Category: Jammu

Jammu

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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Five Dengue cases confirmed in Jammu

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Hospitals directed to keep watch on patients admitted with high fever With five cases of dengue confirmed in Jammu, the Health Department alerts hospitals to keep a watch on patients admitted with high fever. A senior health official said though the situation was under control, but keeping in view the past experience, when administration was caught unprepared about the disease leading to panic and confusion among people, no chance was being taken this time. Almost all the city localities are vulnerable to the disease, while majority of the cases of…

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Telecom cos again take to digging roads as govt fails to provide utility ducts

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Much to the annoyance of residents, telecom companies have again begun to dig city roads to lay new communication cables as the Roads and Building (R&B) Department fails to create permanent underground utility ducts to prevent frequent destruction of roads. As roads are already in a dilapidated condition for want of blacktopping and repair, the digging carried out by telecom companies make them unsuitable for travel and gives an ugly look to the city. Many residents say that at times it seems the “government is preparing the city for war…

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BJP MLA forces way through under-construction tunnel, video goes viral

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On the heels of photos going viral online of a BJP MLA piggybacking on a policeman, a video has appeared on social media of another party legislator who is seen forcing his convoy through an under-construction tunnel after purportedly misbehaving with the workers at the site. The video shows the convoy of Ramban BJP MLA Neelam Langeh seeking to pass through the under-construction Nashri-Chenani surface tunnel and the staff of the company engaged in the project trying to advise them against doing so. The workers at the site are heard…

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BJP’s Adityanath concerned over plight of Kashmiri Pandits

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Extending “full” support to the displaced Kasmiri Pandits of Kashmir Valley, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath on Sunday criticised political parties, social organisations and human rights groups for “alienating” their cause. Addressing a function organised by Kashmiri Vichar Manch at Kalibari here, Adityanath said,”the Kashmiri Samaj had been facing atrocities for long time and even now they have been displaced in their own country.” The function was organised in the memory of BJP leader T L Taploo who was shot dead by militants in Kashmir Valley in 1989. “Bangladeshis live in this…

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Two civilians injured in suspected blast along LoC in Poonch

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Two civilians were injured in a suspected blast on a track along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday night. “There was a suspected blast on a track along the borderline in Poonch district tonight in which two civilians were injured,” a Defence Spokesman said. The injured have been hospitalised, he said, adding, the matter is being investigated. PTI

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