Community meet held

KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Jan 18: To observe the 19th Holocaust Day, Panun Kashmir organised a community meet here today.

Addressing the participants, Dr.

Ajay Chrungoo, on this day Kashmiri Pandits hold protests, take out rallies and demanded their permanent settlement in their homeland.

He further said that KPs have been great survivors and have survived despite facing many hurdles and hardships.

O.N welcoming the Govt.

of India in seeking global cooperation in the war against terrorism, he said, the Mumbai terrorist violence has galvanized the national opinion and crystallized national consensus more than any act of violence in recent times, and the any act of violence against nation should be dealt severely.

He praised the government decision for making National Intelligence agency to deal with such incidents in future.

The proceedings of the meet were conducted by B.L.

In the end, they observed silence and paid tributes to Radha Krishan Sher, who passed away recently at Jammu.

Two die in road mishaps KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Jan 18: A young woman died and 22 others sustained injuries when a matador, in which they were traveling, turned turtle near Narsu Nallah and plunged into a deep gorge.

They were returning back from Patnitop to Samba.

The deceased woman has been identified as Doraf (25), wife of Temu resident of Samba in Kou Mandi.

They were returning from Patnitop in a hired matador.

The matador turned turtle while taking a turn near Narsu Nallah and skidded off the road, police said.

Doraf died on the spot.

All the injured persons were rushed to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital for treatment.

Among the 22 injured, four are in crtical condition, police said.

A case has been registered in concerned police station.

Meanwhile, one person died when a van turned turtle near Sudhmanadev and plunged into a deep gorge.

However, the killed person was not identified.

Jammu Bar to go on strike KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Jan 18: Jammu Bar Association (JBA) has decided to go on a one-day strike tomorrow to support the strike call issued by Bar Association of India (BAI).

In a statement issued here, JBA president Sunil Sethi said that work in all the courts in the state will remain suspended on Monday.

BAI has issued the strike call against amendment in India Penal Code (IPC).