A principal correspondent, Ravi Krishnan Khajuria is the bureau chief at Jammu. He covers politics, defence, crime, health and civic issues for Jammu city.
Articles by Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Katra bus fire: Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Fighters claim responsibility in video
The video has not been be authenticated ; an unidentified man claimed that the blaze was an attack on Hindutva elements and the RSS, who were trying to bring a demographic change in Kashmir.
Published on May 17, 2022 02:53 AM IST
Little-known group claims responsibility for Vaishno Devi bus fire, cops unsure
Police said that they can’t vouch for the veracity of the letter purportedly issued by a hitherto unknown terror outfit but added that they are looking into the case from all possible angles.
Updated on May 15, 2022 01:59 PM IST
Not ready to accept defeat: Omar on revocation of Article 370
Addressing a public rally in Poonch, former J&K chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said it has been more than two years since Article 370 was revoked, but youth are still being misled
Published on May 15, 2022 04:14 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Katra bus fire: Unknown outfit claims responsibility, police say can’t vouch for veracity
‘Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Fighters’ on Saturday claimed the responsibility for the Katra bus fire incident, which it said was an ‘IED blast’ triggered by one of its ‘special squads’
Updated on May 15, 2022 04:11 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Slain Kashmiri Pandit govt staffer cremated in Jammu
Slogans such as ‘Rahul Bhat Amar Rahe’, ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ and ‘BJP Hai-Hai’, rend the air as the mortal remains of Rahul Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists inside his office in Budgam , were cremated in Jammu
Published on May 14, 2022 02:13 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Gen Pande arrives in Ladakh; maiden visit after becoming army chief
Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande will also visit forward areas in Eastern Ladakh and interact with troops deployed along the LAC
Published on May 13, 2022 04:51 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
J&K: Rahul Bhat’s killers must be brought to justice, says his father
Rahul Bhat was a Kashmiri Pandit, whose family lived in Durga Nagar here ever since it fled Valley in the 1990s.
Updated on May 13, 2022 04:38 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Sunjuwan terror attack: NIA court sends three accused to 20-day judicial custody
The terror attack on the CISF bus at Jalalabad near Sunjuwan military station on April 22 had left CISF ASI SP Patel dead and 10 other jawans injured; the NIA has already taken over the Sunjuwan encounter case
Published on May 11, 2022 01:15 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
CBI raids 8 locations in probe into J&K Bank’s 2010 deal to buy Mumbai building
The searches are being conducted in connection with a case registered on November 1, 2021 on allegations of irregularities in the purchase of Akruti Gold building for ₹180 crore
Published on May 10, 2022 06:59 PM IST
Former J&K education minister Harsh Dev Singh joins AAP
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party suffered a jolt on Saturday when its chairperson, former education minister and three-time MLA from Ramnagar Harsh Dev Singh joined the Aam Aadmi Party
Published on May 08, 2022 04:45 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
BSF opens fire at Pak drone in Jammu’s Arnia
A BSF officer said a drone from Pakistan side was observed coming towards Indian side in Arnia area at 7.25pm with a blinking light; nothing suspicious was found during search launched later
Published on May 08, 2022 04:31 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Northern Command chief: Situation on LAC stable, various channels of communication now open
Northern Command chief Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi said to prevent smaller incidents escalating into bigger ones on LAC, Indian Army and PLA have established various channels of communication
Published on May 07, 2022 04:00 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Talks on at LAC at battalion, brigade levels: Northern Army commander
The Northern Army commander said that a slew of measures have been put in place to prevent the smaller incidents escalating into bigger confrontations.
Updated on May 07, 2022 04:29 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Pakistan’s bid to disrupt Amarnath Yatra foiled: BSF
BSF on Thursday said it has foiled the nefarious designs of Pakistan-based terrorists to disrupt the upcoming Amarnath Yatra by detecting a cross-border tunnel along the International Border
Published on May 06, 2022 03:41 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Opposition calls J&K delimitation ‘cosmetic exercise’
BJP welcomes the final draft of Delimitation Commission’s report, says wrongs committed in the past rectified today
Published on May 06, 2022 03:38 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria and Mir Ehsan, Jammu/srinagar
J&K delimitation panel ‘extension of BJP’: Opposition
Opposition parties in Jammu & Kashmir alleged the panel had “become an extension of the BJP”. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti dismissed the report, saying it had “ignored the basic parameter of population” and that her party has no faith in it.
Updated on May 06, 2022 04:43 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Cross-border tunnel found in J&K: BSF
The tunnel opening is about 2 feet in diameter and so far, 21 sand bags have been recovered which were used to strengthen the exit of the tunnel, said a BSF spokesperson.
Updated on May 06, 2022 01:41 AM IST
J&K delimitation panel finalises order for redrawing constituencies
Elections in J&K, which has been without an elected government since June 2018, are expected to be held after the delimitation process is over
Updated on May 06, 2022 07:03 AM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj and Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Hindustan Times, New Delhi/jammu
Freshly dug cross-border tunnel detected by BSF in J&K’s Samba
BSF sources said the suspected tunnel was detected by the troops during the ongoing anti-tunnelling drive in the border outpost area of Chak Faquira around 5.30 pm
Published on May 05, 2022 02:52 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
SIA files chargesheet against 3 Hizbul terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda
The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a charge-sheet against three Hizbul terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, including a father-son duo before the special court of the NIA
Published on May 04, 2022 01:09 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Is J&K on the cusp of economic transformation?
- Officials believe that the UT is poised for an unprecedented transformation with huge investment in a range of sectors from health to tourism set to accelerate development after seven decades of neglect
Updated on May 02, 2022 12:46 PM IST
Mir EhsanRavi Krishnan Khajuria
Mehbooba Mufti bats for India-Pakistan dialogue again to resolve Kashmir issue
Amid a spike in terror activities, including the recent Sunjuwan terror attack, Mehbooba Mufti on Friday again batted for the India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue
Published on Apr 30, 2022 02:29 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Indo-Pak truce deal: Wheat growers on both sides of border reaping rich harvest
Farmers in Kathua started harvesting wheat crop on large tracts of land between the Zero Line and the border fence, which earlier could not be cultivated because of the hostilities between the two countries that used to trade heavy fire
Published on Apr 28, 2022 02:19 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Kashmir’s youth will not suffer like their parents & grandparents: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who celebrated the Panchayat Raj Day at Palli gram panchayat in Samba, said the youth of J&K will get employment opportunities through overall development. This was the PM’s first visit to the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Published on Apr 25, 2022 01:46 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Palli (samba)
‘Blast crater’ found close to PM Modi’s rally venue in Samba; probe on
Jammu senior superintendent of police, Chandan Kohli, said the explosion was reported around 4:30 am from Lalian village. He said a crater may have been caused by a meteorite or lightning
Updated on Apr 25, 2022 05:54 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
PM Modi launches projects, says J&K an example
- “Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example of democracy and determination as numerous development initiatives were undertaken in the last two to three years,” he said.
Updated on Apr 25, 2022 04:34 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Palli (samba)
Explosion heard 8 kms from PM’s rally venue in Samba’s Palli village, probe on
A crater is believed to have been created in Laliana village by a meteorite or lightning, said Jammu senior superintendent of police Chandan Kohli.
Updated on Apr 24, 2022 10:32 PM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Sunjuwan attack: Two arrested, 2 identified for harbouring terrorists
Close on the heels of the Sunjuwan attack, ADGP Mukesh Singh said police have arrested two persons for harbouring terrorists. They have been identified as Shafiq Ahmed Sheikh of Tral and Bilal Ahmed Wagay of Anantnag
Published on Apr 24, 2022 02:50 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
CISF officer, 2 terrorists killed in Jammu gunfight
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was also killed while 10 security personnel were injured in the pre-dawn gunfight which came two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the region, police said.
Updated on Apr 23, 2022 01:48 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
CBI raids 14 locations across country in J&K corruption case
Former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik had recently alleged that he had been offered ₹300 crore to clear two files which he had rejected. Following Malik’s allegation, the J&K government had approached the CBI to probe the charges.
Updated on Apr 22, 2022 02:38 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
