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Jammu

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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Muslim organizations threaten strike if Lal Singh not booked

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“Either register an FIR against Lal Singh or get your force ready for Jammu Bandh for which day will be decided after Friday congregational prayers,” Choudhary Nazakat Khatana of Jammu and Kashmir Gujjar Bakarwal Youth Desh warned police. Various Muslim organizations of Jammu region today threatened of “Jammu Bandh” in case police did not register an FIR against Forest Minister, Choudhary Lal Singh by Friday for his alleged communal remarks. Lal Singh on May 18 had reportedly targeted a group of Muslim farmers of Jammu region by reminding them of…

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Udhampur residents protest Deputy Commissioner’s transfer

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Protests continued for the second consecutive day today against the transfer of Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary, who has been shifted as Additional Secretary to the office of the Chief Minister in Srinagar. Crossing party lines, representatives of all major political parties, Bar association, Beopar Mandal and social organisations of the town urged the Chief Minister to review the transfer order. A massive protest was held outside the DC’s residence this morning when people disallowed the officer to move to attend a function Jagdish Bhardwaj of the National…

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JMCC protests outside CM residence against Police inaction against Lal Singh’s 1947 remark

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Pertinently, Lal Singh, had on May 21 targeted a group of Muslim farmers in Jammu, reminding them of 1947 massacre in the region, when they had gone to meet the minister for discussing various problems confronting them Agitated over the failure of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) to initiate action against the Forest Minister, Choudhary Lal Singh, for his alleged derogatory remarks against minority community, Jammu Muslim Coordination Committee (JMCC), today staged a demonstration outside the residence of Chief Minister and Divisional Commissioner’s office. The protesters, mostly Gujjars, were demanding…

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Mehbooba Mufti tries to cool down hot Jammu

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As region protests water & power crises, Mehbooba steps in to save situation With massive protests being organised in Jammu against collapse of water and power infrastructure in summer, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today rushed to the winter capital to save the situation from worsening further. Realising the importance of resolving the prevailing crises immediately to give some respite to people in the hot weather, the Chief Minister reached Jammu this morning. She convened a meeting of senior officers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department and Power Development Department…

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Jammu being developed as independent tourist place

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Underlining the commitment of the government to develop tourist destinations in Jammu province, Minister of State for Tourism, Education, Technical Education, Culture, Horticulture, Floriculture and Parks Priya Sethi recently said efforts were afoot to promote the tourism sector in Jammu division. She said special focus was being laid on developing Jammu as an independent tourism destination. Interacting with different stakeholders of the tourism industry here, the minister called upon them to work in unison with the government to exploit to the fullest vast tourism potential of the region. There was…

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