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Hello Jammu News at 11:39:00 AM 0


Srinagar, Sept 11 : The weekly-peace bus 'Karvan-e-Aman', operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), left here this morning to cross over to the other side of the Line of Control (LoC), official sources said. Last week, the bus service was suspended in view of Eid-ul-Azha. "The weekly bus left Bemina in Srinagar this morning for Kaman post to cross over to other side of the LoC despite heavy rain", sources told . They said 29 passengers, including 13 woman and four children, are travelling in the bus though the exact number of people crossing over will be known in the evening. Similarly, the number of travelling from PoK to this side will also be known in the evening, they said. The bus service, a major Confidence Building Measure (CBM), was taken to allow resident of both sides, separated in 1947 to meet each other. The first bus operated despite opposition by militant outfits on April 7, 2005 and later all separatist leaders, barring hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, travelled in the bus to PoK. However, only the state subjects from both sides are eligible to travel in the bus after intelligence agencies of Pakistan and India clear their names. So far thousands of families, separated due to partition, have met each other after the introduction of the peace bus. UNI




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Hello Jammu News at 10:00:00 PM 0


Muzaffarnagar, Aug 19 :  Atleast 23 passengers were killed and over 400 passengers injured, 81 of them critically, when 14 coaches of Haridwar bound Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli station of Uttar Pradesh today UP principal secretary home Arvind Kumar said 20 passengers have been killed and 81 were critically injured in the incident. But DGP office in Lucknow has confirmed of 23 deaths and said the number of injured are 400. UP police did not rule out sabotage behind the accident and even ATS have been asked to investigate the matter. Eye witness says that the death toll could rise further and even unconfirmed reports say that 35 passengers have died and around 600 were injured. Several passengers were still inside the mangled coaches while one coach entered inside a school building. Gas cutter are being used to cut the bogies to bring out the passengers. The Home Secretary said that the train derailed after some jerk near outer signal of Khatauli station. Some bogies climbed on each other while some bogies overturned and entered into the nearby buildings. He said except for four coaches in the front and four on the rear , all other coaches have derailed. The accident took place at 1750 hrs near Khatauli, about 24 kms from Muzaffarnagar. The ill fated train was slated to reach its destination Haridwar at 2100 hrs. Exact cause of the accident could not be ascertained. It is a matter of probe. The police has been asked to even look into terror angle too because engine and first few bogies of the train did not derail. Local residents said that repair work was going on the track and the train passed on a high speed. Officials said NDRF teams along with doctors have rushed to the spot. All hospitals in and around Muzaffarnagar have been alerted. 35 ambulances have reached the spot for ferrying the injured. Two UP ministers Satish Mahana and Suresh Rana have also been rushed to the spot by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The UP CM has condoled the deaths and directed free medical treatment to the injured and have also announced Rs two lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the critically injured. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a probe into the incident with an announcement of Rs 3.5 lakhs each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured. Mr Prabhu in his tweets said: “Have ordered an enquiry into this unfortunate accident to ascertain the casue. Strict action will be taken against any lapse." 2 NDRF teams have reached the spot. UNI 
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Hello Jammu News at 11:05:00 AM 0


Srinagar, Jul 31 : The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was suspended today while the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade remained grounded since July 21 when over 60 kg of drugs were recovered from a truck at Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC) in Uri. However, chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that she will not allow trade between the two parts to derail and pitched for opening more trade routes between Jammu and Kashmir and PoK. The weekly bus has been suspended today between the two sides after a message was received from Pakistan that there is a holiday today in PoK on account of 14th death anniversary of founding president of PoK Sardar Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, official sources told . They said all those who were scheduled to travel in the bus from this side have accordingly been informed. They will be adjusted in the next bus, they said. The bus service, a major Confidence Building Measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan after 1999 Kargil War, continued despite unrest in Kashmir in 2016 and tension on the LoC, due to ceasefire violation and subsequent surgical strike by Indian troops in the PoK. The cross-LoC bus service started on April 7, 2005 despite opposition by militant organisations has helped thousands of families, divided in 1947 due to partition, to meet each other after India and Pakistan agreed to allow travel of state subjects from both sides on travel permits, instead of international passport. The travel permit is issued to the state subject from both sides of the LoC, only after their names are cleared by the intelligence agencies from India and Pakistan. However, only state subjects from both sides can avail the cross-LoC bus facility.  UNI
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