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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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Water supply hit as daily wagers’ strike enters Day 4

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The drinking water supply in a major part of Jammu city remained disrupted for the fourth consecutive day as 24,000 daily wagers serving in the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department continued their strike demanding regularisation. Yesterday, the meeting between daily wagers’ representatives and the Chief Engineer (PHE) ended in a deadlock as the striking workers demanded written assurances from the government before resuming work. In most parts of the city, residential areas have not received water supply, compounding problems in hot weather conditions. Workers are demanding regularisation in the department…

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Sort out chopper tax row, Rajnath tells Deputy CM

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With resentment brewing against the imposition of service tax on chopper ride to the Vaishno Devi shrine, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reportedly told Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh to get the contentious order withdrawn at the earliest. Sources said following resentment by different groups over Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu’s arbitrary decision to impose 12.5 per cent service tax on the devotees availing chopper service to the cave shrine, the Union Home Minister on Friday told Nirmal Singh, who is a representative of the BJP in the coalition government,…

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103 new villages to be brought under ambit of Jammu Master Plan-2032

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CM orders survey of LIG, EWS families to assess requirement of housing colonies in J&K The state government has announced to bring 103 villages under the ambit of the Jammu Master Plan-2032 for planned development of the winter capital and its suburbs. Prior to this, the government has decided to put the new Master Plan in public domain to seek suggestions from the citizens for a comprehensive proposal before it is vetted by the state Cabinet. These decisions were taken by a high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad…

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Photo of policeman carrying BJP MLA on back goes viral

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A photo of a BJP MLA climbing on the back of his personal security officer (PSO) to cross a rivulet has gone viral on social media in Jammu and Kashmir. Justifying his action, the legislator said that the PSO has been employed by the government to help him. “This is not misuse of the power, the government has employed the PSO to help me, what is wrong if he helped me cross the rivulet,” Krishan Lal told reporters today. In the picture, the legislator from Chhamb Assembly seat, is seen…

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Water supply in Jammu hit as PHE daily wagers go on strike

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As the PDP-BJP coalition government has failed to make any commitment on regularisation of services of daily wagers working in the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, workers today started an indefinite strike, which affected drinking water supply in city. Daily wagers are the backbone of the distribution system. Under the banner of the All J&K PHE, ITI-Trained & CP Workers Association, workers alleged that successive governments have betrayed them despite the fact that they are working with dedication to keep the system functional. “We have been working in the department…

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