Day: May 3, 2016

RSS-BJP bent to convert Kashmir into Hindu Rashtra: Geelani

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Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, has said that India continues to hatch conspiracies to change the Muslim majority status of Jammu and Kashmir into a minority. Syed Ali Gilani told mediamen at his residence in Srinagar that India was not concerned about the people of Kashmir but its land. “The RSS and the BJP want to convert our Valley of Saints into a Hindu Rashtra. Worst part is that local pro-India parties are assisting these forces in every possible way in fulfilling their agenda in the…

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Don’t write about us, if you can’t write the truth: Kashmiri youth

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His friends saw him lying in a pool of blood on the street and they lost hope. A tear gas shell had struck his head during protests. Showkat Ahmed, 18, regained senses two days later after an emergency operation in the neurosurgery ward of Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital, about 80km away from Handwara in northern Kashmir, where he had suffered the near-fatal injury. “Why did they hit me?” Ahmed asks, barely able to open his eyes. “I was not even part of the protests. I had come…

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During search for militants in Pulwama, locals resort to stone pelting

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Clashes erupted between local residents and forces at Lelhara Kakapora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district when the latter cordoned off a residential area and an orchard between Mohanvig and Lelhara villages at about 5:30 pm Tuesday. At least three civilians, including two females, were injured in the clashes. Reports said that following inputs about presence of militants, forces cordoned off the area this evening. “As the news about the cordon spread in the area, youth from different villages assembled near the spot and pelted stones on forces from all sides,”…

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Thankful Centre accepted mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan: Omar

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he was “thankful” that the Centre had “accepted its mistake” of calling off talks with Pakistan over invite to Hurriyat by Islamabad last year. “We have been saying this since the first day, when they (Centre) called off talks with Pakistan over Hurriyat invite, that it was a mistake to call off talks. Thankfully, they (central government) have accepted the mistake now,” Omar told reporters here. He was reacting to Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh’s statement…

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What happen to your body when you skip a meal

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Everybody wants to lose weight and people’s instinctive reaction in this situation is to eat less. But instead of consuming smaller portions, thus fewer calories, people decide to skip entire meals. That’s a big mistake, Susan Engle, registered nutritionists at Nutrition Matters, says. It will eventually lead to overeating, and possibly weight gain, among other things. There are plenty of fulfilling foods that help you drop pounds. Regardless of whether you have a big dinner ahead or a wedding, you can’t let your stomach growl. Mornings are chaotic and there…

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Tourism Secy reviews operations in Valley

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Officials told to ensure upkeep of destinations Tourism Secretary Farooq A Shah chaired a review meeting of the Tourism and Floriculture Departments at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre here today. An official statement said various issues and operations of the two departments were discussed, as the tourism season had begun in the Kashmir valley. “The Secretary mentioned inspiring tourism success stories of Kerala and Rajasthan for developing world-class destinations. Officials were instructed to ensure effective maintenance of respective tourism destinations in view of the prevailing tourism season so that visitors…

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Edu Minister defends teacher’s transfer against norms

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‘He called on me and given his academic background I decided to post him at HSS Nadihal as there was pressing need for Math teacher’ Responding to a news report published in this newspaper regarding the transfer of a teacher in his home district Bandipora against the norms, Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar Monday defended his decision. “It is very true that the said teacher, who is a resident of my ancestral village Garoora in district Bandipora called on me some days back and given his academic background, I decided…

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Travelling to Kashmir is safe: German envoy

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‘Press has a huge responsibility to project right image of Kashmir to public’ German ambassador to India, Martin Ney has reassured German nations and tourists that it is safe to visit Kashmir as he spent two-week summer holidays in the Himalayan region last year. “I feel safe, very safe while coming to Kashmir. I spent my summer holidays privately in Valley. Since I can do this, others can also,” Ney told reporters on the sidelines of reopening ceremony of Dewan-e-Khas at Shalimar Bagh. He was accompanied by Minister for Education,…

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Invoking Art 370, state moves SC over NEET

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‘J&K enjoys exclusive powers in matters of education’ The state today moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking exemption from the applicability of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in the state. While seeking a “clarification/modification” of the Supreme Court order on NEET dated April 28, J&K has invoked its special status, saying that the state has “exclusive powers” in matters of education, including the “right to conduct” examinations for admission to undergraduate medical courses. The apex court will hear J&K’s application along with a batch of applications seeking that…

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Mirwaiz dares Govt to fight Hurriyat on political turf

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‘GoI funding few groups in name of sufism to create sectarian divide among Muslims’ • Hurriyat working to find alternatives of hartals • PDP’s slogan of healing touch has turned into killing touch Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday dared the PDP-BJP government in the State to fight Hurriyat leadership on the political turf instead of curbing their social, political and religious freedom. “Under the Hindutva policy and RSS agenda, a particular thought is being promoted to create sectarian and sub- sectarian divide in Kashmir. Some groups are…

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