Month: August 2015

New advertisement policy for media soon: Mufti

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Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Friday emphasized upon the formulation of a new advertisement policy for media and said he has already issued directions for broadening the scope of the existing policy. He said this while interacting with a delegation of J&K Press Association, here this morning. Highlighting the need for making rational changes to the State’s Advertisement Policy, Mufti said the revised framework will strictly implement the guidelines to empanel media outlets for Government advertisements and also the tariff on which the newspapers would be paid for printing the…

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Kashmir – The land of Wisdom

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Adam and Eve would have felt it hard to leave from heaven, so had Ibn Battuta, the greatest traveller of Muslim world, when he left his home. His initial writing dipicts how much he was attached to his land and home. “It weighed grievously upon me to part with them, and both they and I were afflicted with sorrow” were his words when he left his home, Tangier. No doubt, all over the world men/women are emotionally attached to their land, people, habits and culture. Even the Bedouins will find…

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Authorities remove bottleneck for multi-level parking in Lal Chowk

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In a bid to remove bottleneck for construction of first-of-its-kind multi level parking in city centre Lal Chowk, Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) demolished several structures in Old KMD Yard. Officials said these structures were hampering the construction of multi-level parking facility. The demolition drive was conducted under the supervision of the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, Vice-Chairperson SDA, Secretary SDA,  and other officers were present during the demolition drive. Pertinently, the maiden mechanized multi-layer parking facility is coming up at Old…

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Teachers hold protests, give Govt deadline of August 17

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The teachers’ community and state government continue to remain at loggerheads over the controversial decision of conducting screening test of ReT teachers who have obtained their degrees from outside study centers or through distance mode. On Friday, Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF) held demonstrations. All the schools, according to the Forum, were closed in the afternoon and teachers staged protests at their respective district headquarters to express anger against the government decision. Earlier on August 5, massive protests erupted in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area after hundreds of ReT teachers…

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‘Young sons sacrificing lives to end Indian occupation’: Aasiyah

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Paying glorious tributes to Talib Hussain Shah, the LeT commander killed in Kakpora Pulwama encounter the Dukhtaran-e-Millat president Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi said that the young sons of the nation are sacrificing their lives to end the Indian occupation. She said that the nation in general and the leadership in particular is duty bound to safeguard and make the sacred sacrifices fetch fruits of freedom and fulfill the dream of mujahideen come true. Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi condemned the use of force against the mourners and said those who claim to be…

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Thousands participated in Lashkar militant’s funeral

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Scores injured in clashes Despite restrictions, extensive military deployment around Kakapora town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, thousands of people including females from adjoining hamlets participated in the funeral procession of local LeT commander Talib Hussain Shah, 22, who was killed during a gunfight with Indian Army on Thursday evening. Eyewitnesses told CNS that the extensive military and police deployment around Kakapora and adjoining areas failed in preventing thousands of mourners from marching in the funeral procession, carrying flags and chanting against the Indian ‘occupation’. Following the fatal encounter in…

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BJP takes out ‘Dhanyavaad rally’ in Jammu

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Claiming that the Central government has sanctioned AIIMS for Jammu region, the BJP on Friday took out a ‘Dhanyavaad rally’ here to express gratitude to the Union government. Led by State Forest Minister Bali Bhagat, BJP leaders and activists took out the rally in the city in a cavalcade of vehicles. “We took out a rally here to express gratitude to the Union government for sanctioning AIIMS for Jammu and to congratulate the people of Jammu province for getting this prestigious institute,” Bhagat said. Bhagat and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal…

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‘Islamic State J&K is coming’ – flags waved in Srinagar after Friday prayer

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In what may be taken as a possible threat of Islamic State to India, a group of hardliners were on Friday seen raising ISJK flags near Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Following the congregational prayers on Friday afternoon, a group of people were waving pro-ISIS and LeT flags shouting slogans ‘ISJK is coming’. It is not the first time that ISIS, LeT or pro-Pakistan flags have been seen in Srinagar. The practice has become a regular affair. The flags have been waved at a time when India is dealing with cross-border firing…

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31 including 23 Britons rescued from flash floods in Leh

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31 people, including a group of 23 British trekkers, trapped after flash floods in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir were on Friday airlifted. “A group of 23 British citizens comprising one male (group leader) one female teacher, 21 girl students, eight local guides and cooks were trapped due to flash floods between Markha and Sko areas of Leh on August 5,” a police spokesman said. On receiving information, a party from Leh police station and headed by Head Constable Mohammad?Isa trekked 12-hour journey with ration and set the rescue?operation in…

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High alert in Jammu, night security heightened

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With the recent terror attack in Udhampur and Gurdaspur, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF and other forces on Friday issued high alert. Night security has heightened in the district of Rajouri, which is quite close to the border. All the highways have been installed with police posts and thorough checking is being done of every passing vehicle. “The security is very tight and this is a good move by the administration to curb any infiltration in Rajouri.” Since Rajouri is quite close to the border,installing such posts will be very…

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