Month: August 2015

Kashmir Traders Oppose FDI in eCommerce retail

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Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers’ Federation today opposed any foreign direct investment in e-commerce retail, suggesting that the government should take all stakeholders on board before allowing any FDI. President KTMF, Muhammad Yasin Khan said the government should give preference to the interests of small retailers and consumers. “The FDI in e-commerce retail will hit the traders directly and will cause loss of livelihoods. It is unfortunate that we are ignored by the government in this issue,” Khan said. He said it was “mandatory” for the government to take traders on…

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One killed in Kashmir cloudburst

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At least one person was killed after a cloudburst struck in central Kashmir’s Budgam district this evening, official said. “The cloudburst has occurred in Chanz area near Doodhpatri tourist place in Budgam this evening. One person has been killed,” Deputy Commissioner of Budgam Altaf Ahmad Mir told PTI. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, he said. “Our teams have reached the area and are monitoring the situation. Further details awaited,” he said. He said the area is a pasture and people take their livestock there for…

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Mirwaiz proposes to have interest free Islamic banking in Kashmir

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To hold consultations with religious heads & leaders on subject Portraying the hanging of Yakub Memon as extremely unfortunate, APHC leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, termed his hanging as the murder of humanitarian values and established norms of justice. Talking to media persons outside Jamia Masjid after Friday prayers, he said, it was a cause of concern that convicts of Muslim faith were selectively being executed and punished with death in India. Mirwaiz said it smacks of duplicity when we see that in India persons belonging to a particular community only…

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J&K Govt approves first-ever state disaster management plan

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Friday approved the first-ever disaster management plan in the state in an effort to reduce the vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters and natural calamities in a more effective manner. “In a significant decision aimed at building capacities to effectively meet furies of nature, the chief minister granted approval to the first-ever State Disaster Management Plan (SDMP) to reduce the vulnerability to hazards and enhance human and institutional capability to cope with disasters and natural calamities in a more effective…

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Jammu bandh over AIIMS turns violent, police use force to disperse protesters​; Oppn targets BJP

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Violent protests broke out in Jammu as a three-day shutdown called from Friday to press for setting up of AIIMS in the region disrupted normal life and opposition parties took to streets accusing ruling BJP of “betrayal”. Clashes broke out between activists of BJP and AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC), which has called for the bandh to press for setting up the premier health institution in Jammu, forcing police to cane charge and use tear gas shells to disperse them. Rejecting the Centre’s announcement of “AIIMS-like facilities” in the region, activists…

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