Year: 2015

Dubai’s second-most powerful man visiting Kashmir

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EMAAR chairman keen to invest in JK: Drabu  Chairman of EMAAR, the leading real estate company of United Arab Emiratus (UAE) Mohamed Ali Rashed Alabbar will be visiting Srinagar next month to explore possibilities of investing in Kashmir. This was conveyed by him to Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu who met him in Dubai. The second-most powerful man in Dubai, Alabbar had detailed meeting with Dr Drabu on the sidelines of Arab-India Economic Forum held there from November 16 to 17. It is learnt that both of them exchanged views on…

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KU rusticates 7 students for beating up faculty member

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The University of Kashmir today has rusticated seven students of the Law Department after they allegedly assaulted a senior faculty member of the institution. Though the students have rendered an apology, university officials said a final decision would be taken after three days. Few days ago, an unknown person was spotted driving rashly on the campus near the Budshah gate. The students alleged that the driver also hit a student. The students could not identify the driver as he fled the spot. A university official said they later blamed Prof…

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Commissioner secys of 3 depts told to be present in court today

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DAL LAKE CONSERVATION The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought personal appearance of the Commissioner Secretaries of the Planning, Finance and Housing and Urban Development Departments tomorrow to explain the conduct of the government as for the conservation of the Dal Lake is concerned. The directions were passed today by a division bench of Justice Hasnain Masoodi and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey after perusal of the compliance report submitted by Lakes and Waterways Development Authority vice-chairman Sarmad Hafiz, who was present in the court today. The Lakes and Waterways…

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Ragpickers get tips on segregation of waste material

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The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) in association with a non-governmental organisation is training ragpickers for effective collection of segregated garbage. “The SMC in association with Chintan, an NGO involved in the betterment of environment through the solid waste management, has involved ragpickers assisted by the Municipal waste collectors for segregating waste at household level,” said an SMC official. The official said trainers from Chintan had already started providing training to the local waste collectors and ragpickers for effective collection of segregated garbage from households. He said it would help the…

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Valley docs seek curbs on spurious drugs

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A delegation of the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) and Medical Employees Federation (MEF) met PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and sought curbs on the sale of spurious drugs. The delegation, led by DAK president Nisar-ul-Hassan, met the PDP president on Tuesday and pointed out the deep rooted nexus between some shoddy pharma companies and drug mafia, the association said in a statement here today. The delegation voiced concern over “unabated influx of spurious and substandard drugs” into the Valley. The delegation urged the PDP president that the government should take “effective…

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6-fold hike in monthly relief for Jammu hilly region migrants

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Centre also okays 3,000 more jobs for Pandit migrants in Valley In a major relief for the migrants of the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir, the government today announced the raising of the honorarium for the migrants of the hilly regions of Jammu while also approving additional state government jobs and transit accommodations in the Kashmir Valley for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit migrants. The decisions were taken at the meeting of the Union Cabinet here chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the media after the meeting of…

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JK Govt finalises site for AIIMS in Kashmir region

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Jammu and Kashmir government today said it has decided to set up the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Awantipora in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Minister for Health and Medical Education Chaudhary Lal Singh said the location has been decided and the project needs a final go ahead from the Union ministry. Singh made the announcement while inspecting the picturesque site, measuring around 200 hectares at Awantipora along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, an official spokesman said. Singh said the government has completed all the formalities in…

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Delhi visit of state BJP leaders fuels rumours of change in guard

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Although BJP leaders have maintained guarded silence over reports of change of guard in the state, an unscheduled visit of state BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh to the national capital has fuelled rumours in this connection. Sharma and Dr Singh rushed to New Delhi on Tuesday to interact with Central leaders on some important issues pertaining to the state. Highly placed sources in the BJP said the Deputy Chief Minister flew to New Delhi in the afternoon while the state BJP president rushed by…

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West gave birth to terrorism, why hue and cry now: Farooq Abdullah

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Against the backdrop of Paris attacks, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday alleged that the US and other western countries had “given birth” to terrorism whose “creations are attacking them” and questioned the “hue and cry” over such incidents. “Western countries and the US are responsible for terrorism as they have given birth to it. They are now making a hue and cry after facing attacks,” he told reporters here. “Muslims are not terrorists. The US and Britain have given birth to terrorism and are now facing…

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Mild tremors felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir

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Tremors felt in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening. As per reports, tremors were felt in Srinagar and other parts of J&K. A mild earthquake had hit the India-Nepal border region, as per the India Meteorological Department and measured 3.3 on the Richter scale. Reports also said that it was officially described as one of slight intensity. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake had struck northeastern Afghanistan on October 26 killing 233 people. 200 people had died in Pakistan and 33 in Afghanistan, according to various reports.

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