Month: April 2016

Anupam Kher detained at Srinagar airport, retuned back : NIT Row

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In a major development, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Sunday was stopped at Srinagar airport by J&K police. Kher was going to visit NIT Srinagar to meet the students as he felt that it’s important to give them moral support. Earlier, on Saturday night, around 150 youths, who left Delhi for NIT Srinagar with Tricolors, were detained by police in Lakhanpur of Jammu and Kashmir. The 150 youths on Saturday had embarked on their journey from Delhi to Srinagar to show solidarity with the non-Kashmiri students at the National Institute…

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6.8 Magnitude quake hits Valley, people rush for safety

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The Kashmir valley was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake this afternoon. The quake shook houses and buildings in the region and sent panicked residents rushing out for safety. An official of the state Meteorological Department said the tremor was of 6.8 magnitude and its epicentre was located at a depth 190 km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The earthquake was recorded at 3.38 pm. There was no immediate reports about damage or casualties caused by the tremor. Kashmir has been hit by a series of high-magnitude tremors over…

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Omar demonizing Kashmiris by spreading lies on twitter: Parra

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Expressing dismay over uploading of misleading pictures by former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on twitter, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Wing President, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra today said it is unbecoming of a former chief minister to use such contemptible tactics to provoke the situation in Kashmir. “While the civil society and various other political quarters are playing a positive and responsible role to defuse the situation, it is surprising to see the former chief minister acting in such a reckless manner to provoke the situation and trigger passions against Kashmiris outside,”…

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Stop playing politics over NIT, it will consume their careers : Arun Joshi

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First thing that the NIT students, whether they are Kashmiris or drawn from other parts of the country, should know that all politicians and parties are playing politics with them. No one has come forward to save their lives and careers. And they should remember that they have made it to the prestigious institute because of their hard work and merit. Some of them are from very modest origin from the plains of UP and Bihar and Rajasthan. Those who are trying to divide them and call these institutes as…

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Kashmir not another state, should be treated differently: Mehbooba to Centre

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has cautioned the Centre about the ground realities in Kashmir, and said the northern state should be treated differently in comparison to other Indian states. Insisting that J&K deserved “special attention and care”, Mehbooba told ETV in an interview, “While dealing with Kashmir, we should always keep one thing in mind that Kashmir is different, it is not another Indian state, here the ground realities are a bit different, and therefore, the state deserves a special attention and care. “The Chief Minister, however,…

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Fearing backlash, Kashmiris ‘leave’ Jammu college

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“Nearly 20 students from Government Engineering and Technology College at Chak Bhalwal near here have left for home since Thursday,” a student from the Valley told. Kashmiri students in Jammu have reportedly started returning to the Valley following a charged-up atmosphere over the NIT-Srinagar incident. “Nearly 20 students from Government Engineering and Technology College at Chak Bhalwal near here have left for home since Thursday,” a student from the Valley told on Friday in the presence of the teaching and administrative staff. He was among students who had assembled in the…

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In a NITshell

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Mehmood ur Rashid What happened at NIT, Srinagar can be neatly sliced into two. First, the spontaneous, second, the sponsored. The spontaneous part of it is the expression of jubilation by the Kashmiri students when West Indies defeated Indian cricket team in the semifinals of T20 world cup. The reason for jubilation was not the victory of West Indies, but the defeat of Indian cricket team. And this is nothing new to Kashmir. This has always been so. I remember in my boyhood days when Pakistan lost to Australia in…

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DPS hikes tuition, other fees by 20% in 2 sessions, says official report

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Srinagar, Apr 8: An inquiry into the ‘arbitrary’ fee hike by Delhi Public School (DPS) Athwajan here has revealed that the school administration—in blatant violation of the High Court orders—has hiked the fee for the academic year 2015-16 by over 20 percent. And according to inquiry report submitted to J&K’s School Fee Fixation Committee by Chief Education Officer Srinagar, the school also intends to enhance school fee for academic year 2016-17 with effect from April 2016. In his report, CEO Srinagar has stated that the school (DPS Athwajan) has enhanced…

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Martyrs’ graveyard vandalized at Karimabad, locals blame forces

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Protests erupted in Karimabad village in this south Kashmir district on Friday following desecration of a local martyrs’ graveyard by unknown persons during the previous night, witnesses said. According to reports, the residents of Karimabad woke up to see vandalized epitaphs and tombstones of scores of graves of slain militants at Karimabad Martyrs Graveyard. Two local militants were killed in gunfights in the past week and laid to rest at this graveyard following which massive clashes were witnessed in the area. Local residents said they were shocked to see vandalized…

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Omar Abdullah hits out at Mehbooba, says she has ‘abdicated’ authority

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Questioning Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s “silence” on NIT issue, opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said she has “abdicated” all authority. “The Deputy CM isn’t the head of Government. He doesn’t get to order inquiries & action against police. CM has abdicated all authority,” Omar said in a series of tweets. The former chief minister was referring to Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh yesterday announcing a magisterial probe into the clashes between local and outstation students at NIT Srinagar after India’s defeat by West Indies…

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