Day: September 29, 2017

22 Killed in stampede at Elphinstone railway station Mumbai

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At least 22 people were killed and several injured in a rush hour stampede on a foot over bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations in Mumbai this morning, police said. Railway minister Piyush Goyal, who happens to be in the city, is expected to visit the site of the tragedy, said railway officials. Meanwhile, the blame game has already begun with the Shiv Sena targeting the Railways and the NDA government at the Centre, and asking for Goyal’s resignation. A combination of heavy rain, a loud sound…

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3 Persons killed after SUV plunges into gorge near Ramban

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Three persons were killed and one injured after a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), belonging to Justice MK Hanjura, plunged into a deep gorge on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.  Justice Hanjura was not travelling in the car. An official said that an SUV, bearing registration number JK02 BB 6686, skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge near Seri Ramban today morning. Quick Reaction Teams and police immediately carried out the rescue operation, he said, adding four injured were shifted to…

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BSF man killed, 4 family members injured in knife and gun attack in Hajin

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Parray snatched rifle of a militant and overpowered him before others fired and killed him: BSF Police blames LeT’s Mehmood Bhai Police on Thursday blamed Lashkar-e-Toiba militants for killing BSF man and injuring four members of his family in an knife and gun attack at his residence at Hajin area of north Kashmir district of Bandipora. “Three to four militants barged into house of BSF constable Mohammad Ramzan Parray alias Rameez at Parray Mohalla, Hajin in Bandipora at around 9 pm on Wednesday,”outgoing Deputy Inspector General of Police North Kashmir,…

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Braid Chopping: A political ploy

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  In past few weeks, strange and shocking incidents of chopping the braids of women have been reported in south Kashmir. Till date, more than 17 of these tragic incidents are said to have occurred at many places across south Kashmir, particularly in district Kulgam. Although, these tragedies remained a mystery at first, with passage of time, the mystery appears resolved. A few of the persons behind this shameful act are said to have been caught by the public on spot and quite surprisingly it is the army men who…

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‘Job applicant at 80’ – Arun Jaitley’s response to Yashwant Sinha’s attack

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The political slugfest over the economic slowdown escalated on Thursday, with finance minister Arun Jaitley hitting back at BJP dissident Yashwant Sinha as a “job applicant at 80”. A day after Sinha accused him of making a mess of the economy, Jaitley defended his track record and repeatedly suggested that NDA was taking decisive steps, in contrast to UPA’s “policy paralysis”. He also pointed out Sinha was the FM when India was staring at default in loan repayment with foreign exchange reserves of less than $4 billion in 1991. Similarly,…

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Willow trees caught out as culprit for Kashmir lake’s woes

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More than 2 million willow trees–once a key source of wood for cricket bats, fruit boxes and fires–will be cut down around Kashmir’s Wular Lake, as part of efforts to revive the region’s largest flood basin. Overlooked by the Himalayas, Wular, one of Asia’s biggest freshwater lakes, sits 34 km (21 miles) northwest of Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar. Known for its deep, pristine waters, the lake has suffered extensive degradation in recent decades. In a 2007 study, conservation group Wetlands International said the lake originally covered an area of nearly…

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Youth Congress gheraoes Deputy CM’s house over holiday row

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Youth Congress activists, led by state president Pranav Shagotra, today gheraoed the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh over the state’s failure to declare the birth anniversary of last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh a holiday. They were protesting against the BJP leadership, which, they said, failed to convince its ally PDP to declare a public holiday on September 23. They also blocked vehicular movement on the Talab Tillo road. Shagotra said Jammu Deputy Chief Minister had betrayed the people of Jammu, who had voted for the BJP hoping…

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Er Rashid not the only JK MLA to toe pro-militant line; PDP, NC lawmakers also on list

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Even as Independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Rashid has been summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for toeing a pro-militant line, he is not the only one from the political fraternity to do that. Lawmakers from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) have also been hailing militants or their ideology. On 26 September, Minister of Public Works, Naeem Akhtar, condoled the demise of the former head of the department, Government Medical College Srinagar, Mehraj-u-Din Munshi, terming his death as a great loss. Munshi was…

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New Delhi behind braid chopping in Kashmir: Jama’at-e-Islami

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Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday expressed concern over continues braid chopping incidents in valley and termed it a part of “deep rooted conspiracy”. “For several weeks many parts of valley witnessed braid chopping of teen girls especially in South Kashmir which has left women folk in chaos and confusions. In this atmosphere teen girls are scared from coming out their homes even men are hesitating to come out for Fajr and Isha prayers as they feel more such attacks can happen in their absence,” a statement of Jama’at said.…

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Er Rashid to be questioned in Terror Funding Case by NIA

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Sheikh Abdul Rashid’s name emerged during the interrogation of businessman Zahoor Watali, who was arrested by the agency for allegedly providing money to terror groups and separatists in Kashmir An independent lawmaker from Jammu and Kashmir has been summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a case related to the funding of terror activities in the Valley. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, has been called for questioning on October 3, making him the first mainstream politician to be summoned in the case, officials said.…

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