Security has been beefed up tonight and measures include deployment of additional personnel at key locations to prevent any disruptions, the officials said.
Lok Sabha election 2024: The couple got married yesterday and came in their wedding attire to cast their votes for the Udhampur constituency after their 'bidaai' rituals.
Lok Sabha Polls: There are over 16,23,195 registered voters, including 8,45,283 males and 7,77,899 females, and 13 transgender individuals who will decide the fate of 12 candidates in the fray.
The powerful mortar shell was noticed by some villagers in Nad village along the Samba-Udhampur road this morning, said police
The incident took place at Beni Sangam in the Bain village of Chenani block during Baisakhi celebrations, they said. People in large numbers were on the bridge when it collapsed, the officials said.
Officials said the railway selection process has been simplified and tech enabled to expedite recruitments.
The Katra-Banihal stretch is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project which has missed several deadlines in the past amid huge cost escalations since 1997.
A wreath laying ceremony was held at War Memorial, Northern Command Headquarter. The day saw top Army officers, joined by the JCOs and soldiers, paying rich tributes to those martyred in the war, a defence spokesperson said.
Udhampur district has built 74,587 units of Individual Household Latrines (IHHL), covering 98 percent of its population, District Development Commissioner Ravinder Kumar said Friday.
The clips showed bunkers being bombed, grenades being hurled at target locations to eliminate launch pads and some terrorists being killed
The union government is committed to strengthening rural economy through a series of centrally- sponsored schemes and flagship programmes, Minister for State in the PMO Jitendra Singh said while launching 'Gram Uday se Bharat Uday' campaign in Udhampur.
The order includes development of four laning of Udhampur to Ramban section of NH-1A from km 67 to km 89 and km 130 to km 151 in the state of Jammu & Kashmir under phase-II.
The terrorists, who struck at these two places, had infiltrated from Pakistan. One of the terrorists was caught alive in the Udhampur attack.
While the Army fears that India will provide proof of Pakistan's role in Gurdaspur and Udhampur terror attacks, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's regime is finding it tough to convince their all powerful Army.
Suspected terrorists opened fire at a police post in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday night. Two special police force officers have been reportedly injured in the firing.
Jayant Mhaiskar, VC and MD of MEP infrastructure, in an interview to CNBC-TV18, said that their revenue for FY15 is likely to be around Rs 2,000 crore of which only almost 20 percent is received from the Maharasthra government.
Heavy floods and rainfall triggered landslides in the Udhampur district of Jammu. Rescue workers pulled out seven bodies in the Pancheri area of Udhampur. But 40 people are feared trapped under the debris. Nearly 25 houses were buried in the landslide.