Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected drone activity reported in Arnia
India | March 05, 2022 9:16 ISTThe BSF in a statement said that a humming sound of a "suspected" drone was heard at about 4.10 am today.
The BSF in a statement said that a humming sound of a "suspected" drone was heard at about 4.10 am today.
An alert has been sounded in Kathua, Samba and Jammu after a Madhya Pradesh number car with 2-3 suspects seen moving from Kathua to Jammu. All police stations are on the alert to trace vehicle.
Traffic dept officials said, "Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for vehicular movement due to landslides/mudslides and shooting stones at several places.
Several areas of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed electricity outages as linemen to senior engineers begin their indefinite strike on Saturday against the government's privatisation move and failure of two-round talks.
"National Conference is the only party that can ensure the return and rehabilitation of the Pandits in the valley," says senior NC leader Anil Dhar
These are strategically important for swift movement of defence forces along with agricultural, industrial and socio-economic progress of the region, the highways ministry said.
All SHOs and tehsildars shall ensure that announcements are made on public address systems to make people aware of the new development, an order issued by DM stated.
Army Chief General MM Naravane's visit to Jammu and Kashmir comes at a time when there has been a slew of selective killing of minorities in the Valley.
Four soldiers and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were martyred during a counter-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri sector.
On Thursday, principal Supinder Kaur and teacher Deepak Chand were shot dead at point-blank range inside a government school in the city.
Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Jammu on Thursday on 4-day visit to the union territory during which he'll meet intellectuals and prominent citizens.
"On 18th of September night in Uri sector, there was an attempt to infiltrate, there were six militants, 04 were sneaking in two were in the back. It's a dense forest we had a brief firefight and it seems they have been thrown back to that side. As of now, the operation has been seized,"
The Army on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, killing three terrorists and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition, officials said. "We noticed some suspicious movement in the Hathlanga area near the LoC. The infiltrators were challenged and three of them were killed," an Army officer said.
Jammu schools for classes 10th and 12th have been reopened on Monday.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed confidence on completing Baramulla-Jammu rail link project by 2023. "Hopefully, by 2023, we will be able to travel to Baramulla from Jammu, work is underway. I request everyone (protestors) to think of the railways as the nation's property, ensure that there are no disruptions caused to its services," said Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu on Thursday.
In a bid to boost tourism, a kite festival was organised on August 28 by the Directorate of Tourism Jammu at Tawi River Front Park. A large number of participants joined the event partaking in the spirit of the festival.
A spokesman said that show-cause notices have been served to the absent officials and their salaries of August have been withheld.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said, "Jammu is fast emerging as North India's Education Hub. This has been possible because of personal intervention and indulgence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and high prioritisation given by him to Jammu and Kashmir as also to Northeast and Ladakh."
An NIA official related to probe said that the agency sleuths along with the CRPF are carrying out searches at multiple locations in several districts of J&K.
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