RAJOURI — Security forces on Tuesday evening unearthed an underground hideout of militants set up in dense forests of Sagrawat village in Darhal police station area of Rajouri district. Based on specific information, a team of police from Darhal police station, SoG, Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF launched a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested for allegedly creating a ruckus and harassing an on-duty female doctor inside a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district early Monday, officials said. The accused Gurpreet Singh’s unruly behaviour at the sub-district hospital in Nowshera sparked a protest by doctors and the paramedical staff, they said. The ruckus […]
JAMMU — The security forces have seized a consignment of arms and explosives after busting a cave-type militant hideout in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. The hideout was unearthed during an ongoing joint cordon and search operation by the police, Rashtriya Rifles, BSF and CRPF personnel at […]
JAMMU — Security Forces opened fire after movement of an Quadcopter was noticed on intervening Thursday and Friday night along Line of Control at Nowshera sector in Jhanger area of Rajouri district, said an official. The official told GNS that movement of the enemy Quadcopter was noticed in Sair along Line of Control in the […]
JAMMU — A blast occurred across the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The blast occurred on Wednesday night. Suspicious movement was reported across the LoC in Laam sector late on Wednesday night. The blast occurred very close to the zero line during the movement, the […]
JAMMU — An Army personnel was injured when militants opened fire on a security post in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. The militants fired on a sentry post of Territorial Army at village Galuthi in Manjakote area around 4 am, prompting retaliation by troops, they said. They […]
JAMMU — In the backdrop of militant-related incidents in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, police are recruiting Special Police Officers (SPOs) from 22 villages severely affected by militancy in the area. This initiative follows the recent announcement by Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain that village defence groups and SPOs […]
JAMMU — An army personnel was killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place near Bhawani village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector in the […]
JAMMU — Fire engulfed two forest areas in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu region on Wednesday, causing damage to vast tracts of land, officials said. In Poonch, the fire erupted in Bhatadurian area near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar belt and spread to nearby areas, they said. The […]
JAMMU — Multi-layer security has been put in place in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, particularly along the Line of Control (LoC), part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency that goes to polls on May 25. These measures include increased deployment of security personnel, area dominations in hill regions, additional checkpoints and […]