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Protest after friday prayers against Pulwama ‘Martyrs Memorial’; Geelani

January 13, 2016 Editor

Strongly condemning the “violence, excesses” and arrests by police in Pulwama town, Chairperson All Parties Hurriyat Conference (g) Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday appealed for one hour peaceful protest demonstration after the Friday prayers on 15 January 2016 against the police actions in the district. Demanding immediate release of all the youth and roll back of all the cases registered against them, Geelani organised a high level committee to hold meetings with the respectable citizens and youth of Pulwama town today. “The delegation at the earliest will meet the Auqaf Committee…

Power hungry BJP is unnerved by sympathy visit of Sonia Gandhi, says Congress

January 13, 2016 Editor

Rubbishing the allegations of “opportunism” by its political rival, Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress hit out at the latter, saying that “power hungry” BJP is “unnerved” by the visit of Sonia Gandhi to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on the demise of her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “BJP is always hungry for power and the party is unnerved by the visit of our respected party president Sonia Gandhi. Sonia ji visited the bereaved family of late Mufti Sahab to sympathise with them at the huge tragedy,” Congress spokesperson…

Come Winter, Come Diabetes

January 13, 2016 Editor

Diabetes is like a fruit that grows bitter in Winter Kashmir valley becomes a beautiful painting of white snow and light shades of green in the winters, as compared to the famous canopy greens and the tulips of summer and spring. It’s a lovely sight in its own right. But looking at it from the medical perspective, it has now become clear that the winter with its core – the ‘ chillae kalaan’- is the breeding ground of metabolic diseases, like increased cholesterol, and the metabolic menace called diabetes. Thus,…

Karra suggests Mehbooba to leave BJP

January 13, 2016 Editor

‘PDP has lost support by tying up with a communal party’ Senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Hameed Karra Tuesday suggested party president Mehbooba Mufti to form the next government with Congress and other secular forces to stop communal forces from spreading in Kashmir. “A new situation has emerged after the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. A new combination, a new government can be formed given the situation today. My considered opinion is that she should open up the ways of talking to Congress, which is a secular party. And…

Rise in temperature brings relief to people

January 13, 2016 Editor

The night temperature across Kashmir division rose by a few notches due to overcast conditions, providing some relief to the people of the Valley and frontier Ladakh region from the bone chilling cold. The minimum temperature, however, continued to stay below the freezing point with Kargil in the Ladakh being the coldest recorded place at minus 14.8 degree Celsius, a Met official said here today. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.8 degree Celsius, marking an improvement of almost three degrees compared to the previous night. The summer capital had…

Government urged to install speed governors in commercial vehicles

January 13, 2016 Editor

A member of the National Road Safety Council, Kamaljit Soi, appealed to the state government to install speed governor in all the commercial vehicles of the state. Soi said the India was on the top in the list of accidental deaths despite having less than 7 per cent of vehicles in the world and in J&K the number of road accidental deaths was five times more than the deaths due to terrorism-related incidents. “As per our records about 200 people die in a year in militancy related incidents in J&K…

Kashmir tops domestic destinations list; luxury travel rising among Indians: Yatra

January 13, 2016 Editor

Luxury travel is on the rise among Indians, travel portal Yatra.com said on Monday. According to Yatra.com’s winter survey, the propensity of Indians to spend on travel has increased and more than 30 percent respondents were ready to spend above Rs.50,000. “We have seen a number of takers opting for not only domestic but also international destinations for their winter vacations. Indians are holidaying more frequently and that’s a trend that has been on an increase over the past few years,” Yatra.com president Sharat Dhall said in a statement. Nearly…

Open letter to Mehbooba Mufti

January 13, 2016 Editor

Prof. M Y Ganai Respected Mehboobaji Assalam-u-Aliakum From the core of my heart, I offer condolence to you on the sad demise of your beloved father. May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul. I do realize that it is not the proper time to write an open letter to you. But, being the son of the soil I consider it my moral obligation to make a sincere suggestion to you. The main purpose is that if you want your organization should live long and should address the people’s…

Coalition with BJP in JK will continue, says PDP

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 Editor

PDP spokesperson Mehboob Beigh said, “The coalition between BJP and PDP to stand. No question of any other option like Congress.” In its first official confirmation, the PDP today has announced that coalition with the BJP will continue in Jammu and Kashmir. PDP spokesperson Mehboob Beg said, “The coalition between BJP and PDP to stand. No question of any other option like Congress.” He also said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will take oath as the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister anytime after the end of the seven-day official mourning for…

No relief in traffic congestion, commuters continue to suffer

January 13, 2016 Editor

There has been no let-up in traffic jams, particularly in the evening hours, in parts of Srinagar even as the Traffic Department has initiated various measures to decongest the city. Residents blamed the absence of traffic policemen at the prime locations for the existing mess. They said flyover construction had compounded the problem. “Traffic jams have become a regular feature in Jawahar Nagar. The authorities have failed to find a permanent solution to the problem. The roads remain crowded all the time and the traffic policemen are nowhere in sight…