Tag: Jammu Amp Kashmir

Srinagar: Virtual SIM cards pose a new headache for security agencies fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as their use in the valley has seen an increase among terror groups to connect with their handlers in Pakistan, officials said here. The penetration of this new technology was found in 2019 when a request was sent […]

Srinagar: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have killed 12 militants during the last 72 hours in four encounters in the Valley, Dilbagh Singh, director general of police (DGP) said.…

Jammu: Pakistan on Friday fired with small arms to target Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said, “At about 5.30 p.m. on Friday, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms in Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors of the […]

New Delhi: In a significant move, the Centre has notified the new Land Laws for Jammu & Kashmir. In a gazette notification, the union home ministry has notified this on Monday. It paved way for any Indian to buy land in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir. The MHA notified what it calls […]

Jammu: Battling with the worsening Covid spread situation, J&K government has decided to impose night curfew in eight districts from Friday. “All leaves of the doctors and paramedics have been…

Srinagar: Amid tight security voting for the first phase of the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir began on Saturday, officials said. The election is being seen as a triangular contest between the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) — an amalgam of several mainstream political parties, including the National Conference […]

Srinagar: Amid chilly conditions and tight security arrangements, voting for the second phase of the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir began on Tuesday, officials said. “Polling began at 7.00 am. Initial reports suggest that only a few people have so far turned out at polling stations due to early morning […]

Jammu: Two minor girls, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC), were repatriated to Pakistan on Monday through the crossing point in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The two girls from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) were detained by troops of Indian Army on Sunday morning. Defence sources said the two minor girls, Laiba […]

Jammu: Mehbooba Mufti spent nearly Rs 82 lakh in six months from January to June 2018 on the refurbishment of her official residence in Srinagar’s Gupkar Road, when she was the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The expenditure was all paid by the Government of India, reveals an RTI response. […]

Jammu: Ganouri-Tanta village in the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir saw the light of an electric bulb for the first time on Sunday, ending the decades of darkness from the lives of the villagers. The electrification work of the village was taken up on the order of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, after a […]

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) detected a 150-meter-long underground tunnel constructed by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district to facilitate the infiltration of terrorists for subversive activities. few days ahead of Republic Day, BSF achieved the major success. This was the second such structure found beneath the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar sector […]

Jammu: The J&K police on Saturday arrested the self-styled chief of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) from Jammu, officials said. He has been identified as Hidayatullah Malik, the chief of LeM which is a front organisation of proscribed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). “Malik, a categorised terrorist from Shopian district has been arrested in a joint operation […]

By Lalit K Jha Washington: The Biden administration on Wednesday said that there is no change in the US’ policy on Jammu and Kashmir and welcomed the resumption of 4G mobile internet in the region. “I want to be very clear there has been no change in US policy in the region,” State Department Spokesperson […]

Srinagar: Two policemen injured on Friday in a militant hit and run attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city have succumbed to their injuries, officials said. Police said militants fired at a police party in the Baghat Chowk area. The injured policemen were shifted to hospital where both of them succumbed to their injuries. The […]

Jammu: Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and three injured in an overnight retaliatory action by the Indian army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, Defence sources said. “Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing and shelling targeting civilian facilities in Mankote sector of the LoC in Poonch district on Thursday. “Damage was […]