Month: January 2016

Pulwama traders bear brunt of continuous shutdown

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We just want to have a simple signpost at the graveyard:  Auqaf  With complete shutdown being observed in Pulwama town of south Kashmir for the 13th consecutive day, the business community is facing the brunt of the stalemate over the erection of a memorial plaque at the local graveyard. A heavy contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed across the town. The situation remained tense after police detained around three dozen youth in the past couple of days. Most of the shops remained closed till noon. However, in the…

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Governor reviews flood rehab, internal security

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Governor NN Vohra today reviewed the progress on permanent restoration of assets damaged during the 2014 deluge, relief and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants and internal security at a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and the Home Secretary. After his meeting with the Secretaries at the civil secretariat here today, the Governor held separate review meetings with Chief Secretary BR Sharma and later with DGP K Rajendra and Home Secretary RK Goyal. Vohra asked the Chief Secretary, who briefed the Governor about important matters pending since…

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Kashmiri Mehman-Navazi : An Intrinsic Beauty

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“Gar Bar-ru-e-Zamin Ast; Hamin Ast, Hamin Ast Hamin Ast”. Nidhi Soni In the north of the Kashmir, an immense stretch of mountain ranges of the Himalayas-Karakoram, Zaskar and Pir Panjal, running from northwest to northeast makes it part of the world’s one of the most beautiful places. These snow capped ranges makes Kashmir look like the “paradise on earth” or jannat. Dazzling and mesmerizing rivers, serene lakes, splendiferous gardens, flowering and peerless meadows, etc are some other fascinating magnificent features of the landscape of the Kashmir valley. The breathtaking beauty…

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Kashmir to witness heightened security ahead of January 26

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In run up to the January 26, security agencies in Kashmir have sounded an alert to prevent any attack while major frisking operations are all set to begin from January 15. The alert has been sounded in advance across Kashmir in the wake of recent attack on Air Force Base at Panthan kote in Punjab. Police sources said that the though there is no specific threat as such, but they won’t leave anything to chance and would ensure fool-proof security cover for the all the official functions across Kashmir, especially…

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Infant plastered in wrong leg at Udhampur hospital

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Act of negligence rectified, investigation ordered In a case of gross negligence at District Hospital in Udhampur, doctors plastered the wrong leg of a five-month-old baby boy. As per reports, Sudesh Kumar along with his wife Pinki, residents of Ritti, arrived at the hospital on Saturday and showed their son to an orthopaedic surgeon. Meanwhile, a surgeon advised them to go for an X-ray. The parents got it done and showed the report to the doctor. The X-ray showed the left leg of the baby was fractured. The doctor advised…

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Mehbooba expresses gratitude to people

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With the traditional four-day mourning over, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today ran a full-page advertisement in local newspapers, thanking people for showing solidarity in grief and faith in Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s leadership. “The demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is a tragedy for all of us. But the way you all shared our grief and expressed solidarity with us in this difficult hour shows your faith in Mufti Saheb. It is encouraging and we respect it,” Mehbooba said in an Urdu advertisement issued in various local dailies today. She expressed her…

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Encroachers out to grab Tawi river banks again

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Months after the government claimed to have retrieved 900 kanals from encroachers along the Tawi, the land is being reoccupied with the active support of some influential persons using the Gujjar community and people from the erstwhile Doda district as a “mask”. Most of the land belongs to the Jammu Development Authority, Irrigation and Flood Control Department and Forest Department. The PDP-BJP government had launched a major drive to retrieve land from encroachers around the Jammu city. Sources said the encroachment was taking place in a planned manner with the…

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‘Killer Kebabs’ on sale in Kashmir

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3 Quintal ‘unsafe’ mutton, chicken & fish Kebabs seized from City market The Food Safety Department has seized nearly three quintal unsafe packaged Kebabs that have entered from unknown manufacturers in Kashmir and circulated in the markets. Officials told that a special market checking squad of the department today confiscated a huge supply of illegally marketed and unhygienic Kebabs. “The Kebabs mostly made of mutton, chicken and fish products are being sold in Tengpora, Karan Nagar, Khayam, Chattabal, Bemina, Chanapora and other market areas. However, the packaging and ingredients are…

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Kashmir FC qualifies for next round

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Making history, Kashmir FC on Sunday qualified for the second round of the second division I-League after defeating Dempo Sporting Club Goa by 1-0 at Synthetic Turf , TRC ground, here. With the win, Kashmir FC earned full three points from the match and qualified for the main round of the league. From West zone and East zone, three teams would qualify for the main round that is likely to start in March. “By these three points we have qualified for the main round of the league that will include…

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Demystify Kashmir

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Show them the reality and let them judge Z. G. Muhammad In India’s 1.25 billion population not even .0005 percent people are familiar with the story of the Kashmir Dispute. ‘India’s middle class according to Global Wealth Report 2015 stands at 2 to 3 percent of the adult or total population when measured by wealth or income. The definition of middle class here is income between 10 to 20 dollars a day adjusted for purchasing power parity.’ That indicates ninety-seven percent Indians are poor of which about thirty percent live…

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