Day: June 10, 2016

Strike cripples life in parts of South Kashmir

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Strike crippled life in several parts of south Kashmir, where people are protesting against the arrest of six youths, including brother of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, in connection with attack on a police party at Anantnag that left two personnel died recently. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Khudwani and Koimoh in north Kashmir and traffic was off the roads. Work in government offices and educational institutions was also affected. People alleged that six innocent youths were arrested by security forces after the Anantnag attack. Demanding immediate release…

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Vital agreement documents between state and NHPC missing

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‘NHPC not paying any royalty to JK out of its projects’ Govt admits in House: ‘Record of DulHasti power project execution missing’ Amid demands for return of power projects from the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC), the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday admitted on floor of the Legislative Council that documents regarding execution agreement of DulHasti power project by the state government with the NHPC are “untraceable” and “misplacement of records appears to be deliberate.” Replying to a question by MLC Firdous Tak who had sought details of agreement…

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Leh residents unhappy with post office functioning

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Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Nawang Rigzin Jora today apprised Union Minister for Telecommunication and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad about the problems being faced by rural people at the main post office in Leh. The CLP leader said that people of rural areas, who come to the Leh main post office to withdraw their money on maturity of their saving schemes, are made to wait for months by officials, who adopt delaying tactics. Jora told the minister that the officials tell people that postal saving schemes transactions have been brought…

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Ration cards would be issued from June 19: Zulfiqar Ali

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The Government will start the process of issuance of new Ration Cards to consumers from 19 of this month. This was revealed by Minister for CA&PD Zulfikar Ali while chairing a meeting here to review the functioning of the department and preparation made for issuance of New ration cards to the consumers. The Minister said that commencement of issuance of New Ration Cards will start on June 19 in Jammu, and June 20 in Kashmir. The Minister said that the Deputy Commissioners of the respective districts would monitor and ensure…

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Vendors hold protest against JMC over space issue

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Workers of the Dogra Front and Shiv Sena along with a large number of “rehriwalas” (vendors) staged a protest against the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for allegedly pushing them to “deserted” corners of the city. The irate protesters claimed that the militants who have surrendered after killing innocent people were being settled by the government by providing them money and land for their houses, but the poor vendors selling vegetables and fruits for the past 50 years were pushed where there was no footfall. “The space which is being provided…

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Govt won’t allow Abhinavgupta Yatra: Akhtar

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The government Thursday said it won’t allow any yatra proposed by a New Delhi based organization-Acharaya Abhinav Gupta Sheshadri Samroh Samiti – to a cave in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Government spokesman and minister for Education said no such yatra will be allowed. “No such yatra will be allowed. This has been already made clear by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minster Nirmal Singh,” Akhtar said. He, however, said traditional pilgrimages and fairs will be allowed. “We have not received any proposal for yatra to…

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Abhinavgupta Shashaderi Samiti cave claim ridiculous and silly: Geelani

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Terming the proposal of starting yet another Yatra to a cave in Beerwah area of the Budgam district by some Delhi based Abhinav Gupta Shashaderi Samiti as ridiculous and silly, Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani said that this is an deliberate attempt to disturb the peaceful environment in the state and is aimed to divert the attention of the people from the present serious situations in Kashmir. He said that the communal forces of India with the backing of RSS government want hasty implementation of their cultural aggression…

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AIIMS at Awantipora & Samba got Center’s approval

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The government today said it has received the Centre’s approval for establishing two All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), one each in Jammu and Kashmir divisions. The locations for establishing these two institutes have already been identified at Samba in Jammu and Awantipora in Kashmir. Minister of State for Health and Medical Education Asiea Naqash said this in a written reply to the questions of Rajesh Gupta and Rajiv Jasrotia during Question Hour in the state Assembly here today. The minister said that the approval from the Government of…

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Protest over water, Power crisis in Jammu

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As the entire Jammu region is facing an acute scarcity of potable water and unprecedented power crisis, activists of Mahila Congress, carrying empty earthen pots, organised a protest in the city to highlight failure of the PDP-BJP coalition regime in solving the problems of the commoners. This protest was held under the leadership of Pradesh Mahila Congress president Indu Pawar. Addressing party activists, Indu said that residents were confronting worst-ever water and power crisis after total failure of the infrastructure but BJP ministers and legislators were enjoying cool climes of…

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Residents from Ramban fumes due to power outage

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The supply of electricity remained disrupted in several areas of Ramban tehsil since Wednesday night even as the locals accused the Power Development Department of “carelessness”. Power supply was yet to be restored by Thursday late afternoon. Reports said power outage affected Parnote, Seri, Chandroog, Kanga, Halla, Rajgargh, Kumait, Dhanrath, Gandhri and Digdool villages being fed electric supply from receiving station Maitra. PDD officials said disruption of electric supply to some areas occurred due to the faults in HT transmission lines due to wind storm in the area. However, the…

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