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Udhampur

Udhampur residents protest Deputy Commissioner’s transfer

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Protests continued for the second consecutive day today against the transfer of Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary, who has been shifted as Additional Secretary to the office of the Chief Minister in Srinagar. Crossing party lines, representatives of all major political parties, Bar association, Beopar Mandal and social organisations of the town urged the Chief Minister to review the transfer order. A massive protest was held outside the DC’s residence this morning when people disallowed the officer to move to attend a function Jagdish Bhardwaj of the National…

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Passengers face the heat as two trains to Katra suspended

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Commuters availing the Jammu-Udhampur rail services are facing hardships due to less frequency of the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains. The Railways has suspended two of the four DMU trains to extend express trains to Katra, the base camp of the Vaishno Devi shrine. Due to the cancellation of the DMU trains, the other overburdened trains to Udhampur and Katra see additional rush of passengers. After the start of the train to Katra in July 2014, all four DMU trains, running between Pathankot and Udhampur via Jammu-Tawi Railway Station, were…

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Schools in Doda, Udhampur closed after avalanche warning

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The authorities on Saturday ordered closure of all schools in Udhampur and Doda districts following an avalanche advisory by meteorological department . “Following the avalanche advisory issued by the MeT department in the wake of ongoing heavy rainfall in the state, the authorities have decided to close all the schools in Doda and Udhampur districts,” an official said. MeT department has predicted heavy rainfall and also issued avalanche warning in the district for today and tomorrow, Chief Education Officer of Doda, Mohd Ashraf Rather said, adding that holiday has been…

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Udhampur DC gets state award

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Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has been conferred the state award for outstanding contribution to the field of electoral participation and showcasing best electoral practices at the Global Electoral Exhibition and Matdata Mahotsav, organised by the Election Commission in Delhi. Shahid received the award for the best District Election Officer (DEO). He was awarded for his contribution to various fields of electoral enrolment, participation and awareness. He was the DEO, Kathua, during the Assembly elections and the DEO, Reasi, during the Lok Sabha elections which registered record enrolment and…

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Residents protest new liquor shop

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Residents of Chenani today protested against opening of a liquor shop in their residential area and demanded the shifting of the same to some other place. After the Supreme Court order, banning the sale of alcohol on the state and national highways to curb road accidents in the country, owners of liquor shops located on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway have now started shifting their shops from highway to interior areas such as in Chenani and Tikri. These led to protests in both these areas. Talking to mediapersons, Rajesh Gupta, former…

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Infant plastered in wrong leg at Udhampur hospital

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Act of negligence rectified, investigation ordered In a case of gross negligence at District Hospital in Udhampur, doctors plastered the wrong leg of a five-month-old baby boy. As per reports, Sudesh Kumar along with his wife Pinki, residents of Ritti, arrived at the hospital on Saturday and showed their son to an orthopaedic surgeon. Meanwhile, a surgeon advised them to go for an X-ray. The parents got it done and showed the report to the doctor. The X-ray showed the left leg of the baby was fractured. The doctor advised…

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Three Kashmiris attacked by Hindu miscreants in Udhampur

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Three Kashmiri passengers were thrashed by a group of Hindu miscreants at Udhampur, where four Kashmiri truckers were attacked—one of them died later in September this year. According to Kashmir Media Service, the victims, Hilal Maqbool Malik, Yawar Hanief Butt and Bilal Ahmad Butt work as medical representatives for a pharmaceutical company. “Around 11 am, we hired a taxi from Banihal Railway station to Jammu. We stopped at a Dhaba near Udhampur for snacks. Suddenly a group of men started thrashing us,” Hilal told media men. “While raising anti-Kashmir slogans,…

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11 Officials suspended in Udhampur for being ‘absent on duty’

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Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended 11 officials in Poonch and Udhampur districts for ‘unauthorised absence’ from duty. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Surankote, Afzal Mirza placed 10 erring officials of Health, Education and Sheep Husbandry department under suspension for their unauthorised absence from duty in Poonch district, an official spokesman said. The SDM conducted surprise inspection of Medical Sub-Centre Draba where five officials were found absent and have been placed under suspension while some paramedics have been placed under suspension for unauthorised absence from duty at Medical Sub Centre Mastaan Dhara,…

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Bus accident in Udhampur, atleast 14 dead

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At least 14 people died while 30 others were injured in a road accident in Udhampur district of Jammu region on Tuesday. An official said that an overcrowded bus met an accident in Ramnagar Tehsil of the district today morning, resulting into at least 14 deaths. The bus was its way from Ghordi village to Ramnagar town in Udhampur district of Jammu region. DC Udhampur Shahid Choudhary said that they fear more deaths as many passengers are injured and trapped. “Fourteen deaths have been reported so far. But we fear…

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7 arrested, 5 booked under PSA for attack on truck in J&K’s Udhampur district

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Seven persons have been arrested and five of them booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly attacking a truck in Udhampur recently whose conductor died of injuries today, Director Jammu and Kashmir DGP K Rajendra Kumar said on Sunday. “Seven persons were arrested for criminal assault on the truck,” the Director General of Police (DGP) said, adding that searches were on to nab another person involved in it. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said murder charges will now be slapped on the accused following the…

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