Anti-Hijack Drill conducted in Jammu

By

-

March 25, 2023

National Security Guard's in action during Anti-Hijack Drill at Satwari airport

Anti-Hijack Drill conducted in Jammu

The National Security Guard (NSG), country’s elite security forces, conducted a full fledged Anti-Hijack Drill at Jammu airport on Saturday.

An official statement issued by Defence Ministry reads that this exercise involved all key stakeholders from Indian Air Force, AAI, State Government, Jammu and Kashmir police, CISF, IOC and other key players.

Also Read: Jammu-Srinagar railway link to be connected this year: Minister

The drill involved entire spectrum of events including negotiations with hijackers followed by intervention and overpowering of hijackers by a potent team of NSG, the statement said.

The exercise gave a unique opportunity to validate processes by inter agencies during such crisis, the statement said.

An Air India aircraft which landed at Jammu in the afternoon was utilised for the realistic drill and the exercise was successfully conducted bringing valuable lessons and training for all stakeholders, it added.

Jammu-Srinagar railway link to be connected this year: Minister

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

Jammu-Srinagar railway link to be connected this year: Minister

Jammu: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir will have Vande Bharat trains next year as Jammu-Srinagar rail link will be opened this year only.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, as reported a local news agency, he also said that Kupwara and other two destinations in the Kashmir Valley will be connected with the Indian railways soon.

Also Read: ECI orders special summary revision of electoral rolls in J-K

He said that railways across Jammu and Kashmir will be improved and the improvement will be witnessed by the year end.

“Telephone connectivity, double lines, parcel services, cement and pharmaceutical trade via Indian railways would be ensured by year end, besides, facilities for apple trade would also be considered,” he said.

Online Fraud with Vendor in Jammu, during Navratri

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

Juice Vendors who became prey to online fraud

Online Fraud with Vendor in Jammu, during Navratri

Jammu: A roadside vendor was duped of Rs 22,500 by an unidentified man who posed as army person yesterday.

As per report, the fraud happened when the accused faking as army men ordered 50 glasses of juice from victim Moninder Singh, who runs a juice cart in Jammu and looted Rs 22,500 from his account, when the scammer made him to pay Rs 1 in his account to send the payment.

“A man claiming as army soldier called and said that a meeting of army personnel is going on and we want 50 glasses of juice without salt as there is Navratri going on”, Victim Moninder Singh told media.

Watch Report by Ashish Kohli

“I told them we can’t deliver you juice as we don’t know your location and I asked him to send Id details as to whom we will handover the order outside army camp in Satwari”, he said.

“After that I became busy in attending customers and sent my child to deliver the juice”, he added.

“When he reached outside army camp the fraudster told him to pay Rs 1 in his account to send the payment”, he said.

“But we told him to pay in cash as we only accept minimum online payment of just Rs 10-30”, he alleged.

“He told my son to send Rs 1 on his given account to pay him the account ,but as he paid him Rs 1 all the money from our account disappeared”, he remarked.

“My kid wasn’t taking my call when I called him as he was in distress”, he said.

“I went outside the army camp and found him unconscious near chowk. I resuscitated him and he narrated me what happened with him”, he added.

“The scammers looted money from him and didn’t received juice order of Rs 2500”, he asserted.

“We also have conman’s Aadhaar card and we have registered a compliant at cyber cell and an FIR at Beli Charana police station here”, he said.

“The money from my account debited three times, first Rs 2500, then Rs 899 and Rs 5000 twice”, Victim’s son told media.

93 deaths, 648 accidents reported on Srinagar-Jammu NH: MoRTH

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

93 deaths, 648 accidents reported on Srinagar-Jammu NH: MoRTH

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said that around 648 accidents and 93 deaths were reported on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway last year.

As per the official documents, the ministry said that the road closures due to landslides normally last a few hours only as National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has deployed quick response teams at vulnerable locations to remove slides and normalise traffic at the earliest.

About the facilities of trauma centres established near the accident prone areas on the highway, the ministry said that the medical aid posts had been constructed by NHAI on the recently completed projects and provision had also been made for construction of the medical aid post in the under construction projects.

About the steps being taken by the government to effectively minimise the incidents of road fatalities on the highway, the MoRTH said that in Srinagar-Jammu section of NH-44, of the 260 km length, four-laning on about 210 km – including 10 tunnels in a length of 21.50 km – had already been completed.

“Work of four-laning in the remaining 50 km including 6 tunnels (in 9.664 km length) and viaduct (6.02 km) is under progress, which is targeted for completion by August 2025,” the official document read.

The MoRTH said that after the completion of these tunnels and viaduct, the entire NH-44 would be mostly free from the effect of landslides and all weather connectivity would be ensured between Srinagar and Jammu.

“As part of the four laning work and improvement of identified black spots, additional signages, road marking, rumble strips, crash barriers, lighting crash barriers as well as improvement of junction have been provided at all critical identified accident prone sections for ensuring safety of road users and reducing the accident and fatalities. In addition to this, black spot rectifications works have also been undertaken at all identified stretches,” the MoRTH said.

About the collapse of any newly constructed tunnel due to environmental hazards on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the ministry said that no such collapse of newly constructed tunnel had occurred so far.

“However, an under construction audit portal had collapsed due to landslide on May 19, 2022, at Khooni Nallah location on Ramban-Banihal Section of the highway, causing casualty of 10 labourers,” the document read.

Meanwhile, the MoRTH said that the fatalities reported in accidents across India had increased by 4.09 percent from 2017-2021.

The MoRTH said that the number of fatalities reported in 2017 was 1,47,913, which had increased to 1,53,972 in 2021 across the country.

Surprisingly, the number of accidents reported in 2017 was 4,64,910 which reduced to 4,12,432 in 2021 across India.

“The ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on education, engineering (both of roads and vehicles), enforcement, and emergency care,” the document reads

ECI orders special summary revision of electoral rolls in J-K

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

ECI orders special summary revision of electoral rolls in J-K

The Election Commission of India has ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir, the second such exercise after completion of delimitation process in the Union Territory.

In a communique to Chief Electoral Officers of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the ECI has conveyed them its decision to hold special summary revision of electoral rolls with reference to April 1, 2023 as the qualifying date.

Also Read: Mahatma Gandhi did not have a single university degree: LG Sinha

The exercise would start on April 5 with publication of draft electoral rolls and climate on May 10 with publication of final electoral rolls.

Mahatma Gandhi did not have a single university degree: LG Sinha

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

Mahatma Gandhi did not have a single university degree: LG Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has said that Mahatma Gandhi had no university degree and that he had a law degree is a “misconception”.

Sinha claimed Gandhi’s only qualification was a high school diploma.

Also Read: Infiltration bid foiled in J&K, terrorist killed

“Perhaps a few people may know about it. But a lot of people, even educated people think Gandhi ji had a Law degree. Gandhi ji had no degree. Some people on the stage may also have contrary view but I speak based on facts,” said Mr Sinha, without offering any evidence.

Sinha made these remarks during his keynote speech at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Memorial Lecture at Gwalior.

Underlying that people should strive for more than just degrees, Sinha said that Gandhi’s only qualification was a High school diploma but no one can say that Gandhi was not educated.

“Can anyone say say Gandhiji was not educated. I don’t think anyone has a courage to say so,” said Mr Sinha. But did you know he didn’t have single university degree or qualification. There are many of us who think that Mahatma Gandhi had a law degree. No, he did not; his only qualification was a high school diploma,” said Sinha.

Sinha said that Gandhi achieved everything including freedom through the power of truth and became father of the nation. He added that Gandhi practised law without having a law degree explains how educated he was.

“He qualified to practise law. He did not have a law degree. He had no degree. Just look how educated he was, he became Father of the Nation,” he said.

Infiltration bid foiled in J&K, terrorist killed

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

Infiltration bid foiled in J&K, terrorist killed

A terrorist was killed after security forces in Jabdi area of Karnah border town foiled an infiltration bid, Defence officials said yesterday.

“Soldiers detected suspicious movement at LoC near Jabdi area, following which they opened fire. Later, a search operation was conducted in the area. During searches, one terrorist was found killed,” they said.

Also Read: Click Here to know J&K’s Weather prediction

However the identity of the terrorist was yet to be ascertained, officials said.

A Defence statement issued here said that based on credible inputs received from intelligence agencies regarding the likely infiltration of terrorists, several ambushes were laid in Tangdhar sector on Thursday night.

“At about 4 am, suspicious movement was detected and contact was established by the ambush party as part of joint operation. Resultantly, one infiltrator was killed at around 800 metres on this side of the Line of Control (LoC),” PRO Defence said in the statement.

He said that detailed search of the area was carried out at first light, which led to the recovery of a body of the terrorist with an AK series rifle.

“In addition, a bag was also recovered with varied war like stores, taking total recovery to three AK rifles and six magazines. Apart from this, more than 200 rounds of AK rifles rounds, three pistols along with three magazines, two Chinese type grenades and medicine and food items were recovered,” PRO Defence said.

Click Here to know J&K’s Weather prediction

By

editor

-

March 25, 2023

Click Here to know J&K’s Weather prediction

Rain lashed the plains as light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours, the Met Office said on Saturday.

Hill stations of Gulmarg and Sonamarg received fresh snowfall on Friday.

The Office said that widespread rain/thunderstorm is likely during the next 24 hours in the plains and light snowfall in the hills.

Srinagar recorded 5.8, Pahalgam minus 0.5 and Gulmarg minus 1 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday.

Drass town in Ladakh region had minus 1.1, Kargil 0.2 and Leh minus 3.2 as the minimum temperature.

Jammu registered 13.2, Katra 10, Batote 3.5, Banihal 2.2 and Bhaderwah as the minimum temperature.

MeT predicts rain, snowfall in J-K

By

editor

-

March 24, 2023

MeT predicts rain, snowfall in J-K

Weather department on Friday forecast widespread rains and thunderstorm with snowfall over higher reaches at most places of Jammu and Kashmir till weekend.

A meteorological department official that there was possibility of hailstorm in plains during the time – 24-25 March.

“Thunderstorm may be accompanied by strong gusty winds. Rain likely to commence from (March 24) afternoon onwards,” he said.

The weather department also urged farmers to “postpone” spraying of orchards while commuters intending to travel on highway and other hilly areas have been asked to confirm road status from concerned traffic police before starting their journey.

Regarding temperature, the MeT official said, Srinagar recorded a low of 5.3°C against 5.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C above normal for the summer capital.

Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 0.6°C against minus 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 0.0°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 1.6°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 14.9°C against 13.8°C on the previous night. It was 0.6°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 5.0°C (below normal by 0.3°C), Batote 7.5°C (below normal by 0.6°C), Katra 12.0°C (0.5°C below normal) and Bhadarwah 5.6°C (1.7°C above normal).

Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil, he said, recorded a low of minus 3.0°C and minus 1.9°C respectively.

Mother, daughter goes missing in Jammu, Family appeals for help

By

editor

-

March 23, 2023

Drishti Dogra (5) on left and Jyoti Devi (28) on right

Mother, daughter goes missing in Jammu, Family appeals for help

Jammu: A mother and her daughter from Jammu’s Krishna Nagar area in Jewel has gone missing since yesterday.

The family of the mother and daughter duo has identified them as Jyoti Devi (28) D/O Ramesh Kumar and her daughter Drishti Dogra (5) both residents of Krishna Nagar, who went missing since yesterday.

Also Read: Thieves steals cash, gold worth lakhs from officer’s house in Jammu

“I’m in distress and I don’t know where my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter have gone, I don’t even know whether they are alive or not”, Said, Victim’s Relative while sobbing.

Watch Report by Ashish Kohli

“She left the house at 9pm in the night yesterday and I appeal the general public and people to help us trace them,” she added.

The family has appealed general public to call them on 7006038668, 6006700174 in case anyone spot the duo anywhere, the report said.