May 10, 2016 | Kashmir POST

Athar Aamir from Kashmir bagged 2nd position in UPSC Exams

May 10, 2016 Editor

Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan of Jammu and Kashmir has secured second place in the 2015 IAS examination, results of which were announced today. A total of 1,078 candidates cleared the UPSC exam — 499 from the general category, 314 from the other backward classes, 176 from the scheduled castes and 89 from the scheduled tribes. Delhi-based Tina Dabi topped the test, followed by Jammu and Kashmir’s Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan and Delhi’s Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, reported Hindustan Times. 23-year-old Khan hails from Devipora village in Mattan area of…

Sainik colonies would be like planting saffron in Kashmir; it will bring fragrance of Indianess: Tarun Vijay

May 10, 2016 Editor

BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Tarun Vijay, who originally moved the proposal of setting up of Sainik colonies in Kashmir Valley, stated that J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was his good friend and she would set up Sainik Colonies at appropriate time. Sainik Colonies in Kashmir, Vijay said, was like planting planting saffron in Kashmir. This move would as per the BJP MP, would bring ‘fragrance of Indianess and principal mainstream of patriotic India to Valley to overcome the smell smell of stone pelting and guns.’ The issue of J&K government’s…

Er Rashid leads protest against coalition govt, vows to resist ‘Sainik colony’

May 10, 2016 Editor

An independent Kashmir legislator on Tuesday led a strong protest march against the proposed Sainik colony in Jammu and Kashmir. MLA Langate Er Rashid, along with his hundreds of supporters, staged a massive protest against the coalition government in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, saying that they wouldn’t allow the establishment of a colony for ex-servicemen in the state. He said that the Sainik colony would be established on the “bodies of Kashmiris”. “We wouldn’t allow any such move,” said Rashid. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had on…

SC rejects JK’s appeal to hold separate entrance exams for MBBS & BDS

May 10, 2016 Editor

• States can’t conduct their own entrance exams for medical colleges • Students who appeared in NEET-I can also take NEET-II In a significant order, the Supreme Court Monday rejected pleas of state governments including Jammu and Kashmir and minority institutions to allow them to hold separate entrance exams for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17 saying only NEET provides for conducting such test for admission to these courses. The apex court put to rest all confusion by refusing to modify its April 28 order by which…

Diabetic foot can lead to limb amputation: Dr Jindal

May 10, 2016 Editor

Dr Ravul Jindal, Director Vascular Surgery at Fortis Hospital Mohali, Punjab Monday said that studies show the number of people diagnosed with diabetes and those at a risk of the disease is increasing in Kashmir. While addressing media persons in a local hotel here, he said that diabetic foot care is one of the most ignored aspects of diabetic care in India. “Studies show that the number of people diagnosed with diabetes and those at a risk of the disease is increasing in Kashmir. Lack of awareness is a huge…

CM restresses govt stand, says no land allotted for Sainik Colony

May 10, 2016 Editor

‘There’ll be no compromise on maintaining identity of state, will go with Constitution’ Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here today reiterated the government’s stand that no land was allotted for setting up Sainik Colony for ex-servicemen in the Valley. She was replying to questions from media persons on the reopening of the civil secretariat and other Durbar move offices here this morning. Mehbooba was given a guard of honour by a women contingent of the India Reserve Police at the civil secretariat at 9.30 am. The event was attended by the…

Two kidnappings within 24 hours in Jammu

May 10, 2016 Editor

Two kidnappings in Jammu district within 24 hours have led to fear among residents. People have expressed concern over the rise in incidents of crime in the winter capital. Fifteen-year-old Vishal Sharma, son of Sarvottam Sharma of Kullan in Bishnah, was abducted on gunpoint from outside his house around 7 pm on Sunday. “When he did not return home by 9 pm, the police were informed and searches conducted. The family got a telephone call from Pathankot today that the teenager was in custody of the Punjab Police and they…

48 Day long Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 2

May 10, 2016 Editor

The annual Amarnarh Yatra to the Himalayan Hindu cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir will begin on July 2 and conclude on August 24, it was announced here on Monday. The schedule and arrangements for this year’s pilgrimage were discussed in a meeting, chaired by Governor NN Vohra, who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday. Announcing the schedule after the meeting, SASB CEO PK Tripathi said that 7,500 yatris per day are permitted to undertake the yatra along each…

HC wants girl’s parents to file undertaking on govt protection in Handwara case

May 10, 2016 Editor

Following submission by the petitioner lawyer that the Handwara minor girl, who is at the centre of a controversy involving an alleged molestation bid by an Army man, does not need security, the J&K High Court today asked the parents of the minor girl to file an undertaking indicating that they don’t need government protection. The court, however, reserved its final orders in the main writ petition filed by the girl’s mother even as the state government today made a statement that it had no objection to the court directions…