Jammu

Security operations in Kishtwar to track down militants

8:07 pm September 20, 2019

Jammu: Security forces on Friday continued their operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to track down militants and recover an AK-47 rifle snatched from the personal security officer (PSO) of a political leader, officials said. Suspected militants snatched the rifle from the PSO of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kishtwar district president Sheikh Nasir Friday […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K's Poonch; arms, ammo seized

Nine mortar shells found along LoC in JK, defused

7:11 pm September 18, 2019

Jammu: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday defused nine mortar shells fired by the Pakistan army from across the Line of Control (LoC), officials said. Pakistani troops have been targeting civilian hamlets and forward posts along the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri districts with small arms and mortar shelling, they said. Nine mortar […]

Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

Pak rangers resort to firing along IB in Samba, Kathua

9:07 pm September 17, 2019

Jammu: Pakistan Rangers on Tuesday violated ceasefire and resorted to small arms firing in forward areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua districts, BSF officials said. Using small arms, the rangers began firing at forward border outposts in Samban and Hiranagar sectors at 1 pm. It continued till 3 […]

Central govt responsible for violence in country: Azad

SC allows Azad to visit J&K

2:57 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir, but said he cannot hold any political rally. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister can visit four districts — Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla, Anantnag — to meet […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP leader demands fresh socioeconomic survey in J-K

8:32 pm September 15, 2019

Jammu: There should be a fresh socioeconomic survey in Jammu and Kashmir for the welfare of members of schedule caste communities, a senior BJP leader said on Sunday, claiming that they were living in “sub standard conditions”. BJP state SC morcha president Jagdish Bhagat also claimed that the existing socioeconomic survey, which was conducted in […]