Category: Jammu

Jammu

Ready to vacate land in state; Army

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In a significant development, the Army today said it was ready to vacate certain pockets of land under its possession in different parts of the state in compliance with the decisions taken in the Civil Military Liaison Conference (CMLC) meetings. The Army’s statement has come two days after Governor NN Vohra, while holding discussions on the internal security situation and vacation of lands by the Army, decided to hold a meeting shortly “to review the return of certain pockets of lands held by the Army, as agreed to in the…

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Hefty charges force residents to use no-parking zones

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The unholy nexus between parking contractors and the authorities has led to overcharging and corruption in the winter capital of the state. Residents of the city, which is already facing parking crunch, are being forced to pay hefty charges for vehicle parking. Jammu might be facing a huge parking crunch, but despite having space in the parking zones, people prefer to park their vehicles at “no-parking zones” in Jammu. The reason is not that they don’t want to pay for the parking, but the hefty parking charges irk them. The…

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BSNL subscribers complain of poor cell phone connectivity, net services

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Despite having a strong subscriber base of more than 4 lakh connections (post-paid and prepaid) in the Jammu telecom circle, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), J&K telecom circle, has failed to live up to the expectations of its customers due to poor connectivity and internet services both in urban and rural areas. The Jammu circle is comprised of three districts —Jammu, Kathua and Samba. Sources said as many as 75 base transceiver station (BTS) towers were scheduled to set up in the winter capital, but due to devastating flash floods…

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Damaged houses injures, bear testimony to Sarore horror

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As the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and the Samba district administration are trying to shift blame onto each other, affected Gujjars today said brutal force was unleashed on them on February 22 to evict them from the land where they had been putting up for over three decades. They blamed a local politician for the eviction drive. The KP team today talked to the JDA, Samba district administration, police, local BJP MLA Chander Prakash Ganga and also met affected Gujjars to have a close look into the sequence of events that…

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Locals protest move to establish firing range in Akhnoor

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Opposing the move to establish Army firing range in Akhnoor, residents of the area today protested in huge numbers under the leadership of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) senior vice-president Sham Lal Sharma by blocking the Jammu-Rajouri highway for four hours. Villagers said the proposal would be a threat to the lives of thousands of people and their property. Sham Lal Sharma lambasted BJP MLAs, MPs and ministers and said without their consent this SRO 462 wouldn’t have been published, which clearly stated that any type of land either agricultural or…

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Indo-Pak cricket match turns nightmare for Darbar move employees, their families in Jammu

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Guards joined saffron group, shouted provocative slogans, harassed Govt quarters’ inmates: Employees NGCSEU to take up issue with Chief Secretary Minutes after India won 20-20 cricket match against Pakistan last evening, saffron groups allegedly with the help of locals entered the government quarters’ premises in Old City where Darbar move employees have been staying and allegedly shouted ‘provocative slogans’. The incident has spread fear among the move employees and their families who have decided to meet Chief Secretary B R Sharma on Monday and seek proper security arrangements. “Security guards…

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Vehicle wheels’ theft on the rise, police clueless

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The police seem to have no answer to the growing number of vehicle wheels’ theft cases in Jammu as people continue to face the brunt of thieves who might be working in tandem to do the job perfectly. Almost every day a gang of thieves is stealing wheels from vehicles parked on the roadside by putting bricks and stones beneath the vehicle. One such incident happened in the Gandhi Nagar area city last night when thieves stole wheels of a Hyundai I10 Grand vehicle, bearing registration number JK02BN-0313, belonging to…

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BJP targets Jammu University dept over seminar, forces explanation

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Amid debate over the freedom of expression in India, Political Science department of University of Jammu is under fire from rightwing BJP for having organised a seminar, with the authorities forced to seek an explanation from its head. Sources told that the vice-chancellor (VC) of the university, Prof R D Sharma, has sought a detailed explanation from the Political Science head of the department (HoD) about the seminar themed ‘Pluralism in J&K: Crisis and Way Forward’. It was organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation in collaboration with the department. Dean Academic…

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Youth arrested for uploading ‘provocative material’ online

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A man has been arrested from here for allegedly uploading “provocative material” on social networking and media websites, a charge denied by his family who claimed that he was “innocent” and had no connection with Pakistan or any terror outfit. “The counter intelligence (CI) wing of Jammu and Kashmir police arrested Ashiq Khan from his house here last evening after a police team found uploading of ‘provocative material’ on social media sites including Facebook and Whatsapp by him. We are also trying to ascertain whether he has links with any…

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Kerosene leakage on tracks poses risk to passengers at Jammu rly station

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Slum children jostle with each other between moving trains to collect oil Always on the terror radar, Northern India’s busiest railway station of Jammu that daily witnesses rush of over 50,000 passengers sits on a powder keg in the form of continuous leakage of kerosene from a water pipeline between two tracks in front of platform number one. Unabated leakage in turn has all the ingredients to pose grave risk to trains and passengers besides slum children, who jostle between moving trains at the spot to collect kerosene. Over 30…

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