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Eye-flu outbreak in Jammu; GMCH records over 11,500 cases

August 13, 2023 Editor

More than 11,500 conjunctivitis (eye-flu) cases have been reported in Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital Jammu from across the region since its outbreak. The number is spiralling with each passing day. Although the doctors have maintained that breaking the chain can control the contagious eye-flu. They have also cautioned that carelessness in treatment can damage eyesight. The Head of Department Ophthalmology, GMC and Hospital, Jammu, Dr Ashok Sharma said, “Over 11, 500 cases of eye-flu have been reported in GMC hospital, Jammu. Number of the patients reporting to GMC hospital…

Following Kashmir’s Lead, Jammu Residents Protest Against Smart Meters

August 9, 2023 Editor

Scores of Jammu residents hit the streets in the summer capital of the erstwhile state to protest against the installation of smart meters. Eyewitnesses told that hundreds of women on Monday hit the streets in Jammu’s Janipur area calling for the rollback of the order against the installation of smart metres. Pertinently, protests have been taking place in the valley almost on daily basis against the curtailment of rice quota to Kashmir and against the installation of smart metres. A woman protestor from Janipur said, “It is impossible for us…

AAP’s momentum stalls as leaders quit in droves

August 7, 2023 Editor

Taranjit Singh Tony, Yash Paul Kundal and Namrta Sharma resigned from AAP on Saturday. Tony said despite informing higher-ups about the lack of party activities, nothing was done. The situation for AAP is grim in J&K as no one is ready to listen to the grievances of local leadership, he added. After initial hype in J&K when AAP won the Assembly poll in neighbouring Punjab last year, the party appears to have lost steam in the Union Territory with little interest from central leadership for its revival. While the major…

Jammu and Kashmir Communities Vow to Escalate Protest Against Quota Bills

July 31, 2023 Editor

Days after Bills proposing reservation for different communities of Jammu and Kashmir were tabled in Parliament, people alleging “discrimination” have started staging protests. Members of the Gujjar community, who were earlier only airing resentment against the government’s move to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Pahari community, have now hit the roads. People belonging to the community on Sunday held a protest in Reasi district, demanding that their rights be safeguarded. The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023, tabled in the Lok Sabha recently, proposes…

Fatal Car Crash in Jammu claims woman’s life, BSF Jawan among 2 Injured

July 29, 2023 Editor

A woman died and two men, including a BSF jawan, were injured after their car rammed into a pillar opposite BSF camp at Paloura on Friday, said officials. The deceased was identified as Vandana Verma, 40, wife of Rakesh Verma of Patoli Mangotrian. A police officer said, “The accident took place at Paloura opposite BSF’s frontier headquarters when their car collided with a pillar. While woman died on the spot, two others, including a BSF were injured critically.” The injured were identified as BSF constable Rakesh Verma, 47, of Patoli…

Rohingya baby dies after Indian Security Forces fire teargas at detained refugees

July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 Editor

Child’s death follows hunger strike at Jammu & Kashmir jail amid increasing hostility towards 40,000 refugees ahead of elections A five-month-old girl has died after Indian forces fired teargas at Rohingya refugees trying to escape a detention centre where they have been held for more than two years. Videos – sent to Rohingya activists by detainees at Hiranagar jail, now operating as a holding centre – appear to show women and men amid clouds of teargas. About 270 Rohingya detainees at the centre, in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu &…

Apni Party Secretary Madan Lal Chalotra Resigns, Citing Differences with Party Leadership

July 23, 2023 Editor

Accusing harassment and interference by the Provisional President, the Secretary of J&K Apni Party (Jammu province) and former State Coordinator OBC, Madan Lal Chalotra resigns from Apni Party on Saturday. “The primary reason for my resignation is the constant harassment and interference by the Provisional President, Manjit Singh. His actions have greatly hindered the effectiveness of the party leaders, leaving us unable to carry out our responsibilities and serve the public as we envision,“ Madan Lal Chalotra wrote in resignation letter addressed to President Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party ,…

Tragedy Strikes Kathua: Two Houses Collapse in Heavy Rains, 5 Feared Dead with 3 Bodies Recovered

July 19, 2023 Editor

Three persons died and two others are feared dead after two houses collapsed following heavy rains in Bani area of Kathua district, officials and reports said on Wednesday. They said two Houses belonging to Mushtaq Ahmed and Abdul Qayum collapsed in Surjan Morha Aruad Block in Bani due to heavy rainfall. Five persons including children got buried under these houses and the bodies of three persons one of them identified as Mohammad Arif son ofAbdul Qayum have been recovered so far by the rescuers including police and local volunteers, they…

Tragic Flash Floods in Kathua: Four Girl Students Swept Away, 2 Lives Lost

July 16, 2023 Editor

Two students were killed, one was injured and another was rescued after they were swept away during a flash flood in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dall Khadd of Bajoi Billawar town in Kathua district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Radha Devi (13) and Monica Devi (13). Kathua SSP, SDS Jamwal said, “Four girls were returning home after attending their school at around 4 pm when they were swept away in a flash flood in a rivulet near Dall.” “While one girl, who was a class 8 student, was rescued, another…

Tragic Accident in Rajouri: Four Dead, Eight Critically Injured as Vehicle Plunges into Gorge

July 5, 2023 Editor

Four passengers, including three women, lost their lives, while eight others sustained critical injuries, as a vehicle plunged into a gorge on the Thanamandi Bhangai road in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. The accident occurred during the late hours of Tuesday and Wednesday, when a vehicle carrying members of three families, who were returning home after attending a relative’s funeral in Bufliyaz area of Poonch, veered off the road just a few hundred meters away from its destination in Bhangai village. Local residents and police…