JAMMU: The Vaishno Devi yatra in J&K’s Reasi district will resume Sept 14, subject to favourable weather conditions, after remaining suspended for 19 days, a shrine board official said on Friday.The yatra was halted (the longest since the pandemic restrictions) after 34 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed and several others injured following a landslide due…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Aam Aadmi Party’s J&K unit chief and Doda MLA Mehraj Malik was on Monday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on charges of disturbing public order.While the unprecedented action came amid a massive protest against Malik, the lone AAP MLA in J&K Assembly, by govt employees across the district for allegedly using…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh lieutenant governor Kavinder Gupta Saturday promised strict action against those who had defaced the national emblem on a plaque placed inside Srinagar’s revered Hazratbal shrine on Friday, while J&K CM Omar Abdullah said “the plaque should not have been placed inside the shrine”.Gupta’s social media post that he was “deeply anguished” by the…
JAMMU: An Agniveer was injured allegedly in accidental firing near the Line of Control in Dhallan-Haveli village in J&K’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.The Agniveer, posted with the Army’s 12 Bihar Regiment, sustained bullet injuries around 3pm and was immediately airlifted to Udhampur military hospital for treatment, officials added. Source link
Another landslide struck Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi; debris blocks pilgramage route (Pic credit: ANI) Another landslide struck the pilgrimage track leading to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Wednesday, officials said. The landslide occurred at Sammar Point, blocking the route to the shrine. Authorities said no casualties…
JAMMU: Security forces on Tuesday carried on with a cordon-and-search operation in several forward areas of J&K’s Poonch district, despite inclement weather and hostile terrain posing significant challenges.Army troops had foiled an infiltration bid by a group of terrorists along the Line of Control in Balakot area of Poonch’s Mendhar sector early Monday, following which…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that terrorists deliberately targeted the scenic Baisaran meadow in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam because of its large tourist presence and relative isolation. The agency said the target was also chosen considering the “response time” from the security agencies, news agency PTI reported, quoting a NIA…
Pakistan International Airlines (File photo) JAMMU: An aircraft-shaped balloon with Pakistan International Airlines’ logo on it was found in a forward area of border town Ramgarh in J&K’s Samba district on Saturday.Green and white colour, the balloon lay on the ground, a police officer said. “BSF troops manning a forward post found it. They are…
NEW DELHI: Two soldiers have been killed in an ongoing encounter under Operation Akhal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Army confirmed on Saturday.The operation, which began on August 1, is still under way. According to officials, two terrorists have also been killed so far, though their identities and group affiliations are yet to…
NEW DELHI: Three CRPF personnel lost their lives and 15 others were injured after a CRPF vehicle met with an accident near Kandva in the Basantgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday.According to Additional SP Udhampur, Sandeep Bhat, police teams rushed to the spot soon after the incident and launched a rescue…
