In a historic development, the remote village in mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir has finally been connected by the road for the first time since independence in 1947.
Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is a sitting Member of the Kathua-Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency posted on X, “Under PM @NarendraModi, remote #Doda villages are getting road connectivity for the first time since independence.”
“New #NHIDCL & such other projects connect hilly Marmat belt, including my native village #Kalota, where our forefathers never got to see a motor vehicle in their lifetime,” Dr Singh further posted.
MLA Doda West and BJP leader, Shakti Raj Parihar while thanking Dr Singh posted on X, “The expansion and enhancement of the Dranga-Goha-Khellani road has received sanction, with the tender process initiated in record time.”
“This essential project will bring immense relief to the communities of Khellani, Marmat, Goha, and other localities. I offer my sincere thanks to PMO @DrJitendraSingh for his unshakeable support in securing project approval,” he said.
Woman, her two children charred to death in Kishtwar
BK News Service
Jammu, Nov 11: A woman and her two minor children were charred to death when their house was gutted in a fire in the Kishtwar district in the early hours of Monday.
The deceased were identified as Nazia Begum, her daughter Amina and her son Rizwan, police said.
According to police, Khursheed Ahmad’s house in Badhat-Jashar village of Drabshalla caught fire around 4.30 am, trapping his wife and two children inside.
They were asleep and could not escape in time.
Due to flames and suffocation, they could not escape from the house and died in this blaze.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. An investigation is underway, police said.
Meanwhile, a fire also damaged a Gujjar Bakerwal boys hostel in Chatroo in Kishtwar district late Sunday night. No casualties were reported, they added.
Last month, a devastating fire destroyed over 70 houses in the far-off Marwah area of Kishtwar district. Fire and emergency services could not reach the place in time and the villagers, with the help of local administration, tried to douse the flames with their bare hands.