Category: Jammu

Jammu

Road infrastructure crumbling, in dire need of major reboot

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Flyover projects abandoned, road-widening proposals remain on paper Chaotic traffic conditions in cities of Jammu and Kashmir is a constant reminder that successive state governments have followed misplaced policies towards strengthening basic infrastructure in Jammu and Srinagar. In the absence of parking lots and no major expansion of roads in the past two decades, especially in Jammu, the traffic situation in the city, having a population of 15 lakh, is getting worse and worse with each passing day. Though much importance has been given to Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) formulated…

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LPG-run vans continue to threaten safety of schoolchildren

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What could be more ironical for a society than to have a lackadaisical attitude towards small children? Despite assuring action, private school vans hired by parents of small children continue to run on manually fitted LPG kits, thereby exposing the little students to a grave risk. On January 15, SSP, Traffic, Mohan Lal had said his department would take a stern action. A reality check revealed that dilapidated private vans having manually fitted LPG kits, using subsidised cylinders, ferry small children from home to school and back with impunity. “Laws…

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Jammu turns politically alive ahead of Guv meet

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Political corridors abuzz for first time after Mufti’ s death Jammu has become politically alive after Governor NN Vohra invited leaders of two largest political parties in the legislature — PDP and BJP — for separate talks on government formation. The hustle and bustle in political corridors has returned after a gap of almost one and a half months. Late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed attended his last official engagements at the Civil Secretariat before leaving for Kashmir on December 17, 2015. Mufti, who undertook a more than six-hour-long hectic…

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Admn, police were aware of planned 1989 riots, claim Sikh victims’ families

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Relatives of the victims of January 13, 1989, riots, in which 14 Sikhs were killed, have blamed the then government for “deliberately” remaining silent while the mayhem was let loose. They said the police and the administration were well aware of the pre-planned strategy of the miscreants to rake trouble during the nagar kirtan, but did not act to save the situation. “My son, who was part of the religious procession passing through bus stand and was caught unaware by some goons sporting iron rods and hockey sticks in their…

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Poor response to Jammu rally worries BJP leaders

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The much-publicised ‘Vikas Sushashan Sankalap’ rally, organised by the BJP in Jammu city today, received a lacklustre response as the party failed to fill the venue which has a capacity of just 500 people. Although earlier BJP rallies in various parts of the Jammu region received a similar public response, low turnout in today’s function was noticeable because Jammu city is considered as the citadel of the saffron party since the days of the Praja Parishad and the Jana Sangh. The low turnout in today’s rally demonstrates a widening gap…

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Two cases of H1N1 flu detected in J&K; measures put in place

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Two cases of H1N1 Influenza have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the government to step up measures in place to tackle the flu. The Jammu and Kashmir Health department collected 43 samples of suspected H1N1 patients yesterday, out of which two turned out to be positive. “We collected 43 samples of suspected H1N1 patients in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. Of these two are positive and 31 negative and reports of 10 samples are awaited”, a senior officer of the Health department said. In view of these reports, Governor…

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Parking lots overcharging residents

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Residents are being fleeced by parking contractors in the city. The contractors are charging parking fee as per their own sweet will. Residents of the city, which is already facing parking crunch, especially during winter, have no other option, but to pay parking fee as per the sweet will of the contractors. The contractors are charging double than the printed rates on parking slips. Weather it is the parking lot of the commercial hub of Bahu Plaza or the parking near the civil secretariat at Shalamar, the contractors continue to…

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Daily wagers threaten to snap water supply to VIP zones after Feb 15

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Water supply to VIP zones in both capital cities may be snapped by the daily wagers, CP workers and casual labourers’ association after February 15 if their issue of regularisation of service is not taken up seriously by the state government. They want people at the helm of affairs to feel the pain of families of these workers who have given everything to the government, but in return are not even getting monthly remuneration on time. This was decided in a meeting held under the chairmanship of the All J&K…

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Woman IAS officer allegedly slaps contractor in Jammu

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An IAS officer has landed into a controversy after she allegedly slapped a protesting contractor, misbehaved with media persons and snatched the camera of a video journalist who was covering the protest here. The Commissioner of Jammu Municipal Corporation and IAS officer Mandeep Kour allegedly slapped Sanjay Kumar who was protesting the “unlawful cancellation” of his parking contract by her yesterday. Defending her actions, the Municipal commissioner said that she did that because she was being videographed without her permission. “And fyi (for your information) the contractor was not slapped…

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Sahai flags off ‘Apna Watan Jano’ tour

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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed, J&K, SM Sahai today flagged off a group of 100 students participating in “Apna Watan Jano” tour organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police under its Civic Action Programme (CAP). The flag-off ceremony of the tour was organised at the Armed Police Headquarters at Gulshan Ground in Jammu. Speaking on the occasion, ADGP, Armed, SM Sahai said, “The seven-day-long Apna Watan Jano tour has been organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police to familiarise the youth of the state with rich and diverse…

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