Jammu , April 30 : Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday that the commencement of the augmented 20-coach Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express marks a landmark achievement in the ongoing efforts to transform rail connectivity in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister was addressing the gathering at Jammu Railway Station during the
Ramban, Apr 30: In connection with the annual relocation of government offices from Jammu to Srinagar, authorities have issued a traffic advisory to ensure smooth and hassle-free movement of the secretariat convoy. Officials said the movement of goods carriers, including heavy and medium motor vehicles (HMVs/MMVs), will be restricted on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway starting
JAMMU, Apr 27: Six persons were taken into custody during an intensified anti-narcotics crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir, with police recovering contraband substances and over Rs 23 lakh in Doda and Kathua districts, officials said on Monday. In a separate action, properties worth over Rs 73 lakh linked to drug peddlers were also attached in
JAMMU, Apr 23: A Beat Guard has been placed under suspension after a vehicle carrying illegal deodar timber was seized in the Bhadarwah area of Doda district. Officials said that acting on specific input, a joint team of the Forest Protection Force and territorial staff of Neru Range intercepted a TATA Mobile vehicle (registration number
Jammu, Apr 21: A 50-year-old man was detained by the Border Security Force (BSF) after he was found moving under suspicious circumstances in a forward area near the International Border, officials said on Tuesday. According to officials, the man was spotted by a BSF patrol in the Mayan Border Out Post area in the Makwal
Jammu, Apr 21: A 50-year-old man was detained by the BSF after he was found moving under suspicious circumstances in a forward area near the International Border here, officials said on Tuesday. The man was spotted by a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in the Mayan Border Out Post area in the Makwal forward belt
JAMMU, Apr 20: Students staged a protest outside Government College for Women (GCW) Gandhi Nagar in Jammu on Monday, demanding action against those responsible for the death of a student in a recent accident. A large number of students gathered outside the college premises, raising slogans and expressing anger over what they termed negligence that
JAMMU, Apr 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Dr Raj Kumar Thapa Memorial Museum and Library in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, dedicated to the legacy of the late Additional District Development Commissioner. Thapa lost his life on May 10 last year when a Pakistani artillery shell struck his residential quarters
Srinagar, Apr 14: Expressing joy over the festival of Baisakhi, the All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has said that the occasion should serve as a harbinger of peace and prosperity in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and across the world. In his message, APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said that festivals like
Jammu, Apr 11: Asserting that “those destroying the future of our youth will not be spared,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday launched a 100-day Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir campaign, announcing strict measures including cancellation of passports, Aadhaar cards, and attachment of properties of drug smugglers. Addressing a gathering at MA Stadium in Jammu,