Jammu

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Private construction work in full swing in Kashmir

12:38 pm October 25, 2019

Srinagar: Private construction work is in full bloom in Kashmir but the exodus of non-local labourers after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions has resulted in cost escalation of building material, according to industry players here. Besides the hike in wages of daily-rated labourers, there has been 15 to 25 per cent increase in the […]

Governor a weak person, can’t hold a PC or talk his heart out: Malik

10:26 pm October 22, 2019

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said the position of a governor in the country is that of a weak person who cannot hold a press conference or talk his heart out. He also reiterated his statement that the country’s rich and affluent are like “rotten potatoes” because they do not […]

Cycle rally held in Jammu to promote clean, green Diwali

11:55 pm October 20, 2019

Jammu: To spread the message of clean and green Diwali, a senior government official on Sunday led a cycle rally from highway township of Udhampur to Jammu city. District Development Commissioner of Udhampur, Piyush Singla started the rally from his office along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to Jammu city, covering a distance of 65 km, […]

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

JK admin orders abolition of legislative council, asks its staff to report to GAD

1:40 pm October 17, 2019

JAMMU: Ahead of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories later this month, the 62-year-old state legislative council came to an end with the state administration issuing orders for its abolition and asking its 116-member staff to report to the general department. The order was issued on Wednesday night, less than a […]

Man booked for abetting suicide of minor wife

Woman beaten to death by husband in J-K’s Udhampur

2:57 pm October 15, 2019

Jammu: A 51-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over some petty issue in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Koushalya Devi was attacked by her husband Sardar Singh with an iron rod during a heated argument at their residence in Balli Nallah village late Monday night, causing […]