Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) A local policeman was killed on Wednesday in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag town.Official sources said the policeman was identified as Constable Ashiq Hussain of IRP 3rd Battalion. He was on patrolling duty in Anantnag town when he was attacked by suspected terrorists.“He was shifted to the hospital in a critical condition, where he succumbed to injuries. The entire area has been cordoned off, and searches are now being conducted by police and the…
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Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 6 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in rain-related incidents in Rajouri and Poonch districts, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the flood situation across the Union Territory.Expressing profound grief over the tragic loss of lives caused by the flash floods, landslides and other rain-related incidents, the Chief Minister said that while no amount of financial as…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) As the horrors of unprecedented death and destruction caused by the flood unfold in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, bone-chilling reports of human suffering and infrastructure collapse came to light on Monday, with hundreds of fortunate civilians escaping death with a whisker.L-G Manoj Sinha took stock of the situation on Sunday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting of senior officers in Jammu, directing every department to go all ou…
Jammu, July 17 (IANS) Protests broke out on Friday in J&K’s Bhaderwah town over the killing of a youth, as protesters and family members demanded a judicial probe into the incident. The official version is that the youth, identified as Arif Hussain, was killed when he allegedly tried to snatch the rifle of security personnel, while three Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were injured in the incident.Protesters demanded an impartial judicial probe into Arif’s killing and exemplary p…
Jammu, July 15 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday reviewed facilities for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims at the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu city.L-G Sinha visited the Yatri Niwas and reviewed the facilities and services in place for the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra.The Lieutenant Governor interacted with officials from the J&K Police, the Army, other security forces, the Shrine Board and Civil Administration, and took stock of the measures underway to facilitate…
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra, since its inception on July 2, continues to witness an overwhelming response as the total number of pilgrims crossed the 1 lakh mark on Tuesday, in just five days of pilgrimage. The unprecedented turnout of devotees is evident from the rising number of footfalls as the devotees march towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the Southern Himalayas to pay obeisance at the holy cave.According to official figures, the number of pilgrims crossed t…
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) Over 85,000 Yatris performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last four days as more than 28,000 people had ‘darshan’ on Monday. Officials said on Tuesday that since the Yatra started on July 3, in the last four days, 85,779 pilgrims performed the Yatra while 28,818 Yatris had ‘darshan’ in one day yesterday.The rush of Yatris is increasing with each passing day. Yesterday, despite heavy rain during the day, Yatris continued their journey from both the tracks to perfo…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) Gunshots were heard on Saturday during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police sources said.Police sources said gunshots were heard during a CASO in the Saidpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening.Joint security forces had launched the operation in the area following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists there.Sources said that after gunshots were heard in the cordoned-off area, reinforc…
Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) The first batch of SANJY-2026, beginning tomorrow, reached the two base camps of Baltal in Ganderbal district and Nunwan (Pahalgam) in Anantnag district on Thursday. Of the 4,822 yatris who left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in two escorted convoys today, 2,510 yatris reached Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp while 2,312 yatris reached Baltal base camp.At Baltal base camp, the yatris were accorded a warm and heartfelt welcome by Satish Sharma, Minister for Food, Civil Sup…
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Thursday visited the Pahalgam route of the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra in south Kashmir to assess operational preparedness for the annual pilgrimage.The Army’s Northern Command said on X: “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCdrNC, visited #Pahalgam and #Chandanwari to review the security situation and assess operational preparedness along t…