Days after a murderous attack on Kashmiri truckers in Udhampur in Jammu division, business chambers of Kashmir and Jammu have demanded that Jammu and Kashmir should be made a free economic zone to trade with Pakistan, China, and Central Asia. “The demand for making Jammu and Kashmir a free economic zone will also be taken up by both Chambers jointly to get the territory out of financial mess,” said president of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Mushtaq Ahmad Wani. He was addressing a press conference jointly with Rakesh…
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Kashmir high on Modi government’s agenda: RSS mouthpiece
Referring to the CNN expose which revealed the unrest in Pakistan occupied Kashmir due to the atrocities by the Pakistan, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) mouthpiece Panchjanya claims that Kashmir is high on Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s agenda. Panchjanya said that the Modi government is taking a holistic approach towards Jammu and Kashmir adding that the government’s move to refer to POK as POJK is a strategic one recognising Pakistan’s illegal occupation of parts of Jammu as well as Kashmir. The mouthpiece says the masses of POK are demanding from…
Read MoreWhether Article 370! State universities bypass JK Assembly, extend NCTE Act to J&K
The two major universities of J&K have bypassed the state Legislative Assembly by extending the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act 1993 to all B.Ed colleges of the state which is seen as an attempt to dilute Article 370. While University of Jammu has already implemented NCTE Act 1993 in B.Ed colleges of Jammu region in June this year, the Act has been extended to Kashmir region also by University of Kashmir as per Notification No: F (B.Ed. Pvt Colleges-15) CDC/KU/15 dated October 10, 2015. As per the new…
Read MoreNeed to upgrade Govt schools: CM
Inaugurates three Model Schools in Anantnag district Stressing on the need to upgrade government schools, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Wednesday said the government would work to bring all the schools under the ambit of the Model School Scheme gradually. Mufti said the talent of the youth needs to be channelized properly so as to prepare them for the world of cut-throat competition. Asserting that quality of human resource determines empowerment of countries, the chief minister outlined importance of excellence in education. He said technology has shrunk world into a…
Read MoreThree Youth injured in CRPF firing facilitating traffic on Awantipora Highway
2 kids sustain pellet injuries Three people were injured after CRPF personnel allegedly opened fire at youth ‘regulating traffic’ on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. CRPF spokesperson, Ashish Kumar Jha, called the allegations baseless. “They (CRPF troopers) have not been involved in any such incident to the best of my knowledge,” he said. The injured include, Danish Dar, teenage son of senior photojournalist, Javed Dar. The other injured have been identified as Junaid and Parvez. According to reports, the youth came to the rescue of…
Read MoreRSS think tank asks Centre to get expert view on Art 370
The Jammu and Kashmir Study Centre, a think tank of the RSS, yesterday asked the Union Government to constitute an expert committee of eminent lawyers and jurists to look into the judgment delivered by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Article 370. The committee, the Study Centre said, should look into the revocation of the said Article by following the due process of law. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, while delivering a judgment on October 9, had ruled that Article 370, granting special status to the state, had…
Read MoreOver decade later, Valley’s Tagore Hall to come alive
Jammu and Kashmir is on the threshold of revival of art and cultural activities with Tagore Hall being thrown open with renovated structures and upgraded facilities after about a decade on Wednesday. Though the centre for cultural activities, art and theatre had undergone revival in 2006 for a brief period, it had remained on “inactive mode” since the eruption of militancy in the Valley post-1989. Tagore Hall has been part of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) in the summer capital over the past more…
Read MoreOnline videos of bovine slaughter go unchecked
At a time when the beef ban controversy has put the state on the edge again, circulation of bovine slaughter videos on social networking sites can inflame the situation further. Since the High Court ban on beef evoked a sharp reaction in the Valley, a number of videos with mocking messages were being forwarded through social messaging applications like WhatsApp. The government has directed the police to keep a check on rumour-mongers and troublemakers, but there is no mechanism to stop circulation of provocative videos and pictures. The misuse of…
Read MoreMufti heads for Delhi to seek much-awaited Rs 1.25 lakh cr
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will leave for Delhi tomorrow to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the plea to release a financial package for the state to enable the coalition government sustain itself politically and economically. The Centre has already finalised a mega package more than the Bihar package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore as a show of its concern and magnanimity towards Jammu and Kashmir despite the fact that accounts have not been made available by the state government on how the money was spent. Sources said the…
Read More10-yr-old battles injuries sustained during ‘Sunday shelling’ in old city
A Class IV student from the old city area of Srinagar is battling grievous burn injuries in his face for the past three days at a local hospital. The family of the boy is blaming the police for his condition. However, the men in uniform have refuted the allegations. The family though said the boy was hit by a tear smoke shell fired by the police during clashes on Sunday. Aamir Bilal Ahnager, 10, is admitted in ward 8 of the emergency section at the SMHS (Shri Maharaja Hari Singh)…
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