The Latest Breaking News from Jammu

IAS officer said that he has withdrawn his petition challenging the Presidential Order to scrap Article 370 a long time back. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s (L-G) administration has approved a proposal for allotment of 5 marlas (.031 acre) of land each to the landless living in the union territory under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).

The first batch of Amarnath pilgrims were received by the district administration at Kali Mata Temple at Tikri in Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

Amid tight security, a batch of 3,400 Amarnath pilgrims left for the twin base camps in Kashmir to undertake the onward journey to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva

The first batch of pilgrims for the Yatra was seen in huge lines outside the base camp, and in high spirits. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Army has been maintaining silence over the recent allegations against its troops of barging into a mosque in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on June 24 and forcing locals to chant Jai Shri Ram slogans.

With two days left for the commencement of yatra as first batch to leave from here on June 30, the administration has established 33 accommodation centres across the district while ‘Radio Frequency Identification’ (RFID) tags will be issued at the registration centres. Read further on Dynamite News:

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on June 27, 2023

The Union home ministry is expected to undertake a final security review of the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra on July 1 in Jammu and Kashmir with all the stakeholders.