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Jammu

7 Years on, admn fails to shift ISBT to Narwal

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Being used as a place to park pvt buses, trucks Public money worth crores has been wasted as the district administration has failed to completely shift the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) to Narwal even after seven years of its completion. After spending crores of rupees on its construction, the administration has abandoned the ISBT as it is being used only for the parking of private buses and trucks. “The administration is being pressurised by the shopkeepers and travel companies based at the General Bus Stand, who do not allow them…

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Height of Swachh Bharat hype! Can’t beat Jammu

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Kites with Prime Minister Modi promoting cleanliness fly above filthy environs At a time when resentment against BJP leaders is growing among people for their failure to improve urban infrastructure and sanitation under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, people are surprised as local markets are flooded with kites with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting the SBA. These messages on kites are not sponsored by the government. Private kite makers who are traditionally associated with the trade and some party workers are actively promoting these among the people. However, shoppers…

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Pandit staff in dilemma over ultimatum on rejoining duty

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Had shifted to Jammu last year when their camps were targeted Hundreds of displaced Kashmiri Pandit employees engaged under the Prime Minister’s employment package are in a dilemma after the government issued an ultimatum asking them join duties in Kashmir within 15 days or face termination. The youth who returned to the Valley in 2010 had given an undertaking that they would not seek transfer and attachment outside Kashmir under the rehabilitation package announced by then Congress-led UPA government in 2008. However, last year when the Valley witnessed violence following…

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Flash floods claims three lives in Jammu region

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A 7-year-old boy was among three persons killed in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Jammu, police said today. The boy identified as Khateeb Ahmed was washed away in the Gundi area of Ramban district when he was on his way to school today, they said. His body was recovered later, police said. In another incident, Ashraf Bi was washed away in Poonch district today, while Bahadur Singh (50) died last night after his house collapsed due to heavy rains in Kathua district, they said. The flash floods also…

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BJP does away with bouquets, garlands at party functions

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Books, khadi ‘patkas’ replace the practice The state BJP unit today decided to do away with the practice of presenting bouquets and garlands to dignitaries at party functions. Instead, the party has decided to adopt custom of giving a “khadi patka” or a book as mark of respect to the dignitary. Communicating the decision to all district presidents, office-bearers and working committee members, BJP state president Sat Sharma said the existing practice of presenting bouquets was not part of the party’s culture and needed to be done away with. Sharma…

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Pakistani Army violates ceasefire in Nowshera sector

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Using light weapons and medium machine gun (MMG), the Pakistani Army fired on Indian posts. The Pakistani Army, once again, violated ceasefire on Sunday night along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baba Khori area of sector Nowshera, Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Using light weapons and medium machine gun (MMG), the Pakistani Army fired on Indian posts. “The Pakistani Army violated ceasefire by using light weapons and MMGs (medium machine guns) along the LoC in the Baba Khori belt of Naushera sector of Rajouri district at 2230 hours…

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Ex-bureaucrats groom youth for civil services exams

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60 students registered; given free weekly tips Concerned and dismayed over the lack of interest among displaced Kashmiri Pandit youth in a career in civil services, former civil servants have started a programme to groom youngsters and prepare them for competitive examinations like those for the KAS, IAS and the IPS. About 60 boys and girls have registered themselves with the group, which meets every Sunday in a small room at Durga Nagar, having a sizable population of migrant Pandits. They are given tips about ways to prepare themselves for…

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RSS demand for minority panel puts BJP in fix

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The BJP is in a quandary after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) favoured minority status for Hindus living in Jammu and Kashmir. The coalition government, in which the BJP is an equal partner, had opposed the creation of a minority commission in J&K which is the only Muslim majority state in the country. “It is a welcome step. Ultimately, the RSS leadership has come forward to restore constitutional and fundamental rights to the minority community in J&K,” said Ankur Sharma, a Jammu-based advocate who has filed a writ petition in…

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Faith Conquers Fear: Amarnath Yatris number from Jammu goes up

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Faith has conquered fear in the aftermath of the terror attack on an Amarnath yatra bus in Anantnag on July 10 evening that left seven pilgrims dead and 19 others injured as the number of yatris leaving the Jammu base camp for south Kashmir has witnessed an upward trend since then. According to police officials, a total of 3,398 pilgrims left the Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva located in south Kashmir in the 16th batch amid tight security. The batch comprising 2,535 males, 758…

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Traders suffer losses due to ongoing National Investigation Agency Probe

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With the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the link between the cross-LoC trade and hawala money, Wagah border traders claim to have suffered losses due to this trade. Traders of Punjab, involved in trade from the Wagah border, had lodged a complaint with the NIA, claiming hawala money was being pumped through the cross-LoC trade. “It was on the complaint of Punjab traders that NIA raided the cross-LoC trade centre at Poonch in December 2016 and also a trader in Jammu on June 4 and seized records from 2008 till…

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