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Jammu

Where are Bunkers, Camps, ask Shell-Shocked Residents

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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…

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8 People died, 22 Injured in Pakistan shelling on border villages

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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…

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Border tension hits Jammu business this festive season

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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…

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Mohan Bhagwat to visit Jammu on Nov 13, 14

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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,…

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Major injured, 2 Civilians killed in Pak firing along LoC, IB in JK

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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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Eight injured in Nowshera shelling

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At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory firing in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district today while eight persons were injured in the Suchetgarh sector of Jammu district. Heavy exchange of fire, involving the use of 82-mm and 120-mm mortar shells along with small arms, started around 10 am and was going on till the evening. “The Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Nowshera by targeting our positions with mortar bombs and small arms fire around 10 am,” said an Army…

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Don’t try communal divide in Jammu: BJP

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Veiled attack on PDP for use of regional names by ministers The BJP has launched a veiled attack on the PDP, its coalition partner, for trying to divide residents of Muslim-majority areas of Jammu province on communal lines. Kashmir-centric parties have been using the terms “Pir Panjal” for Poonch and Rajouri districts and “Chenab valley” for the erstwhile Doda district, comprising Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar districts. The BJP and other pro-Jammu parties are opposed to the use of such terms for hilly areas of the Jammu province as they see…

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Nearing Diwali, it is all chaos on Jammu roads

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As the festive season is here, the winter capital is witnessing traffic jams, giving a hard time to the commuters. Long traffic jams have become a common scene on Jammu streets these days. The traffic jams could be attributed to the increasing number of vehicles and narrow roads in the city. “It has become difficult to go out for Diwali shopping. There is chaos on roads and all roads are chocked with vehicles,” said Sudhir Mahajan, a resident of Janipur. “It takes more than 40 minutes to reach Amphalla from…

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Admin advises border people to evacuate villages, stay in doors

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District administration Kathua on Friday advised people living near International Border (IB) to evacuate villages in view of fresh cross border firing. Sources said that India Pakistan engaged in heavy exchange of shelling and firing in Bobiya area Hiranagar sector after a sniper shot fired from across the border critically injured a Border Security Force (BSF) man. According to sources, administration has requested people living on zero line in Bobiya area of Hiranagar sector to move to safer places. “Administration has also established relief camps and assistance booths at government…

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21 Dead, 46 Injured in Reasi road accident

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41 critically-injured shifted to Jammu; PM, Guv, CM, Azad, Farooq, others grieved At least 21 people including 11 women and a minor died while 46 others were injured, most of them critically, when an “overloaded” bus plunged into a deep gorge at Gurnak area near Jyotipuram village in this district in Jammu province on Thursday, police and witnesses said. A senior police officer said the ill-fated bus (JK02S-0295) was on way to Bakal village from Reasi when it skidded off the road after the driver failed to negotiate a narrow…

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