JAMMU

Six detained in Rajouri for alleged involvement in unlawful activities

Six detained in Rajouri for alleged involvement in unlawful activities

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in creating nuisance and apprehension of breach of peace and tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said Saturday. Police took into preventive custody four persons for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities and apprehension of breach of peace and […]

Notorious criminal arrested in J&K’s Rajouri, booked under PSA

Notorious criminal arrested in J&K’s Rajouri, booked under PSA

Jammu: A notorious criminal was detained under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, official said Saturday. A dossier of his detention was prepared by district police office Rajouri and submitted to the district magistrate, he said. The DM ordered his detention under public safety and a team from the Rajouri police station […]

Biker dead, pillion rider injured in Bhaderwah road accident

Biker dead, pillion rider injured in Bhaderwah road accident

Srinagar: A biker was killed and his pillion rider was seriously injured when the two-wheeler they were riding met with an accident on Friday. The biker identified as Abdul Salam 65, son of Mangtullah Ganai, a resident of Malsoo, lost his balance and skidded off from footpath and fell down in river in Malsoo village of […]

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch: Army

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch: Army

Jammu: Pakistan yet again violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, Defence spokesman said “Pakistan this afternoon at about 1545 hours, initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along LoC in Mendhar sector, district Poonch,” Defence Spokesperson here said. Indian Army […]

Dr Farooq leads campaigning of alliance candidates in Jammu

Dr Farooq leads campaigning of alliance candidates in Jammu

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday led the campaigning of joint Congress-NC candidates and said the alliance was aimed to keep India secular and “save” it from divisive politics. Vikramaditya Singh, grandson of erstwhile Sadr-e-Riyast senior Congress leader Karan Singh, and former minister Raman Bhalla, who is a joint candidate of […]

Cong, NC forge alliance because they are afraid of BJP: Gupta

Cong, NC forge alliance because they are afraid of BJP: Gupta

Srinagar: Senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and former speaker Jammu Kashmir Assembly Kavinder Gupta today said National Conference (NC) and Congress are afraid of BJP, that forced them to go for an alliance. Gupta said NC and Congress had always fought elections against each other, but this time they know the popularity of BJP […]

Heavy cross-LoC shelling rattles Rajouri’s Nowshera sector

Heavy cross-LoC shelling rattles Rajouri’s Nowshera sector

Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan Thursday afternoon exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. News gathering agency ANI tweeted: “Pakistan violated ceasefire at around 2:45 pm in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district. Indian Army is retaliating.” Earlier in the day, a rifleman was killed when the […]

Rifleman killed during cross-LoC shelling in J&K’s Rajouri

Rifleman killed during cross-LoC shelling in J&K’s Rajouri

Srinagar:An army personnel was killed in cross-LoC firing in Jamu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Thursday morning. Reports said that the army personnel was killed after cross-LoC shelling by the armies of India and Pakistan in Sunderbani sector Thursday morning. The slain has been identified as Yash Paul, rifleman.

CRPF personnel kills 3 colleagues, injures another in Udhampur

CRPF personnel kills 3 colleagues, injures another in Udhampur

Srinagar: Three paramilitary CRPF men were killed Wednesday while another was injured in a fratricidal firing incident in Udhampur district of Jammu, officials said. The incident took place inside CRPF camp of 187 battalion headquarter at Battal area of Udhampur, Station House Officer (SHO) Udhampur Vijay Singh Choudhary said. He said that one of the […]

J&K BJP terms NC-Cong alliance an eye wash, wake up call for Jammu

J&K BJP terms NC-Cong alliance an eye wash, wake up call for Jammu

Jammu:  The state unit of BJP on Wednesday said that the Congress has not only surrendered to National Conference but has also conceded to their pro-separatist, Kashmir-centric, communal and divisive agenda. Brig Anil Gupta, State Spokesperson of BJP in a handout issued here said that the alliance between the two parties is not only opportunistic […]