Mohd. Taj Choudhary posted Chief Engineer PHE Kashmir

Our men in uniform will ensure that J&K & Bharat is peaceful & prosperous: LG

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday grieved the death of children, including twins Ayaan and Aruba, who were killed in the deadly cross-firing between India and Pakistan, saying that military action merely treats symptoms and not the root cause of the problem. She appealed to the Prime Ministers on both sides to []

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday convened a high-level meeting in the national capital to review the prevailing border situation and evaluate security arrangements at airports across the country. In nearly one hour meeting, that began at 12:30 pm at Home Ministers residence, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Director Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, Director []

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday Took assessment of the damage to the civilian area & residential houses caused by unprovoked shelling by Pakistan in the border villages of Lagama & Gingal in Uri. In a post on X, office of LG wrote, Took assessment of the damage to the civilian area & residential houses []

Inquires about well being of those injured in recent shelling incidents

The Board Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the suspension of the ongoing Indian Premier League(IPL), sources said. The tournament had entered the decisive stage with the Final scheduled for May 25. The development comes on the heels of Thursday nights unfortunate incident at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, where []

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary arrived in Rajouri on Friday morning to review the security situation in the region. During his visit, he conducted a thorough review of the hospital arrangements in the district, which has been a focal point for recent security concerns. Choudhary emphasised that this was not the first []

PhoDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday conducted a review of the countrys current security situation at South Block, which houses the Ministry of Defence, in the national capital, in the aftermath of the foiled large-scale drone strike by Pakistan on Thursday. The Defence Minister was accompanied by the military top brass and senior officials, including []

Brazils Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on India and Pakistan to exercise the utmost restraint to prevent an escalation of tensions. It also advised Brazilian nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Kashmir and adjacent areas. In a statement issued on Thursday on the situation of conflict between India and Pakistan, Brazils Ministry of Foreign []

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration attempt along the International Boundary in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The attempt was made around 11 pm on May 8. In a post on X, BSF Jammu wrote, At around 2300 hours on 8 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid []

US Vice President JD Vance has said that the India-Pakistan conflict is fundamentally none of Americas business and has nothing to do with its ability to control the situation. While speaking to Fox News, Vance said that although the United States can ask both parties to de-escalate, it cannot get involved in the conflict. Fundamentally, []

The Vatican conclave on Thursday chose a new Pope, Robert Prevost the first American pope, Vatican News said. The Cardinals gathered in the Vaticans Sistine Chapel have elected 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV becomes the 267th pontiff of the Roman []

The Indian Army during the intervening night of May 8 and May 9 has successfully repelled and decisively responded to multiple drone attacks and ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the western border and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army stated. Taking to X on Thursday, the Additional Directorate General []

Threats foiled using kinetic, non-kinetic measures; no losses reported: PRO Defence Jammu

Says we are only responding

New Delhi, May 08: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday exposed Pakistans tacit links to terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jais-e-Mohammed. While addressing a media briefing on Operation Sindoor in Delhi on Thursday, Misri ques-tioned why terror operatives were being accorded a state funeral with the presence of military brass. Its also odd []

New Delhi, May 08: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday with Secretaries of various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India to review national preparedness and inter-ministerial coordination in light of re-cent developments concerning national security. PM Modi stressed the need for seamless coordination among ministries and agencies to uphold []

Directs districts to stay prepared for emergencies, evacuations Orders round-the-clock monitoring, relief for affected civilians

Power restored in some parts after 2 hours

Says military action will be met with firm response

Srinagar/Jammu: The Minister for Education, Sakina Itoo, on Thursday ordered the clo-sure of all schools, colleges, and universities in Jammu and Kashmir on May 09 and 10 as a precautionary measure in view of the current situation. The controller of examinations from the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri said in view of the prevailing []

A day after Pakistani forces launched unprovoked shelling on civilian areas in Poonch, local residents have reopened the Guru Singh Sabha Sahib Gurdwara, sending a strong message of defiance and resilience. Despite the attacks, the Singh Sabha Gurdwara City Poonch reopened to devotees on Thursday morning and prayers were resumed. This is our place of []

News reports with respect to 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 fake reports of suicide attacks by terrorists. Escalating its tensions with India, Pakistan targeted Jammu with loitering munitions, and Indian Air Defence guns are []

Pakistan Army resorted to firing on Thursday night across the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri, Kupwara, Tangdhar, and Karnah sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, violating the ceasefire. Pakistan fired eight missiles directed at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia, and all were intercepted and blocked by air defence units, defence sources said. The sources []

Srinagar Police on Thursday said that it has initiated legal action against online provocation & false Information prejudicial to peace & public order. A Police spokesperson said, It has come to the attention of credible agencies that certain unidentified individuals, acting in furtherance of a larger enemy design, are systematically disseminating misinformation and inflammatory content []

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Authorities on Thursday announced that all schools, colleges and universities across Jammu and Kashmir shall remain closed on Friday and Saturday. In a post on X, J&K Education Minister Sakina Itoo announced, All schools, colleges and universities in J&K to remain closed on 9th & 10th May as []

It is notified for the information of all concerned that class work at Main Campus and all satellite campuses of the University of Kashmir shall remain suspended on May, 09, 2025. Earlier, Authorities ordered the closure of all educational institutions in several parts of Kashmir and Jammu for May 9 and 10, citing heightened tensions []

Pakistan fired eight missiles directed at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia and all were intercepted and blocked by air defence units, defence sources said on Thursday. The sources said visuals over Jammu remind of exactly Hamas-style attack on Israel like multiple cheap rockets. Pakistan Army is operating and behaving like a terror organisation Hamas. []

The two gates of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam built on the Chenab River in Ramban have been opened. The dam water is released due to heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir, which might cause floods in the region. The official said several vehicles have been halted on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due to []

The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir. The review meeting was attended by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo; DGP, l Nalin Prabhat; Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti; ADGP CID, Shri Nitish Kumar; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari; Divisional Commissioners, IGPs, DIGs, Deputy []

Escalating its tensions with India, Pakistan targeted Jammu with loitering munitions on Thursday and Indian Air Defence guns are firing back. A complete blackout has been enforced in Kishtwar of Jammu Division, and sirens are being heard throughout the district. Blackout has also been enforced in Akhnoor of Jammu Division and sirens are being heard. []

Dismissing Pakistans claims that it had downed Indian jets, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri called the claims baseless propaganda, calling it part of a long-standing pattern of misinformation. He further recalled how Pakistan has been resorting to falsehoods since its inception in 1947, including its denial of involvement in the invasion of Jammu and Kashmir before []

Several flights scheduled for arrival and departures from Delhi Airport were cancelled on Thursday due to the closure of airspace, said airport sources. These 90 cancelled flights include 46 domestic departures and 33 domestic arrival flights while it included five international departure and six international arrival flights. These cancelled flights were scheduled between 8 am []

After India executed Operation Sindoor in which nine terror sites deep inside Pakistan were destroyed, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets on the night of May 7. The military targets were engaged in Northern and Western India, including Awantipora, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday with Secretaries of various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India to review national preparedness and inter-ministerial coordination in light of recent developments concerning national security. PM Modi stressed the need for seamless coordination among ministries and agencies to uphold operational continuity and institutional []

Lauding bilateral ties between India and Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the cooperation between the two nations has progressed in many aspects in recent years. In his opening remarks at the 20th India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting in Delhi on Thursday, Jaishankar welcomed Irans Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to India. He recalled []

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised the precision and strategic restraint demonstrated by India in Operation Sindoor, terming it a well-calibrated and effectively executed response to cross-border terrorism. Emphasising Indias moral high ground and focus on avoiding civilian casualties, Tharoor lauded the targeting of UN-designated terrorist bases while cautioning Pakistan against further escalation. In []

Operation Sindoor has successfuly detroyed nine anti-India Terror sites deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK). Sources said, that over 100 terrorists were eliminated with a series of precision strikes launched in the early hours of Wednesday. The operation, aimed at avenging the Pahalgam terror attack, remains underway, making it challenging to provide an []

The Union government on Thursday held an all-party meeting to brief the various political parties about the affirmative action taken during Operation Sindoor on Wednesday. The operation had targeted nine terror sites in Pakistan and all nine were destroyed. Following the conclusion of the all-party meeting on Operation Sindoor, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju briefed the []

World leaders have come out in support of Indias Operation Sindoor, which targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on May 7. UK Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak supported the Indian attack on terrorist infrastructure and said that no nation should have to accept terrorist attacks being launched against it []

Coordinated efforts are being made to ensure seamless provision of essential facilities: CM

Rajasthan Minister Jawahar Singh Bedham on Thursday said that all the departments in the state have been instructed to take necessary precautions amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the launch of Operation Sindoor. Speaking to ANI, Bedham stressed that the state government is responsible for ensuring precautions since Rajasthan is a border []

US President Donald Trump expressed his concern over the escalating situation between India and Pakistan and stated that he would offer any possible help to de-escalate tensions along the India-Pakistan border. Speaking on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Trump said that both India and Pakistan should work the crisis out. Oh its so terrible! []

Says Modi govt sends strong global signal Chairs high-level security review meet amid border tension Asks States to strengthen vigil, emergency response systems

New Delhi, May 07 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday and briefed her on Operation Sindoor, in which the Indian Armed Forces launched precision strikes against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi []

Assures civilian safety amid rising tensions Attends high-level security meeting chaired by Home Minister Lauds India's tri-services 24 precision missile strikes

5 Cr contingency funds released for border dists; Civilian safety, medical response prioritised

Srinagar, May 07: Syed Nawshad Hussain Shah, brother of Syed Adil Hussain Shah one of the victims of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack on Wednesday welcomed the Indian militarys retaliatory strikes on terror camps across the Line of Control, calling the action justice served. The strikes were part of Operation Sindoor, a coordinated Indias []

Srinagar/Jammu, May 07: In light of the prevailing security situation following recent cross-border shelling, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have announced the closure of educational institutions in several districts as a precautionary measure. The Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, in an official communiqu on Wednesday, stated that all schools, colleges, and other educational institutions both government []