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Militant involved in several killings shot dead in J&K's Anantnag

Incriminating material, arms and ammunition, including an AK-47 rifle, two AK magazines, 40 AK rounds and a grenade were recovered from his possession

Delimitation panel's recommendations divisive; will protest on Jan 1: PAGD

The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the assembly seats of the union territory, is learnt to have proposed six additional seats for the Jammu region and one for the Kashmir Valley

Power outage continues in J&K as employees strike over privatisation

Residents of many cities in Jammu & Kashmir faced power shut down on second consecutive day, as Power Development Department (PDD) employees continued their strike against the proposed privatisation of electricity in the Union Territory. The PDD employees have been on strike since Sunday against the J&K administration decision to privatise the department and merge it with the Power Grid Corporation of India. Jammu University has postponed offline and online examination for undergraduate and postgraduate students tomorrow in view of the strike. The PDD employees held anti-government protests in Srinagar and Jammu demanding in writing from the Lieutenant Governor that it has shelved the proposal of privatisation. According to sources, while the administration parleyed with the PDD employees, it also visited several power distribution facilities in Jammu to speed up restoration of electric supply. The administration in its talks with the employees was represented by divisional ...

Delimitation Commission proposes six seats for Jammu, one for Kashmir

Nine seats have been proposed for STs and seven for SCs in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.

Jammu to get free WiFi at 20 more locations under smart city mission

Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) has signed an agreement with service provider LMES to install the WiFi hotspots

Jammu imposes night curfew amid rise in Covid-19 cases, positivity rate

A night curfew has been imposed in Jammu from Wednesday due to the rising COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate has increased beyond 0.2 per cent

Amit Shah to lay foundation stone of developmental works in Jammu today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday participate in several events in Jammu.

Army chief on 2-day visit to Jammu to review security situation

Terrorists shot dead two non-local labourers and injured another on Sunday in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians.

Traders protest; Reliance says no plan to set up 100 retail stores in Jammu

Traders and Apni Party activists on Tuesday staged separate protests against the proposed opening of 100 Reliance retail stores in Jammu, a claim which the company said is completely untrue

Will provide all help to Kashmiri Pandits, says Rahul Gandhi in Jammu

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday reached out to displaced Kashmiri Pandits, saying he and his family belong to this community, and promised them all help.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Jammu on September 9-10

This will be Gandhi's second visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.

Govt hands over probe into Jammu air force station drone attack to NIA

The government on Tuesday handed over the probe into the drone attack on the Jammu air force station to the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

In a first, drones strike at IAF station in Jammu airport; 2 injured

2 bombs dropped at IAF station in Jammu airport; NIA likely to take over probe

Jammu Air Force station explosion: Alert sounded in Punjab's Pathankot

An alert has been sounded in Punjab's border district of Pathankot on Sunday after two explosives-laden drones crashed into the high-security Indian Air Force station at Jammu airport, officials said.

Explosive-laden drones crash into IAF station at Jammu airport, two injured

Two explosions within a gap of five minutes rocked the high security technical area of Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.

Two drones used to carry out attack on Jammu Air Force base, say sources

Two drones were used to carry out an attack inside the Air Force base in Jammu on Sunday, sources said."There is no damage to any aircraft in the blasts. Two personnel suffered minor injuries," they added.Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force (IAF) informed that two low-intensity explosions were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu Air Force Station.One of the blasts caused minor damage to the roof of a building while the other exploded in an open area.There was no damage to any equipment, the IAF said.An investigation into the matter is in progress along with civil agencies, it added.

Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 1.6% in Jammu; over 650,000 vaccinated

The COVID positivity rate has dropped to 1.6 per cent, while recovery rate has crossed 92 per cent in Jammu district, said Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg on Friday

Former union minister and BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passes away

Veteran BJP leader and former union minister Chaman Lal Gupta died after a prolonged illness at his Gandhi Nagar residence here on Tuesday, days after undergoing successful treatment for COVID-19 at a hospital, his family said. Gupta (87) is survived by his two sons and a daughter. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on May 5 and returned from Narayana hospital on Sunday after successful treatment. His condition suddenly deteriorated in the wee hours and he breathed his last around 5.10 am, his elder son Anil Gupta told PTI. Born in Jammu on April 13, 1934, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was not in good health for the last couple of years as he was suffering from various ailments and was hardly seen in public life. The deceased leader had an illustrious political career spanning over five decades after he became a member of the J&K Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1972. He was again a member of J&K Legislative Assembly between 2008 and 2014. He was elected ..

BSF organises eye screening camp for border residents in Jammu

Over 300 border residents attended a free eye screening camp organised by BSF near the International Border here

IAF withdraws Jammu airport closure order; flight operations restricted

The flight operations to and from Jammu airport would be restricted to seven hours for 41 days from March 10