Allegations of torture of four civilians by the Army have surfaced in the Chas area of Kishtwar where a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the special forces of the Indian Army was recently killed and three soldiers injured in a terrorist attack.
The Crime Branch of J&K Police on Thursday filed a charge-sheet against 13 officers in the Rs.19.20 crore food scam wherein rations weighing 4,39,503 quintals meant for BPL and AAY families was allegedly misappropriated.
Reasi’s District Magistrate, Vishesh Mahajan on Thursday conducted a comprehensive security review of critical railway infrastructure in the district, including bridges, tunnels, and labour camps.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday warned that the law enforcing agencies are keeping an eye on those attempting to disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir and they will face exemplary punishment.
Commanders of the counter-insurgency force, Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Wednesday deliberated upon the preparedness to pre-empt and respond to dynamic operational contingencies both in sub-conventional and operational domains.
Reports said that the Army truck came under terror attack in the Badnota village in the Machhedi area of the Lohai Malhar block in Billawar. Terrorists tossed grenades at the Army vehicle and opened fire at it from the hilltop.
The meeting to foster unity among the two sects was held at Mirwaiz Manzil at Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, under the patronage of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama Jammu and Kashmir, on the commencement of Muharram.
The soldier lost his life in a gunfight that broke out in Modergam village of Kulgam in the morning when the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists.
The gunfight broke out in the Modergam village of Kulgam in the morning when the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists. Atleast two to three terrorists have been trapped in the area.
An official spokesman said on Friday that what was causing concern was that of the total 9,82,125 residential electricity consumer base in the Valley, only 32% are metered and the remaining 6,63,520 are being charged on flat rate (fixed charges) basis.
