Chief Medical Officer, Dr Anil Manhas, told ANI, "For the drive, we have set up 535 pulse polio booths in the district and deployed 144 teams. Our target is to vaccinate 86,192 children under the age of five. We have also deployed 2148 people at the booths."
Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural IPL champions, got the right-arm pacer Brijesh at his base price of Rs 30 lakhs during the IPL 2026 auction at Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Brijesh, from Udhampur, had to move to Bengal for better opportunities. There, he featured in the Bengal Pro T20 League, where
A wreath-laying ceremony for martyred SOG Jawan Amjad Ali Khan was held at District Police Lines Udhampur on Tuesday. Khan lost his life during an ongoing encounter in the Sohan area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out pre-dawn searches at multiple locations across the Kashmir Division on Tuesday in connection with a terror-related case.
A special 5-day training course organised by Civil Defence and J&K SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) has successfully concluded at the Sant Eshwar Bharatiya Vidya Mandir School, Nainsu.
The Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir faced heavy downpour followed by floods in August, leading to critical damage to the local water supply infrastructure. The Jal Shakti Department has been grappling with extensive repairs to its schemes. The floods and rainfall damaged 160 of ove
During the visit, the DGP chaired a joint meeting with officers of all security forces, focusing on operational preparedness, inter-agency coordination and the overall security environment in the region.
1 Jammu & Kashmir Air Squadron NCC at Udhampur marked another major milestone today with the inauguration of the Flying Simulator by Air Vice Marshall Vikas Sharma VM, Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Headquarters JK&L, according to an official release by the Ministry of Defence, Gov
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation for 341 houses destroyed during natural calamities in Udhampur, announcing that each house would be rebuilt at an estimated cost of Rs 9.82 lakh.
As part of the initiative, 29 women from diverse rural areas of the district were provided free tailoring training, along with a daily meal. The programme aims to equip participants with essential livelihood skills that can enable them to generate income and support their families.
Officials believe the rise in encounters is linked to seasonal changes and the presence of newborn cubs. With winter setting in, villagers frequently venture into forested areas to collect firewood and fodder, a routine now turning dangerous.