Security has been tightened in the Samba district on Monday after a few drones, suspected to be from Pakistan, were sighted along the Line of Control in the Naushera-Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir in the late hours of Sunday.
Border Security Force (BSF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday launched a joint search operation after an arms and ammunition consignment was recovered from the border village of Paloora in Samba district.
The recovered items included a made-in-China 9mm pistol with two magazines and a Glock 9mm pistol with one magazine. One Chinese hand grenade with marking SPL HGR 84 was also recovered.
According to officials, the object was first spotted by local residents of Ramgarh, who immediately informed the police. Acting on the information, a police team reached the spot and secured the area.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated the newly constructed college complex of Government Degree College (GDC) Purmandal in Samba district on Thursday.
The Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ) on Tuesday announced that all government and private schools in Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, and Samba districts will remain closed today.
The local residents of a border village in Samba district of Jammu say that they heard the blasts occurring last night, and splinters hit one of the houses. The roof and kitchen of the affected house have also been damaged after shelling by Pakistan.
The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration attempt along the International Boundary in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, IPS, conducted a comprehensive visit to various Border Outposts (BOPs) in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua and Samba districts, assessing the operational preparedness of security forces deployed along the International Border.
Following the death of the two soldiers in a suspected IED blast in the Akhnoor sector in the Line of Control (LOC) on Tuesday, Mukhtar Singh, the Sarpanch of Kamila village, from where one of the soldiers belonged, said that it was a "big loss to the nation."
Ahead of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), BJP Samba District President Kashmira Singh has resigned from all posts and the party's membership over issues related to ticket distribution.
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.