Year: 2015

Over 500 minors detained in Kashmir since 2009, data reveals

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There seems to be no end to arrest of minors by police in Kashmir, with fresh reports indicating that few minors lodged at Juvenile Home here are not able to bail themselves out “due to the refusal of cops to provide them the necessary reports.” According to official sources, few minors detained from Srinagar in the past one week on charges of stone-throwing have been lodged at the Juvenile Home at Harvan here. “They are eagerly waiting to be bailed out, but are not able to do so because police…

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Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt

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The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur  district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started at around 9.15 pm on Thursday and continued till 2.30 am Friday. ”It may not be a terrorist attack at all. We are getting the facts verified,” Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh told The Indian Express. There had…

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Foods for brain and nervous system

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Our brain ages with time, it is important to improve the functioning and health of the brain along with the nervous system. These top 12 foods can prevent brain deterioration, blood pressure, mental disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, and prevents nerve damage. Spinach: Spinach is a magical vegetable, that has innumerable health benefits. No matter the disease or health problem, spinach is a powerhouse of nutrients. Besides, the antioxidants present in spinach gives slows down the aging of the brain and nervous system, hence improves cognitive functioning. Cognition simply means mental functioning…

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Landline, broadband services defunct in Srinagar

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BSNL: Irking people   Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) broadband users in summer capital Srinagar are up n arms against the authorities for failing to restore the service from over two weeks now. According to local newsgathering agency CNS, broadband and landline services are defunct in Rambagh, Natipora, Baghi Mehtab, Chanapora, Mehjoor Nagar areas of Srinagar city. Subscribers of the areas informed said that the service is not poor but totally defunct and out of order.  “We visited Barzaulla based BSNL office several times and every time, the Engineer assured…

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New advertisement policy for media soon: Mufti

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Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Friday emphasized upon the formulation of a new advertisement policy for media and said he has already issued directions for broadening the scope of the existing policy. He said this while interacting with a delegation of J&K Press Association, here this morning. Highlighting the need for making rational changes to the State’s Advertisement Policy, Mufti said the revised framework will strictly implement the guidelines to empanel media outlets for Government advertisements and also the tariff on which the newspapers would be paid for printing the…

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Kashmir – The land of Wisdom

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Adam and Eve would have felt it hard to leave from heaven, so had Ibn Battuta, the greatest traveller of Muslim world, when he left his home. His initial writing dipicts how much he was attached to his land and home. “It weighed grievously upon me to part with them, and both they and I were afflicted with sorrow” were his words when he left his home, Tangier. No doubt, all over the world men/women are emotionally attached to their land, people, habits and culture. Even the Bedouins will find…

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Authorities remove bottleneck for multi-level parking in Lal Chowk

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In a bid to remove bottleneck for construction of first-of-its-kind multi level parking in city centre Lal Chowk, Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) demolished several structures in Old KMD Yard. Officials said these structures were hampering the construction of multi-level parking facility. The demolition drive was conducted under the supervision of the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, Vice-Chairperson SDA, Secretary SDA,  and other officers were present during the demolition drive. Pertinently, the maiden mechanized multi-layer parking facility is coming up at Old…

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Teachers hold protests, give Govt deadline of August 17

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The teachers’ community and state government continue to remain at loggerheads over the controversial decision of conducting screening test of ReT teachers who have obtained their degrees from outside study centers or through distance mode. On Friday, Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF) held demonstrations. All the schools, according to the Forum, were closed in the afternoon and teachers staged protests at their respective district headquarters to express anger against the government decision. Earlier on August 5, massive protests erupted in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area after hundreds of ReT teachers…

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‘Young sons sacrificing lives to end Indian occupation’: Aasiyah

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Paying glorious tributes to Talib Hussain Shah, the LeT commander killed in Kakpora Pulwama encounter the Dukhtaran-e-Millat president Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi said that the young sons of the nation are sacrificing their lives to end the Indian occupation. She said that the nation in general and the leadership in particular is duty bound to safeguard and make the sacred sacrifices fetch fruits of freedom and fulfill the dream of mujahideen come true. Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi condemned the use of force against the mourners and said those who claim to be…

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Thousands participated in Lashkar militant’s funeral

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Scores injured in clashes Despite restrictions, extensive military deployment around Kakapora town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, thousands of people including females from adjoining hamlets participated in the funeral procession of local LeT commander Talib Hussain Shah, 22, who was killed during a gunfight with Indian Army on Thursday evening. Eyewitnesses told CNS that the extensive military and police deployment around Kakapora and adjoining areas failed in preventing thousands of mourners from marching in the funeral procession, carrying flags and chanting against the Indian ‘occupation’. Following the fatal encounter in…

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