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News in Pictures Exclusive news in pictures are for the month of July 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.

July 5, 2009 Jammu: Huge rush of Sikh devotees paying obeisance at Gurdawara Chathi Pathshai on the occasion birth anniversary of Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Maharaj (Gurpurb) was celebrated in Jammu

July 4, 2009 Jammu: Family members of the martyrs of 18 Grenadiers laying wreath at the War Memorial during a Special Sainik Samelan held at Samba Garrison, 48 KMs from Jammu, to remember the martyrs of Tiger Hill during Kargil War on July 01, 1999 in Drass Sub-Sector for which the unit received Param Vir Cakra and celebrated the Battles Honour and Theatre Honour Day in Jammu

July 3, 2009 Jammu: The members of transgender community of Jammu led by Mira Haji Saira today staged a protest demonstration against the Delhi High Court Decision legalising Gay and Lesbian Marriages, calling it unethical and demanding its revocation in Jammu. July 4, 2009 Jammu: Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India who is on a visit to forward Border Outposts of Jammu Sector saluting alongwith the senior army officers at the memorial of Brig Mohd Usman at Jhangar, in Noushera, 137 Kms from Jammu July 7, 2009 Jammu: Farmers plant saplings in their paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu will boost spending on irrigation and roll out more jobs and loans for farmers to spur the rural economy and lift farm sector growth to 4 percent, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday . July 7, 2009 Jammu: Exclusive shots of a rare chiselled Shiv Lingam with a serpent carved out on the back of the Lingam was unearthed during the process of digging out a pitch to start the construction of Swami Nandlal Ji Trust Ashram by Kashmiri Pandits at Akalpur 18 Kms from Jammu city . JJuly 9, 2009 Jammu: Child labour wait outside the bus stand in Jammu, on a day ahead of World Population Day. July 10, 2009 Jammu: High alert was sounded along the area of Technical Airport after reports of an IED came in prompting the authorities to launch massive combing operation in the area in Jammu. JULY 10, 2009 -Jammu: Activist of Shiv Sena staged a protest demonstration againt unending price rise of vegetables and to denounce the anit-poor Budget of congress led UPA government. July 11, 2009 Jammu: Newly born babies in incubators oblivious of the fast that it is World Population Day being observed to stop the entry of many such babies into this world to save it from population explosion in Jammu . July 11, 2009 Jammu: Workers prepare kite threads on the side of a road in the kite string or 'Dorr' is made of crushed glass, glue, colours and egg on the thread to make it strong enough to hold the kites.

July 15, 2009 Jammu: Congress Workers came out on streets openly protesting Prof Saif-ud-din Soz for trying to destabilize the National Conference –Congress ruling coalition by creating fissures in state congress and ignoring senior most leaders during Cabinet Expansion of Omar Abdullah government.

July 15, 2009: Family members of a new born baby,who went missing from the incubator in SMGS hospital yesterday blocked the road and shouted slogans against hospital and police authorities for failing to nab the culprits and recovering the baby police resorted to mild cane charge to control the aggressive family members in Jammu. JJuly 16, 2009 Jammu: Children’s wait in queue with their water pots to collect drinking water in Jammu on Thursday. There is not direct supply of potable water at homes in most of the poor neighborhoods and people have to depend on regulated supply of water from public tap erected on roadsides, with a single tap catering to hundreds of households. July 16, 2009 Jammu: Congress (I) legislators Raman Bhalla and GM Saroori who were inducted in Omar Abdullah Cabinet as ministers’ recently on a thanksgiving rally on their arrival in Jammu. JULY 18, 2009 - JAMMU: Director General of Border Security Force M L Kumawat addressing a press conference at BSF headquarter . July 20, 2009 Jammu: Activists of BJP staged protest demonstration against the decision to establish Central University in Srinagar instead of Jammu by the Cong-NC coalition government and burnt an effigy of J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

July 20, 2009 Jammu: Members of Sikh Community staged a protest demonstration against popular comedian S.Gurpreet Singh Alias (GUGGI) for hurting the sentiments of Sikh Community by participating in a programme of STAR ONE “Hans Baliye” with open hair and requested Sahromany Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee President S.Avtar Singh Makker to announce a suitable punishment for the Punjabi Actor . July 21, 2009 Jammu: Kashmiri Pandits staged a massive protest demonstration against the government for failing to curb acute water sacristy in the city while temperature shows no signs of decline in Jammu .

*Raman Raina is Shehjar's Chief Photo Journalist based in Jammi, India.

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