Category: Jammu

Jammu

Refugee Vs Refugee turns into Kashmir Vs Jammu

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Identity certificates spark protests and violence BJP leaders said they would raise the issue of the “Increasing number” of Rohingya Muslim refugees in the state in the coming Budget Session of the Assembly. In an echo of the Amarnath land row, the issue of ‘identity certificates’ to West Pakistan refugees in Jammu and Kashmir is threatening to divide the state on regional and religious lines. While protests have erupted in the Valley, with separatists and the mainstream opposition accusing the PDP-BJP coalition government of trying to dilute state subject laws…

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Govt directs officers to speed up release of compensation to PaK refugees

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The government has directed the payment of Rs 5.5 lakh be made to each of the over 36,000 displaced families of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) by December-end as compensation for the properties left over by them on other side of Line of Control (LoC). As per the documents available with Kashmir Post, Relief and Rehabilitation department has directed that entire work of the actual payments, preparation of accounts shall be over by December 31, 2016. The Finance department has vide the government order no 169-F of 2016 dated 14 July…

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Chenab Valley witness season’s first snowfall

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Most parts of the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar today received season’s first snowfall, ending a long dry spell in the region. The snowfall was witnessed in the Kailash mountain ranges, Asha-Patti, Seoj Dhar, Chattargala, Dheraja, Mothala, Thanala, Dessa, Bhatta, Mangalthatha and many upper reaches of Kishtwar since last night. Mohammed Abbas, a local resident, said, “It is a great respite for the people who had been facing a dry spell for more than two months. The dry grass caught fire in many areas, resulting into massive damage to…

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BJP flayed for succumbing to Separatists Pressure

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While the National Conference and separatist groups have politicised the humanitarian issue of grant of “identity certificate” to West Pakistan refugees, the ruling BJP came under fire from Jammu-based parties for not taking a tough stand on the issue. The parties have reasons to target the BJP because it is an equal partner in the coalition regime which, instead of clearing its stand on the issue, is busy in placating separatists on the “identity certificate” controversy. Not only the Opposition parties, some offshoots of the Sangh Parivar are also blasting…

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Scrap Art 370 to save Kashmir from jihadi terror: Panun Kashmir

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Welcoming the recent historic judgment of the Supreme Court upholding the applicability of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, (also known as the Sarfaesi Act) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Pandits, today demanded scrapping of Article 370 to save the Valley from becoming a sanctuary of “jihadi terror organisations”. The Panun Kashmir has said the December 16 order of the SC, which upheld the applicability of the Sarfaesi Act allowing national banks to seize and auction…

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High Court restrains state from closing any Govt School

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Bench takes suo motu cognisance of news item, treats it as a public interest litigation In a major setback to the administration, the J&K High Court today took suo-motu cognisance of the state’s decision to close Government Girls High School, City Chowk, for creating a parking lot and restrained it from closing any government school. The High Court took notice of a news item regarding the closure of government school for creating a parking lot and treated it as public interest litigation (PIL) under the name of court on its…

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Congress protests hike in ration prices at govt depots

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The Congress today staged a demonstration against the hike in prices of ration being supplied to the public at fair price shops in the state. Hundreds of Congress workers, led by Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) general secretary Manmohan Singh, assembled at Shaktinagar Chowk and took out a procession up to Gurah-Morh, Bakshi Nagar. Carrying placards, the protesters raised slogans against the ruling PDP-BJP coalition and slammed it for hiking prices of ration at government depots. Manmohan Singh, while addressing protesters, alleged that the PDP-BJP combine had failed to fulfil the…

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Militants attack Army camp in Nagrota; BSF patrol party targeted in Samba

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Heavily armed terrorists attacked an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota area on Tuesday. The militants attacked the Army camp at around 5:30 am. Unfortunately, two jawans were injured in the exchange of fire. Heavy firing exchanges are now going on between the militants and security forces. Meanwhile, the state administration has ordered shutting down of schools in Nagrota. The field regiment camp is located in the garrison town of Nagrota near the headquarters of Army’s 16 corps in the state. BSF patrol party attacked A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol…

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VHP launches membership drive in Jammu

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VHP on Tuesday launched its membership drive in Jammu, the winter capital city of Jammu and Kashmir. Vice-President BJP Yudhvir Sethi launched the signature campaign cum membership drive of the VHP, at Parade Chowk here. Stressing on imbibing spirit of nationalism, Yudhvir said that the motherland is supreme and everyone should join hands in strengthening the VHP, which is working towards nation building. “Our aim is to reach the target of one lakh membership in the region and we should be geared to take the movement and ideology of the…

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Imposters collect villager’s bank details, promise funds transfer

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As commoners are facing hardships due to demonetisation, some unscrupulous elements are all out to take advantage of the prevailing situation to adjust their “surplus money” in bank accounts of gullible rural people. One such incident was reported in the border village of Rampur where some unidentified persons collected bank account numbers, Aadhaar card details, BPL card numbers and other documents from over 100 innocent villagers with a promise that some amount would be deposited in each of their accounts under a special scheme. Vivek Kumar, a shopkeeper of the…

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