Category: Jammu

Jammu

City residents perform rituals to get rid of Braid-chopping fear

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At a time when the “braid-chopping” scare has led to mass hysteria in the Kashmir valley with many innocents facing mob fury, people in Jammu preferred to go for religious rituals to come out of the fear psychosis. Sheela Devi, 45, a native of Deoli village in Bishnah, whose braid was allegedly chopped in September, is regularly performing religious rituals to get rid of the fear. Instead of raising a hue and cry over the incident, the alleged victim has been quietly performing rituals along with her family. Sheela Devi…

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Maharaja Hari Singh’s grandson Vikramaditya quits PDP over regional issues

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In a major jolt to ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), senior leader from Jammu and grandson of last Maharaja of the State Hari Singh, Vikramaditya Singh on Sunday resigned from the party and the membership of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. “I have sent my resignation to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. I am not a politician but I wanted to do something for the people of the State because former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed wanted me to do so,” Singh told reporters in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu…

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Army jawans lit ‘Diyas’ on LoC to celebrate festival of lights

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Jawans of the Indian Army lit up border in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate festival of lights – Diwali – on Thursday. Jawans of the Indian Army lit up border in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate festival of lights – Diwali – on Thursday. Poonch has been witnessing a spike in ceasefire violations, but this did not dampen the spirit of the jawans to celebrate the festival who lit ‘diyas’ on the Line of Control (LoC) to mark the auspicious day. “Countrymen should celebrate…

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Separate Jammu state need of hour: Balwant Singh Mankotia

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Former MLA and National Panthers Party (NPP) president Balwant Singh Mankotia reiterated that the demand for a separate Jammu state was need of the hour to end political inequality with the region. He said the residents of Jammu remain neglected in every field due to lack of political empowerment. Addressing the Tiranga rally organised at Tirlokpur, Gho Manhasan, Padrod of Marh constituency of Jammu district, Mankotia said the movement started for a separate Jammu state and Tiranga rallies were getting huge support from the masses. Continuous discrimination in employment, development…

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Festive mood missing across Jammu markets post Demonetization, GST

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With days left for Diwali celebration, markets in Jammu, which were always full with customers, are reeling under impact of GST and demonetization as customers stay away and traders rue the decisions taken in haste. “The main markets in Jammu are not as busy this year as previous years,” said Mohan Sharma, a resident of Gandhinagar. About sweets, which come under restaurant category of GST, the sellers or buyers are not happy with the slab rates, which are set at 5 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent and…

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Congress protests against BJP, alleges ‘Betrayal’ of People’s mandate

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The workers of Congress Party, led by former minister Raman Bhalla, today staged a protest demonstration against the BJP alleging that it (BJP) has cheated the people of Jammu region just for sake of power. The protesters assembled at Karan Bagh Chowk, Chatha Morh, Jammu, and staged a strong demonstration against the BJP. Raising slogans against the saffron party for “betraying people of Jammu”, they also burnt effigy of BJP. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Bhalla said that BJP, which claims to be the champion of Jammu people, has…

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Dengue patients look to Delhi, Punjab for ‘Reliable’ treatment

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As dengue grips eight districts of the Jammu province, panic-stricken residents are shifting dengue patients to Punjab and Delhi for “reliable” treatment. In Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Jammu, nearly 320 patients have been tested positive for dengue and the number is swelling every day. The situation is worst in the outskirts, where equipment for checking blood and dengue fever are not available. Health institutes in the Jammu region appear to have failed in coping with the problem, making people go for traditional treatment methods or shifting patients to…

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25 Pilgrims hurt in accident while returning from Vaishno Devi

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As many as 25 Vaishno Devi pilgrims were injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down a gorge in Reasi district, police said. A police official said that ill fated bus (No. JK02X-9817) was on its way to Katra from Uttar Pradesh when the driver of the vehicle lost control near Nomain, a few kilometers away from Katra town. He said the injured pilgrims were rushed to nearby hospitals from where critically injured were referred to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in…

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Congress protests against Centre, State for ‘Protecting’ Jay Shah

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Congress workers under the leadership of former minister Raman Bhalla today held a demonstration against the Union Government for protecting BJP president Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah. The party also lodged its protest against portraying separatist leader Asiya Andrabi as a role model for women of the state. The protest march began from the Congress headquarters and passed through different areas before it was stopped by the police while proceeding towards City Chowk. As the demonstration was not allowed to proceed further, party workers staged a dharna and raised slogans…

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New incentive scheme under GST regime death trap for J&K units: Jammu traders

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Threatening to launch an agitation, traders of Jammu today criticised the Centre for its recently announced incentive scheme under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime. They said “if the scheme is not revisited, it will serve as a death knell for majority of nearly 10,000 units in Jammu and Kashmir and render lakhs of people jobless”. The traders also sought intervention of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and threatened to hit the streets “if the promises made to them prior to the implementation of the GST regime…

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