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Jammu

JMC ‘sells’ roads to private contractors for parking

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Motorists are being charged for parking vehicles on roadsides Having failed to construct multi-storey parking complexes to “decongest” the roads of the winter capital city of the state, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) seems to have “sold” city roads to private contractors by creating parking spaces on the roadsides to fill its empty coffers. The irony is that the congested and busy roads have come under the gambit of this new scheme of the civic body that resulted in total chaos and confusion among motorists as these “newly created parking…

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Govt probing twin acts of desecration, 2 more held, 14 in preventive custody

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The state government on Friday said it was investigating whether there was any conspiracy to disturb the peace in the state after the twin incidents of desecration of temples in Jammu. “The government is looking into the incidents and will investigate whether any conspiracy is there to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in the state,” Minister for Law, Abdul Haq Khan told the Legislative Council after BJP, Congress and Peoples Democratic Party legislators from Jammu asked the government to make a statement on the two incidents of sacrilege. “The investigations in…

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Jammu tense after ‘desecration’ of another temple by dismissed Police Cop

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Internet ban extended up to June 17, accused booked under PSA Close on the heels of desecration of a temple in Janipur area of Jammu, another temple was ransacked in Nanak Nagar locality by a drunken dismissed police constable. As a preventive measure and to avoid any flare-up in the situation, the District Administration has extended the internet ban up to June 17 and booked the accused-Gurcharan Singh alias Minta-under Public Safety Act (PSA). Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Simrandeep Singh confirmed to Kashmir POST about slapping of PSA on the accused.…

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VHP ensures release of 22 rioters in Jammu

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All the 22 persons arrested for torching vehicles and damaging public property in Jammu on Tuesday were released on Wednesday by the police following a meeting held between Health Minister Bali Bhagat, police and civil administration officers, and leaders of RSS and VHP. Sources said that the meeting, held at the PWD guest house, was dominated by the RSS-VHP men who threatened a “2008-like agitation” if the arrested persons were not released by 6pm. The right-wing leaders at the meeting included prominent lawyer and former BJP leader Leela Karan Sharma,…

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22 Detained for arson, released after ‘VHP threat’ : Jammu temple row

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After a senior police officer refused to release the 22 men, VHP leader Leela Karan Sharma threatened a “repeat of the 2008 Amarnath agitation”, which had sparked communal violence in the region. Twenty-two people detained by the police following violence in Jammu were released Wednesday after the VHP threatened a “repeat of the 2008 Amarnath agitation”. The 22 were arrested after violence erupted in Jammu Tuesday over a 29-year-old man, Yasir Alfaz, allegedly kicking a Shiva idol at a temple. The youth, who is of unsound mind according to police,…

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Jammu continues to remain tense

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Temple desecration: Protests spread to region | Internet snapped in 10 districts | One held A day after ‘desecration’ at an ancient temple, situation remained tense in Jammu today with many parts of the region witnessing protests and complete blackout of mobile internet services in all 10 districts of the Jammu province since Tuesday evening. The state government while ordering an inquiry into the incident claimed that situation was under control as no untoward incident had been reported from any part from the region. The government has suspended a police officer who…

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Hindu fanatics being armed against Muslims in Kishtwar

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Distribution of weapons on a large scale to Hindu zealots in Kishtwar district, notorious for being the center of Indian army-backed killer gang Village Defence Committees, betrays terrible designs of RSS-backed Indian government and its local collaborators against Muslims in Jammu region. The disclosure was made none other than the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, during her written reply to a question in the so-called Kashmir Assembly. Mehbooba Mufti who also holds the portfolio of the so-called Home Minister of the territory informed the house that 30,872 gun licenses amounting to…

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Jammu tense, mobile Internet services suspended

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Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu following protests in parts of the city after an ancient temple was allegedly desecrated by a “mentally disturbed” person. According police sources, an ancient temple situated in Roop Nagar area of Jammu was vandalised yesterday which led to protests across the city. “As a precautionary measure, we have decided to suspend mobile Internet services till the situation returns to normal”, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jammu, Simrandeep Singh told PTI. Singh said top police and civil officials have been monitoring the situation since last night…

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Husband throttles wife, throws body off cliff at Vaishno Devi

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A Vaishno Devi-bound pilgrim was allegedly killed by her husband who throttled her and then threw the body off a cliff to make it look like an accident in Katra town of Reasi district, police said today. The couple got married on March 10. The body of the woman, identified as Lakshmi Gupta (25), a resident of New Delhi, was found in a stream in Lambikeri area, en route to the Bhavan this morning, said a police officer. The husband of the deceased, Shakti Gupta, had filed a missing report…

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Tension in Jammu after temple vandalisation allegations

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Tension prevailed in a part of Jammu and Kashmir’s winter capital on Tuesday after some Hindu youth beat up two Muslim youth on allegations of vandalising a local temple and triggered further violence, police said. Police said the incident occurred in Janipur area. “Local Hindu youths beat two youths of the other community whom they blamed for smashing the window panes and doors of a local temple in Janipur area. “After the news spread in the area, an angry mob torched a school vehicle and has now surrounded the local…

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