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  Pakistan launches drone attacks again, India’s air defence system intercepts

  India | May 09, 2025 21:33 IST

  India-Pakistan conflict: Explosions were heard in various places of Jammu as India's air defence started intercepting Pakistani drones amid blackout. Explosions were heard in Poonch due to shelling from the Pakistani side. 

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  Operation Sindoor: Schools and colleges to remain closed in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch

  Jammu and Kashmir | May 07, 2025 6:50 IST

  The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor' after the massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam which took place on April 22 (Tuesday).

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  NIA raids 12 locations in Jammu over terror infiltration case, old mortar found in Samba

  Jammu and Kashmir | March 19, 2025 23:53 IST

  The NIA raided 12 locations in Jammu as part of a terror infiltration probe linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Meanwhile, an old mortar was discovered in Samba, prompting a security investigation.

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  Chunav Flashback: When BJP's struggle for a candidate ended with two filing nominations in Samba

  Jammu and Kashmir | August 30, 2024 21:40 IST

  Samba Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Samba is also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.

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  Samba Assembly Elections 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates

  Jammu and Kashmir | September 18, 2024 17:16 IST

  Samba Assembly Election 2024: In the 2014 Samba Assembly constituency election, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Devinder Kumar Manyal defeated Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) candidate Yash Paul Kundal with a margin of 22,118 votes.

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  Pakistani intruder shot dead along international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba

  Jammu and Kashmir | May 02, 2024 0:01 IST

  As Pak intruder ignored multiple warnings and tried to sneak into this side from across the border, Border Security Force personnel fired upon him.

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  Amarnath Yatra 2023: Fake registration racket busted by district administration in Samba

  India | June 30, 2023 9:55 IST

  Amarnath Yatra 2023: When the bus carrying 68 Amarnath pilgrims arrived at Shri Chichi Mata Mandir, Samba, for e-KYC verification and issuance of RFID cards, the fraud came to light, he said.

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  Pakistani intruder shot dead along international border in J-K’s Samba

  India | June 01, 2023 8:27 IST

  A Pakistani intruder was shot dead near Mangu Chak Border Out Post (BOP) in Samba sector around 2.50 am.

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  J&K: Pak intruder shot at in Samba; narcotics smuggling bid foiled

  India | August 25, 2022 10:03 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir: An official said the injured intruder managed to crawl back to the Pakistani side.

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  J&K: Drone spotted near international border in Samba; search underway

  India | July 17, 2022 13:02 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir: Earlier on July 4, villagers in the Rajpura area along the Indo-Pakistan international border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir had spotted a Pakistani drone.

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  PM Modi to inaugurate Banihal Qazigund tunnel, lay foundation of Rs 20K cr projects in J&K tomorrow

  India | April 23, 2022 15:07 IST

  PM will also lay the foundation stone of Ratle, Kwar Hydroelectric projects during his visit to Palli panchayat in J&K to take part in celebrations of National Panchayati Raj Day.

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  Alert in Kathua, Samba after car with suspects seen moving towards Jammu

  India | January 23, 2022 17:15 IST

  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.

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  J&K: Suspected drone activity reported yet again in Samba; forces on alert

  India | August 03, 2021 6:34 IST

  On July 16, a drone that was operating around the Jammu Air Base was picked up by the radars of the anti-drone system deployed by the National Security Guard (NSG) there.

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  J&K: Suspected drone activity reported from 4 areas in Samba district

  India | August 02, 2021 8:22 IST

  The NSG had deployed an anti-drone system in the city after a drone attack took place on the Jammu air base last month.

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  Four suspected drones spotted in Samba, Jammu; security agencies on alert

  India | July 16, 2021 8:31 IST

  Four suspected drones were spotted at different locations in Samba and Jammu on Friday morning, news agency ANI reported.

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  BSF foils infiltration bid in J&K's Samba, Pak intruder arrested

  India | May 19, 2021 10:31 IST

  Police said that this was the second infiltration attempt in the Samba sector in the past fortnight. Earlier, an intruder was shot dead by BSF along the IB in the same sector on May 5.

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  BSF recovers weapons consignment dropped by Pakistan drone in J&K's Samba

  India | May 14, 2021 17:22 IST

  "Alert troops of Border Security Force recovered arms and ammunition dropped by drone of Pakistan today morning wrapped in polythene packet in Samba area," the BSF said.

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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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  '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.