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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

Amit Shah to lay foundation stone of developmental works in Jammu today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday participate in several events in Jammu.

Army chief on 2-day visit to Jammu to review security situation

Terrorists shot dead two non-local labourers and injured another on Sunday in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians.

Traders protest; Reliance says no plan to set up 100 retail stores in Jammu

Traders and Apni Party activists on Tuesday staged separate protests against the proposed opening of 100 Reliance retail stores in Jammu, a claim which the company said is completely untrue

Will provide all help to Kashmiri Pandits, says Rahul Gandhi in Jammu

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday reached out to displaced Kashmiri Pandits, saying he and his family belong to this community, and promised them all help.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Jammu on September 9-10

This will be Gandhi's second visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.

Govt hands over probe into Jammu air force station drone attack to NIA

The government on Tuesday handed over the probe into the drone attack on the Jammu air force station to the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

In a first, drones strike at IAF station in Jammu airport; 2 injured

2 bombs dropped at IAF station in Jammu airport; NIA likely to take over probe

Jammu Air Force station explosion: Alert sounded in Punjab's Pathankot

An alert has been sounded in Punjab's border district of Pathankot on Sunday after two explosives-laden drones crashed into the high-security Indian Air Force station at Jammu airport, officials said.