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Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry Concerned over Erratic Power Supply

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Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry Concerned over Erratic Power Supply

The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCC&I) has expressed deep concern and disappointment over the erratic power supply in Kashmir Valley. The Chamber has been keenly observing and assessing the situation for the past several months, and has found that the power outages have had a grave impact on industry, trade, business, and households. The KCC&I has criticized the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) for its “unreliable and contradictory policies” in maintaining regular power supply. The Chamber pointed out that the KPDCL had promised uninterrupted power supply after…

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Skyrocketing airfares to Kashmir: A worry for Tourism Players, Students, Patients

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Skyrocketing airfares to Kashmir: A worry for Tourism Players, Students, Patients

Amid peak tourism season, the skyrocketing airfares to Kashmir causes a worry among the people associated with the tourism industry who want government attention to the unfair airfare applied by different airlines. Nisar Shah, chairman of the chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Alliance said that many tourists aspiring to visit the valley have cancelled their plans due to skyrocketing airfares. “None of their fresh queries are maturing and all our potential clients are turning down the travel programme due to skyrocketing airfares,” he said and added halting of operations…

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Students, Traders protest Shopian civilian killings, Complete shutdown across Kashmir

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Local traders and students on Monday protested against the killings of civilians in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Carrying placards and raising slogans, a group of traders under the banner of the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation assembled at the Ghanta Ghar in the city’s Lal Chowk and raised slogans against the government. They demanded that the killing spree in the Valley should be stopped. “Killing of innocent civilians is a deep-rooted conspiracy ….this is unfortunate…we urge the Indian civil society and international bodies such as Amnesty International to…

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24×7 Grievances redressal helpline for J&K People, Students

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The grievances can be reported, 24×7, on the following phone numbers: 011-23092923, 011-23092885 and email: dirmjk-mha@nic.in A 24×7 grievance redressal helpline was on Tuesday set-up for Jammu and Kashmir people, particularly students residing out of the state. The Union Home Ministry has nominated Sanjay Roy, Director (Media), as the nodal officer for grievances relating to Jammu and Kashmir persons, particularly students residing outside the state, a government release said. The grievances can be reported, 24×7, on the following phone numbers: 011-23092923, 011-23092885 and email: dirmjk-mha@nic.in The nodal officer will receive…

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Students, BGSBU administration at loggerheads

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The situation at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is far from getting normal as the students, citing violation of agreement by university officials, have resumed their strike. The officials have termed the strike as unjustified as according to them all the demands of students were met. “We had decided to end the strike following an agreement with university officials in which they conceded our demand to suspend the registrar BGSBU Mohammad Rashid Chowdhary,” said a student representative. “But on Monday when we resumed our classes, we were astonished to…

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