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Three more incidents of Mysterious braid chopping reported; Police grapple for clues

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In last 24 hours three more braid chopping incidents have been reported in rural areas of Jammu and Samba districts. As per officials two cases were reported form Saba district, where both victims are of 10 year old. The braid of Kushi daughter of Des Raj resident of Rakha village, Samba was mysteriously chopped off in late evening hour, when she went to rooftop for picking her school bag,” said an official. “The family members came to know after Kushi screamed loudly and fell unconscious. Her mother was first to…

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BJP counters Omar Abdullah on Article 35A

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Says the constitutional provision is tilted against women Countering former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s claim that Article 35A does not allow any gender discrimination, the BJP today “reminded” the National Conference (NC) leader that spouses and children of local women married outside J&K are not entitled to the status of state subject unlike men who marry non-state subjects. In a statement issued here today, state BJP spokesman Virendra Gupta said the state subject law and Article 35A not only allows discrimination on the basis of gender but also violates Articles…

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Pak shelling leaves jawan, civilian hurt in Poonch and Rajouri

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A soldier and a civilian were injured when the Pakistani army resorted to firing and mortar shelling on forward Indian posts in Poonch and Rajouri districts today. Pakistani troops used small arms to target posts in Poonch district at about 6.30 am. Sources said at about 10 am, troops of the Baloch Regiment used sniper rifles to target Indian soldiers manning the forward posts in the Baba Khori area in Nowshera sub-division. The sources added that Naik Sushil Kumar of the Punjab unit had a narrow escape and received splinter…

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At Independence Day event factionalism in BJP come to fore

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The factionalism in the BJP came to the fore when a majority of the party leaders gave a miss to the official Independence Day function in which Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh was the chief guest. Although leaders of all political parties, including the Opposition, were present in the function held at Parade Ground, Jammu, prominent BJP leaders were conspicuous by their absence. Even local MLA Rajesh Gupta, in whose constituency the function was held, was not present on the occasion. Highly placed sources said the state BJP unit was…

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Nandni tunnel develops cracks within 30 months of its Inauguration

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The Nandani tunnels on the Jammu-Srinagar highway have developed major leakages within 30 months of their inauguration. The leakage in the tunnels, 25 km from Jammu, is posing a serious threat to connectivity on the national highway, which also connects Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra and the Northern Command in Udhampur to rest of the country. Though, SP Jammu-Udhampur Highway Pvt Ltd — the construction company — has been given the contract for 20 years (three years for construction and 17 years for maintenance), but the patch work has…

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Three killed, Scores injured in Samba road accident

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Three people, including a student, died while scores were injured died when a mini bus they were travelling in rolled down on the road in district Samba Thursday morning. “A mini bus on way from border village to Samba town this morning met with an accident due to break failure and rolled down on the road,” police here said. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment.

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Scrapping of Article 35A to hit Jammu most: Omar Abdullah

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Maintaining that removal of Article 35A will hurt the interests of Jammu people the most, National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah today hit out at BJP leaders for launching a misinformation campaign without knowing its consequences. He said if the BJP was able to win the fight in a court through its proxies, before reaching Kashmir, businessmen and people from outside would settle in Jammu and Ladakh. “Going by the present situation in the Kashmir valley, where locals are moving out and sending their children to different parts of…

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BJP ministers under fire over silence on Article 35A

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Discontent brewing within the BJP due to the “guarded silence” being maintained by party ministers on Article 35A came to the fore during the core committee meeting when some members gave vent to their anger against the “defensive” approach of the party on the issue. The core committee meeting, held on Saturday evening, was attended by senior leaders, including two Cabinet ministers of the coalition. One member of the core committee, who wished not to be quoted, said members expressed their anger over the submissive approach being adopted by party…

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‘Tiranga Yatra’ to Kashmir stopped in Samba

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A ‘Tiranga Yatra’ bound for Kashmir was today stopped by police in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir, and sent back. The 65-odd marchers from Sonipat in Haryana carrying with the national flag conducted prayers at an ashram in Vijaypur in Samba and returned, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anil Kumar Magotra told PTI. He said the marchers were on their way to Lal Chowk in Srinagar to unfurl the national flag there on Independence Day. “We welcomed them and took them to Barrian Ashram where we persuaded them to return,”…

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Jammuites should decide about the Article 35A: Devinder Rana

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National Conference trying to create fear psychosis: BJP Provincial President of National Conference, Jammu, Devinder Singh Rana Saturday said that people of Jammu should be given a chance to decided whether to abrogate Article 35-A or not. Addressing a presser in Jammu he said: “Jammu Dogras would be main sufferers if Article 35-A is abrogated. The people of Jammu should be given a chance to hold a referendum so that they can decide whether to abrogate Article 35-A or not.” He said talks about the abrogation of the Article is…

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