M S Dhoni pays surprise visit to Army Public School in Srinagar

Cricketer M S Dhoni paid a surprise visit to Army Public School here and emphasised the importance of education and sports during his interaction with the students. Dhoni, who holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, visited the school located inside the Chinar Corps headquarters in the Badamibagh Cantonment in a low key and unannounced event yesterday. The Chinar Corps put out a photograph of the former Indian Captain on its Twitter handle late last evening. “Lt Col (Hony) Mahendra Singh #Dhoni interacting with the enthusiastic children of #APS #Srinagar;…

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Students refuse to stand, click selfie during National Anthem at BGSB University Rajouri

In yet another shocking incident from Jammu and Kashmir, some of the students at the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGBSU) in Rajouri refused to stand during the National Anthem. National anthem debate: Can wait outside a restaurant but not stand for 52 secs? Asks Gautam Gambhir The incident took place during a valedictory function of the Silver Rolling Trophy. Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, SSP Rajouri and Vice-Chancellor of the University were among dignitaries present on the occasion. People don’t need to stand up in…

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Center taking steps to restore peace in Kashmir: Arun Jaitley

‘Through interlocutor, we intend to engage with all to resolve K-issue’ The Government of India (GoI) is taking all steps to ensure a return of normalcy to Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday. “There was a situation in the Valley when civil disobedience was at its peak. There were thousands of stone-pelters. Militants were picking their targets as they liked. Hurriyat would give a call whenever they liked and paralyse everything,” Jaitley said. He said today the situation has changed and forces have an upper hand.…

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Will work for Kashmir’s independence, vows Hafiz Saeed after end of house arrest

The order for Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed’s release from house arrest came four days short of the 9th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people. A Pakistani review board on Wednesday ordered the release from house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, who pledged that he and his followers in the Jamaat-ud-Dawah will play a strong role for “Kashmir’s independence”. The government of Pakistan’s Punjab province had sought a three-month extension in Saeed’s detention but the request was turned down by the judicial review board just…

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State lacks infrastructure, pumping more electricity won’t solve power crisis

The allocation of additional electricity to Jammu and Kashmir by the union power ministry is unlikely to address the ongoing power crisis in Kashmir as the state doesn’t have required infrastructure to handle the energy quota, an official said on Wednesday. The official, well versed with the electricity system in Kashmir, said: “Not to talk of additional power, we don’t have the required grid capacity and transmission infrastructure either in Jammu or Kashmir to handle the present power demand. The state won’t benefit from this additional allocation because we are…

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‘Kashmir Banega Dar al-Salam’ WhatsApp group admin held

The police have arrested the administrator of a WhatsApp group on Tuesday from the Srinagar Airport. Junaid Parray, administrator of a WhatsApp group called ‘Kashmir Banega Dar al-Salam’, was wanted in many law and order incidents, the police said. Parray, who belongs to the Noorbagh locality of Srinagar, was also the administrator of WhatsApp groups called ‘Noorbagh rebels’ and ‘Rizwan news 24’. “He was avoiding arrest for one month but today, a special police party of MR Gunj police subdivision arrested him at the airport,” the police said.

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Power Crisis to worsen this winter as faulty transformers may not be repaired

What could worsen power crisis across Kashmir this winter, the industrial units involved in repairing of damaged transformers have stopped taking fresh orders from the power department due to pending liabilities of around Rs 20 crore with the government. An official told Kashmir Post on Wednesday that since the winter has already set in, a deadlock between the small scale industrial units and the power department is worrying because the transformer damage rate in Kashmir goes up 50 to 60 percent due to overloading. There are around 24 small scale…

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Need to rediscover traditional routes of Kashmir: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

Says they’ll open avenues for greater economic ties, cultural exchanges Days after Beijing envoy Luo Zhaohui suggested alternative routes through Jammu and Kashmir to address India’s concerns regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has favoured the need “to rediscover traditional routes of Kashmir”. “Reinforces the need to rediscover traditional trade routes of Kashmir. Will open avenues for greater economic ties and cultural exchanges,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter while reacting to the China’s proposal for alternative routes for CPEC via J&K and Nepal. CPEC, flagship project of…

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Celebrating World Heritage Week, while Jammu’s cultural heritage cries for attention

The rich cultural heritage and untapped tourism potential remains in a state of neglect in Jammu city, famously known as the City of Temples. As the state is celebrating World Heritage Week, attention has been again drawn towards the failure of the successive governments to safeguard some of the finest historical monuments in the state, especially in the Jammu region. Despite having a rich historical past, Jammu, once the seat of the Dogra dynasty, has remained neglected when it comes to preserving its history. World Heritage Week commenced on November…

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