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Jammu on edge as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc

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Heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in Jammu city with flashfloods affecting several residential areas and causing extensive damage to public property. Jammu district received 135 mm of rain during the 48-hour period. Overnight rains destroyed roads and boundary walls at Janipur and its vicinity. Trees were uprooted and several vehicles were washed away in the New Plot area. Meanwhile, residents held a protest against the local BJP MLA, Sat Sharma, and former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta, who visited the affected areas. Blocking the Janipur road, the residents alleged…

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Extreme right-wing groups gun for BJP, Unite against party for ‘Humiliating’ Jammu people

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Announcements of right-wing groups to make J&K the “core issue” are giving sleepless nights to the state BJP. Leaders of these organisations have stepped up attack on the saffron party for “humiliating and insulting” people of Jammu while sharing power with the PDP for over three years. The BJP leadership is worried as these groups have launched an aggressive campaign against the party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections by roping in radical groups, including some disgruntled leaders of the Sangh Parivar, to “expose the anti-Hindu agenda” of the saffron…

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Scrap Article 35A to settle West Pak refugees: BJP spokesperson Sunil Sethi

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The rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said Article 35-A should be scrapped to permanently settle the West Pakistan refugees in the State. Addressing a news conference at BJP headquarters in Jammu, State BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said West Pakistan refugees were awaiting settlement for the past 70 years and BJP would continue to fight for their rights. “West Pakistan refugees should have voting rights like others in the State. They will study in schools and universities in Jammu and will also get jobs there. If people of Jammu…

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Gujjar killed, another hurt in Army firing in Ramban

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A civilian was killed and another injured when the Army allegedly opened fire on them in the wee hours of Sunday in Upper Kohli village of Gool tehsil in Ramban district. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Rafiq Gujjar (28) and the injured as Shakeel Ahmed (30). Both were residents of the Dalwa area in Gool. The police registered an FIR against the Army in Dharamkund police station under Sections 302 and 307 of the RPC and Sections 7, 27 and 30 of the Arms Act after people of…

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Kin of slain intruder ‘Murfad Shah’ block traffic, Demand registration of FIR against CRPF man

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A day after an ‘intruder’, Murfad Shah (26), was shot dead inside former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s residence in the Bathindi area of Jammu, his family members staged a massive protest in the Chinore area on Sunday morning. They blocked the Janipur-Bantalab road and raised slogans against the administration. The protesters were demanding the registration of an FIR against the CRPF jawan, who opened fire at Murfad Shah on Saturday. They refused to vacate the area and perform funeral prayers for the deceased till they got any assurance from authorities.…

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Jammu Bar split over Article 35A, Majority calls for retention, Right-wing backed groups on opposition

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Jammu Bar Association Friday witnessed vertical divide where both groups held separate discussions in Jammu and Kashmir High Court at Janipur in support and opposition of Article 35-A. Division among the lawyers has exposed some elements which are bent on creating an impression that entire Jammu Division is against the State Subject laws when over 300 senior lawyers attended the meeting led by senior lawyers came up publically in support of the laws. Under the leadership of its president, senior Advocate BS Salathia, Jammu Bar Association held a general house…

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Rohingya threat to security: Panun Kashmir

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The Panun Kashmir has expressed satisfaction over Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that Rohingya living illegally in the country would be deported to Burma after their identification. Addressing the media, Panun Kashmir president Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo said the stay of Rohingya in various parts of country, particularly in a sensitive state like J&K, was developing into a threat to the security and law and order situation. “We cannot absolve the role of those politicians who were responsible for their settlement in Jammu city and its suburbs over the last…

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Jammu legal fraternity divided over defending Art 35A

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A day after the J&K High Court Bar Association, Kashmir, has announced to become a party to defend Article 35A in the Supreme Court, their counterparts in Jammu would convene an extraordinary meeting on Friday to take a call on opposing or supporting this constitutional provision in the apex court. “An extraordinary meeting of the general house of the J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu, will be held on Friday to take a final decision on becoming a party to oppose Article 35A in the Supreme Court,” Prem Sadhotra, general…

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Talib Hussain, Man who led stir for Kathua victim held on rape charge

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Talib Hussain, who was at the forefront of demonstrations seeking justice in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Bakerwal girl from Rasana in Kathua district, has been arrested by the Samba police on the charge of raping a married woman in the Majalta forest area in Udhampur. “He was arrested from the Tral area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Tuesday and brought to Samba following a written complaint of a married woman who has accused him of raping her in a jungle about one and a half…

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Kashmir parties whipping up emotions over Article 35A: BJP

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The BJP on Tuesday charged Kashmir-centric parties with instigating the masses over Article 35-A, which accords special rights to J&K citizens, just to reap political benefits. The party said the matter was sub judice and raking it up was not healthy for a democracy. “Shockingly, separatist groups as well as some mainstream parties are issuing threatening statements on Article 35-A, whipping up emotions and instigating people to observe protests to mount pressure on the judiciary,” said state BJP president Ravinder Raina while reacting to the announcement of Valley-based organisations to…

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