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Jammu

Nandni tunnel develops cracks within 30 months of its Inauguration

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The Nandani tunnels on the Jammu-Srinagar highway have developed major leakages within 30 months of their inauguration. The leakage in the tunnels, 25 km from Jammu, is posing a serious threat to connectivity on the national highway, which also connects Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra and the Northern Command in Udhampur to rest of the country. Though, SP Jammu-Udhampur Highway Pvt Ltd — the construction company — has been given the contract for 20 years (three years for construction and 17 years for maintenance), but the patch work has…

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Three killed, Scores injured in Samba road accident

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Three people, including a student, died while scores were injured died when a mini bus they were travelling in rolled down on the road in district Samba Thursday morning. “A mini bus on way from border village to Samba town this morning met with an accident due to break failure and rolled down on the road,” police here said. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment.

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Scrapping of Article 35A to hit Jammu most: Omar Abdullah

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Maintaining that removal of Article 35A will hurt the interests of Jammu people the most, National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah today hit out at BJP leaders for launching a misinformation campaign without knowing its consequences. He said if the BJP was able to win the fight in a court through its proxies, before reaching Kashmir, businessmen and people from outside would settle in Jammu and Ladakh. “Going by the present situation in the Kashmir valley, where locals are moving out and sending their children to different parts of…

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BJP ministers under fire over silence on Article 35A

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Discontent brewing within the BJP due to the “guarded silence” being maintained by party ministers on Article 35A came to the fore during the core committee meeting when some members gave vent to their anger against the “defensive” approach of the party on the issue. The core committee meeting, held on Saturday evening, was attended by senior leaders, including two Cabinet ministers of the coalition. One member of the core committee, who wished not to be quoted, said members expressed their anger over the submissive approach being adopted by party…

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‘Tiranga Yatra’ to Kashmir stopped in Samba

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A ‘Tiranga Yatra’ bound for Kashmir was today stopped by police in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir, and sent back. The 65-odd marchers from Sonipat in Haryana carrying with the national flag conducted prayers at an ashram in Vijaypur in Samba and returned, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anil Kumar Magotra told PTI. He said the marchers were on their way to Lal Chowk in Srinagar to unfurl the national flag there on Independence Day. “We welcomed them and took them to Barrian Ashram where we persuaded them to return,”…

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Jammuites should decide about the Article 35A: Devinder Rana

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National Conference trying to create fear psychosis: BJP Provincial President of National Conference, Jammu, Devinder Singh Rana Saturday said that people of Jammu should be given a chance to decided whether to abrogate Article 35-A or not. Addressing a presser in Jammu he said: “Jammu Dogras would be main sufferers if Article 35-A is abrogated. The people of Jammu should be given a chance to hold a referendum so that they can decide whether to abrogate Article 35-A or not.” He said talks about the abrogation of the Article is…

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Jammu to host J&K’s BJP core group meet today

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Amid raging debate over Article 35-A that guarantees special rights to J&K’s permanent residents, the BJP high-command has rushed the party’s national vice-president and in-charge J&K affairs Avinash Rai Khanna to Jammu for “taking the state unit on board” regarding the party’s stand over the sensitive issue. Khanna, a source said, has been deputed to “make the state unit aware about the party’s stand over Article 35-A. He would reach the state’s winter capital on Saturday to hold a meeting with the BJP core group, a party insider said. The…

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Kishtwar to observe shutdown, Transporters, Fruit growers extend support to Aug 12 strike call

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Shutdown has been called in Kishtwar district tomorrow against attempts to abrogate Article 35-A which grants state’s legislature power to define the permanent residents. Imam Jamia Masjid Kishtwar Farooq Ahmed Kitchloo called for a complete shutdown on August 12 to protest against attempts to abrogate Article 35-A of the Constitution. “People of Kishtwar district are appealed to observe a shutdown on Saturday, August 12 against attempts to abrogate the state subject law (Article 35-A) which has been in vogue here for decades,” said Kitchloo. General Secretary Chenab Valley Traders Association…

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Jammu Region divided over abrogation of Article 35A

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Stand united in opposing its abrogation: Pir Panjal lawyers to people NPP demands revocation, stage protest Divided versions regarding the proposed revocation of Article 35 (A) are emerging from Jammu region with the lawyers from the Pir Panjal region vowing to oppose the move tooth and nail while the National Panthers Party demanded its immediate revocation. Appealing people of Jammu and Kashmir to get united and stop Government of India from scrapping Article 35 A that bars a non-state subject from purchasing land and acquire job in Jammu and Kashmir,…

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BJP introduces grassroots campaigners modelled on RSS pracharaks in J&K

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These foot soldiers will highlight policies and programmes of the party in a bid to increase its mass base in the Muslim majority state. The BJP, which is enjoying power for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, has borrowed a concept of grassroots campaigners from its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to increase its “mass base” in the Muslim majority state. The party has deployed “alp-vistaraks” (short-time workers) and “dirgh-vistaraks” (full-time workers) in the state, modelled on RSS’s pracharkas or campaigners, the corps of volunteers who serves as a…

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