Kathua Stars

11/01/2026

आज हीरानगर समाधियां स्थल पर शहीदी दिवस मनाया गया। हीरानगर विधायक विजय शर्मा ने शहीदों को किया नमन

11/01/2026

*J&K POLICE KATHUA SEIZED 06 VEHICLES FOR ILLEGAL MINING WITHIN THE KATHUA DISTRICT*

KATHUA; 11 JAN: Continuing its drive against illegal mining, J&K Police Kathua under the overall supervision of *SSP Kathua Ms. Mohita Sharma IPS* has seized a total of 06 vehicles i.e (05 Tractor alongwith Trolleys & 01 Dumper ) in the jurisdictional area of P/S Basohli, Billawar, P/S Kathua (OutPost Ghatti) & P/S Rajbagh (Chadwal) area which were being used for illegal mining/transportation of the construction material (Without A Form).

In the first instance, on 10/01/2026 police team led by SHO PS Basohli PSI Swaran Singh Manhas under the guidance of *SDPO Basohli Sh. Om Parkash* while performing patrolling duty in its jurisdictional area, has seized 02 Tractor Trolleys indulged in illegal mining / transportation of construction material without any legal permission.
In the second instance, on 10/01/2026 police team led by SHO PS Billawar Insp. Zaheer Mushtaq under the guidance of *SDPO Billawar Sh. Neeraj Padyar JKPS* while performing patrolling duty in its jurisdictional area, has seized 02 Tractor Trolleys indulged in illegal mining / transportation of construction material without any legal permission. Moreover, the Police team led by *IC Out Post Ghatti PSI Rajat Kotwal under the guidance of DySP Hqrs Kathua* also seized one Dumper bearing Reg. No. Jk08N-8229 indulged in illegal mining at Outpost Ghatti Area.In addition, Police team led by *IC PP Chadwal under the guidance of SDPO Border* also seized one Tractor trolley indulged in illegal mining at Chadwal area.

Thereafter the above mentioned 06 vehicles i.e ( 05 Tractor Trolleys & 01 Dumper) have been seized by Police and handed over to the Geology & Mining Department, Kathua for further legal action.

11/01/2026

Barwal मैं हुए सम्मेलन मैं सम्मानित हुए समाजसेवी Sukhdev Singh जो हमेशा सामाजिक सेवा के साथ सामाजिक एकता और अखंडता की बात करते है और हमेशा सामाज मैं लोगों की आवाज बनके सामने आते हैं।

11/01/2026

Order

11/01/2026

आज हीरानगर समाधियां स्थल पर शहीदी दिवस मनाया गया। हीरानगर विधायक विजय शर्मा ने शहीदों को किया नमन

10/01/2026

शन रोडिया में रेलवे स्टेशन के पास सड़क पर बन रही प्रोटेक्शन बाल पर भाजपा मण्डल अध्यक्ष रोनी शर्मा ने जताया एतराज।
की पत्रकार वार्ता

10/01/2026

सांझी मोड में आयोजित हिंदू सम्मेलन में उमड़े सैकड़ों लोग।

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

DC Kathua reviews progress of bunker construction works

Kathua, January 10: Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rajesh Sharma today chaired a meeting to review the progress of construction of bunkers being taken up in border areas of the district.

The meeting focused on assessing the status of ongoing works, identifying bottlenecks and ensuring timely completion of the remaining bunkers.

The DC was informed that, against a total of 802 bunkers taken up in Kathua district, including 717 individual and 85 community bunkers, as many as 796 bunkers have been completed so far. At present, only six bunkers are under ex*****on, including one community bunker and five individual bunkers, while the rest have already been completed and handed over.

The DC stressed the need for expediting the pace of work on the remaining bunkers and directed the concerned executing agencies to ensure completion of all target bunkers by the end of January 2026. He emphasized that the safety and security of border residents remains a top priority of the administration and any avoidable delay in completion of the works will not be tolerated.

The DC also called upon the XEN REW to clear all pending financial liabilities in a time-bound manner so that the works are completed smoothly without any resource constraints. He directed officers to maintain close coordination at the field level and conduct regular monitoring to ensure adherence to timelines and quality standards.

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Vishavjeet Singh; Chief Planning Officer, Ranjit Thakur; Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Vishav Partap Singh; Block Development Officers of Marheen and Hiranagar, besides other concerned officers.

10/01/2026

ड्रोन के जरिए गिराए गए हथियार व गोला-बारूद बरामद, सांबा पुलिस को बड़ी सफलता
सांबा, 10 जनवरी 2026:
सीमा पार से आए एक संदिग्ध ड्रोन द्वारा गिराए गए हथियार और गोला-बारूद को सांबा पुलिस ने बरामद कर बड़ी कामयाबी हासिल की है। यह बरामदगी गांव पलोरा, तहसील राजपुरा, जिला सांबा क्षेत्र से की गई है।
पुलिस को 09 जनवरी 2026 को विश्वसनीय सूत्रों से सूचना मिली थी कि पाकिस्तान की ओर से आए एक संदिग्ध ड्रोन ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीमा पार कर गांव पलोरा के खुले खेतों में एक संदिग्ध पैकेट गिराया है। पैकेट गिराने के बाद ड्रोन वापस पाकिस्तान की दिशा में चला गया। सूचना के अनुसार पीले रंग की टेप में लिपटा यह संदिग्ध पैकेट खेत में पड़ा हुआ था।
सूचना के आधार पर थाना घगवाल में एफआईआर नंबर 06/2026 संबंधित धाराओं के तहत दर्ज की गई। इसके बाद सांबा पुलिस और बीएसएफ ने संयुक्त रूप से गांव पलोरा में सघन तलाशी अभियान चलाया।
तलाशी के दौरान मौके से एक पैकेट बरामद किया गया, जिसमें एक चीनी हैंड ग्रेनेड, 9 एमएम के 16 कारतूस, एक ग्लॉक पिस्तौल मैगजीन सहित तथा एक स्टार पिस्तौल दो मैगजीन के साथ बरामद हुई।
पुलिस के अनुसार मामले की आगे की जांच जारी है और इस बरामदगी को सीमा पार से होने वाली नापाक गतिविधियों को नाकाम करने की दिशा में एक बड़ी सफलता माना जा रहा है।

10/01/2026

SAMBA POLICE ARRESTS HARDCORE CRIMINAL, RECOVERS COUNTRY MADE PISTOL

Samba: January 10, 2026: Samba Police has made fourth arrest in a case related to organized crime registered at Police Station Vijaypur by arresting a hardcore criminal and recovering of one country made pistol from his possession.

During the investigation of the case FIR No. 71/2025 U/S 111 BNS, 3/25 Arms Act of Police Station Vijaypur, a team of PS Vijaypur has arrested a hardcore criminal namely Pritam Singh @ Sethi S/o Mohan Singh R/o Jedra tehsil Ramgarh district Samba. Following sustained questioning, Police has recovered one country-made pistol from his native village Jedra on the disclosure of said accused person. Further, investigation of the case is going on.

It is worthwhile to mention that three accused persons had already been arrested earlier in the case and three pistols had been recovered.