Kathua: Over 100 persons, including women and 45 children, allegedly working as bonded labourers at a brick kiln, were rescued in the state’s Kathua district. The district administration rescued 111 labourers from the brick kiln being operated at Bandore village in the district last evening, officials said Thursday. A complaint was filed by NGO ‘International […]
Jammu: Over 32 thousand school buildings have been constructed in Jammu and Kashmir under Sarva Shiksha Abhyaan, the assembly was informed Thursday. “Against the target of constructing 58704 school buildings in the state under Sarva Shiksha Abhyaan (SSA), 32,222 school buildings have been completed and work on 25,914 are under progress at various stages,” Minister […]
Jammu: Three persons have been arrested here allegedly along with Rs 1 lakh hawala money and documents of a militant group, police said . A joint team of Special Operation Group and police arrested Abdul Majeed and Noor Mohd Malik from the bus stand here, Jammu SSP Atul Goel told reporters here. Rs 1 lakh […]
By Suhail Punjabi Jammu: More than three lakh rupees in cash along with office records were destroyed in a major fire at the Directorate of the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department here, prompting authorities to launch a probe into the incident and order suspension of two officials. Fire broke out the Directorate CAPD’s office […]
JAMMU: In a major healthcare reform, the Jammu and Kashmir Medical department will soon launch ‘102 Emergency Referral Ambulance Service on ‘ 102 ‘ toll free helpline in the state, with special focus to provide immediate medicare to the needy persons in rural areas. This was revealed by the Minister of State for Health, Shabir […]
Jammu: Terming as “white lies” the Jammu and Kashmir government’s claim of performance in multiple sectors, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Tuesday said the dispensation has done negligible work in vital sectors concerning the masses. “The tall claims of the state government are only white lies. The fact is that the dispensation has done negligible […]
Jammu: The youth wing of BJP Tuesday held a demonstration to protest the re-induction of Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo into the Council of Ministry and demanded a CBI inquiry into his role for the communal clashes last August. Over 50 activists of the party’s youth wing, led by Jammu West District President Ajay Vaid held a […]
Jammu: Two persons, including a Junior Engineer in MES department, were found dead in separate places in Jammu and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, police said. Daljeet Singh, hailing from Kanchan city in Ludhiana, Punjab, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a room at Sant Hotel in the city, police said. Singh […]