New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Junior Assistant, working in the office of an Superintending Engineer in Jammu for demanding a bribe of Rs 4,500 to clear a pension seeker’s application, an official said on Monday.Junior Assistant Mohd. Usman, working in the office of the Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Mechanical Urban Circle, Narwal, was arrested on Monday, said a CBI statement.The CBI registered the instant case on Sunday again…
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Jammu, May 24 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu has said that it has demolished three properties worth Rs 4 crore belonging to a known drug peddler. Taking to social media platform X, the Jammu Police on Saturday said, “Jammu Headquarters Zone Police in Miran Sahib in joint action with District Administration today demolished 3 properties worth 4 crore belonging to known drug dealer Navjot Singh alias Bablu in Miran Sahib having 15 FIRs pending against him.”In an interesting twist, this…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Recruits from Jammu and Gujarat, who received their appointment letters under the 19th Rozgar Mela, said that it is their family’s support which enabled them to work hard towards achieving the opportunity. They thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for focusing on the welfare of the country’s youth.Prime Minister Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly-appointed youths in various government departments and organisations at the 19th Rozgar Mela on Sa…
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a woman in J&K’s Jammu city set herself ablaze allegedly after her boyfriend ignored her calls, police said on Friday.Police said that the incident occurred near the Tawi bridge area on Thursday when the woman allegedly poured an inflammable substance on herself and set herself on fire in a fit of rage, they said.A police statement said that the 22-year-old woman allegedly set herself ablaze after her boyfriend did not respond to her phone calls…
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Tuesday reviewed arrangements for the annual Machail Mata Yatra.Officials said that the Chief Secretary reviewed elaborate arrangements for smooth, safe conduct of Machail Mata Yatra at a high-level meeting.The Chief Secretary took stock of the arrangements being put in place by the concerned Divisional and District Administrations for the smooth, safe and hassle-free conduct of the annual Machail Mata Yatra scheduled to …
Jammu, May 14 (IANS) Declaring their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel, around 40 families from a border village in Jammu pledged to cook food on traditional stoves. The women made ‘chapattis’ and vegetables on stoves using wood and cow dung. PM Modi’s appeal to save petrol, diesel, LPG and oil and not to buy jewellery for a year came in view of the ongoing West Asia conflict and the resultant global hike in crude oil prices.Speaking to IANS, a woman from Gajansu vil…
Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department centre in Bhopal has issued a warning for Madhya Pradesh detailing a complex atmospheric situation characterised by an impending severe heat wave alongside localised thunderstorm activity. For the immediate evening hours, a moderate thunderstorm with lightning and potential hail, featuring wind speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour, is anticipated over Balaghat and Sheopur Kalan.Residents in south Mandsaur, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, c…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) With the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelling the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and announcing that the exam would be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately, aspirants from Rajasthan and Jammu on Tuesday welcomed the decision, saying it would have been unfair for students appearing honestly if it had not been scrapped.The aspirants also termed the incident a failure of the NTA and the administration.IANS spoke to students in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur…
Jammu, May 4 (IANS) The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) said on Monday that it has carried out a major demolition drive against unauthorised constructions along the Ring Road Corridor in Jammu district to ensure public safety.An official statement said that in a significant enforcement action undertaken on Monday, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) carried out a major demolition drive along the Ring Road Corridor to curb unauthorised constructions and ensure planned urban development.During…
Jammu, May 2 (IANS) Three labourers died and one was rescued alive during the nightlong search and rescue operation after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Jammu city.Officials said on Saturday that the night-long rescue operation to pull out four labourers trapped under the debris of an under-construction bridge in Bantalab’s Thathar area concluded in the early hours of Saturday, with three workers found dead while one trapped labourer was rescued alive.T…