By Northlines Correspondent Jammu Tawi, January 12: Lohri- an auspicious festival, symbolizing fertility and spark of life has been celebrated today at the eve of traditional festival with reverence, enthusiasm, pomp and show across the Jammu region. The celebration is marked by lighting the traditional bone-fires at the road/street crossings, dancing in groups, relishing festive
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 12: Director Tourism Jammu on Thursday organized cultural programmes at historical Raghunath Bazar and Samba Fort to celebrate the festival of Lohri. As per a statement, the events were held in collaboration with the Raghunath Bazaar Businessmen Association, District Administration Jammu/ Samba and JKAACL. While Mayor, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Rajinder Sharma was the Chief Guest for Lohri celebration event held at Raghunath Baazar DDC Chairman, Samba, Keshav Dutt Sharma was the Chief Guest at Samba Fort. […]
It is home coming’ for all: Venugopal Gopal Sharma JAMMU, Jan 6: Former J&K Dy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, former JKPCC chief Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed, two former Legislators- Muzaffar Parray and Balwan Singh among 17 former Democratic Azad Party (DAP) leaders today returned to the Congress fold and were welcomed back by the party which said they were on a ‘leave of two months’. AICC general secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal along with party general secretaries Jai Ram Ramesh and Rajni […]
In a region where electoral politics is regarded with cynicism, the departure of 17 leaders from Azad's new party is another example of how unfriendly the political environment is for new parties.