School buses going through wrong side, posing threat to lives of students in Jammu

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February 11, 2023

School buses going through wrong side, posing threat to lives of students in Jammu

Jammu: The recent accident involving a school bus in Kathua have raised an obvious question on children’s safety because even after the tragedy some school buses were found taking unauthorised short cuts putting the lives of students at stake on the same route.

“We informed the school administrations that school buses should not ply on wrong lanes risking the life of students”, a local allegedly told media.

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“One can see in the video that how the school bus is crossing the median carelessly, why the school management is so negligent and the regime should take strict action against them”, he said.

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“Soon after the Kathua’s school bus accident, the Highway authority came and cemented the unauthorised short cuts, which the locals driver seek to save driving a few meters, but they are still taking these short cuts jeopardizing lives of students”, he asserted.

“After the accident the local regime called a meeting in which they directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to close these shorts cuts here and also advised the schools to take care of their transportation”, the report said.

“Soon after the Kathua school accident the ‘Mir Chand Social workers’ helped the injured students, even at that time they intimated about these illegal short cuts”, the report added.

“On Saturday, I sent pics and videos of school buses taking illegal short cuts to their respective schools and even after that nothing much has changed”, he asserted.

“One of victims of recent road accident ‘Nitish’ died in my arms, whose mother was badly weeping”, he said.

“I noticed three school buses taking the same short-cut again, risking lives of students”, he told media.

“I’m of the opinion that the school principal should be highly ashamed and the administration should take tough action against them”, he further said.

Car showroom demolished in anti-encroachment drive in Jammu

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February 11, 2023

A showroom of MG Hector was demolished by authorities as the anti-encroachment drive in Jammu.

The showroom of M G Hector at Malik market along Narwal bypass.

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Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in the locality and adjoining areas before the bulldozers were brought in to bring down the building, said officials.

This comes days after the drive was halted following stone-pelting by a group of agitated locals.

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15 days deadline for Jammu people to fix this, details Inside

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February 11, 2023

Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) will act tough against the unauthorized connections in the city and has set a deadline of 15 days for households to regularize such connections.

Strict instructions were today passed by the Mayor, Jammu, Rajinder Sharma to plug leakages in water supply pipes to avoid water losses and voiced for fining for overflowing of water from water tanks—domestic and commercial.

“Soon disconnection of unauthorized water connections will be done if the same were not regularized and this will be started from the posh wards 20 and 21 in Gandhi Nagar,” Sharma said.

By doing so, Rajinder Sharma has yet come-up again with such revolutionary ideas to ensure proper water supply in the city during upcoming Summer season.

Chairing a review meeting regarding water supply in the conference hall of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) , the Mayor strictly asked the officers to do all they can to avoid water crisis in summer days.

The meeting was attended by Superintendent Engineer, Sanjay Sharma and Executive Engineers including Vijay Gupta, Sunil Gupta, Ravinder Singh and others.

The officers in the meeting informed the Mayor that per day Jammu city needs about 125 million gallons of water at present but out of this only 115 million gallons of water is being supplied thereby creating a shortage of 10 million gallons.

The Mayor stressed on deep drilling of the 26 new proposed tube wells in Jammu city at an expenditure of Rs. 139.5 cr project under AMRUT for ensuring proper water supply to the public.
He was informed that there are 134 tube wells in the areas under JMC which are now in working condition and there are three intake stations—at Sitli which supplies 16 mgd of water, Dhountly which supplies 1.8 and Boria which also supplies 1.8 mgd of water daily in Jammu.

The Mayor said that there should be provision of standby motors at pumping stations of Jal Shakti Department so that public should not suffer in hot Summer days when the supplying motor gets burnt.

He also voiced for making more Over Head Tanks (OHTs) to which the water should be filled from the supplying stations at tube wells and it should not be supplied directly to the public but via OHTs as the same will reduce pressure on supplying motors which will increase their lives.

Rape-accused cricketer back in national squad

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February 11, 2023

Star Nepalese cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who is free on bail while facing rape charges, will take the pitch at the upcoming World Cup League 2 tri-series, Cricket Nepal has announced.

Lamichhane is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a Kathmandu hotel room last August.

The Cricket Association of Nepal revealed the 22-year-old’s inclusion on the squad for the February 14-21 home series against Namibia and Scotland in a post on its official Twitter account.

The decision was widely expected after the body lifted the star spin-bowler’s suspension earlier this month.

“The board had taken disciplinary action against him and suspended him. The new decision to lift the suspension will allow him to play games,” Cricket Association of Nepal president Chatur Bahadur Chand told AFP on February 1.

Two youth killed in road accident

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February 11, 2023

Two youths from Malvani were killed in an accident near the Sony TV*s office in Malad West.

The accident took place around 2:30 am on Saturday near the Sony TV office located behind Inorbit Mall in Malad West.

The deceased have been identified as Salim Shaikh and Aamir Shaikh alias Imma, both residents of Malvani.

According to the police, the duo was riding a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle (MH-02-FK-5586). The speed of the bike was so much high that while taking a turn on the road, the rider (Salim Shaikh) lost control and the bike hit a divider and later a coconut tree on the footpath.

The impact of the collision after hitting the divider was so higher that they were tossed into the air and later hit a coconut tree, due to which the duo sustained serious injuries.

The Bangur Nagar Link road police reached the spot and rushed the duo to the hospital, where the doctors declared them dead, said an officer.

Rs 3.75 lakh fined imposed on THIS Indian player, Here’s why

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February 11, 2023

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 25% of his match fees (₹3.75 lakh) for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Australia in Nagpur.

Jadeja was seen applying a soothing cream to the swollen index finger of his bowling hand.

The ICC stated Jadeja didn’t ask for permission from the on-field umpires.

The India team management had explained that the finger spinner was applying the cream to a swelling on the index finger of his bowling hand. This was done without asking for permission from the on-field umpires.

25-year-old doctor becomes first female formula car racer from J-K

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February 11, 2023

25-year-old doctor becomes first female formula car racer from J-K

The Jammu and Kashmir doctor Humaira Mushtaq, 25, achieved a podium finish in the MRF Indian National Racing Championship in Chennai.

This prestigious championship has thrust her into the limelight as the first female formula car racer from Jammu and Kashmir and the first from the union territory to achieve a podium finish in the first round of the championship.

A resident of Bhatinda in Jammu, Humaira honed her driving skills and eventually started doing Rotax Karting and later on moved to single-seater formula racing.

She, as per a local news agency, Kashmir Despatch, started performing donuts, drifting cars, and street racing with grown-up men at the age of 14.

In the MRF Indian National Racing Championship in Chennai, Humaira started with low chances of winning but remained optimistic and determined. Her hard work paid off, and she was able to secure a podium finish, which she dedicated to her late father.

NDA Govt Successful in Controlling Terror in J&K, Left Wing Extremism: Shah

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February 11, 2023

After eight years, the BJP-led government at the Centre has been substantially successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left wing extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday.

Speaking at the passing out parade of the 74th batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) here, Shah said under the leadership of Indian government agencies, police forces in the entire country carried out a successful operation in a single day against an organisation like the Popular Front of India (PFI).

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“After eight years, the government was, to a large extent, successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left wing extremism,” he said.

“Recently by banning the Popular Front of India we have presented a successful example for the world to see,” he further said.

“This shows how much our commitment towards democracy has become robust and strong.”

He further said terror-related incidents have come down due to zero tolerance against terrorism, strong framework for counter-terror laws and strengthening of agencies and due to assertive political will.

Amit Shah said during the past seven decades, the country has seen several ups and downs and also several challenging times in internal security.

According to him, more than 36,000 police personnel sacrificed their lives during the challenging times.

A total 195 officer trainees, including 166 IPS officer trainees and 29 officer trainees from foreign countries took part in the Dikshant Parade.

‘India’s Future Will Be Electrifying’: Anand Mahindra On Lithium In J&K

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February 11, 2023

Industrialist Anand Mahindra – known for his frequent social media posts – hailed the lithium findings at Salal-Haimana in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)’s Reasi district.

Responding to a national newspaper post, Mahindra said, “No doubt now, that India’s future will be ‘electrifying’”.

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Inspirational: Mother of 2 becomes e-rickshaw driver to support family in Jammu

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February 11, 2023

Inspirational: Mother of 2 becomes e-rickshaw driver to support family in Jammu

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Women’s are now trailblazing many things in every sphere and now another woman, who is also homemaker goes on to break the gender stereotype to drive an e-rickshaw in Jammu.

Jammu: She is Ranjit Kour an e-rickshaw driver and , a mother, who has been driving the e-rickshaw in Jammu’s Kunjwani area from some months and has attracted much attention because being a woman driver has not yet become a norm in Jammu, but this is just a begining.

Responding to the media, Mrs Ranjit Kour, said, “I can drive anything expect an aeroplane and I hail from Kunjwani and my in-laws, two kids and my husband are living with me”.

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“I took up this job because there was less work and I thought if I earn extra it will support my family. My husband is also a driver”, Kour said.

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“After work I manage to spend some time with my kids. Earlier, I only used to drop our kids to tuitions”, Kour added.

“During the pandemic work suffered alot and now things are okay. We have divided the house hold expenditure. Sukhwinder Singh, my husband has said that my work is good and he is very supportive”, Kour asserted.

“The other e-rickshaw operators sometimes opposes me, but one has to work & I have no shame in it”, she said.

“My driving route is Kunjwani-Sehora and women passengers feel glad when they see me. After doing my daily chores I drive this e-rickshaw”, she remarked.

“I can also teach driving to other women it can help them earn income and learned driving from my husband, once he went to leh and I also assisted him in driving there”, she said.

“I have driven a truck in Leh also and use to drop my kids to the school in the morning and also use to bring them from the school”, Kour said.

“Driving this e-rickshaw never makes me tired and nobody says me anything, people call me a ‘lioness’ and take selfies with me”, she told media.