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BSF jawan killed, 4 Civilians injured in Pak firing along RS Pura border

May 18, 2018 Editor

A constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) was killed and four civilians injured after Pakistan Rangers targeted Indian forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s RS Pura sector on Thursday night. The constable, identified as 27-year-old Sita Ram Upadhyay of the 192 battalion, was hit by enemy fire at Jabowal around 1:30 am. He was shifted to GMC Jammu where he was declared brought dead at 3:20 am. Hailing from Paaliganj in Jharkhand’s Giridh district, Upadhyay is survived by a three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter. Four civilians were also injured the…

Hindu Ekta Manch now raises jihad, demography bogey

May 16, 2018 Editor

The Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM), a rightwing Hindu organisation that sparked outrage for rallying in support of the accused in rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, has started a donation campaign to fund “litigation cost in the Supreme Court and to counter demographic invasion in Jammu”. In a message widely shared on social media, the HEM said since it has decided to move the Supreme Court to appeal for a CBI inquiry—because it doesn’t trust the Crime Branch whose investigation led to arrests—the organisation has “constituted a team of…

Denied ministerial berth, BJP MLA Sukhnandan Choudhary gives veiled warning to party brass

May 16, 2018 Editor

Annoyed at being denied ministerial berth, sulking BJP legislator from Marh Sukhnandan Choudhary on Sunday gave a veiled warning to the party leadership by asking his supporters to “take a decision about his future”. “What I am today is all due to your support, so I will accept whatever decision you take about my future,” Choudhary told his supporters during a rally, which was organised by locals at Marh. “Although the BJP had given me a mandate in the Assembly elections, it was all due to your votes that I…

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Pakal Dul power project

May 15, 2018 Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of 1,000 MW Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project being constructed by Chenab Valley Power Projects Ltd in Kishtwar district on May 19. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall lay the foundation stone of Pakal Dul project in a function at Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu, on May 19,” a statement issued by the company said. The project is being constructed on Marusudar river which is a tributary of the Chenab. The project, when completed, will generate 3,330 MU of energy and comprises…

Suspected movement along IB, Red Alert in Hiranagar

May 15, 2018 Editor

A high alert was sounded in the Jammu region after movement of suspected militants was detected along the International Border (I-B) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a senior police officer said today. The development comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on May 19. “We have sounded a high alert in the area since 12 am after the detection of suspected movement of a group of people near the I-B in Kathua district,” the officer told PTI. Security installations along highways in Kathua, Samba, Jammu…

Strong winds plunges Jammu city into darkness for 16 hours

May 14, 2018 Editor

Strong winds damaged high-voltage power lines, resulting in 16-hour shutdown in most parts of the city on Saturday and Sunday. Almost half the city is facing power crisis due to the damage to 132 KV and 33 KV high-tension wires due to high-velocity winds. Meanwhile, the Power Development Department (PDD) is struggling to maintain the supply. According to senior PDD officials, infrastructure had been damaged at several places, especially in Jammu-Sidhra and Muthi-Barnai areas, which feeds power to Janipur grid station. Janipur, Subash Nagar, Paloura, Muthi, Barnai, Bantalab, parts of…

Omar Abdullah seeks probe into Army’s concerns over BJP leader’s land row

May 14, 2018 Editor

Referring to the Army’s concerns over the construction, Omar said: “The truth is that had these (Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta) been Kashmir-based politicians, and the Army had said this about us in the Valley, BJP people would have been screaming from the skies.” Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Saturday sought an immediate probe into the Army’s “serious misgivings and concerns” over the construction on land bought by top BJP leaders next to an ammunition depot in Nagrota in Jammu. The Indian Express…

Vehicle burnt for ‘Smuggling’ cattle in Lakhanpur

May 11, 2018 Editor

Enraged over the alleged smuggling of bovine animals, an unidentified mob set ablaze a Mahindra load-carrier after rescuing the cattle near Lakhanpur on Thursday. The unidentified persons also thrashed the driver and another person for allegedly smuggling bovine animals and later handed them to the police. The arrested persons have been identified as Balvinder Singh of Ludhiana and Mohammad Shakib of RS Pura, Jammu. The police have registered a case against the alleged bovine smugglers and the unknown persons who torched the vehicle. In another incident, local youth threw stones…

Modi to inaugurate new Vaishno Devi track on May 19

May 9, 2018 Editor

Governor NN Vohra, also the chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, reviewed the completion of Tarakote Marg through teleconferencing at Raj Bhawan here on Tuesday. The track will be thrown open to the pilgrims on May 13. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally inaugurate it on May 19. The meeting was also attended by shrine board Chief Executive Officer Umang Narula, Additional Chief Executive Officers MK Kumar and Anshul Garg, Chief Engineer MM Gupta and other officials concerned. In February 2011, the shrine board had approved the…