Year: 2015

Rival parties could not mislead people over AIIMS issue, says BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday claimed that opposition parties including Congress, National Conference, and JKNPP are in “deep frustration” as they failed to “mislead” masses over the demand for setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu. “Now when the picture is clear that AIIMS will be established in Jammu, parties like NC, Congress and JKNPP are in deep frustration as their designs to mislead the masses have totally failed,” BJP state president and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma said at a press conference here. Sharma said the Union Health Ministry’s…

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SC sent PILs on Kashmir floods to J&K High Court

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The Supreme Court today referred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court a batch of PILs filed last year seeking directions to the Centre and the state government to provide various reliefs including cash and medicines to flood victims there. “We have requested the Chief Justice of the High Court to constitute a committee in pursuance of our earlier order to look into the issues raised in the petitions,” the social justice bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said. The bench did not accept the plea…

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NC demands complete restoration of Internal Autonomy

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National Conference, while commemorating the sacrifices and 22 year long struggle of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah for the dignity of this State and its people has said that 9th August 1953 was a black day in the History of Jammu and Kashmir. “This was the day when Prime Minister of J&K Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was surrounded by the Army and arrested after his popular government was illegally dismissed by Karan Singh under a deep-rooted political intrigue to erode the special status of the State. After the illegal overthrow of the popular…

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Amarnath Yatra suspended for second day

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The ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir was suspended for the second day on Sunday after the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed due to heavy rainfall. Heavy rains throughout the night triggered landslides at Kheri in Udhampur district and also at some places in the Ramban district, forcing authorities to close the highway, a police officer told IANS. “No pilgrim was allowed to proceed from Jammu to the valley,” he said. A decision on resuming the Amarnath Yatra will be taken only after the highway is…

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After attack, rumour mongering troubles Udhampur authorities

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In the aftermath of Udhampur attack, various kinds of rumours are circulating on social media about fresh terror threats and other issues, causing concern to the authorities which has warned of strict action against those spreading false information and creating panic. Rumours circulating on Whatsapp are about 200 militants sneaking in, sighting of terrorist, capturing of terrorists in some areas, reports of encounter, feared attacks, emergency, closure of schools and so on, according to Udhampur District Magistrate Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. He said this tendency has been viewed very seriously and…

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Army rescues 400 stranded tourists from flood-hit Ladakh

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About 400 stranded tourists have been evacuated by the Army from flood-hit areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir as several villages of the region were cut off from the mainland. “Army troops swiftly launched a large scale rescue and relief operations in all flood-affected areas to save precious lives,” Defence Spokesman at Army’s Northern Command, Col S D Goswami said. “Heavy rains, flash floods since last month have affected large parts of Ladakh region. Inundated roads, submerged villages, damaged bridges have caused havoc during prime tourist season,” he said.…

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Shiv Sena holds anti-Pak protest in Jammu

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Activists of Shiv Sena on sunday held a protest here against militant activities by Pakistan and burnt a Pakistani flag. Led by party leader Rakesh Gupta, Sena workers shouted raised slogans against Pakistan. They also targeted the BJP-PDP government in the state for alleged “inaction” against the people waving ISIS and Pakistani flags in public. “Strict action should be taken against those people so that in future no one will dare to repeat it,” Gupta told reporters here. He demanded imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir if the…

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Congress accuses BJP-PDP of exploiting religious, regional issues

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The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP-PDP coalition partners of “exploiting the religious, regional and other factors for the sake of power” “We accuse the present coalition partners of exploiting the religious, regional and other factors for the sake of coming to power. Congress always respected the urges and aspirations of regions and different sections of society in order to strengthen the bounds of unity and integrity of the state,” J and K Congress chief G A Mir said while addressing public meeting at Haritar-Sangrama in North Kashmir today. “Congress…

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Police arrest man who gave shelter to captured Pak terrorist

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J&K police have arrested a man who gave shelter to captured Pakistani terrorist Naved Usman, Times Now reported on Saturday. Naved Usman alias Qasim Khan of Faisalabad, captured three days ago, was on Saturday brought to the Kashmir Valley to identify those who helped him reach Udhampur where he was arrested, an official said. Usman, a member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, was brought to the valley from Jammu region by road, an intelligence officer said. Usman was overpowered by villagers after he and a fellow Pakistani terrorist shot…

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Land allotted at Re 1 per-year-per-kanal, but Centre fails to fund NIFT in Kashmir

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While few days of strike in Jammu forced the Government of India to establish ‘AIIMS-like facilities’ in the winter capital of J&K too, it has failed to allocate funds to the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) set-up in the Valley six years back. The GOI sanctioned the NIFT in Kashmir in 2009 at an estimated cost of Rs 188 crore. Of this, 90 percent was to be paid by the Centre and the rest 10 percent by the State. The state government, according to documents, was further asked to…

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