Month: November 2016

Demonetization deflates claims of black money, hawala in Kashmir

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Demonetisation of high value currency notes has proved wrong the claims made by some sections that Kashmir was a haven for black money and hawala transactions. For, if any place in India has remained calm in the wake of scrapping of Rs 500 and 1000 notes by Government of India, it is Kashmir. While in rest of India at least 17 deaths have been reported in last 8 days in connection with demonetisation, everything is going on smoothly in Kashmir. These persons died either while waiting in long queues outside…

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Kashmiris have won moral victory by resisting oppression: Resistance Group

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Resistance leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday said that “people of Kashmir have won a moral victory by refusing to yield and submit to oppression.” They stated that transition from short term agitation to long term initiatives and sustainable modes of protest has to be made. “We have made it clear to India that come what may we will be masters of our destiny. 130 days of continuous protest with wholehearted support and participation of people and offering of tremendous sacrifices has no…

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With unrest receding, traffic trickles on Valley roads; 131st day, Ist protest free day since July 8

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Normal life across Kashmir continued to remain paralysed with the market places and educational institutions remaining closed even as the vehicular movement on the roads gradually increased during the past few weeks giving a semblance of normalcy in the Valley. The shutdown called by separatists and the counter restrictions to maintain law and order continued today on Day 131 of the current unrest triggered by the killing of militant commander, Burhan Wani and two of his associates in South Kashmir on July 8. The overall situation in the Valley remained…

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Cold tightens grip across Kashmir; Srinagar witnesses coldest night

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Most places in Kashmir division continued to experience sub-zero temperatures as the cold is slowly tightening its grip, with the summer capital Srinagar witnessing the coldest night of the season so far. Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far as the minimum temperature went further down from the previous night’s minus 1.9 degrees Celsius to settle at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, an official of the Met Department here said. He said the night temperature in the city was continuously on a decline since the last few days…

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Slow cash flow a big blow to traders across Jammu

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The demonetisation of higher currency notes by the Central government has made the markets sluggish due to cash crunch. Manufacturing units are also facing scarcity of cash to get the raw material and make payments. The trade bodies have extended support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move, but a majority of the businessmen are apprehensive about the long-term effect of the decision on the economy and employment generation. Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) said traders were suffering, but they expect that things would get back to normal…

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Working on modalities to seek return of power projects: JK Govt

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The State government Tuesday said that it is working out modalities with the Central government to get back power projects from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC). “The state government is working on modalities to get power projects from NHPC. Several discussions have taken place between GoI and J&K government on the issue and there is a broad-based consensus at the highest level,” one of the senior minister in the PDP-BJP government told a local news agency KNS. The minister said the transfer of power projects has been under discussion…

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Post-Burhan, number of militants up by over 50%

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Ready to tackle militancy, which will be main threat in coming months: CRPF IG In the last four months of unrest, the number of militants in Kashmir has seen a sharp rise of over 54 per cent from less than 200 to nearly 300, posing a challenge to the security forces which are already battling infiltration and ceasefire violations. The number of militants has increased despite 44 of them getting killed this year so far. A majority of the militants were eliminated along the LoCwhile attempting to infiltrate during the…

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Uneasy calm in Kashmir on 129 Day, 12th Class student Arrested, Released

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Shutdown continues on 129 day across Kashmir Protests in Gojwara against minor’s detention Markets witness increase in traffic, pedestrian movement Even as Kashmir continued to observe shutdown on the 129th consecutive day on Tuesday, protests were staged in old city’s Gojwara area against the detention of a minor boy. Reports said that passenger vehicles plied in good numbers in the city for the first time in more than four months since the unrest began in Kashmir on July 8 after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Reports said that while most…

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Protest calendar is not a joke: Bar

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The Kashmir High Court Bar Association today termed the ongoing Hurriyat-sponsored shutdown a “jolt” to the “Indian Government”. It said that it was the writ of the Hurriyat and not of the government which was being followed by the people of the Valley by obeying the weekly shutdown calendar. The Bar said this while reacting to the speech of senior PDP leader and MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig, who on Sunday said the shutdowns called by the separatists since Burhan Wani’s killing had become a “joke”. While speaking at a party…

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