Giving a boost to road connectivity in far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir, a Pradhan Mandhri Grma Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road is being built in the hilly region of Rajouri district, connecting Chingus to Rani Badetar, officials said on Friday.
"Pak Rangers resorted to Mortar shelling which was countered by BSF with appropriate response. Intermittent firing continued till 3 a.m.," said the BSF, which is mandated to guard the 3,323 km India-Pakistan border.
"There was a lot of firing by Pakistan overnight. No person was injured but houses were damaged. This kind of firing from the Pakistani side has been witnessed after almost six years. Our security forces retaliated to the firing," Dev Raj Chowdhary, Sarpanch, at border village Bulleh Chak in
Border Security Force personnel said an 'explosion' on Thursday late evening, barely hours after the Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on the BSF troops on the International Border in the RS Pura sector.
UK Conservative MP Theresa Anne Villiers met members of the Jammu and Kashmir diaspora in the British House of Commons to mark the anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir's accession to India.
This prestigious initiative falls under the purview of the "100 5G Use Case Labs" scheme, generously funded by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India.
The Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh today visited forward areas in the Keran Sector of border district Kupwara in North Kashmir to assess the prevailing situation along the Line of Control (LoC) firsthand.
Border Security Force Jawans said on Thursday evening that Pakistani troops started unprovoked firing on BSF troops at the International Border in violation of the ceasefire in the RS Pura sector.
Three terrorists were killed taking the count to five in an encounter between terrorists and security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in the Machhal sector on Thursday, police said.
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter between terrorists and security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in the Machhal sector on Thursday, police said.
In a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police, officials of the Indian Army on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kupwara sector.