JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed grief over the massive fire that broke out in the Warehouse area of Jammu city, causing extensive damage to shops and property. In a post on X, Jitendra Singh said he was deeply shocked by the incident, which resulted in enormous […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday inaugurated a dedicated block housing 20 state-of-the-art operation theatres at the AIIMS, Jammu, saying the facility would reduce the need for patients to seek advanced medical treatment outside the Union Territory. Speaking to reporters after the inauguration, the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s office described […]
JAMMU — Underscoring the Army’s invaluable contribution beyond its conventional role of safeguarding the nation’s borders, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said its role during peacetime was as important as its contribution during war. He particularly highlighted the Army’s efforts to assist civilians in remote and geographically challenging areas through humanitarian initiatives, disaster relief […]
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the construction of underground bunkers in forward villages has boosted confidence among border residents and helped address the challenges that previously compelled families to migrate from these areas during cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir. The minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) visited […]
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday announced that a proposal to construct a new two-lane tube tunnel parallel to the existing Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee tunnel on the Chenani-Nashri stretch, connecting Udhampur with Ramban district, has been approved. Describing the development as “another good news for Udhampur,” Singh expressed gratitude to Union transport […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday formally declared the establishment of a new Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu, marking a major step towards strengthening weather forecasting and disaster preparedness across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. The newly established MeT centre at Jammu will integrate weather observations with a state-of-the-art X-band Doppler […]
SRINAGAR — Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train between Jammu and Srinagar, the first direct train between the twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, were among the dignitaries present at the flagging […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India has witnessed a transformational rise in entrepreneurship, with the number of startups growing to over two lakh, making the country the third-largest in the startup ecosystem. “Today, the results speak for themselves. In just a few years, we have grown from 350–400 startups to more […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said that India is positioning itself to become a global leader in preventive healthcare and stressed that public-private partnerships (PPP) will play a crucial role in driving innovation in life sciences. Speaking at the GISICON-2025, the 10th biennial conference of the Gastrointestinal Infection Society of India, held […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday emphasised the transformative role of science and technology in driving India’s development and said the nation is witnessing an unprecedented expansion in scientific capabilities under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was delivering the keynote address at a curtain raiser for India International Science […]