Month: May 2016

Coalition govt decides to set time frame for its ‘Agenda’

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To submit detailed memo to state Cabinet I Resolves to pursue CBMs with Centre In a boost to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s image as a leader delivering on her promises in a time-bound manner, the PDP-BJP government today decided to accelerate the process of implementation of the Agenda of the Alliance by setting a time frame for the issues listed in the document. Official sources told Kashmir POST that the Agenda of Alliance would have a deadline for implementation all issues listed in the document. The Agenda had formed the basis…

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Pakistan expresses concern to UN over bill on Kashmir map

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Pakistan on Tuesday raised its objections to a draft bill prepared by the Narendra Modi government which strictly prohibits wrong depiction of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as non-Indian territories. Expressing its “serious concern” to the United Nation over the draft bill introduced in the Indian Parliament over the map of Kashmir, Pakistan called upon the world body to uphold its resolutions and urge India to stop such acts which are in “violation of international law“. “Pakistan has expressed serious concern to the United Nations Secretary General and the…

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Health Services Scenario in Kashmir

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It is the duty of every health professional to ensure not only the best health care possible, but a comfortable stay at the hospital Dr. Mehreen Riyaz Kokiloo Scottish medical missionaries were the first to establish modern medical health services in Kashmir. The first dispensary for women was started way back in 1864 by Reverend Robert Clark and his wife, which is now the site of the Government College for Women, Nawakadal. Later, a Scottish doctor, William Jackson Elmslie, opened his dispensary on 9 May 1865. Dr Theodore Maxwell succeeded…

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Jammu to witness intense heat wave for next five days

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Sizzling conditions will prevail in Jammu during the next five days as maximum temperature will hover between 40-42 degrees Celsius, making next week the hottest one since the onset of summer. According to the advisory issued by Agromet division of SKUAST, Jammu, between May 18-22 the state, especially the plains and kandi areas, will witness a blistering heat wave. The minimum temperature during the period will remain between 26-28 degrees Celsius. “The maximum and minimum temperature will be above normal by two-four degrees with no possibility of rain during the…

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Construction of ‘shelters for floating population’ on in JK : Govt

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Work starts in Jammu, Kupwara, says Commissioner Secretary H&UDD Despite opposition from various quarters to setting-up of shelters for homeless, mostly non-state subjects, the State government has initiated work on building the structures for ‘floating population’ in Jammu and Kupwara districts. Speaking to reporters on sidelines of a workshop titled ‘PM Awas Yojana- Housing for All-2022; Credit Link Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)’ at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Center here on Monday, Hirdesh Kumar, Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department said once ready, the shelters, being constructed under National Urban Livelihood Mission,…

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Residents protest ban on entry of vehicles in Mubarak Mandi Complex

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Demand removal of executive director of Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society Local residents and the Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society (MMJHS) today had a tussle after the latter decided not to allow the entry of vehicles on the heritage complex, a move set off the debate against the alleged “partisan way of working of MMJHS”. Residents of various localities, including Chowgan Salthian, Panjtirthi, Mubarak Mandi and Pacci Dhaki, supported by political groups, held a noisy demonstration on the heritage complex and threatened that they would not allow the implementation of…

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Chuntkul bund safe haven for class bunkers

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“Presence of these students hampers movement of pedestrians particularly females along the route. The respective school managements and police has failed to check the menace,” The Chuntkul bund near SP College here has become a safe haven for the male students who bunk their classes. A group of senior citizens said that a large number of students from various schools in the city-centre bunk their classes and sit on the bund for rest of the day. “Presence of these students hampers movement of pedestrians particularly females along the route. The…

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Petrol, diesel prices hiked second time this month

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Petrol price was hiked by 83 paisa a litre and diesel by Rs 1.26 per litre on Monday, the second increase in rates this month. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 63.02 per litre from midnight, while a litre of diesel will cost Rs 51.67, said Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer. Rates were last hiked by Rs 1.06 a litre on petrol and Rs 2.94 a litre on diesel on May 1. “The current level of international product prices of petrol and diesel and the rupee-US…

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Handwara girl claims Army man held her hand, NC wants judicial probe

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Alleges police intimidated her to blame local boys for molestation In a new twist to the Handwara incident, the minor girl has now claimed an Army man had forcibly held her hand on April 12 when she was coming out of a public toilet located in the main town square. Seeking registration of an FIR against the unknown soldier for “sexual assault”, the girl told the media during a press conference today that the J&K Police had “pressurised, abused and intimidated” her to make a different statement once she was…

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Mehbooba reviews development projects

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Asking J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency to strictly adhere to fixed timeline, CM Mehbooba Mufti today passed instructions to the Planning Department to monitor the pace of work on a fortnightly basis. She also called for devising an effective mechanism which binds contractors to delivering the projects on time, as the state government cannot afford any spillover of Asian Development Bank-aided projects if they stretch beyond March 31, 2017. Some of the prestigious projects reviewed by the CM included Jahangir Chowk-Rambagh Expressway Corridor in Srinagar, Bikram Chowk Flyover at Jammu, Landfill…

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