Month: August 2015

Education Department orders verification of certificates post Dubious Degrees

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‘Testimonials of ReTs issued by shady institutions to be scrutinized’ The Education Department today made it clear that in compliance to the directions of the High Court, the degrees of ReTs/RReTs obtained through study centres and distance mode from shady institutions would be scrutinized and accordingly the screening test of those ReTs and RReTs would be conducted who are in possession of suspicious testimonials. As per the order No: 396-Edu of 2015, issued by the Commissioner Secretary School Education Department, the respective Chief Education Officers of all the districts have…

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Kashmir to turn heritage properties into profitable tourist attractions

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Jammu and Kashmir is following footsteps of Rajasthan to turn heritage properties into profitable business through tourism. A high-level committee in the Tourism & Culture Departments will hold a series of consultations with the Rajasthan-based Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) to convert state’s built-in heritage into remunerative and productive assets. “Our state is a goldmine of heritage assets and the government will take all steps to showcase them by maintaining the regal essence of its glorious past,” said chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. Sayeed, who is also the state tourism…

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Kashmir sees more suicides than Gujarat, Maharashtra

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The suicide rate in Kashmir is increasing alarmingly with maximum number of suicides taking place in Kashmir. Alarmingly the main reason for suicides are domestic problems including post- marital discord and intergenerational conflicts says a report. A report on “Emerging Trends of Suicide in Kashmir”by noted  Sociologist , Prof B A Dabla a copy of which is lying in The Kashmir Monitor office says that various problems were contributing to the increasing suicide rate in Kashmir with 31.75 percent suicides having taken place  due to the domestic problems during the…

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Situation Alarming

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The situation in Kashmir is fast deteriorating, politically and militarily. One of its most respected journalists, Yusuf Jameel, reported on July 30 that “dozens of Kashmiri youth, mostly in the 17-24 age group, are joining the ranks of militants every month, a phenomenon that has set alarm bells ringing in the corridors of power, particularly the security agencies.” Most of them have witnessed close family members, friends or neighbours picked up by any of the agencies only to ‘disappear’ or be found dead later. This is apart from the continuing…

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‘Mufti architect of AFSPA’ Farooq Abdullah

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Urges India to engage Pakistan in meaningful dialogue for ending ceasefire violations National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday urged the Centre (India) to engage Pakistan in a meaningful dialogue for ending ceasefire violations, as the people of Jammu and Kashmir along International Border and Line of Control were living under perpetual threat. “Peace would remain a distant dream unless Pakistan Army is taken on board in peace process”, Dr Abdullah said while addressing a public meeting at Surankote, close to Line of Control, this morning, observing that the…

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Udhampur attacker is resident of Indian Occupied Kashmir: Hamid Mir

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The young man arrested from Udhampur for his involvement in an attack on a convoy of Indian security forces is a resident of Kashmir (IOK). Senior journalist and anchor for Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’ Hamid Mir said the young man was a resident of a Ghat village located in Kulgam district of IOK near the Jhelum River. The senior journalist also revealed that the attacker had worked as a bus conductor and was known popularly in the area as ‘jhalla’ (mad person). According to Hamid Mir nine relatives of…

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Rival parties could not mislead people over AIIMS issue, says BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday claimed that opposition parties including Congress, National Conference, and JKNPP are in “deep frustration” as they failed to “mislead” masses over the demand for setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu. “Now when the picture is clear that AIIMS will be established in Jammu, parties like NC, Congress and JKNPP are in deep frustration as their designs to mislead the masses have totally failed,” BJP state president and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma said at a press conference here. Sharma said the Union Health Ministry’s…

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SC sent PILs on Kashmir floods to J&K High Court

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The Supreme Court today referred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court a batch of PILs filed last year seeking directions to the Centre and the state government to provide various reliefs including cash and medicines to flood victims there. “We have requested the Chief Justice of the High Court to constitute a committee in pursuance of our earlier order to look into the issues raised in the petitions,” the social justice bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said. The bench did not accept the plea…

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NC demands complete restoration of Internal Autonomy

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National Conference, while commemorating the sacrifices and 22 year long struggle of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah for the dignity of this State and its people has said that 9th August 1953 was a black day in the History of Jammu and Kashmir. “This was the day when Prime Minister of J&K Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was surrounded by the Army and arrested after his popular government was illegally dismissed by Karan Singh under a deep-rooted political intrigue to erode the special status of the State. After the illegal overthrow of the popular…

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Amarnath Yatra suspended for second day

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The ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir was suspended for the second day on Sunday after the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed due to heavy rainfall. Heavy rains throughout the night triggered landslides at Kheri in Udhampur district and also at some places in the Ramban district, forcing authorities to close the highway, a police officer told IANS. “No pilgrim was allowed to proceed from Jammu to the valley,” he said. A decision on resuming the Amarnath Yatra will be taken only after the highway is…

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