NIA files charge sheet against 5 LeT operatives in Rajouri terror attack case

NIA files charge sheet against 5 LeT operatives in Rajouri terror attack case

National Investigation Agency (NIA). | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The National Investigation Agency on February 26 filed a charge sheet against five Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, including three Pakistan-based handlers of the banned outfit, in connection with an attack on civilians in Rajouri district last year. The final report against a juvenile who was also apprehended … Read more

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹30,500 crore in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹30,500 crore in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: PTI All eyes in J&K are on the upcoming public rally in Jammu to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 20. He is likely to inaugurate and announce projects worth ₹30,500 crore and formally kick off the party’s campaign for the Lok … Read more

Kashmir | New vistadome coaches to offer tourists a memorable train ride through the Valley’s saffron fields and apple orchards

Kashmir | New vistadome coaches to offer tourists a memorable train ride through the Valley’s saffron fields and apple orchards

The new vistadome coaches in Kashmir’s sky trains | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The autumn sun lights up the 40-seater vistadome coaches introduced this month on trains plying in the Kashmir valley. The glass roofs give you a glimpse of the sky, which will soon be filled with swirling snowflakes as winter approaches, making the … Read more

Anantnag anti-terror operation enters sixth day

Anantnag anti-terror operation enters sixth day

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha meets with the family members of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Humayun Bhat, who lost his life in the Anantnag encounter, at his residence, in Srinagar on September 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The operation to flush out terrorists holed up in the … Read more

Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to … Read more

Why was J&K Constitution not ‘expressly’ brought ‘within the fold’ of Indian Constitution, asks SC

Why was J&K Constitution not ‘expressly’ brought ‘within the fold’ of Indian Constitution, asks SC

The Supreme Court is hearing a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 from the Indian Constitution. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked why the Union of India, the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir or the political establishment in the rest of the country had never bothered to … Read more

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation live updates | Day 3

Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation live updates | Day 3

The Supreme Court is hearing from August 2 a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has been conducting day-to-day hearings. August 08, 2023 09:57 am | Updated … Read more

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch; one terrorist killed

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch; one terrorist killed

A terrorist was gunned down in a gunfight as Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) on August 7 scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The alert troops in the Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists attempting to sneak into this side … Read more

Infiltrator killed in Kupwara; Rajouri anti-militancy operation under way: Police

Infiltrator killed in Kupwara; Rajouri anti-militancy operation under way: Police

Arms, ammunition and grenade recovered after an encounter between terrorists and security forces, in Rajouri district on Sunday, August 6, 2023. An unidentified terrorist was killed on Saturday in the initial exchange of fire with the security forces during a cordon-and-search operation. | Photo Credit: PTI One infiltrator was killed by the security forces close … Read more

First national conference of tribal writers held in J&K

First national conference of tribal writers held in J&K

The first-ever national conference of tribal writers was held in Jammu and Kashmir with its participants setting up a forum to safeguard authentic tribal literature and encourage youngsters to showcase their unique culture through writings, its organisers said on Sunday. The two-day conference, organised at the Jammu University’s Bhaderwah campus in Doda district, was attended … Read more