Kathua

Jammu-Kashmir's LG Manoj Sinha condoles loss of lives in Kathua mishap

J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday expressed his condolences over the loss of lives in the Kathua road accident."Anguished by the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Kathua. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured. Directed district administration to provide the best possible treatment to injured," tweeted Sinha.On Friday night, in a tragic road accident, five persons were killed and 15 others were seriously injured at the Dhanu Parole village in Jammu & Kashmir's Billawar.According to the police, the accident took place after the vehicle travelling from Koug to Dannu Parole fell into a deep gorge after rolling down at Sila. The accident initially killed four people and the fifth person succumbed to the injuries later.The 15 injured persons have been taken to the Sub District Hospital in Billawar.The deceased have been identified as Bantu, Hans Raj, Ajeet Singh, Amroo, and Kaku ...

Kathua DM says cyber criminal using his fake WhatsApp account for fraud

Kathua District Magistrate Rahul Pandey said a cyber criminal was using his WhatsApp account fraudulently and seeking financial favours from employees.

Covid-19 Tests mandatory in Kathua for people entering Jammu & Kashmir

Amid the surge in the Covid-19 cases across the nation, the Kathua administration is conducting Covid-19 tests for the people entering Jammu and Kashmir at the Lakhanpur area in Kathua district

Pakistani troops target forward posts in Jammu-Kashmir's Kathua district

Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir

BSF detects cross-border tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday detected a tunnel beneath the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said

JCO, soldier killed in wall collapse in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua

Two Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were killed and another was injured when a wall of their barrack collapsed in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir

Pak troops shell villages, forward posts along LoC, IB in Poonch and Kathua

Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Kathua

At police recruitment drive in J&K's Kathua, women turn up in large numbers

A recruitment drive organised in the border district of Kathua for the posts of Special Police Officers saw a large number of women participants

J-K: IAF helicopter rescues 7 people after they got stranded in Kathua

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Thursday rescued 7 people, 34 hours after they got stranded between two streams of Ujh river in Kathua district."In a swift daring rescue ops by #Jammu based MI-17 heptr & #Garud Commandoes @IAF_MCC today evng amid incessant rains rescued 7 pers incl 3 women & 3 children stranded on a marooned island inside overflowing river #Ujh south of Dhaloti, #Kathua," PRO Defence Jammu said in a tweet.

Pigeon spies and the flutter caused by these unusual undercover agents

A Pakistani villager, who lives 4 km from the border, claimed to be its owner and made an impassioned appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return the pigeon.