Jammu’s Dr Lalit Mangotra gets Padma Shri
A prominent Dogri writer and a former professor in Physics, Dr Lalit Mangotra has been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in the literature and education category.
A prominent Dogri writer and a former professor in Physics, Dr Lalit Mangotra has been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in the literature and education category.
Containment zone and section 144 was imposed in the Badhal village of Rajouri district on Saturday due to the outbreak of an unidentified illness that has claimed 17 lives.
The motorcycle-borne assailants following the victim, who was driving a Thar vehicle, shot multiple gun fires at him near the crowded Jewel Chowk in the heart of the city killing him on the spot. Doctors declared the victim ‘brought dead’ when he was rushed to the GMC hospital by the police.
The Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association, Jammu, (CGPWA) on Monday got its new office at the Residency Road Estates Complex, behind Chief Secretary’s official Residence, here.
Addressing a landmark event "Stakeholders Workshop on Weather & Climate Services" on the eve of IMD's 150th anniversary here, he announced the establishment of a Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu.
The Border Security Force (BSF) airlifted three patients from the snowbound Tangdhar in north Kashmir's Kupwara for medical attention.
Those injured were rescued by J&K Police and referred to the hospital for treatment.
With a focus to expedite the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Government has already released Rs 604 crore so far, said a senior officer of the Jal Shakti Ministry.
A total of 165 terrorists have been killed while 14 have been apprehended by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir this year.
Defence spokesman Lt. Colonel Devender Anand said that seven injured persons were flown to Jammu in a MI 17 helicopter of IAF.
