Month: June 2016

At SMHS hospital, female patients robbed of right to privacy

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Patients see it a ‘sheer molestation’, castigates hospital authorities The door of the ultrasound room at SMHS hospital is left ajar, Sana (name changed) a girl in her early twenties peeps into the rooms and sees a group of men doing the examination of the patients. Scared to see no provision of privacy in the room, Sana tells her friend in a hushed up voice, “I will not go inside the room. You see they are making women to take off clothes in front of men.” Sana had to do…

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Due to JK Govt’s inability, Himachal runs bus service from Basohli

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After cashing the tourism potential of Ladakh region, Himachal Pradesh government is now making inroads in Jammu and Kashmir through Atal Setu by providing much needed bus service to scenic Bani-Basohli-Sarthal Belt of Kathua district. Sources said that after commissioning of Atal Setu, North India’s first cable stayed bridge connecting three northern states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, people of Bani- Basohli approached Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, and requested for provision of interstate connectivity to Heritage Basohli town. “Acting upon this, Government…

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Governor NN Vohra opens workshop for IAS aspirants

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Governor NN Vohra inaugurated a workshop on “The Civil Services: An Achievable Career Goal”, organised by the Ascent Group, at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre here today. Observing that we lived in a highly competitive environment, the Governor urged the youth to aspire to be among the very best and achieve success on all fronts, not merely in civil services. He said with every passing day the world was witnessing growing competition in every arena of human activity and for this alone our youth faced the challenge of being competent, efficient…

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Official apathy pushes Khushalsar, Gilsar on verge of extinction

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Failure of authorities to take measures for conservation of Gilsar and Khushalsar lakes in Shaher-e-Khaas has pushed the water bodies on the verge of extinction. Gilsar and Khushalsar are two interconnected lakes which receive waters from Nigeen lake and gradually flows into Anchar lake. Situated between Hawal and Nowshehra areas, these interconnected lakes till few decades ago were one of the major tourist attractions and bird watching sites. However, in absence of conservation, these lakes are bedeviled with encroachments, siltation and pollution. Numerous springs locally called as Mukhta Pokhar and…

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Tension erupted at Kanzalwan village in Gurez area of Bandipora when hundreds of villagers, including women halted work on 330 Megawatt Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project. The villagers were protesting the setting up of a stone crusher unit in the forest area. The residents of more than three habitations gathered to protest against Hindustan Construction Company’s (HCC) decision to install a stone crusher in Kanzalwan habitation in close proximity of dense forest area. Though the Hindustan Construction Company claimed that installation is temporary but the villagers opposed setting up of…

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Geelani expresses shock over 545 non-local industrial units in JK

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‘Revelation by Industries Minister is expression of arrogance of power’ Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said at a time when entire Kashmiri nation is protesting against the implementation of new industrial policy, the shocking revelation by Industries Minister is an open expression of ‘arrogance of power’ and it has also come to fore that the new anti-people industrial policy which is being discussed on and off assembly already stands implemented and is working on the ground. Expressing shock over the startling revelation of the Minister for Industries and…

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No policy to check growing number of private vehicles: Transport Minister

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The state government has no particular policy in place to check the growing number of private vehicles in the state as they are the major cause of congestion on roads and pollution. This was disclosed in a reply by Minister of State for Transport Sunil Sharma in the House to a question raised by BJP MLC Ramesh Arora about the status of number of private vehicles and public transport in the state. The MLC, talking to Kashmir POST, said since his question received “improper reply”, it was moved for discussion…

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Govt rolls back controversial clause from state Industrial Policy

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Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday revoked the controversial clause of the State Industrial Policy-2016 which allowed non-locals to acquire land on large scale in the State for developing private industries. The move comes at a time when the separatists groups had announced to launch a campaign against the policy while the opposition had termed it a “direct attack” on the special status of J&K. “In partial modification of Government order…para 2.11.2 of Industrial Policy-2016 shall be deemed to have been deleted ab-initio,” said an order issued by Commissioner/Secretary Industries…

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Voting starts in Anantnag on dull note; Mehbooba in fray

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Voting for the by-elections to this south Kashmir Assembly seat started Wednesday morning on a dull note. An overcast sky and the urge to sleep longer than usual after the morning prayers during the ongoing month of Ramadan kept most people indoors. Voters were seen in twos and fours walking leisurely towards the polling stations. Reports from the rural areas also said early voter enthusiasm and queues of people outside polling stations were conspicuous by their absence. Authorities, however, said voting was likely to pick up as the day progresses.…

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