News for 'Kathua'

Want to stop water to Pakistan? Do this first!

Want to stop water to Pakistan? Do this first!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Water flowing into Pakistan from the Sutlej, Ravi and Beas can be stopped only if three dam projects on this side of the border are completed.

Odisha neta makes security officer open sandal straps, says 'I'm the VIP'

Odisha neta makes security officer open sandal straps, says 'I'm the VIP'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Odisha minister Yogendra Behara couldn't buckle his own sandals at an Independence Day event in Kendujhar on Monday, so he made his personal security officer bend down and do it for him.

None can dare cast an evil eye on India: Rajnath

None can dare cast an evil eye on India: Rajnath

Rediff.com1 Jan 2015

As Pakistan resorted to fresh firing from across the border, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said if anyone dares to cast an evil eye on India, security forces will give a fitting response.

Kishtwar clashes: Jaitley detained at Jammu airport

Kishtwar clashes: Jaitley detained at Jammu airport

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley was on Sunday detained as he arrived at the airport here on his way to communal violence-hit Kishtwar, which was made out of bounds for political leaders by the Jammu and Kashmir government.

Pak uses drone to drop weapons in Rajouri; 3 LeT terrorists held

Pak uses drone to drop weapons in Rajouri; 3 LeT terrorists held

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

Pakistan dropped weapons and some cash in Indian currency using a drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said, announcing the arrest of three Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists who had picked up the consignment near the Line of Control.

J-K block development council polls on Oct 24

J-K block development council polls on Oct 24

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

The poll process for the second tier of the Panchayati Raj system will be completed by November 5, he said.

Pulwama attack: JeM's Masood Azhar among 19 in NIA chargesheet

Pulwama attack: JeM's Masood Azhar among 19 in NIA chargesheet

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

The 13,500-page chargesheet names Masood Azhar, his brothers -- Abdul Rauf and Ammar Alvi -- and his nephew Mohammed Umer Farooq, who had infiltrated into India in 2018 and was subsequently killed in one of the encounters in South Kashmir.

PHOTOS: Shell-shocked along the LoC

PHOTOS: Shell-shocked along the LoC

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

Blood splattered compounds, smashed window panes and demolished roofs are all that are left of houses in border hamlets which have been battered in Pakistani shelling in the last four days. A smell of gunpowder lingers in these villages whose residents are living in increasing fear. In all, 12 people, including five security personnel, have been killed and over 60 others injured in Pakistani firing from across the border in Jammu since Thursday.

4 Pak rangers killed in retaliatory BSF firing

4 Pak rangers killed in retaliatory BSF firing

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Four Pakistani rangers were killed in Border Security Force's strong retaliation after a jawan of the force lost his life in heavy firing from the other side on a patrol on Wednesday along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.

Jammu toll attack: Terrorists carried ready-to-use IED

Jammu toll attack: Terrorists carried ready-to-use IED

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

The JeM terrorists also carried 'armoured piercing steel core ammunition' which can go through Level 3 protection bulletproof vehicles that police and other security forces use, they said. The ammunition was in large quantity and could have posed a grave threat, top police officials said.

Now Cong minister demands 'azadi' for Kashmir

Now Cong minister demands 'azadi' for Kashmir

Rediff.com6 Dec 2010

A Jammu and Kashmir minister belonging to Congress has stoked a controversy by suggesting that Kashmir be granted "azadi", remarks that embarassed his party that termed them as his personal view.

President signs ordinance on death penalty for child rape

President signs ordinance on death penalty for child rape

Rediff.com22 Apr 2018

In case of rape of a girl under 16 years, the minimum punishment has been increased from 10 years to 20 years, extendable to imprisonment for rest of life, which means jail term till the convict's "natural life".

She wrote 'Mai, I sent the horses back home'

She wrote 'Mai, I sent the horses back home'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

Parvathy Nair's poem about the little girl who went to graze horses and never returned has moved many Indians to tears.

BSF jawan injured in firing from across border

BSF jawan injured in firing from across border

Rediff.com25 May 2010

A Border Security Force jawan was injured in firing from across the International Border at Bobiyan in Kathua district in Jammu on Tuesday.

J&K cops identify 21 infiltration routes

J&K cops identify 21 infiltration routes

Rediff.com4 May 2010

With infiltration showing upward curve, the Jammu and Kashmir police has identified 21 major infiltration routes of militants along Indo-Pak border in the state. "We have surveyed and identified 21 major infiltration routes along Indo-Pak border...This will help security agencies to pin down infiltrating militants...," a senior police officer told PTI.

Kashmir: Teen freed after Amnesty, Facebook pleas

Kashmir: Teen freed after Amnesty, Facebook pleas

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Teenager Faizan Rafiq, whose detention under the Public Safety Act for his alleged involvement in stone-pelting had created a furore in Jammu and Kashmir, was on Tuesday released from a jail in Kathua district on humanitarian grounds on the order of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Jammu: Villager washed away in flash floods

Jammu: Villager washed away in flash floods

Rediff.com13 Aug 2010

A villager was washed away in flash floods while 19 others were rescued from the swirling waters in Jammu and Poonch districts early on Friday morning.

Swaraj, Jaitley arrested as BJP rally enters Jammu

Swaraj, Jaitley arrested as BJP rally enters Jammu

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Bharatiya Janata Party workers have begun their attempt to cross into Jammu from Lakhanpur in Punjab.

J-K ignored warnings over shifting Pakistan terrorists outside Kashmir

J-K ignored warnings over shifting Pakistan terrorists outside Kashmir

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Investigations into the escape of dreaded Lashker-e-Tayiba terrorist Mohammed Naveed Jhatt from a busy hospital has brought to the fore lapses at different stages, especially the failure of the prosecution wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police as well as the state home department over hurriedly issuing orders for transfer of the accused to a central jail from Kathua in the Jammu region, it has emerged.

BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu

BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in Jammu

Rediff.com15 May 2018

Constable Devender Singh was hit by a stray bullet through the loophole of his picket and could not survive the injury.

Prez okays law to award death for raping girls below 12 yrs

Prez okays law to award death for raping girls below 12 yrs

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

The Act will further amend the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

Pak, India exchange fire across border

Pak, India exchange fire across border

Rediff.com27 May 2010

Cross-border firing again erupted along the Indo-Pak border on a forward post in Hirangar sub-sector of Kathua district drawing retaliation from Border Security Forces troops, officials said on Thursday.

Parents responsible for growing incidents of rape: UP BJP MLA

Parents responsible for growing incidents of rape: UP BJP MLA

Rediff.com1 May 2018

Surendra Singh said that children should not be given undue freedom and asked parents not to give mobile phones to them.

PHOTOS: How PM Modi was greeted in London

PHOTOS: How PM Modi was greeted in London

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

Here are some of the images of demonstrations.

Uri attack: A timeline of major strikes on security forces in J&K

Uri attack: A timeline of major strikes on security forces in J&K

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

Here is a timeline of the major attacks that have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir since 1999 till date

Cabinet okays Rs 2,000cr package for PoK refugees

Cabinet okays Rs 2,000cr package for PoK refugees

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Each of these families will get around Rs 5.5 lakh as aid, a senior official said.

Chopper crash: Ex-gratia relief for victim from J&K

Chopper crash: Ex-gratia relief for victim from J&K

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday paid an ex-gratia relief of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of Bhim Singh, a member of the National Disaster Management Force team, who perished in a chopper crash in Uttarakhand while carrying out rescue operations.

Miraculous escape for Omar as vehicle catches fire

Miraculous escape for Omar as vehicle catches fire

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had a miraculous escape on Tuesday night when the engine of his official vehicle caught fire filling the entire jeep with smoke.

Jammu: 3 policemen arrested for tampering evidence

Jammu: 3 policemen arrested for tampering evidence

Rediff.com28 Sep 2009

The Special Investigation Team of the Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday arrested three police officers, including a former district police chief, on the charges of tampering with evidence in a sensational murder case in Jammu last month.

Border firing dwindles after India's strong stance

Border firing dwindles after India's strong stance

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

After nine days of heavy firing and mortar shelling from across the border, firing de-escalated along the 192-km long border in Jammu frontier overnight with Pakistan opening fire on four border out posts in Kathua district.

Omar visits camps for people affected by Pak shelling

Omar visits camps for people affected by Pak shelling

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

As thousands of civilians affected by the Pakistani shelling in the RS Pura sector thronged to shelter camps, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accompanied by his team went on to inspect the lodging facilities and quality of food provided to them.

Kishtwar tense, under curfew after communal clashes

Kishtwar tense, under curfew after communal clashes

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Curfew remained in force on Saturday in violence-hit Kishtwar district, even as protests against Friday's communal clashes there rocked Jammu and adjoining districts, where normal life was disrupted due to a bandh.

BSF not to exchange sweets with Pak Rangers at Attari this Diwali

BSF not to exchange sweets with Pak Rangers at Attari this Diwali

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

This move by the BSF is in protest to the growing incidents of ceasefire violations across the Line of Control and the International Border.

Pak Rangers not accepting protest notes over ceasefire: BSF

Pak Rangers not accepting protest notes over ceasefire: BSF

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

The Border Security Force on Tuesday said Pakistani troops were not accepting protest notes from India over ceasefire violations and that there was "no communication" between the two sides.

Hardline Hurriyat leader Masarat released from jail, re-arrested

Hardline Hurriyat leader Masarat released from jail, re-arrested

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam Bhat, who had been in custody under the Public Safety Act since April 2015, was released from Kathua district jail but subsequently re-arrested in another case.

J-K records over 74 pc voting in 1st phase of panchayat poll

J-K records over 74 pc voting in 1st phase of panchayat poll

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

There will be eight more phases of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

IB alerts Delhi police about fidayeen-style attack in Delhi

IB alerts Delhi police about fidayeen-style attack in Delhi

Rediff.com5 Apr 2015

Security agencies have alerted the Delhi Police about possibility of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad carrying out a fidayeen attack in the city, similar to the one carried out at an army camp in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir.

Fast-track sexual assault cases of children: SC to high courts

Fast-track sexual assault cases of children: SC to high courts

Rediff.com1 May 2018

The apex court also asked the the high courts to instruct the trial courts not to grant unnecessary adjournments during trial of cases.

Pak pounds 10 border posts in all-night firing, 2 personnel hurt

Pak pounds 10 border posts in all-night firing, 2 personnel hurt

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Pakistani troops shelled mortars and opened heavy fire on 10 Border Out Posts along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving two security personnel injured.

Terror strike on Army camp in Samba, 2 terrorists killed

Terror strike on Army camp in Samba, 2 terrorists killed

Rediff.com21 Mar 2015

The terrorists opened fired and lobbed grenades at the Army camp in Meshwara area of Samba around 5:50 am, security officials said.