Jammu, March 7 (IANS) A synergy conference bringing together senior officers of the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was held on Saturday at the headquarters of the Northern Command in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said in a press statement: “A Synergy Conference was held at Headquarters Northern Command, Udhampur, bringing together senior officers from the Indian Army, Border Security For…
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Srinagar, March 7 (IANS) Life returned to normal after six days on Saturday in Kashmir Valley as authorities lifted all restrictions and people started their day-to-day routine as usual.Shops, private transport, other businesses, public transport, banks, post offices and government offices started working as usual in the entire Valley.Deployments of police and the security forces continued to remain on ground to keep a close watch on the situation as people came out to buy essentials of life.5G …
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) After the situation throughout the Kashmir Valley remained peaceful on Friday, authorities said that normalcy has returned and all restrictions would be lifted from Saturday. Friday’s congregational prayers were held peacefully in all districts of the Valley, including Srinagar city.After the situation was reviewed at a high level security review meeting on Friday evening, top sources told IANS that restrictions will be lifted from the Valley on Saturday.”High speed inte…
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) The Indian Army opened fire on Wednesday after noticing suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.Officials said around 4.30 a.m. this morning, the soldiers guarding the LoC observed some persons trying to sneak across the fence.“Subsequently, the Army opened fire towards the suspected spot, thwarting a possible infiltration bid. Reinforcement has been rushed to the spot, and a search operation has been started in the ar…
Raipur, March 1 (IANS) In a significant blow to Naxal activities in the region, 15 Maoists surrendered with weapons in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. The group comprised nine women and six men, all associated with the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund (BBM) committee operating along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.Vijay Sharma, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh, shared a photo on his X handle and wrote, “Giving up arms, taking up the Constitution and the tricolour. Vikas alias Baban…
Raipur/Dantewada, Feb 26 (IANS) In an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, security forces recovered two pressure cooker improvised explosive devices from a forested hill near Todma village and Tular Caves under Barsur Police Station jurisdiction on Thursday. The joint effort involved the District Reserve Guard of Dantewada and personnel from Barsur Police Station. Acting on specific intelligence received on Wednesday about Maoists planting IEDs in the forest areas of Todma…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The district administration on Thursday imposed Section 144 in South Waziristan Upper and South Waziristan Lower districts of Pakistan due to rising security concerns and for facilitating the movement of logistics. Officials said the decision has been taken to ensure safety of people, maintaining law and order and facilitating the operational movement of security personnel, local media reported. South Waziristan Upper Deputy Commissioner Asmatullah Wazir said that Sectio…
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Thursday that it has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in large-scale fraud in medicine procurement during the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson of the J&K Crime Branch Kashmir said on Thursday, “The Economic Offences Wing, Kashmir of the J&K Crime Branch has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in a large-scale fraud related to procu…
Bijapur, Feb 26 (IANS) Two Maoists were killed, and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered following an encounter with security personnel in the Indravati river area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday. According to officials, the operation was launched after specific intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the Indravati River region of Bijapur. Acting on the information, a joint team of security forces initiated an anti-Maoist search operation in t…
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.A Business Boeing Jet carrying the Vice President landed at Srinagar Airport on Wednesday evening.Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps of the Army, and J&K Director General of Police (DGP) received the Vice President at the airport…