Month: March 2016

Indian Intelligence Agencies feed some Separatists: Dr Farooq

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that some separatist leaders have close links with Indian intelligence agencies which feed them. Farooq also alleged New Delhi of “dividing Kashmiris”. In an interview to The Economic Times, Farooq said that separatist leaders change their stand on daily basis. “I don’t know what Hurriyat stands for. Every day they make changes in their stand. Some of them also have links with intelligence agencies of India. They are fed by them as well,” Farooq said. He alleged both India…

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No special demand from PDP, says BJP

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The BJP on Wednesday clarified that there has been no special demand from the PDP for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP`s reaction came a day after Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and dubbed the meeting “positive”. The meeting between the two leaders put the BJP-PDP alliance back on track. “Mehbooba ji wanted to meet the prime minister and he has assured her of all help. He also asked Mehbooba ji to talk to the party leaders and decide on the…

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Dukhtaran-e-Millat hoisted Pak flags in Valley

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Activists of the hardline all-women organisation Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) today hoisted Pakistani flags at several places in Srinagar to mark ‘Pakistan Day’. Two bike-borne, veiled DeM activists this morning appeared in city centre Lal Chowk and waved Pakistani flags. Reports said Pakistani flags were hoisted at several places in old Srinagar city and on the Airport road. The flags hoisted surreptitiously were later removed by the police. The Jammu and Kashmir Police had registered a case against DeM chief Asiya Andrabi for hoisting Pakistani flags in Kashmir on August 17 last…

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CAPD dept fixes food rates in dhabas

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In a bid to tighten noose around the dhabas which continue to fleece customers by charging exorbitant rates for food items, the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department, Jammu, has revised and fixed the sale rate of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. The dhaba owners have also been instructed to display the rate list of food items at their business establishments within the municipal limits. Sources said the rates were fixed by the department after reports poured in about alleged fleecing of customers by dhaba owners by charging rates…

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Fresh spell of rain lashs Kashmir region

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Kashmir’s upper reaches received rains on Thursday, even as local Meteorological Department predicted more precipitation in next 24 hours. A MeT official said rains lashed Pahalgam, Kupwara, Zojilla and Mughal Road and some other places. At Sadna Top, Z-Gali and Amaranth Cave, a mix of rains and snow was recorded, the MeT official said. Officials said there will be scattered light to moderate rain and snow in next two days. “Snow will be mostly experienced in higher reaches and plains will receive rains,” they said. “The activity will increase significantly…

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A SKIMS ward, ‘dedicated’ for cancer patients, reserved for VIPs

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With incidence of cancer on rise in Kashmir, there is nothing being done at the governmental-level to address the lack of facilities for treatment of cancer patients in the Valley. At the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at Soura, a 20-bedded ward sanctioned for Surgical Oncology by a former Chief Minister has proved to be a damp squib. The Ward 2-P was allocated for cancer surgeries in 2012 when the Department of Surgical Oncology was established. While the Ward housed some faculty rooms for two years, it was not…

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India, Pakistan must include Kashmiris in dialogue: Mirwaiz

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Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said India and Pakistan should “evolve a mechanism to include the people of Kashmir in the proposed composite dialogue”. Speaking to media persons before leaving for New Delhi to attend the Pakistan Day function, Mirwaiz said the APHC had always stood for cordial ties between the two countries. “We believe that instead of confrontation, there should be coordination between the two countries to put the entire subcontinent on the path of peace, progress and stability. For that to…

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Ram Madhav, Jitendra Singh to meet BJP MLAs in Jammu

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BJP national general secretary and Union Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh will meet party legislators to review the current political situation in the state and elicit their (MLAs’) opinion ahead of meeting Jammu and Kashmir Governor on Friday. BJP high command has deputed Ram Madhav to reach Jammu along with Jitendra Singh to assess the current political situation and elicit the opinion of party legislators (over the government formation), BJP sources said on Thursday. The crucial meeting will be held on Friday in which all BJP legislators and…

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10-yr-old booked for ‘waving Pakistan flag’

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Police have booked a 10-year-old boy for his alleged involvement in stone pelting and waving Pakistani flags outside historic Jamia Masjid in Shaher-e-Khaas here. Muhammad Ismail Khan, a resident or Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, presently putting up in Nowhatta area, was arrested recently on charges of stone pelting. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Nowhatta, Aijaz Mir, said two FIRs have been registered against the boy. “We don’t disagree that he is a minor, but he is a chronic stone pelter. He has been sent to Juvenile Home…

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State inches towards new govt as Guv invites PDP, BJP for meeting

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Governor NN Vohra today intimated PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and BJP state unit president Sat Sharma to meet him on March 25. The meetings with the two leaders have been scheduled separately, said a Raj Bhawan spokesperson. The meetings have been scheduled following Mehbooba’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. The PDP chief had termed her meeting with the Prime Minister as “very positive”. The Governor’s communication to the two leaders assumes importance in the backdrop of the PDP legislature party meet on Thursday. The…

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