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Mumbai Heat
Residents near LoC pray for peace
Mendhar (Poonch), January 6
Amidst tension between India and Pakistan following Mumbai terror attacks, people living near the Line of Control (LoC) here in Mendhar want the two countries to iron out the differences and work for permanent ceasefire. More than four years back, guns fell silent along the LoC due to ceasefire between India and Pakistan and people in the border township of Mendhar, who suffered a lot due to hostility between the two countries, heaved a sigh of relief.

Bee-keeping a hit in Doda, Udhampur
Ramnagar, (Udhampur) January 6
Ravinder Thakur, who was unemployed just three years back, is now earning Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 per month after he adopted bee-keeping as a full-time work at his native place in Ramnagar.

Providing education to special children
Special children exercise at the Life Help Centre for Childcare in Srinagar.Srinagar, January 6
Helping Inderveer Singh, a special child, in eye-hand coordination activities, Jenny, a special educator at Life Help Centre for Childcare, Srinagar, finds the otherwise tough job as normal with no challenge.
Special children exercise at the Life Help Centre for Childcare in Srinagar. A Tribune photograph


EARLIER EDITIONS


Army organises exhibition to motivate youth
Jammu, January 6
To showcase the might of equipments and weapons held by the Indian armed forces and to motivate the youth to join the Army, the Jammu-based Tiger Division of the Army organised a two-day arms exhibition in Jammu on January 4 and January 5.

Army weapons on display at Satwari in Jammu. Army weapons on display at Satwari in Jammu.
Army weapons on display at Satwari in Jammu. Tribune photos: Anand Sharma

Equality still a distant dream for some castes 
Jammu, January 6
Despite introducing land reforms and several other welfare measures to ameliorate the socio-economic condition of lower strata, certain castes among the weaker sections of society not only miss equal opportunities but are also considered untouchables.

Traditional tea vessel now an article of decoration
Jammu, January 6
“Samawar”, a traditional vessel for preparing “sheer chai” (salty tea), has got reduced to an article of decoration.

Women staff at Ganga filling station on the outskirts of Jammu.

Filling station with all-women staff
Bari Brahmna (Jammu),  January 6
Working at a filling station has been a matter of pride and satisfaction for 18-year-old Isha Bhagat, as after her father’s demise the responsibility to earn livelihood for the family shifted to her shoulders.



Women staff at Ganga filling station on the outskirts of Jammu. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma

High hopes from Omar
The rise of young Omar Abdullah to power has rekindled hopes in many hearts that the dynamic leader will take the state to new heights of growth and development.



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