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Jammu

Protest over water, Power crisis in Jammu

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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…

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Residents from Ramban fumes due to power outage

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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…

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BJP MLAs prefer to stay in Valley, Ignoring party diktat

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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.…

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

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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…

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No respite from heat wave in Jammu region till June 12

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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…

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Heavy rains expected but no drainage plans in place

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While the State Meteorological Department has predicted good monsoon this season, the government departments concerned do not seem to have contingency plans to tackle heavy rains. Though developmental work is going on in the city, including the Bikram Chowk flyover and blacktopping of roads in various areas, there is no plan in place to clear the roads of heaps of soil and stones dug in the process. Also, the pebbles and coal tar that spills on the lanes and drains after the road is blacktopped are not being removed. This…

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Artificial lake still a distant dream for Jammuites

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After missing six deadlines, dept aims to complete project by March next year The much-awaited artificial lake on the Tawi river still seems to be a distant dream as the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) has set another deadline of March, 2017, for completion of civil work. The Rs 69.70-crore artificial lake project, started in 2010, has missed six deadlines till now as work has remained suspended for more than 20 months since 2010. The department claims that the work is being done in a full swing, but…

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Repair of fourth bridge on Tawi finally took off

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The government has finally started repairing the fourth bridge on the Tawi connecting Bhagwati Nagar with Satwari. A portion of the bridge had got washed away in September 2014 flash floods. Embankments are also being strengthened to prevent further damage to the road after months of delay. There was much resentment among the residents as the state government had failed to repair the damaged portion and washed-out portion of the bridge was filled with soil. Official had admitted that the repair work was pending due to paucity of funds. Now…

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Court asks police to probe Lal Singh’s 1947 remarks

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“It is proper to send this complaint in terms of section 202 Cr.PC and it is necessary that IGP should conduct inquiry himself and the detailed report that is the outcome of the inquiry be submitted to this Court within a period of one month in a sealed cover,” City Judge Jammu, M S Manhas, directed A local Court on Wednesday asked Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu to conduct probe into a complaint seeking registration of FIR against Forest Minister Lal Singh for allegedly threatening members of Gujjar community…

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Water woes in Jammu likely to end this year

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19 new tube wells to supply 2 MGD water from Dec-end Water woes of Jammu are likely to end soon as 19 new tube wells being dug by Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) will be made operational from December end this year. Officials of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department said it would add close to 2 million gallon daily (MGD) water, the present shortfall the city is facing. Groundwater is only viable source available at present to meet the requirements of 15 lakh population, despite concern expressed by the environmentalists…

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