Year: 2015

‘Let New Delhi introspect why thousands join funeral of Abu Qasim’

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Stand on beef by three Chief Ministers vindicated my Stand : Rashid MLA Langate Engineer Rashid Friday welcomed the stand taken by Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal Chief Ministers over beef issue and termed it as a slap on the face of Mufti led PDP govt. Addressing a gathering at Dangiwacha Rafiabad today, Er Rasheed said that though we need no permission from anyone what to eat and what not, but the stand taken by three chief ministers justifying beef parties and sale of beef have endorsed that we have…

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CM asks state department to ensure power as per schedule

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With winter chill setting in earlier than expected, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to work out an institutional mechanism that will ensure availability of power as per the notified schedule. “With onset of winter, it has become imperative to educate people to make judicious use of power, enabling the department to deliver better services and reduce damage to transformers,” Sayeed said at a review meeting here last evening. Sayeed also issued instructions to fast-track installation of electricity meters and gearing up…

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After beef row, quota issue simmers in J&K

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After a pause in the beef ban row following the J&K High Court verdict, quota politics may rock the state as supporters and opponents of reservation system have started flexing their muscles. While leaders of reserved categories have taken to streets against the verdict of J&K High Court on quota, those who fall under general quota have warned the state government about “political blackmail” of reserved categories. As reported earlier, the J&K High Court in its judgment on October 9 had struck down some sections of the Jammu and Kashmir…

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No rules to check pillion riders without helmet

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Two-wheeler riders, especially those riding pillion, shy away from wearing a helmet in the city. There is no mechanism to make pillion riders wear a helmet in Jammu. The traffic police in Jammu may stop a biker not wearing a helmet and fine him Rs 100, but do not find any offence or risk if the pillion rider is not wearing a helmet. It has become the culture in Jammu that the pillion riders never wear helmets and most of the people don’t even know that the pillion rider should…

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Delay in land acquisiton affecting BRO projects in Ladakh region

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In the strategically significant Ladakh region, where Chinese incursions and Indo-China stand-offs take place frequently, impediments faced by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) continue to affect the operational preparedness of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Army. The BRO, which largely has the responsibility of constructing and maintaining border roads, faces impediments such as acquisition of land, delay in forest and wildlife clearances and hostile weather. “In the age of drones and in comparison with the Chinese infrastructure on their side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), we…

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Two students booked for raising pro-Pak slogans in Rajouri

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Two students of a government school were booked for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Around eight students of a particular community studying at Government Higher Secondary School in Sialsoi village raised pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans after they came out of their classes after an exam yesterday,” a police officer said. He said that a group of around 50 persons reached the school today morning and forced the closure of the school authority. However, on the intervention of the police, the school functioned…

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JK pins hope on Modi visit, awaits major economic package

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Jammu and Kashmir has rekindled hopes for a much awaited economic package being announced this time. Modi is arriving on a day-long visit to the state on November 7 and will have a busy schedule. He will address the first-ever Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Srinagar. This is also Modi’s first visit to the Kashmir Valley since the present PDP-BJP alliance took office here on March 1. He will inaugurate the 450-MW second phase of the Baglihar power project…

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‘Innocents suffer with the guilty’: How Delhi Police Special Cell ruined young Kashmiri lives

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A report prepared by Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association looks at cases of youth arrested on terror charges, tortured, jailed and eventually acquitted by courts. Sumegha Gulati On September 12, 2006, Parvez Ahmed Radoo left home in Sopore, a hotbed of militancy for decades, to return to his university in Pune. A postgraduate in zoology, Radoo had received a scholarship to pursue a PhD in South Korea. He was to catch a connecting flight to Pune to appear for his TOEFL exam when he was arrested at the international airport by…

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South Kashmir shuts to mourn death of Lashkar commander Abu Qasim

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Life has been paralysed in south Kashmir due to a spontaneous shutdown to mourn the death of Lashkar commander Abu Qasim on Friday. All shops and other business establishments are closed while attendance is thin in government offices in Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir. Roads are wearing a deserted look as public transport is off the roads. No separatist organization has called for a shutdown today. Thousands of people participated in funeral prayers of Qasim at Bugam village in Kulgam district yesterday. Qasim, according to police, was…

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KCCI submits memo to govt

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The Kashmir Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has submitted a memorandum to the government for the promotion of businesses in various sectors. In a statement issued here today, the KCCI secretary general Faiz Ahmad Bakshi said the memorandum was presented to Industries Minister Chander Prakash Ganga and his deputy Mohammad Ashraf Mir during a meeting held here yesterday. KCCI president Mushtaq Ahmad Wani said the memorandum pointed out that the Valley was yet to benefit from the Centre’s Cluster Development Programme. The industry body demanded setting up of clusters…

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