Info Deptt Non-Gazetted Employees Union frames new body
Shabir unanimously chosen President
Srinagar: Information Department Non-Gazetted Employees Union on Wednesday organized a general meeting in the premises of Media complex, Directorate of Information, Jammu and discussed various issues of the employees. It was felt in the meeting that the issues confronting employees need to be given a new push. In this connection, the employees unanimously elected Shabir […]
Def Minister to inaugurate 331-metre-long Bein bridge in Samba
Samba: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the strategically important 331-metre-long Bein bridge here in mid-February, an officer said Wednesday. The bridge is considered to be most strategic for the movement of armed forces and the BSF along the Indo-Pak border, Commanding Officer Col Aditya Shahi told PTI. It will usher in a new […]
Mountaineer meets JK Guv, highlights need for sports policy
Jammu: Ace mountaineer Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal Wednesday called on Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik here and highlighted the need for a sports policy at state level. The Army officer, who hails from Samba district, talked about the promotion of adventure sports in the state and the importance of framing a sports policy, […]
Shafiq Mir re-elected as Panchayat Conference chairman
Jammu: Shafiq Mir was on Wednesday once again elected as chairman of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference here at Jammu. Re-election of the organisation was held at Jammu in which large number of newly elected Sarpanchs and Panchs from all the twenty two districts of the state participated and voted in favor Shafiq Mir […]
Ahead of PM’s visit massive search ops started in Samba
Jammu: A massive search operation is being conducted along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district for the second day Wednesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on February 3. The Army, police and other security force continued the search operation in Basantar river area in Ramgarh sector besides […]
3 drug peddlers held in Reasi
Jammu: Three alleged drug smugglers have been arrested in separate cases in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said Wednesday. A police party saw two persons carrying two bags near the Ram Gali area in Reasi district, officials said, adding the two tried to escape after seeing the police. After a brief chase, the personnel […]
Youth killed, two injured in fire at Reasi
Jammu: A youth was charred to death and two others suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu division Wednesday, police said. The fire broke out in a tin-shed in the Bhavan area near the shrine in the early hours, trapping three workers of a […]
Young generation should be encouraged to talk about their issues, needs: Guv Malik
Jammu: Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said that every section of society especially youth be encouraged to talk about their issues and needs. Malik while emphasizing the importance of addressing problems of youth in the State said that providing them with opportunities in the arenas of sports, arts and other extracurricular […]
Commuters fume as traffic ends up in a mess on Jmu-Sgr highway
Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles got stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Qazigund after authorities stalled their movement to pave way for an Army convoy on Tuesday. Authorities on Tuesday had allowed traffic from Srinagar to Jammu, however, as the commuters proceeded towards Jammu, they were made to halt at Qazigund for couple of hours. A passenger […]
Landslide hits car on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Jammu: Four people escaped unhurt when their car was hit by a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district Tuesday, officials said. The car was hit by rocks when it was crossing the highway at Anokhi falls. However, the occupants escaped unhurt. (PTI)