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Tragic Incident: Soldier Shot Dead by Father-in-Law in Reasi

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Tragic Incident: Soldier Shot Dead by Father-in-Law in Reasi

Srinagar: A soldier was gunned down allegedly by his father-in-law over some matrimonial dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Saturday, police said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) member Doulat Ram allegedly fired his .303 rifle on his son-in-law Amit Singh, an army soldier, at Kembal Danga village, causing chest injuries to him, they said. Ram, a resident of Panasa village, had come to meet his son-in-law, who was posted outside and had come on leave to his home, police said. However, he lost control after finding that Singh had…

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World’s highest rail bridge in Reasi to get a new lease of life as tourist destination

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World's highest rail bridge in Reasi to get a new lease of life as tourist destination

Soon to be a tourist spot, world’s highest rail bridge in J&K’s Reasi is 35m higher than Eiffel Tower in Paris; forms crucial travel link from Katra to Banihal The world’s highest steel arch rail bridge over the Chenab River in Reasi district, Jammu is being developed as a tourist spot with authorities calling for necessary measures for increasing the visitors’ footfall, officials said on Sunday. The 1.3-km rail bridge located 359 metres above the riverbed — 35 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris — forms a…

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