Year: 2015

Met predicts rain, snow in Valley

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The Met Department has today predicted rain in plains and snow in the higher reaches of Kashmir over the next 24 hours while the minimum temperature stayed above the freezing point in most parts of the Valley last night. “Light rain predicted at isolated places in Kashmir over the next 24 hours while there are chances of snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley during this period,” a Met official said. The ski-resort of Gulmarg was the only place to register sub-zero temperature last night, he said. Kupwara town…

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Pandits may get internally displaced tag

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The migrant Kashmiri Pandit community may be declared “internally displaced”. The Centre may soon issue a guideline in this regard. The assurance was given to a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits which met Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhari here today. During the meeting, which lasted over two hours, representatives of various Kashmiri Pandit organisations gave suggestions for the rehabilitation of the community. Sources said the ministers assured the delegation that a guideline declaring Kashmiri Pandits as “internally displaced” would be…

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Indo-Pak talks victory of JK People, says Mufti

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today welcomed the visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Pakistan and said J&K would be the principal beneficiary of the thaw between the two neighbouring countries. The Chief Minister hoped that the political uncertainty would come to an end and called upon those who had picked up guns to eschew violence, which hampered the development of Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to change the destiny of the people of my state who have borne the brunt of violence for nearly two-and-a-half decades,” Mufti…

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Accused Indian Army soldier handed over to police

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‘Abductor’ remanded to police custody ‘We are dying of starvation: Family members Indian Army soldier accused of abducting two civilians from Dardpora Kralpora of frontier district Kupwara was remanded to police custody till December 11. Earlier police approached Hari Thregam Army camp on Tuesday evening and detained the accused Territorial man Manzoor Khawaja who is posted there. Deputy Inspector General of Police for North Kashmir Gareeb Das confirmed to CNS that Manzoor was picked up by police from Territorial Army camp on Tuesday evening. “The Army cooperated with the police…

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Govt orders transfers in admin

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The state government on Monday ordered the transfer of senior offices in the administration here. In an order issued by general administration department (GAD), the government transferred Farooq Ahmad Rather, KAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, and posted him as Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir, relieving Shafqat Iqbal Joint Director Information of the additional charge. Government also transferred Abdul Hafiz Shah, Joint Director Industries and Commerce (S&M) Srinagar and posted him as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara. He shall hold the charge of the post of Programme Officer, ICDS, Kupwara, in addition to…

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Authorities sit on traffic mess, commuters suffer

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With people of Srinagar facing a tough time due to frequent traffic jams, authorities have failed to take measures for streamlining the traffic system. The problem has been compounded due to “vote-bank politics” which is hampering removal of encroachments from roads—to ensure smooth flow of vehicular movement. A senior SMC official admitted that the major hurdle in removing encroachments from footpaths and roads is “political backing”. “There have been several instances when officials, who took action against the encroachments of roads and footpaths were either transferred or warned. Had the…

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Our life, their life

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S S Qadri Online shopping is the latest trend in Kashmir. People prefer to shop online for the heavy discounts, genuine products and ease of buying without going into the conventional haggling and bargaining that has plagued the local markets. Moving from one shop to another, shuffling things and the price tags in desperation, envisioning a monstrous scoundrel in the appearance of every salesman, has shifted the shoppers choice to other lucrative options online. The online products decorated with the heavy discount tags on leading brands have been predominantly instrumental…

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High profile sex racket uncovered in Jammu

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A high profile sex racket has been uncovered in Jammu after a minor girl, forcibly pushed into flesh trade, disclosed several names before police. Sources said that the 15-year old girl was arrested from Pathankot by Punjab Police a few days back with a local youth. They said that the girl, a resident of Aknoor and presently residing in PaccaDanga, Jammu, during questioning narrated to Punjab Police about her exploitation by high profile persons including politicians and businessmen. During the investigation, the girl, as per sources, has revealed names of…

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PM Modi walks the Srinagar talk

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In hindsight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Srinagar on November 7 can be decoded with a fair degree of practicability that has come to the fore now. The way India and Pakistan have taken baby steps to defreeze their relationship in public view in Bangkok and Islamabad has given a meaning to the words that Modi had spoken at a rally in Srinagar, where much of the content was lost in the Rs 80,000-crore package and the omission of the P (Pakistan)-word in his nearly 45-minute-long speech. “I don’t…

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I never accepted Geelani as leader

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Aajiz Tufail Shah I was not shocked or even surprised with the behavioral changes Geelani adopted because I was never accepted him as a leader but that does not mean he is enjoying a freedom and possessing license to declare people and nation I belong to; a failed one. We will not go through the pages of history but surely there is a need to shed some light on recent incidents or events. On November 23rd, Geelani called for shutdown “to honor sacrifices of Bijbehara militants”, most people were surprised…

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