Month: February 2017

Chemists across Jammu went on 72-hour strike in district

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More than 1,000 chemist shops remained closed in the city and district today as the Jammu Chemist Association has called for strike till Saturday. The chemists’ association alleged that the health department of the state government had allowed non-state subjects to open shops inside all the district hospitals and Government Medical College of the Jammu region. “The department has accepted the tenders of a non-state subject, which is against the law. We feel this was purely done in lieu of exchange of favours,” said Naveen Bali, president, Jammu Chemist Association.…

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Mehbooba Mufti reluctant to clarify, BJP looks for way out

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As Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti appears to be reluctant not to publicly retract her statement in which she dubbed all opponents of the Article 370 as “anti-national”, the “humiliated” BJP is looking for a “way out” to face its core constituency in the Jammu region. Fearing that Chief Minister’s speech on the floor of the Legislative Assembly would demoralise the committed cadre of the party, BJP leaders are trying to create an impression among party workers that the intention of Chief Minister was not to humiliate Sangh Parivar. Reliable sources…

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Mayhem over Mehbooba Mufti’s remark on Art 370, House adjourns sine die

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Oppn MLAs uproot mikes, throw chairs; marshal injured in melee Amid high-voltage drama and scenes of vandalism over “expunging” of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks on Article 370, the state Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday — six days ahead of schedule. According to the revised notified calendar, the Assembly was to function until February 7, but the Speaker Kavinder Gupta announced adjournment of the House sine die following unprecedented pandemonium, violent protests and damage to furniture by the Opposition, comprising National Conference and Congress legislators. The NC…

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