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J&K unit of BJP hits out at PDP chief for making remarks on national flag

Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Sunday hit out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks that the ruling party at the Centre would replace the national flag with a saffron one, saying the Tricolour was the country's pride and whoever looks at it with an evil eye will be dealt sternly. The party's J-K unit spokesman Altaf Thakur said the BJP's mantra is 'nation first, party second, and self-third. "Mufti is once again day-dreaming and perhaps far from the reality that Indian flag is flying high and every Indian is feeling proud to be part of BJP," Thakur said. He said had that not been the case, there would not have been over 300 MPs of the BJP in the Parliament, which is the absolute majority. Taking a jibe at Mufti, Thakur said for the BJP, the mantra is nation first, party second and self-third and there is no question of changing flag or constitution, which is the country's pride. "The fact is that whosoever looks at the flag with an evil eye, will be dealt sternly," he ...

Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar likely to host G20 event: Govt official

Jammu and Kashmir administration is making "advance arrangements" as Srinagar city is likely to host one of the G20 events in May this year, a senior official said here. "As part of India holding the presidency of the G20, several events are going to be held in mid-May but dates have not been fixed yet, divisional commissioner Kashmir Pandurang Kundbarao Pole told PTI. "Srinagar is likely to host one of the G20 events for which we are preparing in advance," he said. Pole said the administration was sprucing up the city for the major event as it will go a long way in boosting tourism in Kashmir, while at the same time clearing the misgivings about the situation in the valley. "All major roads and areas are being repaired. We are currently going through winter months, there are some difficulties but we will be ready by the time the event is held," he said. Development works are going on in full swing in Srinagar city with a focus on completing the drainage and road projects. Normal

Toll in terror attack in J&K's Dhangri climbs to 7; villagers demand probe

The death toll in the terrorist attacks in Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri has risen to seven with one more civilian succumbing to injuries at a hospital in Jammu on Sunday, officials said. Prince Sharma, who was in his early 20s, died at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital Jammu, where he was shifted for specialised treatment along with several others after getting critically injured in the firing by terrorists in Dhangri on January 1, they said. The attacks in the village had left six people, including Sharma's elder brother Deepak Kumar dead. While four persons were killed and six others injured in the terrorist firing on January 1, two cousins were killed and nine other persons injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the village the next morning. The IED was planted by terrorists before fleeing. A massive search operation is on to neutralise the terrorists behind the attack, officials said. A pall of gloom descended on the ...

Death toll in Dhangri terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir climbs to seven

The death toll in the terrorist attack on Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri has risen to seven with one more civilian succumbing to injuries at a hospital here on Sunday, officials said. Prince Sharma, who was in his early 20s, died at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital Jammu, where he was shifted for specialised treatment along with several others after getting critically injured in the firing by terrorists in his village on January 1, the officials said. The attack on Dhangri had left six people, including Sharma's elder brother Deepak Kumar dead. While four persons were killed and six others injured in the terrorist firing on January 1, two more people were killed and nine others injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the village the next morning. The IED was planted by terrorists in the village before fleeing. A massive search operation is on to neutralize the terrorists behind the attack.

Two terrorists shot dead along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

The army has shot dead two terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Sunday. The terrorists were killed in the Balakote sector of the district late Saturday, they said. The officials said army personnel noticed suspicious movement at a forward village and opened fire. The two terrorists were neutralised, they said. The bodies of the slain terrorists were found when the army launched a search operation in the area this morning, the officials said.

After terror attacks, public outreach programme started in JK's Rajouri

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday started a public outreach programme to instill a sense of security among the people in the wake of the recent terror strike that left six civilians dead. Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Vikas Kundal said senior Army and police officers are part of the outreach programme to address the concerns of the civilian population. Terrorists had targeted Dhangri village in Rajouri town, killing six people and injuring many more. While four people were killed in terrorist firing on the houses belonging to a particular community on January 1, two cousins were killed in a blast caused by an IED that was planted by the terrorists and detonated the next morning. "A major public outreach exercise was started with two meetings at Kotranka and Potha town in view of the recent terror attack, which caused a serious concern among the people," Kundal said. Kotranka is a remote subdivision of Rajouri district and remained highly infested with

G20 Summit: Chair of Women-20 India Purecha calls on J-K LG Manoj Sinha

Chair of W20 (Women-20) India Dr Sandhya Purecha on Saturday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here and shared the vision and goals of the official G20 engagement group on gender equality, an official spokesman said. The Lt Governor assured cooperation and support of the Union Territory administration to the W20 in its endeavours towards women-led development and an equal and equitable society, he said. Purecha also shared with the Lt Governor efforts to mainstream gender considerations into G20 discussions and translate into the G20 Leaders' declaration policies and commitments that foster gender equality and women's economic empowerment, the spokesman said.

Jammu and Kashmir is 'integral and inalienable' part of India: MEA

India asserted on Thursday that Jammu and Kashmir is its "integral and inalienable" part in the face of certain comments on the region by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. "We have reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is an inalienable and integral part of India. Article 370 is entirely a matter of India as well as our Constitution. It is our sovereign matter," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told a media briefing. "We do not see what is their locus on this," he said when asked about Sharif's tweet on Thursday urging the global community to play its part in "giving" the people of Kashmir their "right to decide their destiny". Sharif also referred to India's decision to withdraw the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. On August 5, 2019, India announced the withdrawal of the special powers of Jammu and Kashmir and its decision to bifurcate the erstwhile state into Union territories. Till then, Jammu and Kashmir had enjoyed the special status that

BJP govt failed to handle J & K situation, says PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

The BJP government has failed to control the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and is now arming locals to further its agenda of creating a wedge between communities, People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Thursday. "Arming people with weapons will only serve the BJP's agenda of creating an atmosphere of fear, suspicion and hatred. It will pit one community against the other," Mehbooba said. Mehbooba was speaking to reporters in Anantnag district after paying obeisance at the grave of her father, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The move to provide arms and ammunition to Village Defence Committees in wake of the Rajouri attack has exposed the BJP's claims that the situation has become normal in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, she said. Mehbooba, also a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, added, "If that were the case, why bring more security personnel into Jammu and

At minus 6.4 degrees Celsius Srinagar records coldest night of season

At minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, J&K's Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of the season so far on Thursday.

Over 2,000 CRPF personnel being deployed in J&K's Rajouri, Poonch districts

In a bid to enhance security setup in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, authorities on Wednesday are deploying more than 2,000 CRPF personnel to secure minority areas in the region, officials said. The development comes in view of twin terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in which six people of a minority community including two children were killed and 11 others were injured. Over 20 CRPF companies comprising more than 2,000 personnel are being deployed for strengthening security in Rajouri and Poonch districts, an officer told PTI. Inspector General of CRPF and other top officers are supervising the deployment of the troops, he said. He said the security deployment is going on. It is being done for the security of minority areas in Rajouri and Poonch. There is a huge cry from the minority community people over the security of their areas in border districts after the Rajouri attack. Two children were killed and six people were injured in an IED

Complete control of security forces on terrorism, says MHA report on J-K

Efforts of security agencies have led to a reduction in terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir over the last few years and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Night curfew imposed on J-K border, in Samba, as terrorist movement rises

A night curfew has been imposed along the International border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the increasing movement of terrorists on the border, informed officials on Wednesday.As per an order from the District Commissioner of Samba Anuradha Gupta, the night curfew will be applicable from 9 pm to 6 am in areas up to 1 km from the International Border."Appeal to people not to move unnecessarily and carry documents during emergency travel," said Deputy SP, Garu Ram Bhardwaj, SOG, J & K police.District Commissioner of Samba Anuradha Gupta gave the order after a meeting with the officials of the Border Security Force."Due to heavy snowfall in the hilly areas, the possibility of infiltration on the international border increases and these days there is a lot of fog in the plains and this order will prove to be very helpful for the security forces to monitor the border wall," said Garu Ram Bhardwaj.He said that the order will continue for the next two months and

Indian Army organises plantation drive in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur

Indian Army in collaboration with Forest Department organised a plantation drive at Garhi Cantt

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J&K L-G announces ex-gratia to kin of Rajouri terror attack victims

J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the terrorist attack in the Dangri village in Rajouri district and announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of each of the civilians killed

Grenade attack on CRPF vehicle in Srinagar misses target, injures civilian

A grenade was hurled targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Srinagar on Sunday night.The incident occurred at MK Chowk in Srinagar. However, the grenade missed the target and caused injury to a local boy."There was an attempt to throw a grenade on a CRPF vehicle in a crowded area of MK Chowk, Srinagar. it missed the target and caused a minor splinter injury to one local boy. Operations were launched in the area to nab the culprit," said Srinagar Police.Further details awaited.

Death toll reaches four after firing at J&K's Rajouri by armed men: Police

"Search operation has been launched in the area," Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone said

Over 9.1 mn pilgrims visited Vaishno Devi shrine in 2022, highest in 9 yrs

Over 91 lakh pilgrims visited the famous Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in 2022, the highest in the last nine years, a senior official of the shrine board said on Sunday. Over 23,000 devotees offered prayers at the shrine located atop Trikuta hills on New Year's Eve. In a tweet, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO Anshul Garg said, "91.25 lakh devotees paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in 2022, the highest number since the start of Online Individual Yatri registration in 2013. May Mata Rani continue to shower blessings of peace, happiness and prosperity upon all of us." According to shrine board data, 23,110 pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine on the last day of 2022. In 2022, the highest footfall was recorded in June with more than 11.29 lakh pilgrims visiting the temple. At 3.61 lakh, February saw the lowest footfall last year. In December, 5.67 lakh devotees visited the shrine. Despite a stampede at the shrine on January 1

Firing shots heard in J-K's Rajouri; security forces rush to scene

Several firing shots were heard in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Rajouri Sunday evening, an official said. Police and security forces have rushed to Dangri village following the incident and further details are awaited, he said. The official said it was not immediately clear who resorted to the firing, or whether there was any causality.