Year: 2015

Youth injured, 35 detained as Jammu bandh enters fifth day over AIIMS issue

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A youth was injured in a clash and 35 people were detained in Jammu, which witnessed a shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday as the protests demanding an AIIMS here continued unabated. “We have detained 35 protesters from different places in Jammu for defying restrictions. There was one incident of clash in which a youth suffered injuries,” SP Jammu, Rajiv Pandey said tonight. By and large, the situation was peaceful even as protests took places in various places, he said. Batting strongly for issuance of notification required as…

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Ex-chairman of Kashmir school board arrested in teacher’s training scam

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The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch, which is investigating a scam running into crores of rupees regarding elementary teachers’ training colleges, has arrested the former chairman of the state board of school education (BoSE), officials said on Tuesday. “Former BoSE chairman Sheikh Bashir Ahmad has been arrested for his involvement in the elementary teachers training scam. He is now being questioned to establish his role in the scam,” a crime branch official told IANS. The scam allegedly running into crores of rupees involves registration and recognition of training colleges by…

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Militants attack BSF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar highway, 3 jawans injured

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Days after the daring terror attack in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, some unidentified militants attacked the BSF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to initial reports, the BSF convoy was attacked near Udhampur on the Jammu and Srinagar Highway. Some other reports coming from the area furher suggested that the attack happened at Sanruli, some 10 km from from Udhampur. The militants threw a grenade on the BSF convoy, injuring three jawans. Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah also took to Twitter to confirm the development.…

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PDP Appeals GoI to engage all stakeholders in Kashmir

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Welcoming the signing of the peace accord between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM), ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party Tuesday urged New Delhi to engage with all stakeholders in Kashmir. In a statement here, PDP chief spokesperson Dr. Mehboob Beg said the peace accord was a huge step towards the challenges being faced by the country and then trying to resolve them with a flexible attitude. Beg stressed that the path adopted by the Government of India (GoI) in case of Nagaland was in consonance…

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Imports from California hit Kashmir walnut industry

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After almonds, import of walnuts from California and other parts of America into Indian market has badly hit the walnut industry of Kashmir, with stakeholders blaming central government for allowing “free flow” of import. “It is very unfortunate that Union Agriculture Ministry has permitted imports of walnuts from California early this year probably to weaken the Kashmir walnuts industry,” the walnut growers said. “The Californian walnuts being imported into India have badly hit the prospectus of the growth of Kashmir walnut industry,” the growers said. They said the import of…

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21 Employees Suspended for remaining absent from duty

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Jammu and Kashmir government has placed under suspension 21 employees after they were found unauthorisedly absent from duty. “Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari suspended 21 officials for unauthorised absence from duty,” an official spokesman said today. The action against these employees was taken following a surprise inspection by Additional Deputy Commissioner to the office of Municipal Committee Ganderbal yesterday, the spokesman said. Bukhari directed the Executive Officer of the Municipal Committee Ganderbal to ensure full attendance in his office so that people do not face any inconvenience

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Govt blocks 857 porn websites; plans ombudsman for Net content

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The Government of India has ordered blocking of 857 porn websites and plans to put in place an ombudsman to look into cyber content- related issues, even as a debate raged on social media over Internet censorship. The Department of Electronics and Information Technology has asked Internet service providers to take down 857 porn websites, an official said. The official, however, said it was a temporary measure till the final orders are pronounced by the top court. Explaining rationale for the decision, a top government official said the government has…

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Simple ways to treat diabetes

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Lifestyle disease, as diabetes is called, refers to disorders owing to the way people live, eat and interact with their environment. Diabetes is one of the various lifestyle disorders which have gripped the youth of today tightly. Diabetes in numbers In India alone there are around 77 million people with prediabetes and 64 million people with diabetes which makes India the Diabetes capital of the world next to China. This is expected to go up to a whopping 87 million – 8.4% of the country’s adult population – by 2030.…

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Govt to develop 15,000 km of NH at Rs 1.9 lakh cr

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To improve connectivity with far- flung areas including major tourism centres, the government plans to develop 15,000 km of National Highways (NH) at an estimated cost of Rs 1,90,000 crore. The government has “undertaken detailed review of NH network with a view to improve connectivity in border area including coastal boundaries, major cities of tourism, pilgrimage, minor ports and under developed areas,” Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Pon Radhakrishnan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today. “This covers about 15,000 km of NHs at an estimated cost…

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Doctors, Paramedics of SKIMS Medical College Hospital go on indefinite strike

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Patients had to face a tough time on Monday as doctors and paramedical staff of the SKIMS Medical College Hospital at Bemina here went on an indefinite strike to protest against ransacking of the institute by a mob. All operations in the hospital including casualty, OPD as well as IPD at (JVC) were closed on Monday as hundreds of patients were left without receiving consultation and treatment. The strike by doctors and paramedics follows the series of incidents that followed allegations of molestation against a hospital employee by a girl…

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