officers escaped unhurt even […]