Month: May 2016

Bollywood’s love with Pheran

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Irfan Raina The bollywood’s romance has not only continued with Kashmir’s breathtaking places but age-old local culture and tradition has been persistently portrayed in the films shot here. The snow covered mountains and lush green meadows have not only provided beautiful backdrop to filmmakers but the actresses who have been costumed with Kashmiri’s traditional dress especially pheran have also looked graceful. From Sharmila Tagore who looked extremely pretty and innocent in the film ‘Kashmir ki kali’ wearing the pheran, a head dress and matching jewellery. In the song ‘yeh chand…

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PDP Exposed; Union Power Minister rules out transfer of NHPC run projects to state

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Corporation can’t pay profits earned by investing in hydel power projects to states’ Union Power Minister, Piyush Goyal Friday ruled out transfer of Dulhasti and Uri power projects to Jammu Kashmir saying no decision had been taken over the demand yet. Addressing reporters through video-conferencing from New Delhi, Goyal, in reply to the question over the transfer of power projects to the state said, “Decisions are not taken over all demands.’’ In the Agenda of Alliance, worked out between PDP and BJP prior to formation of coalition government last year,…

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Lal Singh asks Jammu muslim farmers; Have you forgotten 1947

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Written complaint lodged against minister Minister denies allegation Forest Minister Choudhary Lal Singh Friday sparked another controversy by reportedly telling a deputation of Muslim farmers from Jammu “have you forgotten 1947”. According to an eyewitness, Mohammad Mumtaz, a sarpanch, a deputation of farmers including Hindus and Muslim community members approached Lal Singh at his official residence at Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on May 18. “We went to his official residence to apprise him about the problems being faced by people after an order issued by the Forest Department,” he said. The…

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Kashmir a highly politicized issue, third party involvement difficult: US research

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At a time when most of the separatist groups in Kashmir call on the international community to resolve the Kashmir issue, a US based research finds any third-party involvement in Kashmir a difficult proposition which “lacks capacity” to help resolve the matter. A team of experts from School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, USA in their research paper Civil Societies: Empowering Peace Constituencies in India & Pakistan call Kashmir a “highly politicized issue” where third-party involvement is difficult as it lacks the ability to support regional partners in…

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Avoid overloading or face action : SP Traffic

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Dushyant Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Traffic (Rural) Jammu, has told presidents and members of transport unions to avoid speeding and overloading in public transport vehicles or else stern action would be taken against them. He added that mostly public transport vehicles used shrill horns and also violated route permits which was a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act and warranted a deterrent action. The SP directed the members of the unions to stop such practices which caused inconvenience to people and strictly obey traffic rules. Members of the transport…

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Coming to avenge Babri, Kashmir, Gujarat, Muzaffarnagar: ISIS video

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Video features Thane resident Fahad Sheikh, slams Indian Muslim leaders The Islamic State has released a new 22-minute Arabic-language documentary on purported Indian jihadists in its ranks, providing the first interviews with five fugitive jihadists known to have joined the ranks of fighters in Iraq and Syria since 2014. The video, released online early on Friday, is the first propaganda the Islamic State has produced with content focused on India and South Asia. Thane engineering student Fahad Tanvir Sheikh who travelled to Syria in 2014 along with three other men…

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‘Forces were Frisking Dead, Snatching Golden Earrings’ : May 21, 1990

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“Bodies were lying all around me. Blood was profusely oozing out from my legs. I held my breath, acted as dead and was shocked to see security personnel frisking the pockets of dead and robbing them of their belongings,” a witness of 21 May, 1990, Srinagar bloodshed shared the horror with Current News Service. Tahir Ahmed Baba, a resident of Mashal Mohalla Hawal, was 17 when on 21 May 1990 he heard that gunmen in Old Srinagar had assassinated Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq. Forces personnel killed scores of mourners by firing…

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Hurriyat, govt have tacit understanding: KP’s at resettlement Issue

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A day after the PDP-BJP government succumbed to the pressure of separatists and announced that it has no plans to create exclusive colonies for resettlement of displaced Pandits, community leaders today alleged there is a tacit understanding between Hurriyat Conference and government to stop Hindu minority’s return to the Valley. Education Minister Naeem Akhtar had said on Thursday that separate colonies to house 3.50 lakh Pandits will not be constructed. He added that they will have to live along with the majority community whenever the process to bring them back…

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Mirwaiz calls for joint strategy against ‘RSS designs’ during srinagar rally

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Expressing determination that a joint strategy would be devised to counter these designs, he said the resistance leadership would not stay silent but will meet these challenges head on. Hurriyat (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday on Friday said a joint strategy would be devised to foil the “nefarious designs of the RSS and its collaborators in the state.” He cautioned that attempts of harming the religious and cultural identity of Kashmiris and changing the demography of the region by converting Muslim-majority into a minority were being made under a…

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Soft drinks lose fizz as MRP goes up

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Most of the wholesalers, vendors, provisional store owners and small-time shopkeepers selling soft drinks of various brands have stopped purchasing them due to a steep hike in the maximum retail price (MRP). There has been nearly 20 to 30 per cent rise in the MRP of all the branded soft drinks which has made them “un-affordable”, they said. Marketing manager Amit Kumar of Jai Beverages Pvt Ltd, Bari Brahmana, Jammu, said the hike was a part of the company’s strategy. The company’s plans relating to distribution, cost-effectiveness of the products…

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