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Demolition order against ex-J&K Dy CM’s wife stayed by tribunal

August 26, 2023 Editor

A Jammu and Kashmir special tribunal has stayed the demolition order issued to Mamta Singh, wife of former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh, by the Jammu Development Authority. The order, issued on July 28, had directed Singh to demolish the “unauthorised construction of the palatial bungalow situated at Ban village in Nagrota of Jammu within five days”. After Mamta Singh’s appeal, the tribunal had directed the JDA to maintain the status quo. The matter came to fore on Friday. The JDA had issued the order under the Control of Building…

Double Money Within 15 Days: Seven charged with Rs 13.8 Crore fraud in Rajouri

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Editor

The Crime Branch on Wednesday produced a charge sheet against seven fraudsters, who had duped people of ₹13.84 crore, said officials. The fraudsters had floated a financial institution ‘Hablas-e-Commerce Pvt. Ltd’ in Rajouri and had promised the people to double their money within 15 days. “Economic offences wing of the crime branch charge-sheeted seven fraudsters for swindling Rs13.84 crore from the gullible people belonging to the Pir Panjal area,” said an official spokesperson. They were booked under sections 420, and120-B of the IPC. A 1160 pages charge-sheet was produced before…

BJP’s decline continues in Kashmir and Jammu: Rattan Lal

August 13, 2023 Editor

Rattan Lal Gupta Provincial President Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scattered is just like playing cards in Kashmir Valley while it has already lost its political space in Jammu Province too. It would be more appropriate to state that as of today BJP has lost its political ground and relevance across the entire Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory due to its anti people policies, he added. The senior NC leader stated this while addressing a meeting of party’s functionaries at…

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 ,…