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Mushrooming of gymnasiums irksome for Jammu residents

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Parking of vehicles on road by members adds to traffic chaos in residential localities Though gymnasiums enhance health of people, but their mushrooming in the city in recent years also has another dimension, ie nuisance in residential localities. Furthermore, it may sound strange, but the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has not maintained any official record of such gyms in the winter capital, which by and large sans basic infrastructure, ventilated halls and parking space to mention a few. One could easily find these gyms in lanes and bylanes of the…

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Seven killed after chopper crashes in Katra

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Seven people, including a pilot, were killed after a chopper crashed in Katra area of Jammu region on Monday. Police said that a chopper belonging to Himalayan Heli Services crashed in Katra popular with religious tourists. The helicopter was ferrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi temple crashed near Katra, said an official to IANS news agency. More details awaited.

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Despite accidents, overloading continues unabated in Samba

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Despite an increase in the number of road accidents caused due to rash driving and overloading becoming a serious cause of concern for the authorities, no strict action has been taken yet. Local residents said public vehicles plying on all routes of Samba district were always overloaded, thereby increasing the chances of accidents. “To earn more, local bus and minibus operators are violating traffic norms and accommodating more passengers than capacity in the vehicles,“” said Rahul Kumar, a local resident. “Recently a bus packed with passengers rammed into a bridge…

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Cop seen in pictures sitting on woman SPO’s lap, suspended

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Pictures of a white-bearded policeman purportedly sitting in the lap of a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) in a police station in Rajouri district has gone viral on social media, prompting authorities to suspend him. Two pictures were posted on Facebook and Whatsapp in which Head Constable Zakir Hussain was seen sitting in the lap of a woman SPO who was seated on a chair in Budhal Police Station. “The incident took place in August this year. Soon after the pictures came to our notice, we have suspended the Head…

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Jammu fails to use power-saving LEDs to light up streets, roads

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At a time when cities across India have launched a campaign to replace the existing traditional streetlights with light emitting diodes (LEDs) to save electricity, civic bodies in Jammu are yet to wake up and adopt the latest technology. Replacing conventional streetlights with LEDs could result in saving of thousands of electricity units every year in the power-starved state where long-duration power cuts are a norm during both winter and summer months. The majority of the street and high-mast lights installed across the city use conventional bulbs which consume more…

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Hi-tech parking to ease traffic congestion in Jammu, says Dy CM

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Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said the new parking facility coming up at Super Bazar in Jammu would go a long way in addressing the issue of parking of people living in the old city, streamlining the flow of traffic and solving the problems of business community. Dr Nirmal Singh was addressing officers during a meeting to discuss execution of state-of-the-art car parking facility coming up at Super Bazar at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore with parking facility for 352 cars. The project would be executed by…

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Festive season fails to cheer traders as sales down by 50%

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The festival season has failed to bring joy to the business community in Jammu as Diwali “sales have gone down by 50 per cent” this year. The city markets were nowhere near to usual business as people were “judicious” in spending money. The shopkeepers said the business was all time low this Diwali. “We generally have sales worth over Rs 1 lakh during Diwali but this year, it was not even Rs 50,000. The purchasing power of customers has come down drastically which has affected the entire business community of…

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Pakistan violates truce pact in Samba sector, BSF retaliates

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In less than a month after a sector commander-level meeting between the border guarding forces of Pakistan and India, Pakistan violated ceasefire in the Samba sector last night. The BSF retaliated in equal measure. “Four rounds of AK-47 assault rifle were fired from a jungle on the Pakistan’s side towards our side. There was no targeted firing and it could not be attributed to Pakistan Rangers. They could have been ultras because there are a number of them on their (Pakistan) side,” said RK Sharma, Inspector General of the BSF,…

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‘Chenab Valley a goldmine of natural resources’

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Saying that Chenab Valley is a goldmine of natural resources, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today called upon the stakeholders to synergize their activities so that the region and other unexplored areas of the state are brought on the tourist map. The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking at a convention, which was part of  3-Day FAM tour organized by Department of Tourism. The tour was flagged off for Bhaderwah by Secretary Tourism, Farooq Ahmed Shah earlier from Jammu Tawi Golf Course Sidhra on 14th November. Dr Singh appreciated the…

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Doda-Kishtwar highway turns into death trap

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Though there is no rain in the entire Chenab region for the past one week, the 115-km stretch of the Batote-Doda-Kishtwar national highway has been in a pathetic condition. It has turned a death trap for thousands of people who regularly commute through the road. The authorities are not bothered about the loss of lives in road accidents as the region is being neglected by the government. On May 14 this year, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in his maiden visit to Doda announced the release of Rs 12 crore…

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