Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday that the first train arrived in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in 1972 but took more than 50 years for the rail track to get extended.
As a devastating fire has been raging in Jammu and Kashmir's Kaldi forest area for the past four days, Ghordi Block Development Council Chairperson Arti Sharma on Wednesday requested the administration to send fire brigades to douse this fire.
A redressal camp has been organised by the government of Jammu and Kashmir in the Udhampur district to address the demands, troubles and issues of the public on Tuesday.
Jitendra Singh on Tuesday took charge as Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Top officials of the ministry welcomed him into the minister's chamber with bouquets.
Mahika Pandoh, a resident of Udhampur district, topped the Jammu division in Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) class 12th (science stream) examinations with 98.4% marks.