Month: May 2016

Youth have been the biggest casualty of violence : CM

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Jammu and Kashmir’s youth have been the “biggest casualty” of more than two decades of violence in the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said and promised to “heal their scars” by securing their future. “I admire your perseverance to go on, despite the cycle of violence that snatched your childhood. I promise to heal your scars by securing your future,” Mehbooba said during meetings with youth delegations from different parts of the Valley. The Chief Minister also asked youngsters to become role models in propagating the message of peace…

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From Kashmir to Cannes

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Having grown up in a place where not many pursue a career in films, Rahat Kazmi, the Poonch-based film producer and director, literally blazed a trail with his passion for filmmaking. The going, though, has been tough for him. Frequent curbs on the screening of his earlier film, ‘Identity Card-guilty unless proven’ has dented his confidence at times but it has not stopped him from choosing even more controversial subjects.For nearly two years he worked on his new film “Mantostaan” that will be screened on May 14 and 16 at…

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In Badanaal village, water is rationed from its only well : Latur of JK

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Chowkidar guards the well 24×7; water theft carries penalty — no water for 5 days At Badanaal village in Ghatti panchayat, 25 km from Kathua district headquarters, a chowkidar-cum-panchayat member has been guarding one of two wells, the only source of water in the village, round the clock since the onset of summer to keep away “water thieves”. The second well of the village is dried up. Every morning, chowkidar Sardar Singh comes up with a measuring utensil to provide only 15 litres water per family from the well. A…

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Militants disarm policemen, decamp with four riffles in Kulgam

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Police have launched a massive manhunt to nab the militants behind the incident. Militants disarmed heavily armed policemen and decamped with four weapons when they stormed into a police picket guarding the minority Hindu inhabited Adijan village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday night. Police said the incident occurred when a group of heavily armed militants overpowered the cops in the bunker and fled with four weapons including two INSAS and two SLR riffles along with six magazines full of bullets. “Four policemen were deployed in the picket. They…

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Traffic Jams hit Srinagarites

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Frequent traffic jams have become order of the day in Srinagar City, thus affecting the daily chorus of life adversely. The uptown areas are especially ht by this on account of many traffic diversions due to flyover construction. The traffic mess has added to woes of commoners and made life quiet difficult. Majority of roads in Srinagar city are in shackles and represent the ugly face of our road management. Sheikh Sameer, a commuter States -” Travelling from one part of the Srinagar City to other has become a painful…

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To escape traffic, GMC staff opt for cycling

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In an attempt to minimise traffic congestion in the city, students and management of the Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, has decided to use bicycles and carpooling. The decision to use bicycles and opt for carpooling was taken on Saturday at a joint meeting of the college faculty and students which was chaired by GMC Principal Kaiser Ahmad, a government spokesman said. “The meeting decided that the students of the college will start using bicycles voluntarily for coming to college and similarly possibility of area-wise carpooling will be explored with…

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Official from center visits Rajouri to look into farmers problems

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan is being touted as the biggest-ever exercise since Independence to give a fillip to agriculture in the country, but the question is whether it will benefit people or meet the fate of previous schemes and programmes. People of Rajouri district don’t have high hopes from the campaign as they see it as yet another government exercise. They believe whatever funds will be released from the Centre will flow through the system in place for decades. A Central government representative…

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DGCA takes cognizance of rising airfares to Kashmir

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Taking cognizance of skyrocketing airfares to Kashmir, civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sought details from airlines on their pricing policies, especially about fares being charged by them on the Jammu and Kashmir sector. The DGCA move comes in the backdrop of concerns expressed by the J&K government before it over unregulated airfares to the Valley, particularly during the peak tourism season or whenever the Srinagar-Jammu highway remains cut off due to inclement weather. “The DGCA has sought details of ticket prices from the airlines, especially…

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Kashmir Fisheries: A wakeup call

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Dr. Mansoor Rather Kashmir being bestowed with the richest water resources with huge fisheries potential is now highly dependent on outside state fish supply to meet the market demands. The small village and field springs (locally known as Naag) which once used to be the main source of drinking water all over Kashmir with a huge aesthetic and spiritual value also inhabited a number of fish varieties has almost vanished now. The traditional fisherman community remains the worst hit, due to the fast dwindling of this highly valuable natural resource,…

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Follow guidelines or face action, pvt schools told

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The Department of School Education, Kashmir, (DSEK) has issued fresh instructions to private schools across the Valley to follow guidelines set by the government or face action. The officials from the DSEK said in order to ensure the smooth functioning of private schools in unison with directions of the government, a meeting was convened by the Joint Director, Elementary Education, with chief education officers of Kashmir. The officials said it was impressed upon all chief education officers to constitute a committee which could ascertain the validity of registration orders of…

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