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Senior IPS officer R R Swain took over as the Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Mr Swain, a 1991-batch IPS officer, assumed the post upon the retirement of Dilbag Singh, who was the longest-serving DGP of Jammu and Kashmir. He remained posted at various important and key positions in Jammu and Kashmir Police. At a function held at the Police headquarters here, Mr Swain was received by senior officers. He also inspected a guard of honour. Police Media Centre PHQ, J&K Shri R.R Swain takes over as 17th DGP of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar, October 31: Shri R.R Swain took over as 17th Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir at a function held at PHQ Srinagar, today afternoon. Spl DG Crime J&K, Shri A.K… pic.twitter.com/uvgFzpDpAA — J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) October 31, 2023 Top officers including special DG Crime A K Choudhary, ADGsP SJM Gillani, M K Sinha and Vijay Kumar were among those present, a police official said. In November 2...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said politics of appeasement is the biggest obstacle in the country's journey of development, and cautioned against "a very large political class" which cannot see a way of doing positive politics and can even compromise with the country's unity for their selfish goals. In the last nine years, India's internal security has been getting challenges from multiple fronts, but because of the hard work of security forces, the enemies of the country are not being able to succeed like they did in the past, PM Modi said. He was addressing a gathering at the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat's Narmada district after paying floral tribute to Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary, which is celebrated as National Unity Day. For India, the next 25 years of this century is the most important period, Modi said, adding that "we have to make our country prosperous and developed" and achieve the goal while drawing inspiration...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the next 25 years of this century is the most important period for India and "we have to make it a prosperous and developed country" and achieve the goal while drawing inspiration from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. PM Modi paid floral tribute to Sardar Patel at the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat's Narmada district on the occasion of the birth anniversary of India's first home minister and addressed a gathering here. Born in Gujarat in 1875, Patel was a lawyer and emerged as a leading Congress leader and associate of Mahatma Gandhi during the independence struggle. As the first home minister of the independent India, he is credited with uniting hundreds of princely states into the Union with his mix of persuasion and firmness. "There came a period of 25 years preceding the country's independence during the last century when every Indian exhausted himself to achieve independence. Now we are faced with a similar...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the country - from Kashmir to Kanyakumari - has been united due to the unforgettable contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Addressing an event in New Delhi to commemorate India's first Home Minister Sardar Patel's 148th birth anniversary, Amit Shah asked all citizens to take a pledge to put the nation in the top position in the world in all sectors by 2047 when it will celebrate the centenary of its Independence. "It was because of Sardar Patel that we have today's India. It was due to his unforgettable contribution that the whole country - from Kashmir to Kanyakumari - is united. Without Sardar Patel's contribution and farsightedness, we would not have been here today," he said. On the occasion, Amit Shah flagged off a 'Run for Unity' which began from the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national capital. He said that 7,700 people took part in the run. Those who participated in the run included...

A 40-year-old labourer from Uttar Pradesh, shot dead by terrorists on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, had gone there five months ago to work at a brick kiln, his family said. The man is survived by his wife Kushma and four children - daughters Nisha (19) and Khushi (12), and sons Pankaj (14) and Ankush (9). The victim, Mukesh Kumar, had recently told his family that he would come home, in UP's Bhatpura village, on Diwali, his father Ganga Prasad said. Kumar's other relatives also worked at same the brick kiln in Pulwama and it was through them, the family came to know about the incident, police officer Gyanendra Kumar said. Ganga Prasad said that his son has been going to Kashmir for the past several years to work as a labourer. "At around 2:30 pm on Monday, we received information from a relative who was staying with my son there that he has been killed by terrorists," Mr Prasad said. Speaking to news agency PTI, Kumar's brother Hariram s...

The internal conflicts in INDIA alliance, especially in the states that re heading for elections by the year-end, is unfortunate, Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir said today. As an example, he cited the public fight between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party that took place recently. "The way they gave statements that each of them will contest in all 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh -- this is not good for the INDIA alliance," he told reporters.   This is the first time a leader of the Opposition bloc has admitted to a rift and commented on it. Leaders of the BJP have been predicting the disintegration of the bloc since it was formed in July. Earlier this month, the Samajwadi Party was extremely upset after the Congress apparently broke its promise of seat sharing in Madhya Pradesh. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav talked tough, alleging that he had been back-stabbed by state Congress chief Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh and hinting that he could rethink his p...

A migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh was today shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, police said. The area has been cordoned off. "Terrorists fired upon one labourer identified as Mukesh of U.P in Tumchi Nowpora area of Pulwama, who later on succumbed to his injuries. Area cordoned off," Kashmir Zone Police said on X (formerly Twitter). This was the second terror attack in Pulwama in the past 24 hours. Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani was shot thrice on Sunday while he was playing cricket at in the Eidgah area. Security forces have intensified the checking of vehicles and pedestrians in Pulwama and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir following the attacks. Mobile vehicle checkpoints have been established at all major intersections in Srinagar as well as at the city's exit points. Read full article

Security forces have foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district by killing a terrorist, officials said on Monday.  The infiltration bid in Jumagund area of the Keran sector was foiled on Sunday night. The terrorist's body was recovered during a search in the area on Monday morning, they.  The search operation was still underway, the officials added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Read full article

Days after Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the International border in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia, the border residents have taken to cleaning underground bunkers, constructed over the years, to take shelter in. A massive cleaning operation is underway to make the bunkers habitable, with locals demanding more such constructions to escape the cross-border shelling. "We cannot trust Pakistan and have started a drive to clean the bunkers to make them usable," Sarpanch, Treva village of Arnia, Balbir Kour told PTI. India shares a 3,323 km-long border with Pakistan, of which 221 km of the IB and 744 km of the Line of Control fall in Jammu and Kashmir. On February 25, 2021, India and Pakistan announced the implementation of a renewed ceasefire along the borders of Jammu and Kashmir, which came as a major relief to the people living along the IB and the LoC. The two countries had initially signed a ceasefire agreement in ...

A police officer was shot at by terrorists in Srinagar's Eidgah area today. He has been taken to a hospital and the area has been cordoned off to track the attackers, police said. Inspector Masroor Wani was at Eidgah grounds in the downtown area when a terrorist fired at point blank. A police pistol was used in the attack. The forces have launched an operation after the targeted attack. "Terrorists fired upon and injured Inspector Masroor Ahmad near Eidgah, Srinagar. He was immediately shifted to the hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigation reveals that a pistol was used in this terror crime. Area cordoned off, case registered," the Kashmir Zone Police stated in post on X, formerly Twitter. #Terrorists fired upon & injured Inspector Masroor Ahmad near Eidgah, Srinagar. He was immediately shifted to hospital for treatment. Preliminary #investigation reveals that a pistol was used in this #terror crime. Area cordoned off, case registered. @JmuKmrPolice ...

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that there has been a "change in people's thinking" in the Union Territory and people "want peace and tranquillity". He also said that "development can happen when there is peace in a region". Speaking at an event, he said, "The situation here has changed a lot due to the cooperation of people. There is a change in people's thinking as well and they want there should be peace and tranquility...Development can happen when there is peace in a region..." Earlier this month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the erstwhile state has attained new heights in development and growth after the abrogation of Article 370 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Central government has defended its decision to abrogate Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir saying post the changes, street violence, which was engineered and orchestrated by terrorists and secessionist networks has now be...

In a veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said a brother and sister whose "origins are in Italy" won't be able to understand the development done by the Narendra Modi government. Addressing a public meeting at Junnardeo in Chhindwara district of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Mr Shah said the people of India can clearly understand the development and referred to the construction of Ram temple and the abrogation of Article 370 among other achievements. When the world is praising India's growth story, the Congress is unable to see any positivity in the country, the BJP MP alleged. "The brother and sister (Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra) while roaming in poll-bound states keep asking what has been done (by the BJP-led Centre), but they won't be able to understand this (development) as their origin is in Italy. Those having their origin in India will clearly understand this," Mr Shah said. ...

She was feeding her children when a mortar shell exploded with a deafening sound, Rajni Devi said from her hospital bed, narrating the harrowing experience of Pakistani firing as she comforted her infant son. "I was hit by splinters but luckily my children escaped unhurt," she added. Ms Devi, 38, and a BSF jawan were injured in the cross-border shelling by Pakistan Rangers that began around 8 pm on Thursday in the Arnia area of Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura sector and lasted nearly seven hours. It was the first major ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Arnia in over five years. Ms Devi, a resident of Kashipur, sustained splinter injuries to her right arm and is undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu. "While I dropped my eight-year-old son at my brother's house, the younger one, who is one and a half, is more attached to me and is not willing to leave. He has a fever since the day of the incident," she said. Rajni Devi's...

The graph of terror in Jammu and Kashmir has come down in the past five years and the union territory has witnessed zero collateral damage and no law-and-order incidents, police chief Dilbag Singh claimed here on Saturday. Dilbag Singh, who is retiring as Director General of Police on October 31, made these remarks at a function here where the second phase of Operational Capability Augmentation of Police Stations (OCAP) was launched.   Under the second phase, 22 police stations were provided with peace and stability teams consisting of 14 highly trained personnel, a vehicle with latest weaponry and gadgets, and a drone unit. "We are proud of the fact that in the last five years, there has been zero collateral damage during the course of actions. It is a matter of immense happiness. Law-and- order incidents have also come down to zero. By the grace of God, there has been zero civilian casualty in police action in the last five years. We are very proud of it," Dilbag Singh cla...

Rajasthan Police seized election "freebies" worth Rs 200-crore, including cash, liquor, narcotics and jewellery, since the Model Code of Conduct came into force on October 9, a top official said Saturday. Leading a team of 12 officers, Inspector General of Police Vikas Kumar has formed a 'Storm Club' to keep a strict vigil across the state and ensure voters are not illegally influenced by the candidates during the campaign for November 25 polls. "So far, we have made recoveries to the tune of Rs 214 crore, which includes Rs 25 crore cash, liquor worth Rs 20 crore and jewellery and gold worth Rs 20 crore," said Mr Kumar, a 2004-batch IPS officer. Besides, drugs worth Rs 60 crore, petrol, diesel and illegally stored fertilizer meant to influence voters were also seized across districts, added the officer. He credited the officers working in the war room of 'Storm Club', an acronym for Supervision, Tracking, Operation, Recordkeeping, Monitoring, Con...

Pakistan's unprovoked ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector, which began Thursday evening and continued till 3 AM today, forced people to abandon homes in the border village of Bulleh Chak and run for their lives from mortar shells. A woman called Ekta told news agency ANI, "First there was limited firing. Then a big mortar shell hit our house at 8 PM (on Thursday). The kitchen was damaged... all glass windows have broken (but) by God's grace, we were saved..." The village's Sarpanch, Dev Raj Chowdhary, told ANI Ekta and her family had spent the night in their shelled home, praying no further mortars would land on their heads. Others, who spoke to ANI after the firing and shelling subsided, said they sought shelter in battle-scarred bunkers - in effect, empty underground rooms with no amenities and riddled with bullet holes - that dot the region. And it is to these bunkers that scared locals run to whenever there is shelling. "These b...

The Pakistan Rangers opened unprovoked firing at Indian posts along the International Border in the Arnia sector in Jammu Thursday night, a senior BSF official said, adding that its troops were retaliating "befittingly" to it. The firing by Pakistani troops started around 8 pm, the Border Security Force (BSF) said. "The firing is still on," it added. "Tonight at about 2000 hours, unprovoked firing started by Pak Rangers on BSF posts in Arnia area which is being befittingly retaliated by BSF troops," the BSF said. This comes a week after two BSF personnel were injured after the Rangers "resorted to unprovoked firing" in the Arnia sector around the same time on October 17. There have been more than a dozen such ceasefire violations after India and Pakistan signed an agreement on February 25, 2021, to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors. (Except for the headline, th...

Five Lashkar terrorists were killed today during a counter infiltration operation by police and army along the Line of Control or LoC at Machil in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, said police According to Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General of J&K Police, the killed terrorists belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba ( LeT).  The operation is still underway. Increasingly, the police are also being used in the counter infiltration operations, which was earlier done exclusively by the army. A meeting of top officials of Jammu and Kashmir and security agencies was held at the headquarters of the 15 Corps in Srinagar on Wednesday. The role of foreign terrorists in Kashmir was discussed at the meeting. "The number of foreign terrorists has gone up again as local recruitments have gone down drastically," said another officer. Out of 46 terrorists killed in the Union Territory this year, 37 were Pakistanis and only nine were locals, official figures reveal. This is the firs...

Two terrorists were killed as Indian Army troops today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control or LoC at Macchil in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. "In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & Intelligence agencies on 26 Oct 23, an infiltration bid has been foiled by alert troops along the #LoC in #Kupwara sector," Srinagar based Chinar Corps of the Army said in a post on X. A police spokesman said two terrorists were killed in the operation. "Based on a specific information provided by Kupwara Police, an #encounter has started in Machhal sector in which two #terrorists have been killed so far. Operation underway," police spokesman posted on X.   (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Read full article

Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should work together to promote stability and prosperity in the region by strictly adhering to the principles of international law, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and encouraging economic cooperation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday in an apparent dig at China. Jaishankar's remarks came as he addressed the 22nd session of the Council of Heads of Government of SCO at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. "SCO should work together to promote stability and prosperity in the region by strictly adhering to the principles of international law, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and encouraging economic cooperation," he said in his address. In this context, the centrality of the interests of Central Asian states plays a key role, he said. Beijing is investing billions of dollars in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan. India has...

The Gaza crisis has raised the possibility of street protests making a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir. That, coupled with an increase in foreign terrorists, has prompted security agencies to conduct a review of security measures and strategise on new ones.  A meeting of top officials of Jammu and Kashmir and security agencies was held at the headquarters of the 15 Corps in Srinagar on Wednesday. "A new security matrix was discussed and the focus was on how to curb street protests, if any,  that take place in the coming days," a senior official told NDTV, adding that the meeting was aimed at increasing coordination.  He said people in Kashmir are keeping a close eye on what is unfolding in Gaza. "So far, we fear that some street protests may take place, resulting in a law-and-order situation. So, a new security matrix was discussed to keep things in check," he explains. Street protests have come down significantly since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, and se...

India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify it with a response. The remarks by India's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, Ambassador R Ravindra, came on Tuesday after Pakistan's UN envoy Munir Akram made reference to Kashmir at the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. "Before I end, there was a remark of habitual nature by one delegation referring to Union Territories that are integral and inalienable parts of my country," Mr Ravindra said. "I would treat these remarks with contempt they deserve and not dignify them with a response in the interest of time," Mr Ravindra said. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Security Council meeting that all acts of terrorism are unlawful and unjustifiable, whether they are carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based terror outfi...

Only 10 local youths joined terrorist ranks in 2023 in Jammu and Kashmir against 110 during the previous year, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said on Tuesday as he appealed to the ultras to give up violence and return to the mainstream. Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been "almost finished" and its "remnants" will be eliminated soon, Mr Singh told reporters after visiting Mata Badrakali Temple at Handwara in Kupwara district. "This year only 10 (local) youths have joined terrorists. Last year, 110 had become terrorists. How good it would have been if none had joined the ranks because even among the 10, six have been killed and the remaining four will also get killed. "They should leave the path of violence and come back," he said. Mr Singh said terrorists also have families and such killings don't bring any happiness to security forces. "I also want to say that it is not as if we feel happy about the death of terrorists. The...

Soon after miraculously delivering quadruplets, a woman lost all four of her babies in Jammu and Kashmir today. Kalida Begum, who lives near Jammu and Kashmir's Line of Control, gave birth to four babies at 2.00 am on Monday. However, all four of the babies died within 12 hours. The woman gave birth to three boys and one girl through a rare normal delivery in government sub-district hospital in Jammu and Kashmir' Kupwara. The hospital said that quadruplets were premature and were low birth weight babies. According to experts, such babies require immediate special care in the neonatal intensive care unit which is not available at Kupwara sub-district hospital. Earlier today, three of the four babies died in Kupwara hospital. Soon after that, the surviving baby, a boy, and the mother were shifted to a hospital in Srinagar for special care. Later, the fourth baby also died after being shifted to Srinagar. The Kupwara sub-district hospital lacks facilities to deal with maternal ...

The Centre on Monday constituted a tribunal, headed by a judge of the Delhi High Court, for adjudicating if there is sufficient ground for declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP), headed by jailed separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah, as an unlawful organisation. The Union Home Ministry on October 5 had declared JKDFP a banned group under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 for five years for its "anti-India" and "pro-Pakistan" activities.  In a notification, the home ministry said, "The central government hereby constitutes the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal consisting of Justice Sachin Datta, Judge, High Court of Delhi, for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) as an unlawful association," a home ministry notification said.  Founded in 1998 by Shah, the JKDFP was a constituent of the separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conf...

Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, the army said on Sunday. "In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & Intelligence agencies on 21 Oct 23, an infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along #LoC in #Uri sector, Baramulla,” the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army wrote in a post on X. OP NARASIMHA BHAIRAVA, URI #Baramulla In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy , @JmuKmrPolice & Intelligence agencies on 21 Oct 23, an infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along #LoC in #Uri sector, Baramulla. Contact was established with infiltrating terrorists &… pic.twitter.com/MaUezhLX9J — Chinar Corps? - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) October 22, 2023 The army said contact was established with the infiltrating terrorists and a firefight ensued. Six pistols and four hand grenades have been seized, the army said, adding that the operation is underway.  Read full...

Only 10 local recruits have joined the terrorist ranks this year, said the Jammu and Kashmir Police today, adding that six of them have already been killed, while four others have the option to surrender or get killed. This is the lowest ever number of locals joining militancy in Jammu and Kashmir since 1990 when Pakistan-backed militancy erupted in the region. Last year, 110 Kashmiri youth joined terrorist groups. Most of them were killed by security forces during encounters. "I'm so happy that youth of Kashmir has understood tricks and conspiracies of the enemy. From 110 youth who joined militancy last year, only 10 have joined militancy this year," said Dilbag Singh, Director General of J&K police. Mr Singh said out of 10 local terrorists, six have already been killed. "I wish even these 10 had not gone to the other side. It would been so nice and we would have told the world that all the youth of J&K are on the side of peace," said Mr Singh. Th...

India on Thursday once again voiced its opposition to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the project lacked respect for New Delhi's sovereignty and territorial integrity. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said unlike in the past, India had not been invited by China to this year's Belt and Road Forum. "I don't think we received an invitation this year," he said at his weekly media briefing in reply to a question. The spokesperson said India's position on BRI, especially its "lack of respect for our sovereignty and territorial integrity are well known and consistent". There has been increasing global criticism of the BRI. India has been severely critical of the BRI as the project includes the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir. In his remarks, Mr Bagchi also referred to a statement issued by New Delhi in May 2017, when the first Belt and Road Forum was hel...

Vande Bharat services are expected to be introduced in Srinagar within this financial year after the Jammu-Srinagar line becomes functional, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday. He said the semi-high speed train will also serve the people of Tripura once the railway line to the northeastern state gets electrified. The government plans to roll out 75 Vande Bharat trains by March next year and is also keen to run sleeper versions of the trains on long-distance routes as an alternative to Rajdhani Express trains. "Once the Jammu to Srinagar railway line is completed very soon Vande Bharat will also be run on that," Vaishnaw told PTI. He said the Jammu-Srinagar railway line is expected to start within this financial year. This train has been designed in a unique way so that they run very smoothly in those temperatures and altitude, Vaishnaw said. According to a survey, Vande Bharat express trains have been popular amongst the youth and senior citizens al...

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday emphasized that future conventional wars will include unconventional and asymmetric warfare, including hybrid warfare and said that armed forces should keep all these facets in consideration while planning and formulating strategies. The statements of the defence minister come amid geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East. He addressed the second Army Commanders' Conference of 2023, which began in a hybrid format on October 16. Stressing upon the present complex and ambiguous world situation which affects everyone globally, Mr Singh said, "Unconventional and asymmetric warfare, including hybrid war, will be part of the future conventional wars and the same is evident in the recent conflicts happening in various parts of the world. This necessitates that the armed forces should keep all these facets in consideration while planning and formulating strategies. We must keep learning from the incidents to include the global o...

A BSF jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir shot himself dead on learning that his wife had committed suicide back home in Rajasthan after they quarrelled over the phone, police said on Wednesday. They had married eight months ago. Anshu Yadav (24), a resident of Dheerpur village in Rajasthan's Kotputli-Behror district, died by suicide in her house on Tuesday night, police said. On receiving information about her death, Rajendra Yadav (28), a Border Security Force (BSF) head constable posted in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, shot himself dead with his service revolver, they said. SHO of the Harsaura police station in Kotputli-Behror district, Rajesh Meena, said that the body of the woman was handed over to family members after postmortem. It has come to light that there was an argument between them over the phone, Meena said, adding that it seems, the woman died by suicide after that. He said that Rajendra Yadav's body is likely to be brought to Jaipur on Thursday. Anshu Yad...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up a six-member committee to identify foreign nationals who are illegally staying in the Union Territory since January 2011.  The home department in an order stated that the committee will prepare a monthly report and submit it by the seventh day of every month to the Union home ministry. The financial commissioner-cum-additional chief secretary of the home department will be the chairperson of the panel which was constituted in response to a November 26, 2020, communication by the home ministry, the order read. The members of the committee include the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) of Punjab, senior superintendents of police (SSPs), the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Special Branch) of both Jammu and Srinagar, and all SSPs and SPs (Foreigners Registration Office). In 2021, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had launched a major crackdown against illegal immigrants and detained over 270 Rohin...

The government today approved setting up of a Rs 20,773.70 crore-transmission line for evacuation of solar power from a 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh to Kaithal in Haryana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day Speech, had announced setting up of a 7.5 GW solar park in Ladakh. After extensive field survey, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) prepared a plan to set up 13 GW renewable energy generation capacity along with 12 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Pang, Ladakh, an official release said. For evacuating the huge quantum of power, it will be necessary to create an inter-state transmission infrastructure. Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the project on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II – Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) for the 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh. The project is targeted to be set up by financial year 2029-...

Health resorts and the higher reaches of Kashmir have received snowfall, signaling the early arrival of winter in the valley. As cold winds have swept across the region, the temperature has fallen several degrees below normal. The snowfall blocked several roads, and efforts are underway to clear the snow and restore traffic on these roads. Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed for more than 14 hours before it was partially restored this afternoon. According to J&K Traffic Police, the highway, which is the only road link that connects Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed due to landslides at multiple locations.  The Mughal Road, which connects Shopian in South Kashmir with the Poonch and Rajouri regions, was closed on Monday due to snowfall at Pir Ki Gali. The Zojila Pass along the Srinagar-Ladakh Highway has also received snowfall. Snow clearance machines were seen clearing the snow from the strategic road link. The popular health resorts of Gulmarg a...

Ensure their proper deployment or send them home, underscored Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as he visited the family of 19-year-old Agniveer who died in Jammu and Kashmir last week, amid a row over the Army not according a military funeral to the soldier. The death of Agniveer Amritpal Singh was a case of suicide, the army had said Sunday, adding that military honours were not extended to his funeral as deaths arising out of self-inflicted injuries are not given such honours. Bhagwant Mann, as promised, visited the family of the Agniveer in Kotli Kalan village in Mansa district and handed them a cheque of Rs one crore compensation and assured them of "all possible support". "Either ensure their proper deployment or send them home. Courageous soldiers should never resort to suicide," said Mr Mann, adding that a statue in the memory of the soldier would also be installed in his village. ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਅਗਨੀਵੀਰ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਕੋਟਲੀ ਕਲਾਂ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਪ...

The early winter chill has gripped Kashmir after snowfall on both sides of the Pirpanjal mountains and rains in the plain of Jammu and Kashmir. Due to snowfall in higher regions, cold winds have swept the region. Woollen clothing and heating gadgets are back to cope with the unusual cold in October. The Mughal road, which connects Shopian in South Kashmir with Poonch, Rajouri has been closed to traffic due to snowfall. Higher reaches in Gurez in north Kashmir to Bhaderwah in Chinab valley have received light to moderate snowfall disrupting normal life. The weather department has issued an advisory asking farmers to put off crop harvest till Tuesday. It is the apple harvesting season which is the mainstay of Kahsmir's rural economy and livelihood. The Met Office said the weather is expected to improve by tomorrow evening. Read full article

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha lashed out at the Centre after an Agniveer jawan was not accorded a guard of honour during his funeral. Agniveer Amritpal Singh died in Jammu and Kashmir on October 11 when he accidentally discharged his service weapon.  "Shame on the central government that doesn't honour martyrs. Merely taking photos and distributing sweets on Diwali doesn't suffice," Mr Chadha said. "If we truly want to honour soldiers, they should be given a dignified farewell with full military honours after their martyrdom. If genuine respect is to be shown, pensions and compensation for their families should not be discontinued under the disguise of cost-cutting. Instead, it demands standing with their families during their moments of sorrow," he added. Amritpal Singh, who was serving with a battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, was cremated on Friday at his native village in Punjab's Mansa district. The Army called the death "an unfortun...

An army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said. Rifleman Gurucharan Singh was on patrol duty when he accidentally stepped over the landmine in forward Kalsian village in the Nowshera sector, the official said. He was shifted to a nearby military hospital and after first aid, he was airlifted to Command Hospital Udhampur for specialised treatment, the official said. As part of the counter-infiltration strategy, the army is using landmines to plug the possible infiltration routes to stop armed terrorists from entering into this side and sometimes the explosive devices get dislocated due to rains causing the accidental blasts.  (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Read full article

Amid the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, former student leader Shehla Rashid has said Indians are lucky and thanked the government and security forces for ensuring "long-term peace and security" in Kashmir. Looking at the events in the Middle East, today I realise how lucky we are as Indians. The Indian Army and security forces have sacrificed their everything for our safety. Credit where it's due @pmoindia @HMOIndia @manojsinha_ @adgpi @ChinarcorpsIA for bringing peace to Kashmir https://t.co/qeUCkJq9g3 — Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) October 14, 2023 "Looking at the events in the Middle East, today I realise how lucky we are as Indians. The Indian Army and security forces have sacrificed their everything for our safety. Credit where it's due @pmoindia @HMOIndia @manojsinha_ @adgpi @ChinarcorpsIA for bringing peace to Kashmir," Ms Rashid, former vice-president of Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union, posted on X. Peace is impo...

In a joint operation with central agencies, the Punjab Police thwarted a possible terrorist attack in the border state by busting a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)-backed module and arresting two operatives, a top officials said on Saturday. Police also recovered from their possession two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), as many hand grenades, one .30 bore pistol with two magazines and 24 cartridges, eight detonators, one timer switch and four batteries. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the terror module is being handled by Firdaus Ahmed Bhat, an active Lashkar-e-Taiba member. Those arrested have been identified as Uzair Ul Haq of Rahpora Khudwani in Jammu and Kashmir and Raj Mohammad Andleeb of Kherwan, also in Jammu and Kashmir. Police chief Gaurav Yadav said the operation was launched following intelligence that the Punjab border is being used by the LeT for smuggling a huge consignment of arms and explosives and their two members are expected to retrieve the ...