Category: Jammu

Jammu

Jammu-based parties unhappy with Prime Minister’s package

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A day after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 80,000-crore economic package for the state, the Jammu-based parties today took on the BJP-led NDA government for “ignoring” the aspirations of the people of the region and demanded a “relook” at the components of the package. These groups also held demonstrations in the city and alleged that all issues concerning Jammu were overlooked and the Kashmir valley remained the focal point of the Prime Minister’s visit. Panthers Party activists led by provincial president Rajesh Padgotra held a demonstration outside the…

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Govt. offices to reopen in Jammu today post darbar move

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The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to start functioning from here Monday for the next six months after shifting from summer capital Srinagar as part of the pre-independence biannual ‘Darbar Move’ practice. `Darbar Move’ is a century-old practice under which the government functions six months each in the two capital. “The Secretariat and other offices, which are part of Darbar Move, will be reopened in Jammu, for Winter season, 2015-16. All the offices started functioning from tomorrow (Monday),” an official spokesman had said on Sunday. “All arrangements have…

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Enraged over package, West Pak refugees to devise strategy today

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Enraged over their exclusion from the Rs 80,000-crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, an emergent meeting of the executive body of the West Pakistani Refugees Action Committee (WPRAC) is called on Tuesday to devise strategy to “fight the battle on the streets”. “Our executive committee will sit together at our headquarters at Swankha Morh in Samba on November 10 to discuss the Prime Minister’s package”, Labha Ram Gandhi, a visibly dejected convener of the WPRAC, told. “We had pinned our hopes on the Prime Minister’s…

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College students ‘beaten up’ by jawans, block road in Surankote

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Students of Government Degree College in Surankote today held a protest against the Army for allegedly disrupting regular college affairs in the name of ex-servicemen rally at Surankote. The students alleged that they were also beaten up by soldiers. They held a protest at a traffic check post (TCP) and later on shopkeepers and parents of the students also joined the protest and demanded action against soldiers who allegedly beat up students. The incident happened at about 10 am today when some college students were being frisked by the soldiers…

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Hoteliers, cab drivers make a quick buck

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While people of the state have pinned hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here tomorrow, local hoteliers and owners of mini-buses and taxis are making a fast buck. They have a reason to smile as all the available rooms and huts of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) at Patnitop and Batote have been booked. All hotels at Batote and district headquarter Ramban were booked a couple of days ago by the officers and media persons visiting the venue of the PM’s rally. “I feel satisfied as all…

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BJP legislators were against alliance with PDP: Hari Om

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Says the saffron party needs to adhere to its ideology A day after Prof Hari Om was served show cause notice for his remarks on the PDP-BJP coalition, the BJP ideologue said majority of the party MLAs were against the alliance with the PDP and wanted to “pull out of the government” over “inadequate share”. In a letter to the state BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma, Prof Hari Om disclosed that during a high-level meeting held in Jammu soon after the formation of the government, the state leadership of the…

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BJP issues show cause notice to Hari Om for open letter to PM

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Within hours of the BJP ideologue Prof Hari Om writing an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against policies of the coalition government, the party issued him a show cause notice, seeking his explanation within seven days. Prof Hari Om, who was once considered as the only ideologue of the saffron party, today sought to draw the attention of the Prime Minister towards “anti-Jammu and divisive agenda being propagated by the PDP-BJP government in the state”. Irked over repeated statements issued by Prof Hari Om, the BJP this afternoon…

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Chanderkot villagers to hold protest during PM’s visit

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Thousands await free power from 900-MW Baghlihar project, commissioned in 2008 Thousands of villagers of Baghlihar hamlet in Chanderkot and its surrounding villages in Ramban district have yet to get the promised free power from the 900-MW Baghlihar hydel power project since the first 450-MW unit of the project was commissioned by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in October 2008. The disgruntled residents have unanimously decided to protest peacefully on the day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here on November 7 for commissioning of the 450-MW unit II of…

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fails to improve sanitation in Jammu

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Even after several campaigns launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), the city presents a “dirty look” as failure of the municipal bodies and poor civic sense among residents has turned the winter capital of J&K into a huge garbage dump. The hype and photo sessions during the campaigns launched by the Municipal Corporation have failed to make an impact on ground. The city already ranks 427th, lowest in India, when it comes to cleanliness, which exposes poor planning and lack of interest shown…

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Encroachments by traders create traffic chaos during festive season

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Shopkeeper have installed stalls during the festive season by encroaching on busy roads, obstructing the movement of pedestrians and vehicles, leading to heavy traffic jams in the city. The city is facing heavy traffic chaos these days. Most of the shopkeepers have encroached up to 5 feet road for installing stalls for displaying their products, which make the road narrower and create long traffic jams. “The congested roads and encroachments by shopkeepers have made it difficult for the commuters to move on the roads. Going out for shopping in this…

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