The demonetisation of higher currency notes by the Central government has made the markets sluggish due to cash crunch. Manufacturing units are also facing scarcity of cash to get the raw material and make payments. The trade bodies have extended support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move, but a majority of the businessmen are apprehensive about the long-term effect of the decision on the economy and employment generation. Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) said traders were suffering, but they expect that things would get back to normal…
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Markets deserted across Jammu as people queue up at banks
Jammu is finding it difficult to handle the crisis caused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The routine life of people of the Jammu region, which attracts pilgrims and tourists, has been hit by the move. While markets are wearing a deserted look, traffic is off the roads at many places. In panic, people are heading to banks to either deposit their hard-earned money or withdraw it for daily expenses. Jammu markets that have already been hit by the four-month long…
Read MoreUproar over Jammu varsity VC’s Burhan comment, JU clarifies on VC’s remarks
The ‘controversial’ statement of Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu Prof RD Sharma in which he reportedly opposed the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani has evoked strong reaction from various sections of society. While student organisations have demanded that the VC be sacked for, what they alleged, insulting security forces, other groups have brought the matter to the notice of Governor NN Vohra. The state unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today said that such irresponsible utterances amounted to humiliating the security forces fighting the…
Read MoreOver 220 villages affected in Jammu province due to cross border firing
Over two hundred and twenty (220) villages, which are within zero to five kms (0 to 5 kms) distance from borders, have been affected by ongoing cross border firing in Jammu Province, officials said. “These villages fall in shortest firing range, have been “directly targeted” and “badly” affected in Pak firing and shelling since the ‘Surgical Strikes’ were carried out by India inside Pakistani territory on September 29”, official sources informed. Sources said that around 22,000 people from these villages have taken shelter in the relief camps, while others are…
Read MoreMassacre of Jammu Muslims in 1947 worst tragedy: Geelani
Terming the massacre of Muslims in Jammu in 1947 as the “worst tragedy,” the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today said, “Slaughtering lakhs of Muslims by Dogra army, Indian forces, fascist groups like RSS and other communal forces is a brazen and most barbaric incident human history can ever come across.” “All the areas of Jammu region witnessed the ugliest and most brutal human carnage and all streets and fields of Jammu region were flooded with blood and flesh of Muslims,” Geelani said in a statement. “In these…
Read MoreWhere are Bunkers, Camps, ask Shell-Shocked Residents
Anger among border dwellers as admn fails to assuage safety concerns It is chaos everywhere in the forward areas as the administration has failed to instill confidence in the border dwellers facing the horrors of firing and shelling from across the border. People are living in extreme fear with no surety of their safety but the administration appears nowhere in sight to alleviate their sufferings or to provide them with the basic amenities like bunkers. When a shell exploded here on Tuesday on the house of Marha Ram, three members…
Read More8 People died, 22 Injured in Pakistan shelling on border villages
Eight people were killed and 22 injured when Pakistani troops heavily shelled border hamlets and posts with mortar bombs along the International Border (IB) and the LoC in Samba, Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Two women were killed and 13 others injured during shelling with 82 and 120 mm mortar bombs in Rajouri, Jammu, Poonch districts. Army sources said two Pakistani soldiers have been killed opposite to Noushera sector along the LoC in Rajouri district. “Five people died and nine others were injured in the shelling…
Read MoreBorder tension hits Jammu business this festive season
The business in Jammu has seen a dip this festive season as consumers from the International Border and the Line of Control have not turned up for shopping due to continuous shelling and firing from across the border. Goldsmiths and those selling silver ornaments and utensils in the town have already reported a dip in their business. “It is not that our business depends on the purchases done by villagers only, but they are potential buyers and rural Jammu celebrates festivals like Dhanteras, Bhaiya Dooj and Diwali more religiously than…
Read MoreMohan Bhagwat to visit Jammu on Nov 13, 14
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is arriving in Jammu on November 13 for a two-day visit to review activities of Sangh Parivar, including the BJP. Notably his visit comes after the just-concluded Hyderabad conclave of the Sangh Parivar where a feedback about performance of the PDP-BJP coalition government was given. Bhagwat’s visit is significant in the sense that during his annual Vijaydashmi addresss, he had touched many issues related to J&K. Normally, the Vijaydashmi address is considered as next year’s agenda of the Sangh Parivar. In the address,…
Read MoreMajor injured, 2 Civilians killed in Pak firing along LoC, IB in JK
15 Pak Rangers killed in retaliatory firing: BSF The border tension between Indian and Pakistan escalated on Friday after two civilians including a woman were killed and a major and BSF man injured in Pakistani firing and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir and BSF claimed that 15 Pakistani Ranges were killed in the retaliatory firing. Defence sources said Pakistani troops targeted civilian areas and forward security posts along the International Border and Line of Control in Jammu, Kathua, Poonch and…
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