Year: 2015

Migratory birds keep tryst with Kashmir

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A riot of colour and cackle has returned to the wetland reserves of Jammu and Kashmir with the first arrivals of thousands of migratory birds from far off lands this year. Migratory birds from Siberia, China, the Philippines, Eastern Europe and other areas arrive here every year to spend winter months in the Kashmir Valley to ward off the extreme cold of their summer homes. “We start receiving the first flights of the avian visitors in the first week of October. The arrivals continue till February,” Imtiyaz Lone, the Wetland…

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SOG, Army unleash terror in Bandipora areas

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People in Bandipora on Monday accused Special Operation Group (SOG) and Army personnel of ‘unleashing terror’ among people by unprovoked beating and harassment. “Armed personnel and SOG men beat the passengers and drivers without any reason in the garb of frisking and searches,” they alleged. Passengers and eyewitnesses said that SOG Personnel today morning stopped a sumo travelling to Srinagar near Garoora and severely thrashed passengers traveling in it without any reason. “They (SOG men) beat me ruthlessly for no reason. They also beat many passengers,” said a passenger. Locals…

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Project Mufti has failed: Dulat

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‘Kashmiris will opt for independence over India, Pak’ Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief, Amar Singh Dulat said “Project Mufti” had failed as different regions of the State had witnessed increased polarisation ever since Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janta Party coalition came to power. Speaking at the Mumbai Literary Festival, Dulat said, “Project Mufti has failed ever since the Mufti-Modi coalition assumed power in Jammu Kashmir.” Dulat said Mufti in his previous regime had tried to implement a policy of ‘Healing Touch’ but in the present coalition the chief minister…

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Hurriyat defies RSS demography diktat

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Geelani, Mirwaiz urge Muslims to resist right-wing party’s attempt to interfere in religious affairs Hurriyat has reacted sharply to the resolution passed by Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) wherein the right-wing Hindu party has blamed “higher growth” in the Muslim population for the “demographic imbalance” in India. Both the factions of Hurriyat took strong exception to what they termed as a move against the Muslim community. Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani said Muslims should not abide any dictates of RSS or Indian family planning policies. “By passing such resolutions,…

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Srinagar woman runs the only bat unit in city

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Close to the Alam Sahib’s shrine in Narwara, Rifat Jan lives like any other Kashmiri woman. However there is one aspect which makes her special. Rifat runs the only bat manufacturing unit in the city by the name of Masoodi Arts and Sports.  “I couldn’t have done this without my husband. He gave me all the support I needed,’’ said a beaming  Rifat. “ At first I was reluctant to start the unit as my husband cannot run it for being a government employee,  but I made up my mind…

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State obtains land for three medical colleges

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In the first major step towards setting up five medical colleges in the state, the J&K Government has acquired land for three, while negotiations are on for acquiring land for two more. Government sources said the land for the medical colleges had been acquired by the Medical Education Department at Baramulla and Anantnag in the Kashmir region and Rajouri in the Jammu region. The land for the two proposed medical colleges in Kathua and Doda districts has yet not been acquired. The Centre had sanctioned five medical colleges in J&K…

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Engineer Rashid accuses security agencies creating fear in valley pre Modi rally

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Engineer Rashid an independent MLA of Langate constituencies in Kashmir and President of Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) on Sunday accused state government of ‘misusing state machinery’ to make Narendra Modi’s rally a success, report said. The AIP leader also alleged that, the security agencies have created fear among people of dire consequences if they don’t participate in the public meeting which is scheduled on November 7. Rashid said that the state government are leaving no stone unturned in using district civil and police administration to convey public in Modi’s rally.…

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JK in Driver’s Seat Against Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy

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Jammu and Kahsmir scored 460 in the first innings and then dismissed Hyderabad for 280. In the second innings Hyderabad are 122/2 Hyderabad were 122 for two in their second innings on day three, trailing Jammu and Kashmir by 58 runs after following on in the Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Sunday. (Jammu and Kashmir Post Huge Total Against Hyderabad) Hyderabad, resuming their first innings at 113 for two, were bowled out for 280 courtesy a spirited bowling effort J&K’s Rohit Sharma and Zahoor Sofi, who picked up…

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CM calls back doctors who have gone abroad

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Doctors from Jammu and Kashmir who have moved out of the country should consider returning to their roots, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said on Saturday while promising a conducive atmosphere for medical fraternity. He also talked about the need for creating a corpus to cater to the needs of the poor patients and invited non-resident doctors of the state to contribute to this fund, saying he has discussed with the Centre the issue of facilitating such donations. “I want some of our eminent doctors who have made a mark…

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‘Just one Kashmiri Pandit family returned to Valley in over two decades’

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Despite the assurances given by both the Centre and state governments and several voices backing the rehabilitation of those who left their homes during insurgency in the Valley, only one Kashmiri Pandit family has returned to its native abode in the past 25 years, claims a report. According to a report in the Times of India, PDP-led J&K government has told the Supreme Court that only one Kashimri Pandit family has returned to the Valley in the last 25 years. In its affidavit filed through advocate Sunil Fernandes, the J&K…

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