Month: March 2016

Kid from Kulgam wins gold in Olympiad

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A student of Class IIIfrom remote Aharbal village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, won a gold medal in the 9th International Mathematics Olympiad. Viqar Majeed Magray, a Class IIIstudent of Kids Career Public School, secured second rank in India and 104th international rank in the Olympiad exams. These were held by the Science Olympiad Foundation in October- November 2015, the results of which were out recently. The Science Olympiad Foundation promotes science, mathematics, computer education and English language skills among school children across the country. During the academic year 2014-15,…

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Irked BSF man creates ruckus at Union Minister’s function

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Criticises Jitendra for hoodwinking people by making hollow promises An enraged youth today lambasted Minister for State (MoS) in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh for allegedly hoodwinking people by making hollow promises to them. The Union Minister had to face the wrath of the youth this afternoon when he was attending a religious congregation at the Jasrota area in Kathua district. It all started when Jitendra Singh, the Lok Sabha member from the Kathua-Udhampur parliamentary constituency, was being felicitated by community members after completing his address. Suddenly, a local…

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Cong suffers from RSS phobia: Jitendra

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Comments of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, by drawing a parallel between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the terror outfit Islamic State (IS) or Daiesh has not gone down well with the BJP. He has said Congress leaders are suffering from ‘RSS phobia’. While talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a function here today, Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh said: “The RSS is a nationalist organisation and not a terrorist one. But when the Congress feels…

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Highway closure sparks air fare hike

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Taking the advantage of the closure of the Valley’s only road link to Jammu due to inclement weather for past few days, the airlines have hiked the air fare on 35 minute duration flight between Srinagar and Jammu to whopping Rs 6600. Just a week before, the air ticket from Srinagar to Jammu went between Rs 1100 to Rs 1500 which has now shot up to Rs 5600 on March 12 while the return ticket from Jammu to Srinagar starts from Rs 6600. Valley people have to regularly bear the…

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Sangh puts onus on BJP, says don’t ignore national interests for Govt formation

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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has cautioned against ignoring national interests while taking any political decision on Jammu and Kashmir. Putting onus on the BJP to take a final call on restitching alliance with the PDP, the RSS is reportedly not against Mehbooba Mufti as Chief Minister. The RSS is averse to the idea of accepting any “illogical” demand which will demoralise nationalist forces across the country in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular. Sources said a threadbare discussion was held on the prevailing political situation in Jammu and…

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Tourists throng Almond Alcove for ‘Jashne Amada Bahar’

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The Jammu & Kashmir Bank organised ‘Jashne Amada Bahar’, a festival to welcome the onset of spring season, at the ‘Badam Vaer’ (Almond Alcove) here today. “A number of stalls displaying traditional handicraft products of Kashmir and traditional food stalls were also set up by the bank on the occasion for visitors. Despite inclement weather, the festival was marked by good number of people, including tourists,” a J&K Bank spokesman said. Executive presidents of the bank Parvez Ahmad and Abdul Rauf Bhat and senior president Mohammad Syed Wani and other…

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Rain brings back chill across state

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Western disturbance, rain common phenomenon, says Meteorological Department The Kashmir valley is in the grip of a renewed cold wave following a downpour for the past three days, causing the mercury to plummet by at least 10°C. Heavy rain in the Jammu plains for the last two days also caused a dip in temperature, bringing back the chill to the region. The intermittent and moderate intensity rain was received across all districts of the Kashmir valley, accompanied by light snow over mountains, including those around Srinagar. The fresh downpour caused…

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Emergency centre to be set up at Chandanwari during Amarnath Yatra

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A joint emergency operation centre would be set up at Chandanwari to meet any eventuality during the annual pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine. A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting yesterday chaired by District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Muneer-ul-Islam, to review the arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra which begins on July 2. The joint emergency operation centre would be set up at Chandanwari along Pahalgam-cave route, an official spokesperson said. Regarding construction and upgradation of alternative routes, he said Pahalagam Development Authority has been asked to take immediate…

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Schools in Doda, Udhampur closed after avalanche warning

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The authorities on Saturday ordered closure of all schools in Udhampur and Doda districts following an avalanche advisory by meteorological department . “Following the avalanche advisory issued by the MeT department in the wake of ongoing heavy rainfall in the state, the authorities have decided to close all the schools in Doda and Udhampur districts,” an official said. MeT department has predicted heavy rainfall and also issued avalanche warning in the district for today and tomorrow, Chief Education Officer of Doda, Mohd Ashraf Rather said, adding that holiday has been…

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Pandits imposed migration on themselves so Muslims can be killed: Rashid

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Pro-India politician and independent legislator Abdul Rashid on Wednesday termed the 25 years of ‘self imposed’ migration of Pandits as a ‘period of picnic’ for the community during which it has been ‘availing economic benefits and packages from the Indian and state government’. ‘Real migration made thrice by Muslims of the Valley; there has been no discussion on it’ Talking to reporters at a press conference, Rashid said the Pandits had ‘forced the migration on themselves’. “The world knows that Pandits themselves left, and their migration was a well-planned strategy…

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