JAMMU — Four Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were injured in an explosion near the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The blast was caused by accidental activation of a landmine during area domination patrol by Army personnel in forward Kalal area of Nowshera sector, […]
RAJOURI — A suspected Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the International Border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The drone-like object with a blinking light was seen moving from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir side into Indian side in Sunderbani sector late Monday night, the officials said. They said […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district have suspended the licences of two medical stores for alleged violations of drug regulations, officials said on Tuesday. The action followed inspections conducted by Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma to check the sale and distribution of habit-forming and other regulated medicines. During the inspections, officials found […]
JAMMU — A massive fire reduced nearly two dozen hutments to ashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early Wednesday, leaving several migrant workers homeless and causing extensive damage to household belongings, officials said. The fire broke out in a cluster of temporary dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard at Maggar Khad in the Chak Gota […]
JAMMU — Three mortar shells were found at two different places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. While two mortar shells were noticed in Jhanghar forest area, another was found abandoned at a secluded location in Makri village of Nowshera sector this morning, the […]
JAMMU — At least 15 passengers were injured when a bus overturned on a highway near Rajouri town in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The bus was on its way from Rajouri to Manjakote when the accident took place at Tandwal, they said. Local shifted the injured passengers to the Government Medical College […]
JAMMU — Three men sustained critical burn injuries after an LPG cylinder caught fire and exploded in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred in Kha village of Rajouri when an LPG cylinder caught fire and exploded, causing severe burn injuries to three persons present nearby, they […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and General Officer Commanding of the White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General P K Mishra, on Sunday paid homage to Lieutenant Beereshwar Goswami, who died while undertaking operational duties in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Goswami died after slipping into a deep gorge during […]
JAMMU — An army officer died after slipping in a mountainous area and falling into a deep gorge during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday evening, officials said. The officer, a lieutenant, was part of the security forces engaged in Operation Sheruwali, which entered its 15th day. Operation Sheruwali is […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Thursday launched a fresh fire assault and multiple grenade launcher (MGL) attacks on specific suspected terrorist hideouts as the anti-terror operation in the dense forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district entered its sixth consecutive day. According to preliminary reports, two to three Pakistani terrorists, including a commander, are believed […]