The Railway Board decided to run the indigenously built high speed train between Delhi and Katra, the base for the Vaishno Devi shrine, after the success of the train now plying between New Delhi and Varanasi which has completed over 1.5 lakh running km in five months. Here are some interesting things to know about Vande … Read more
It was Maharaja Pratap Singh, of the Dogra dynasty, who first explored the possibility of a railway line connecting Jammu with Srinagar in 1898 but the idea was put on hold because of complications involved in laying the track over a hilly terrain. However, in 1905, the maharaja approved a railway line between Jammu and Srinagar … Read more
Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat rankings are out and Jammu railway station has given us a reason to be proud. In the list for A-1 category of stations, out of 75 stations, Jammu railway station has ranked 3rd. The two stations, which beat Jammu to get higher spots were Vishakhapatanam and Secundarabad. Here is a list … Read more
Lost in oblivion, hardly anybody in Jammu, let alone outsiders, know that Dogri has a script of its own. Called as Takri or Dogra Akkhar, it is a centuries old script related to Sharada script and closely resembling the Gurumukhi script. It was used for all administrative and social purposes till J&K acceded to India. … Read more
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty of rape by a special CBI court in Panchkula, Haryana, on Friday. He was immediately taken into judicial custody; he will be sentenced on Monday. This has effected more than ten trains were today cancelled from Jammu Tawi Railway Station in view of Court … Read more