Everything you need to know about Doda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Doda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): With assembly elections round the corner, there is a possibility of the usage of drugs in poll-bound Punjab. ccording to a senior official from the Narcotics Department, huge quantity of 'Dodachura of opium' is coming from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to Punjab through the bordering districts.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): With assembly elections round the corner, there is a possibility of the usage of drugs in poll-bound Punjab. ccording to a senior official from the Narcotics Department, huge quantity of 'Dodachura of opium' is coming from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to Punjab through the bordering districts.
Islamabad, Dec 26(ANI): British boxing champ Amir Khan has said Pakistan has amazing talent in boxing but it needs training and suitable opportunities to yield results.
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New Delhi/Lahore, Aug. 25 (ANI): India and Pakistan have upped the ante on the issue of constructing another hydro-electric station over the Chenab River at Rattle on the Doda-Kishtwar Highway in Pakistan administered Kashmir.
Doda, June 9 (ANI): At least three people were killed and dozens feared missing after a cloudburst swept away a large portion of Batote-Kishtwar Highway in Baggar area, about 140 km northeast of Jammu.
Bhaderwah (J-K), May 29 (ANI): Tourists from across the country are thronging Bhaderwah hill resort in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District to attend the ongoing four-day annual cultural festival to promote tourism in the region.
Doda (J-K), May 25 (ANI): A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District on Wednesday.
Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 23 (ANI): The orchard owners in Bhaderwah region of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District are an elated lot as the region received ample snowfall, which has brought an end to the extending dry period.
Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec.13 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Fisheries Department is generating employment by encouraging youths to practice trout fish farming in Bhadarwah in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District.
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Pakistan based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba is planning to attack Delhi on Thursday during the build-up to the closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, according to Indian intelligence.
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 8 (ANI): Lieutenant General Rameshwar Rai, General Officer Commanding, 16 Corps, on Friday said that over five hundred militants are ready to infiltrate from Pirpanjal range from across the border.
Doda, Sep 30 (ANI): Over 1400 students and children took part in a 'March for Peace' rally organised by Doda District police officials here on Wednesday.
Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Sep.16(ANI): Colorful folk dances marked the annual three-day fair 'Mela Patt' celebrations in Bhaderwah sub-division of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.
London, Aug 26 (ANI): A leading pop star from Poland is facing trial after she suggested that people "who liked herbal cigarettes and were drunks" wrote the Bible.
Jammu, July 25 (ANI): The computer-training course for women mooted by the Jammu University at Bhaderwah town of Doda district a few years ago has yielded fruitful results.
Jammu, July 12 (ANI): Work on the 147-km-long Bhaderwah-Chamba road has resumed after a gap of more than two decades. A 22-kilometer-long stretch of the repaired road was opened to traffic recently.
Jammu, Apr 24 (ANI): Security forces gunned down two Hizbul Mujaheedin (HM) militants in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District on Saturday.
Assar (Doda), April 20 (ANI): A major tragedy was averted on Tuesday afternoon when security forces defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected militants near village Assar on Batote- Kishtawar road in Jammu and Kashmir, about 145 kilometres from Jammu.
Jammu/Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 26 (ANI): In response to bills issued by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) threatening local cops if they don't quit their jobs, Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khuda, has said the state police is undeterred by the threats and would continue its frontal role in countering terrorism.
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), March 14 (ANI): The acute water crisis in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has added to the worries of local residents, who have been forced to face numerous problems due to it.
Doda (Jammu-Kashmir), March 4 (ANI): Two members of Hizbul Mujahideen laid down their arms on Thursday in the Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.
Bhanderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 2 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has said that India and Pakistan can use the state of Jammu and Kashmir as a bridge to promote friendship.
Bhaderwah (Jammu-Kashmir), Feb.7 (ANI): Even as the issue of climate change has alarmed countries across the world and serious efforts are on to increase green cover everywhere, local authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district are ignoring the widespread felling of trees.
Jammu, Jan. 15 (ANI): Four persons were killed and 51 seriously injured when a mini-bus skidded off the road and fell into a 250-feet deep gorge near Doda District on Friday on its way from Bhaderwah to Doda.
Doda (J-K), Dec 16 (ANI): Security forces gunned down a self-styled commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and his accomplice in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district last night.
Doda (Jammu), Dec 14 (ANI): At least two militants have been killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District today.
Doda (J-K), Dec. 11 (ANI): Hundreds of youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, who were recruited by Pakistani Militant camps, are desperate to return home, police said on Friday.
Doda, Oct 11 (ANI): The State Government of Jammu and Kashmir distributed aid worth 2.28 crore rupees as relief among 60 militancy-hit families of Doda district.
Srinagar, Oct 10 (ANI): A self-styled section commander of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was shot dead by the Army in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Lieutenant General PC Bhardwaj, a paratrooper, took over as Army Vice Chief here today.
Doda (J and K), Sep.10 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti suffered minor facial injuries on Thursday when her car was involved in an accident.
Jammu, Sep 7 (ANI): At least 18 passengers died and 23 seriously injured, as the bus they were travelling by fell down into a 350-feet deep gorge on Doda-Jammu Highway in Jammu and Kashmir' Doda District on Monday morning.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (ANI) Lt. Gen. P C Bhardwaj, who is currently heading the Indian Army's Northern Command, will be the next Vice Chief of Army Staff, bypassing the senior most three-star officer Lt. Gen. V K Singh.
Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 28(ANI): Colourful folk dances marked the annual three-day fair 'Mela Patt' celebrations in Bhaderwah sub-division of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.
New Delhi, Aug.8 (ANI): Defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said there has been a surge in the incidents of infiltration from across the border from Pakistan side since last month even though there has been a substantial decline in militancy in Kashmir.
Jammu, Aug 5 (ANI): A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in an encounter by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday.
Doda (Jammu), Aug 4 (ANI): Army has sent a team of doctors to Dadhkai village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to treat villagers who are either speech or hearing impaired.
Banihal (Jammu and Kashmir), July 12 (ANI): Construction of the longest tunnel in the Indian Railways network is proceeding at a rapid pace in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, irrespective of several topographical odds.
Doda, July 2 (ANI): Three militants were killed in a fierce encounter by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District on Wednesday evening.
Bhaderwah (Jammu), June 14 (ANI): Bhaderwah is emerging as one of the favourite tourist destinations in Kashmir.
Srinagar, June 7 (ANI): At least 24 passengers were feared dead on Sunday morning after a bus carrying them plunged into a swollen Chenab River after skidding off the road in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.
Doda, June 5 (ANI): Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in a gun-battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District on Friday.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Ghulam Nabi Azad and Farooq Abdullah - the two cabinets members from Jammu and Kashmir in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers - were Thursday named new ministers of health and and renewable energy, respectively.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 21 (IANS) Poppy fields in the lofty mountains and inaccessible valleys of the state are in full bloom - and therein lies the danger. They will soon be harvested and smuggled within and outside India in connivance with drug traffickers of the illegal opium trade.
Srinagar, May 9 (ANI): At least three militants have been killed in two separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Jammu, May 9 (ANI): A self-styled divisional Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and his aide were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district early this morning.
Jammu, May 9 (IANS) A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) terrorist group and his aide were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district Saturday morning, officials said.
Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Security forces were enagaged in a gunbattle with a group of militants, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district Saturday, officials said.
Jammu, May 8 (IANS) The government Friday ordered a judicial probe into an allegation that army men killed a civilian in Jammu region's mountainous Doda district Thursday night, officials said Friday. The army said the villager was caught in a crossfire with militants.
Jammu, Dec.16 (ANI): The sixth phase of elections, for which polling is being held tomorrow, has two former chief ministers of the state in fray, besides a number of ex-ministers and legislators.
Jammu, Dec 16 (IANS) Describing Pakistan's repeated refusal to hand over terrorists wanted by India as a reflection of its traditional adamancy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Tuesday demanded stern action against Islamabad.
Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir votes Wednesday in the sixth and penultimate phase of its staggered assembly elections that have seen mass participation despite boycott calls from separatists. This round will decide the electoral fates of former chief ministers Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Jammu, Dec 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will arrive here Dec 14 to campaign for the Congress candidates in the Jammu region, a party official said here Wednesday.
Doda/Uri (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 3 (IANS) India wants friendly ties with neighbouring countries but that would not come in the way of giving a 'fitting reply to terrorism', Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday.
Jammu, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday to address public meetings in Uri in north Kashmir and Doda in Jammu region in support of party candidates.
Jammu, Nov 30 (IANS) A government employee in Jammu and Kashmir has been detained for questioning after he allegedly received telephone calls from a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist, police sources said Sunday.
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 27 (IANS) Slogans, posters and rallies have heated up the election scene here. Inspired by the enthusiastic voter turnout in Kashmir Valley in the first two phases of the assembly polls, inhabitants of this mountainous belt northeast of Jammu are eagerly awaiting their turn.
Jammu, Nov 25 (IANS) A shopkeeper was shot dead by suspected militants who had kidnapped him from his home in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said Tuesday.
Jammu, Nov 22 (IANS) Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad will seek re-election from Bhaderwah constituency in the mountainous district of Doda.
Doda (J-K), Nov 13 (ANI): At least eleven people were killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident in Doda district on Doda-Kishtwar road in Jammu region on Wednesday.
Jammu, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 13 people, including three women, were killed and 15 injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off a mountainous road in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, the police and an eyewitness said.
Jammu, Nov 12 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off a mountainous road in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, the police said.
Doda (J-K), Nov 10 (ANI): Security Forces in Jammu and Kashmir gunned down four alleged foreign trained militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit including their district commander in Doda on Sunday.
Jammu, Nov.8 (ANI): Police and Rashtriya Rifle officials in Jammu's Doda District have confirmed killing a self-styled Hizbul Mujahideen district commander in an encounter.
Jammu, Nov 6 (IANS) The National Conference, which had not fielded any candidate against Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress during the April 2006 by-election, will challenge the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister in his Bhaderwah constituency in the forthcoming assembly elections.
Jammu, Oct 30 (ANI): At least six persons were killed and 29 others injured today in a tragic road accident in Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 20 others injured Thursday, when the mini-bus they were travelling in skidded off the mountainous road in Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.
Islamabad, Oct 26 (ANI): Indus Water Commissioner (IWC) Jamaat Ali Shah has said Pakistan will approach the World Bank and receive compensation from India for obstructing water flow from the Chenab River and defects in the design of the Baglihar Dam.
London, Oct 25 (IANS) An illegal Indian immigrant has been charged with manslaughter of two fellow countrymen in Shropshire in Britain, media reports said Saturday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has inaugurated the 450 MW Baglihar Hydro Electric Power Project built on the river Chenab in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir
Chanderkot (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 10 (IANS) There was excitement in the air with crowds beginning to gather from the morning to witness Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurate the much debated Baglihar hydel project over the Chenab river Friday afternoon.
Jammu, Oct 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be in Jammu and Kashmir Friday to inaugurate the 450 MW Baglihar hydroelectric project.
Jammu, Sep 29 (IANS) At least six people were killed and over 20 injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off a mountain road in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district Monday morning, police said.
Jammu, Sep 29 (IANS) At least six people were killed and over 20 injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off a mountain road in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district Monday morning, police said.
Srinagar, Sept 23 (ANI): At least two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir today.
Doda, Sept 21 (ANI): With just a month is left for the commissioning of the first 150-mwnit of the Baglihar hydropower project in Jammu, residents in the dam's catchment area complained that they were yet to be rehabilitated. However, officials refuted their claim.
India has denied Pakistan's allegation of breaching the Indus Water Treaty held between both the countries in 1960 on equal distributions of rivers
Jammu, Aug 31 (ANI): Security forces have recovered three kgs of RDX and detonators allegedly targeted towards Kailash Yatra, which is scheduled to start from Bhaderwah town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Jammu, Aug 31 (ANI): Security forces have recovered three kgs of RDX and detonators allegedly targeted towards Kailash Yatra, which is scheduled to start from Bhaderwah town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Doda, Aug 29 (ANI): The Army today arrested two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) men in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District.
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), August 24 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday arrested a Pakistan trained militant in Doda district in the State.
Doda, Aug 16 (ANI): A local commander of the banned Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) surrendered before Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District on Friday.
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), August 9 (ANI): A major tragedy was averted in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday after security forces diffused two Improvised Explosive Devices.
Srinagar, July 24 (ANI): At least five people were reportedly killed and 18 others injured in a grenade blast at Batmaloo bus stand here today.
Doda, July 16 (ANI): A grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District killed a police official and left two others injured.
Jammu, July 5 (ANI): A self-styled divisional commander of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District today.
Balraj Puri, Convenor People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) J&K State, expressed shock and profound grief over the sudden death
