Year: 2015

Search operation continues in north Kashmir

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A massive search operation was going on in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, where a militant killed and a security force personnel was injured in an encounter last evening. Official sources said with the first light this morning, search operation was resumed in the village Hajinaga in Kupwara. However, so far no contact was established with the militants. The encounter ensued after troops of 41 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint search operation in village Hajinaga yesterday. However, when…

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‘Kashmiri children victims of diverse forms of atrocities’

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Hurriyat (G) leaders Mohammad Yousuf Naqash, Bilal Sidiqi, Hakim Abdul Rashid, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Mohammad Ramzan Khan in a joint statement to the press today said, “While India is observing Children’s Day the innocent children of Kashmir continue to remain victims of diverse forms of atrocities of Indian forces.” “Silenced to death, tortured, maimed, blinded, crippled, disabled, subjected to pellets, interrogation, confinement, mental torture,  has been story of Kashmiri children under Indian rule,” they said. “Their future of children in Kashmir is being ruined. Killing of youth is order…

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In Kashmir’s Blood politics, the innocent is always the loser

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By Raqib Hameed Naik The death of a young man in Kashmir no longer bothers the mainstream media, even if it happens in the wake of PM Modi’s visit to the Valley. Even for the Kashmiri people, such news have become so common, that it would take weeks to calculate similar, unaccounted murders of civilians at the hands of security forces over a given period. Gowher Nazir Dar, 22, had all the traits of a ‘common’ Indian youth: he was studying engineering, his family had high hopes from him and…

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Post floods, Valley aims for more tourist footfalls this winter

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To bring back visitors to the Valley in large numbers, the Tourism Department has decided to host a series of events in the winter. The tourism sector took a severe hit during the September floods last year. This year too, the arrivals have remained low, mainly due to bad weather. To promote tourism, the government has sent a team to Austria to promote Gulmarg with the aim of attracting high-end European tourists interested in adventure sports activities such as heli-skiing. In charge Director, Tourism, Mahmood Ahmad Shah said they were…

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PDP under influence of BJP & RSS, says NC

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The National Conference (NC) on Sunday alleged that the PDP’s internal organisational affairs were under the “direct oversight” of the BJP and RSS and its policy decisions were scripted from Nagpur. “The PDP had to seek a formal approval from the BJP and the RSS for every single organisational change within the party, with the RSS having a final say in all restructuring decisions,” said Nasir Aslam Wani, NC provincial president for Kashmir. Wani said it was “indicative of a completely ideological surrender” by the PDP with the aim of…

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Building material dots roadsides despite ban

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Leads to traffic chaos & poses threat to commuters as MC fails to enforce ban imposed by it The open violation of an order of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) against dumping of construction material on roads is being overlooked by the JMC. The building material being dumped on the roadside is not only creating traffic chaos, but may cause accidents as well. The JMC, which has directed builders and property owners not to place construction material on the roadside, is itself is paying no heed to check the continuous…

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16,272 vehicles fined, 1,303 seized for violations across Valley in 2 months

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As part of its drive against traffic violations, the police have fined over 16,000 vehicles and seized another 1,300 in past two month across the Valley. “The department has fined 16,272 vehicles in the past two months for violating different traffic rules,” the police said in a statement. It added that 1,303 vehicles were also seized as a part of its drive against violators. The police said fines and seizures were part of a rigorous campaign against traffic violators that was launched across Kashmir. The administration has struggled to streamline…

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Govt teacher suspended for taking tuitions

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Taking serious note of violation of blanket ban on imparting private tuitions by government teachers, Chief Education officer, Rajouri, C Altaf Hussain today raided some private institutions here and placed an erring official under suspension. Gulbatan Singh, a government middle school teacher at Kardinoo in the Baljaralan Education Zone, was found teaching students in SR College. Director, School Education, Jammu, vide order No DSEJ/Gen/ 32642-43 dt26/10/15, has banned the private tuitions by the government teachers and has directed all the Chief Education Officers concerned to implement the order in latter…

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Lake officials booked on High Court orders

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The Vigilance Organisation Kashmir today said it had registered a case against the officials of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA). Pursuant to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order dated October 28, the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir today registered a case under FIR No. 48/2015 u/s 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and section 109, 120-B, 188 RPC against the officials of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Srinagar, the organisation said in statement. The High Court had observed that various constructions had been illegally raised…

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Kupwara residents line up for verification

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Saves them from intimidation during visit outside state A large number of Kupwara residents intending to visit Punjab and other states, mostly in connection with shawl business, are facing inconvenience due to verification of their antecedents by the local police. People waiting in long queues for getting their verification reports from police stations concerned has become the norm for past over a week. Local residents said there was no formal directive from the authorities to get verification, but they were obtaining it to avoid intimidation by the police and others…

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