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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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NC-Congress responsible for Jammu discrimination:BJP

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To enable the party activists to reach the masses with the true picture of the AIIMS, as sanctioned by Union Health Ministry, the State unit of BJP organized 1-day ‘workers meeting’ at Jammu on Sunday. It was addressed by BJP State President & MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, Former State President & MLC Ashok Khajuria, State General Secretary(Org.) Ashok Koul, Social Welfare Minister Bali Bhagat, Industries Minister Chander Prakash Ganga and Minister of PHE & Irrigation Sukhnandan Kumar. Jugal Kishore Sharma, on this occasion, said that BJP has the history of…

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Section 144 imposed in Jammu

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In the wake of an extension of Jammu bandh by the AIIMS Coordination Committee, section 144 of CrPC has been imposed here by the authorities, prohibiting assembly of more than four people at any place. “In connection with Jammu Bandh by AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC), District Magistrate Jammu has imposed restrictions on assembly of any group comprising four or more people to refrain them from taking out any rally, procession in Municipal limits of all Tehsils of Jammu districts, including the limits of JMC Jammu,” an official spokesman said. He…

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People stage protests against ‘shortage’ of doctors in Ramban

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The residents of Banihal today staged protests over “shortage” of doctors in various hospitals here and accused the state government of “adopting discriminatory policies” against them, police said. The residents came out on roads and raised slogans against BJP-PDP government. They also accused the health department of adopting discriminatory policies with the residents of these areas, they said. Angry protesters also blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for some time. “We need doctors as there is acute shortage in all the hospitals in the district that is why we held a…

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Jammu bandh over AIIMS turns violent, police use force to disperse protesters​; Oppn targets BJP

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Violent protests broke out in Jammu as a three-day shutdown called from Friday to press for setting up of AIIMS in the region disrupted normal life and opposition parties took to streets accusing ruling BJP of “betrayal”. Clashes broke out between activists of BJP and AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC), which has called for the bandh to press for setting up the premier health institution in Jammu, forcing police to cane charge and use tear gas shells to disperse them. Rejecting the Centre’s announcement of “AIIMS-like facilities” in the region, activists…

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Jawan, VDC member arrested for firing in Rajouri

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An Army jawan and a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member were arrested for firing shots, triggering panic and terror among the people in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The duo were arrested for firing and creating panic and terror among the people in Targie area of Kotranka belt of the district last night, Darhal police station SHO Kuldeep Raj said today. The duo — Territorial Army jawan Liyaqat Ali and VDC member Tariq — told police that they fired in view of suspicious movement of two armed persons, but…

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