J&K: Security forces intensify search operation in Kathua-Samba sector
Jammu & Kashmir | Security forces launched a search operation in the Samba sector near the international border to sanitise the area. The search operation is still going on in Kathua to nab the terrorists after the encounter in the Sufian. Two terrorists were killed in this encounter. The entire Kathua-Samba region is on high…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit J&K next week
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week, sources said on Monday. Sources said that Amit Shah will hold a high-level security review meeting in Jammu to assess the current security situation, reported news agency . They said that he will also visit the some forward areas at the…
Govt notifies “The Jammu and Kashmir Road Safety Policy 2025”
Commits to reduce road accidents, fatalities by 50% by 2030 Aiming prevention of accidents and fatalities on roads, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, notified “The Jammu and Kashmir Road Safety Policy -2025”. In an official notification issued in this regard, it was stated that the road transport is the most effective mode of transportation…
Over 15.3 crore tourists visited J&K in last 10 years: Parliamentary report
Over the last decade, more than 15.3 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), according to a report presented by the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in the Rajya Sabha earlier this week.Details the number of tourist visits (in crores) to J&K over the last ten years, comparing periods before and after…
Omar Abdullah announces committee for regularisation of daily wagers in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced the formation of a committee to develop a roadmap for the regularisation of daily wagers.“I will issue orders to constitute a committee comprising the Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary Planning, and Law Secretary as its members,” Abdullah said while responding to budget discussions.He added…
Four killed, eight injured after vehicle falls into gorge in J&K’s Reasi
At least four people were killed and eight others injured early Tuesday when a tempo vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Reasi district, officials said.A police official said that the tempo vehicle from Jammu to Bagankote fell into a very deep gorge, apparently after…
Kulgam attack disputes centre’s normalcy claims in J&K: Dr Farooq
National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that attack carried out by unidentified terrorists in Behibagh village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district disputed centre’s normalcy claims in Jammu and Kashmir. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event held in Jammu. “Question to those who are beating drums in and…
Delhi CM Atishi booked for MCC ‘violation’
Delhi Police registered a first information report (FIR) on Tuesday against Chief Minister Atishi, the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Kalkaji, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and obstructing public servants on duty, an official said. “We have registered an FIR against Kalkaji AAP candidate at the Govindpuri Police Station under various…
Maha Kumbh: Over 15 cr devotees take dip; another 10 cr expected on Mauni Amavasya
The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up security as it gears up for the ‘Amrit Snan’ on ‘Mauni Amavasya’ on Wednesday, which is expected to draw around 10 crore pilgrims to the Maha Kumbh in just a day. The Maha Kumbh 2025 has already witnessed over 15 crore pilgrims taking a holy dip in the…
Search operations underway at nearly two dozen places across Jammu
Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive search operation at nearly two dozen places, mostly in the higher reaches and forest areas along the Line of Control, to counter terrorists who carried out several attacks last year in various districts of Jammu region, officials said. After carrying out deadly attacks in the twin border districts…