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In Badanaal village, water is rationed from its only well : Latur of JK

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Chowkidar guards the well 24×7; water theft carries penalty — no water for 5 days At Badanaal village in Ghatti panchayat, 25 km from Kathua district headquarters, a chowkidar-cum-panchayat member has been guarding one of two wells, the only source of water in the village, round the clock since the onset of summer to keep away “water thieves”. The second well of the village is dried up. Every morning, chowkidar Sardar Singh comes up with a measuring utensil to provide only 15 litres water per family from the well. A…

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Official from center visits Rajouri to look into farmers problems

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan is being touted as the biggest-ever exercise since Independence to give a fillip to agriculture in the country, but the question is whether it will benefit people or meet the fate of previous schemes and programmes. People of Rajouri district don’t have high hopes from the campaign as they see it as yet another government exercise. They believe whatever funds will be released from the Centre will flow through the system in place for decades. A Central government representative…

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BJP’s make-peace meeting flops, leaves MLAs fuming

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Legislators slam ‘unapproachable’ ministers The much-awaited meeting to iron out differences between BJP ministers and MLAs proved to be futile as a majority of the legislators were not satisfied with the outcome of the exercise because their grievances were not taken seriously by the leadership. Instead of giving strict directions to the ministers to immediately address grievances of the legislators, the party leadership led by state chief Sat Sharma asked legislators to give suggestions how to solve problems of the people like the scarcity of potable water and unscheduled power…

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Passengers face the heat as two trains to Katra suspended

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Commuters availing the Jammu-Udhampur rail services are facing hardships due to less frequency of the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains. The Railways has suspended two of the four DMU trains to extend express trains to Katra, the base camp of the Vaishno Devi shrine. Due to the cancellation of the DMU trains, the other overburdened trains to Udhampur and Katra see additional rush of passengers. After the start of the train to Katra in July 2014, all four DMU trains, running between Pathankot and Udhampur via Jammu-Tawi Railway Station, were…

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Doda reels under water crisis as reservoirs go dry

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The mighty Chenab flows through erstwhile Doda district, but the district is facing acute shortage of drinking water. The natural water resources in the district are diminishing due to climate change and the casual approach of the government. About 10 lakh people of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar district have been witnessing shortage of drinking water during the summer for the past few years. The loot of the green gold by the forest mafia has led to drying up of natural reservoirs and streams which used to be the main source…

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Municipal Corporation employees go on indefinite strike, dump garbage on roads

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Jammu today resembled a dumping ground as striking municipal workers littered streets with garbage after starting their indefinite strike. They are demanding reorganisation of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and regularisation of service of the contractual safai karamcharis. The resultant stink across the city made life miserable for residents and commuters and gave a unpleasant look to the city. Hundreds of safai karamcharis along with Class IV employees of the Municipal Corporation held a demonstration in different parts of the city against the government and Municipal Corporation alleging that their…

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Drinking water coolers cry for repair, cleanliness

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Even as the temperature has touched 40°C in Jammu, about 100 drinking water coolers installed by the Municipal Corporation in the city remain dry in want of repair. In most parts of the city, water coolers are in a very bad condition and stagnant water and garbage lay outside them, giving a repulsive sight to people passing through the area. Most of the coolers were installed after 2005, when the municipal elections were conducted and councillors used their ward development funds to install them in various parts of the city.…

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Shun differences, BJP leaders told

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The BJP high command, which has been closely monitoring the second coalition stint with the PDP, seems dissatisfied with the “conduct and wisdom of its ministers and legislators”. The Centre is reportedly disappointed because after the passage of one month’s time in the new coalition, BJP leaders have not produced any encouraging result. BJP national vice-president and Jammu and Kashmir affairs in charge Avinash Rai Khanna presided over a party meeting today at Vir Bhawan, the RSS headquarters in Jammu. This meeting was being perceived as an assignment by the…

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Cool days ahead in Jammu: Met

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The overcast sky today brought much-needed respite to the residents of Jammu from the sweltering heat. As the mercury touched 42.4°C yesterday, the Agromet advisory bulletin came to the rescue of the people announcing a “cool break” for a few days. The Metrological Department that had forecast rainfall and thunderstorm today, also has predicted another five days of cool weather for Jammu. As per the Meteorological Department, the weather will remain partially cloudy to cloudy with chances of light rainfall/thunderstorm at a few places in Jammu district. Winds may blow…

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Two buildings, shed removed in encroachment drive

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An anti-encroachment drive was today jointly launched by Auqaf, Jammu Municipal Corporation and district administration in the Khatinkan Talab area of the city. During the drive, two illegal buildings and one shed were removed. The anti-encroachment drive was initiated on the request of locals who wanted easy access to the Jamai Masjid area. It was the long-pending demand of the authorities of Jamia Masjid to remove illegal structure and start widening of road to the main mosque of the city. Today under the overall supervision of the district administration, the…

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