Day: April 8, 2016

Parachute Journalists covering NIT ROW for New Delhi

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Police in J&K believe that media coverage to NIT events is key factor for the campus to remain boiling. A section of the media has been covering the campus with a twist, a police report sent to state government has reportedly suggested. Interestingly, a number of Delhi based news channels have flown journalists specially to cover the happenings. “I’m sitting idle at home as our channel has flown reporters from New Delhi to cover NIT issue,” a reputed correspondent, who wished to remain anonymous, told. J&K police report to state…

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Kashmiri students attacked in Jammu after refusing to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’

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Several Kashmiri students were allegedly thrashed after refusing to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ at a college in Jammu on Thursday. A group of Kashmiri students at Government Engineering and Technology College Jammu told over phone that their valuables, books and other goods were also thrown out by ‘goons’ and local students who barged into their rooms and thrashed them. “We were in our hostels. Everything was peaceful. Suddenly we saw a large number of students along with locals shouting anti-Pakistan slogans,” they said. They said these protestors straightaway barged…

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J&K’s Energy Sector: A Vital source of Future Economic Growth

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J&K can become a major energy producer provided there’s proper management of our hydropower resources The Jammu & Kashmir State is blessed with sizeable resources which, if suitably harnessed on priority, could transform its economy and bring socio- economic development not only in the state but in the whole region. Among the major natural resources, water as a resource forms the base for its hydroelectric power and has strong potential to generate as a critical input not only for its economic activities but also as a large source of state…

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Jahangir-chowk, Rambagh road to be closed for traffic

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SSP Traffic Issues Diversion Plan Urges civil society, media to aware people about traffic rules Following the collapse of Kolkatta flyover recently in which 24 people lost their lives. Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Srinagar, Thursday said that Jehangir-Chowk, Rambagh road would be closed for vehicular moment. The SSP during a press conference here issued Traffic Diversion Plan and asked for the closure of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover. The decision was taken keeping in view the dangers posed by overhead laying of deck slab on the Flyover and to reduce…

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India’s most militarized campus: One soldier for every two students at NIT Srinagar

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Five companies of central paramilitary forces numbering 600 soldiers guarding about 1,500 students. That’s almost one soldier for every two students. Welcome to Srinagar’s National Institute of Technology (NIT), which has become perhaps the country’s most militarised campus following clashes among students. The local police, accused of thrashing outstation students, is virtually invisible. Two companies of CRPF had been deployed earlier and three companies of Sashastra Seema Bal joined them after campus violence in the last few days, which began after a group of students celebrated West Indies’ win over…

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Politicising NIT affair

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Mohsin Manzoor Janwari The writing on the NIT Srinagar institute wall is quite clear. Even a T-20-cricket match between other than India and Pakistan can also become a political statement and a mode of rebellion against India. It is believed that most of Kashmiri “sentiment” is engrained deeply with the Pakistani cricket team after partition; but local Kashmiri students support for team playing against India in recent T20 series sounded “enemies-enemy is-a-friend” to non-local NIT students. This triggered their clashes with local students followed by furling of Indian and Pakistani…

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As PDP lies low, BJP gets flak for Srinagar NIT row

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The PDP is lying low over the NIT controversy even as its partner in J&K, the BJP, receives flak in Jammu for police lathicharge on non-local students – many of whom are from Jammu region – and the authorities refusal to allow students to leave the campus. A PDP leader said the Centre can neither shift NIT from Srinagar nor allow non-local students to go home till tempers cool down because this may result in backlash in the form of attacks on Kashmiri students studying in other parts of country.…

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BJP warns of reaction against J&K students elsewhere

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BJP on Thursday cautioned that the way outstation students are being dealt with at NIT Srinagar could have an impact on students from Jammu and Kashmir studying elsewhere in the country. “The elements involved in the misaction are anti-national and anti-people who want to destroy the peaceful atmosphere in the state by indulging in such type of violence which tantamount to instigating similar reactions against students from the state studying outside the state and putting to risk and jeopardy their lives,” said Sunil Sethi, chief spokesperson of BJP’s state unit.…

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Vistara commences services to Srinagar

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Kashmir has huge tourist potential: CEO Vistara, a JV of Tata and Singapore Airlines and India’s fastest growing full service carrier, took its inaugural flight to Srinagar from New Delhi’s IGI Airport today at 14.45 hours. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, is one of India’s top tourist destinations which make this an apt addition to Vistara’s route network. Travellers to Srinagar will now be able to enjoy Vistara’s seamless services with direct connectivity to the capital. Vistara’s daily flight schedule on the Delhi-Srinagar-Delhi route is: Speaking on…

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Nine students belonging to JK arrested, suspended by Rajasthan university

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Nine students and a hostel warden from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested following a clash in the hostel mess of a private university in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district over Indian cricket team’s loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup last week. The Mewar University today said it has suspended these nine students, who were released on bail on Monday, along with seven others for creating nuisance on the varsity premises on March 31. “16 students have been suspended till April 25. The accused students created ruckus in the hostel…

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