Displaced Kashmiri Pandits staged a protest in Jammu, pressing the government for a comprehensive rehabilitation policy to enable their return to the Kashmir Valley. They also demanded a fresh employment package for 15,000 educated youth. Carrying placards and chanting slogans, protesters said their demands have been pending for long, while expressing faith in a justice-focused rehabilitation vision.
Srinagar is undergoing major repairs and beautification ahead of the return of the Darbar Move, a long-running government tradition. Roads and walkways are being repainted and restored, and the Civil Secretariat is set to reopen on Monday. The shift moves administration between Jammu and Srinagar, dating back to 1872 before being paused and now revived.
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A bridge under maintenance in Jammu’s Thathar area collapsed during repairs on Thursday afternoon, crushing labourers and trapping around five to six workers. Three labourers died, one was rescued, and officials said the victims were from Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The J&K government suspended two engineers, attached an Executive Engineer, and blacklisted the contractor.
Jammu police say they shot dead gangster Nagi and his associate Janu after the duo fired at a police checkpoint and attempted to escape. The brief, intense exchange ended during the chase, with both killed. Police allege the men were hardcore history-sheeters wanted in multiple FIRs, involved in arms smuggling and narcotics.
Protests erupted at Jammu’s Lok Bhawan as Hindu groups, led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, burned an effigy of LG Manoj Sinha. The anger stems from allegations over the composition of the first MBBS batch at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, with protesters demanding cancellation of admissions after many selected candidates, they claim, were drawn disproportionately from a particular group.
Eveready Industries India has inaugurated India’s only operating alkaline battery facility in Jammu’s Samba, backed by an investment of about INR 200 crore. The plant is designed for peak output of around 360 million alkaline batteries annually, aims to cut import dependence, and plans over 500 direct and indirect jobs. It also features 1 MW rooftop solar, rainwater harvesting, and a zero-discharge design.
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