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BJP holds executive meeting in Azad’s native place Bhaderwah
Damage to transformers in Jammu triggers protests
Heat is on: Damage to transformers triggers protests across Jammu
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Governor reviews Amarnath yatra arrangements
PDP expresses concern over financial crisis
Army pays tribute to slain soldier
Hurriyat leader rearrested within an hour of release
34 children injured as bus turns turtle in Budgam
Agar Jitto mela concludes Defence Minister meets Guv
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BJP holds executive meeting in Azad’s native place Bhaderwah
Jammu, June 14 The meeting is part of follow-up action of the meeting of the core group of the state unit which met with BJP national president and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at New Delhi earlier this week. The decision of the BJP to hold the meeting at Bhaderwah assumes importance because Bhaderwah is the native place of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and the party has chosen it as a venue to start preparations for the Assembly elections. Sources in the BJP said the party had decided to hold the meeting at Azad’s native place to give a message to its opponent that the party (BJP) was going all offensive against the Congress in the Assembly elections like in the Lok Sabha polls. Although the Congress has not officially announced Azad as its chief ministerial candidate for the Assembly elections, there is a feeling among the BJP leaders that it is a high time to force the opponent on the defensive much before the announcement of the Assembly elections, scheduled in November this year. The Bhaderwah Assembly segment is part of erstwhile Doda district which is a citadel of the Congress and the BJP is trying to make inroads into this region. In the 2008 Assembly elections, the Congress had won five of the six Assembly segments in the region. In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate Ghulam Nabi Azad, despite a strong Modi Wave, had got lead in all six segments of the region. Azad lost the Lok Sabha elections by more than 60,000 votes but managed to get the lead in erstwhile Doda district. Sources said in the first session of today’s meeting, party leaders were told to identify Assembly segments where the party had no competition. The party leaders were also told to identify seats where the party could rope in leaders of other parties for the Assembly elections.
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Damage to transformers in Jammu triggers protests
Jammu, June 14 Reports from Arnia said people from wards 10 and 11 staged protest demonstrations against the PDD in the morning and gheraoed the Arnia police station. They raised slogans against the local MLA and protested the inordinate delay on the part of the PDD in replacing or repairing the 250-KVA transformer that was damaged a week back. They served an ultimatum on the PDD to restore the transformer within a day or two, failing which they would block the RS Pora-Arnia road. In Jammu, men and women from Vikas Nagar torched the Janipur maintenance and repairs electricity division and allegedly manhandled the PDD staff. Consequently, the PDD authorities lodged a complaint at the Janipur police station. A police officer confirmed that a complaint was lodged. Assistant Executive Engineer Suresh Sudan said the 400-KVA transformer which replaced the heavily overloaded 250-KVA transformer at Vikas Nagar a few days ago failed to take the load and got burnt on Friday. “Around 80 persons torched the Janipur maintenance and repairs electricity division and manhandled and abused the staff. We have lodged a complaint with the police,” he said. The PDD largely blamed the people for the frequent damage to power transformers during peak summer, citing power pilferage as the reason. |
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Heat is on: Damage to transformers triggers protests across Jammu
Jammu, June 14 Reports from Arnia said people from wards 10 and 11 staged protest demonstrations against the PDD in the morning and gheraoed the Arnia police station. They raised slogans against the local MLA and protested the inordinate delay on the part of the PDD in replacing or repairing the 250-KVA transformer that was damaged a week back. They served an ultimatum on the PDD to restore the transformer within a day or two, failing which they would block the RS Pora-Arnia road. In Jammu, men and women from Vikas Nagar torched the Janipur maintenance and repairs electricity division and allegedly manhandled the PDD staff. Consequently, the PDD authorities lodged a complaint at the Janipur police station. A police officer confirmed that a complaint was lodged. AEE Suresh Sudan said the 400-KVA transformer which replaced the heavily overloaded 250-KVA transformer at Vikas Nagar a few days ago failed to take the load and got burnt on Friday. "Between 70 and 80 persons torched the Janipur maintenance and repairs electricity division and manhandled and abused the staff. We have lodged a complaint with the police," he said. The PDD largely blamed the people for the frequent damage to power transformers during peak summer, citing power pilferage as the reason. |
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Governor reviews Amarnath yatra arrangements
Srinagar, June 14 Taking serious note of slow pace of work, Gupta asked the Pahalgam Development Authority to deploy additional
manpower on a double-shift basis to compensate for the loss of time due to adverse weather conditions till mid-May. All camp directors deployed with the board were requested to reach their assigned camps at Chandanwari, Sheshnag, Panjtarni, Sangam and the holy cave by June 16. They will supervise arrangements and facilities being set up for pilgrims and furnish reports to the control room on a daily basis. The reports would enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Boardto take corrective action, including passing on instructions to departments concerned, for early completion of preparatory work. |
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PDP expresses concern over financial crisis
Srinagar, June 14 “It is not the first time that such a situation has arisen in the state. In the past, people have had to face problems on account of the government’s
failure on the fiscal front,” he said. “Shortage of funds has become the hallmark of this inefficient government, which is least bothered about the people,”
he alleged. The PDP spokesman said the fiscal scenario had affected not only contractors and employees, but also a large number
of claimants seeking general provision fund and gratuity. Naeem said the government had brought the state to a position where everything was in ruins. He said work on genuine projects of public utility had been suspended for want of funds. The party spokesman alleged that government agents in the construction business, in league
with politicians, had conceived and executed projects for which funds had been provided under the table. |
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Army pays tribute to slain soldier
Jammu, June 14 “Before he began his final journey, the soldier was honoured in a ceremony at Service Hospital, Rajouri, by his fellow soldiers. Wreaths were laid on behalf of the General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps, Lt Gen KH Singh and other senior officers to honour the soldier,” said Defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Mehta. The mortal remains of the soldier were later dispatched by road from Rajouri to his native village in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. The Defence spokesperson added the last rites of the martyr were performed at his native place Phulera in Jaipur with full military honours. Local Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assembly and Additional District Magistrate of Jaipur were amongst the large number of civilian dignitaries who paid tribute to the martyr, the spokesperson said. |
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Hurriyat leader rearrested within an hour of release
Srinagar, June
14 The Hurriyat leader, who since his arrest in 2010 has been booked half a dozen times under the Public Safety Act by the authorities, had challenged his continuous detention in the Supreme Court in January last
year. Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said Bhat, who was lodged at the Shaheed Gung police station, was released today in an open court on the orders of a magistrate. However, within an hour of his release, he was rearrested from his residence in Srinagar. The police took him to the same police station, he said.
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General Bikram Singh, Chief of Army Staff; Lt Gen DS
Hooda, chief of the Northern Command; and Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, General Officer Commanding, XV Corps, regarding important
matters concerning external and internal security. — TNS
