Month: November 2015

Annoyed BJP legislators give Mufti 15 days to address their concerns

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After their breakfast meeting with Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the annoyed BJP ministers and legislators have decided to give 15 days to the coalition partner before taking any further course of action. The enraged lot, comprising some Ministers of State (MoS) and legislators, will wait for a fortnight as the Chief Minister had promised to address all their issues. In a bid to placate the annoyed coalition partner, Mufti Sayeed had hosted a breakfast meeting with BJP ministers and legislators on Saturday to listen to their grievances. In the…

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Srinagar records coldest night so far

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Srinagar city recorded the season’s coldest night so far at minus 0.5 degree as all other places in the Kashmir Valley also recorded minimum temperatures several notches below the freezing point, an official said on Saturday. “Today was the coldest night of the season so far in Srinagar as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 0.5 degree Celsius,” the weather official told IANS on Saturday morning. According to the official, in all other places of the valley, the night temperatures fell several notches below the freezing point because of clear…

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GMC students run SMHS Hospital in Srinagar

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Seniors spend more time at clinics, death rate on rise Kashmir’s most visited hospital, SMHS, is fast losing its sheen as complaints about senior doctors leaving the patients at the mercy of the Government Medical College (GMC) students have been pouring in continuously. However, the frequent pleas to put system on track have fallen flat on the deaf ears. Sources told that senior doctors visit the hospital in the morning for rounds and “disappear” leaving the burden to handle the hospital on junior doctors, mostly GMC students, who are doing…

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Soz may join PDP

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Eyes Parliament seat from Baramulla In a development that may have far reaching consequences for the state unit of the Congress, former JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz is likely to join the PDP. First time in 18 years a stalwart from J&K Congress, Soz is seriously weighing options to cross the floor. Sources in JKPCC said he is in touch with Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba Mufti who heads the ruling PDP. Soz represented Congress in Rajya Saba for a long time and was a minister in Union…

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Illegal construction resumes in Pahalgam

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Minister’s close aide flouts norms with impunity An influential hotelier has resumed construction work on a commercial complex in violation of the normsat Ganeshpora in Pahalgam allegedly at the behest of a senior cabinet minister. Ganeshpora along with 10 vicinities of Pahalgam like Gujrani Batkoot, Mawoora and Srechan were notified in 2013 and brought within the purview of Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA). Official sources in Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) told that the violator is using his political connections to evade action. “It’s open secret, he (violator) is violating the laid…

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Online Shopping

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Nazim Humayun E-Commerce has grown immensely in past few years and it is expected to grow further in a very fast manner given the fact it has grown more than 30 per cent from 2012 to $12.6 billion in 2013. Some days ago, I saw a post on Facebook that instead of an Iphone a ‘Stone’, Yes!  A stone was delivered to a customer by E-Commerce giant. All of us must have heard and also encountered personally some of these mistakes by the companies. Some months ago a soap bar…

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NC to win hands down in case of by-elections: Omar

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged that the PDP-BJP coalition has lost people’s’ mandate due to its vision less policies, mis-governance of over nine months and leadership deficit. He said both the ruling parties are destined to lose their deposits in the event of by-polls. “If elections were held now, National Conference will form the government on its own, without crutches of others”, Omar said at a public rally in Ramban on Srinagar- Jammu Highway. The former Chief Minister is…

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Private Sector – An epic failure in Kashmir (Continued)

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Govt is leaving no stone unturned to catch with the unemployed youth of J&K. Private sector is being lured with every possible support from government and its machinery, but what our youth is getting in reality? The facts and figures are shocking. We carried survey of some such companies functional in J&K, and were shocked to see what is being served to our unemployed educated starwing youth. We start with: Hindustan Construction Company one of  the major construction company operating in Jammu & Kashmir, who made their maiden entry during 2005, build many projects like Uri…

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Mirwaiz wants Kashmir history taught in schools

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Hurriyat-M chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today insisted on teaching history of Kashmir to the young generation in schools by compulsorily introducing it in the curriculum. Mirwaz said that the rich culture of Kashmir and the life of Sufi saints “who had laid foundation for renaissance in that dark era in Kashmir” have been ignored by all the dispensations here. “Under a conspiracy, our real culture and life of pious Sufi saints has not been taught to us in schools, and the same conspiracy continues with the present generation. The syllabus…

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Bijbehara continues to shut for third day against militant killings

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For the third consecutive day, Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district observed a spontaneous shutdown to mourn the death of three local Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed on Monday. According to GNS Correspondent, all the shops, commercial establishments, schools and banks were closed in Bijbehara, which is the hometown of Chief Minister Muhammad Sayeed. The shutdown also affected vehicular movement in the area. On Monday this week, three militants identified as Sartaj Ahmad Lone son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone residents of Wopzan, Bijbehara, Adil Ahmad Sheikh son of Fayaz Ahmad…

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