The Kashmir Valley remained shut for the 88th consecutive day on Tuesday and life remained paralyzed as authorities made heavy deployments of security forces here and other areas. Officials said sufficient deployments of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police were made here as well as all district headquarters to maintain peace. Separatists had called for protests by women across the valley on Tuesday. Women were asked to assemble and occupy city squares, market places and traffic intersections to register peaceful protests. Separatists had been issuing weekly protest…
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RITES to prepare report on metro projects
The Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) will conduct feasibility studies and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the metro projects in Jammu and Srinagar. “The state government has entrusted RITES with the job of preparation of the DPR and also to conduct the feasibility studies for the Mass Rapid Transport System in the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar in J&K. RITES will initially be preparing a project report for a length of 45 km in Srinagar City and 30 km for the city of Jammu,” an…
Read MoreNubra valley now open to foreign tourists
The government has ordered relaxation in the protected area permit regime for allowing foreigners to visit the hitherto restricted areas in Leh district. A formal notification in this connection has been issued by the Home Department. According to a spokesman of the Home Department, foreign tourists will now be permitted to visit a number of unexplored areas like Panamik, Phukpochey, Hargam, Taksha, Sasoma, Chaglung, Kobet, Aranu, Khemi, Warshi, Yarma Gompa and Yarma Gonbo monastery in Leh. These areas were thrown open to local tourists last year. Situated at an average…
Read More660 detained in Kupwara, Bandipora; 56 booked under Public Safety Act
250 FIRs registered, raids continue to arrest 500 more In Kupwara and Bandipora districts of north Kashmir, over 660 persons have been detained during the ongoing unrest. 160 people are still in lockups while 500 others were released on bail, 56 have so far been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and above 250 FIRs have been registered during the ongoing unrest. In these areas police is looking up for around 500 more youths and raids are continuously being carried out to arrest them. Residents allege harassment at the hands…
Read MorePvt sector takes hit during unrest, 11 lakh affected
Private companies in the Valley, which are lying shut since the unrest started in July 8 following the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani, have not paid salary to their employees, creating a distressing situation for them. “We were paid salary for the days we reported for work but are now sitting at home without any source of income. This is a distressing situation for us,” said Nazim Ahmad, a private sector employee. Chairman of the Kashmir Economic Alliance Yasin Khan said around 11 lakh people engaged in the private…
Read MoreProtests, Clashes, Arrest spree continues as uneasy calm prevails across Valley
A 27-year-old man from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, who was seriously injured in a road accident amid stone-pelting on September 30, succumbed to his injuries at SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on Monday, even as complete shutdown was observed for the 87th consecutive day across Kashmir. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Yousuf Khanday of Narbal area of Budgam district. He had sustained severe skull injuries on September 30 when a bike he was on rammed into a barricade placed by protesters near Kawoosa bus stop on Srinagar-Gulmarg Highway,…
Read MorePakistan demands Court of Arbitration over Kishanganga dispute, India favours neutral expert
Amidst escalating tension, Pakistan has demanded that the World Bank set up a Court of Arbitration to hear its objections over the Kishanganga hydroelectric project by India, which has asked the international lender to appoint a neutral expert to settle the dispute. According to sources, Pakistan has raised objections over the design of the hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is not in line with the criteria laid down under the Indus Water Treaty between the two countries. India has, however, asserted the project design is “well within…
Read MoreKashmir continues to remain shut on 87th Day; Kashmiri Students left punjab collage for home post clash
Normal life continued to remain crippled in Kashmir for the 87th consecutive day today due to the separatist sponsored strike. A police official said security forces have been deployed at some places, including marketplaces, to instill a sense of security among the people so that they can carry out their day-to-day activities without fear. The official said the situation in Kashmir was improving with each day and there has been a significant increase in the movement of private and public transport, except buses, in uptown areas of the summer capital…
Read MoreFlourishing produce of vegetables from Dal Lake during Unrest
Like many other city pavements, the Saida Kadal – Nigeen stretch has become a hub of local vegetable vendor’s selling farm fresh vegetables at prices much lower than that of market cost. Drivers, shopkeepers and even daily wage workers have turned into vegetable vendors to sell produce from the nearby Dal lake. Squatting at his stall at Rangar Stop Saida Kadal, Showkat Ahmad Dar’s life has witnessed a transition from being a bus driver to a vegetable vendor. “For last two and half months, I have been selling vegetables produced…
Read MoreHow Kashmir has risen up against the state in one of its most intense uprisings
Fahad Shah After a long day of strict curfew on 15 August, Independence Day, 15-year old Yasir Salaam Sheikh walked out of his dense neighborhood in Srinagar’s Batmaloo area towards the main road, only to find a group of youth demonstrating against India. Within half an hour, the demonstration was countered by government forces, who fired tear gas shells, pellets and bullets. Sheikh was shot in the chest. He died, while his father Abdul Salaam Sheikh, 52, was told that his son was injured by pellets. It was only when…
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