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Kashmiri Pandit group stages protest against state govt

November 3, 2015 Editor

A group of displaced Kashmiri Pandits today held a protest here, accusing the PDP-BJP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir of ignoring the plight of the community. “Though the leaders of PDP and BJP had promised permanent rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit Migrant community in Kashmir Valley during elections but it seems that the coalition government has totally failed to fulfill its commitment,” said president of the Jagti Tenement Committee Shadi Lal Pandita. He accused the state government of not taking any steps for the one-time rehabilitation of the community even as…

No rules to check pillion riders without helmet

October 31, 2015 Editor

Two-wheeler riders, especially those riding pillion, shy away from wearing a helmet in the city. There is no mechanism to make pillion riders wear a helmet in Jammu. The traffic police in Jammu may stop a biker not wearing a helmet and fine him Rs 100, but do not find any offence or risk if the pillion rider is not wearing a helmet. It has become the culture in Jammu that the pillion riders never wear helmets and most of the people don’t even know that the pillion rider should…

Two students booked for raising pro-Pak slogans in Rajouri

October 31, 2015 Editor

Two students of a government school were booked for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Around eight students of a particular community studying at Government Higher Secondary School in Sialsoi village raised pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans after they came out of their classes after an exam yesterday,” a police officer said. He said that a group of around 50 persons reached the school today morning and forced the closure of the school authority. However, on the intervention of the police, the school functioned…

Vaishno Devi shrine bags ‘Best Managed Religious Destination’ award

October 30, 2015 Editor

Recognising various initiatives taken by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in continually improving the pilgrimage, the CNBC-AWAAZ, a Hindi business news channel, has awarded the Shrine Board with ‘Best Managed Religious Destination Award’ for 2015. “This is for the third time that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has bagged the CNBC-AWAAZ Travel Award. Earlier, the Board had received this award in 2011 and 2013. This year CNBC-AWAAZ Travel Awards were presented by the Chhattisgarh Government,” said an official spokesperson of the board. The Shrine Board has been…

12 Newborn girls abandoned in six months

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Editor

On his way to a nearby temple, a priest heard cries coming from near some bushes. As he went near, he was shocked to find a newborn girl wrapped in a piece of cloth. The baby was apparently abandoned by her parents. The baby managed to survive after she was admitted to the respiratory intensive care unit. The incident took place on September 18 at Karin Bagh on the outskirts of the city. However, this is not an isolated case. For quite some time, Jammu is witnessing a distributing trend…

Divide state and tackle one community region of Kashmir: Hari Om tells Modi

October 29, 2015 Editor

Terming PDP, NC, Congress and CPI-M as chips of the same anti-Jammu and anti-India block, senior ‘BJP leader’ and former political advisor to J&K BJP, president Prof Hari Om, Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to divide the state to end alienation in Jammu province and tackle the restive, radicalised and one-community region of Kashmir. Segregation of Jammu province from Kashmir Valley is the need of the nation and exigency of the time, he said. He added that the dangerous developments which unfolded in Kashmir after October 3 in and…

‘Rigidity’ of Army adds to traffic chaos outside school on BC Road

October 29, 2015 Editor

Daily traffic snarls leading to total chaos outside Saint Mary’s Presentation Convent School on the BC Road continue to take a toll on commuters and traffic policemen alike, courtesy Tiger Division of the Army, which allegedly has not been allowing the school management to use the school land for the purpose of dropping and picking up schoolchildren. “The Army doesn’t allow parents of our children and drivers of privately hired school vehicles to use the strip with our compound wall for the purpose of dropping and then picking up the…

‘We’re living in hell, no one pays heed to our miseries’

October 27, 2015 Editor

Displaced border residents recount tales of misery as they battle government apathy The administration’s apathy is adding to the woes of hundreds of border villagers, displaced again by border firing in Kathua and Samba districts. Around 300 villagers have taken shelter at the Santoshi Mata Temple here, being frequented by politicians nowadays, but the displaced residents have received no major help from the authorities so far. The administration has so far sent only one bag of rice, weighing 50 kg, and two bags of flour, weighing 50 kg each, for…

Man arrested with illicit liquor in Doda

October 27, 2015 Editor

A man was arrested with 64 pouches of illicit liquor in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. Acting on specific information, a police team yesterday caught a man who was roaming around in suspicious circumstances in Pul Doda area of the district, a police officer said. When checked, 64 pouches of illicit liquor were recovered from his possession, the officer said, adding that he was arrested on the spot. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Pul Doda, the official said. A…

JK Speaker, BJP leaders join RSS march in Jammu

October 26, 2015 Editor

The J&K Legislative Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta and senior Bharatiya Janata Party legislators Sunday openly participated in right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s ‘route march’ in Jammu. Gupta was in ‘Gavnesh’, the RSS uniform, during the rally that passed through several areas in the city. Gupta had recently said he was a “proud RSS man.” The Speaker—in white shirt and ‘khaki’ short joined the RSS march that commenced from DPS Ground and concluded at Hari Singh Park on the banks of river Tawi after passing through several city locations including Shaheedi Chowk,…