Jammu
Pakistan on Thursday violated the ceasefire in Arnia Sector of R S Pura in Jammu district. This comes a day after a soldier was martyred as Pakistani troops opened fire at an Army patrol along the Line of Control in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The injured jawan was airlifted to a hospital in Srinagar where he succumbed to injuries. The firing which is going on for the past one week has affected the villagers living nearby.
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With Pakistan Rangers pounding Allah village and nearby areas, located along the International Border, for the past few days, border residents have sent women and children to either houses of their relatives or relief camps at Salehar and Deoli in the Bishnah area. Allah village is situated around 2 km from the International Border. One of the oldest villages in the area, it has a population of 1,500. Around 50 per cent of the residents daily move to safer places as the dusk falls due to the fear of shelling.…
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The bandh called by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the premier body of traders and industrialists, evoked mixed response on Monday. Though most of the traders kept their shutters down, the call evoked little response elsewhere with commuter services, including matadors and auto rickshaws, plying as usual. However, traders had blocked the roads by burning tyres at different places. The Chamber leaders also led a procession in the city to highlight their demands. In support of the bandh, while Panthers Party held a demonstration at Dogra Chowk, Jammu West…
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At least five students were injured in a clash between two groups campaigning for the first-ever student elections at the Law School on the Jammu University campus today. According to the eye witnesses, Urvashi Raina, an ABVP candidate for the election to class representative, was pasting an election post on the wall that was objected by another student from the NSUI, which led to a heated argument. The NSUI student is the son of Congress leader Surinder Singh Shingari. Soon the verbal arguments took an ugly turn and a clash…
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A woman was killed and five others were injured in Pakistani shelling across the International Border that erupted on Saturday night and continued till Sunday morning. Ratno Devi (65) of Alla village in the Arnia sector received multiple injuries when a mortar shell landed on her house around 3 am on Sunday while she was sleeping. She was taken to Government Medical College, Jammu, where she succumbed to her injuries. Her husband Chuni Lal and daughter-in-law Rajni Devi also received injuries in the incident. The border town of Arnia was…
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The outbreak of dengue and swine flu has created panic in Jammu as 14 more cases of dengue and one case of H1N1 flu were found positive in the past 24 hours in the region. According to Health Department officials, the toll has reached to 59 cases of dengue and nine cases of H1N1flu. Two deaths due to swine flu have also been reported in the region. The Health Department of Jammu has conducted 550 tests for dengue till date out of which 59 cases were found positive, 283 were…
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Five persons, including two BSF jawans, were injured in firing and shelling by Pakistani troops in violation of ceasefire along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting forces here to retaliate. The Pakistan Rangers today resorted to small arms firing on Brahman Bella and Raipur Border out Posts (BoPs) along the IB in Pargwal sector of Akhnoor belt in Jammu district from 1515 hours today, a police officer said. They fired mortar shells along the IB, forcing…
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Say move to ensure equitable development in all three regions of the state As discrimination with the Jammu region was the main issue for the majority of the delegations which met with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his two-day stay at the winter capital of the state, a consensus is emerging among political parties about having regional autonomy to ensure equitable and balanced development in all three regions of J&K. Not only the ruling BJP, but even opposition parties like the Congress, Panthers Party and the Kashmir-centric National Conference…
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Two more braid-cutting incidents were today reported in Bhaderwah town of Doda district, raising the number of such cases to six in less than a week, officials said. Shipa Devi (22) of Pounra-Manthala and Romesha Devi (36) of Thubba claimed that they felt dizzy and became unconscious. After coming to their senses they found that their plaits have been cut, a police official said. “We have increased vigil, especially in rural areas. But we are still clueless as none of the victims have seen the accused. Except for braids being…
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The vital Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for the traffic due to heavy landslides that occurred about 15 km from here today. The authorities said the restoration of traffic on the highway could take two days. As per reports, the company engaged in the four-laning of the highway has deployed JCB machines to clear the debris. Official sources said a huge landslide occurred near Balinallah, Bansa Pul, resulting in the blockage of the highway. Long queues of vehicles could be seen on both sides of the road. The authorities have…
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