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Sanjeev K Sharma
JAMMU, Mar 14: Roars, trumpets and all wild voices will fill airs of Jammu as the much awaited Zoo in city outskirts will be thrown open to public after some months as work on it is in full swing at present.
“The approved phase one of Jambu Zoo at Nagrota will be completed by November this year after which the Zoo will be thrown open to the public,” Chief Wildlife Warden J&K, Suresh Kumar Gupta told Excelsior.
“Success of the first phase will usher the second phase and that will be the final phase of the project,” Gupta said.
As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with Kashmir, there is a renewed demand for the statehood for Jammu region among various native parties, even as the BJP continues to enjoy widespread support, reports
Yawar Hussain
Jammu political leaders
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping in all of the five predominantly Hindu districts of Jammu in the recently held District Development Council (DDC) elections, the region’s politics is precariously poised. Together with the BJP’s ultra-nationalistic politics, the region is also witnessing a surge in demand for a separate statehood excluding Kashmir.
BJP clears ex MLA, KAS officer, Retd Col, RSS ideologue as DDC chairpersons
NC, Cong, BJP bid for 3 DDCs with hung verdict
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Feb 2: Former MLA, KAS officer, retired Colonel of Army, RSS ideologue and committed party cadre including women are among 12 chairpersons and vice chairpersons whose names have been cleared by the BJP for six District Development Councils (DDCs) of Jammu region where the party has gained absolute majority to form the Councils while BJP, National Conference and Congress are in talks with Independents and others to secure majority in rest of the four DDCs, where elections are scheduled to start from February 6 and the process has to conclude before February 20.
Ultimate target of DSSP is separate Jammu State: Ch Lal Singh
Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 27: Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP) today organized meeting of its workers and candidates here to review the causes, deficiencies and the reason of the present results in the DDC elections.
While addressing, DSSP Chairman Choudhary Lal Singh expressed shock and utter dismay over the results and added that it is the part of a bigger conspiracy to marginalize the voice of Dogras.
“Why they used ballots instead of voting machines when they are going digital everywhere”, remarked Choudhary Lal Singh. He further said that the present election has been thrusted upon the public and our party which just was born, made its presence felt everywhere.