Muslims help perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir

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Locals muslims performing last rites of Parry Lal Pandit in Pulwama

Muslims help perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir

The local Muslims in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district helped in performing the last rites of a 70-year-old Kashmiri Pandit, who died yesterday.

Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, the local Muslims in Batapora Wahibugh village of Newa hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama came together to help perform the last rites of their Pandit neighbor.

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A local news agency reported that Parry Lal Pandit resident of Wahibugh village about 8 kilometer from Pulwama town was a known figure in the area as according to the locals, he used to help persons in need.

As only a few of his family members were around, Lal’s local friends and neighbours from the Muslim community took it upon themselves to help perform his last rites, locals said.

The local Muslims organised and performed his last rites and mourned his death as one of their own. They shouldered his coffin and arranged wood for the cremation in the village, said Javaid Ahmad a local.

“He was one of us. We never thought of him as a KP. We arranged everything needed for the cremation,” said Mohammad Ramzan, a middle-aged man from the locality.

“He has been living here among us for many years. We have lived alongside each other and done everything together,” he said, adding that people from other adjacent areas also visited the residence to sympathise with the bereaved family members.

Lal’s relatives also said that Muslims of the village always help them in times of need and they don’t intervene in the religious affairs.

“They (Muslims) sit at a distance when a ritual has to be done by a Pandit, but the rest of the arrangements were arranged by them,” they said.

Nine injured in Road mishap in J&K

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Nine injured in Road mishap in J&K

At least nine persons were injured in a road accident that took place in Thune area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday.

Quoting an official, a local news agency reported that an load carrier turned turtle near Thune area today morning.

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He said in the incident at least 9 persons were injured and they were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.

The official said among them 6 have been referred to SKIMS for advanced treatment.

Man who Murdered Girl Student Arrested In Jammu

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March 15, 2023

Accused Sunil Kumar Sharma of Markoli Taloor village, who killed College student Vaishali arrested by Samba Police

Man who Murdered Girl Student Arrested In Jammu

Jammu: Samba police yesterday arrested the main accused in the murder of a girl student namely Vaishali Sharma, whose body was recovered under mysterious circumstances in Punjab last year.

The body of a 20-year-old college student, a resident of Sumb village, was recovered from a railway track at Sarmalla in Ludhiana on August 21, sparking massive protests by the locals. She had gone missing on August 20 after attending her college.

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“Police have arrested the main accused after registering a case under relevant sections of law in the alleged abduction and murder of the girl. Further investigation is on,” a police official said.

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On March 1, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samba had directed the SSP, Samba to depute a senior officer to conduct preliminary enquiry after the victim’s father approached the court for investigation into the case.

Complying with the court directions, Samba SSP Benam Tosh deputed Deputy Superintendent of Police, Headquarters, Usman Choudhary to Sumb village where he conducted preliminary enquiry, recorded statements, thoroughly examined call details, discretely elicited information and submitted report with the conclusion that the matter was cognisable and warranted registration of an FIR under law, the official said.

Upon this, the Chief Judicial Magistrate passed directions to the police to register the FIR under relevant sections of law, he said.

The official said a case was registered at police station Samba and the main accused, Sunil Kumar Sharma of Markoli Taloor village, was arrested.

“A Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by DSP Priyanka Kumari, has been constituted to conduct thorough investigation and unravel actual facts of the case,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Benam Tosh said.

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Jammu: Amid forecast for “generally cloudy with dry weather”, the minimum temperature recorded an increase in Jammu and Kashmir barring Srinagar and Kupwara on Wednesday.

A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.1°C against 5.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C above normal for the summer capital.

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Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.4°C against 0.6°C on the previous night and it was 4.7°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 15.6°C against 14.7°C on the previous night. It was 1.6°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil, he said, recorded a low of minus 5.5°C and minus 4.6°C respectively.

He said till March 16, “generally cloudy with dry weather” was expected.

“Afternoon thunderstorms at isolated places can’t be ruled out,” the official said, adding, “Generally cloudy with intermittent light rain with thunder at scattered places was expected during March 17-20.”

Several Jawans Injured In Road Accident In Jammu

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Several Jawans Injured In Road Accident In Jammu

Jammu: The collision between a truck and a CRPF vehicle on Wednesday left five Paramilitary personnel including four officers injured on the Jammu-Udhampur highway.

As per official sources, there was a head-on collision between a speeding private truck (PB06B-7355) and CRPF vehicle (JK02BN-6560) near Mand Takri area of Udhampur district of Jammu region in which 4 CRPF Sub-Inspectors and a trooper sustained injuries.

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The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Official sources identified the 4 injured Assistant Sub Inspectors as Brij Lal, Raj Kumar, Ramesh Kumar and Govind Raj and Selection Grade Constable Ashok Kumar.

Both the vehicles suffered damages, however, the truck driver was unhurt. Police seized the truck and arrested the driver for alleged rash driving.

Cyber Fraudsters loot lakh from Vendor outside Wave mall in Jammu

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March 15, 2023

Cyber Fraudsters loot lakh from Vendor outside Wave mall in Jammu

Jammu: In an incident of online fraud, a pan kiosk vendor who is resident of Uttar Pradesh and currently running his kiosk outside wave mall in Narwal of Jammu was duped of Rs 1.63 lakh by a cyber fraudster yesterday.

The report said that the cyber fraud happened when the cyber crook told the victim to make a payment of Rs 5 for confirmation to the delivery agent to get the parcel and thus looted money from his account in multiple transactions .

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Talking to the media, Mr Mahender Kumar, the victim, said: “My child received a call from a delivery agent who told him to pay Rs 5 as verification to get the parcel, after that Rs 1.63 lakh got stolen from my account”.

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“My friend told me that a delivery man will come and to receive my parcel I have to follow the delivery guy’s instructions”, the victim’s son said.

“After that the delivery agent called me and asked me to pay Rs 5 for the parcel verification then in the evening money from our account began deducting first 1 lakh, later Rs 65,000 and Rs 2500”, he added.

“The cyber fraudster used to study with me in a school in Jalandhar”, he alleged.

The cyber scammers Instagram user id is ‘Pankaj Dj gap’, and has written that he is a musician and a guitarist and has 14K followers, who is from Jalandhar, the report said.

“We have registered a police complaint at Narwal police station and another one at Cyber cell Jammu. The police has told us to come after some days to inquire about my matter”, said, Mr Mahender Kumar.

J-K receives record investment of Rs 1547 cr during current fiscal year: Centre

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March 15, 2023

The Centre said that Jammu and Kashmir received a record investment of Rs 1547.87 crore during the current fiscal year, stating that this is the highest ever compared to any previous financial years.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha that as per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, the investments during the last five years and the current year include Rs 840.55 crore in 2017-18, Rs 590.97 crore 2018-19, Rs 296.64 crore 2019-20, Rs 412.74 crore 2020 to 21, 376.76 2021-22 and Rs 1547.87 crore from 2022 upto Jan 2023.

The minister said during the year 2022-23, till January 2023, a record investment of Rs 1547.87 crore has been received by the Union Territory.

“The investment during the current financial year is the highest ever compared to any of the previous financial years,” he said.

He also said that the government expects investments to further increase in the next five years in various important sectors like manufacturing, service sector, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agro based industry, tourism (including film & medical tourism) etc.

“In this connection, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has already received investment proposals worth Rs 64,058 crore. The Centre has notified the new Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 19.02.2021,” he said.

He added various policy initiatives have been taken by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, which include J-K Industrial Policy 2021-30, J-K Industrial Land Allotment Policy 2021-30, J-K Private Industrial Estate Development Policy 2021-30, J-K Wool Processing, Handicrafts and Handloom Policy 2020.

“In addition, various other measures have been taken to improve the business environment through ease of doing business, economic package, operation of night flights from Jammu and Srinagar etc,” he said.

JKSSB defers computer-based exams scheduled from 16 March

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March 15, 2023

The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) deferred all Computer Based Examinations for various posts from March 16 to April 5 2023.

The JKSSB said that the examinations are deferred till further intimation.

“The Computer Based Examinations for various posts scheduled w.e.f. 16.03.2023 to 05.04.2023 are deferred till further intimation,” JKSSB Official tweeted.

Machines defunct at Govt Hospital in Jammu, patients suffer

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March 14, 2023

Machines defunct at Govt Hospital in Jammu, patients suffer

Jammu: The MRI department of Government Medical College and Hospital in Bakshi Nagar, Jammu which used to diagnose dozens of patients daily has been reportedly lying dysfunctional at the hospital from over a month is harming the patient care now.

In absence of MRI machine at GMC Bakshi Nagar in Jammu, patients are being forced to do these diagnostic tests done in private labs that too by paying hefty amounts.

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Aggrieved attendants are being advised by the doctors at GMC to visit private clinics, which is effecting them badly.

The cost of MRI scanning at private diagnosis centres is steep, ranging anywhere between ₹5,000 and ₹20,000 or even higher, thereby making it unaffordable for the poor.

GMC is a primary care centre, which receives a large number of critical patients everyday, and with the MRI facility unavailable from more than a month now, there is a long waiting list of patients to avail the facility at Private labs in Jammu currently.

Either the govt don’t want to repair the defunct MRI or they deliberately don’t want to in order to benefit private clinics, the report said.

The MRI machine is not making functional cause the govt is not paying any heed to hospital administration , the report alleged.

There are ten other districts of Jammu which don’t even have a MRI machine.

Jammu has no major leadership that’s why a single machine is not being repaired, the report asked.

No one wants to listen to the woes of poor and when Chaudhary Lal Singh was Health minister here the patients used to face less inconvenience that time, the report said.

Hony Secy Jammu Club calls on Union Minister Gadkari, discusses J&K scenario

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March 14, 2023

Gaurav Gupta, Secretary Jammu Club today called on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and discussed the prevailing socio-political scenario in Jammu and Kashmir.

Gaurav apprised the Union Minister about the initiatives taken by the government in changing the development profile of the region and ensuring the lasting peace. He mentioned that road network in Jammu and Kashmir has changed drastically. Now the people will not face any convenience in reaching Kashmir in hours after completion of tunnels and national highways.

Secretary Jammu Club also apprised Nitin Gadkari about the functioning of Jammu Club and invited him for the guest lecture on the futuristic roadmap of Jammu and Kashmir.
Gaurav extended invitation to Sh Nitin Gadkari for enlightening the citizens as a Guest Speaker on the topic “Futuristic Roadmap of J&K.”
“Since long, members of Jammu Club had been longing to get enlightened on issues of National interest and other significant issues especially pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir. Now we would feel highly delighted by having the opportunity to invite you as the most precious guest speaker in the seminar being organized by the Jammu Club on topic “Futuristic Roadmap of J&K.”
Gaurav, who is also the General Secretary of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu, said that the Club as well as the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory will be highly honoured to hear the valuable experiences and opinion of the Union Transport Minister.

It is pertinent to mention that Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari always remains in the limelight due to his innovative and effective decisions making travelling across the country convenient and safe, and also alleviating the hardships of the commuters using roads and highways by way of improving the concerned infrastructure upto the level next. The Union Minister Gadkari has also contributed a lot in upgrading the roads, tunnels and bridges in J&K and the infra development carried out under his tenure in J&K is unprecedented and matchless making him one of the best ministers in the country so far.

Impressed by the insightful knowledge of Secretary Jammu Club over various facets of issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Minister appreciated him for being so informative with regard to the current situation in the Union Territory. He also readily accepted the invitation for holding a guest lecture at Jammu Club soon.