Month: October 2015

Alhamzah seal berth in final of DCL

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Alhamzah Super Kings  are through to the Final of Khyber Big Downtown Champions League 2015 after Kashmir Royal Stars fell agonisingly short in their first semi final match of this season losing to Kings by five runs in a hard-fought contest at JKCA Ground here on Friday. Royal were well placed at 103 for 1 in 14th over before Saleem Jehangir (1 for 19) and Safdar Ali (1 for 11) bowled some tidy over’s and left Royal’s needing 15 of the last over. Nayeem tried to pull of the match…

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Search on in Bandipora forests for 4th day

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The combing operation in the Bandipora forests continued for the fourth consecutive day today. A soldier of the counter-insurgency unit of the Army was killed in the Bandipora forests on Tuesday evening. The police said the troops of the 14 Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles, Special Forces and the Special Operations Group of the J&K Police were carrying out searches in the dense Boothu forests of Bandipora since Tuesday to track a group of militants, which was intercepted by them. “On Tuesday, we had two contacts with the militants —…

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War of words in BJP intensifies

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Hari Om hits back at state affairs in charge Khanna The war of words between BJP leaders has intensified with former ideologue Prof Hari Om today hitting back at national vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna for “ignoring the wishes and aspirations of people of Jammu region”. State BJP affairs in charge Khanna lambasted Hari Om two days back for giving “communal, divisive and disturbing” statements and playing a “dirty role” by using the party’s name. “Being an outsider, Khanna, unfortunately, does not know anything about the state, political aspirations, needs and…

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CRPF went on a ‘rampage’ in Kulgam, allege locals

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‘Damaged vehicles and residential houses’ DC orders probe Scores of people Friday staged a protest outside District Development Commissioner’s office in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district accusing Indian troopers of CRPF from 18 Battalion of damaging more than 50 private vehicles and residential houses in the dead of the night. The protesters who parked the damaged vehicles outside DC office alleged that scores of CRPF personnel from nearby 18 Battalion camp went on rampage on Thursday night and damaged the vehicles parked on roads as well as inside the residential houses.…

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‘Let New Delhi introspect why thousands join funeral of Abu Qasim’

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Stand on beef by three Chief Ministers vindicated my Stand : Rashid MLA Langate Engineer Rashid Friday welcomed the stand taken by Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal Chief Ministers over beef issue and termed it as a slap on the face of Mufti led PDP govt. Addressing a gathering at Dangiwacha Rafiabad today, Er Rasheed said that though we need no permission from anyone what to eat and what not, but the stand taken by three chief ministers justifying beef parties and sale of beef have endorsed that we have…

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CM asks state department to ensure power as per schedule

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With winter chill setting in earlier than expected, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to work out an institutional mechanism that will ensure availability of power as per the notified schedule. “With onset of winter, it has become imperative to educate people to make judicious use of power, enabling the department to deliver better services and reduce damage to transformers,” Sayeed said at a review meeting here last evening. Sayeed also issued instructions to fast-track installation of electricity meters and gearing up…

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After beef row, quota issue simmers in J&K

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After a pause in the beef ban row following the J&K High Court verdict, quota politics may rock the state as supporters and opponents of reservation system have started flexing their muscles. While leaders of reserved categories have taken to streets against the verdict of J&K High Court on quota, those who fall under general quota have warned the state government about “political blackmail” of reserved categories. As reported earlier, the J&K High Court in its judgment on October 9 had struck down some sections of the Jammu and Kashmir…

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No rules to check pillion riders without helmet

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Two-wheeler riders, especially those riding pillion, shy away from wearing a helmet in the city. There is no mechanism to make pillion riders wear a helmet in Jammu. The traffic police in Jammu may stop a biker not wearing a helmet and fine him Rs 100, but do not find any offence or risk if the pillion rider is not wearing a helmet. It has become the culture in Jammu that the pillion riders never wear helmets and most of the people don’t even know that the pillion rider should…

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Delay in land acquisiton affecting BRO projects in Ladakh region

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In the strategically significant Ladakh region, where Chinese incursions and Indo-China stand-offs take place frequently, impediments faced by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) continue to affect the operational preparedness of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Army. The BRO, which largely has the responsibility of constructing and maintaining border roads, faces impediments such as acquisition of land, delay in forest and wildlife clearances and hostile weather. “In the age of drones and in comparison with the Chinese infrastructure on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), we…

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Two students booked for raising pro-Pak slogans in Rajouri

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Two students of a government school were booked for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Around eight students of a particular community studying at Government Higher Secondary School in Sialsoi village raised pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans after they came out of their classes after an exam yesterday,” a police officer said. He said that a group of around 50 persons reached the school today morning and forced the closure of the school authority. However, on the intervention of the police, the school functioned…

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