Day: January 5, 2016

Pulwama remains shut past 5 days

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This south Kashmir town observed a complete shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as Police did not allow youth to set up a memorial at Shaheed park here to pay homage to the militants who died in a gunfight with forces last week. All the business establishments and shops remained closed, while traffic remained off the roads. However, there were no reports of clashes from anywhere in town. Witnesses said youth were trying to erect boards with posters of slain militants, but the police did not allow them.…

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J&K’s special status unquestionable, says senior PDP leader

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Senior leader of the ruling PDP in Jammu and Kashmir Tariq Hamid Karra today said the special status of the state and its flag was unquestionable and beyond adjudication by the judiciary as it has been guaranteed by the Constitution of India and ratified by Parliament. “J&K’s special status, including the status of the state flag, is unquestionable and beyond the adjudication of the judiciary as the same has been guaranteed by the Constitution of India and ratified by Parliament and the state’s Constituent Assembly,” Karra said in a statement…

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Ramban residents resent opening of liquor shop

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Residents of ward 4 and 5 of Ramban town are up in arms against the opening of a liquor shop in the area by a local contractor. In this connection a delegation comprising prominent citizens, members of religious and social organizations today submitted a written memorandum to DDC Ramban in which he has been requested not to grant permission for opening of the liquor shop in their locality “as it would disturb peace and tranquillity in the area”. It has been also stated that the site where the licences holder…

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Geelani asks JK Muslims to protect, maintain brotherhood

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Condemns imposition of curfew in parts of Valley Hurriyat conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Monday urged Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir to protect and maintain brotherhood and slammed government for imposing curfew in parts of Srinagar. Commenting over execution of top Shia cleric Sheikh Bakir Al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia and situation thereafter, Geelani said it is very sorrowful that the whole Muslim Ummah is divided and engaged within. “The imperialistic powers and Zionist lobbies are not only taking advantage of this situation but are making every attempt to inflame…

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No Kashmir, no Kashmiris!

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Ghulam Nabi Khayal Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sudden air dash to Lahore on December 25 took even his own India by surprise. This was indeed a great gesture of mutual understanding demonstrated by Modi, earning laurels for himself as a seasoned statesman and capable of any action he intends to take in a larger interest. The wisdom demands that one should read much more beyond Modi having lunch with daal, saag, Kashmiri tea, his touching feet of Nawaz Sharif’s mother or Nawaz donning Modi’s present, a pink turban. By and…

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High Court wants shifting of Batamaloo bus stand expedited

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With the authorities claiming to have already started tendering process to develop the truck terminal at Parimpora on Srinagar outskirts as a bus stand, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed the government to expedite the process of shifting the General Bus Stand at Batamaloo to the identified site. Shifting of the bus stand is aimed at decongesting traffic in Srinagar city, which is grappling with huge gridlocks on daily basis. “The authorities concerned shall expedite the progress of shifting of the General Bus Stand at Batamaloo to the…

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22 Nagrota Sainik School cadets clear NDA exam

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Twenty two cadets of the current batch of Nagrota Sainik School’s class XII have passed the prestigious National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) held by the Union Public Service Commission on September 27, 2015. A total of 45 cadets from the school had appeared in the examination. By passing the written examination, all 22 cadets have qualified to appear in the interview conducted by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for entry into the officer cadre of the Armed Forces through NDA-136th course and Naval…

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Eight Kashmiris detained in Bikaner

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Eight Kashmiri men were today detained in the Bikaner district while they were on their way to the Bajju area, close to the Indo-Pak border. “They were detained on the basis of suspicion. They were travelling to the Bajju area in a bus,” said Gopal Singh Nathawat, Station House Officer (SHO), Kolayat police station. The SHO said they were detained following a tip-off. “Primarily, they said they had come from Kashmir to Bikaner to cut wood. Their credentials are being verified,” the police officer said. — PTI

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How Kashmir will get big attention for Fitoor

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“Doodh maangoge to kheer denge, Kashmir maangoge to cheer denge,” was a rabble rousing dialogue that was made famous in Sunny Deol, Arbaaz Khan starrer Maa Tujhe Salaam. This dialogue finds its way into Abhishek Kapoor’s ambitious Fitoor based on Charles Dickens’s ‘The Great Expectations’. The film is based in Kashmir and Abhishek admitted at the promo launch in Mumbai today that Tabu’s character is somehow related to Pakistan . “It is not an Anti Pakistan film,” he specified. I told Abhishek that Haider was based on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ but…

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IRB Infra to construct Rs 10,050-cr Zojila tunnel

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Project to ensure all-year connectivity to Ladakh In a major push to provide all-weather road connectivity to the isolated Ladakh region, IRB Infrastructure Developers has been entrusted with the task of constructing Rs 10,050-crore Zojila tunnel on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway in Jammu and Kashmir. The company has received a letter of award (LoA) from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, headed by Nitin Gadkari, for the construction, operation and maintenance of the longest tunnel in South-East Asia, Zojilla tunnel, in Jammu and Kashmir, IRB Infrastructure Developers said in a…

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