Hindu Kumbh takes place in Kashmir after 75 years

Right in the middle of a raging controversy over the return of Kashmiri Pandits, the valley witnesses first Kumbh after 75 years. With the help of scores of Muslims, thousands of Kashmiri Pandits throng the sacred spot. In the month of Ramadan, the valley witnesses a grand and historic event of Kashmiri Hindus. Duashhar, the religious Kumbh of the community, took place at Shadipora after 75 years. With the help of scores of local Muslims, thousands of Kashmiri Pandits have thronged this spot in Ganderbal. The sacred place is the…

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Apple iOS 10: 10 new features announced at WWDC 2016

At its twenty seventh annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has officially taken the wraps off iOS 10. The tenth version of iOS is, according to Apple , the biggest release of iOS ever. It brings in a variety of new features and an overall improved user experience. Here are the ten biggest features of the brand new iOS 10: 1. Redesigned lockscreen with interactive notifications iOS 10 comes with a redesigned lockscreen. The OS is now capable of waking up the iPhone the moment you pick it up. Lockscreen notifications…

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Entire Kargil district under occupation of Army: MLA Kargil

Village in Turtuk still part of Pakistan in revenue records: Namgyal A Congress lawmaker on Saturday said entire Kargil district was under the occupation of Army. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, MLA Kargil Asgar Ali Karbalie said Army is neither paying compensation nor rent for thousands of Kanals occupied by them in the district. “They have occupied the entire district,” Karbalie alleged. The lawmaker asked the J&K Government to recover rent and cost of the land from Army. “They have purchased land in the district despite being non-state subjects. Government…

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Chess & Carrom tournaments conclude at Islamia College

Continuing with its Inter-group sports activities relevant during the holy month of Ramzan, Carrom and Chess tournaments were organised at the Physical education Hall of the college. About 80 students took part in the event. The tournament was inaugurated by physical Director Altaf ur Rehman on Thursday. The tournament concluded on Friday with the selection completed for college carrom and chess teams who are likely to represent the college in forthcoming inter college tournaments to be organised by Kashmir University. Inter group cricket tournament for the already selected cricket teams…

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Education system in crisis, J&K ranked 3rd from bottom among States: Akhtar

As per the survey, around 79 percent of 5th class and 65 percent of 8th class students were not able to read the text of 2nd class text books. The Government on Monday admitted the education sector was in “crises” in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing that the State ranked 3rd from the bottom among all the States and Union Territories (UTs) in National Achievement Survey (NAS). Education Minister Naeem Akthar’s more than one-hour speech was mainly focused on failure of the previous Governments in taking advantage of centrally sponsored schemes…

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Chief Minister salutes shikarawala’s brave act

Body fished out after six days Along the banks of the Jhelum river near the Raj Bagh locality, a braveheart shikarawala’s body rested on a wooden plank inside a tent as men prepared to perform its ritual bath. Ghulam Mohammad Guroo’s body was retrieved from the the Jhelum after six days. “We are proud of him,” Noor Mohammad Zaindari, Guroo’s neighbour, said. “But the government should not forget him and help his family,” he added. In the region, where death has become a routine in the recent decades as thousands…

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Council passes resolution seeking IIT, IIM for Kashmir

The Legislative Council today adopted a resolution recommending to the Government of India to sanction one Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and one Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for Kashmir. The private resolution was moved by National Conference member Qaiser Jamsheed Lone and it was passed by the House despite the J&K Government appealing to him to withdraw it. “The government is pursuing these issues. It would be better to withdraw this resolution,” Law Minister Haq Khan told Lone while discussing the resolution in Upper House. “The government does not…

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1.40 lakh teachers on record, 20000 not traceable

There are no whereabouts of around 20000 teachers working with Jammu and Kashmir Education Department, the Government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Winding up the discussion on demand of grants for School and Higher Education, Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar said on papers there were 1.40 lakh teachers working in School Education Department. “But while compiling the data from each district, we found the figures (number of teachers) was around 1.20 lakh to 1.25 lakh. We are trying to locate the missing teachers,” the Minister told the House. He…

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Govt to crackdown on encroachers to protect water bodies

Vowing to take a “tough stand” against those found encroaching upon pathways and areas of water bodies, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that the government was serious in making concerted efforts to ensure clearing of the waterways to end fears of disasters in future. Intervening to a question of CPM’s MY Tarigami on flood management during Question Hour in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that there were many reasons for vanishing water bodies, including blockage of movement of water in the tributaries to Jhelum river and lakes in…

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Paragliding banned near defence areas : IAF Plea

Against the backdrop of Pathankot airbase terror strike, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has banned private airborne activity — para-jumping, paragliding and hoisting of air balloons — within a radius of one kilometre of any defence and security installations in the state. It follows the request of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Police Headquarters, to all district magistrates to restrict “private airborne activity”. In this regard, a communiqué from the IAF, Police Headquarters (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu area), was issued on June 2. The IAF apprehends that terrorists could…

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