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| Cost of living: Water is luxury for many in Jammu rural areas | | | | SALMAN NIZAMI
JAMMU JUNE 19: For the family of Sham Lal getting water for domestic use is an uphill task. Everyday the womenfolk in his house had to drive handcart to a nearby village Birpur (Baribrahmana), two kilometers away, to fill up water in barrels and plastic jars from a canal.
Sham’s family in village belt is just one among hundreds of others, who follow similar techniques to meet their daily water requirements. This practice is going on in these villages like this for last so many decades.
Nowadays well off families in the village ensure the delivery of water tanks inside their homes at a cost. For a tractor carrying 1600 liters of water, they have to pay Rs 700. "Since diese... | |
| | | | Azad gets back to roots, promises Health Ministry’s benefits to J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 19: On his first extended visit to the home state after taking over as Union Health Minister, the veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today addressed a series of public meetings across districts of Ramban and Udhampur where he indicated his desire to percolate the benefits of his Ministry to all remote and rural areas of the region.
He said, “With scattered population in hills, they fail to qualify for opening of Health institutions under the existing norms of NRHM.” He said that as he himself hails from the hills and is aware of the problems being faced by the people there in getting basic health care facilities, adding that the unless the reach of ba... | |
| | | | Govt orders postings in Revenue Deptt | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 19 - The government has ordered some transfers and postings in the Revenue Department today.
According to the order Nagendra Singh Jamwal, has been posted as Assistant Commissioner, Relief Organization (Migrants), against an available vacancy.
Vikas Gupta has been posted as Collector Ravi Tawi, Irrigation Complex, Jammu, against an available vacancy, while Pankat Raj Kathoch has been ordered to report to Divisional Commissioner, Jammu till further orders. An equivalent level post is transferred to the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu for drawal of salary of the officer.
Pawan Kumar has been posted as Assistant Settlement Officer, Jammu against a... | |
| | | | Stranded Sadhus protests in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 19- As many as 4958 Yatris had the darshan at the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnathji yesterday.According to a Spokesperson of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, another batch of over 6000 Yatris left the Baltal Base Camp for the Holy Cave this morning.The Spokesperson of the Board further stated that a batch of 1860 Yatris left Jammu today for the Baltal Base Camp. Sadhus stage protest in Jammu, block traffic
In the meantime hundreds of Sadhus, who had assembled here to head for the Amarnath pilgrimage on Friday, staged anti-government demonstrations alleging lack of facilities at Yatri Niwas. The Sadhus were demanding that they should be allowed to head for... | |
| | | | LeT has links with Maoists? | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, June 19: Investigators on Friday told a Delhi court that Mohammad Omar Madni, a suspected terrorist, has disclosed about the links between Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Maoists in Jharkhand.
"He (Madni) revealed that LeT was acting in coordination with CPI (Maoists) in Jharkhand. He has acted as conduit for LeT and provided training to recruits in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and sent them to India to carry out terror strikes," the public prosecutor told the court which extended the police remand of Madni for seven days.
Delhi Police, which is interrogating Madni, contended that his custodial quizzing was necessary to ascertain his emails details a... | |
| | | | Undeclared curfew in Baramulla | | | | Early Times Report
Baramulla, Jun 19 : Undeclared curfew has been imposed in most areas of this north Kashmir town since early this morning to foil the 'Baramulla Chalo' call given by the breakaway Hurriyat Conference(HC) to protest the rape and murder of two women at Shopian and alleged human rights violations by security forces.
However, the district administration said curfew had been imposed to maintain peace and public tranquility and to prevent any danger to human life or public and private property.
A correspondent who visited areas in the town witnessed security forces and police personnel holding automatic weapons, lathis and shields, directing people to stay indoor.
''Curfew h... | |
| | | | RSS chief Bhagwat, Rajnath to lecture in Jammu on June 23 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 19: In a significant event listed for upcoming week, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Rao Bhagwat will deliver an address on Jammu and Kashmir and national integration at the Jammu University on June 23.
Interestingly, an important personality to share stage with RSS chief is an election alliance partner of National Conference in Ladakh.
Considered to be a significant programme in the present national scenario, the event would be held coinciding with the martyrdom day of Bharatiya Jansangh founder president Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, according to a release here.
BJP president Rajnath Singh would share the dias to be adorned also by Buddhist... | |
| | | | Blasts rock Srinagar on the eve of Ansari visit | | Shopkeer dies in grenade attack at Dalgate, Hizb ultra in IED blast at Lalbazar | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Jun 19: The summer capital today witnessed militant violence after a long pause of normalcy when a shopkeeper died in a grenade attack at the tourist hub of Dalgate late this evening and a militant was blown into pieces in an accidental explosion in Lalbazar area late last night. Both the incidents occurred on the eve of the Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari’s visit on occasion of the convocation of the University of Kashmir.
Informed sources told Early Times that a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, namely Firdaus Ahmed Dar S/o Ali Mohammad Dar R/o Onta Bhawan (Soura), presently living at Shuhama Alasteng, was blown into pieces in a powerful explosion when he was fab... | |
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