Fire inside house: Retired DSP, 5 others of family die of asphyxiation in J&K
Six persons of a family, including two children, died of asphyxiation when a fire erupted in a house in Jammu's Kathua early Wednesday, officials said.
Six persons of a family, including two children, died of asphyxiation when a fire erupted in a house in Jammu's Kathua early Wednesday, officials said.
In a significant development, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has accorded approval to a subsidised helicopter service for the people of the border area of Mendhar sector in the Poonch district.
The BSF has foiled a drugs smuggling attempt by recovering a Pakistani drone carrying narcotics in the border sector of Arnia in Jammu.
Three minor children and their 40-year old father died due to suspected food poisoning in a remote village of the Rajouri district of Jammu.
J&K Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, on Thursday, paid a visit to Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex here for an on-the-spot assessment of the progress made on the works of conservation and protection going on for the last few years.
'We have approved an economic package of Rs 1,350 crores for Jammu and Kashmir's struggling business community. This is additional to the benefits of the Atmanirbhar Abhiyan, earlier announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,' LG Manoj Sinha said.
Of the total 1320 bunkers (1200 individual and 120 community) in Jammu district 1098 bunkers (994 individual &104 community) have been completed so far.
In a statement, PDP spokesman said that the Chief Secretary has come here with a "colonial mindset" and acts as chief executioner of RSS in Kashmir".
Before him, another politician from UP, Satyapal Malik was appointed Governor but his tenure too remained brief as he was shifted to Goa when the status of J&K was reduced to that of a UT on 5 August last year following the abrogation of the Article 370.
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review status with regard to reservation of seats for students belonging to the Union Territory of Ladakh in professional institutions, for the academic year 2020-21.
