SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah, on Sunday, attended an Iftaar party hosted by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu. The event saw participation of several political leaders which include Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee’s (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hameed Karra, […]
JAMMU — An encounter ensued on Sunday after security forces confronted a group of militants hiding in a dense nursery after infiltrating from across the border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The intense firing between the two sides lasted for over half an hour in the evening, they said. The officials […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here on Sunday evening, officials said. The meeting between the two at the Raj Bhawan lasted nearly 15 minutes, the officials said. A Raj Bhawan spokesperson confirmed the meeting but gave no further details. — (PTI)
JAMMU — More than 350 films and web series have been shot in the picturesque locales of Jammu and Kashmir in the last five years, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said, highlighting that peace holds the key to overall development. Sinha was talking to reporters after inaugurating ‘Tawi Filmotsva’, a short film festival dedicated […]
JAMMU — Fifteen years after its inception and with Rs 22 crore already spent, a check dam project aimed at conserving water and supporting irrigation remains incomplete in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. The issue was raised by BJP’s Bharat Bhushan in the assembly through an unstarred question on Saturday, seeking information about the […]
JAMMU — As many as 1,243 forest fires were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the 2024-25 financial year, more than double than the previous fiscal but almost identical compared to 2022-23, Forest Minister Javed Ahmad Rana has said. However, most of the incidents are ground fires where only grass and bushes get burnt and […]
JAMMU — A militant hideout was unearthed in a remote forest area in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to recovery of a pistol and some ammunition, officials said on Sunday. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and Army in Bhalra forest […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Saturday emphasised the need to enhance the operational preparedness and strengthen the overall security grid. The police chief was speaking at the zonal-level monthly crime review meeting convened by Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti here. The DGP also joined […]
JAMMU — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a forest guard for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. Vipin Pathania, posted at the Billawar zonal office of the Jammu and Kashmir forest department, was trapped following a complaint […]
JAMMU — A drone camera was seized after it crashed on a residential building inside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The campus falls under the ‘no-flying zone’ category, and the presence of the drone has prompted a security alert, police said. […]