Category: Jammu

Jammu

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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Jammu Bar Association to oppose Article 35A

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As their counterparts in the Kashmir Valley are openly defending Article 35A, the J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu, is seriously considering participation in the ongoing legal battle in the apex court on this provision of the Constitution. The High Court Bar Association is likely to support those NGOs and individuals, who have challenged the constitutional validity of Article 35A. “Although no decision to become a part of Article 35A has been taken by the association, a majority of our members are of the opinion that we should not remain…

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Jammu sans waste disposal plan

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The Swachh Bharat Mission has failed to achieve targets in the state as the agencies concerned have no waste management plan for Jammu city. Though the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), which has given two garbage bins to every household and shopkeepers in most of the localities in the city, it has failed to properly manage the city’s waste. According to experts, there are two kinds of garbage —- one is wet garbage and other is dry garbage. Dry garbage can be sold to junk dealers but wet garbage requires composition.…

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‘Go back India’ slogans surface in Bani-Basohli Highway

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Tension prevailed in Kathua area when ‘Go back India’ slogans were noticed on the Bani-Basohli highway. The police came to know when locals approached them with a complaint that they have noticed provocative anti-India slogan on the highway. As soon as people came to know about it they expressed resentment over the incident and demanded arrest of the accused persons who had written anti-India slogans on the highway with paint. Meanwhile, investigation has been started. “Some elements have been trying to play with the sentiments of the people in Basohli…

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West Pak refugees fighting for identity since 1947

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Humiliation being faced by Manohar Kumar, a West Pakistani refugee youth, during a recruitment rally on the outskirts of Jammu, has authenticated Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir’s observation that woes of these “helpless” people are mounting with every passing day. The Union minister, while reviewing the progress of various packages announced by the Centre for all categories of refugees and displaced persons on Thursday, had expressed his anguish over the delay by the state government in issuing “identity certificates” to West Pakistani refugees. “My son…

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