Jammu

J-K LG announces ‘comprehensive’ employment plan to fill up 25k vacancies

11:49 pm October 8, 2020

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday announced a “comprehensive” employment plan to fill up 25,000 vacant posts in the union territory. A total of 10,000 posts have already advertised, he added. The UT administration is working on fulfilling the assurance of 50,000 jobs for the youth announced by the prime minister, Sinha said. […]

Two hardcore criminals arrested in Jammu

6:58 pm October 7, 2020

Jammu: Police on Wednesday arrested two hardcore criminals wanted in several cases in the R S Pura border belt of Jammu district, officials said. A police team conducted a raid and arrested the accused, identified as Arun Choudhary alias ‘Abbu’ of Khour Bhai (R S Pura) and Munish Kumar Sharma alias ‘Dau’ of Kirpind, they […]

Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu

BSF officer shoots self with service rifle in Jammu

6:59 pm September 30, 2020

Jammu: A sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday allegedly shot himself with his service rifle in a camp here, police said. Sub-Inspector Chakerpani Prasad Tiwari (56), posted with 12th Battalion, shot himself in the head at Garoda border outpost in Gajansu area on the outskirts of Jammu, a police official said. Tiwari, […]

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum COVID-19 importations into India: IIT study

1:12 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: Travellers from Dubai and the UK were primary sources of COVID-19 importations into India, according to an analytical study done by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, COVID-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels. The study has also found that infected cases […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Make J-K hub of knowledge, innovation by implementing NEP in letter and spirit: Prez

8:09 pm September 20, 2020

New Delhi: Determined efforts should be made to make Jammu and Kashmir a hub of knowledge, innovation and learning by implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP) in letter and spirit, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday. He said Jammu and Kashmir is a reservoir of extremely intelligent, talented and innovative children and the […]