Day: July 5, 2016

634 ‘Stone Pelters’ to get amnesty on Eid

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The Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn cases of stone-pelting against 634 people ahead of Eid. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had on Monday asked the state home department to review the cases of the youth lodged in various jails on charges of stone-pelting before Eid to afford them an opportunity to rebuild their careers. A committee comprising Director General of Police, Director General of Prisons and Principal Secretary Home reviewed the cases of all the youth undertrials lodged in various jails on the orders of the chief minister.

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Pro-India parties behind economic crisis: Mirwaiz

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Takes on CM for blaming Hurriyat-led shutdowns for instability in state Hitting back at Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said “the policies of pro-India parties” over the years were “responsible for the economic crisis” of the J&K. In her address to the J&K Legislative Council on Saturday, Mehbooba had blamed the Hurriyat conglomerate for causing economic instability of the state by their shutdown calls. “The statement made by Mehbooba”, Mirwaiz said, “was meant to cover the heinous crimes perpetrated by (pro-India parties) by selling…

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RSS Women march in Jammu with swords

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People shower flowers on cadre Holding swords and batons in hands, around 200 women cadre of Rashtriya Sevika Samiti (RSS) – the women wing of right wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – Monday participated in a “Route March” Jammu. The march-past (Path Sanchalan in the language of RSS), according to a Sangh spokesperson, is usually organised after the conclusion of its training courses. “Such march-pasts are common for women and men cadre and these are taken out after the conclusion of various training courses of Sangh,” the spokesperson said, adding,…

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Three Cops injured, Car, Police vehicle set on fire in Rajouri

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Residents protest killing of youth by rashly driven car After a youth was dragged and crushed to death by a rashly driven car near District Hospital at about 9.30 pm on Sunday, residents of the area held violent protest against the police alleging delayed action against the accused. Protesters also set on fire a “Rakshak” vehicle of the police near the hospital and car of the accused near the Khandli bridge. In the police-public clash, which continued till 11.30 pm, three policemen received injuries. Twenty-year-old Danish Malik, son of Ghulam…

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Black marketers have field day as CAPD dept goes ‘missing’ on ground

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Common man hit as traders arbitrarily hike prices of commodities on Eid eve With people thronging the markets in Srinagar in large numbers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, black-marketers and hoarders are having a field day in absence of any monitoring by the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution department. On Monday, different markets across Kashmir, especially in Srinagar, were flooded with shoppers. The busy markets of Residency Road, Jamia Market in Nowhatta and other small and big markets in the summer capital witnessed a huge rush of customers who were mostly seen…

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Govt announces Eid Bonanza for 2014 flood-hit businesses

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Govt to transfer funds today to traders, farmers and others affected by 2014 deluge Ahead of the upcoming Eid festival, the state government is releasing cash relief to the flood-affected businesses, including traders, farmers, artisans, houseboat owners and others who were hit by the September 2014 deluge. The Chief Minister is going to set the cash-relief disbursement process rolling on Tuesday. The funds would be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. Minister for Finance Haseeb A Drabu, at a meeting here today, said that the interest subvention…

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Review stone-throwing cases on priority: Mehbooba Mufti

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‘Give youth an opportunity to begin their lives afresh and live as productive citizens’ Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged the Home Department and the police to expedite the review of the cases of youths booked on the charges of stone-throwing between 2008 and 2014 so that those who had taken to the wrong path inadvertently get an opportunity to restart their normal lives. At a meeting on reforms in the prisons in the state here today, the Chief Minister said, “The Home Department and the police should expedite the…

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Lashkar posters in Valley calls for ‘Informers’ phone numbers

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The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has put out posters asking locals in the town of Pampore in south Kashmir to provide them with the phone numbers of Army and police informers so that they can be tracked and “action” can be taken. The police have spotted these posters near the Amir-i-Kabir mosque in Pampore. The posters also praised local youth for organising funerals prayers for two fidayeens (suicide attackers) killed in an attack in Pampore on June 25. It warned locals against sharing information with the “anti-Islam security agencies” and appealed to…

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