JAMMU — As many as 64 fire incidents were reported across Jammu region during the Diwali celebrations, causing extensive damage to commercial properties and other assets, officials said on Monday. Jammu district accounted for the highest number of 30 incidents, including at the historic Warehouse Nehru Market in the heart of the city, the officials […]
JAMMU — Fire gutted at least a dozen shops in the historic Nehru Market in the heart of Jammu city on Sunday night, while a separate blaze broke out at the district police lines in Kathua district, officials said. No casualties were reported in either incident, which occurred amid widespread bursting of firecrackers on Diwali. […]
JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited the fire-ravaged Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station on Sunday to assess damage from a blaze that gutted dozens of shops last month. Mehbooba arrived in Jammu on Saturday, on her first trip to the winter capital since […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday extended Diwali greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and others celebrating the festival across the country and abroad. In a message posted on X, the Chief Minister expressed hope that the festival of lights would bring happiness, peace and prosperity […]
JAMMU — Ramban Police has intensified security and preventive measures across the district ahead of Diwali to ensure peaceful celebrations and maintain law and order, officials said. As part of the enhanced security arrangements, police, in coordination with the Special Operations Group (SOG), conducted extensive foot patrolling in market areas, public places and other sensitive […]
NEW DELHI — Liquor sales ahead of Diwali reached a whopping 3.9 crore bottles, representing an increase of nearly 70 per cent over last year, and generating a revenue of Rs 448 crore, the Indian Express reported. According to official data, liquor sales in the 15 days leading up to the festival saw a sharp […]
NEW DELHI — Troops of India and China exchanged sweets at several border points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday, Army sources said. The traditional practice was observed a day after both countries completed the disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — With just a week left until Diwali celebrations, the Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) announced on Tuesday a five-day holiday for schools in the Jammu division, starting from October 29. In an official order, the Director of School Education stated, “All educational institutions, both government and private, up to the Higher […]