Year: 2015

Attach unauthorised structures in, around Dal Lake: HC

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed attachment of all the structures and buildings constructed in violation of Srinagar Master Plan and court orders in and around Dal Lake here. A Division Bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Hasnain Masoodi yesterday gave the direction to Lakes and Water Ways Development Authority (LAWDA) to attach all these structures and buildings. “We, in the said backdrop, direct respondent Authority (LAWDA) to attach all the above mentioned structures and buildings raised in violation of Master…

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Man gets back Rs 35 lakh after crime branch efforts

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After busting an interstate gang of thieves in September, which had duped Kathua resident Vijay Gupta of Rs 35.6 lakh, the crime branch of the police recovered the whole amount on Friday and handed it over to Gupta. The crime branch, Jammu, had arrested seven accused, including three masterminds, in September and initially recovered Rs 15 lakh from their possession. Mubassir Latifi, Senior Superintendent of Police, crime branch, Jammu, said they had managed to recover the entire amount of Rs 35.6 lakh after putting in hard efforts during investigation into…

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Police shower tear and pepper gas shells on mourners in south Kashmir

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Police fired tear and pepper gas shells on mourners in Batengo village who were gathered to take part in funeral prayers of Zahid Rasool Bhat in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district on Sunday. Zahid died in a Delhi hospital today after battling for his life for ten days. He was injured after miscreants attacked the truck he was sleeping in on October 9 along with his two associates. Zahid and Showkat were injured in the incident. Showkat is undergoing treatment in New Delhi. As the mourners started assembling in Zahid’s native…

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Daily-wagers of PHE Dept without salary for 30 months

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The Water Works (PHE) Employees Association today urged the government to release pending dues of daily-wagers. The association alleged that these workers had not received their wages for the last 30 months and expressed hope that the PDP-BJP coalition would fulfil the promise made to the daily-rated workers. Addressing a meeting here, association president Shiv Kumar Sharma said the daily wagers working in the PHE Department were facing discrimination for years, leading to frequent agitations. He said the successive governments had failed to address their concerns. Sharma further claimed that…

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Shutdown in Kashmir Over Trucker’s Death, Curfew Clamped

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Separatist Hurriyat Conference, JKLF and traders have called for strike on Monday after 19-year-old Zahid Rasool Bhat, a trucker, succumbs to his injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday. Zahid, a resident of Botengoo, Bijebehara in Anantnag district, was conductor of the truck that was on way to Kashmir when a mob attacked it with petrol bombs on October 9. The driver of the truck, Showkat Ahmad, was also injured and is admitted to Safdarjung hospital, Delhi. The two along with a cleaner were sleeping inside the truck at the…

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Govt committed to make Kashmir top tourism destination: Altaf Bukhari

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Noted hotelier and chairman Mushtaq group of hotels, Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya was re-elected as chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club at its annual general meeting here. Speaking on the occasion, Chaya thanked the members of the club and assured them of his full cooperation in promotion of Kashmir tourism. Chaya stated that the tourism is an important constituent of state’s economy and hoteliers as stakeholders have to play an important role in the development of this sector which, he said, would in turn give fillip to overall economy of…

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Sunday Market abuzz with shoppers ahead of winter

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As the Valley is gearing up for winters, a large number of people thronged city’s Sunday Market to buy second hand branded woolens. This market is famous for blankets, shoes, trousers, jackets, bags, toys, kitchen items and many other household items. The Sunday Market is a weekly market in the City Centre, Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the market that spans nearly 2 km from the Tourist Reception Centre to the Hari Singh High Street and is visited by thousands of people from across the Valley. “This is the…

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‘Zahid’s urge to see India cost him his life’

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The family of Zahid Rasool Bhat, who succumbed to injuries on Sunday, said the 18-year-old boy’s urge to see India cost him his life. Earlier this month, Zahid had requested his elder brother, Muhammad Ashraf Bhat, to allow him take a trip to India. “I work as a conductor of the truck. But this time around as the truck was leaving, Zahid asked me to let him go instead. He wanted to take a break and see what India is all about,” Ashraf said. “Had I known the trip would…

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Kashmiri Pandits org supports strike call on Monday

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Kashmiri Pandits organisation KPSS has endorsed the shut down call given by the various organizations against the Udhampur petrol bomb attack on Kashmiri truckers resulting death of Zahid Rasool Bhat at New Delhi hospital today. KPSS has paid condolences to the family members of Zahid Rasool Bhat and others who have been killed in the recent communal incidents. These acts de-moralise and de-stabilize the society we live in. In a press release emailed to Kashmir Watch Sanjay K. Tickoo President KPSS said, “These acts need to be checked as soon…

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Separatists call for shutdown today

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• Geelani blames RSS and its ilk for Zahid’s death • Govt has failed to protect Kashmiris: Mirwaiz • Mufti should step down: Shah Blaming the Hindu right-wing organizations for the death of Zahid Rasool Bhat, separatist groups have called for complete shutdown on Monday. While calling for the strike, Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is deliberately trying to create communal disharmony in Jammu and Kashmir “to divert the attention from the ongoing freedom struggle”. “PDP- BJP government is directly responsible for the killing.…

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