Category: Jammu

Jammu

Hoteliers boycott pre-budget meet with Finance Minister

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Say govt not serious about promoting Jammu The All Jammu Hotels and Lodges Association (AJHLA) boycotted today’s pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, blaming the BJP-PDP Government of step motherly treatment. The association said despite assurances, not even a single benefit had been given to Jammu hotels since they was declared an industry under the Industrial Policy 1995. Inderjeet Khajuria, president of AJHLA, said the hotel industry was fed up of the hollow promises made by the government, which allegedly had no intentions to bring Jammu region on the…

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Govt approves Rs 27 cr for repair of Pandit township

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The government has sanctioned Rs 27 crore for the renovation of camp townships in Jammu, inhabited by displaced Kashmiri Pandits, which are in a dilapidated condition. The work will start in the next few months. Relief Commissioner RK Pandita announced this during a grievance redress meeting organised at Jagti township, which houses 4,000 Pandits. The meeting was organised by MLC Surinder Ambardar, the lone Kashmiri Hindu member in the Legislature. Pandita said the process of recruitment for the additional 3,000 posts announced by the government for the displaced community will…

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Army owes rent of 37 years to a Jammu village

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Army has not paid rent for around 224 kanals of land it occupies in village Chatha of Satwari tehsil in Jammu district for the past 37 years. The agricultural land at Chatha village, located 6 kms south of the district headquarters Jammu, was occupied by army in 1978. According to the government, army has never been paid the rent for the land despite repeated reminders. Officials said the matter has been taken up with army “and they have been asked to pay the dues as soon as possible”. “The army…

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New Year rush at Vaishno Devi shrine

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A large number of pilgrims converged at Katra town on their way to the Vaishno Devi shrine on the New Year today. Over 52,000 devotees paid obeisance at the cave in the last two days, said Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Ajit Kumar Sahu. “Every year we go to clubs or discos to celebrate the New Year. This year, we thought of doing something different. We generally visit the Vaishno Devi shrine during September or October, but this year, we decided celebrate December 31 at the…

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Over 77 lakh pilgrims visited Vaishno Devi shrine so far this year

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Ahead of the New Year eve, Vaishno Devi shrine has started witnessing a heavy rush of pilgrims and it is expected to last at least till the first week of January. So far, the number of pilgrims who have visited the shrine this year has crossed 7.71 million-mark. Over 25,000 pilgrims today left Katra for the shrine. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is expecting at least 50,000 to 60,000 yatris on December 31. They will be released in batches to ensure that there was no congestion at…

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In absence of natural picnic spots, schools turn to pvt resorts

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In the absence of picnic spots in Jammu, schools are moving towards private resorts in and around Jammu. Gone are the days when schoolchildren went for picnic to Jhajjar Kotli and Mansar, where they enjoyed a natural lush green environment and learnt many things about nature. Now the meaning of picnic for them is to go to Country Inn on the Jammu-Katra road or Coral Resort at Madhopur in Punjab, where loud DJ and continental food are the only source of entertainment for them after paying a hefty amount to…

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Cold wave tightens grip over winter capital

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Temperature dips below normal, rail traffic hit Cold wave tightened its grip over the winter capital with the maximum and minimum temperatures dipping several notches below the normal, forcing the people to remain indoors. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Jammu registered a maximum of 17.9 degree Celsius, nearly two notches below the normal. The minimum temperature plummeted to 3.4 degree Celsius, five degrees below the normal. “People in Jammu have been battling shivering cold wave as the day and night temperature remained below normal. There seems to be no…

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Mother-son duo killed after VDC member opens fire in Rajouri

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A mother-son duo died after a member of Village defence Committee (VDC) allegedly opened fire on them in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official. News agency GNS reported that the VDC member Mushtaq Ahmad, son of Mohd Sharief R/O Mohra Dhaveen village in Budhal area of Rajouri district opened fire upon the woman and her four-year-old son after barging inside her kitchen at Samote village today morning. “In the firing incident, the duo sustained serious bullet wounds”, GNS reported, adding that the injured were immediately shifted to…

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First cable-stayed bridge of North opens today

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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate Northern India’s first cable-stayed bridge on the Ravi river in the Basohli area of Kathua district on Thursday. The 592-metre-long bridge is important for quick induction of armed forces from Punjab to J&K. The load of the bridge will be borne by 96 cables supported by two towers Built at a cost of Rs 14,543.52 lakh, the bridge will provide additional route to Srinagar from Pathankot. It will shorten Pathankot-Basohli distance by over 35 km

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Lack of parking space at political parties’ offices creates traffic chaos

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All the major political parties of Jammu and Kashmir do not have parking space at their party headquarters in Jammu, which creates major traffic chaos during any function in the party office. All the main political parties have their party headquarters in Jammu, from where they operate, but interestingly all these party offices do not have parking space for vehicles of their leaders and workers. However, the BJP, which claims to have a small lot of parking space, is working in an unsafe building located at the most crowded place…

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