Jammu, Sep 23 (UNI) Amidst rallies, busting of crackers and distribution of sweets, the people of Jammu on Friday celebrated the first public holiday announced on the birth anniversary of last Dogra Ruler—Maharaja Hari Singh—with fanfare.

Jammu, Sep 23 (UNI) Three siblings among four persons drowned in a nullah on Friday in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Shimla, Sep 23 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday quashed the order passed by the Deputy Commissioner Shimla Aditya Negi of delimitation process in five Shimla Municipal Corporation wards terming the order against the previous High Court order.

Rae Bareli (UP), Sep 23 (UNI) The Ballia district administration on Friday banned Friday namaz being offered inside the collectorate premises of the district headquarters, an administration official said here.

Dharamshala, Sep 23 (UNI) Thirteen students from Punjab and Delhi, who were trapped near Bagshunag water fall following heavy rainfall in the area, were rescued by a joint team of McLeodganj Police and SDRF, police said here on Friday.