Category: Jammu

Jammu

Muslim bodies protest against ‘Biased’ encroachment drive in Jammu

Editor

People under the banner of three Muslim bodies today staged a protest outside Jamia Masjid at Talab Khatikan here against a “biased” anti-encroachment drive and demolition of a religious school. The protest was jointly staged by Jammu Muslim Front, Jammu Muslim Youth and Muslim Development Forum against yesterday’s anti-encroachment drive by Jammu Development Authority (JDA) in Gole Gujral area of the city. “We are not against the anti-encroachment drive but fail to understand why the drive is restricted to Muslim dominated areas only,” an activist told PTI. The drive was…

Read More

Truce violations by Pak along border highest in 7 years

Editor

Pakistan has violated the ceasefire along the International Border and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir more than 720 times this year, the highest in the past seven years. According to the data compiled by the Union Home Ministry, Pakistani forces have violated ceasefire 724 times along the IB and the LoC till October in comparison to 449 times in 2016. As many as 12 civilians and 17 security personnel were killed in the firing from across the border till October, a home ministry official said quoting…

Read More

West Pak refugees bear brunt of BJP infighting

Editor

West Pakistani refugees have been bearing the brunt of the infighting in the state unit of the BJP as a group within the party is apathetic towards the problems of the ‘state-less’ lot. As nearly 1.5 lakh West Pakistani refugees, living in different parts of the Jammu region, are being deprived of participating in the panchayat, local urban bodies and Assembly elections, a group within the BJP was of the opinion that there was no reason to take a tough stand for these ‘non-voters’. Highly placed sources said during the…

Read More

In exile, Kashmiri Pandits making efforts to save Kashmiri Language

Editor

1,000 children attending workshops to learn language since 2016 In exile, the mother tongue of Kashmiri Pandits is facing a threat of extinction, but efforts by some social activists are bearing fruit as Pandit children born in Jammu are coming forward to learn Kashmiri. In the last one year, workshops teaching Kashmiri culture and traditions have seen an increased participation from Pandit children. The workshops have been focusing on children between the age group of 4 and 14. Nearly 1,000 children have taken part in the programme since 2016 when…

Read More

Farooq Abdullah hungry for publicity: Jammu West Assembly Movement

Editor

Terming former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah as ‘TRP hungry’, the Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) on Tuesday said the Abdullahs only wanted to remain inthe limelight. Addressing a press conference, Jammu West Assembly Movement president Sunil Dimple said the statements issued by Farooq Abdullah were irrelevant in the present situation and people across the state knew that National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah were hungry for publicity. “J&K is an integral part of India and it will remain a part of this great country. Unfortunately, those who are…

Read More

JK integral part of India, challengers will have to take refuge in Pak: BJP

Editor

The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday said the State is an integral part of India and those who do not accept it will have to take refuge in Pakistan. Party spokesperson Virender Gupta made the remarks after National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah yesterday dared GoI to hoist the tri-colour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar before unfurling it in Pakistan administered Kashmir. Gupta also asked Abdullah not to make “anti-national and unrealistic statements”. “Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and those who challenge it will have to…

Read More

Bananas successfully cultivated for first time in Jammu Division

Editor

It is for the first time that the experiment of growing bananas in Jammu and Kashmir has succeeded with precision. Scientists have achieved a rare feat after they successfully cultivated bananas in Jammu and Kashmir. It is for the first time that the experiment of growing bananas in Jammu and Kashmir has succeeded with precision. “Experimental works involved growing the banana by tissue culture technique at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu. The samplings of this high quality tissue culture variety known as Bhim Grand Naine (G-9) banana were…

Read More

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri Sector: Police

Editor

Prior to this, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire for three consecutive days between November 15 and November 17 in Jammu and Poonch districts. Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district last night in violation of the ceasefire, police said. “Pakistani troops resorted to firing in Jhangar forward area from 1845 hours to 1900 hours,” a senior police officer said, adding that further details were awaited. Prior to this, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire for three consecutive days between…

Read More

GoI’s U-turn on rehab plan leaves displaced Kashmiri Pandits disappointed

Editor

The U-turn by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over setting up of transit camps for displaced Kashmiri Hindus in the Valley has raised a major question: Has the BJP abandoned Pandits to make way for separatist and radical elements in the dialogue process? There is general perception among the minority community that the BJP-led Central government and the PDP-BJP coalition in J&K have for the first time delinked the Pandit issue from the peace process initiated in 1996 when Inder Kumar Gujral was the Prime Minister. The plan to…

Read More

PHE Dept presses for more tube wells for water needs

Editor

Rising pollution and decline in water discharge during dry months in the Tawi is forcing the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department to rely on costly tube wells to meet the supply of 15 lakh residents of the city. There are already 262 heavy tube wells operating in the temple city and over a dozen more are being planned in the coming months. Sources said with the fate of the Chenab water diversion project hanging in air and the Tawi being exploited to hilt, the PHE officials were seeking greater investment…

Read More