NEW DELHI: At least two soldiers lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries when an Army vehicle veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge near the Wular Viewpoint in Bandipora district, officials reported on Saturday. The soldiers were immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment. Dr. Masarat Iqbal Wani, medical superintendent…
JAMMU: Life came to a standstill in the holy town of Katra in Jammu on Wednesday in response to a 72-hour shutdown call by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti protesting the proposed ropeway project from Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat. All business establishments remained closed while traffic kept off roads. Cops intercepted the protesters…
JAMMU: Security operations in J&K resulted in the killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) sharpshooter Junaid Ramzan Bhat in Dachigam forests near Srinagar Tuesday, while two women were detained in Udhampur district on suspicion of serving as “overground workers” for terrorist groups.A resident of Kulgam in south Kashmir, Junaid was wanted in connection with the Oct 20…
JAMMU: A 72-hour strike by ponywallas, shopkeepers, and proprietors of other businesses at Katra along the route to the Vaishno Devi shrine entered the second day on Saturday, putting pilgrims visiting the holy shrine on Trikuta hills to great inconvenience and hardship.Officials said shops and businesses remained open in Katra town, the base camp, but…
JAMMU: The Army has launched an inquiry into allegations of torturing four civilians detained for questioning in connection with recent terrorist attacks, including the killing of a JCO and two village defence guards (VDGs), in Kishtwar district of J&K’s Jammu division.The detained men — Sajad Ahmad, Abdul Kabir, Mushtaq Ahmad, and Mehraj-ud-Din, all residents of…
Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, passed away at 75 due to a heart attack. (Image credit : X/Kavinder Gupta) NEW DELHI: Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, a former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 75-year-old…
With assembly elections returning after a decade, people of Jammu region are eager to vote but their optimism is tempered by threats of terrorism, unresolved local problemsJAMMU: A hamlet deep inside dense forests and rugged terrain south of the Pir Panjal range in Kathua district of Jammu region was abuzz recently with a political meeting…
Image used for representational purpose only JAMMU: BJP’s Samba district chief and its Jammu district youth wing chief resigned from the party on Saturday, alleging wrong selection and omission of candidates for J&K assembly polls.Protesting against the selection of former National Conference minister Surjit Singh Salathia from Samba, BJP Samba chief Kashmira Singh shot off…
JAMMU: The Union home ministry has handed over the investigation of the June 9 Reasi bus terror attack to the National Investigation Agency, official sources said on Monday. The attack took place near the Teryath-Pouni axis and resulted in the deaths of nine pilgrims and injuries to 41 others.“The decision to hand over the probe…
NEW DELHI: Saurav Gupta, a 21-year-old man, was among the nine pilgrims who lost their lives in the recent terror attack on a bus in Jammu’s Reasi. Despite the shots being fired, Saurav bravely attempted to raise an alarm but was tragically struck by a bullet that pierced the back of his neck. His body…
