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One killed, 15 injured in suspected IED blast in Udhampur

March 10, 2022 Editor

Senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer Mukesh Singh said the preliminary investigation indicates that an improvised explosive device led to the blast. One person was killed and 15 injured in a blast by the roadside in the garrison town of Udhampur on Wednesday afternoon. “An explosion was heard in which 15 people were injured and one died. Preliminary investigation indicates it is an IED (improvised explosive device) blast but more information can be shared only after detailed investigations by forensic and ballistic experts,” Jammu and Kashmir additional director general of…

Strengthen party base in J&K: BJP Chief JP Nadda

March 8, 2022 Editor

Aiming to strengthen the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Assembly elections, party president JP Nadda today held a meeting of senior leaders at Katra, the base camp for pilgrims bound for the Vaishno Devi shrine. He asked the cadre to strengthen the party also in far-flung areas of the Jammu division. He shared experiences of his J&K stint when he discharged organisational duties. The BJP chief appreciated the residents for braving hostile conditions in social and economic fields and hailed the party men for strengthening the organisation. Earlier,…

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s kin Mubashir Azad joins BJP

February 28, 2022 Editor

Mubashir Azad, an active Congress leader, is the nephew of former J&K Chief Minister and Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad. In another setback to Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, the party’s youth leader Mubashir Azad joined the BJP on Sunday, February 27. Mubashir, an active Congress leader, is the nephew of former J&K Chief Minister and Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad. He was formally inducted into the BJP today at the party headquarters in Jammu. Welcoming the young leader, J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina said his entry will boost the…

Mission 50: BJP starts gearing up for J&K polls, looks at 12 seats in the Valley

February 25, 2022 Editor

With Home Minister Amit Shah stating that Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be held within seven-eight months, the BJP is gearing up for the first-ever polls in the Union Territory of J&K to achieve ‘Mission 50’ and is hopeful of winning 10-12 seats in Kashmir. Senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta said, “Our cadres are working on the ground and at booth level.” The BJP is hopeful of doing better in the Jammu region, where it had won all its 25 seats in the…

Six persons missing amid heavy snowfall in Kishtwar

February 25, 2022 Editor

The authorities have launched a search and rescue operation to find six persons, who went missing yesterday while traveling from Anantnag to Kishtwar district on foot. It is believed that they might have lost their way due to heavy snowfall in the region. The six persons from Warwan went on foot from Anantnag via Margan Top. A three-pronged rescue mission gas been launched to trace them. The administration has requested the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Army to help in the search operation. The IAF can be deployed once the weather…

After two years gap juniors back in schools across Jammu region

February 22, 2022 Editor

Students of lower classes thronged their schools in most parts of Jammu province early Monday to attend offline classes after a gap of nearly two years, a week after the Jammu and Kashmir Administration announced phased opening of educational institutions amid declining trend of COVID-19 cases. However, the schools in Kashmir and winter zones of Jammu region are scheduled to open next week at the end of over two-month long winter vacation. On February 14, most of the high and higher secondary schools opened after the J & K Administration…

Arun K Chibber, prominent J&K BJP leader quits party over ‘Neglect and Humiliation’

November 28, 2021 Editor

BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit publicity secretary Arun K Chibber announced his resignation. He remained associated with the party for over 40 years. He said the old workers who gave their “blood and sweat” for the party are being “neglected”. BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit publicity secretary Arun K Chibber announced his resignation from the basic membership of the party on Saturday over alleged neglect and humiliation. Addressing a press conference here, the 65-year-old Chibber said he “remained associated with the party for over 40 years, working with full dedication…

Anti-Encroachment drive in Jammu markets sparks protest

November 21, 2021 Editor

An anti-encroachment drive by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday sparked protests by the businessmen community at different markets here, officials said. An anti-encroachment team of the JMC removed a shutter of a hardware showroom at Shivaji chowk and also pasted a notice informing its owners that the building had been sealed. The officials said the action triggered protests by businessmen of the area who observed a shutdown, accusing the JMC of highhandedness. Arun Gupta, president of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), joined the protesters and…

Bajrang Dal protest Mehbooba Mufti’s Jammu visit

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Editor

Bajrang Dal activists on Friday held protests against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti who is on a visit to the city. They raised slogans and showed black flags to Mehbooba when she came out of the Jammu airport. The right-wing outfit activists alleged that the PDP leader was supporting Pakistan and defending Kashmiri medical students who raised slogans in favor of the Pakistan cricket team. Bajrang Dal president Rakesh Kumar said, “We will continue to protest against Mehbooba Mufti for her pro-Pakistani statements. We criticise her for defending students in Kashmir…

JDA serves notice to senior BJP leader, Demolish ‘illegal’ house within five days

November 11, 2021 Editor

During the construction in 2017, the Army sent a communication to Nirmal Singh as the land was close to an ammo depot. The Centre moved a contempt notice in 2018 for “violating” the then Jammu DC’s 2015 order notifying the Army depot. The HC had on May 7, 2018, directed Singh and others to “ensure” that the 2015 order is strictly implemented. The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has served a notice on senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, asking him to demolish his “illegally constructed house”…