Bureaucratic interference’ derails traffic lights installation project

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Aug 21: The fate of much hyped plan to install traffic lights in Jammu city still hangs in balance as ‘bureaucratic interference’ has almost led to derailment of the proposed project envisaged to give city a modern electronic traffic management system. Sources said that on the directions More

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Farmers, disabled children join Anna’s crusade

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 21: With Team Anna and the Government in a deadlock over the Lokpal Bill, anti-corruption crusade here continued to witness people’s upsurge, with the movement spreading to rural belts of Jammu as farmers and people from rural areas joined the movement. Large number of farmers assembled in More

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JKPYC to hold ‘talent hunt’ in Kashmir after Eid

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Jammu, Aug 21: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress (JKPYC) on Sunday decided to hold its talent hunt in Kashmir valley after the Eid. The decision was taken in the first state executive council meeting of the Youth Congress held under the chairmanship of Amrinder Singh Raja, All India general More

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NMC demands formation of National Pay Policy

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Jammu, Aug 21: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) has demanded formation of National Pay Policy keeping in view the rising prices in the recent past. Addressing a meeting of the NMC activists, NMC leader Subhash Shastri urged the Prime Minister to frame a national level policy in future so More

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Beaten up in custody, youth lands in hospital

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Jammu, Aug 21: A youth landed in hospital after he was allegedly beaten up by police in custody after arresting him in connection with a theft case, sources said. They said that Akhnoor police picked the victim Ashok Singh, 23, son of Rasa Singh of Darkhal village, along with two others, on More

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Ministers meet accident victims’ families

Poonch, Aug 21: Minister for Transport and CAPD, Qamar Ali Akhoon and Minister of State for Home, Nasir Aslam Wani today visited Surankote Tehsil of Poonch district to express condolence with bereaved families whose near and dears died in the yesterday’s road accident. The ill fated canter mini bus More

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Infiltration bid foiled, militant killed: Army

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Jammu, Aug 21: Army on Sunday claimed that it foiled an infiltration bid killing a militant and wounding another in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district. As per official sources the encounter ensued after soldiers manning a forward post Balnoi noticed a group of four militants trying to More

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