LG Manoj Sinha expresses grief over loss of life of retired police officer in militant attack in Baramulla
JAMMU: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has condemned the terror attack in Baramulla today. He has conveyed his deep sympathies to the family of Mohammad Shafi Mir, retired senior police officer martyred in the attack. In a tweet, the Lt Governor said: “Pained beyond words on the dastardly terrorist attack on retired police officer, Mohammad […]
Rusted mortar shell defused in Samba
Samba : A bomb disposal squad of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday defused a rusted mortar shell in a controlled explosion in Samba district, officials said. The mortar shell was found lying in a field in Regal, a border village in the Rajpura area, by locals, they said. Acting on information, the bomb disposal […]
CISC Lt Gen JP Mathew flags off JSW-NDA Car Rally at National War Memorial marking 75 glorious years of NDA
New Delhi: The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Lt Gen JP Mathew flagged off the Delhi to Gwalior leg of the JSW-NDA Car Rally from National War Memorial in New Delhi on Dec 24, 2023, as part of the celebrations marking the 75 glorious years of the […]
PM Modi interacts with students from J&K
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with about 250 students representing almost every district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of ‘Watan Ko Jano’ programme under which they have been touring the country. Official sources said these students come from an underprivileged background. They have so far visit Jaipur, Ajmer and […]
Special DG BSF visits troops in Jammu frontier, reviews security situation
Jammu, : Special Director General of Border Security Force Y B Khurania visited the troops along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu frontier, officials said on Sunday. Khurania, who heads the Chandigarh-based Western command of the BSF, arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to review the security situation, […]
Army orders probe into deaths of 3 civilians in Poonch
New Delhi : The Army has ordered a thorough internal investigation into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir following allegations that they died in its custody, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The three civilians were allegedly picked up by the Army for questioning in the […]
Will abide by decision of INDIA alliance: Farooq Abdullah on seat sharing in J&K
Jammu : National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said his party would abide by the decision of the INDIA alliance on seat sharing in Jammu and Kashmir for next year’s Lok Sabha elections. The former J-K chief minister asked why the government was not holding local bodies elections when it was claiming that peace […]
Katra-Delhi Vande Bharat Express to halt at Udhampur, Kathua stations from Dec 30
Jammu and Kashmir : The new Vande Bharat express train from Katra to Delhi starting from December 30 will have stops at Udhampur and Kathua railway stations, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Union Minister said that the train will have stops in Udhampur and Kathua, besides coming as a huge relief, provide ease […]
India logs 656 new Covid cases
New Delhi : India saw a single-day rise of 656 Covid infections while the active cases have increased to 3,742, according to Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,333 with one new death reported from Kerala in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am […]
Retired police officer shot dead by terrorists while giving call for ‘azaan’
Srinagar A 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local “muezzin”, was shot dead by terrorists while he was giving the call for “azaan” from a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, police said. Recalling the moments before Mohammad Shafi Mir was killed, his cousin Mohammad Mustafa, who was at home, said […]
