Fiscal deficit slips to 0.8 pc of full-year target at May-end 2025: CGA data
New Delhi: The central government’s fiscal deficit fell to 0.8 per cent of the full-year target at the end of May, mainly due to a whopping Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend received from the Reserve Bank of India. The fiscal deficit, or gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue, had touched 11.9 per cent of […]
Special arrangements made to facilitate Amarnath pilgrims’ participation in Tawi ‘aarti’
Jammu: Special arrangements have been put in place to facilitate the participation of Amarnath pilgrims in Tawi ‘aarti’ which is starting here from July 1, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Commissioner Devansh Yadav said on Monday. The ‘Suryaputri’ Tawi aarti at the riverfront in the heart of the city is a significant step towards reviving Jammu’s […]
Revenue official arrested for bribery in Kathua
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested a revenue official for taking a bribe for attestation of mutation in Kathua district, an officer said. Liaquat Ali, posted as patwari in Thuthay Chak Tehsil of Hiranagar, was caught red-handed by a trap team, taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant for entering his […]
Lightning strikes house on outskirts of Jammu, family escapes unhurt
Jammu: A house on the outskirts of Jammu city was struck by lightning on Monday, causing significant damage to it. Fortunately, the family of three residing in it escaped unhurt, officials said. The incident took place in Dhinady Khurd village of Bishnah tehsil in Jammu district. “Lightning struck our house around 7:30 am, resulting in […]
Four drug peddlers held in Udhampur
Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with narcotic substances including heroin in Udhampur district on Monday, police said. Jeevan Kumar and Sunil Kumar, both residents of Jaganoo village, were arrested after 9.40 gm of heroin worth about Rs 6 lakh was recovered from their possession at Tikri on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a […]
Court sentences 2 offenders to community service in Jammu
Jammu: A local court on Monday sentenced two persons involved in intoxication and public nuisance to one week of community service at a government hospital here, police said. The incident took place on Saturday when two persons, Varun Mangotra and Ankush Kumar, were found intoxicated and creating a nuisance in the Nagrota area. They were […]
