Day: February 6, 2016

Error 53: This could completely shut down your iPhone, without warning

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iPhone owners could be left with completely broken phones by a mysterious error that renders the handsets unusable. Users across the internet are complaining that their iPhones have fallen victim to “Error 53”, which shows up on the phone’s screen and prevents it from doing anything else. There appears to be no way of getting rid of the problem, short of getting a whole new handset. The error appears to happen when the phone detects that it has been repaired by a third-party. If unofficial parts are put into the…

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Go to people to strengthen PDP, Mehbooba tells party workers

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked party workers to go back to the people in the state to help strengthen the party instead of speaking about government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. “Mufti sahib preferred public service and principles over power. We will work with renewed vigour to carry forward the vision of peace and development that the great leader left behind as a practical and inclusive agenda for resolving the issues facing Jammu and Kashmir,” she told a party workers’ convention here. “Our party patron…

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IAF to vacate Leh airbase for civilian airport

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has agreed to vacate the airbase at Leh district which will be used for expansion of the civilian airport by the Jammu and Kashmir government. This was stated at a meeting held by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Asgar Hassan Samoon, with the officials of IAF, Airport Authority of India Limited (AII) and civil administration at his office here on Thursday, an official spokesman said. Samoon was informed that the state government has identified land in lieu of the existing IAF airbase in Leh. Similarly, the…

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Now you can self-attest your documents

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Citizens in Jammu and Kashmir need no longer to get their documents related to government works attested by gazetted officers as Raj Bhavan has cleared the “self attestation policy”. The move is seen as a breather for jobless youth who had to get their documents such as marks sheets etc. attested to apply for government jobs. “Yes, the self attestation policy was cleared by the Governor yesterday soon after he appointed his advisors,” said a source in Raj Bhavan. An official in the General Administration Department said applicants now only…

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Banned, substandard spices being sold in Valley

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4.5 quintal spices destroyed in Srinagar markets DFCO cracks whip on traders, issues notices A major health hazard for common people cannot be ruled out in Kashmir valley as many traders have been found selling banned and substandard spices, KP has learnt. According to officials sources the large quantity of open substandard spices have been imported in Kashmir by unknown manufactures in gunny bags without proper permission and packaging. “There is a big mafia working in the valley who are transporting the banned spices to valley markets. These spices are not…

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Skewed bridge slated for completion by October

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After missing several deadlines, the skewed bridge over river Jhelum at Rajbagh here is slated for completion by October this year. The bridge, named as skewed bridge due to its design, has been in midst of controversies for last few years. It was scheduled to be completed by December 2014, however as per officials, the construction of the bridge was hindered as Rajbagh was among the worst hit areas by September 2014 deluge. The 120-metre-long bridge having three spans will connect the busy Polo View road with Raj Bagh near…

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No govt in JK until Centre commits to confidence building measures, says Mehbooba

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PDP, with 27 MLAs in the 87-member Assembly and BJP with 25 legislators, ran a coalition government headed by Sayeed for 10 months before his death. Hardening her stance, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday made it clear that she will not form the government with BJP in Jammu and Kashmir if the Narendra Modi dispensation does not create a “conducive atmosphere” by committing confidence building measures (CBMs) for the state. “There are problems within problems. To face these difficulties, we need to have support and to have that conducive…

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State in crisis but Mehbooba opts to attend LS session

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Doesn’t want decision viewed as blackmail There seems to be no end to the stalemate over government formation as PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has decided to attend the Budget session of Parliament beginning from February 23. The hardening of her stand can be disappointing for the people of the state who want an early solution to the stalemate and have been waiting for close to a month for the formation of a new government. Sources say Mehbooba doesn’t want her new decision to be viewed as a blackmailing or bargaining…

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Kashmiri student wins Digital India online quiz

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Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad gave away an award to a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2, Srinagar, for winning ‘Digital India Week’s Online Quiz Competition on Cyber Safety and Cyber Awareness’ in New Delhi on Thursday. Danish Shakeel was among the three students from the state who received the award from the Union Minister. An official of the school said Shakeel, a class X student, won the online quiz competition conducted by National e-Governance of Division (NeGD). Amit Walter, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2, Srinagar, and the entire faculty has…

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Tourism promotes brotherhood: Kavinder

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The two-day third international conference on “Sustainable destination excellence: Revitalising peace through innovation in tourism” began at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM), University of Jammu, here today. Kavinder Gupta, Speaker, J&K Assembly, was the chief guest at the inaugural function, while Farooq Ahmad Shah, Secretary, Tourism Department, was the guest of honour. RD Sharma, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, presided over the function. Ma Christina G Aquino, president, APacCHRIE, and Executive Director for Planning and Development of the Lyceum of Philippines University, Manila, was the keynote speaker.…

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