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Jammu

Dense fog hits air, rail travel in Jammu

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The cold wave tightened its grip over the state today and icy winds have brought the day and night temperatures several notches below normal in the Jammu region. Jammu recorded the season’s coldest day today with the temperature plummeting nearly 9 degrees below normal. The day temperature was 9.3°C in Jammu, while the minimum temperature stood at 5.6°C — nearly 1.5°C below normal. The Meteorological Department said the people would continue to reel under icy conditions for another week as there were bleak chances of improvement in foggy weather. Meanwhile,…

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Water crisis to worsen in Jammu region

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Demand may double by 2024, but no back-up plan in place; PHE Dept expresses inability to fulfil need If your tap has been running dry lately, brace yourself for worse times ahead. The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has expressed its inability to meet the drinking water demand of a projected population of 20 lakh by 2024. With no alternative source and Tawi, the only natural source flowing through the winter capital being exploited ruthlessly, the city is heading for terrifying times. Its population is expected to reach 20 lakh…

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27th yr in exile, KPs still uncertain about rehabilitation

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Marking 26 years of their exile, displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday said that apart from facing “Islamic terrorism”, the community has also been a victim of the “administrative terrorism”, which they alleged has delayed their rehabilitation in Kashmir. “We were hounded out of our houses when the Islamic terrorism started in the Kashmir Valley, but in the past 26 years we have become victims of the administrative terrorism,” national spokesman of All Party Migrant Coordination Committee King Bharti said. “Neither the state nor the central government showed seriousness towards our…

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Reckless police drivers on ‘VIP duty’ danger on roads

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Even during Traffic Awareness Week some police drivers attached with bureaucrats and MLAs were found driving official vehicles recklessly while talking on their cell phones on the congested roads of the city. “While there have been ample instances of persons indulging in rash driving getting convicted under law and awarded imprisonment of two years and more, but it seems these police drivers are above the law,” said Akhilesh Sharma, whose car luckily missed a collision on a turn with one such rashly driven police vehicle on a foggy Tuesday morning…

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Jammu rich in heritage, but poor in tapping tourism potential

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Jammu, also knows as city of temples, has a rich heritage but untapped tourism potential. Despite having a rich historical past, the city, which was the seat of the Dogra dynasty, has remained neglected when it comes to making it an independent tourist destination, an often repeated slogan of successive governments. Even the 15 lakh inhabitants of Jammu have a few options for having local outings with their families unlike Srinagar city, which is adorned by parks and well maintained historical places, giving its residents a sense of belonging to…

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Farooq in Jammu’s heritage Kanak Mandi, draws crowds

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Presence of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah in Kanak Mandi, the business hub of the winter capital  city of Jammu on Friday evening, had an electrifying effect with people in huge numbers assembling and jostling to have a close look of the former Chief Minister. Attired in black Bandhgala suit and a matching Karakuli, Dr Abdullah acknowledged the wishes of people with his charismatic smile and exchanged pleasantries with them. The youngsters, including Vaisahno Devi pilgrims, locals and those from the Valley and Ladakh, pushed each…

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Policemen flout rules at traffic awareness rally

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Instead of creating awareness during ongoing Traffic Week among public, policemen are performing “stunts’ and themselves not following rules. Latching onto police vehicles without registration numbers they brandished batons while observing Traffic Awareness Week. The ongoing Traffic Awareness Week, which was scheduled to start on January 10, started yesterday due to the state mourning of seven days after the death of the Chief Minister. The Traffic Police Department organised a cycle rally from Jammu University to Gandhi Nagar and back to the varsity, in which more than 200 riders, including…

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Himachal resident gets Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) in Jammu

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The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) to a non-state subject in Jammu division. The PRC has been issued by Deputy Commissioner office Jammu in 2010 to Jai Karan Singh Chib son of Ratan Singh, who is originally a resident of Nurpur area of Himachal Pradesh. Chib, according to sources, is working as constable in paramilitary force SSB and has been given employment as Himachal Pradesh resident. Sources said that Chib, has married a girl from Sherkhanian and got settled in Jammu in 2005 and has…

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Rice bowl fast turning into concrete jungle

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Bill to prohibit conversion of farmland lapsed few years ago Jungles of concrete continue to come up at a rapid pace at the expense of fertile farmland in Bishnah and RS Pura, rice bowl of the state, as the Bill to prohibit conversion of agricultural land to use it for non-agricultural purposes is yet to see the light of day. The jungles of concrete continue to usurp fertile farmland in Bishnah, around 15 km from Jammu, and RS Pura, 17 km from the winter capital, while successive governments driven by…

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Infant plastered in wrong leg at Udhampur hospital

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Act of negligence rectified, investigation ordered In a case of gross negligence at District Hospital in Udhampur, doctors plastered the wrong leg of a five-month-old baby boy. As per reports, Sudesh Kumar along with his wife Pinki, residents of Ritti, arrived at the hospital on Saturday and showed their son to an orthopaedic surgeon. Meanwhile, a surgeon advised them to go for an X-ray. The parents got it done and showed the report to the doctor. The X-ray showed the left leg of the baby was fractured. The doctor advised…

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