Militants kill civilian in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - A 40-year-old man was shot dead by suspected militants in a mountainous village of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Arms and ammunition recovered from militant hideout in ReasiJAMMU - Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Lashkar militant killed in Kashmir gunbattleJAMMU - One Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday. One Hizbul militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounterJAMMU - A top Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district this morning. Territorial Army personnel seized with fake currency worth Rs.1.70 lakhPOONCH - Two Territorial Army personnel were seized with fake currency worth Rs.1.70 lakh on Monday. RSS to support demand for central university in JammuJAMMU - Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday declared his organisation’s “full support” to Jammu’s demand for a central university. Kashmir mulling board exams for Class 3, 5 students!JAMMU - Board examinations for Class 3 and 5 students? That’s what the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of introducing in order to improve education standards even as the central government has proposed to abolish Class 10 exams conducted by state education boards. Army gives water to Jammu villagersJAMMU - The army has come to the rescue of 5,000 villagers in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir who have been waiting for regular water supply for decades. Hizbul militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir shootoutJAMMU - A militant of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen was killed Saturday in a shootout with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, while another reportedly escaped to neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, police sources said. RSS distances itself from Jaswant controversyJAMMU - Distancing itself from the Jaswant Singh controversy, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that Jaswant’s expulsion is totally an internal matter of the haratiya Janata Party and the RSS has got nothing to do with it. RSS played no role in Jaswant’s expulsion: BhagwatJAMMU - Mohan Bhagwat, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Friday said his organisation had no role in the expulsion of veteran politician Jaswant Singh from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). RSS chief in Jammu to review activitiesJAMMU - Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Rao Bhagwat arrived here Friday on a three-day visit to review the functioning the state unit of his organisation. Fodder is scarcer, dearer in JammuJAMMU - Fodder is scarcer, dearer in Jammu leaving the milkmen with little to feed their cattle. It has led to decline in milk production. Jammu and Kashmir to buy land to protect forestsJAMMU - To reduce human interference in forests, the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of buying private plots located between protected forests. Two Hizb militants killed in JammuJAMMU - At least two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed by security forces in a gunbattle that started Wednesday morning and was continuing till late evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. One killed as militants ambush cops in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - One person was killed when militants believed to be from the Lashkar-e-Taiba ambushed a police patrol in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district early Tuesday, police said. BSF lodges protest with Pakistani Rangers over firingJAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) authorities lodged a strong protest Monday at a flag meeting with Pakistani Rangers over Sunday morning’s firing along the international border in Ramgarh sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir prohibits sale of farm lands for housingJAMMU - Concerned over the growing trend of private colonisers buying agricultural land for building housing colonies, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have asked revenue officials not to allow sale of such land any longer. Army recovers 20 kg of RDX in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - The Indian Army Monday recovered 20 kg of highly explosive RDX in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Rajouri, a defence source said. Hizbul militant killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - A commander of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, Altaf Hussain, was killed in a shootout with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district Monday morning, police said. Infiltration bid foiled near Jammu: BSFJAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) Sunday claimed it had foiled an infiltration attempt after it exchanged gunfire with a group of militants trying to sneak into the Indian side in Jammu region. Firing across the border near JammuJAMMU - There was an exchange of fire between suspected infiltrators and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the border with Pakistan in Ramgarh sector near Jammu, officials said Sunday. Four militants killed in gun battle with armyJAMMU - Four terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said Saturday. Police say major terror strike averted in JammuJAMMU - Authorities claimed they may have averted a “major” terror strike after Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a youth near here Friday with explosives and other incriminating material on the eve of Independence Day. Seeking central varsity, Jammu to hold parallel I-Day functionJAMMU - Some residents of this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir will organise a function parallel to the government-held Independence Day celebrations Saturday, to press their demand for a central university in the Jammu region. Gujjars angry at low allocation for tribals in Kashmir budgetJAMMU - The nomadic Gujjars, who comprise about 20 percent of the 11 million population of Jammu and Kashmir, are angry at the “meagre” allocation for tribal welfare in the state budget 2009-10. Shutdown in Jammu over university site issueJAMMU - A complete shutdown is being observed here following the call given by the Central University Andolan Samiti (CUAS) on Monday over the issue of the site for the central university. Central university coming up in JammuJAMMU - The first central university in Jammu and Kashmir will come up near this winter capital of the state, officials said Wednesday, ending the simmering discontent among student organisations here who were protesting the government’s reported move to shift the varsity venue to the Kashmir Valley. Jammu traders’ chamber chief shot deadJAMMU - Ram Sahai, president of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was found shot dead in his office Wednesday afternoon, police said. Hizbul Mujahideen section commander killed by armyJAMMU - A section commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in a gunbattle with soldiers in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday morning, an official said. |