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Jammu

PHE Dept ‘hunting’ for illegal water connections in Jammu

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Faced with the growing revenue loss, the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department is carrying out a survey to find illegal water supply connections in the city. With the population of 15 lakh, water crisis is looming large over the city as thousands of unregistered connections are squeezing water from the distribution system. Unregistered connections are the major reason for revenue shortfall, a fact detected by an audit conducted by the government following directions from the Central Government to streamline drinking water supply under the provision of the Water Regularity Authority…

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Illegal parking outside shopping malls results in traffic chaos

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The opening of big multi-brand showrooms and malls in the winter capital may have benefited the residents in shopping, but the issue of wrong parking of vehicles outside these business houses is yet to be sorted out. Despite having enough space for parking of vehicles at the basement of some of the malls, the customers in order to avoid paying parking charges prefer to park their vehicles on the road outside the malls thereby creating traffic chaos. Keeping in mind the ever-increasing traffic congestion on roads of the city, especially…

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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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BJP blames Pak for communal violence in Jammu

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‘Separatists’ strike calls needless’ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ravinder Raina Sunday said Pakistan was responsible for communal violence in Jammu. Raina said there was no need for strike calls by separatist leaders as the accused have been arrested by police. Raina was reacting to protests in Kashmir Valley on Sunday after an 18-year-old boy injured in a petrol bomb attack on a truck on October 09 died in a Delhi hospital. “I know the incident that took place on October 9 is very unfortunate but giving a strike call…

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Chenab valley shuts over trucker’s death

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Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway halted; train services affected Members of the majority community observed a shutdown in Doda, Kishtwar and Banihal towns on Monday in protest against the death of Kashmir-based trucker Zahid Rasool Bhat, who succumbed to injuries received in the petrol bomb attack in Udhampur on October 9. Supporting the call given by Anjuman Islamia Doda, all business establishments of the majority community remained closed in Doda district. The protesters took out a peaceful demonstration and demanded strict punishment for the attackers. The procession passed through various…

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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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Man gets back Rs 35 lakh after crime branch efforts

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After busting an interstate gang of thieves in September, which had duped Kathua resident Vijay Gupta of Rs 35.6 lakh, the crime branch of the police recovered the whole amount on Friday and handed it over to Gupta. The crime branch, Jammu, had arrested seven accused, including three masterminds, in September and initially recovered Rs 15 lakh from their possession. Mubassir Latifi, Senior Superintendent of Police, crime branch, Jammu, said they had managed to recover the entire amount of Rs 35.6 lakh after putting in hard efforts during investigation into…

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Daily-wagers of PHE Dept without salary for 30 months

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The Water Works (PHE) Employees Association today urged the government to release pending dues of daily-wagers. The association alleged that these workers had not received their wages for the last 30 months and expressed hope that the PDP-BJP coalition would fulfil the promise made to the daily-rated workers. Addressing a meeting here, association president Shiv Kumar Sharma said the daily wagers working in the PHE Department were facing discrimination for years, leading to frequent agitations. He said the successive governments had failed to address their concerns. Sharma further claimed that…

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Kashmiri Pandits org supports strike call on Monday

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Kashmiri Pandits organisation KPSS has endorsed the shut down call given by the various organizations against the Udhampur petrol bomb attack on Kashmiri truckers resulting death of Zahid Rasool Bhat at New Delhi hospital today. KPSS has paid condolences to the family members of Zahid Rasool Bhat and others who have been killed in the recent communal incidents. These acts de-moralise and de-stabilize the society we live in. In a press release emailed to Kashmir Watch Sanjay K. Tickoo President KPSS said, “These acts need to be checked as soon…

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Families reject ‘rejoining-encounter theory’; demand probe

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Killing of SPOs-turned-militants Slain militants can’t narrate their tale We thought they are on mission in forests The family members of two SPO-turned-militants killed by the forces in forests of Doda, Friday demanded high-level probe into the claims about rejoining of militancy by duo and also apprehended foul play in the encounter. “We have apprehensions about the way they were killed after they mysteriously disappeared along with their service weapons from police department and rejoined militancy,” said Farooq Ahmed, elder brother of slain Mohammed Riaz. Farooq expressed shock over his…

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