Seventh batch of 2,246 pilgrims leave for Amarnath from Jammu
India | Jul 07, 2017, 05:56 PM ISTThis year's yatra will be eight days shorter than the last year's 48 days. It will conclude on Shravan Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) on August 7.
This year's yatra will be eight days shorter than the last year's 48 days. It will conclude on Shravan Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) on August 7.
Earlier in the day, security forces gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter in an area of north Kashmir and cornered two more in another part of the Valley hours later.
Pak Rangers was led by Lt Col Mohd Irfan and BSF was led by Happy Verma, officer commandant (Second in Command).
The Jammu and Kashmir police suspect the involvement of militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen behind the killing of young Kashmiri Army Officer Lt Ummer Fayaz and an INSAS rifle snatched from cops could have been used in the crime, they suspect.
Nearly 300 Whatsapp groups were being used to mobilise stone-pelters in Kashmir to disrupt security forces' operations at encounter sites, of which 90 per cent have been shut down, a police official said today.
A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the army was killed on Saturday in an explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said. Police sources in Jammu said that
The tunnel, located at an elevation of 1,200 metres – thrice the height of Empire State building, is set to become a lifeline for the state which is hit by militancy exported from Pakistan and unfavourable weather condition for four to five months.
Terrorists tonight attacked the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Minister Farooq Abdrabi in South Kashmir Anantnag District, injuring one policeman. The ultras attacked the residence of Abdrabi, the Minister of State for Hajj and
Three motorcycle-borne youth allegedly attacked the personal security officer of a cleric here, hit him with a stick and threw chili powder in his eyes before decamping with his AK-47 rifle.
In yet another incident of violating ceasefire along the International Border, Pakistan troops fired mortars in the Poonch sector of Jammu region on Sunday. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta told IANS that the
In yet another incident of violating ceasefire along the International Border, Pakistan troops fired mortars in the Poonch sector of Jammu region on Sunday. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta told IANS that the
Pakistani rangers violated ceasefire along the International Border in the Poonch sector of Jammu region by resorting to small arms fire on Thursday.
Clashes erupted between security forces and militants on Saturday in Tral on the city outskirts here after Jammu and Kashmir Police laid a cordon around the village where three to five top Hizbul Mujahideen militants
In Kashmir, Maha Shivratri used to be the occasion when Hindu and Muslims, used to bond with each other. It was not just the feast, and the fun that made their secular bond. The warmth
A female intruder was killed by border security force (BSF) troops at the International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today reshuffled her cabinet for the first time in nine months, and inducted Syed Altaf Bukhari, a legislator from Amira Kadal constituency in Srinagar in the council of
In yet another successful attempt of foiling designs by Pakistani militants to infiltrate into Indian side, the Border Security Force (BSF) has detected a tunnel originating from the neighbouring country along the International Border in Samba distri
A man has been arrested after being shot at for allegedly cutting anti-infiltration border fencing along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said on Sunday. "In the wee hours
Bollywood queen Kangana Ranaut, who is in Jammu to promote her film ‘Rangoon’, today met BSF jawans and appreciated their efforts of safeguarding the country's borders in difficult situation. "I am fortunate to come here
The Union government has approved Rs 800 crore to install world’s best laser-based anti-infiltration technology along the International Border in Jammu.
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