Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked 29 in the World Bank’s assessment of the state over implementation of business reforms. “It is a fact that the World Bank in its report on assessment of state implementation of business reforms has given a ranking of 29 to Jammu and Kashmir in the country,” said Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu in a written response in the Legislative Council. “However, the World Bank has appreciated the state for steps taken for improving business,” he added. The state government said several factors were responsible for…
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Govt raking up sensitive issues to hurt Kashmiris: Mirwaiz
Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that Government was hell bent to disrupt peace by establishing Sainik Colonies, Pandit Townships and people of Kashmir will strongly oppose the moves. “The government itself is raking up issues that are very sensitive to the people of Kashmir and having the potential of harming their collective interests. The people of Kashmir and resistance leadership would strongly oppose any such moves,” Mirwaiz said addressing a congregation before Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid here. He said that in the name of…
Read MoreRain brings respite from scorching heat for Jammuites
The city has got some respite from the scorching heat with a sudden downpour here this afternoon after more than 15 days of dry spell. The sudden windstorm and rain made the weather pleasant for residents, who had been facing the severe heat wave with temperature above 40°C. The heat wave conditions in the Jammu region had pushed the maximum temperature in parts of the region to 43°C. It plummeted by four degrees in the last 24 hours. Rain and thundershowers in the state led to fall of temperature. The…
Read MoreDifferences between coalition partners over Abhinav Gupt Yatra
Saffron party terms govt decision to disallow yatra ‘unfortunate’ Noisy scenes in Legislative Council as BJP protests govt ban on yatra Serious differences appear to have cropped up between coalition partners PDP and BJP over the banning of the “Abhinav Gupt” yatra due to the pressure of separatists and other Kashmir-centric groups. The BJP ministers, however, have maintained a guarded silence to avoid any controversy. A day after J&K Government’s spokesman and Education Minister in the coalition government Naeem Akhtar announced on Thursday that the yatra would not be allowed,…
Read MoreKashmir must be under caliphate, not Pakistan: Islamic State
Islamic State members want Kashmir under its caliphate rather than Pakistan or jihadi groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, underlining the outfit’s dismissive view of Pakistan and groups it controls as compromised outfits that do not conform to its extreme interpretation of religious law. Web chats of IS members from different countries, including India, that are part of a chargesheet filed by the NIA against IndianOil assistant manager Mohammed Sirajuddin show the group’s belief in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s caliphate as the final arbiter of Kashmir’s fate. In one of the chats, Jundhulla…
Read MoreStrike cripples life in parts of South Kashmir
Strike crippled life in several parts of south Kashmir, where people are protesting against the arrest of six youths, including brother of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, in connection with attack on a police party at Anantnag that left two personnel died recently. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Khudwani and Koimoh in north Kashmir and traffic was off the roads. Work in government offices and educational institutions was also affected. People alleged that six innocent youths were arrested by security forces after the Anantnag attack. Demanding immediate release…
Read MoreVital agreement documents between state and NHPC missing
‘NHPC not paying any royalty to JK out of its projects’ Govt admits in House: ‘Record of DulHasti power project execution missing’ Amid demands for return of power projects from the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC), the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday admitted on floor of the Legislative Council that documents regarding execution agreement of DulHasti power project by the state government with the NHPC are “untraceable” and “misplacement of records appears to be deliberate.” Replying to a question by MLC Firdous Tak who had sought details of agreement…
Read MoreLeh residents unhappy with post office functioning
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Nawang Rigzin Jora today apprised Union Minister for Telecommunication and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad about the problems being faced by rural people at the main post office in Leh. The CLP leader said that people of rural areas, who come to the Leh main post office to withdraw their money on maturity of their saving schemes, are made to wait for months by officials, who adopt delaying tactics. Jora told the minister that the officials tell people that postal saving schemes transactions have been brought…
Read MoreRation cards would be issued from June 19: Zulfiqar Ali
The Government will start the process of issuance of new Ration Cards to consumers from 19 of this month. This was revealed by Minister for CA&PD Zulfikar Ali while chairing a meeting here to review the functioning of the department and preparation made for issuance of New ration cards to the consumers. The Minister said that commencement of issuance of New Ration Cards will start on June 19 in Jammu, and June 20 in Kashmir. The Minister said that the Deputy Commissioners of the respective districts would monitor and ensure…
Read MoreVendors hold protest against JMC over space issue
Workers of the Dogra Front and Shiv Sena along with a large number of “rehriwalas” (vendors) staged a protest against the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for allegedly pushing them to “deserted” corners of the city. The irate protesters claimed that the militants who have surrendered after killing innocent people were being settled by the government by providing them money and land for their houses, but the poor vendors selling vegetables and fruits for the past 50 years were pushed where there was no footfall. “The space which is being provided…
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