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One gunman killed, Three CRPF men wounded in suspected militant attack in Udhampur

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Editor

Terrorists on Monday attacked a CRPF camp on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Kud area of Udhampur District, according to SSP of Udhampur. One terrorist has been killed in encounter with security personnel while 3 CRPF jawans have been injured in the operation, according to CRPF sources. Traffic has been stopped at J&K National Highway by security forces for the safety of passengers, according to ANI. Reports say terrorists opened fire at the CRPF team when they stopped a bus for checking. This is the second attack in the state by…

Opposition fails to push for resignation of ‘tainted’ minister

June 13, 2016 Editor

Opposition parties in the state legislature have failed to mount pressure on the PDP-BJP coalition government on the issue of land grabbing by Minister for Animal Husbandry Abdul Gani Kohli. The Vigilance Organisation is probing a case against Kohli and has found that the minister has grabbed around 10 kanals of forest land. The Animal Husbandry Minister has raised a huge structure on the forest land at Nowabad in the Sunjwan area of Jammu city. A BEd college, ETT college, paramedical school, public school and a branch of J&K Bank…

People throng ‘healing’ spring in Doda district

June 11, 2016 Editor

Hundreds of people these days are flocking to Gandho area of Doda district from different corners of the country to take a dip in a spring which is believed to possess healing powers. Situated about 70 km away from district headquarters, the natural spring in Gandho subdivision is considered to be best for skin disorders, joint pains, blood pressure and headache. Even patients of paralyses are also reaching there. Mansa Mohammed, who came from Kathua, said, “I had a paralysis attack a few years back, but when we came to…

Rain brings respite from scorching heat for Jammuites

June 11, 2016 Editor

The city has got some respite from the scorching heat with a sudden downpour here this afternoon after more than 15 days of dry spell. The sudden windstorm and rain made the weather pleasant for residents, who had been facing the severe heat wave with temperature above 40°C. The heat wave conditions in the Jammu region had pushed the maximum temperature in parts of the region to 43°C. It plummeted by four degrees in the last 24 hours. Rain and thundershowers in the state led to fall of temperature. The…

Vendors hold protest against JMC over space issue

June 10, 2016 Editor

Workers of the Dogra Front and Shiv Sena along with a large number of “rehriwalas” (vendors) staged a protest against the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for allegedly pushing them to “deserted” corners of the city. The irate protesters claimed that the militants who have surrendered after killing innocent people were being settled by the government by providing them money and land for their houses, but the poor vendors selling vegetables and fruits for the past 50 years were pushed where there was no footfall. “The space which is being provided…

Protest over water, Power crisis in Jammu

June 10, 2016 Editor

As the entire Jammu region is facing an acute scarcity of potable water and unprecedented power crisis, activists of Mahila Congress, carrying empty earthen pots, organised a protest in the city to highlight failure of the PDP-BJP coalition regime in solving the problems of the commoners. This protest was held under the leadership of Pradesh Mahila Congress president Indu Pawar. Addressing party activists, Indu said that residents were confronting worst-ever water and power crisis after total failure of the infrastructure but BJP ministers and legislators were enjoying cool climes of…

Residents from Ramban fumes due to power outage

June 10, 2016 Editor

The supply of electricity remained disrupted in several areas of Ramban tehsil since Wednesday night even as the locals accused the Power Development Department of “carelessness”. Power supply was yet to be restored by Thursday late afternoon. Reports said power outage affected Parnote, Seri, Chandroog, Kanga, Halla, Rajgargh, Kumait, Dhanrath, Gandhri and Digdool villages being fed electric supply from receiving station Maitra. PDD officials said disruption of electric supply to some areas occurred due to the faults in HT transmission lines due to wind storm in the area. However, the…

BJP MLAs prefer to stay in Valley, Ignoring party diktat

June 9, 2016 Editor

Leadership told them to rush to Jammu to address power woes Notwithstanding strict directives given by the BJP leadership to its legislators to reach out to people in Jammu province that is reeling under a power crisis, a majority of the party ministers and legislators preferred to attend the ongoing Budget session of the legislature and enjoy the pleasant weather of the Kashmir valley. The BJP leadership on Tuesday had directed all its elected representatives to immediately rush to their respective constituencies to address the problems of the common man.…

Shocker! After power cuts, comes proposal for 13.5% tariff hike

June 8, 2016 Editor

While sweltering heat and humid conditions have made life of the residents miserable and they daily battle with unscheduled power cuts, the government is working on burdening them with hike in power tariff. The PDP-BJP coalition government is pressing for immediate approval for 13.5 per cent hike in electricity tariff from the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), proposal for which has been submitted by the Power Development Department (PDD). Officials said as the gap between revenue and supply of power was increasing alarmingly burdening the state’s economy, the coalition government…

No respite from heat wave in Jammu region till June 12

June 7, 2016 Editor

The plains of Jammu are experiencing severe heat wave conditions and there seems to be no respite for the region till June 12, after which weatherman expects some rains. The maximum temperature between June 6 and 12 is expected to remain between 40°C and 43°C. As per the forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature will hover between 24°C and 26°C. Across the city the sweltering heat has affected the normal life as people prefer to move outside their homes in the morning or evening hours only…