The Centre has invited tenders for the construction of the 1,856 MW Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab river near Sidhu village in Ramban District of Jammu and Kashmir.
The move is seen as a significant step towards enhancing rail connectivity in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly for devotees visiting the sacred shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that Jammu and Kashmir will be free of terrorism and hit back at Congress over its allegations against the government, saying it practices "vote bank and appeasement politics".
Jaishankar, while speaking at the Monsoon Session in the Rajya Sabha said that in the last decade, Indian diplomacy with regards to terrorism has seen a huge leap.
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested one person during a naka checking operation in the Nagrota area of Jammu district on Tuesday night, recovering three pistols from his possession.
In a successful anti-infiltration operation, Indian Army troops neutralised two terrorists attempting to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
An empty bus assigned to transport personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) veered off the road and fell into the Sind river in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, police said.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said, "Due to heavy, continuous rains since early morning on 30.07.2025, Yatra has not been released on the tracks from both the base camps, Baltal and Nunwan/Chandanwari."
Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Ka
Syeed Sabzar Shah, cousin of the deceased Adil Hussain, lauded the Indian Army and said the operation had avenged the brutal attack. He also recalled Hussain's act of bravery during the attack.