Amid the Centre's claims that statehood will soon be restored to Jammu and Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah should set a 'timeline' for the same.
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Samba sector were put on high alert after the security forces thwarted a potential infiltration attempt along the International Border in the Samba district.
Under the initiative which commenced in 2006 various Indian states including Odisha, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Jammu and Kashmir have received support to augment facilities in terms of maternal and child health care.
Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a special drive against illegal cultivation of poppy cultivation and destroyed a huge patch of poppy over a large area, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief expelled senior leader Satish Bhargav from the party and also from the primary membership of the party for six years over "hate speech" and "unparliamentary language" during an election meeting.
"The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule for the General Election to the Lok Sabha vide its Press Note dated March 16, 2024. Accordingly, the notification for the 3rd Phase was issued on April 12, 2024, and the Poll Day was scheduled on May 7, 2024," the press release
As the Kashmir valley has been grappling with heavy rain for the last couple of days, several houses were damaged due to a landslide in Bedar village in the Mandi area of Poonch on Tuesday.