Month: February 2016

Despite huge potential, valley produces only 4000 quintals of honey

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The official figures reveal that Kashmir has only 40,000 bee colonies which experts say is less than half of the potential of the valley that has a diversity of flora.  Even as Kashmir has a huge potential for honey production, the valley produces only 4000 quintals of honey every year. The government has failed to attract people towards beekeeping and there are only 2500 beekeepers registered with J&K’s Apiculture department. The official figures reveal that Kashmir has only 40,000 bee colonies which experts say is less than half of the…

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Wrong parking to fetch instant notice

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Owners to remit amount mentioned at SSP Traffic City office within 15 days The city traffic police are using innovative methods to streamline traffic movement in the city or punish violators. Instead of towing away wrongly parked vehicles, the traffic policemen are resorting to instant penalty by sticking notices on vehicles. And if the owner, who has been issued notice, does not turn to pay fine within 15 days, his registration would be cancelled. The notice is issued under Section 133 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1998, for obstructive and…

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Pro-JNU protests, clashes erupted in Srinagar

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Kashmiri separatists leaders today staged pro-Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) protests and sought release of SAR Geelani and other student leaders of the university for participating in a function held on the third death anniversary of hanged Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The protest march was, however, foiled by the police. Various separatist leaders tried to take a march towards the city centre which was not allowed by the police. Several leaders were detained by the police. The call for the protests was given by Hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani…

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KAS officer, three of family die in Doda accident

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Four persons were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near the Khelani area of Doda on the Batote-Kishtwar national highway. Kalyan Singh, a promising KAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, was one of the victims. He was posted as Additional Secretary, Roads and Buildings Department, at present. His wife Anita Devi and her aunt Soma Devi were also killed in the accident. Kalyan Singh’s brother-in-law Vinkel, who was critically injured and airlifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in…

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Mehbooba in India’s Most Powerful persons list

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Ms Mehbooba Mufti has been listed among the 100 most powerful persons in India. According to the list of “The Most Powerful Indians in 2016” released by Indian Express today, Ms Mehbooba Mufti figures at serial number 14 ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandra Babu Naidu, BSP chief Mayawati and Priyanka Gandhi. According to the newspaper, Ms Mehbooba has played a pivotal role in shaping PDP which emerged as the single…

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JK govt declares 10 major roads as National Highways

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Ten major roads, covering a length of 2,264 kms, have been declared as National Highways, Jammu and Kashmir government said. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra yesterday held a high-level meeting to review all matters related to the National Highways, BRO Roads and Mughal Road in the Jammu-Srinagar, Batote-Kishtwar- Simthan, Uri-Srinagar and Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch have been declared as the new National Highways, an official spokesperson said. The work on six stretches on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has commenced. Four-laning of the Parimpora-Narbal road on the Uri-Srinagar Highway is also under progress…

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Police steps up online monitoring to check militant recruitments

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The police have constituted special monitoring cells to prevent militancy related stuff from getting circulated  on the social networking sites. The move from security agencies came after militants started using the networking sites to lure the youth into their ranks. Many youth have been drawn towards militancy in South Kashmir after HM militants of Burhan module released their videos and photos on internet. Following the increasing presence of militants on the social networking sites, Police have started monitoring a number of pages and groups. “The monitoring has been intensified,” said…

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India at war with people who raise voice for rights of Kashmiris: Geelani

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Flays Govt for crackdown on Hurriyat (G)  Shah, Khan, Ayaz, Saifullah, Laya detained India is at war with people who raise their voice for the rights of Kashmiri people, said Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani here Thursday. He was referring to the “witch-hunt” against the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for questioning the execution of Afzal Guru. Geelani issued a statement to condemn the crackdown on Hurriyat (G) leadership and reiterated the call for peaceful protests on Friday (Feb 26) and appealed people to observe complete shutdown on…

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60% shopping done on mobile: Google India

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With over 200 million mobile internet users in the country, mobile captured 60% share of all shopping related queries and over 50% share of all travel related queries, according to a report by Google India. According to the report, mass adoption of mobile phones is driving adoption of newer services, becoming the primary screen for consumption of media and defining the new user experiences. The report noted that even for YouTube, over 60% of views were now coming from mobile. In the classifieds space, online job listings saw revival with…

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Authorities mull shifting of Tyndale Biscoe School to city outskirts

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Authorities are mulling to explore possibilities for relocating one of the oldest schools of Srinagar, Tyndale Biscoe Higher Secondary School at Lal Chowk to city outskirts. The move comes after Lal Chowk traders demanded de-congestion of Lal Chowk. The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr. Asgar Samoon recently visited Lal Chowk wherein the shopkeepers complained of the congestion in the business hub and urged him to look for possibilities to de-congest the city centre. Some of the shopkeepers complained that the location of Tyndale Biscoe Higher Secondary School was an obstacle in…

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