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JAMMU: The Jammu Division of Northern Railway has recorded a significant rise in railway revenue through sustained monthly ticket checking campaigns conducted across stations and onboard trains, with a focus on passenger convenience, safety and financial discipline. The campaigns are being carried out under the guidance of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM) Uchit Singhal, with ticket checking staff conducting intensive inspections at stations and in trains to ensure that passengers are travelling with valid tickets. Since the formation of the Jammu Division, ticket checking drives conducted between April 2025 and December 2025 have detected around 54,098 passengers travelling without…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Minister of State for Earth Sciences; and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that India’s “Reform Express” is being driven by science, technology, and innovation, with technology acting as the central force behind governance, administration, and economic transformation. Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Science & Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences for the year 2025, the Minister said that the country’s future growth over the next two decades will be led…
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday announced that there will be no general increase in electricity tariffs across the Union Territory during the current financial year. The announcement comes amid apprehensions over a proposed additional 20 per cent charge on electricity consumption during morning and evening peak hours. “For 2025–26, there is no general increase in electricity tariffs across J&K and the Time of Day (ToD) tariff remains unchanged,” the Chief Minister’s Office said in a post on X. The Chief Minister said the government continues to prioritise public welfare by ensuring that electricity remains affordable…
JAMMU: The CSIR–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, released its Annual Work Report for 2024–25 and unveiled its roadmap for 2026 during an event organised to mark the New Year. The official calendar for 2026 was also released on the occasion. Director, CSIR-IIIM Jammu, Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, presided over the event and highlighted the institute’s scientific achievements, societal contributions, infrastructure development, and future priorities, in alignment with the vision of CSIR leadership. The programme commenced with a tribute to eminent CSIR scientists who passed away in 2025. Dr. Ahmed paid homage to Dr. Palpu Pushpangadan, former Director, of CSIR-NBRI,…
JAMMU: Jammu Police have initiated a preliminary enquiry after a video surfaced on social media showing a cricketer from Pulwama wearing a helmet bearing a Palestine logo during a match in Jammu, officials said on Friday. Police identified the cricketer as Furqan Ul Haq, son of Tajamul Hussain Bhat, a resident of Tangipuna, Pulwama. He was seen playing a cricket match at KC Door, Muthi, when the video was recorded. According to police, the action has been taken in view of the sensitivity of the matter and its potential public order implications. “In a video circulating on social media on…
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JAMMU: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Thursday emphasised preparedness for contingencies and swift response to any emergent situation, calling for strengthened layered security and enhanced coordination among security agencies. The DGP issued these directions while conducting a comprehensive security review of key religious and heritage sites in Jammu, including Raghunath Mandir, Bahu Fort and Tirupati Balaji Mandir. Highlighting the importance of effective use of technology to improve situational awareness, DGP Prabhat stressed the need to plug vulnerabilities through seamless coordination among the Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF, ITBP and other stakeholders. Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone,…
SRINAGAR: In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir Police in District Ganderbal on Tuesday recovered arms, ammunition and cash worth ₹8.40 lakh and arrested two persons during a late-evening operation. The recovery was made by Police Station Ganderbal in coordination with the Special Operations Group (SOG) near Gundrehman Bridge. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a police team intercepted a load carrier bearing registration number JK15B-7309 during naka checking. A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of the following items: The arrested accused have been identified as Ghulam Nabi Mir, son of Mohammad Subhan Mir, a resident of…
NEW DELHI: Department of Science & Technology (DST) has established 15 Inclusive “Technology Business Incubators” (i-TBI) across universities and higher educational institutions in different parts of the country, aimed at democratising innovation and entrepreneurship beyond metropolitan centres. This was disclosed here today by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, during a visit to the Delhi Technological University (DTU) to review the functioning and impact of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) supported Inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)…
JAMMU: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Regional Office Jammu, has successfully completed several major highway infrastructure projects along the NH-44 corridor during 2025 and outlined key projects scheduled for completion in 2026, officials said. Major Achievements in 2025 Significant progress was recorded on the Pathankot–Jammu section of NH-44. At Nanake Chak in Samba, the long-pending two-lane Road Under Bridge (RUB) at km 69+422 was widened to a four-lane configuration by constructing additional lanes beneath the railway line, resolving a project that had remained pending since 2009. The damaged five-span, two-lane bridge over the Tarnah River on the Pathankot–Jammu…