Jammu | Kashmir InFocus

December 17, 2018 No Responses

Mahant Dinesh Bharati shouting ‘Hindus must have 5 children and each should be armed’ & J&K BJP chief watching, speech on stage

With VHP and RSS leaders on stage and Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina and three former state BJP ministers in the audience, Mahant Dinesh Bharati, a prominent face of the 2008 Amarnath agitation, said Hindus should have five...

December 8, 2018 No Responses

Police rush to Jammu to nab accused Army jawan in Bulandshahr violence

A Uttar Pradesh police team was sent to Jammu to arrest an Army jawan allegedly involved in the murder of a police inspector during the Bulandshahr violence, and five more people were nabbed in the case, taking the total number...

November 29, 2018 No Responses

Jammu traders demand opening of old routes post Kartarpur

With the decision of the Indian and Pakistan governments to open the Kartarpur corridor, the demand for opening traditional trade routes on the International Border (IB), plugged after the Partition, has gained momentum. Traders and industrialists in the Jammu...

November 16, 2018 No Responses

Lawyer Deepika Rajawat dropped by Kathua rape and murder victim’s family

The family of the eight-year-old Kathua rape and murder victim has decided to drop their lawyer Deepika Rajawat as she has “barely been available at the court hearings”, the victim’s father has said. Those close to the family said he...

November 13, 2018 No Responses

Provocative speeches by prominent Right Wing Hindu leaders at Jammu seminar evoke sharp criticism

Condemning the provocative speeches delivered by many prominent Right-Wing Hindu leaders at a seminar on November 11, political parties and Muslim Organizations on Monday said that it was an attempt to harm the harmony in the Jammu region. Prominent right-wing...

November 12, 2018 No Responses

Sushil Pandit, Madhu Kishwar others concerned about upcoming Muslim colonies in Jammu

Prominent Hindu right-wing leaders including Madhu Kishwar and Sushil Pandit on Sunday unanimously alleged that growth of Muslim colonies in Jammu and around Jammu was a concerted effort to change its demography. During a seminar ‘Shankhnaad’ organized by ...

November 10, 2018 No Responses

Four key suspects held in Kishtwar’s BJP leaders killings

In a major breakthrough in the killings of BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar in Kishtwar last week, the police have arrested four key suspects who allegedly plotted the assassination and chose the killers. Police sources told...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Hectic lobbying on for Mayor, Dy Mayor posts

After registering a thumping majority in the just-concluded elections to Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), hectic lobbying has begun within the BJP for the coveted posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor as contenders are cozying up to senior party leaders to...

October 22, 2018 No Responses

BJP surges in Valley, slips in Jammu lost 51% of its vote within city of temples

Even as the BJP made inroads into several parts of the Kashmir valley owing to the poll boycott call by the two regional parties, it failed to retain its hold over Jammu areas. The party won a majority in 18...

October 20, 2018 No Responses

On account of maintenance Jammu city to face power shutdown from Oct 22

Authorities on Friday said that power supply to several areas in Jammu city will remain affected owing to maintenance work at several places. According to an official, in order to carry out various repair and upgradation works, the power supply...