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Rajouri

Mughal Road major security concern: Johnny William

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The security grid has been tightened in the frontier districts of Rajouri and Poonch following sacrilegious acts at two Jammu temples, threats by militants to disturb and attack the Amarnath yatra and exfiltration attempt by three Kashmiri youths for arms training. Johnny William, DIG, Rajouri-Poonch police range, said additional police posts had been set up on the Mughal Road and security tightened around all religious places in both districts. “Though no infiltration has been reported from the two districts in the last few years, we can’t take the matter casually.…

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Rats nibble patient in Rajouri district hospital

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A paralytic patient at the government district hospital in Rajouri district was allegedly bitten by rats, as hospital administration said the incident was old and corrective measures have been taken. A paralytic patient at the government district hospital in Rajouri district was allegedly bitten by rats, as hospital administration said the incident was old and corrective measures have been taken. Wali Mohammed, suffering from full-body paralysis and undergoing treatment at the district hospital, was seriously injured when rats nibbled at his body as he lay on his hospital bed two…

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Official from center visits Rajouri to look into farmers problems

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan is being touted as the biggest-ever exercise since Independence to give a fillip to agriculture in the country, but the question is whether it will benefit people or meet the fate of previous schemes and programmes. People of Rajouri district don’t have high hopes from the campaign as they see it as yet another government exercise. They believe whatever funds will be released from the Centre will flow through the system in place for decades. A Central government representative…

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Bus carrying wedding party turns turtle in Rajouri, injuring 45

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Around 45 people were today injured, two of them seriously, when a bus carrying a marriage party turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. “The bus full of Baratis was on its way to Thandi Kassi from Saranu village when it turned turtle near Jamola bridge in Rajouri,” a police officer said. He said that 45 Baratis were injured in the mishap, two of them seriously. “The seriously injured persons have been shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu for specialised treatment, whereas others are admitted to Rajouri…

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Seven day Holi bonanza begins in Rajouri

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Holi, the festival of colours, has a special significance here as Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims celebrate the festival a week in advance by taking out processions on alternate days in the name of Lord Bhairon. Rajouri city today witnessed the beginning of the 7-day-long Holi festival when the Bhairon Committee took out the procession of Bhairon Devta which passed through various bazaars and lanes followed by hundreds of youth from both the communities. Inhabitants of Rajouri city feel that by celebrating this festival they are saved from evils. Tight security…

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Locals protest move to establish firing range in Akhnoor

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Opposing the move to establish Army firing range in Akhnoor, residents of the area today protested in huge numbers under the leadership of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) senior vice-president Sham Lal Sharma by blocking the Jammu-Rajouri highway for four hours. Villagers said the proposal would be a threat to the lives of thousands of people and their property. Sham Lal Sharma lambasted BJP MLAs, MPs and ministers and said without their consent this SRO 462 wouldn’t have been published, which clearly stated that any type of land either agricultural or…

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Rajouri residents catch SPO for ‘burglary attempt’

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A Special Police Officer (SPO) associated with the Special Operation Group of the Rajouri police has reportedly been caught red-handed by local residents during his involvement in a burglary attempt. The SPO has been identified as Bashir Ahmed of Saj village. Officials of the District Police Lines said the SPO in question was not on their rolls. In the wee hours on Thursday, he was reportedly attempting to remove batteries from a tractor parked near Thandi kassi village under jurisdiction of the Rajouri police station. Residents of Thandikassi spotted the…

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Mother-son duo killed after VDC member opens fire in Rajouri

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A mother-son duo died after a member of Village defence Committee (VDC) allegedly opened fire on them in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official. News agency GNS reported that the VDC member Mushtaq Ahmad, son of Mohd Sharief R/O Mohra Dhaveen village in Budhal area of Rajouri district opened fire upon the woman and her four-year-old son after barging inside her kitchen at Samote village today morning. “In the firing incident, the duo sustained serious bullet wounds”, GNS reported, adding that the injured were immediately shifted to…

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Transformers supplied under Central scheme of poor quality: MLA Rajouri

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A majority of the transformers supplied by the contractors in Rajouri district under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) are allegedly made of sub-standard material. The Rajouri MLA raised the issue with the Executive Engineer, EM & RE, Rajouri Division, here today. Following the power crises in Rajouri district, especially in the Rajouri Assembly constituency, MLA Qamar Hussain today held a meeting with the Power Development Department (PDD) officials, including the Executive Engineer. Hussain expressed resentment over frequent damages to the transformers supplied by the contractors under the RGGVY.…

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Cop seen in pictures sitting on woman SPO’s lap, suspended

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Pictures of a white-bearded policeman purportedly sitting in the lap of a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) in a police station in Rajouri district has gone viral on social media, prompting authorities to suspend him. Two pictures were posted on Facebook and Whatsapp in which Head Constable Zakir Hussain was seen sitting in the lap of a woman SPO who was seated on a chair in Budhal Police Station. “The incident took place in August this year. Soon after the pictures came to our notice, we have suspended the Head…

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