JAMMU

Bhaderwah councillor dies of heart attack

Bhaderwah councillor dies of heart attack

Jammu:  Shoukat Ganai, 60, the newly elected councillor from Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district died of cardiac arrest in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. Mr Ganai, who was recently elected as an independent in Urban Local Bodies polls of Municipal Committee Bhaderwah, on Wednesday night complaint of chest pain at his residence after […]

SPCB conducts anti-polythene drive, seizes 350 kg banned material

SPCB conducts anti-polythene drive, seizes 350 kg banned material

JAMMU: The State Pollution Control Board conducted several anti-polythene drives to educate the public about the hazards of polythene bags besides ensuring strict implementation of ban on polythene material. A joint team of officers from SPCB Divisional Office Jammu (North), Jammu (South) and Samba (North) carried out an extensive anti-polythene drive in Narwal Fruit Mandi, […]

65-yr-old woman gives birth; family welcomes child

65-yr-old woman gives birth; family welcomes child

Poonch: A woman in Jammu and Kashmir has joined the league of the oldest mothers in the world after she gave birth at the age of 65. The woman, from Sailan, Surankote in Poonch district, gave birth to a healthy baby girl at a local hospital. Reports reaching news agency said the woman was admitted […]

Country’s millionaires not contributing towards charity are like “rotten potatoes”: J&K Guv

Country’s millionaires not contributing towards charity are like “rotten potatoes”: J&K Guv

Jammu: Known for his firebrand remarks, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday without naming Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani said that the millionaires who are not contributing into the charity are like “rotten potatoes”. “Recently one of the country’s richest man as per reports have spent Rs 700 crore in lavish marriage ceremony […]

Govt announces winter vacation for summer zone schools

Govt announces winter vacation for summer zone schools

JAMMU: Government today announced winter vacation for all government schools, including recognized private schools up to Higher Secondary level falling in summer zone of Jammu Division from January 7 to 16, 2019. “The last working day in all schools (Government and private) shall be 5-01-2019 and the winter vacation shall be observed w.e.f 07-01-2019 to […]

Power shutdown in Jammu

JAMMU: As per Chief Engineer, Elect. Maintt.  and R.E. Wing, Jammu, the power supply to Nandpur, Jerada, Baba Chmalyal, Adhelar, Ram Garh, Mahal, Kamore, Rehal, Rangoor, Barota, ChakHasla and its adjoining areas fed from 33KV Nandpur line & Ramgarh line and 33/11KV R/Stn.ChakHasla emanating from 220/132/33KV Grid Station Lalyana shall remain affected on December 19 […]

Car plunges into gorge, one killed in Ramban’s Batote

Car plunges into gorge, one killed in Ramban’s Batote

Jammu: One person was killed and another injured when a car they were travelling in plunged into a gorge in Batote tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir. “A car bearing (JK19 4708) on the way from Batote to Ludhwal while crossing the Petrol Pump Tringla Ludhwal this morning rolled into a 50 metres […]

7 dead, three injured in Reasi road accident

7 dead, three injured in Reasi road accident

Srinagar: Seven persons including two minors died and three others were injured in a road accident in Reasi district of Jammu late last night. An official said an overloaded car, bearing registration number JK02H 1515 skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Damasgali Bhomag last night, leaving seven persons dead and […]