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.
The only way to bring about lasting peace in J&K is through reconciliation and meaningful engagement that honours the dignity of the people of J&K, said former Chief Minister Mehbooba.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday approved the appointment of IAS officer Atal Dulloo as the new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, replacing Arun Mehta.
Amid the ongoing electricity crisis across Jammu and Kashmir, CPM leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Sunday demanded implementation of the recommendations of the Rangarajan Committee to handover the hydroelectric projects of NHPC to J&K.
Another soldier also succumbed to injuries today, taking the death toll of Army personnel to five.
Relatives and longtime friends began gathering at Captain Shubham Gupta's house shortly after the awful news came, shock and anguish evident in their hearts.
