Sources said 14 persons were injured when militants tossed a grenade at a rally of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bhaderwah town on Wednesday afternoon.
The ruling National Conference on Sunday termed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party as "enemy number one" of the People of Jammu and Kashmir for the highest degree of corruption during its rule as Jammu and Kashmir became number two corrupt state after Bihar.
Pakistani troops on Monday violated the ceasefire, targeting 4 villages in Hiranagar sector of the international border.
India will take up with Pakistan the issue of unprovoked firing along International Border and Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Secretary R K Singh said today, indicating that it could be linked to the recently unearthed secret tunnel.
The Border Security Force has begun an exhaustive survey of all those vulnerable spots along the Indo-Pak border to detect any possible signs of a tunnel similar to the one recently unearthed in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.
The Army has been hit by yet another incident of face-off between jawans and officers in a unit in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting an upset Defence Minister A K Antony to seek a detailed report from the force even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh downplayed the matter.
The Border Security Force troops opened fire when they noticed some persons moving suspiciously along the Indo-Pak border in Ramgarh of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
BSF personnel on Sunday shot dead a Pakistani intruder near the Indo-Pak border in Samba district.
Polling in Srinagar began on low key but authorities say it will pick up later in the day. There are 16,91,797 voters in the 21 constituencies in the three districts voting on Wednesday. A total of 1872 polling stations have been set up for the seventh and the last phase of the polling.
The second phase of the Lok Sabha election ended on Friday, April 26, 2024, for 88 seats across 13 states.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the decision to transform Jammu and Kashmir into a Union Territory is 'temporary' and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government will restore the statehood to the region.
The meeting came after terrorists carried out a series of targeted killings in the Kashmir Valley that include non-Muslims, security personnel, an artist and local civilians.
Two Pakistani currency notes of denomination of Rs 500 each, two identity cards, one small knife and a paper with 'CMA Lahore Cantt' written on it were recovered from the arrested person, a BSF officer said.
This is third day of shelling and firing by Pakistan troops along the International Border in Jammu frontier and comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Taking a tough stance over continued firing, ceasefire violations and infiltration bids from across the International Border, Border Security Force on Wednesday warned Pakistan Rangers of 'counter-action.'
Kumar, a resident of Bhagwan village in Hanumangarh, worked as a manger with Ellaqui Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in the south Kashmir district.
Four terrorists, who carried out attacks in Jammu region, came from across the border on Thursday morning, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said. According to preliminary reports, the terrorists infiltrated into India early on Friday morning and launched the audacious attack -- first on a police station and then on an army camp, he said.
A bastion of Kashmiri pandits, a record 12 displaced pandits of a total 21 candidates are trying their luck from Habba Kadal segment which goes to polls with 20 other constituencies in Jammu, Srinagar and Samba districts in seventh and final phase of elections on December 24.
Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire again with heavy firing and mortar shelling overnight that targeted nine Border Outposts of the Border Security Force and civilian areas in Samba district along the IB, leaving a labourer injured.
Hours before United States President Barack Obama's arrival in India, Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing along the International Border in Jammu district, forcing the Border Security Force to retaliate.
5 AK 47 rifles, two UBGLs, large quantity of explosives, combat dresses, incendiary material, eatables with Pakistani markings and uniquely body-fitted IEDs with timer mechanisms have been recovered.
Bala and Kumar were transferred to another school in a safer area only on Monday night. Tuesday was supposed to be the last day for Bala at her old school.
The Border Security Forces troops on Sunday foiled a pre-dawn infiltration bid by suspected militants in Ramgarh in Samba district on the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir after a heavy exchange of fire with the ultras, prompting India to lodge a protest with the neighbouring nation over the incident.
Reliance on technical intelligence has not been fruitful as terrorists use online activity to mislead authorities. Officials feel that there is an urgent need for heightened surveillance to counter foreign terrorists, especially in the Jammu region.
"The operation is over. We have gunned down both the holed-up militants belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba outfit," a senior police officer said. Earlier, two militants wearing army uniforms had forced their way inside a house spraying bullets at the inmates.
"Give up arms and come for talks or our forces will hunt you down," the home minister said in election rallies in Jammu and Kashmir.
All the market places and shops reopened and traffic has resumed as normal in all these districts bringing much relief to the people.
Curfew was imposed in three more towns of Jammu region on Sunday as clashes over Amarnath Shrine land row spread even as it continued without any break in Jammu city and adjoining Samba district. Army troops enforced strict curfew restrictions in the Jammu city on Sunday where the authorities closed two local news channels this morning.
The manhunt for the terrorists responsible for the ambush in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, which resulted in the tragic death of five army personnel, has led to the detention of a truck driver and 50 others for questioning, officials said on Wednesday.
J B Sangwan, deputy inspector general of BSF, told rediff.com that a group around 10-15 heavily-armed terrorists tried to 'infiltrate into the Indian side of the border in Suchetgrah sector of Samba district around 10.45 pm." "The group was detected and intercepted as they tried to sneak into our side," Sangwan said.
Nearly 500 m of the fence was washed away in Bandtop-Nursury in Basantar belt.
A 150-metre long underground tunnel suspected to be used by terrorists for infiltration was detected near International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector on November 22.
The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively. The firing is still on, he said.
The BJP has emerged the second largest party by winning 29 constituencies in the maiden assembly polls post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, improving its all-time high tally of 25 seats recorded in 2014 elections.
The DGP, along with additional director general of police (law and order) Vijay Kumar and Jammu zone additional director general of police Anand Jain, visited Jammu-based White Knight Corps and interacted with General Officer Commanding Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, the army said.
'The terrorists are using better technology to secure their communication.' 'It does appear that excessive reliance on technology led to a weakening of human intelligence.'
An uneasy calm prevailed in the Indian village along the International Border in Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir with residents reluctant to return fearing cross-border firing from Pakistan.
A terrorist holed up in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district was killed by security forces on Wednesday in a more than 15-hour operation during which his partner was also shot dead and a CRPF jawan lost his life, officials said.
A 30-metre-long tunnel from Pakistan to the Indian side was today detected by the Border Security Force on the international border in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district.
The incident occurred ahead of the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas for which security has been tightened.
