Month: March 2016

Police file FIR against scribe for Facebook post

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Jammu and Kashmir`s criminal investigation department (CID) late Monday evening registered a first information report (FIR) against a journalist for posting inflammatory content on his Facebook social networking account. Sources in the state police department told IANS that the counter intelligence wing of the CID here registered the FIR against Ramesh Khazanche, a migrant Kashmiri Pandit scribe living in New Delhi, for posting inflammatory, defamatory and malicious content on his Facebook account. “Yes, an FIR has been lodged against the accused for posting inflammatory, defamatory and malicious content on his…

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Dishonest, fraudulent SKIMS, revenue officials ‘mutilate’ records: Vigilance

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‘SKIMS Land Scam’ Case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) Tuesday registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act against Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and Department of Revenue officials. The case was registered in connection with embezzlement complaint, based on a letter from Estates officer of SKIMS. On a complaint lodged by the Estate Officer SKIMS with the Commission against successors/legal heirs of late Malla Sultan R/O Bohlichipora, Soura, Srinagar, who allegedly obtained compensation twice for same portion of land bearing Khasra No. 435…

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For peace in world, create peace for women at home: Mehbooba

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Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today said the objective of observing the International Women’s Day was to change the way society treated women and ensure a world where the only limit on them would be their talent and not their gender. In a statement issued today, she said the responsibility for providing a conducive and protective atmosphere to the girl child rested first with the family and then society at large. “We together need to put in concerted efforts to achieve the desired objective of securing the future of…

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Work on Baramulla highway at snail’s pace

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Even as the High Court has sought fortnightly periodical progress reports from Beacon, the work on the widening of the 7.5-km stretch of the Srinagar-Baramulla highway is going on at a snail’s pace. Though the executing agency has set the deadline of May 31 this year to complete the works and open the highway stretch for vehicular traffic, the Beacon authorities said blacktopping of the stretch would commence from the second week of March. The work on the four-laning of the 7.5-km-long stretch from Parimpora to Narbal was allotted to…

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Ahead of Darbar Move, facilities reviewed

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Ahead of the biannual Durbar Move exercise, Director, Estates, Dr GN Itoo today visited various Estates colonies in and around Srinagar city to take stock of facilities for government employees. During his visit to the newly constructed Estates flats at Pampore, Itoo as per an official statement asked the officials concerned to expedite pending works and complete the same within a fortnight so that the process of allotment of the quarters was undertaken well before the ensuing Durbar Move. He also asked the PHE Department and the PDD to supply…

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PDP facilitating direct RSS rule in JK: Rana

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‘GoI can appoint RSS-Pracharak Governor to trample special identity of State’ Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana Tuesday slammed PDP for facilitating direct RSS rule in Jammu and Kashmir by showing indecisiveness in forming the government. “There is every apprehension of BJP-led government appointing any RSS Pracharak as Governor of the State to trample the special identity of the State”, Rana said while addressing senior party functionaries at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here. Citing unhealthy democratic practices unleashed by BJP appointed Governors in various states of India, he apprehended that political…

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Vyas reviews preparedness for extended flight

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On the directions of Governor, Mr N N Vohra, a high-level meeting was convened here this evening to review the preparedness for extended flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport. The meeting was chaired by Financial Commissioner Planning & Development and Civil Aviation, Mr B B Vyas. Additional Director General Security, Mr V K Singh, Commissioner Civil Aviation, Captain S Katoch, IG CRPF, Mr Nalin Prabhat, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Force Station Jammu, Air Commodore Ashutosh Lal, representatives of Director General Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India and Private…

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Termination of absentee doctors welcomed

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The termination of services of absentee doctors has been welcomed by civil society groups and doctors here. However, they have asked the government to improve the work atmosphere of the doctors in government hospitals to stop brain drain. “It is a welcome step but the government needs to look into the reasons why they left their homeland,” said Dr Nisar ul Hassan, president, Doctors Association Kashmir. He said the successive governments had ignored the health sector. Governor NN Vohra on Friday terminated the services of 100 doctors for remaining on…

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BJP says Rs 80,000-cr relief part of CBMs

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In an attempt to woo the “annoyed” PDP leadership for restitching the alliance, the BJP today said the Rs 80,000-crore package was the first step towards “restoration of confidence” and would be followed by more sops from the Centre. Interestingly, this package announced by the Prime Minister was purely meant for rehabilitation of the 2014 flood victims, but the saffron party attempted to give the impression that these funds were part of the confidence-building measures (CBMs) to send a feeler to its coalition partner for early formation of the government.…

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Strong informer base helping in militant killings, says IGP

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday credited its “strong informer base” and “robust intelligence grid” for “successful killing of militants in joint operations” in Kashmir. “We had many successful anti-militancy operations this year, so far. The credit for this goes to our robust intelligence grid and our very strong informer base. Our main aim is to keep the militants on the run and not allow them to settle at one place. This helps us to zero in on them very easily,” said Kashmir’s Inspector General of Police, Syed JavidMujtaba…

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