JAMMU — A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim communities, officials said. At least 12 people have been detained as police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT), while Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Paul […]
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3 people picked up for questioning in Reasi bus attack case
JAMMU — Three more people have been detained for questioning about the militants who carried out the attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on June 9, police on Monday said. Police had on June 19 arrested a man for his alleged involvement in harbouring and helping the militants involved […]
Railways conduct trial run on world’s highest Chenab rail bridge in J&K
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, […]
Major breakthrough in Reasi attack case, militant associate arrested: Police
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 […]
Reasi attack: 50 detained, search expanded to far-flung areas
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 […]
Reasi attack: Police release sketch of militant, announce Rs 20 lakh reward for information
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday released a sketch of a militant involved in the attack on a passenger bus in Reasi district and announced a Rs 20 lakh reward for information about him. On Sunday, militants opened fire at the 53-seater bus carrying pilgrims when it was en route from the […]
Nefarious design to spread turmoil in Jammu region: LG Sinha on Reasi attack
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Monday the militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district was part of nefarious designs to spread turmoil in the Jammu region, and asserted that such an attempt would be thwarted. Nine people were killed and 41 injured as militants opened fire at […]
NIA team reaches Reasi to coordinate with local police probing attack on passenger bus
JAMMU — An NIA team has reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district and is coordinating with local police probing into the militant attack on a passenger bus that left nine people dead and several injured, officials said on Monday. Meanwhile, security forces have also launched a massive cordon and search operation to track down the […]
Reasi attack: LG announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for families of victims, 50,000 for injured
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the militant attack on a bus in Reasi district, an official spokesman said on Monday. Sinha has also approved Rs 50,000 each for those injured, the spokesman said. […]
9 killed, 33 injured after militants attack bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi
JAMMU — Nine people including three women were killed and 33 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday evening, police said. The militants opened fire at the bus when it was en route […]