Govt using police to gather crowd for Modi’s Kashmir rally: Omar Abdullah

Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today alleged that security of his “colleagues” has been reduced as the state government has directed police personnel and others to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally here tomorrow to muster the numbers. On the eve of Modi’s visit, he also said that the state government was using the official machinery for tomorrow’s rally, which was “shameless”. “Colleagues tell me that their JK police guard has been drastically scaled down & the personnel ordered to participate in the 7th Nov rally (of the Prime…

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Train services suspended in Kashmir on eve of PM Modi’s visit

Train services have been suspended in view of PM Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, an official said. Chief controller Railways said that the service will remain suspended on Friday and Saturday. A massive security blanket has been thrown around Srinagar and in the rest of the valley to prevent any untoward incident during the visit of PM Modi, who will address a rally in Srinagar on Nov 7.

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Govt ‘forcing’ us to attend Modi’s Rally, say daily wagers

The daily rated workers from South Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday alleged that the government has been forcing them to attend Narendra Modi’s rally in Srinagar on November 7. A group of daily rated workers working in different departments like Agriculture, Horticulture, Forest, Fisheries, Labour and Animal Husbandry from Pulwama district told CNS that Directors of the concerned departments have issued a circular wherein they have been directed to assemble at Town Hall Pulwama at 6 on Friday evening. “After getting assembled there we will be taken to Srinagar to attend…

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16 candidates attend AFC ‘C’ Licence Coaches Course

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ‘C’ Licence Coaches Course was conducted under the orders of All India Football Federation at Srinagar from 23rd October to 4th November 2015 in which 16 eligible candidates attended the course. 9 were from J&K & 7 from outside the state. Mariano Dias, Instructor for AF C-License Course , from Goa was deputed by AIFF as its Instructor-cum Examiner. Scott O’ Donell Technical Director, AIFF supervised the examination, in theory & practical. The candidates were awarded certificate of attendance at its concluding function on 4th November.…

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Edu dept to seek marriage documents, PRCs to post female teachers

The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered that female teachers would have to produce marriage documents and permanent resident certificates (PRCs) of their husbands before they are transferred to the districts where they are married. Officials said since the married women have been pressing on the Education department to post them nearer to home, the Education department has issued directive that they shall produce marriage certificates and PRCs before any pre-mature transfer is ordered. Sources said earlier the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) have been transferring the female teachers without seeking…

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Restrictions in Srinagar areas today : Jamia Chalo

Restrictions or undeclared curfew shall remain in place in several areas of Srinagar on Friday in view of the ‘Jamia Masjid Chalo’ call given by Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, police said on Thursday. A senior police official, who wished to remain anonymous, said areas falling under police stations Rainawari, Nowhatta, Maharaj Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud and Khanyar shall remain under restrictions. “There will be restrictions in Maisuma area of uptown Srinagar as well,” he said. Mirwaiz has called for march to Jamia Masjid at Nowhatta here to…

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Why GoI’s packages fail in Kashmir?

Faisul Yaseen From free rice in 1953 to Manmohan Singh’s Rs 24,000 crore package in 2004, from Rajiv Gandhi’s proposed Rs 10,000 crore package in 1987 to H D Deve Gowda’s Rs 301 crore package in 1996, Government of India (GoI) has been pumping money into Jammu Kashmir but failed to get the results it desired. Why did all these financial packages fail? Noted Kashmiri economist, Prof. Nisar Ali said these packages had been unsuccessful as the amount announced by the GoI for Jammu Kashmir had been pumped into its…

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Anil Ambani to set up call centre in JK

Anil Ambani has agreed to set up a 1,000-seater call centre in Jammu and Kashmir in two phases which will provide job opportunities to nearly 3,000 youth. Ambani gave this assurance to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who met various business tycoons in Mumbai and discussed prospects to give an impetus to investment in industry, telecommunication, power and tourism sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. An official spokesman said Mufti, in his meeting with Ambani, sought cooperation for investment in the information technology sector to create employment opportunities for the youth…

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Hurriyat (M) reviews ‘Solidarity Day’, ‘Million March’ preparedness

Hurriyat (M) Thursday reviewed the preparations for ‘Solidarity Day’ to pay tributes to the Jammu massacre victims and ‘Million Men March’ on November 06 and 07, a spokesperson said. The preparations were reviewed on the directions of the Jammu Kashmir Awami Action Committee chief and Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Mirwaiz, who has been placed under house arrest for the past two days and barred from performing his religious, political and social obligations, had directed for reviewing the preparations for the two programmes following which Jammu Kashmir Awami…

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Take strong position for Kashmir’s economy – KEA to CM

PM’s Srinagar Visit As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Kashmir on November 7, Kashmir Economic Alliance has asked Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to extract tangible economic benefits from PM’s visit. KEA Chairman Showkat Mohammad Chowdhary said PM had visited Kashmir last time and returned back only to disappoint Kashmiris. “But now much hype has been given to massive economic package that Prime Minister is going to announce in Srinagar. We hope his announcements would not disappoint Kashmiris. Mufti Sahab should also take strong position for Kashmiris who…

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