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Ladakhi students hold Losar celebrations in Jammu

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Minister for Ladakh Affairs and Cooperatives Chering Dorjay participated in the Losar celebrations organised by the All Ladakh Students’ Association, Jammu, here today. Speaking on the occasion, the minister stressed upon the students to take a pledge to follow the path of righteousness as shown by the teachings of the 19th Kushok Bakula. He asked the Ladakhi community to strive for achieving quality education and serving the society by working for peace, love and compassion. Dorjey said in Ladakh, Losar was regarded as the most important socio-religious event. “The festivities…

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Jammu to have 58.255 Km Ringroad & Bypass in next 3 Years

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued letter of award for the construction of the 58.255-km-long stand-alone ring road and bypass around Jammu city which will be constructed in three years. The project will be carried out on engineering, procurement and construction basis. The NHAI said the stand-alone ring road and bypass would be constructed by Gayatri Projects Limited in a joint venture with Public Joint Stock Company Kyivmetrobud at a cost of Rs 1,339 crore. The proposed Jammu bypass starts from km 86/100 of the Jammu-Srinagar national…

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On Christmas eve, markets abuzz with activity

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The city markets are abuzz with activity as locals are geared up for the Christmas celebrations tomorrow. The churches can be seen decked up with colorful lights and flowers. Even the Christian families have decorated their houses. Meanwhile, groups of youths dressed as Santa Claus can be seen distributing gifts among the children while several churches have organised carol-singing competitions. On Friday, a religious procession was also taken out in the city in which about 1,500 people took part. “The festival is not confined to the Christian community only, it…

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Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch, 4 Indian soldiers killed in firing

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At least four Indian soldiers were killed Dec. 23 in Pakistani firing along the highly militarized de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir between the nuclear-armed rivals, Indian officials said. Pakistani soldiers violated the 2003 cease-fire accord by targeting Indian posts in Rajouri sector, the Indian army said in a statement. It called the firing an “unprovoked cease-fire violation.” The statement said that the dead include an army officer and that Indian soldiers retaliated “strongly and effectively.” There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan. Following the incident,…

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Christmas celebrations get going in Jammu city

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Religious procession taken out; churches decked up for prayers A colorful procession was taken out by the joint churches of Jammu and Christians to mark the Christmas celebrations in the city today. The procession began from Residency Road church and passed through the main markets, including Raghunath Bazar, City Chowk, Raj Tilak Road, Rani Park, Kachi Chawni, Chowk Chabutra, Jain Bazar, Purani Mandi and Kanak Mandi. People dressed as Santa Claus, angles, a chariot with King Herod and soldiers of the Roman cavalry were the special attractions of the procession.…

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Ration shortage triggers protest in Jammu

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The workers of Dogra Front & Shiv Sena (DF&SS) today held a protest demonstration in the city against Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department over shortage of ration and deletion of names from ration card lists. Carrying empty utensils, the protesters led by DF&SS president, Ashok Gupta raised slogans against the government for not supplying ration in the government depots as also deleting the names of some ration card holders, especially the BPL families, from the list thus depriving them of the ration commodities. As per a press…

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Tribals demand removal of Forest Minister for selective eviction drives

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Members of tribal Gujjar and Bakarwal communities today accused Forest Minister Choudhary Lal Singh for terrorizing them by initiating selective eviction drives. They demanded removal of the minister. Under the banner of All Tribal Coordination Committee (ATCC), the community planned a protest march from Sidhra to Raj Bhavan against ‘selective’ drives initiated by administration. However, heavy deployment of police and senior officers from civil administration persuaded the agitating members and barred protesters from moving beyond Sidhra Bridge. Addressing the gathering, Talab Hussain chairman ATCC accused forest minister Ch. Lal Singh…

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16 injured in Reasi road accident

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At least 16 bus passengers were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred when the bus, coming from Dharmari village to Challad village, went out of the driver’s control and rolled down into a gorge near Pattian in Reasi. “A rescue team of police and civilians immediately reached the spot and all the injured were shifted to hospital,” said a police officer here.

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Fog engulfs Jammu city, disrupts Rail, Air traffic

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Foggy weather conditions affected the rail and air traffic in Jammu today. Nearly 10 trains were running behind schedule, while all Jammu-bound flights in the morning were delayed due to poor visibility on the Jammu airport runway, subjecting passengers to hardships. Official sources said all major trains were running behind the schedule by two to five hours due to poor visibility. “Hemkunt Express was running an hour late, while Shalimar Express was late by two hours. Amarnath Express and Tata Muri were running late by more than five hours. Malwa…

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Winter capital to get Buddhist temple, Art centre

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Work on project to restart as funds start pouring in Far away from the idyllic mountains of Ladakh which reverberate with Buddhist chants, Nirvana-seekers can now hear the sacred hymns in the city of temples as Jammu will soon get its first Buddhist temple-cum-cultural centre, adding another landmark to the city where thousands of students from the coldest region of the state come for studies. Although work on the cultural centre at Channi Rama was started in 2006-07, so far, only a two-storey building has been completed for which land…

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