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September 16, 2025 10:29 AM

J&K: Landslide, heavy rainfall severely damages Kotranka-Khawas Road in Rajouri

The recently constructed 32-km Kotranka-Khawas road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district has suffered extensive damage due to persistent heavy rains and landslides over the past two weeks. The road, completed in 2023-24, is a crucial link between Kotranka sub-division and Khawas tehsil, but has remained completely closed for the past 15 days, leaving local residents distressed. The road closure has disrupted daily life, with students unable to reach schools and patients struggling to acces...

August 14, 2025 4:21 PM

J&K: Rajouri hosts Tiranga Rally featuring 2-kilometre-long National Flag

Ahead of 79th Independence Day, Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir hosted a Tiranga Rally on Thursday featuring a 2-kilometre-long national flag. The event drew massive public participation and police personnel were deployed along the route to ensure tight security. On Wednesday, the Bhaderwah valley witnessed Tiranga Rally, organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Led by SDPO Bhaderwah Shoket Ali, the rally saw police officials, students, and locals march together while carrying a 100-met...

May 9, 2025 12:07 AM

News report of suicide attacks by terrorists at Pathankot or Rajouri false: Army

News reports regarding suicide attacks by terrorists at Pathankot in Punjab or Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir are completely false, Army officials said on Thursday. This clarification comes amid the circulation of fake reports about suicide attacks by terrorists. Escalating tensions with India, Pakistan targeted Jammu with loitering munitions, and Indian Air Defence guns responded with return fire. Sources said the attack resembled a Hamas-style operation in Israel, where multiple low-cost rock...

September 27, 2024 10:29 AM

NIA raids seven locations in connection with Reasi bus attack, search continues

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out raids at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir, as part of its investigation into the Reasi bus attack case, which claimed the lives of nine pilgrims. The ongoing searches are focused on locations tied to hybrid terrorists and Over-Ground Workers (OGWs), with teams deployed in the Rajouri and Reasi districts since the early hours of Friday. This follows a series of previous NIA raids in June this year, including a major operation in ...

September 9, 2024 12:04 PM

J-K: Security enhanced in Rajouri ahead of Assembly polls

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has heightened security measures in the Rajouri district ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. The district borders the Line of Control between India and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Rajouri, Randeep Kumar, said a coordinated effort involving the Jammu and Kashmir police, the Indian Army, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), is underway to ensure free and fair elections and voter safety. This includes regular pa...

September 16, 2024 6:37 PM

J-K: Search operation underway in Reasi after terror attack

A massive search operation is currently underway in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir following a horrific terror attack on Sunday evening that left at least 10 pilgrims dead and 33 others injured. The Indian Army, supported by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and drones, is combing through dense forest areas in and around the incident site. The tragic incident unfolded around 6:10 pm when terrorists ambushed a bus carrying pilgrims from the Shiv Khori shrine to Katra. The attack ...