Day: June 6, 2017

Valley families fast-track their weddings, as uncertainty wary of Burhan Wani anniversary

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Faisal Raheem, a government official who is 29 years old, told Kashmir Post that he plans to get married on July 1. And at least eight in his extended family are getting married between June 28 and July 7. Summer is wedding season in Kashmir, that time of the year when people laze in the sun, drum fingers on tables as the tumbaknaer plays in the background while a feast is laid out. But this year, there’s an air of urgency as families, witness to the turmoil on the streets and…

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No talks with destructive Separatists: Union Minister

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Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday ruled out the possibility of holding talks with Kashmiri separatists, calling them “destructive and obstructive” and alleging they receive funds from Pakistan to stoke unrest in the valley. “Why we should have discussions with the separatist leaders? Every day they (Pakistan) are giving training to the terrorists, provoking them and sending them into our country,” Naidu said, speaking at an event here. “They are sending money to the separatist leaders…. and we have seen it,” he said, referring to an NIA probe into…

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BJP sticks to guns, gets its stand ‘Cleared’ at CSC meet: Police Caderization

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said its stand on the police caderization issue, which had brought it at loggerheads with its ally PDP, was “cleared” during the Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting held on Monday. Talking to Kashmir Post, state general secretary of BJP Ashok Koul said the cabinet would now take a final call on the matter. He said the CSC meeting, held under the chairmanship of BJP minister Chandra Prakash Ganga, took place as “quorum was complete.” “Drabu Sahab had come. The meeting took place as four members were…

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Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover first link to be operational by Aug 31

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Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today held an extensive tour of Srinagar city to take stock of the pace of work on various developmental projects. The Minister called on the officials to ensure all projects are completed within the deadline. While visiting the under construction Rambagh Flyover, the Minister expressed his satisfaction over the pace of work. The Minister was informed that more than 1 km of flyover stretch is complete with slab and other works. He was informed that the first link of the flyover connecting Amar Singh…

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JKNPP protests against govt’s ‘Failure’ to deport Rohingyas

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The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) staged a protest here on Monday against the state government’s “failure” to deport the Rohingyas and Bangladeshis from Jammu. Led by JKNPP chairman Harsh Dev Singh, the workers of the party staged a protest at the Exhibition Ground and raised anti-government slogans, besides shouting “Rohingyas, quit Jammu” and “Bangladeshis, go back”. They also torched an effigy of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to look into the issue. Addressing the media, Singh later claimed that the government acknowledged that Rohingyas and Bangladeshi…

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NIA raids, ‘Fake Reporting’ aimed to crush Kashmir Economy: KEA

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Chairman, Kashmir Economic Alliance, Muhammad Yasin Khan today alleged that the NIA raids on business houses in Kashmir and “fake reporting” by some New Delhi based channels point to “a conspiracy aimed to crush Kashmir economy.” Khan in a statement said, “After wounding the people of Kashmir through human rights abuses, the government wants the economic activities to bleed and it was because of this that some businessmen have either been raided or their names have been falsely reported by a section of media”. “Kashmir Inc is being systematically dragged…

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Pakistan can not take Kashmir issue to ICJ: Sushma Swaraj

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Asserting India’s stand that Islamabad cannot take Kashmir issue to the International Court of Justice and the issue has be to resolved bilaterally. India wants to settle all issues with Pakistan through Highlighting the achievement of the Modi government’s three years of achievements, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj reiterated India’s stand that India wants to settle all issues with Pakistani through dialogue, but talks and terror cannot go together. While denying any flip-flop on the part of government in handling Pakistan, the Minister ruled out any meeting between Prime Minister…

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Panic at NIT as Pak group hacks institute website

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A day after Pakistan’s defeat in the ICC Champion’s Trophy against India, Pak Cyber Skullz, a Pakistan-based hacker group, today hacked the official website of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar. Students of the NIT said the official website was hacked in frustration as Pakistan lost the ICC champion’s Trophy match against India on Sunday. The hacker group has mentioned on the home page that it hacked the website to “free Kashmir from India.” The official NIT website www.nitsri.ac.in was hacked around 3:30 pm today, creating panic among students…

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Indian news channels hell-bent to destroy Kashmir Tourism Industry

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Valley based tourism players on Monday appealed people to boycott watching Indian news channels which they claimed have been ‘portraying’ Kashmir affairs in negative way under a well planned manner to crush its economy. Addressing a press conference at a local hotel here, people associated with Kashmir tourism industry alleged that some selected Indian news channels are hell-bent on crushing state economy by portraying Kashmir in negative way in their news debates from dawn to dusk. Taking a jibe at the central government for supporting what they termed pseudo-nationalist news…

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