Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 11: Students from various colleges under the banner of People Democratic Student Union (PDSU) held a protest demonstration for roll back of new recruitment policy.
Shouting slogans against the Government and carrying placards, the protesting students assembled in front of the Jammu University main gate and held a strong demonstration there.
They were also raising slogans against the Government for its failure to curb rampant corruption   in the State and check back door appointments in different department.
The protesters were led by Sandeep Singh Wazir, incharge PDSU, who addressed the students and termed new recruitment policy of the Government as cruel joke on students and youth of the State.
He demanded immediate roll l back of this policy and warned that students would be forced to start state wide agitation against the Government.
Others who addressed the protest, included Rohit Manhas, Mahesh  Bakshi, Shubham Sharma, Hardeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Lucky, Masood Malik, Shabaz,  Akamat, Azhar, Vishal Choudhary, Ajay Bhat, Vishal Sharma, Sandeep Thakur Sahil, Rajinder Manhas and Vikram Singh.

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RAJOURI, Jan 11: Residents of  Rajouri  town held protest demonstration against the PHE authorities here today.
A large number of people from various localities of the town, assembled at Darhali bridge  and started protest demonstration against the PHE authorities. They also blocked the road and disrupted  movement of traffic for some time. They were shouting slogans against the PHE authorities for its failure to provide adequate supply of  water. Later, with the intervention of  SHO and tehsildar,  dhrana was lifted by public.

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JAMMU, Jan 11: While out rightly rejecting the return of displaced Pandits to clusters at district headquarters in Kashmir Valley, Roots In Kashmir (RIK), a displaced youth initiative today said that the return should be in such a way so that the community does not face the displacement again.
The RIK is for the settlement of the displaced community in a single satellite city / twin city within Valley, its J&K head Vir Saraf told reporters here along with S N Tickoo and M K Raina well known social activists.
Accusing the Government of misleading the community with its so-called return formula, he said that the Government till date has not come out with any road map on return which indicates it was not sincere in taking the Pandits back.
Referring to recent statement of Chief Minister, Saraf said KPs want passage of the Shrines Bill so that it becomes the law. By merely saying that the Bill is put to vote, NC tries to play politics ahead of the general elections, he added.
Admitting that vote is a great power in democracy, he reminded Chief Minister that it was the Government which in connivance with Election Commission have and are creating impediments to stop KPs from exercising their franchise.
Saraf said the Chief Minister has penetrated into the community recently while during last five years of his rule he ignored the community altogether. Seeing that the elections are round the corner, he came to address the KPs like other political leaders.
Taking serious exception to CM’s statement that KP leaders who do not know the pain of migration and staying in guest houses can’t be called the community representatives, Saraf said that KP leaders living in any corner of the world felt the pain of their brethren and were concerned for their cause unlike the Government which mocked its pain repeatedly.
He however appreciated the CM for admitting that Pandits were forced to leave under threat of gun and termed it his positive gesture as old argument of NC leaders was that the ex Governor of the State was instrumental in exodus of KPs.
He however wanted to know from the Chief Minister that why the Coalition Government is silent on NHRC report which termed happenings to KPs in 1989-90 akin to genocide. Moreover why CM is silent on interlocutors report which recommended twin city on the name of Nav Srinagar be built for the displaced people.

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JAMMU, Jan 11: The residents of  Patta Bohri and members of Samrasta Welfare Society have strongly protested against the opening of a Bar & Restaurant near the main Chowk.
In strong letter forwarded to Dy Commissioner Jammu and DC Excise, the residents   and the members of the Society at Tatta Bohri have strongly objected to the opening of Bar at the Chowk and said that there was a temple and a Govt Middle School situated closer to the point where this Bar is being opened in sheer violation of the rules and standing norms. A Shiv temple is located just closer to the site selected by the Excise department. It will spoil the youth of the area. They warned an agitation  if the  bar is opened there against the wishes of the public.