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Poonch Attack: Man allegedly dies by suicide after police summon

April 27, 2023 Editor

A 35-year-old man, who allegedly consumed poison on being called by police for questioning in connection with the last week Poonch attack case, died on Thursday, an official said. Mukhtar Hussain Shah, a resident of Nar village in the district’s Mendhar tehsil, was perturbed as he was facing some domestic issues, he said and added that he was not summoned as a suspect. He allegedly consumed poison at his house on Tuesday evening. He was admitted to the Government Medical College, Rajouri, where he died on Thursday morning, the official…

Poonch Attack: People’s Anti-Fascist Front, Jaish offshoot releases photo of truck ‘Before’ attack

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Editor

50 detained for questioning, combing operation enters Day 5 Taking responsibility of the Poonch terror attack in which five soldiers died, Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) offshoot terror group People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) has released a purported photograph of the Army truck shot by a body camera before it was ambushed on April 20. The photo, which went viral on social media after being released on Monday, shows the Army truck plying on the road with forest area on both sides. Intelligence sources had earlier informed that investigators believe that a spotter or an…

Dogra Activist Accuses BJP of Putting Jammu and Kashmir on Grand Sale

April 13, 2023 Editor

Claiming that regional aspirations are being totally overlooked, Jammu-based senior political leader Sunil Dimple today said that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has put Jammu Kashmir on a grand sale. Referring to the notification issued by Srinagar and Jammu Development Authorities separately with regard to the sale of newly constructed flats by them in Srinagar and Jammu cities, Dimple said that any resident from any part of India can buy these flats which is a direct threat to the Dogra state of Jammu and Kashmir. “Indigenous people are being harassed and…

Enhanced security measures implemented ahead of Navratri Celebrations

March 22, 2023 Editor

With the influx of pilgrims expected to rise in the wake of Navratri celebrations from Tuesday, security has been tightened across Jammu region, especially Katra which is the base camp for Vaishno Devi pilgrimage. Lakhs of pilgrims are expected to visit the shrine in Reasi. CRPF men have been deployed in and around Katra and on the yatra track. Anshul Garg, CEO, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, recently held a meeting with security agencies to review operational preparedness. The meeting was attended by senior officials of the CRPF, the…

Committee established to alleviate concerns surrounding the Vaishno Devi ropeway undertaking: LG

March 19, 2023 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said a committee has been formed to dispel apprehensions of Katra residents over the proposed ropeway project at the Vaishno Devi shrine. Sinha, who is also the chairperson of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), was speaking to the media after dedicating the newly constructed Durga Bhawan having the capacity to accommodate 3,000 pilgrims per day near the sanctum sanctorum. Congratulating the entire team of the shrine board and those associated with the project, Sinha said the bhawan will…

GoI is arming villagers in one of earth’s most militarized places

March 9, 2023 Editor

India is arming villagers in one of earth’s most militarized places

As night fell in the tiny Himalayan village of Dhangri, a dozen armed men emerged from their homes one after another, their rifles slung over their shoulders, as if they were bound for war. With stealthy movements, they scanned the moonlit surroundings for signs of danger, their figures silhouetted against the horizon. During the day, the men are drivers, shopkeepers and farmers. At night, they are members of a once-dormant local militia that the Indian government is reviving in the Jammu and Kashmir region in response to deadly militant attacks…

Aptech Row: Protesting job aspirants Lathicharged, Detained during Jammu road blockade

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Editor

Unemployed youth lathi-charged for raising voice against present regime: Mebooba Mufti Omar Abdullah seeks cancellation of purported contract to APTECH Ltd, Condemns ‘use of force & lathicharge’ against protestors Scores of protesting job aspirants were detained as the police resorted to lathi-charge during attempts to block roads in Jammu on Wednesday. Hundreds of young job aspirants were protesting against a backlisted agency engaged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to conduct recruitment exams for government jobs. The agency has been blacklisted by several states in the country and even the court…

Traders and Shopkeepers held protest against Katra Ropeway

March 1, 2023 Editor

Traders and shopkeepers today held a major protest demonstration against Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), claiming that the proposed Tarakote-Sanji Chhat ropeway project in Katra town of Reasi district would ruin their business. Hundreds of traders, shopkeepers, pony owners among others raised slogans against the SMVDSB and observed a complete shutdown at Katra, the base camp of Vaishno Devi shrine. Locals said a protest against the shrine board by traders was rare and the issue of ropeway might snowball into a major controversy. Prabhat Mangli, the leader of…

Protests across Jammu region, complete shutdown in Poonch

January 5, 2023 Editor

A complete shutdown was observed in Poonch, about 235km from Jammu, on Wednesday to protest the terror attacks in Rajouri that left six persons, including two children, dead and 15 others injured. Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and Hindu Jagran Manch had given the bandh call. “The entire district observed a total shutdown to protest Rajouri killings. Commercial vehicles remained off the roads and markets wore a deserted look. Muslim community extended full support to the bandh call,” said a local from Poonch. Security was beefed up in…

Maharaja introduced State Subject Laws to defeat anti-state forces in Kashmir: Prof Hari Om patron Ikkjutt

November 7, 2022 Editor

Ikkjutt Jammu Party, patron, Prof Hari Om today said that Maharaja Hari Singh introduced State Subject Laws in 1927 to “defeat anti-state forces in Kashmir and British India.” Addressing a press conference here, Prof Om said that Kashmiri leaders of all hues, who otherwise leave no opportunity to denounce the Dogras and the Dogra Maharajas as “aliens and oppressors”, and some of their agents outside Kashmir have unleashed a no-holds-barred propaganda blitz to create an impression that it’s the Maharaja Hari Singh’s State Subject Definition of 1927 and Instrument of…