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Jammu

Civil society of Jammu demands autonomous councils for three regions

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Members meet Manmohan, want end to discrimination The Jammu Intellectual Forum has demanded autonomous regional councils for all three regions of the state to put an end to the discrimination against Jammu. A 14-member deputation of the forum favoured the constitutional set-up for the Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir regions during its 40-minute meeting with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who heads the ‘policy planning group’ of the party, in Jammu on Sunday evening. Headed by KB Jandial, a retired IAS officer, the delegation comprised retired civil servants, academicians, ex-servicemen, businessmen,…

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Article 35A abrogation demand raised in Jammu

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Delegations also demand deportation of Rohingyas As delegations discussed various issues with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here, the abrogation of Article 35A and deportation of Rohingyas were the main demands of people of Jammu. While the J&K High Court Bar Association (Jammu) demanded abrogation of Article 35A, its ‘victims’ briefed the Home Minister about their plight in the absence of basic rights. “We demanded abrogation of Article 35A which is against the very spirit of the Indian Constitution and the J&K constitution and total negation of Articles 14 and…

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Manmohan led panel arrives in Jammu, begins peace mission

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Over 12 delegations give suggestions for ‘restoring normalcy’ in the state After interacting with over a dozen delegations from a cross-section of society, the Congress high-powered “policy planning group” on J&K today started its mission to “reach out to the people” for initiating peace in the state. The group, headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, comprises senior functionaries of the party. After reaching Jammu thisafternoon, members of the group held discussions with executive committee members of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) before starting an interaction with…

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Jammu short on space to shelter abandoned cows

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While ‘gau rakshaks’ have been turned into a weapon of ‘intimidation’, no efforts are being made to prevent abandoning of cattle on the roads by people, especially those which are unable to give milk and are old. Across Jammu city and on the highway connecting J&K with the rest of the country, hundreds of cattle, especially cows and oxen, can be found roaming, raising questions on the BJP’s ‘save cow’ slogan. During the past three years, no step has been taken to set up a new cattle pond to lower…

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Article 35A opponents to take on its proponents in Jammu

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To hold seminars on Sept 11, 12 to educate people about Article After ‘mobilising’ the nation against the continuation of Article 35A of the Constitution, its opponents have decided to make Jammu a ‘launching pad’ for taking on the Kashmir-centric parties which are supporting the Article. The opponents of Article 35A have decided to hold back-to-back seminars on September 10 and 11 in Jammu to educate the people about the provision. As the National Conference and the Congress have started a campaign to raise the bogey of the influx of…

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Abolish toll tax by Sept 20 or face strike, warn traders

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Demanding immediate withdrawal of the toll tax, the traders’ associations of the old city under the banner of the Chamber of Traders’ Federation (CTF) held a massive protest demonstration at the Purani Mandi Chowk here today. Speaking during the protest demonstration, Neeraj Anand, CTF president, threatened to launch an agitation, if the government fails to remove the toll tax by September 20 this year. Raising slogans against the state government, the traders alleged that the continuation of the toll tax in our state, subsumed elsewhere in the rest of India,…

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3 Years On, flood damaged infrastructure yet to be rebuild

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The restoration of damaged infrastructure, including buildings and bridges, has been going on at a snail’s pace in the Jammu region since the floods ravaged government and private property in the first week of September 2014. The restoration work on damaged bridges and other structures has either been left midway or has not been started even after 36 months. Besides, the liabilities on works executed are pending with various departments. Official sources said one of the piers of the floodgates in the upcoming Artificial Lake on the Tawi was damaged…

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Braid chopping spreads wave of panic in Rajouri

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Three back to back incidents of braid chopping incidents in Rajouri district have spread a wave of panic and fear, even as police are clueless about the cause. As per officials, first incident of hair cutting was reported at ward number 8 of Rajouri town on September 1 where a teenage girl reported that her hair were cut while she was in the bathroom of her home. The second incident was reported yesterday in Patrara locality of Sunderbani town where a married girl namely Anju Rani wife of Inderpal fell…

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Over 40 braid cutting incidents reported in Jammu region

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The police here today said that it was probing into the incidents of women’s braid getting cut off mysteriously in various districts of Jammu region in the state. According to the police, over 40 incidents of cutting of women’s braids were reported from Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Rajouri, Reasi and Udhampur districts in the last two weeks, triggering panic among the people. Jyoti Devi (24) claimed that her braid was cut when she fainted at her residence in Abra village of Akhnoor and she was hospitalised. Manisha (22) of Kamala village…

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Jammu airport awaits runway expansion, passengers at risk

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Land acquisition: Airports Authority of India yet to get approval of Defence Ministry Putting the lives of hundreds of passengers on risk, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is waiting for the Defence Ministry’s approval to take over 17 acres since February, which is delaying the expansion of runway at the Jammu airport. The airport that requires at least 8,000-feet-long runway as per the aircraft landing in the winter capital has a 6,700-feet-long runway, which is posing a serious threat to passengers travelling to Jammu. Due to the short length…

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