Year: 2015

JK Forest lift CRPF football cup

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The JK Forest team won the CRPF Football Cup-2015 that concluded at the Bakshi Stadium here today. The winning football team was given a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh. Minister of Youth, Service and Sports Imran Ansari, who was the chief guest on the concluding day of the event, said such events should be encouraged as they helped aspiring sportspersons to pursue career in their favourite game. “Events like the CRPF Cup-2015 promote the spirit of sports among the youth of Kashmir and encourage them to pursue sports professionally.…

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Anantnag trucker who was attacked in Udhampur succumbs to injuries in Delhi hospital

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Protests break out in parts of south Kashmir; separatists call for shutdown today Violence erupted in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district following the death of 18-year-old local truck conductor Zahid Rasool Bhat at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi hospital. Bhat had been severely burnt in a mob attack in Udhampur district on October 9. Bhat, a resident of Batengoo village in Anantnag district, was being treated for his burns in Delhi. He along with another trucker, Showket Ahmad Dar (35), was attacked by a mob in Udhampur, following protests triggered by rumours…

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Massive anti-police protests hit Habba Kadal

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Massive protests broke out in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar, on Saturday against the detention of youth, reports said. The protesters also alleged that police and forces damaged property during raids. The protesters told reporters that the troops had detained several youth from the locality, last night. “They also smashed windowpanes of several houses and vehicles,” they added. Meanwhile, authorities have deployed heavy contingent of police and forces to “maintain law and order.”

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Post floods, people raise commercial structures on residential permits

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40% of applicants deceived authorities: SMC official In the aftermath of last year’s floods, many commercial structures have cropped up in Srinagar in violation of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) building permissions. The violators have constructed commercial structures on sites where permission was given for residential structures. For instance, a three-storey commercial building is coming up near National School, Karan Nagar where Mohammad Shafi Shah son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Shah was granted a residential building permission. “The permission is purely for residential purposes and (there should be) no change in…

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Clashes near Jamia Masjid: Police whisk away minor, try to prevent photographers from taking pictures

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Protests erupted outside Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid, in Nowhatta, after Friday prayers. Amidst pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, protesters pelted stones at the police. The police resorted to tear gas shelling and firing pellet guns in order to disperse the protesting youth. “Despite tear gas shelling, the youth didn’t backtrack and more protesters joined the group and the protests spread to adjacent areas including Gojwara, Saraf Kadal and Rajouri Kadal,” eyewitnesses said. There were, however, no reports of any injuries. As clashes between forces and protesters continued, there was also a…

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13 lakh kg rice meant for flood victims decays in Govt godown

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An embarrassed State government has assured stringent action against officials responsible for wasting 13 lakh kgs of rice meant for flood victims. An inquiry committee set up by the government to look into the issue has put responsibility of the decaying of food grains on then Director CAPD, Bilal Ahmad, and present Director, A R War. Talking to us, CAPD Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar said that his office is examining the findings of inquiry committee. “Strict action under law will be taken against officials irrespective of their rank and guilty won’t…

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Families reject ‘rejoining-encounter theory’; demand probe

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Killing of SPOs-turned-militants Slain militants can’t narrate their tale We thought they are on mission in forests The family members of two SPO-turned-militants killed by the forces in forests of Doda, Friday demanded high-level probe into the claims about rejoining of militancy by duo and also apprehended foul play in the encounter. “We have apprehensions about the way they were killed after they mysteriously disappeared along with their service weapons from police department and rejoined militancy,” said Farooq Ahmed, elder brother of slain Mohammed Riaz. Farooq expressed shock over his…

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Crisis-hit SKIMS goes on ‘inauguration mode’

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Director SKIMS takes CMs for a ride, invites Mufti to inaugurate projects that Omar already installed While the patient care to the common patients remain a distant dream at premier Shere-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, it’s incumbent Director, Dr Showkat Ali Zargar, is said to be inviting chief minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed for inaugurating projects which the former chief minister, Omar Abdullah, inaugurated and commissioned in 2013.  “Honorable Mufti sahib has been invited by SKIMS director to inaugurate projects which were already been inaugurated by Omar Abdullah during his…

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Complaints of adulteration of milk increase during festive season

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With the start of festive season with Navratras, the milk adulteration has also increased in the city. There is no check on milk adulteration, where milk vendors are adding water to milk on regular basis and cheating consumers. The worst affected are small children, who are fed adulterated milk as pure milk is not available in the market. If at a few places pure milk is provided, the rate goes above Rs 50 per litre. “You can get best quality of everything from the market, but not the milk. Neither…

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110 foot bridges to be build in Udhampur till March ’16

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The district administration here has initiated construction of over 110 foot-bridges in the remote areas to facilitate free movement of students, residents and livestock during rainy season. The construction is being carried out under the “Rahat” project of the Udhampur administration. The construction of bridges would substantially reduce the threat to human life and livestock due to flooding of rivulets every year. The project has been initiated after five-month long participatory planning, formulation of designs and estimates, technical consultations, field visits and a series of meetings at various levels. A…

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