Month: August 2015

Need time to put J&K on development track: CM

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Wednesday said the PDP-BJP government needed time to put the state back on the track of development and instill peace. “My government has been in power for less than six months and needed time to put the state back on track,” Sayeed said addressing a function organised to flag off 70 ambulances and vaccination vans, procured under National Health Mission (NHM) at SKICC. He said that his government wants to end uncertainty and instill peace in the state to take forward…

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Eleven People Injured in Shopian mosque explosion

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At least 11 people were injured in a grenade explosion in a mosque compound in Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday, an official said. “Eleven people were injured in a grenade explosion when they came out of the Jamia Trenz mosque in Shopian after offering morning prayers. “The `Nimazis` (those who offer daily Muslim prayers) discovered an inverted metallic tumbler in the mosque compound. When one of them tried to turn the tumbler straight, the grenade kept under it exploded,” a senior police official told IANS here. On Wednesday, four people,…

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Orphans of Conflict: Forgotten by Society and the State

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DR MUDASIR FIRDOSI Kashmir valley had just one orphanage in 1986, now there are more than 700. An estimate by a UK based charity Save the Children; Kashmir valley has 215,000 orphans out of which more than 37% have lost one or both parents to the prevailing conflict. More than 15% of these children live in orphanages. Before 1990 most orphans were rehabilitated within extended families and adopted by relatives without any financial help from the State. Due to the ongoing conflict, the number of orphans increased exponentially and families…

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Withered Springs in Pulwama

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After the extinction of more than three dozen fresh water springs in Pulwama’s Inder village many more including famous Indraaz Naag are dying their slow death. Encroachments and unwanted interference pose a threat to many freshwater springs including Indraaz Naag in Inder, a village about 6 Kilometres from Pulwama town. Villagers of Inder said that around 40 springs have become extinct by way of encroachments and unwanted interference from various government agencies. Villagers said that there were more than five dozen springs in Inder. They said that the surviving ones,…

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Ways to avoid back pain at office

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Long hours at office can result in terrible back ache. Staring at the computer, carrying a purse over the same shoulder, carrying heavy things, driving or just an uncomfortable chair at office are some of the main reasons why one gets a back ache. We suggest you follow these tips to avoid back pain. – Pull your chair close to the table so that you avoid leaning forward. – Make sure your keyboard and mouse are at the same level. – The computer monitor should be directly in front of…

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2 illegal constructions demolished in pahalgam

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A defeated People’s Conference candidate had planned to grab 40 kanals of state land Two illegal structures of a retired government officer and a leader of Peoples Conference (PC) were demolished on Tuesday by the Pahalgam Development Authority. The demolitions were carried out on a day when reported how dozens of illegal structures have been built in Mawura and Yanner areas despite the high court ban on constructions. According to a senior official, both the structures were demolished because they were being raised up in violation of the court orders.…

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Despite lowest per capita income, J&K leading in food consumption

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At Rs 59279, J&K’s income low by 73% with Delhi, 62% with Chandigarh and Rs 55% with Haryana What if J&K has lowest per capita net income and is also deficient in production, but it is leading in per capita consumption of food in India. According to the official figures, the per capita net income of Jammu and Kashmir is only Rs 59279 for the year 2013-14 at current prices which is less by at least 73 per cent compared to Delhi, 62 per cent with Chandigarh and 55 per…

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Trapped families recall 18-hr-long gunfight horror

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The gunfight at Lajoora Pulwama left two families stranded in their homes for more than 18 hours. Imtiyaz Ahmad, a teenager, was trapped in his house near the encounter site at Frastibagh Lajoora, around 6 kilometres from Pulwama, leaving him with withered face, parched lips and red eyes. Imtiyaz was in the house with his father, mother and sister. “I saw two vehicles, a Sumo and a Tavera ferrying army personnel. They stopped ahead of our house before I went inside,” Imtiyaz said. Within minutes, he said, his house was…

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2 LeT militants, 1 civilian killed in Pulwama

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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants died in a 20-hour gunfight in Ratnipora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, triggering massive protests and clashes in the area in which several people sustained injuries, police and locals said. The gunfight had started at 8 pm yesterday when militants attacked sumo vehicles, carrying army soldiers, between Nadoo and Bongaam Lajoora villages. After an hour-long gunfight last night, a police official said, the militants took advantage of darkness and took shelter in paddy fields in the area overnight. The forces including army’s 55 RR…

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ACC’s hunger strike enters 22nd day over AIIMS row

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The chain hunger strike demanding the setting up of AIIMS today entered its 22nd consecutive day even as the AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) came down heavily on the BJP for its “failure” to come-out with appropriate order for establishing the medical institute in Jammu. ACC chairman and president JKHCBA, Jammu, Abhinav Sharma alleged that BJP, instead of bringing an appropriate order for establishing AIIMS in Jammu, is “misleading” the people of Jammu region through its “misinformation” campaign and big hoardings that the Narendra Modi led government at Centre has also…

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