Year: 2015

Man arrested with illicit liquor in Doda

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A man was arrested with 64 pouches of illicit liquor in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. Acting on specific information, a police team yesterday caught a man who was roaming around in suspicious circumstances in Pul Doda area of the district, a police officer said. When checked, 64 pouches of illicit liquor were recovered from his possession, the officer said, adding that he was arrested on the spot. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Pul Doda, the official said. A…

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Mobile Services in J&K hit for an hour due to Quake

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State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today said its mobile services remained slightly congested in Jammu and Kashmir circle for one hour due to earthquake. “An earthquake of intensity 7.7 hit many parts of India in the afternoon of October 26. Subsequently a review of BSNL services in earthquake hit area was done,” the company said in a statement. “Mobile services remained slightly congested in J&K circle for one hour. Otherwise all BSNL services (land line and mobile) are running smoothly and all BSNL establishments including towers…

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Observe strike today: Separatists to people

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Geelani appeals UN to select representative on Kashmir Hurriyat (M) PaK chapter to hold peaceful demos in front of UN office   Separatist leaders Monday reiterated their call for complete shutdown on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir and appealed people to observe 27th October as a ‘black day’ against the ‘forcible accession of J&K with India in 1947.’ Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani said on October 27, 68 years ago India ‘forcibly’ took control of J&K without any constitutional and moral reason. Hurriyat (M) chairman who termed October 27…

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7.7 Quake rattles South Asia: 3 dead, 18 injured in J&K

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Evoking the memories of deadly 2005 earthquake, the Jammu and Kashmir was jolted by a strong earthquake on Monday afternoon, leading to death of three persons and injuries to 18 others. Apart from it, dozens of structures including houses and vehicles have been damaged in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Hindukush Mountains of Afghanistan. The quake struck at around 2:40 PM and lasted for few minutes, creating panic and fear among people who came out of their houses, offices, schools and college in open grounds and roads.…

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Positives about Kashmir valley need to be highlighted: Tourism expert

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Kashmir has been synonymous with tourism. The rise in the tourist footfall in the past 25 years has been attributed to an improvement in the situation in the backdrop of armed violence. However, occasional incidents like the summer unrest of 2009 and 2010, Assembly or parliamentary elections or the last year’s floods have hampered the domestic tourist flow. Kashmir has already achieved an annual mark of over 1.3 million tourists since the situation started showing a gradual improvement in the past one decade. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, banking upon…

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Ensure completion of projects by March 2017, Mufti tells ERA

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asked the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) to make contractors accountable so that all ongoing projects were completed by March 31, 2017, the deadline fixed by Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Chief Minister stated this while chairing a meeting during which he reviewed the progress of development projects taken up by ERA under Loan I and II, financed by ADB. Laying emphasis on the use of latest technology and building capacities to complete ongoing projects within the stipulated timelines, Mufti highlighted the need to broaden…

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Earthquake causes massive damage to property as well two lives in Kashmir

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The massive earthquake that rocked Jammu and Kashmir today afternoon has caused huge damage to property across the Valley. Two elderly womans dies of heart attack post earthquake.  80-year-old Fata, wife of Abdul Rashid Dan, a resident of Ahangar Mohalla, died at her home in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district  and 65-year-old woman died at her home in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district . Cracks appeared in most multi-storeyed public and private buildings and a flyover in Srinagar, while there were reports of major damage to dozens of government and private buildings in Badgam,…

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JK students face PMSSS hiccups in Jharkhand college

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As Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) failed to release scholarship amount for hostel and mess fee, students from Jammu and Kashmir alleged that a Jharkhand based university has asked them to manage the expenses on their own. The students selected for Bachelors in Dental Sciences (BDS) under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) in 2012 at Vananchal Dental College, which comes under Nilambar-Pitambar University Jharkhand, are facing problems of accommodation following MHRD’s failure to release the money for hostel and mess fee. According to the aggrieved students, the College…

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JK Speaker, BJP leaders join RSS march in Jammu

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The J&K Legislative Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta and senior Bharatiya Janata Party legislators Sunday openly participated in right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s ‘route march’ in Jammu. Gupta was in ‘Gavnesh’, the RSS uniform, during the rally that passed through several areas in the city. Gupta had recently said he was a “proud RSS man.” The Speaker—in white shirt and ‘khaki’ short joined the RSS march that commenced from DPS Ground and concluded at Hari Singh Park on the banks of river Tawi after passing through several city locations including Shaheedi Chowk,…

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Omar slams PM over UT status for Ladakh

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Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday hit out at the Prime Minister alleging that he had forgotten to inform the people about his promise to “dismember Jammu and Kashmir” for votes in Ladakh which was assured the status of Union Territory by the BJP during the recent polls here. “How disingenuous of the Hon PM to forget to tell the people of Bihar that his party promised to dismember J&K for votes in Ladakh,” Omar wrote on micro-blogging site, Twitter. Omar was referring to the recent Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development…

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