Year: 2015

CRPF removes 25-year-old bunker in Srinagar

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Grenade attack on CRPF picket at Sekidafar On directions of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Thursday removed a 25 year-old bunker from Kawdara area of Srinagar city, an official spokesman sad. PDP MLC Khursheed Alam, who was present on the occasion, said the government is committed to provide relief to people of the state. “Removing bunkers from residential areas is one such move as promised by the Chief Minister,” he said The CRPF has removed around 50 bunkers from the city since 2010. Terming removal…

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Rural dept to employ 1,200 data entry operators

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The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj today said it would engage a total of 1,200 data entry operators at the panchayat level in clusters to enable panchayats to function on modern lines and have means to maintain books of account. This was announced by Minister for RuralDevelopment and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq Khan while chairing a review meeting at the Civil Secretariat. “For strengthening the panchayati raj institutions, the departmentwill engage 1,200 accountant-cum-data entry operators at the panchayatlevel in clusters so that panchayats are able to function on…

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National Conference raises pitch against NFSA

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The National Conference today raised its pitch against the National Food Security Act, accusing the coalition government of snatching food from people of the state. “Today people are worried about the food security Act,” NC president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told reporters at Shangus in Anantnag district. Omar described the government’s statement that the NC was behind the protests against the food Act as “unfortunate”. “Imagine in Srinagar city alone there are 3 lakh people whose food is being snatched. If this is the situation in Srinagar, elsewhere…

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Announcement of IIT jacks up realty prices in Jagti

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In the backdrop of the snow-clad Pir Panjal range and NHAI’s neatly laid highway that meanders along hillocks, at the first look, it resembles an exotic and picturesque place of Europe. And announcement of setting up an elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has increased the prices of reality in the Jagti area of Nagrota. The government has already identified the land for the IIT at Khanpur in the vicinity of Jagti. “The four-lane National Highway 1A (NH1A) project had already changed the look of this area and now the…

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HC directs SMC to seal Taj Mohi-ud-Din’s city complex

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‘None can be permitted to reap benefit of his illegal actions’ High court has directed Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC)  to seal a commercial complex of top congress leader and former minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din at Residency road, Srinagar. A division bench of the High Court said prima facie, it appears that the petitioner (Taj Mohi-ud-Din)  has committed serious breach of permission granted to him for raising of construction as he has not maintained car parking in the complex, which was the fundamental condition for permission. Earlier, SMC informed the court that…

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Protest against NFSA continues in Srinagar, anger justified: Geelani

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 The proposed implementation of National Security Act sparked protests in Srinagar city for the fifth consecutive day. Protesters who took to roads blocked boulevard road for hours near Brein Nishat appealing government not to implement the bill in the state. Police diverted the traffic near Obroi Place after protesters did not allow vehicular movement on the road. The protesters said that Food Security Bill is good for states like Uttar Pradesh or Bihar as majority of the consumers in these states kive Below Poverty Line (BPL) while in Jammu and…

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Steep fall in Kashmir business, says KCCI

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Kashmir’s top trade and commerce body on Thursday said the tourism business and handicraft export sectors—apart from general trade—are witnessing a steep decline and the state and central government should “take effective steps” in this regard. Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said it feels concerned about the situation “arising out of downfall of business in tourism, handicraft exports and general trade in the Valley.” “The low turnover and resultant liquidity position in the market has left the stakeholders high and dry, leading to fears of total collapse of…

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Night temperatures improve in valley

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Night temperatures across Kashmir Valley improved due to a cloudy cover although the minimum temperatures remained below freezing, the Met Office said on Thursday. The minimum temperature was minus 0.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Thursday while it was minus 2.7 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam and minus 10.2 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg, an official of local Met department told IANS. The minimum temperature was minus 12.6 degrees Celsius in Leh and minus 14.2 degrees Celsius in Kargil town of Ladakh region, the official said. “Srinagar had its coldest night of…

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Militants hurl grenade at CRPF bunker in Srinagar

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Suspected militants hurled a grenade towards a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in old city on Thursday morning. The hand grenade, which missed the target, was lobbed towards a bunker of 161 Battalion located in Srinagar’s Sakidafar area around 11:15 am. “The grenade exploded on the road damaging two civilian vehicles,” CRPF spokesman Ashish Jha said. “No one was injured in the blast.” After the attack, the police and the CRPF carried out searches in the area to trace the militants involved in the grenade attack. No militant group…

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Girls getting online threats for attending Army-Sponsored Tour

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A group of 30 Kashmiri schoolgirls – the first such group from Srinagar – who returned from an Army-sponsored tour of Delhi and Agra are now facing online abuse and threats. But, back from the 10-day trip yesterday, the teenagers remain defiant in the face of these threats. Some of the students we spoke with say they don’t care about what abusers are posting on social networking sites. “It was a very good trip. We enjoyed it,” said one. Asked about the online abuse and criticism, another student said, “I don’t…

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