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Jammu

Team Jammu to hold anti-drug rally on November 28

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With drug menace increasing in the winter capital, the Team Jammu will organise a rally against drug abuse in the city on November 28. The Team Jammu is an organisation of young professionals, social activists, sportspersons, doctors, journalists, lawyers, educationists and intellectuals, which has taken the initiative to get the Jammu rid of the menace. To create awareness among youth against drug abuse, the Team Jammu is going to hold a massive anti-drug rally on November 28 in which youth from all corners of Jammu will participate to contribute in…

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Foundation laid twice by 2 CMs, but work on multi-storey parking yet to start

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The PDP-BJP government has once again allegedly fooled the residents of Jammu as despite laying foundation stone twice by the two Chief Ministers, a multi-storey parking is yet to start at the busy General Bus Stand in the city. The Rs 201-crore project for the “modernisation of the General Bus Stand-cum-multi-level car parking-cum-commercial complex” was proposed in 2010-11. The foundation stone was laid by the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in September 2 last year. But the work never started and once again the city witnessed a same impressive function…

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‘Tainted’ members form part of JU’s sexual harassment panel

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With blatant sexual harassment scarring faculty members, research scholars and students, the role of Jammu University — the country’s first ISO certified institute of research and higher learning — in conducting probe and punish culprits in sexual harassment cases has come under scanner. Contrary to the much-talked about claims of the university that it had “policies and procedures to provide an environment that is free from sexual harassment and sexual assault”, the Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH), constituted by the varsity to conduct inquiry and recommend action against the culprits,…

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Without jobs, no one ready to marry Valmiki boys in Jammu

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Valmikis living in Jammu have not only been deprived of the citizenship rights, but they are also confronted with a social problem. They are finding it difficult to get suitable matches for their children. In Jammu and kashmir, Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) is required to pursue professional courses or apply for government job. The PRC is also required to get category certificates. Valmikis, who originally hail from Punjab and have been living in J&K since 1957, are deprived of the PRC due to the special status of the state. Valmikis…

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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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