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School Van Packed Like a Backpack: Seized for Child Overload!

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School Van Packed Like a Backpack: Seized for Child Overload!

Jammu: A private van was seized after 19 school children were found travelling in it in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday. The van was seized by the Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Kishtwar Mohd Saleem, during a vehicle checking drive on Dachhan Road in the hilly district, the officials said. They said the officer recommended suspension of the driving license of the driver for “gross violation of traffic rules and regulations”. The special drive was conducted on Friday to ensure road safety and discipline, resulting in 117 vehicles…

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DSP Rank Officer Booked in Disproportionate Assets Case in Jammu

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DSP Rank Officer Booked in Disproportionate Assets Case in Jammu

Case registered at the ACB Jammu police station on the outcome of a verification conducted into the allegations that the accused has acquired huge assets disproportionate to his known source of income The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday booked deputy superintendent of police Chanchal Singh in connection with a disproportionate assets case. A case has been registered at the Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu police station on the outcome of a verification conducted into the allegations that the accused has acquired huge assets disproportionate to his known source of income. “The verification…

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Jammu to Vaishno Devi: Helicopter Service Takes Off for Swift Darshan

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Jammu to Vaishno Devi: Helicopter Service Takes Off for Swift Darshan

The shrine board has come up with two packages for the facility, the same day return (SDR) package is priced at Rs 35,000 and the next day return (NDR) package to cost Rs 60,000. In a major boost to pilgrimage to the Vaishno Devi shrine, the much-awaited helicopter service from Jammu to Vaishno Devi via Panchhi helipad commenced on Tuesday. The service, which was eagerly awaited by devotees, will provide a convenient and comfortable mode of transportation to the shrine. The direct helicopter service from Jammu to Vaishno Devi was…

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Manhunt Intensifies: Police Detain 50 in Reasi Bus Attack Investigation

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Manhunt Intensifies: Police Detain 50 in Reasi Bus Attack Investigation

At least 50 individuals have been detained by the Reasi police in connection with the investigation into the recent terror attack on a bus, in which nine pilgrims were killed. A police official said the detentions were made following an intensive investigation led by the police at the Kanda area police station in Pouni. “Significant leads have been uncovered in the probe, which will aid the identification and arrest of those involved in orchestrating the attack,” the official added. For a comprehensive probe, search operations have been expanded to encompass…

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Stepping Up Security: Police Intensify Training for Village Defense Guards After Terror Attacks

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Stepping Up Security: Police Intensify Training for Village Defense Guards After Terror Attacks

Hundreds of people are being given arms training in the far-off areas of Jammu—especially those inhabited by the Hindu population—to deal with the terror threat that is looming large over many parts of the region. Multiple attacks have taken place on security forces and civilians in Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi in the recent past, prompting the police to intensify the training of locals under the Village Defence Guards (VDG) scheme. While the VDGs (earlier called Village Defence Committees) have been functioning in the rural areas of Jammu division since long,…

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Mistaken Identity: Cook Loses Life in Border Firing, Family Devastated

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Mistaken Identity - Cook Loses Life in Border Firing, Family Devastated

In a case of mistaken identity, a 26-year-old man was killed when the Border Security Force (BSF) troops opened fire on observing suspicious movement near a forward post along the International Border (IB) in Samba, an official said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Vasudeva, a resident of Akhnoor area in Jammu. He was working as a cook with a company engaged in construction work in the border area, the official added. “An untoward incident took place at border outpost Regal late Friday night when BSF personnel, as…

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Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) to Track Violators in Jammu from June 10

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Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) to Track Violators in Jammu from June 10

Traffic authorities have warned motorists in Jammu against violations amid the full operationalisation of Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) from June 10. ITMS will become fully functional at all the 44 junctions in Jammu City from Monday. As per a Traffic Department official, the system will help in automatic number plate recognition in case of red light violation detection, driving without helmet, triple riding, not wearing seat belt, use of mobiles while driving, wrong parking among others. With the full implementation of ITMS, all types of vehicles will be under…

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Kashmiri Pandit Voters Stand Firm: BJP-Backed Candidates Get Their Support

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Kashmiri Pandit Voters Stand Firm: BJP-Backed Candidates Get Their Support

Vote in favour of parties being supported by the saffron party Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit migrant voters kept their promise with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and voted in favour of candidates on all the three seats of Kashmir valley which were being supported by the saffron party.Be it Baramulla, Srinagar or Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituencies, KP migrant voters mostly voted for BJP backed candidates. According to the data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), KP migrant voters of Jammu voted in favour of Peoples Conference’s candidate Sajad Lone…

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Tragedy Strikes: Two Lives Lost and 16 Injured in Akhnoor Bus Overturn

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Tragedy Strikes: Two Lives Lost and 16 Injured in Akhnoor Bus Overturn

In a tragic road accident, two people lost their lives while 16 others were injured after a bus overturned near Kalith village of Jammu in Akhnoor. Authorities responded swiftly rushing the injured to the sub-district hospital of Akhnoor for treatment. The deceased have been identified as Kewal Kumar and V Bhagat. Dr. Vijay of Sub-district Hospital in Akhnoor said that three of the injured were referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for further treatment while 13 were stable and undergoing treatment. He said, “There were a total of 18…

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Power to the People: JPDCL Withdraws Curtailment Notice, Ending Jammu’s Outage Woes

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Power to the People - JPDCL Withdraws Curtailment Notice, Ending Jammu's Outage Woes

Power scenario in Jammu division improved a day after Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) withdrew a notice regarding curtailment of electricity for long hours. JPDCL Managing Director Vikas Kundal decided to withdraw the notice in wake of intense heat wave in the region, which soared the temperature to as much as 45 degree in Jammu. “In view of the improvement in power infrastructure by way of capacity addition and repair of 2x50MVA, 132/66KV power transformer at Samba grid station and 10MVA, 33/11kV power transformer at Miran Sahib, the curtailment…

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