Month: September 2015

Over 1,600 overground workers active in J&K – Police

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police have prepared a list of active overground workers of various militant outfits in the state, facilitating militants in one or the other way. A police report said more than 1,600 overground workers were active in the state and some of them have been booked in criminal cases. A majority of them have got scot-free but the Police Department and other intelligence agencies are keeping a close eye on their activities. Though the number of militants has come down in the state, the higher number of…

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Mufti, Farooq Questioned over aligning with Hindu India

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Muslim Deeni Mahaz (MDM) Chief and illegally detained Hurriyet leader, Dr Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo, has said that pro-India leaders, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Saif-ud-Din Soz are repeating the mistakes of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah by aligning with India. Dr Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo in a statement issued in Srinagar asked these leaders to read the Holy Quran carefully and decide whether “They want to be in the Hindu India camp or the resistance camp of the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir”. “Even today, if they stop supporting the false…

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1851 post for Jammu, 1251 posts for Kashmir

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JKSSB issues notification for 3000 jobs The Jammu region has once again managed to bag a lions share in the recently issued job notifications by the Government. This despite the fact the both the population as well as unemployment are higher in Kashmir than Jammu. The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) recently advertised  two notifications in local dallies on August 10 and September 3 this year, inviting application forms for the various posts in different departments under notice numbers 04 of 2015 and 06 of 2015. The posts…

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Gilani welcomes Agha, Shabbir, Nayeem; invites others to join forum

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Veteran Kashmiri leader, Syed Ali Gilani has welcomed senior Hurriyet leaders, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi, Shabbir Ahmad Shah and Nayeem Ahmad Khan in his forum, and has invited other leaders to also join the forum. Syed Ali Gilani addressing a press conference after the joining of his forum by the senior Hurriyet leaders at his Hyderpora residence in Srinagar, today, said that the move would further strengthen the liberation struggle against the Indian occupation. Citing challenges faced by the Hurriyet leadership in the wake of Indian conspiracies to perpetuate…

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Mufti calls for greater public-private partnership to overcome unemployment

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today handed over placement orders to 300 ITI trained youth at a mega job festival held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC) here. With unemployment emerging as the biggest challenge for the government, the Chief Minister stressed the need for public-private partnership to overcome the problem. Admitting that unemployment was the biggest challenge, Mufti said the problem could only be addressed by way of greater public-private partnership. He also called for concerted efforts to bridge the gulf between skills and jobs. “There is a…

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BJP flays Drabu for equating leisure tourism with pilgrimage

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Says it will not accept decision to impose tax The state unit of the BJP today flayed Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu for his “adamant attitude” over imposing tax on chopper services to the cave shine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra. The party also lambasted the minister for equating leisure tourism with the pilgrimage. Stating that the party has conveyed its resentment in strong words to the state government on the issue of imposing surcharge on helicopter services to religious places, chief spokesperson for the state BJP Sunil Sethi said:…

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Government felicitated teacher for innovative teaching methods

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Jammu and Kashmir government felicitated the teacher whose video of innovative methods of teaching went viral on social media last week. Education Minister Naeem Akhtar felicitated Mohammad Yousuf Rather, who teaches at a government school in South Kashmir Shopian district, for devising unique method to simplify the teaching process. “Innovation is a key part of education and it is a matter of great honour for our department to have such bright teachers. I congratulate him for his novel method of teaching which could be emulated by other teachers also,” Akhtar…

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Gold remains down, Automobile sales accelerate, post flood impact

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One year after the floods, it has been a mixed set of performance witnessed by various business segments in the Valley during this period. While the jewellery sales mostly remained low, the floods came as a blessing in disguise for the auto-mobile sector, especially car segment where the business has gone up because people opted for car exchange in lieu of their damaged vehicles. GOLD BUSINESS Bashir Rather, President, All Kashmir Gold Association says that gold sales have witnessed a negative 15 – 20 per cent growth since September last…

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Shabir Shah, Nayeem Khan, Agha Hassan join Geelani-led Hurriyat

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In a major development, three top separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday joined Hurriyat Conference led by octogenarian leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Sources told that Freedom party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Anjuman-e-Shar-e-Shian president Agha Syed Hassan reached the Hyderpora residence of Geelani early today to join the amalgam. The leaders will address a joint press conference at noon today, they said. Shah and Khan, it needs to be mentioned, had launched Hurriyat JK last year after differences with Hurriyat (M) chairman…

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JK Government Fiddles on Floods, No Action Only Celebration

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The Government and some civil society organisations planned to celebrate last year’s destructive floods in Jammu and Kashmir reported to be the worst in a century. It was given out that the celebrations were to honour the peoples’ determination and resolve to survive the worst disaster in the state’s recent history. But were seen as diversionary tactics to shift attention from the questions that need to be answered, and the action that is required urgently on the ground. The first that still remains unanswered a year later is why did…

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