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Traffic violations go unchecked in Jammu

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The observance of traffic weeks or seminars and events on traffic are hardly serving the purpose as people continue to violate traffic rules in the winter capital with impunity. Traffic lights have been installed at various locations in the city to streamline the traffic, but jumping of red light by the motorists has become a common sight. The traffic lights were inaugurated in the city on August 4, 2012 by the then Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand. The traffic light project was undertaken by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) at…

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Residents in city periphery rue lack of public transport

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The important routes in the winter capital may have no issues regarding availability of transport where private Matadors are plying till late evening, but the routes on the outskirts are deprived of this luxury as residents of many towns/villages adjoining Jammu city have to wait for long hours to reach their homes and offices. Sources said around 80 permits had been issued by the J&K Motor Vehicles Department to private Matadors plying on the Gandhi Nagar/Shastri Nagar to Panjtirthi route in the city, while on the Panjtirthi to Trikuta Nagar…

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Sham Lal lashes out at PDP, BJP over delay in government formation

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Senior vice-president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Sham Lal Sharma lashed out at the BJP and the PDP at a public meeting in Akhnoor today. He said both parties had created political uncertainty and various factions within the parties were speaking on divergent lines. The JKPCC leader said both parties should clarify to the people who was responsible for the Governor’s rule. He said the parties had taken a lot of time after the elections to decide on government formation and the same was the case…

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Despite ban, petrol pumps provide fuel to two-wheeler riders without helmets

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Despite the ban by the traffic police, the oil filling stations in Jammu are still giving fuel to two-wheeler riders not wearing crash helmets. In an important initiative taken by the traffic police of Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with petrol pump dealers associations, it was mutually decided that no filling station will give fuel to the two-wheeler rider if the rider is not wearing a crash helmet. But after spending thousands of rupees on banners, the traffic police as well as the petrol pump dealers forgot their “rule” and…

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RSS raises economic issues to reach out to Muslims

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In its campaign to engage Muslims and Christians in the dialogue process, the RSS is avoiding contentious issues like Article 370 and trying to rake up economic issues to sideline the Hurriyat Conference and other separatist groups. RSS leaders have realised that it will be impossible to make inroads among minorities by taking up controversial issues. The RSS, ideological mentor of the BJP, has initiated the dialogue with Muslims and Christians to remove “mistrust, misgivings and misunderstanding”. The first such meeting with Christian leaders was held in Jammu this evening.…

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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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