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2 boys missing since going out to graze cattle in Kathua last month, senior J-K Police officers visit families • Mar. 11, 2025, 7:10 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Attempts to politicise Kathua deaths, says Omar Abdullah as incident sparks row in J&K • Mar. 11, 2025, 5:10 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Attempts to politicise Kathua deaths: Omar Abdullah after MoS remark • Mar. 11, 2025, 5:10 AM ET (The Indian Express)
3 Kathua civilians were killed by terrorists, Union Minister says, claims conspiracy to spoil peace • Mar. 9, 2025, 5:10 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Three civilians, missing for 4 days, found dead in upper reaches of Kathua’s Billawar • Mar. 8, 2025, 3:19 AM ET (The Hindu)

Kathua, town, southwestern Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India. It is situated just west of the Ravi River and near the border with Punjab state, about 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Jammu.

Kathua is a main population centre of a region bounded by Pakistan to the southwest, Punjab state to the south and southeast, and Himachal Pradesh state to the east. The greatly dissected Siwalik Range crosses just to the north of the town in a northwest-southeast trend. Major crops in the area include wheat, rice, and sugarcane. Pop. (2001) 40,931; (2011) 51,991.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Zeidan.