MORNING NEWS (Sponsored by Shree Toyota Jammu) * Ceasefire violations along the border continue with fresh fresh firing and shelling being reported for two hours late on Monday night. (JLN) Samba and Kathua district administrations have ordered the closure of schools in the bordering belts in view of heavy shelling from across the border while seven blasts were also reported near the relief camps in Samba sector. (JLN) * BSF Director General D K Pathak is arriving today to visit border areas in Jammu in the wake of heavy shelling from Pakistan which left a trooper martyred and caused damage to civilian infrastructure. (JLN) * As the cold wave continued to grip entire northern region, Jammu’s day temperature has gone about 9 degrees below normal, showing sharp fall in temperature in last three days while the foggy weather conditions disrupted air and train traffic in the region. (JLN) * There was no headway in Government formation in the State as yet with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sticking to its principle stand and giving a total indication that there will be no compromise on Party’s ideology. (JLN) * An impressive `Shobha Yatra’ was taken out by the Sikh Sangat on the eve of `Prakash Utsav’ ( birth anniversary) of 10th Guru Gobind Singh ji in the winter capital city. (JLN) * With budgetary exercise underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministerial colleagues to get “out of the box” ideas from the common man which could be incorporated in the financial outlay. (JLN) * Outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has questioned BJP’s reported negotiations with PDP, which wants revocation of AFSPA, saying the ruling party at the Centre had accused him of compromising national security whenever he raised the issue. (JLN) * The Union Cabinet has approved the largest ever telecom spectrum auction that is targeted to fetch at least Rs 64,840 crore from the sale next month. (JLN)
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:47:27 +0000
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