Year: 2015

Delhi non-committal on flood rehabilitation package

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While Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a whopping Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar on Tuesday, promises made by New Delhi and the State Government on reaching out to people who lost their houses and lifelong investments in the devastating flood of September 2014 haven’t translated into action so far. A senior official said there has been no commitment from Government of India to provide a separate package for rehabilitation of flood victims and Rs 44000-crore package sought by the State for carrying out the reconstruction program has been…

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Hindu seer invites Hurriyat to discuss peace at Kumbh

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A Hindu seer has invited separatist leaders from Kashmir and heads of militant groups like Ulfa and Bodo to participate in a debate on peace at the ongoing Kumbh mela here. “I have given invitation to devotees from Kashmir, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and other states to participate in the Mahakumbh,” Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth at Jagannath Puri, Odisha, Swami Adhokshjanand Maharaj told PTI during an interaction here. “I have also asked leaders of Hurriyat Conference, ULFA, Bodo and other organisations to participate in a meeting to establish peace in…

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It too happens in SKIMS: One Entrance, Two Degrees

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Appearing for an entrance and availing a professional degree is all right everywhere. However, one entrance and getting dual professional degrees is something that only happens in Kashmir. A senior doctor and Deputy Medical Superintendent at Shere-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences’ Medical College or (JVC, Bemina), Dr Shifa Abeeda is at the helm of affairs at JVC Bemina. The senior doctor has allegedly availed two MD degrees on one professional entrance examination, courtesy crisis-hit SKIMS deemed University. Sources informed two degrees were allotted to the accused candidate, who had appeared…

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U.N Chief concerned at violence on disputed Kashmir border

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday voiced alarm at the latest upsurge in violence along the disputed border of India and Pakistan in Kashmir and urged restraint on the part of both governments. Officials said on Sunday that Indian and Pakistani troops intensified firing along their disputed frontier in Kashmir, killing at least eight people and wounding 14. “(Ban) expresses serious concern about the recent escalation of violence along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, which reportedly resulted in a number of casualties on both sides, including…

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Two Killed In Sopore Shrine Shooting In Kashmir

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A policeman and a civilian were killed in a suspected militant attack in Tujjar Sharief hamlet of north Kashmir’s Sopore area on Tuesday, police said. The gunmen also snatched the service rifle of the slain cop, police added. A police official said militants, believed to be two, fired at a cop, later identified as Fayaz Ahmed Bhat son of Abdul Khaliq of Wadoora village of Sopore, when he was on duty guarding the shrine of Hazrat Sultan-ul-Arifeen (RA) at TujjarSharief, Sopore. “The militants fired at the cop, leaving him seriously…

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India warned against plan to settle soldiers in Kashmir

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Hurriyet leaders have categorically rejected the India’s plan to permanently settle its retired army personnel and their families in the territory, saying that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory and the move will be clear violation of the international law. The veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani in a statement in Srinagar cautioned that the allotting of land to Indian soldiers would be a grave mistake on the part of Indian government. He appealed to the world bodies to play their role in stopping India from fiddling…

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JK govt removed security cover of our leaders by design:JKNPP

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Accusing the PDP-BJP government of indulging in “vindictive politics”, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party today claimed the ruling coalition removed security cover of a number of mainstream leaders from the opposition “by design”, even in the face of “threats”. Congress had earlier accused the PDP-BJP government of “undermining” the security of mainstream leaders and senior activists of the opposition party with a design by “selectively withdrawing” their security cover and exposing them to anti-national forces, when, the party claimed, the militancy has “gone up” in the state. ”The government has indulged…

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Devise a plan to counter RSS backed BJP policies, Aasiya to Hurriyat

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While reacting over the creation of proposed Sainik colony in Kashmir, Dukhtaran-e-Millat president Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi has said that India is busy playing dangerous games in Jammu Kashmir and the fresh plans of RSS are in continuance of that. She said that these are all tactics of changing the demography of the ‘occupied’ state. In a statement to CNS, Dukhtaran-e-Millat president cautioned that any such move will have to see a tough resistance from the people who are in no case ready to allow Hinduta forces succeed in their ill…

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J&K Deputy CM visits shelling affected hamlets

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Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh along with minister and others on Tuesday visited shelling hit areas in Poonch district and conveyed their condolences to the bereaved families who lost their family members in the shelling. Singh and Minister for Public Works Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari visited Balakote area and interacted with the people at village Hamirpur near LoC here, an official spokesman said. They were accompanied by MP, Jugal Kishore Sharma and Haveli MLA Shah Mohammad Tantray. The shelling on LoC in Balakote and Sawjian sectors in…

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Kousar Nag Yatra flagged off from Reasi

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Week long historical Kousar Nag Yatra along with Charri Mubarak was flagged off from Reasi early this morning with traditional fervor and gaiety by MLA Reasi Mr Ajay Nanda. Speaking on the occasion, Nanda said he will personally monitor the water availability, stay arrangements, langer facilities right from Reasi to Kousar Nag. He further added that efforts would be made to promote the Kounsar Nag as tourist destination. He asked civil administration to chalk out a comprehensive strategy to popularize the spot by erecting hoardings at prominent locations, so that pilgrims after…

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