Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 7: Amidst severe scarcity of drinking water across Jammu region, PHE workers, under the banner of PHE Employees United Front (Jammu province), who are on strike since June 22 last, today held strong protest demonstration at BC Road PHE Complex , Jammu and many other offices in the region. A large number of PHE/Jal Shakti department daily wage workers assembled outside the office of Chief Engineer, Jal Shakti Department at PHE Complex BC Road under the […]
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 8: Even though the ongoing strike and protest dharna of PHE workers entered 17th consecutive day today, the J&K UT Administration has remained unmoved and uncared about the miseries of the general public facing water crisis. Under the banner of PHE Employees United Front (Jammu province), the daily rated and consolidated workers of the PHE/ Jal Shakti department are on strike since June 22, 2022. The PHE workers apart from Chief Engineer’s office Jammu, held strong […]
Gopal Sharma JAMMU, June 27: The water crisis in all the 10 districts of Jammu region has turned grim with the ongoing strike of the PHE daily wage workers for the last six consecutive days while the J&K UT Administration has remained unmoved. Not only in Jammu City, the people in Kathua, Samba, Udhampur, Rajouri, Reasi, Doda and other major towns and rural areas of the region are suffering badly due to suspension of water supply in many areas. Reports […]
Encroachment on 3.5 lakh kanals Forest land in J&K Attempt goes on to shield ‘influential encroachers’ Gopal Sharma JAMMU, June 25: Even after being reprimanded by the Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on certain occasions, the Government of Union Territory of J&K has framed yet another Committee for deciding complaints pertaining to the encroachment of over 3.5 lakh kanals Forest land/property in the Jammu and Kashmir after the previous committee constituted for the […]