Page 12 - Jammu

6,351 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine from Jammu amid tight security

Amid tight security, the six batch of over 6,300 Amarnath pilgrims on Tuesday left for 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, officials said

Sixth batch of 7,282 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine from Jammu

Amid tight security, the sixth batch of over 7,200 pilgrims left from here on Monday for the twin base camps of 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said

Public WiFi zones activated at 3 locations for Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu

The two other locations where the WiFi zones were established are Jammu railway station and the main bus stand, the official said.

Jammu-Srinagar highway restored for one-way traffic after 4 days' shutdown

After remaining closed for four days, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was restored for one-way traffic on Saturday

Govt notifies new J&K electoral map: 47 seats for Kashmir, Jammu gets 43

The Kashmiri migrants' delegations said before the Commission that they were persecuted and forced to live in exile as refugees in their own country for the last three decades

Delimitation panel to submit report on J&K constituencies next week

While the report will be a much detailed document, the award will deal with basic details such as number of constituencies and their size, they pointed out

People, businessmen aghast over 'worst-ever' power, water crisis in Jammu

The industrialists also expressed grave concern over the alleged failure of the administration to provide electricity to the industrial estates

Go First gets AAI nod for night parking at Jammu, Srinagar airports

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the night parking facility at the airports on Thursday

BSF recovers ammunition near Pakistan border in Jammu; step ups security

The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a special search operation (SSO) along the International Border (IB) in Jammu, officials said.

IIM Jammu sees 31% increase in average salaries offered in placements

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jammu has witnessed a 31 per cent increase in average salaries offered during the final round of placements, a spokesperson of the institute said.

Amit Shah participates in 83rd CRPF Raising Day in Jammu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday participated in the 83rd Raising Day program of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu.This is the first time that the CRPF is celebrating its Raising Day outside the national capital.The CRPF Raising Day is held on March 19 after India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel presented colours to the CRPF following the enactment of the CRPF Act by the Parliament in 1950. The CRPF was raised in 1939 and was then known as the Crown Representative's Police.The CRPF was raised as the Crown Representative's Police on this very day in 1939. It was given a fresh lease of life soon after Independence when it was renamed and redesigned as the Central Reserve Police on 28th December 1949 and was mandated to secure the internal security of the country.After reaching Jammu, Shah on Friday handed over job appointment letters to kin of Jammu and Kashmir police personnel who were killed in terrorist incidents."The entire nation is proud of ..

4 dead, 15 injured as fire breaks out in Jammu building, rescue op underway

Four people, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured after a massive fire broke out in a building here on Monday, police said. The death toll may increase further as the rescue operation is still underway, officials said. The fire broke out in the evening in a scrap shop on the ground floor of the building in Residency Road area apparently due to a short circuit. Soon the flames engulfed the entire building and some of the LPG cylinders kept inside exploded, said Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli. He said three people, including a child, were charred to death in the incident and 15 others were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Another body was recovered later. Residents of the building were mostly workers from Assam, the officials said. A spokesperson of the Fire and Emergency Services Department said they received a call about the fire around 6.10 pm and immediately rushed fire tenders to the spot. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu,

Fresh snowfall, rains in Kashmir, mercury declines across Valley

Several places in the valley, especially in south Kashmir, received fresh overnight snowfall, the officials said.

PAGD postpones Jan 15 meeting in Jammu due to spike in Covid-19

It was scheduled to be held at the residence of NC chief Farooq Abdullah at Bhatindi

Militant involved in several killings shot dead in J&K's Anantnag

Incriminating material, arms and ammunition, including an AK-47 rifle, two AK magazines, 40 AK rounds and a grenade were recovered from his possession

Delimitation panel's recommendations divisive; will protest on Jan 1: PAGD

The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the assembly seats of the union territory, is learnt to have proposed six additional seats for the Jammu region and one for the Kashmir Valley

Power outage continues in J&K as employees strike over privatisation

Residents of many cities in Jammu & Kashmir faced power shut down on second consecutive day, as Power Development Department (PDD) employees continued their strike against the proposed privatisation of electricity in the Union Territory. The PDD employees have been on strike since Sunday against the J&K administration decision to privatise the department and merge it with the Power Grid Corporation of India. Jammu University has postponed offline and online examination for undergraduate and postgraduate students tomorrow in view of the strike. The PDD employees held anti-government protests in Srinagar and Jammu demanding in writing from the Lieutenant Governor that it has shelved the proposal of privatisation. According to sources, while the administration parleyed with the PDD employees, it also visited several power distribution facilities in Jammu to speed up restoration of electric supply. The administration in its talks with the employees was represented by divisional ...

Delimitation Commission proposes six seats for Jammu, one for Kashmir

Nine seats have been proposed for STs and seven for SCs in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.

Jammu to get free WiFi at 20 more locations under smart city mission

Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) has signed an agreement with service provider LMES to install the WiFi hotspots

Jammu imposes night curfew amid rise in Covid-19 cases, positivity rate

A night curfew has been imposed in Jammu from Wednesday due to the rising COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate has increased beyond 0.2 per cent