Republic Day still 9 days away, but frisking begins across Kashmir

Government forces have started a massive “frisking operation” in Kashmir way ahead of January 26, even as the police have erected makeshift checkpoints in Srinagar where the main official R-day function shall be held. A source in the police said that over 40 checkpoints have been set-up from Hari Singh High Street to Dalgate on the one side and from Amira Kadal to Zero Bridge, on the other. “Similar ‘nakas’ have been set-up on Srinagar-Baramulla highway and also on the entire byepass stretch from Nowgam to Hyderpora. A tight vigil…

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Russia sees minus 67 degrees Celsius were even the eyelashes freeze

Even thermometers can’t keep up with the plunging temperatures in Russia’s remote Yakutia region, which hit minus 67 degrees Celsius (minus 88.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas Tuesday. In Yakutia — a region of 1 million people about 3,300 miles (5,300 kilometers) east of Moscow — students routinely go to school even in minus 40 degrees. But school was canceled on Tuesday throughout the region and police ordered parents to keep their children inside. In the village of Oymyakon, one of the coldest inhabited places on earth, state-owned Russian television…

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Energy drinks are more dangerous for the heart than coffee

Over half of the youth and young adults who consume an energy drink, have reported experiencing an adverse health event. Beware! Teenagers and adults who consume energy drinks may suffer from rapid heartbeat, nausea and seizures, warns a recent study. According to the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, over half of the youth and young adults who consume an energy drink, have reported experiencing an adverse health event, including rapid heartbeat, nausea, and in rare cases, seizures. Currently, Canadian legislation is meant to prohibit energy drinks from being marketed…

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Kashmir can’t secede from India: General Bipin Rawat

People in Jammu and Kashmir are tired of militancy as they have realised that it cannot give them what they want, the army chief, general Bipin Rawat, said on Wednesday. In a Facebook Live session at the ongoing Raisina Dialogue organised by the observer research foundation (ORF), he also said that people of Kashmir have “come to know that it is not possible to secede from India.” “The people of Kashmir in general, I think, are getting tired of terrorism. They have seen it for too long and they have…

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GOI using so-called dialogue to dilute Kashmir movement: Syed Salahuddin

The chairman of United Jihad Council (UJC) and supreme commander of Hizbul Mujhahideen Syed Sallahudin today hit out at New Delhi for what he termed as “using talks as an instrument to dilute the intensity of freedom movement in Kashmir.” “Under the garb of so-called dialogue, successive regimes in New Delhi have always tried to create a smokescreen in the eyes of international community,” Salahuddin said. “Our stance in this regard is crystal clear that the dispute of Kashmir can be resolved by implementing the UN resolutions on Kashmir or…

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TV Channel booked for passing innocent Kashmiri youth as militants

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday registered a case against a news channel that telecasted pictures of youth and passed them off as militants. In a statement, a police spokesman said that the news channel showed “two innocent youth namely Farhan Shafi, a class 12th student, son of Mohammad Shafi resident of Wanigund Qaimoh and Farhat Rashid, a Diploma holder, son of Abdul Rashid Wani resident of Redwani Payeen as militants in place of killed militant Farhan Wani of Wanigund.” Farhan Wani, he said, was killed in a gunfight with…

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Uproaring in assembly as Speaker blames Dy CM for security breach

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta today left the state government red-faced after he alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh’s escort vehicles “breached his security protocol” but the police did not act on his complaint to “please” the Dy CM. Gupta’s remarks triggered a protest in the Assembly with opposition members cornering the government for “failing” to protect the privileges of the Speaker as well as the MLAs and staged a walkout from the House “to show their solidarity” with the Speaker. The matter was raised when the…

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Joint Resistance Leadership calls for shutdown on January 21, 25, and 27 in Kashmir

Joint Resistance Leadership comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday has called for a complete shutdown in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Handwara and Kupwara towns on January 21, 25 and 27 respectively. The spokesman said that shutdown will be observed at Gaw-Kadal and its adjacent areas on January 21, Handwara town on January 25 and Kupwara on January 27. The JRL spokesman said that on 21st January, a public rally will also be held at Gawakadal, this was stated by the Joint resistance…

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210 Complaints filed by Pandits regarding encroachment of properties, action in 5 cases only

Displaced Kashmiri Pandits have filed 210 complaints regarding encroachment of their immovable properties in the Valley since 1990 when they were forced to flee due to the armed insurgency. However, the government has taken action in just five cases under the J&K Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997. The government said this in a written reply to a question put by BJP MLC Girdhari Lal Raina in the Legislative Council. According to the details given by Minister for Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction…

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Icestock team from J&K to represent India in world championship

Jammu and Kashmir State Icestock team is all set to play in 12th Icestock World Championship-2018, to be held at Winklarn and Amstetten in Austria from 26th of February. J&K Icestock team will represent India in World Championship-2018 in two different events (Individual and Team) and the championship will likely proceed till 3rd of March. Meanwhile, the team qualified for the 12th Icestock World Championship after thrashing eight States in 4th National Icestock Sport Championship- 2018, which was held at Ice Rink Gulmarg. Moreover, the 12th Icestock World Championship will…

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