Month: August 2015

Police party attacked in Pulwama by suspected militants

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Militants today attacked a police party deputed to conduct a search operation in a village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police cordoned off Asthan Mohalla locality of Kakapora, 32 kms from here, around 4 PM on receiving specific inputs about militants hiding in a house, a police officer said. He said the militants opened fire on noticing the search party in an attempt to escape. Reinforcements, including Rashtriya Rifles personnels, have been rushed to the area to flush out the militants believed to be…

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J&K reeling under political uncertainty: Omar Abdullah

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today lashed out at the PDP-BJP coalition, alleging the state was reeling under an “atmosphere of political uncertainty and chaos” as there was no sign of basic governance and stability. “The state is reeling under an atmosphere of political uncertainty and chaos as there is no sign of basic governance and stability. Local youth are yet again choosing the path of militancy thanks to PDP’s brazen sell-out to the BJP. The same young men who were promised that PDP would keep BJP…

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Fresh terror attack in Udhampur, two SPOs injured

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Suspected militants on Thursday night attacked a police post in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per reports, the attack took place in Basantgarh area in which two special police officers (SPOs) were injured. Reports also said that additional forces were being rushed to the spot. According to a senior district official, the militants attacked the post in the mountainous Basantgarh area of the district at 9:15 pm, as per PTI. The security personnel deployed there retaliated to the firing. The attack tonight comes on the…

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Normal life returns to Jammu after 6-day bandh

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Normalcy returned in Jammu with reopening of shops and business establishments after 6-day long bandh over demand of setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu. The schools and educational institutions also reopened along with other universities here on Wednesday. AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) made it amply clear that the bandh observed by the people of entire Jammu region for six consecutive days has given a very clear cut message to the government that the people will not rest till the establishment of full-fledged AIIMS in Jammu. However, hunger strike of…

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15 cholesterol myths

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Cholesterol is often misunderstood. We have been bombarded with information that says that high levels of cholesterol increase the risk of heart diseases but a lot of other information is simply fiction. Myth #1: High cholesterol is only a concern for men- not women. Women have estrogen on their side to help keep cholesterol levels within the normal range. However, after menopause this advantage is gone. Men over 45 and women over 55 are at higher risk for elevated cholesterol. Myth #2: High cholesterol is genetic and there is nothing…

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The 23rd March 1987, the day that changed Kashmir as never before

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Muslim United Front The 23rd March 1987, the day that changed Kashmir as never before Many formidable Indian politicians have said on record that elections for Jammu and Kashmir’s legislative assembly have seldom been free and fair. The alleged widespread rigging in the 1987 elections could well be described as a watershed moment in the Himalayan region’s tumultuous political history, as the then newly formed political alliance of like-minded parties, Muslim United Front (MUF), felt disgruntled after most of its candidates were declared unsuccessful. Did the 1987 elections compel Kashmiris…

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“Kashmir Awareness Campaign”

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  The purpose of this paper is to provide you with a plan to mount an educational and  awareness campaign in support of self-determination in Jammu & Kashmir and to enlist the support of foreign embassies in your country, NGO’s (both international and national) and media (both international and national)  to persuade India and Pakistan to include Kashmiri leadership in any future dialogue that will lead to the settlement of the Kashmir dispute. Your objective should be to build support for the active involvement of the world powers and the United Nations…

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No clean chit to Maggi, says food safety watchdog

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India’s food safety regulator on Wednesday said Nestle India has not been given a clean chit regarding its popular Maggi noodles and that its ban order of June 5 was still operative despite a certified lab in Karnataka reportedly finding the snack to be safe. “It is clarified in the first instance that FSSAI has not given any clean chit regarding the safety of Maggi Noodles,” the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said in a statement, reacting to reports that a laboratory in Mysore had found the samples…

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‘Mufti Chief Minister of Kashmir only: Omar

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J&K ruled by two Chief Ministers Lashing out at PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for what he called ‘sheepish silence over the repressive action of the government towards people’ National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that same Mehbooba used to corner NC-Congress coalition government when we used to restrict the movement of the separatist leaders in the interest of public order but today she is silent despite the fact that separatist leaders are being locked up and youth are arrested on the one or the other pretext. “Where is…

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Open to dialogue with Jammu & Kashmir groups that eschew violence

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Government is open to a dialogue with those groups in Jammu and Kashmir which eschew the path of violence and are “willing to work within the framework of the Constitution of India”. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on being asked whether government has any plans to initiate talks with separatists organisations of J-K to help restore peace in the militancy-hit state. “The government remains open to dialogue with those who eschew the path of violence and are…

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