Jammu, April 20 (IANS) The death toll in the Udhampur bus accident has risen to 21, confirmed Union Minister of State (MoS) Jitendra Singh on Monday. In a post on X, Singh, who is also the Lok Sabha MP from Kathua-Udhampur seat, said, “21 casualties so far and 61 injured. Injured have been shifted to Udhampur Hospital, while the one more seriously injured is being airlifted to Government Medical College, Jammu. My sincere condolences to the bereaved families.”He said that all possible assistance…
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Doda, April 12 (IANS) Two earthquakes struck the Jammu and Kashmir district of Doda in the early hours of Sunday, triggering tremors across the region. The first earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, was recorded at around 4:22 a.m. at a depth of 10 km. Shortly after, a second tremor of 3.0 magnitude occurred at approximately 4:37 a.m., with its epicentre located at latitude 33.090°N and longitude 75.928°E, also at a depth of 10 km.Doda lies in the seismically sensitive Himalayan bel…
Ranchi/Palamu, March 31 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have seized over 700 kg of illicit ‘doda’–a raw material used in the production of opium — in coordinated raids across Ranchi and Palamu, officials said on Tuesday.The police also arrested three alleged smugglers and recovered cash and a vehicle used in the operation.The seizures were made as part of an intensified anti-narcotics drive being carried out across the state.In Palamu, acting on a tip-off received by Superintendent of Police Reesh…
Doda (J&K), March 23 (IANS) In the quiet hills of Doda, where terraced fields cling to the mountains and the rhythm of life follows the seasons, a quiet transformation was taking root.At the Community Hall, farmers from across the district gathered for a two-day conference-workshop organised by the Department of Agricultural Production and Farmers’ Welfare under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture. The theme, “Strengthening Sustainable Agriculture through Climate-Smart P…
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi has commended the troops of the Indian Army’s Northern Command for their exemplary professionalism and steadfast resolve in the ongoing counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, Army officials said. Taking to its official X account on Sunday, the Additional Director General of Public Information (ADGPI) of Indian Army said, “COAS General Upendra Dwivedi commends the troops of Indian Army’s Northern Command for their ex…
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) Three terrorists, including a top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit, were killed in a joint operation by the security forces in J&K’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, officials said.”THIRD TERRORIST KILLED | UPDATE In continued operations under #OpTrashi-I in Kishtwar, troops of CIF (D) #WhiteKnightCorps, in coordination with @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF, have neutralised the third terrorist”, the Army’s Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps said on X.”Th…
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) A top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit was among the two terrorists killed by the joint forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday.Nagrota-based Army’s White Knight Corps said on X, “TWO TERRORISTS KILLED | OPERATION TRASHI-1 Pursuant to credible intelligence inputs collated from #JKP, #IB and own intelligence sources, a deliberate joint operation was launched in the Kishtwar region under Operation Trashi-I to track a…
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) A gunfight erupted on Sunday between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.Nagrota headquartered White Knight Corps of the Army said on X today, “𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 | 𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗜 – 𝗜 Troops of #WhiteKnightCorps, alongwith @JmuKmrPolice and #CRPF, in a joint operation, established contact with t…
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that there are over one lakh daily wagers and casual labourers at present engaged by various government departments.The Chief Minister assured the Assembly that a legally sustainable approach is being adopted for their regularisation.In a written reply to a clubbed question by 15 members from the treasury and opposition benches, Omar Abdullah said a total of 1,00,501 workers have been r…
Jammu, Feb 17 (IANS) Authorities, on Tuesday, displayed posters in Jammu and Kashmir’s border districts of Kathua and Samba, carrying photographs of five suspected Pakistani terrorists, seeking the cooperation of the general public in tracking their movement, sources confirmed. Official sources said this followed intelligence inputs generated from outside Jammu and Kashmir regarding suspected infiltration of terrorists from across the border.The poster, titled ‘Public Information’, urges people …