Year: 2015

LAHDC Leh accuses govt of releasing insufficient funds for flood victims, stage demo

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Protesters playing politics, 20 crore not final package: Dorjey Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Leh along with District Congress Committee (DCC) members today staged a protest demonstration against State government for not allocating “sufficient funds” for flood affected areas in Leh. Councillors said the allocation of Rs 20 crore as relief for flood affected areas in Leh is too meagre. They said, the amount released by State government for the relief and rehabilitation of flood affected people in Leh is “too little and too late”. Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor…

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Protests in Jammu against ‘sacrilegious’ act

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Massive demonstrations were held all across Jammu shortly after Friday prayers in protest against the dumping of flood hit religious books. The protesters demanded thorough investigations into the whole episode and registration of criminal cases against the arrested persons. Eyewitnesses said that people in large numbers took to streets in different parts of Jammu division including Rajendra Bazar, Bari Brahmana, Residency Road, Gujjar Nagar, Bhatandi, Malik Market, Kathi Talab and Kalu Chak. Large contingent of police and Para-military troopers had been deployed to maintain law and order. The protest marches…

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Rains cause waterlogging in city areas

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A heavy spell of rain in Srinagar on Friday evening caused waterlogging in several areas disrupting vehicular and pedestrian movement. Commuters had to face a tough time after heavy rains lashed the summer capital. Several areas including city-centre Lal Chowk, Residency Road, Jawahar Nagar, Batamaloo, Baba Demb, Khanyar and Hyderpora were water-logged. Due to water-logging, traffic came to a grinding halt on various routes of the city. Commuters accuse the authorities of failing to undertake cleaning of the drains in the city saying these have been choked during floods last…

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2 ReT teachers resign in Kupwara following Scrutiny of degree certificates

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Two Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have resigned from their services following verification of their degree certificates initiated by the government. Officials in the department said the resignation of duo was accepted by the higher authorities. They said the teachers had allegedly obtained their degrees from outside state and had apprehensions of departmental action for the act. The teachers include one, who was engaged as ReT on 1 March, 2011and posted in Government Upper Primary School (UPS) Khanabal, while another was posted at Upper Primary School Budi…

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Govt orders major reshuffle in admin

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Zaffar is DG Info, Baseer Commissioner CT, Hemant Secy Culture in T&C Deptt, Basharat ACK, Yasha DC Bla, Shah Faesal DSEK, Showkat SMC Commissioner; Amit MD SIDCO, Muneer-ul-Islam DC Ang; Ganai DC B’pora, Shah to also look after Admin Secy TD, Sofi MD SRTC, Yashpal MD JK Medical Supplies Corp, Saleem-ul-Rehman Project Dir State Aids Control Society, Zakir  Dir Motor Garages The Cabinet, which met here Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, ordered major reshuffle in administration. Ashok Kumar Parmar, IAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in…

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J&K Govt determined to put state back on path of peace

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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that it is determined to put the state back on the path of peace, progress and prosperity with accountability and transparency. “The Government is, with the spirited support of all its instruments, firm in its resolve to put the state back on the path of peace, progress and prosperity with accountability, transparency and good governance being the fundamental inputs for its functioning,” State Education Minister Naeem Akhtar quoted Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as saying at a cabinet meeting here. Akhtar, who…

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Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to meet Pakistan NSA on Aug 24; PDP says talks must go on

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Talks between the national security advisors of India and Pakistan must be held as scheduled if terrorism has to be tackled, a leader of Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling People’s Democratic Party leader on Friday. “In order to bring an end to terrorism, the NSA talks must go on,” Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra, political analyst to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed told IANS over phone from Srinagar. Asked if Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz`s proposed meeting with Hurriyat leaders could be considered a hurdle to talks with India, he said the engagement between the…

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After Kashmir row, Pakistan refuses to host Commonwealth meet

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The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday announced with regret its decision to pull back as the host of the 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) as the “Indian demand to invite the speaker of the Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Assembly cannot be accepted”. It is unclear if the parliamentary conference is cancelled or will be held elsewhere. He said Pakistan will raise the issue of Kashmir at every forum of the Commonwealth. Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesman Qazi Khalilullah was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying he expects India…

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J&K High Court quashes detention of Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam under PSA

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Alam was arrested on April 17 two days after he shouted pro-Pakistan slogans and called for Kashmir’s merger with Pakistan during a Pro-Pakistan rally organised to welcome Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani in which his supporters also unfurled Pakistani flags. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led PDP-BJP government suffered a major setback on Friday when Jammu and Kashmir high court quashed the detention of Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Alam was arrested on April 17 two days after he shouted pro-Pakistan slogans and called for Kashmir’s merger…

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Villagers in Kashmir urge govt to act against Pakistani firing

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Villagers living near border in Jammu and Kashmir called for immediate government action to put halt to Pakistani firing and shelling. Since August 14, when Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day, there has been an escalation of tension along the Line of Control (LoC) – a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Mohammad Latif, a resident of Uri in Kashmir, said that the two countries should resolve disputed mattes with immediate effect. Another resident Abdul Rashid called on the politicians to ensure peace in Kashmir valley.

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