The DC directed the concerned departments to focus on the completion of pending works well before the commencement of the Yatra, keeping in mind the increased influx of pilgrims being anticipated due to easing out of Covid restrictions.
Little Seerat Naaz, the girl from the remote Lohai-Malhar village of Jammu's Kathua district who, in a viral video, flagged the sorry state of her school and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct urgent repairs, aspires to be an IAS officer.
The world-famous 'Basohli Painting' from Kathua district obtained the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag following approval by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Jammu.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Mukesh Singh told ANI that an explosion-like sound was heard near BPP Sanyal located along the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar in Kathua district in the late evening hours on Wednesday.
The explosion was heard within the limits of the Hiranagar police station near the international border in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, the official said.
A policeman died at a hospital within hours of his arrest by CBI on corruption charges in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi which entered Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday resumed from Hiranagar in Kathua district today.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six persons accused in a case linked to the interception and recovery of a drone (Hexacopter) and rounds of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) and magnetic bombs from Dhalli area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday is carrying out raids in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district against some suspects, in connection with separate cases having links to terror activities.