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Stepping Up Security: Police Intensify Training for Village Defense Guards After Terror Attacks

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Stepping Up Security: Police Intensify Training for Village Defense Guards After Terror Attacks

Hundreds of people are being given arms training in the far-off areas of Jammu—especially those inhabited by the Hindu population—to deal with the terror threat that is looming large over many parts of the region. Multiple attacks have taken place on security forces and civilians in Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi in the recent past, prompting the police to intensify the training of locals under the Village Defence Guards (VDG) scheme. While the VDGs (earlier called Village Defence Committees) have been functioning in the rural areas of Jammu division since long,…

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Mistaken Identity: Cook Loses Life in Border Firing, Family Devastated

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Mistaken Identity - Cook Loses Life in Border Firing, Family Devastated

In a case of mistaken identity, a 26-year-old man was killed when the Border Security Force (BSF) troops opened fire on observing suspicious movement near a forward post along the International Border (IB) in Samba, an official said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Vasudeva, a resident of Akhnoor area in Jammu. He was working as a cook with a company engaged in construction work in the border area, the official added. “An untoward incident took place at border outpost Regal late Friday night when BSF personnel, as…

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Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) to Track Violators in Jammu from June 10

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Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) to Track Violators in Jammu from June 10

Traffic authorities have warned motorists in Jammu against violations amid the full operationalisation of Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) from June 10. ITMS will become fully functional at all the 44 junctions in Jammu City from Monday. As per a Traffic Department official, the system will help in automatic number plate recognition in case of red light violation detection, driving without helmet, triple riding, not wearing seat belt, use of mobiles while driving, wrong parking among others. With the full implementation of ITMS, all types of vehicles will be under…

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Kashmiri Pandit Voters Stand Firm: BJP-Backed Candidates Get Their Support

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Kashmiri Pandit Voters Stand Firm: BJP-Backed Candidates Get Their Support

Vote in favour of parties being supported by the saffron party Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit migrant voters kept their promise with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and voted in favour of candidates on all the three seats of Kashmir valley which were being supported by the saffron party.Be it Baramulla, Srinagar or Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituencies, KP migrant voters mostly voted for BJP backed candidates. According to the data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), KP migrant voters of Jammu voted in favour of Peoples Conference’s candidate Sajad Lone…

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Tragedy Strikes: Two Lives Lost and 16 Injured in Akhnoor Bus Overturn

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Tragedy Strikes: Two Lives Lost and 16 Injured in Akhnoor Bus Overturn

In a tragic road accident, two people lost their lives while 16 others were injured after a bus overturned near Kalith village of Jammu in Akhnoor. Authorities responded swiftly rushing the injured to the sub-district hospital of Akhnoor for treatment. The deceased have been identified as Kewal Kumar and V Bhagat. Dr. Vijay of Sub-district Hospital in Akhnoor said that three of the injured were referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for further treatment while 13 were stable and undergoing treatment. He said, “There were a total of 18…

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Power to the People: JPDCL Withdraws Curtailment Notice, Ending Jammu’s Outage Woes

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Power to the People - JPDCL Withdraws Curtailment Notice, Ending Jammu's Outage Woes

Power scenario in Jammu division improved a day after Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) withdrew a notice regarding curtailment of electricity for long hours. JPDCL Managing Director Vikas Kundal decided to withdraw the notice in wake of intense heat wave in the region, which soared the temperature to as much as 45 degree in Jammu. “In view of the improvement in power infrastructure by way of capacity addition and repair of 2x50MVA, 132/66KV power transformer at Samba grid station and 10MVA, 33/11kV power transformer at Miran Sahib, the curtailment…

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Electricity Out, Temperatures Up: Jammu’s Heat Woes Intensify with Power Cuts

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Electricity Out, Temperatures Up: Jammu’s Heat Woes Intensify with Power Cuts

With the mercury soaring in Jammu, the scheduled and unscheduled power cuts by Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) are giving headache to the residents. The JPDCL has announced further power cuts in different parts of Jammu division. In an official statement, JPDCL Chief Engineer (Distribution), Jammu, said the power supply to Ramsoo, Neel, Ukhral, Khari and adjoining areas will remain affected on May 22, 23 and 24 from 9 am to 5 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Shakti Nagar, Patel Nagar, Kailash Nagar, Gurha Bakshi Nagar, Canal Road,…

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Tragic Incident: Soldier Shot Dead by Father-in-Law in Reasi

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Tragic Incident: Soldier Shot Dead by Father-in-Law in Reasi

Srinagar: A soldier was gunned down allegedly by his father-in-law over some matrimonial dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Saturday, police said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) member Doulat Ram allegedly fired his .303 rifle on his son-in-law Amit Singh, an army soldier, at Kembal Danga village, causing chest injuries to him, they said. Ram, a resident of Panasa village, had come to meet his son-in-law, who was posted outside and had come on leave to his home, police said. However, he lost control after finding that Singh had…

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BJP Sets Sights on Third Term in Udhampur Despite Opposition from Congress, DPAP

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BJP Sets Sights on Third Term in Udhampur Despite Opposition from Congress, DPAP

The high-voltage electioneering came to an end on Wednesday evening in Udhampur parliamentary constituency in Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing its first major electoral battle since it was bifurcated and downgraded to the status of a Union Territory in 2019. The polling is slated in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in the first phase on April 19 and will decide the fate of 12 contestants, including Union Minister Jitendra Singh who is seeking a third term and is facing a major challenge from Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh. The presence…

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Congress Grows Stronger: Pandit Outfit AIKHF Joins Forces in Merger Move

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Congress Grows Stronger: Pandit Outfit AIKHF Joins Forces in Merger Move

The All India Kashmiri Hindu Forum (AIKHF) merged into the Congress at the party headquarters here on Saturday. J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president Vikar Rasool Wani welcomed AIKHF chairman Rattan Lal Bhan and other office-bearers into the party fold. The AIKHF was formed in 1998. Hundreds of members of the All India Kashmiri Hindu Forum joining the Congress is a big boost for the party, Wani told reporters. He also called on all Kashmiri Pandit organisations to join the party and accused the BJP-led Central government of “fooling” the community…

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