Tag: Jammu And Kashmir

Vande Bharat train
'Vande Bharat train rollout in J&K soon'

B.G. Mallya, General Manager, said, “ICF has two important projects in hand. The first one is the Vande Metro project which will be a fully air conditioned inter-city train service. ICF is planning to roll out the first prototype of Vande Metro by March this year.”

  • Friday, 26 January 2024
IAS Ambika Raina from J&K turned down job offer from Switzerland Company, cracked UPSC with AIR-164
IAS Ambika Raina from J&K turned down job offer from Switzerland Company, cracked UPSC with AIR-164

She had to fail twice to finally realise where she was going wrong. It was in her third attempt, that all her hard work and determination finally paid off. She secured an impressive AIR-164 to become an IAS officer.

  • Thursday, 11 January 2024
Infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Akhnoor sector, one terrorist killed
Infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Akhnoor sector, one terrorist killed

Officials said that one intruding militant was killed in the Khour area of Akhnoor sector on the IB in Jammu when alert BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid.

  • Saturday, 23 December 2023
PM Modi
Development, democracy, dignity replaced disillusionment, disappointment and despondency in J-K: PM Modi

In an opinion piece which appeared in several newspapers on Tuesday following the Supreme Court upholding the validity of the government abrogating Article 370

  • Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Encounter breaks out at Reasi in J&K
Terrorist killed in encounter at Reasi in J&K

"One terrorist ahs been killed so far while one police personnel has also suffered injuries," police said.

  • Monday, 04 September 2023
5.2-magnitude earthquake with epicentre in Pakistan jolts Jammu & Kashmir
5.2-magnitude earthquake with epicentre in Pakistan jolts Jammu & Kashmir

Data released by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said the quake struck at 8.36 a.m. in the morning and its epicentre was recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

  • Saturday, 05 August 2023
Amarnath Yatra
Over 3 L perform Amarnath Yatra in 21 days

More than three lakh pilgrims performed the Amarnath Yatra in last 21 days as another batch of 3,475 pilgrims left Jammu for the Kashmir valley on Saturday, officials said.

  • Saturday, 22 July 2023
4 terrorists killed in encounter
Four terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Poonch

Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said.

  • Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Amarnath Yatra
1.37 lakh perform Amaranth Yatra in 11 days

"Over 18,000 Yatris had 'darshan' inside the holy cave on Tuesday while another batch of 6,554 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in the morning for the Valley today," officials said.

  • Wednesday, 12 July 2023
NIA cracks down on newly floated outfits of banned terrorist organisations in J&K
NIA cracks down on newly floated outfits of banned terrorist organisations in J&K

The raids were conducted in the three districts of Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama in the Kashmir valley.  During the searches, the NIA seized several digital devices containing massive incriminating data.

  • Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Amarnath Yatra: Second batch of over 4,400 pilgrims leaves Jammu camp
Amarnath Yatra: Second batch of over 4,400 pilgrims leaves Jammu camp for Kashmir

The pilgrims left the base camp in the morning in a cavalcade of 188 vehicles. With this, the number of pilgrims who left for the Amarnath cave shrine from the Jammu base camp has reached 7,904, officials said.

  • Saturday, 01 July 2023
Chargesheet against 2 active terrorists & 1 slain terrorist in J&K
Chargesheet against 2 active terrorists & 1 slain terrorist in J&K

"On May 24, 2022, unknown terrorists fired upon one police personnel namely Saifullah Qadri, son of Muhammad Syed Qadri, and his minor daughter Safa Qadri, resident of Malik Shab Soura Srinagar, in which police personnel got martyred and his minor daughter was injured," police said in a statement.

  • Wednesday, 14 June 2023
61,47,482 domicile certificates issued in Jammu and Kashmir
61,47,482 domicile certificates issued in Jammu and Kashmir

West Pakistani refugees in Jammu and Kashmir, Valmikis, Gurkhas, persons displaced from Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Chhamb area between 1947, 1965 and 1971, safai karamcharis and children of women married outside Jammu and Kashmir now have the same civil rights under the state subject laws.

  • Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Indian Amy foils infiltration bid
Army foils infiltration bid on LoC in J&K, captures two

Alert troops of the Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district in which one infiltrator was injured and two apprehended alive.

  • Wednesday, 31 May 2023
G20 Summit India
Srinagar all set to host 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting

The Third G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will be held from May 22 to 24, and the stage is set for discussions and deliberations on final deliverables, Union Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh said on Sunday.

  • Sunday, 21 May 2023
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