Year: 2015

Mufti stripped of all powers: Omar

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The National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said PDP stood formally and publicly exposed as an opportunistic subsidiary of the BJP in J&K and it was now impossible for the party to cover its tracks. The NC Working President, while addressing party workers at the launch of NC Membership Drive 2015 in Pulwama and Budgam districts today, said those in the Valley who had never participated in the electoral process came out to vote in 2014 to keep BJP out of power in the State. “Sadly they were…

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Panic in Qazigund over reports of presence of runaway terrorists

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A day after the Udhampur attack, panic gripped Qazigund area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district when a truck driver informed the police about presence of two men, one of them armed, in the vicinity. The duo was said to have boarded a truck from Verinag to Lower Munda on the National Highway, the arterial road linking the Valley with rest of India. The truck driver informed a police post near Qazigund this afternoon that the two got dropped in a forested area near lower Munda, a place close to Jawahar tunnel…

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Omar dismisses Nirmal’s allegation over ISIS flags

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Says issue being raked up to hide failures, incompetence Dismissing the allegations of Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh that the National Conference (NC) activists were hoisting ISIS flags in Srinagar, NC working President and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said the coalition government was raking useless issue to hide their failure and incompetence. “They (BJP) have government at Centre and the state. If they arrest any flag hoisting youth and prove that he belongs to NC, they are free to take him to court of law. When have I…

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Chief Minister Orders Assessment of Damages in Leh during recent floods

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today issued directions to the Ladakh Affairs Department as well as district administration Leh to immediately carry out assessment of damages caused due to flash floods. Mr Sayeed issued the directions for immediate assessment of damages due to flash floods so that a comprehensive proposal is forwarded to the Central Government for seeking financial assistance for providing relief and succor to the affected families, an official spokesman said. The Chief Minister also directed the concerned authorities to take all necessary restoration and…

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Police party attacked in Pulwama by suspected militants

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Militants today attacked a police party deputed to conduct a search operation in a village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police cordoned off Asthan Mohalla locality of Kakapora, 32 kms from here, around 4 PM on receiving specific inputs about militants hiding in a house, a police officer said. He said the militants opened fire on noticing the search party in an attempt to escape. Reinforcements, including Rashtriya Rifles personnels, have been rushed to the area to flush out the militants believed to be…

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J&K reeling under political uncertainty: Omar Abdullah

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today lashed out at the PDP-BJP coalition, alleging the state was reeling under an “atmosphere of political uncertainty and chaos” as there was no sign of basic governance and stability. “The state is reeling under an atmosphere of political uncertainty and chaos as there is no sign of basic governance and stability. Local youth are yet again choosing the path of militancy thanks to PDP’s brazen sell-out to the BJP. The same young men who were promised that PDP would keep BJP…

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Fresh terror attack in Udhampur, two SPOs injured

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Suspected militants on Thursday night attacked a police post in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per reports, the attack took place in Basantgarh area in which two special police officers (SPOs) were injured. Reports also said that additional forces were being rushed to the spot. According to a senior district official, the militants attacked the post in the mountainous Basantgarh area of the district at 9:15 pm, as per PTI. The security personnel deployed there retaliated to the firing. The attack tonight comes on the…

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Normal life returns to Jammu after 6-day bandh

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Normalcy returned in Jammu with reopening of shops and business establishments after 6-day long bandh over demand of setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu. The schools and educational institutions also reopened along with other universities here on Wednesday. AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) made it amply clear that the bandh observed by the people of entire Jammu region for six consecutive days has given a very clear cut message to the government that the people will not rest till the establishment of full-fledged AIIMS in Jammu. However, hunger strike of…

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15 cholesterol myths

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Cholesterol is often misunderstood. We have been bombarded with information that says that high levels of cholesterol increase the risk of heart diseases but a lot of other information is simply fiction. Myth #1: High cholesterol is only a concern for men- not women. Women have estrogen on their side to help keep cholesterol levels within the normal range. However, after menopause this advantage is gone. Men over 45 and women over 55 are at higher risk for elevated cholesterol. Myth #2: High cholesterol is genetic and there is nothing…

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The 23rd March 1987, the day that changed Kashmir as never before

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Muslim United Front The 23rd March 1987, the day that changed Kashmir as never before Many formidable Indian politicians have said on record that elections for Jammu and Kashmir’s legislative assembly have seldom been free and fair. The alleged widespread rigging in the 1987 elections could well be described as a watershed moment in the Himalayan region’s tumultuous political history, as the then newly formed political alliance of like-minded parties, Muslim United Front (MUF), felt disgruntled after most of its candidates were declared unsuccessful. Did the 1987 elections compel Kashmiris…

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