Category: Jammu

Jammu

Technical snag hits power & water supply

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Technical snag in the 33-KV High Tension (HT) cable disrupted electricity and drinking water supply in major parts of Jammu today. Residents faced a lot of inconvenience due to the strike by thousands of daily wagers, who had been demanding regularisation in the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department. Due to heavy rainfall, technical team of the Power Development Department (PDD) had a tough time to repair the fault and special electricity cables connecting pumping stations. At present 27 Million Gallon Daily (MGD) of water is pumped out daily by 224…

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Liberal Jammu can’t co-exist with radicalised Kashmir: Hari Om

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Describing the developing situation in Kashmir as deplorable, horrible and dangerous for the country, former political advisor to J&K BJP president Prof Hari Om Monday said that the liberal, all-accommodating and nationalist of people of Jammu province can’t have any kind of truck with radicalised Kashmiri leadership and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh to reorganise forthwith J&K State on regional basis. Jammu province is a shining example of communal amity and social harmony, where more than 1-5 million 1.5 million refugees from Pakistan, PoJK and…

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Inclusion of Jammu in smart city project sought

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The Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) today demanded inclusion of Jammu city in the list of smart cities announced by the Central Government recently. The movement has alleged that the present PDP-BJP government is following discriminatory policies towards the region like previous governments, who denied Jammu its share. Activists, led by JWAM president Sunil Dimple, today held a protest against the BJP-PDP coalition government in J&K and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for following anti-people policies and alleged that most of the promises remained unfulfilled. “Where is the notification for AIIMS.…

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Jammu district tops chart for heinous crimes in J&K

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Jammu district has topped the list for heinous crimes in Jammu and Kashmir as 576 such crimes were registered in the district in 2014. Heinous crimes, according to Jammu and Kashmir Police, include murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping or abduction, rape, molestation, cruelty by husband, causing hurt and rioting. Cases of cruelty by husbands (159) topped the list of heinous crimes in the district followed by 86 cases of attempt to murder. The police in Jammu district also registered 21 murder cases in 2014, the highest in the entire state.…

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Water supply hit as PHE workers protest

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As daily wagers, casual workers and ITI-trained workers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department have been on a protest for the past nine days, residents of Rajouri town and adjoining areas today said they were facing hardships as they were not getting regular water supply. The protesting workers have been demanding regularisation of workers who have completed seven or more years in service, timely and regular payment of their wages and enhancement in their daily wages. The PHE employees raised slogans against the Chief Engineer and Minister for PHE,…

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Intrusion inputs keep Army on toes

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Schools in Samba closed as precautionary measure; Pak targets Poonch again Following intelligence inputs of possible infiltration by a group of heavily armed Pakistani militants from across the international border in theSamba sector, the Army has been put on high alert in the garrison town on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway. As a precautionary measure to pre-empt a possible terror strike, the Army today closed a Kendriya Vidyalaya and an Army school in Samba, said a top Army source. Searches were still on and they were on high alert, he said.…

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‘Jammu rope-way project to be commissioned by 2017’

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Having faced years of delay, the ambitious Jammu Ropeway Project, that will connect Mubarak Mandi and Bahu (Shahbad)-Mohmaya areas of the city, is likely to be commissioned by the year 2017. The idea of the project, which is being executed at the cost of Rs. 66 Crores, was conceived about two decades ago. However the construction on the ground was started only last year, several months after laying of foundation stone   in Feb 2014 by the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Managing Director  (MD) Cable Car Corporation Nazir Ahmed…

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BJP, NC claims belied as NHAI says no toll waiver for locals

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the state government have nailed the lie of political parties and said no ‘official concession’ had been granted to the local commuters at the Ban Toll Plaza on the Jammu-Udhampur national highway. The BJP and the National Conference recently claimed that the locals were exempted from toll at the Ban plaza. The move has, however, created confusion and chaos at the Ban Toll Plaza, triggering verbal spats and clashes between the local commuters and those looking after the affairs of the plaza…

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Pak rains mortars in Poonch district

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Pakistan is paying no heed to the Director General-level agreement between the BSF and its Rangers as its army again pounded posts along the Line of Control in the Balakote and Krishna Ghati (KG) sectors of Poonch district last night and this morning with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, triggering panic in villages in the forward areas. “There were unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Pakistani army along the LoC in Balakote last evening. Pakistan opened heavy machine gun fire on our posts. The Indian troops retaliated appropriately,” said defence…

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Undertrial escapes from police custody, Four cops suspended

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An undertrial prisoner escaped from the custody of police when he was being taken to a local court in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which four police personnel were suspended. Imtiaz Ahmed, who was arrested on charges of rape, yesterday jumped out of a police vehicle when he was being taken to Surankote from judicial lock up in Poonch for producing him before Sub Judge, a police officer said today.  Imtiaz was arrested last month in connection with a rape case, he said, adding, the police party wanted…

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