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Jammu

ACC’s hunger strike enters 22nd day over AIIMS row

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The chain hunger strike demanding the setting up of AIIMS today entered its 22nd consecutive day even as the AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) came down heavily on the BJP for its “failure” to come-out with appropriate order for establishing the medical institute in Jammu. ACC chairman and president JKHCBA, Jammu, Abhinav Sharma alleged that BJP, instead of bringing an appropriate order for establishing AIIMS in Jammu, is “misleading” the people of Jammu region through its “misinformation” campaign and big hoardings that the Narendra Modi led government at Centre has also…

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Two houses damaged, six water mills washed away in flood in Rajouri district

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Two houses were damaged and six water mills washed away in flash-floods triggered by heavy rains in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Due to heavy rains, there were floods and mudslides in Bhella rivulet yesterday in the Bella-Lakhi belt of Rajouri, district officials said. Due to which, mud houses of two persons in Khwas were fully damaged due to a landslide, they said, adding, six water mills constructed in the Bhella rivulet in the area were also washed away in the flash floods. Huge chunks of agricultural land with…

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Rival parties could not mislead people over AIIMS issue, says BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday claimed that opposition parties including Congress, National Conference, and JKNPP are in “deep frustration” as they failed to “mislead” masses over the demand for setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu. “Now when the picture is clear that AIIMS will be established in Jammu, parties like NC, Congress and JKNPP are in deep frustration as their designs to mislead the masses have totally failed,” BJP state president and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma said at a press conference here. Sharma said the Union Health Ministry’s…

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Shiv Sena holds anti-Pak protest in Jammu

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Activists of Shiv Sena on sunday held a protest here against militant activities by Pakistan and burnt a Pakistani flag. Led by party leader Rakesh Gupta, Sena workers shouted raised slogans against Pakistan. They also targeted the BJP-PDP government in the state for alleged “inaction” against the people waving ISIS and Pakistani flags in public. “Strict action should be taken against those people so that in future no one will dare to repeat it,” Gupta told reporters here. He demanded imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir if the…

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BJP takes out ‘Dhanyavaad rally’ in Jammu

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Claiming that the Central government has sanctioned AIIMS for Jammu region, the BJP on Friday took out a ‘Dhanyavaad rally’ here to express gratitude to the Union government. Led by State Forest Minister Bali Bhagat, BJP leaders and activists took out the rally in the city in a cavalcade of vehicles. “We took out a rally here to express gratitude to the Union government for sanctioning AIIMS for Jammu and to congratulate the people of Jammu province for getting this prestigious institute,” Bhagat said. Bhagat and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal…

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High alert in Jammu, night security heightened

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With the recent terror attack in Udhampur and Gurdaspur, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF and other forces on Friday issued high alert. Night security has heightened in the district of Rajouri, which is quite close to the border. All the highways have been installed with police posts and thorough checking is being done of every passing vehicle. “The security is very tight and this is a good move by the administration to curb any infiltration in Rajouri.” Since Rajouri is quite close to the border,installing such posts will be very…

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Normal life returns to Jammu after 6-day bandh

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Normalcy returned in Jammu with reopening of shops and business establishments after 6-day long bandh over demand of setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu. The schools and educational institutions also reopened along with other universities here on Wednesday. AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) made it amply clear that the bandh observed by the people of entire Jammu region for six consecutive days has given a very clear cut message to the government that the people will not rest till the establishment of full-fledged AIIMS in Jammu. However, hunger strike of…

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A change in strategy: Why militants are shifting focus to Jammu

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Militants are increasingly targeting the Jammu region to counter a perceived rise in activities of Hindu right-wing parties in Muslim-majority areas, security agencies said on Wednesday, underlining a shift of focus by armed groups away from the Kashmir valley. Officials pointed out that Wednesday’s terror attack on the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Udhampur, around 60 km from Jammu city, reflected a departure from the past when militants focused areas of Pir Panchal and Chenab Valley, drawing strength from a support base among the mainly Muslims inhabitants. Two Pakistani militants carried out…

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Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day over AIIMS issue

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A youth was injured in a clash and 35 people were detained in Jammu, which witnessed a shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday as the protests demanding an AIIMS here continued unabated. “We have detained 35 protesters from different places in Jammu for defying restrictions. There was one incident of clash in which a youth suffered injuries,” SP Jammu, Rajiv Pandey said tonight. By and large, the situation was peaceful even as protests took places in various places, he said. Batting strongly for issuance of notification required as…

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1998 Indian Army’s Jammu Massacres Killing 34, No Justice Yet

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Poonch families of Sailan and Mohara Bachai massacres protest in Kashmir On the 17th anniversary of Sailan massacre in Poonch district of Jammu, the relatives of the victims decried inordinate delay in justice and vowed to continue their struggle for bringing the accused to book. The relatives mostly survivors of the brutal massacre in which 19 people including 11 children of three families were killed allegedly by four Special Police Officers (SPOs) and personnel of 9 Paratroopers of Indian Army on August 3, 1998 night recounted the incident with tearful…

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