Jammu
-
Schools in Jammu to reopen from Feb 01
News | Jan 30, 2021, 05:20 PM ISTAmid COVID-19 pandemic, schools are all set to reopen for the students of 9th to 12th standard from February 01 in Jammu. However, the school authorities have to follow all the COVID guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). All the classes and school buses are being sanitised. Instructions to follow guidelines have been pasted on the walls of the schools.
-
BSF unfurls tallest 131-feet-high tricolour along Indo-Pak border in Jammu
India | Jan 26, 2021, 08:20 PM ISTThe flag measuring 30x20 feet is the tallest in the Jammu region, flying at a 131-feet-high pole, which can be seen even from a distance in Pakistan, the BSF officials said.
-
Bird flu scare in Jammu after over 150 crows found dead
India | Jan 09, 2021, 08:34 AM ISTTeams of wildlife and animal husbandry departments visited the spot, collected samples and burnt the carcasses. The samples have been sent to the wildlife laboratory in Punjab's Jalandhar for testing.
-
Heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir
News | Jan 08, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTHeavy snowfall for the past four days has thrown life out of gear across the Kashmir region. The Srinagar-Jammu highway continues to remain blocked and flights at Srinagar airport have been cancelled.
-
3-day winter carnival underway in J-K's Patnitop
News | Dec 31, 2020, 01:20 PM ISTA three-day winter carnival is underway at Patnitop. Tourists visited Patnitop hill station in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
-
DDC election results: 'No victory processions will be allowed without permission', informs DC
Elections | Dec 22, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTSpeaking to ANI on December 22, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jammu, Sushma Chauhan spoke on DDC elections.
-
Jammu, Srinagar to soon get metro services: All you need to know
India | Dec 14, 2020, 08:58 PM ISTJammu and Srinagar will soon get metro services. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to steer Light Metro Rail Projects for Jammu and Srinagar.
-
J&K DDC Polls: Phase 5 records over 51 per cent polling
India | Dec 10, 2020, 09:21 PM ISTState Election Commissioner (SEC), KK Sharma, on Thursday said that over 51 per cent of people voted across 37 seats in the fifth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections that passed off peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir.
-
J&K DDC polls: 50.53 per cent voter turnout in third phase
India | Dec 04, 2020, 11:21 PM ISTState Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma informed on Friday that the third phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir recorded 50.53 per cent voter turnout.
-
DDC elections: West Pakistani refugees cast vote for 1st time in Jammu
News | Dec 01, 2020, 06:52 PM ISTVoting is underway for the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Bassi Khurd Village of Jammu.
-
People in J&K want peace, development: Anurag Thakur on DDC polls voter turnout
News | Nov 28, 2020, 10:40 PM ISTSpeaking on J-K District Development Council (DDC) elections, Union Minister of state for Finance Anurag Thakur on November 28 said that people are coming out in large number to vote and sending strong message in support of democracy.
-
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut after encounter breaks out in Nagrota
News | Nov 19, 2020, 04:45 PM ISTAn encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces near Ban Toll Plaza in the Nagrota area of Jammu district on the morning of November 19.
-
Four militants killed in encounter in Nagrota; Jammu-Srinagar National Highway shut
News | Nov 19, 2020, 04:13 PM ISTSecurity forces gunned down four terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad in a gunfight near Nagrota town in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A policeman was also injured in the gun battle.
-
Father-son duo booked for selling plot of land in Jammu on forged documents
India | Nov 19, 2020, 07:48 AM ISTThe Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch on Wednesday booked a father-son duo for allegedly selling a plot of land here for Rs 30 lakh on forged documents, officials said.
-
Manoj Sinha releases Shri Mata Vaishno Devi gold, silver coins ahead of Diwali
News | Nov 10, 2020, 07:50 AM ISTJammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha released Shri Mata Vaishno Devi gold and silver coins ahead of Diwali for millions of devotees worldwide.
-
Jammu and Kashmir 'Darbar Move': UT Administration starts functioning from Jammu
News | Nov 09, 2020, 02:21 PM ISTCivil Secretariat of Jammu and Kashmir administration opened in winter capital on November 09.
-
J&K up for sale: Omar Abdullah slams govt after people from outside J-K allowed to buy land there
India | Oct 27, 2020, 06:24 PM ISTNational Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah has slammed the Centre after it's significant move of notifying new Land Laws for Jammu & Kashmir. Opposing the move, Omar Abdullah said, "J&K’s new Land Laws sans democratic bearings; smacks of cheap politics, deceit.
-
Installation of smart electricity meters to begin in Jammu, Srinagar from next month
India | Oct 25, 2020, 10:14 PM ISTInstallation of smart electricity metres to bring transparency in billing and reduce power losses will begin in Jammu and Srinagar from next month, officials said on Sunday.
-
'My Town My Pride' programme begins in J&K's Poonch
News | Oct 20, 2020, 12:20 PM IST'My Town My Pride' programme began in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch from October 20 by the government.
-
Dargah of Baba Budhan Shah in Jammu revered by all faiths
News | Sep 28, 2020, 03:07 PM ISTLocated on the outskirts of Jammu city near the airport, the dargah of Shamsuddin Rehmatullah popularly known as Peer Budhan Ali Shah is among the most revered pilgrimage centres in Jammu and Kashmir.