Day: December 26, 2015

82 Persons booked under PSA under Mufti-led govt in Kashmir: Geelani

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Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Saturday said that more than 80 persons were booked under the infamous Public Safety Act (PSA) till date in the present regime led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. In a statement issued here, Geelani said that police today booked another Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Bhat Sopore under the PSA and till date 82 political activists and students have been slapped with the law in Mufti rule and dozens of them are still serving the preventive detention. While strongly condemning the slapping of another PSA…

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Strike disrupts normal life in Kashmir

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Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest the killing of a mother-son duo in Rajouri district by a member of Village Defence Committee. Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest the killing of a mother-son duo in Rajouri district by a member of  Village Defence Committee. Shops, business establishments, private offices and petrol pumps in and around the city centre here remained shut, while…

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A year that changed the political landscape of region

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2015 THE YEAR THAT WAS: LADAKH From nature’s fury to political excitement, Ladakh — the cold desert of the country — witnessed bad and good times in the year gone by. The BJP wresting control over the powerful decision-making body, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, for the first time in its history, hogged the limelight in the state and at the national level. The year also changed the political landscape of the region as the Congress, which was a major political force in Ladakh before 2015, lost its…

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Mass copying turns SSB test into mockery

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The Services Selection Board (SSB) examination held today for selection to various posts turned into mockery amid mass copying at some centres here.  The pictures of examinees matching their answers while sitting in groups went viral on social sites forcing the Board authorities to cancel exams at two centres of Jammu district. As per sources, around 1500 job aspirants, whose examination centre was at Luthra College of Education Bohri Talab Tillo and Sacred Heart College of Education here, indulged in mass cheating. “Instead of sitting in their allotted seats, the…

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‘Bizarre BUBBLES’ – Principal leaves baby at City Church

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School staff thrashes 3 women journalists, 4 photojournalists  While schools across Kashmir Valley remain shut keeping in view the harsh weather conditions, a play school, BUBBLES not only continues to run their operations but also take toddlers for a ride. A Parry Pora based play school on Friday takes kids to camps and tours’ on Christmas in Srinagar. In a bizarre incident, the authorities not only violate the government order but leave one toddler at a Holy family Catholic Church. While the Principal along with her staff take out their…

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Govt uses VDCs against Muslims in Chenab Valley: Javaid

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Chairman JKLF (H) Javaid Ahmad Mir while addressing a gathering at Hamza Masjid, here today castigated PDP-BJP government for using Village Defense Committees (VDCs) against the Muslims in Chenab Valley. He said: “The irony is the murderers and criminals form VDSs and they are being awarded by the ruling regime.” Javaid said, “People of Kashmir from the last seven decades are looking for some tangible steps for the resolution of Kashmir issue. Today when Prime Minister of India is talking about the resolution of Kashmir issue, it is high time…

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6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes North India, Pakistan; tremors felt in Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh

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Heavy tremors were felt in the regions of North-East Pakistan, PoK, Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Northern India, including Delhi-NCR A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir and Northern India in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Heavy tremors were felt in the regions of North-East Pakistan, PoK, Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Northern India, including Delhi-NCR. The quake is epicentered in the Hindukush region of Afghanistan, 242 kilometres north of Pakistan’s Peshawar. Although, the quake measures 6.5 magnitude…

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Modi’s birthday diplomacy: A hug in Lahore stirs hope in Kashmir

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Pakistan on Friday to greet Nawaz Sharif on the Pakistani PM’s birthday has surprised many in Kashmir, more so by the menu served to the Indian premier on his arrival in Lahore, which included “Kashmiri Chai,” a beverage consumed enthusiastically in the Valley throughout the year. Modi signaled on Twitter his intention to veer off schedule and visit Sharif in Lahore. The Pakistani PM met Modi at the airport from where they flew to Sharif’s Rawalpindi residence in the eastern state of Punjab.…

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Kashmir shivers as mercury slides further

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Cold conditions further intensified in the Kashmir region as the mercury overnight dropped several degrees below the freezing point. In Srinagar, the minimum temperature was recorded at -5.2 degrees Celsius causing a snowy cold in the city. The overnight temperature had frozen parts of the Dal Lake’s surface as the city recorded one of the coldest nights of the season. The mercury in Gulmarg resort of north Kashmir plunged to a low of minus 10.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam resort dropped to minus 8.0 degrees…

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50% Aerial Bunched Cables (ABC) project work over in Jammu

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Work in Srinagar stalled due to ‘non-cooperation’ at official level The ambitious Aerial Bunched Cables (ABC) project, aimed to curb electricity theft and illegal connections, is being implemented selectively, with the focus being laid mainly on Jammu. The work in Srinagar is moving at snail’s pace due to alleged non-cooperation of legislators and residents. Under the Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), Rs 1,700 crore had been released by the Central government about two year ago to strengthen the sub-transmission distribution system in 30 towns of the state with…

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