News in Pictures

News in Pictures Exclusive news in pictures are for the month of May 2009 by Shehjar’s Photo Journalist, *Raman Raina from Jammu. Copyrights © Shehjar online. Please email us at editor.shehjar@gmail.com in case you want to use any of the images.

May 31, 2009 Jammu: -Kashmir Pandits lighting the traditional earthen lamps at the Kheer Bhawani temple at Janipur in connection the celebrations of Zeshtha Astami in Jammu on Sunday. The temple is the replica of the original famous Kheer Bhawani temple of Kashmir popularly known as Tulmula constructed by Kashmiri Pandits after the mass exodus of the community in 1990.

MAY 30, 2009: Jammu: A Kashmiri Pandit arranging traditional earthen lamps at the replica of historic Kheer Bhawani temple as part of the preparations for the 'Jyeshthaashtami' annual congregation in Jammu

MAY 28, 2009:Jammu: Anganwari workers staged a protest demonstration against the state government in front of Divisional Commissioners office in favor of their long pending demand of regularization of services in Jammu . MAY 28, 2009: Jammu: Members of National Conference celebrate the induction of Dr. Farooq Abdullah into the Union Cabinet, in Jammu MAY 26, 2009 - JAMMU: Thousands of stranded railway passengers being provided free food at a mass langer set up by various social organizations as the rush of passengers is swelling by the day due to violence in Punjab and cancellation of trains . MAY 25, 2009 - Jammu: Stranded passengers at Jammu railway station on Monday after protestors burnt down Jammu-Tawi Express while protesting against the attack on Dera Sachkhand chief Niranjan Dass and his follower Ramanand in Viena, Austria.   MAY 25, 2009 - JAMMU: Ram Dass Giri from Madhya Pradesh carrying his belongings on his head moving towards the holy cave shrine of Baba Amarnath covering all the distance on foot from his native place to have ‘darshan’ reached Jammu. MAY 25, 2009 - JAMMU: A sadhu waiting at a registration counter for his onwards journey to the holy cave shrine of Baba Amarnath in Jammu.

MAY 24, 2009 - JAMMU: Members of Sikhs Committee offering sweets to a poster of Manmohan Singh prior to his swearing in as the Prime Minister for the second time, at Digiana Ashram in Jammu .

MAY 20, 2009: JAMMU: Two Month long historic Baba Amarnath Yatra began amid huge rush of pilgrims and sadhus who have started converging for formal registration for onward journey in Jammu. MAY 19, 2009 - Jammu Home Guards demonstrating against J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah led government outside Divisional Commissioners office in support of their demand seeking regularization of jobs in view of the end of Model Code of Conduct in Jammu . MAY 18, 2009 - Jammu: Ducks cooling off to beat the sweltering heat in Manda Zoological Park on the hottest day of the season recording maximum temperature at 42.6c.in Jammu.

MAY 17, 2009 - Jammu: Thousands of Sikh devotees from Punjab thronged Bibi Chand Kour Gurudwara to participate in mass’Kar Sewa’to complete the construction of the biggest Gurudwara in Jammu and Kashmir. MAY 16, 2009 - Jammu: Sitting Congress MP Madan Lal Sharma after victory sign after getting re-elected from Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu MAY 15, 2009 - Jammu: BJP activists staged a protest demonstration outside Raj Bhawan and burned effigy of Hurriyat leader Sayed Ali Shah Geelani who raked up the Amarnath Yatra controversy by demanding 15 days yatra instead of two months. MAY 14, 2009: Jammu: Activists of VHP and Bajrang Dal protesting against coalition government for sheltering Gujjar Muslim encroachers of forestland and harassing police men who removed their illegal hutments. They also burnt effigy of government in Jammu . MAY 14, 2009: Jammu: Gujjar Muslim encroachers of forest land protesting against J&K Police action at Flai Mandal over alleged torching of their illegal hutments by policemen and demanded action against cops in front of Divisional Commissioner’s office in Jammu   MAY 12, 2009 - Jammu: Activists of Shiv Sena Hindustan protested against the coalition government of J&K by burning an effigy condemning the police action on nomad Gujjars by burning their hutments to remove encroachments from forestland in Flai Mandal area . MAY 9, 2009 - Jammu: A kullah (temporary house) was set on fire by the police in village Karnaila Chak on Nikki Tawi area outskirts of Jammu as the police was evacuating state forest land illegally captured by the gujjars on the directions of the State Government.

May 9, 2009 Jammu: Large number of Kashmiri Pandits participated in Purna Ahuti at Ganesh Bal temple at Akalpur during the fourth consecutive Hawan organized by the Shree Mahaganesh Ji Charitable Foundation of Ganesh Bal Hanad-Chawlgam of Kashmir Valley in Jammu. MAY 08, 2009: Jammu: Police cane charging Sikh, VHP and BJP protestors during complete shutdown and Chaka Jaam in Jammu in protest Pakistani Government and Taliban during protest over alleged harassment of Sikhs and Hindus and forcible extortion of jazia from them by Taliban in Pakistan,.

MAY 08, 2009: Jammu: Activists of Shiv Sena Hindustan protest during the complete shutdown and Chaka Jaam in Jammu in protest Pakistani Government and Taliban during protest over alleged harassment of Sikhs and Hindus and forcible extortion of jazia from them by Taliban in Pakistan. MAY 08, 2009: Jammu: Sikh activists protest during the complete shutdown and Chaka Jaam in Jammu in protest Pakistani Government and Taliban during protest over alleged harassment of Sikhs and Hindus and forcible extortion of jazia from them by Taliban in Pakistan.

MAY 08, 2009: Jammu: Complete shutdown in Jammu on the call of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and BJP who had called for total Chaka Jaam in protest Pakistani Government and Taliban during protest over alleged harassment of Sikhs and Hindus and forcible extortion of jazia from them by Taliban in Pakistan.

MAY 06, 2009 - Jammu: Kashmir migrant boys and girls thronged Gulshan Grounds at police Lines for the special recruitment drive launched by Police department to absorb Migrant unemployed youth in IRP in Jammu .

MAY 1, 2009 – Jammu: Labour organizations a mass distribution of food and sweets at General Bus Stand among labourers on May Day to celebrate World Labour Day in Jammu.