Two soldiers injured in accidental blast during training exercise in Poonch
According to officials, the explosion occurred in the forward area along the LoC during a training exercise.
According to officials, the explosion occurred in the forward area along the LoC during a training exercise.
Taking a serious view of reports of internal discord in its Jammu and Kashmir unit, the Congress high command on Friday constituted a three-member committee to investigate complaints of indiscipline and anti-party activities by certain senior party leaders.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday and discussed a range of issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir, with a special focus on the early restoration of statehood.
The successful excavation of the 7.35-kilometre-long tunnel using a state-of-the-art Tunnel Boring Machine in the challenging Himalayan terrain is being hailed as a landmark engineering achievement.
National Conference MP Chowdry Muhammad Ramzan launched a scathing attack on the PDP, alleging that despite its public posturing, its political umbilical cord with the BJP remains intact and continues to manifest itself through calculated manoeuvres aimed at derailing the larger democratic struggle of Jammu and Kashmir.
It is a reminder of the humiliation that people of J&K were subjected to three years ago, said a statement issued by the party.
The police had also recovered sticky bombs that were also dumped through drones in the border areas of Jammu for terrorists of various outfits.
A scheme was initiated in order to identify the sacred places and heritage sites that required intervention and restoration or renovation work. The objective of the scheme is to ensure protection, longevity and revival of such places, from a cultural point of view.
The plantation drive will continue till 31 July wherein a total 2022 saplings will be planted by the troops stationed at Garhi Cantt, Udhampur. Brigadier Ananjai Singh, Commander, Shakargarh Brigade led the event. Abhinav Ramyotra, Divisional Forest Officer Social Forestry, Udhampur and Mrs Shweta Jandial, Divisional Forest Officer, Udhampur supported the cause.
As a mark of respect and acknowledgement of the exceptional contribution they have made towards the security and development of the Union territory, the identified institutions will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from the Union Territory.
