Year: 2015

Cold wave sweeps Kashmir valley

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The mercury plunged by several degrees on Monday forcing residents to take shield from a chilling cold as rains lashed the region and snow fell over the mountains. The rainfall lashed most areas of the Kashmir valley causing a considerable drop in the temperature. Srinagar received 18.9 mm rainfall during the past 36 hours, the state Meteorological Department said. The lengthy spell of rainfall caused a winter’s chill in the city as the mercury took a deep plunge. The city recorded a maximum of 11.8°C on Monday, which was a…

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Incredible Response to the –Million-Man-March’: Barrister Sultan

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Keansburg, New Jersey, October 19, 2015.  Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, former prime minister of Azad Kashmir and ‘the Guest of Honor’ said “Kashmir Million-Man-March is being organized on October 25 in New York to pave a way for a just and durable resolution of longstanding Kashmir dispute.” Addressing a huge gathering of friends of Kashmir in Keansburg, New Jersey, he said the world community was concerned about the latest situation in Kashmir which can lead the whole region of South Asia to the nuclear disaster. The world powers including the…

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Chenab valley shuts over trucker’s death

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Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway halted; train services affected Members of the majority community observed a shutdown in Doda, Kishtwar and Banihal towns on Monday in protest against the death of Kashmir-based trucker Zahid Rasool Bhat, who succumbed to injuries received in the petrol bomb attack in Udhampur on October 9. Supporting the call given by Anjuman Islamia Doda, all business establishments of the majority community remained closed in Doda district. The protesters took out a peaceful demonstration and demanded strict punishment for the attackers. The procession passed through various…

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Cop caught facilitating copying in Marwah school, suspended

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A policeman was caught facilitating copying in examination at Higher Secondary School, Marwah, in Kishtwar district. The incident has put a question mark on the functioning of the School Education Department and preparation of the J&K Board of School Education to conduct examinations in a free and fair manner. Several photographs and a video were shot when a J&K policeman was seen helping candidates during Class X bi-annual examination being held at the school. Though the Director General of Police has ordered immediate suspension of the policeman on request from…

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Eleven IPS Officers transferred

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The state Cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ordered transfers and postings of 11 senior officials in the Police Department. Dilbagh Singh, managing director, J&K Police Housing Corporation, has been transferred and posted as the Director, Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy (SKPA), Udhampur, replacing Rajesh Kumar. The post of Director, SKPA, Udhampur, has been declared equivalent in the rank and status to that of the ADGP till held by the officer. Arun Kumar Choudhary, IGP Headquarters, PHQ, has been transferred and posted as the MD…

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Thai envoy calls on Mufti, discusses tourism

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Thailand’s Ambassador to India Chalit Manityakul today called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed here and discussed several issues, including those related to increase in footfall of tourists from the country to the state. “During their meeting, Sayeed discussed with the Ambassador several issues of mutual interest, especially those related to increase in footfall of tourists to Kashmir from Thailand,” an official spokesman said. He said Manityakul informed Sayeed about Thailand’s booming travel industry, which is expected to touch 29 million overseas visitors this year. He offered…

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From 700 applicants, just 10 eligible for IGNOU’s BEd entrance test

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In the recently conducted entrance test by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Jammu Regional Centre, for the Bachelors of Education (BEd) course through the distance learning mode, more than 700 aspirants had applied for the test, but a little over 10 candidates were found eligible to sit in the examination as per the new eligibility criteria fixed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Sources said the eligibility requirement for the BEd course was changed by the University Grants Commission and Indira Gandhi National Open University, too, had announced modification…

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Valley’s oldest mountaineering club looking up again

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Counted among one of the oldest clubs of its kind in Asia, the J&K Mountaineering and Hiking Club (JKMHC) had become almost defunct after eruption of militancy in the state around 25 years back. Of late, the club has come back to life with a range of activities like holding regular high-altitude treks to preparing the local youth to scale Mount Everest. “For the last two years, we have conducted around 35 major treks. Moreover, we are getting an overwhelming response from people across social strata, especially after we started…

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Women outnumber men in Leh council election turnout

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2,666 more women than men turned up to exercise their right to franchise Women voters outnumbered their male counterparts in electing representatives to the powerful Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, which governs the district politically. The elections to 26 constituencies of Leh Council were held on October 17. Official sources told The Tribune that a total of 53,134 voters out of the total 81,134 (40,858 male and 40,276 female) turned up to cast their vote in the Council poll. “An interesting trend was witnessed in these elections. Of…

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Cabinet mourns Zahid’s death, approves Rs 5 lakh ex gratia

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The state Cabinet today passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to express shock and grief over the death of trucker Zahid Bhat, who succumbed to his injuries at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on Sunday. Zahid along with another trucker, Showket Ahmad Dar (35), had been severely burnt in a mob attack in Udhampur district on October 9, following protests triggered by rumours of cow slaughter in the area. Expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, the Cabinet observed a two-minute silence in memory of the departed soul.…

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