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  J&K: Grenade attack on police party in Samba; no casualties

  India | May 12, 2021 11:56 IST

  A grenade was hurled by unidentified persons at a police party which was engaged in checking vehicles at Nad on Samba-Udhampur road around 10 pm Tuesday, the officials said.

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  Pakistan violates ceasefire agreement; fires along IB in J-K's Samba

  India | May 03, 2021 11:56 IST

  Violating the ceasefire agreement between both nations, Pakistani Rangers on Monday open fired along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district. A senior BSF officer informed of the incident.

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  Jammu and Kashmir Police arrests top TRF militant Zahoor Ahmad Rather last night

  News | February 13, 2021 9:07 IST

  Police on claimed to have arrested a top TRF militant from Samba district of Jammu who was allegedly involved in the killing of three BJP workers and a policeman in Kulgam district of South Kashmir last year. a team of Police from Anantnag arrested the militant, Zahoor Ahmad Rather alias Sahil alias Khalid of TRF from Samba on the intervening night of February 12 and 13. Zahoor Ahmad Rather was hiding in Samba and was arrested following specific information by Anantnag police.

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  BSF neutralized intruder along Indo-Pak border in Jammu: IG Jamwal

  News | February 08, 2021 20:20 IST

  Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General for Jammu Frontier, NS Jamwal said that an intruder was being shot dead by the BSF personnel after he came close to the fencing at BOP Chak Faquira, Sector Samba of Jammu.

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  'Indian security forces went 200 metres inside Pakistan to unearth tunnel in Samba'

  India | December 01, 2020 16:52 IST

  The Indian security forces went about 200 metres inside Pakistan's side to unearth a tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba, which was being used by terrorists to infiltrate into Indian territory, news agency ANI quoted a top government official, as saying.

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  BSF conducts Flag Meeting with Pak Rangers to handover body of Pakistan national

  News | November 24, 2020 22:27 IST

  BSF troops conducted Flag Meeting with Pak Rangers to handover body of a Pakistani national.

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  BSF foils another infiltration bid along IB in J&K, Pak intruder killed in Samba

  India | November 23, 2020 21:41 IST

  BSF troops on Monday shot dead a Pakistani intruder along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The body is lying on the zero line and has not been retrieved yet, they said.  

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  Tunnel detected in J&K's Samba, suspected to have been used by 4 Jaish terrorists

  India | November 22, 2020 19:06 IST

  A tunnel has been detected near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's sector Samba sector. The underground tunnel is suspected to have been used by four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists to sneak into the country from Pakistan.

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  BSF jawan injured in firing under suspicious circumstances at International border in JK

  News | July 26, 2020 10:31 IST

  A BSF jawan was injured after receiving bullets under suspicious circumstances at the post of International border of Kathua.

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  From Jammu, with love: An apple tree that you can plant on your terrace

  Good News | June 16, 2020 8:53 IST

  Farmers have cultivated 'Hariman 99 Summer Zone Apple' in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, which are usually grown at high altitudes and cold places.

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  Police directed to strengthen border highway checkpoints in Samba

  India | January 16, 2020 20:27 IST

  These directions have been passed to the top police officers in view of the heightened threat perception. 

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  J&K: Suspicious parcel addressed to BSF officer seized by police in Samba

  India | January 06, 2020 6:51 IST

  A suspicious parcel was seized by the local police in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir from a Border Security Force (BSF) camp. Samba is located at the line of control some 30 kilometres south of winter capital Jammu. The parcel seized by the police from 173rd batalion headquarters in Panjtella, was addressed to the second-in-command (2IC) of the border guarding force.

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  Former Pakistan Army soldier arrested along IB in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district

  India | May 10, 2019 7:01 IST

  The alert troops of the BSF observed some movement along IB near a forward area and nabbed a person moving under suspicious circumstances, they said.

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistani intruder shot dead along International Border in Samba

  India | January 26, 2019 15:57 IST

  According to officials, the intruder was noticed by the BSF personnel manning a border outpost at Check Faqira area around 1 PM and was asked to surrender.  

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  Jammu and Kashmir: BSF foils infiltration bid along IB in Samba

  India | February 26, 2018 12:07 IST

  BSF troops at a border out post observed some movement along IB in Ramgarh sector around 0500 hours today, a senior police officer said.

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  BSF foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba

  India | February 02, 2018 12:59 IST

  “BSF troops fired upon the infiltrators forcing them to return, no more movement was seen later,” BSF official said.

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  BSF detects tunnel along International Border in Samba district of J&K

  India | February 14, 2017 15:27 IST

  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

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  Army busts terror hideout in Rajouri; one terrorist killed

  India | January 14, 2017 12:31 IST

  Army has claimed to bust a terror hideout in Rajouri district of Jammu region and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition.

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  Samba: Terrorists might have crawled through 80-m tunnel to infiltrate International Border, says BSF chief

  India | November 30, 2016 18:52 IST

  3 terrorists, who were killed in firing by security forces in Jammu’s Samba, might have crawled through an 80-m-long tunnel under farm lands to cross International Border, BSF chief said today.

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  Centre planning second rung of defence along International Border

  India | April 19, 2015 15:52 IST

  Jammu: The Centre is planning to create a second rung of defence along 202 kilometres long International Border (IB) in the region as many terrorists have managed to successfully infiltrate through Samba and create havoc