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Parvez guides Super Kings to victory in opener

September 3, 2015 Editor

International cricketer and icon player, Parvez Rasool on Wednesday guided Al Hamza Super Kings to the opening win of the Downtown Champions League T20 match at Sheri-Kashmir cricket stadium, here. The T20 league started formally on Wednesday with four matches played during the day at two venues – Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium and Kashmir university ground. In the first match of the day played at SK stadium, Super Kings clashed with against Team Al-Khuddam. Parvez using all his experience guided his side to a comfortable win. For his match winning performance…

Setting up NIA base against JK’s special status: Hurriyat (G)

September 3, 2015 Editor

Hurriyat Conference (G) today termed the setting up of camp office in Jammu and Kashmir by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and its plan to establish permanent base here as a clear of violation of J&K’s special status and constitution. “This action does not have any legal and moral justification,” the Hurriyat spokesman, in a statement today, said, adding that “If permission is granted for the permanent office of NIA in the state, it will be resisted tooth and nail and we will launch a public agitation against any such…

Kashmir’s ancient monuments may soon be history

September 3, 2015 Editor

Archaeological Survey of India has no policy to restore monuments on verge of destruction These temples witnessed the rise and fall of several kings and dynasties over the centuries and survived the ravages of time and religious zealots who tried to destroy them. But now, some of these ancient temples in the Kashmir valley may not survive as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has no specific policy to reconstruct and restore these splendid architectural marvels. Displaced Kashmiri Pandits are watching helplessly as the ancient heritage turns into ruins due…

Mirwaiz to honour ‘heroes’ of Sept floods

September 3, 2015 Editor

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led charity organisation, ‘Dar-ul-Khair’, has decided to felicitate “real heroes” and “groups”, which played key role in rescue and relief operations in the September floods last year. The awards would be given by Mirwaiz during a function being on September 6, the trust said in a statement.

Ex CM Omar Abdullah dig at RSS

September 3, 2015 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today took a dig at RSS over its coordination meeting with BJP and questioned how it could be called a ‘social organisation’. “So the RSS is doing a 3-day performance appraisal of the Modi government. Anyone else want to tell me that they are a ‘social organisation’?” Omar tweeted. His comment came as the top brass of the RSS and the BJP met in Delhi today for a three-day coordination meeting to take stock of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government’s one year…

Strike affects work in Central government offices, banks

September 3, 2015 Editor

Like other parts of the country, the all-India general strike, called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions , was also observed in the city today. The J&K joint platform of trade unions, comprising Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and insurance, banks, BSNL and Central government employees, protested against the alleged anti-people and anti-workers polices of the Union Government. The 24-hour strike badly affected the functioning of Central government offices and banking operations as there was a…

Farooq Abdullah applies for LPG subsidy; PDP flays him

September 3, 2015 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah is in the midst of a controversy in the wake of his recent application for LPG subsidy, which was criticised by his rivals. Abdullah, the president of main opposition National Conference, has submitted a form for non-Aadhar based LPG subsidy transfer with Super Gas Sevice at Durga Nag, a distributor of HP Gas, on August 14 this year, an official of the gas agency said. During the Lok Sabha elections last year, he had declared an annual income of more than Rs…

Kashmir crafts can sell like hot cakes if marketed properly – Mufti

September 3, 2015 Editor

Stresses upon GI Registration, price tagging of genuine products Stressing better branding of Kashmir Handicrafts, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for a concerted effort to overcome challenges in better marketing of hand-made products in the burgeoning domestic and international markets. Describing today’s entrepreneur as a “technopreneur” who is ready to take on the world, Sayeed said the export-oriented handicraft products will sell like hot cakes, even in wake of fierce competition, if we stick to globally-recognised benchmarks in originality and pricing. Investors should take a cue from the…

Army Jawan, militant killed in Rafiabad encounter

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Editor

One army jawan and a militant were killed on Wednesday in an encounter between militants and security forces in the Ladura area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir. While the jawan was killed in the morning when militants fired at security forces, the militant identified as Riyaz Ahmad of Brath Kalan in Sopore was killed when the army razed the residential house where the militants were holed up. According to officials, Ahmad was a local commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen. Earlier reports had suggested that two militants were holed up in…