Students clashes rocks Sopore, Magam, Langate, Dooru

Students of Government Degree College Magam Thursday clashed with forces in Magam area of Budgam.Local sources told Kashmir Post that forces resorted to heavy tear smoke shelling to disperse the protesting students. Reportedly, forces have also lobbed tear gas shells inside the premises of the college. Kashmir is in grip of student protest after forces entered the college premises of GDC Pulwama on April 15 in which 60 students were injured. Since April 15, more than 120 students have been injured across Kashmir in various forces action. Students of Government Higher Secondary…

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Opposition pushes plan for conclave on Kashmir, all-party meeting likely soon

Kashmir Conclave: Sharad Yadav meets Manmohan Shah; Omar Abdullah reaches out to CPI. A series of meetings between Opposition leaders to plan a conclave on Kashmir, as also to look for a political solution, has picked up pace in Delhi. On Wednesday, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav met former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the second time in recent days to discuss the proposed conclave. A date for the conclave is likely to be decided after a meeting between Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. In the half-hour meeting, Yadav is…

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Travel agents accuse helicopter operators of flouting norms

Accusing helicopter operators, providing their services to Amarnath pilgrims, of corruption, Travel Agents from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions on Wednesday alleged that these operators are appointing general sales agents for selling the tickets in lieu of huge kickbacks, thus “cheating pilgrims”. In a joint press conference organized by travel agents associations of both divisions- Travel Agents of Jammu, Tourists Trade Interest Guild, PLTOF, Association of Jammu Travel Agents accused the helicopter operators especially UT AIR Helicopter of throwing the eligibility criteria to wind in selecting ticketing agents. President, Travel…

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‘Restore Srinagar as permanent capital of J&K’ Er. Rasheed

Er Rasheed to Mehbooba: ‘Ban Indian channels whom you accuse of adding fuel to the fire’ Reacting to BJP’s demand to abandon the practice of bi-annual Durbar Move AIP Supremo and MLA Langate, Er. Rasheed has said that it would be in the interest of entire state for more than enough reasons, if Srinagar is restored as the permanent capital of the state. Interacting with the people in Srinagar, Er. Rasheed said “There is no reason to disagree to the fact that Durbar Move has yielded nothing except adding to…

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Railway line linking Kashmir with rest of India may become functional by 2021

India is fast-tracking a project to connect Kashmir valley with the rest of the country by rail, which will enable trains to operate between New Delhi and Srinagar in 14 hours flat. The railway line, which could become functional in four years, is seen as a big development push by the Narendra Modi government in the valley. Costing over Rs 10,000 crore, it will provide all-weather connectivity and be a cornerstone of the government’s outreach programme in Jammu & Kashmir. The project is being personally monitored by rail minister Suresh…

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Governor N N Vohra steps in to defuse Student Unrest in Valley

Seeks to insulate educational system from recurring disruption Asks CM to take steps to ‘immunize’ students against law and order situations Conveys concerns to Chief Secy, DGP, Edu Minister, KU VC Governor N N Vohra has stepped in to defuse the escalating tensions in the wake of unrelenting protests by students across valley. On Wednesday, the Governor had extensive discussions with Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari at Raj Bhavan based on the inputs received from the various quarters to find a way out of the current unrest involving…

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PDP hits back at ally BJP over isolation remarks on Hurriyat leaders

Day after J&K president of Bharatiya Janata Party Sat Sharma asserted that the decision to “isolate” Hurriyat leaders has been taken at the highest level in New Delhi, the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday hit back at its ally BJP, saying holding a dialogue with separatists and Pakistan is envisaged in the Agenda of Alliance and “no one can afford a volte-face on this.” In a statement here, PDP’s Vice-President Sartaj Madni said dialogue without Hurriyat is meaningless and repeated utterances of local and national BJP leaders discounting dialogue with…

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Altaf Bukhari urges parents to rein in their wards

As student protests refuse to die down in the Valley, Minister for Education Syed Altaf Bukhari today appealed to parents to counsel their children so that they stick to their academic ambitions. The students protests have been intermittently going on in the Valley since April 17 following the use of force by the police against students of Government Degree College, Pulwama, on April 15. The minister, while inaugurating Government High School, Maloora, expressed his displeasure over the incidents of stone-throwing by students of high and higher secondary schools. “The students…

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Is killing youth, looting banks solution to Kashmir problems: Mehbooba Mufti

Is killing of youth, looting banks and weapons a way forward on Kashmir resolution, the J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asked on Wednesday and urged people to “introspect and answer.” “It is a tragedy. On the one hand, they (militants) propagate Kashmir issue and on the other, kill our youth who come from poor backgrounds and achieve something like the ‘martyr’ Fayaz did,” said Mehbooba while talking to media on the sidelines of the 2nd J&K Medical Science Congress 2017 and the first annual conference of MPPCOS Society here. The…

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