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Jammu

SHO removed over man’s death during anti-encroachment drive

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Authorities have removed a Station House Officer (SHO) and decided to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of a man in firing during an anti-encroachment drive in Samba district. “Inspector Bharat Sharma, SHO Bari Brahmana, has been shifted and attached in Jammu,” a police officer said. An SIT would be set up to probe the case in a time bound manner, he said, adding, if any officer is found guilty, necessary action will be taken against him. “Moreover, a board of doctors has been constituted…

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SRTC resumes service to Delhi after four days

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The State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) bus service that was badly affected by the Jat agitation in Haryana resumed today after four days. The cancellation of the bus services caused inconvenience to passengers, including Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims. Meanwhile, the vehicular traffic resumed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, today. Four SRTC buses left Jammu today for Delhi on their scheduled time. “There was restricted movement of buses in the past four days, causing inconvenience to passengers. We had no option,” said Tejinder Singh, manager, interstate passenger service, SRTC. “The buses…

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Bikram Chowk-Gandhi Nagar flyover project to miss Aug 2016 deadline

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ERA sets December 2016 as new deadline for Rs 95-cr project after legal impediments The much-needed Expressway Corridor (flyover) from Bikram Chowk to Women College at Gandhi Nagar is set to miss its August-2016 deadline due to technical and legal impediments. The Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), executing agency, has now set December-2016 as the new deadline for the completion of Rs 95-crore project. Besides, there has been an escalation of project cost by Rs 4 crore due to “additional construction” of some structures. “We have come across a legal issue…

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Domestic violence cases on rise in Jammu

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Domestic violence cases in Jammu seem to be on the rise as registration of such cases in the women cell here has seen an upward trend during the last four years. As per the data obtained from the women cell, Jammu, more than 4,100 complaints were received here from 2012 to 2015 and the highest number of complaints was received in 2015. “During 2012, we received 924 complaints and we made complainants and accused arrive at a compromise in 888 cases. Only 36 cases were registered for further process,” said…

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No night flights for stranded despite Air Force permit

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Hundreds of passengers grounded in Jammu, airlines increase fares Despite being granted permission by the Indian Air Force to fly during the night from the Jammu Airport, no airline has come forward to help the stranded passengers in Jammu. Only one extra flight of Air India took off this afternoon with 150 Delhi-bound passengers. Hundreds of pilgrims and other passengers are stranded in Jammu for the past three days due to the Jat agitation in Haryana, leading to suspension of trains and buses to other parts of the country. The…

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Jat stir: Train, bus services remain suspended

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Nearly four-fold increase in airfare between Jammu & Delhi The Jat agitation in Haryana has cut-off Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country as all Delhi-bound trains and bus service have been hit. About 15 pairs of Jammu-bound trains remained suspended for the second consecutive day today. Bus operators have also suspended their services till the situation improves. Thousands of out-bound passengers, including Vaishno Devi pilgrims and security forces personnel, continued to suffer due to cancellation of trains and bus service. Taking advantage of the situation, airline operators…

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Protests across Jammu over JNU row

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BJP’s aggressive campaign against separatism symbolised by the events at Jawaharlal Nehru University has put the Congress on the back foot as the latter had defended those who stirred anti-national emotions in New Delhi. A majority of the people in Jammu joined the BJP-sponsored demonstrations in solidarity against the “anti-national” elements. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had supported JNU students. As the JNU controversy is directly related to “religious separatism” of the Kashmir Valley, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to target the Congress on the issue and it has…

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Tension prevails at Gole Market after crackdown on illegal shops

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Tension prevailed in the Gole market area of Gandhi Nagar this morning over the demolishing of illegal shops on the Auqaf land by the Jammu Municipal Corporation last evening. Sensing violence in the market, hundreds of policemen were deputed at Gole Market this morning following the demolishing of shops and rehries on the land of the Auqaf Board at Gandhi Nagar. A team, headed by Joint Commissioner RS Jamwal, demolished shops and rehries at Gole Market, Gandhi Nagar, during an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday evening. Objecting the drive, the shopkeepers…

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Rajouri residents catch SPO for ‘burglary attempt’

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A Special Police Officer (SPO) associated with the Special Operation Group of the Rajouri police has reportedly been caught red-handed by local residents during his involvement in a burglary attempt. The SPO has been identified as Bashir Ahmed of Saj village. Officials of the District Police Lines said the SPO in question was not on their rolls. In the wee hours on Thursday, he was reportedly attempting to remove batteries from a tractor parked near Thandi kassi village under jurisdiction of the Rajouri police station. Residents of Thandikassi spotted the…

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Protests erupt in Jammu over JNU sedition episode

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Various non-political and student organisations today staged demonstrations against the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) incident where some students allegedly raised “anti-India” slogans and demanded registration of sedition case against the culprits. In Jammu University (JU), the National Panthers Student Union (NPSU) held a protest on the campus and forced the boycott of classes in many departments. The protesters demanded slapping of sedition charges against the culprits. Activists of the NPSU who assembled in front of the administrative block raised “pro-India” slogans and barged into various classrooms urging the students to…

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