JAMMU — The last rites of the two Village Defence Guards killed by militants were performed near their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, with locals demanding security and adequate relief, including a government job for each of the two families. The bodies of Nazir Ahmed (42) and Kuldeep Kumar (40) were […]
JAMMU — People took to the streets in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to protest against the killings of two Village Defence Guards by militants. The protesters demanded “immediate elimination” of the militants involved in the killings to restore confidence among the local population. Hundreds gathered in the Drabshalla area of the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Prominent political leaders, including the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the Chief Minister, former Chief Ministers, and other leaders, have strongly condemned the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in Kishtwar district of Jammu region on Thursday. LG Manoj Sinha strongly condemned the attack on VDG members, stating: […]
JAMMU — Two Village Defence Guards were on Thursday executed by militants after their abduction in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. Sanatan Dharam Sabha called for a complete bandh in Kishtwar in protest against the killings on Friday. A massive joint search operation has been launched by police and […]
JAMMU — A group of Village Defence Guards opened fire on observing suspicious movement in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The guards noticed two unidentified persons near the house of a political activist at village Meira-Nagrota, eight km from Rajouri district headquarters, late Monday night, the officials […]
JAMMU — Village defence guards will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices, and “rewarded suitably” to shore up the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border (IB) by creating “a new level of difficulty for the enemy”, Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain said on Sunday. He said that standard operating procedures will […]
