Year: 2016

Rats nibble patient in Rajouri district hospital

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A paralytic patient at the government district hospital in Rajouri district was allegedly bitten by rats, as hospital administration said the incident was old and corrective measures have been taken. A paralytic patient at the government district hospital in Rajouri district was allegedly bitten by rats, as hospital administration said the incident was old and corrective measures have been taken. Wali Mohammed, suffering from full-body paralysis and undergoing treatment at the district hospital, was seriously injured when rats nibbled at his body as he lay on his hospital bed two…

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Geelani, Yasin vow to resist Indian designs jointly

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All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chief Muhammad Yasin Malik have appealed to the people to jointly resist the imposition of evil agenda of Hindu extremist organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Jan Sangh in the territory. The appeal was made at a meeting between Syed Ali Gilani and Muhammad Yasin Malik at former’s Hyderpora residence in Srinagar, today. The two leaders discussed the Indian conspiracies including construction of separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits and Indian soldiers and imposition of so-called industrial policy…

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BJP has sacrificed its core agenda for power : Harsh Dev Singh

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Panthers’ Party Chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh today said that BJP has bartered wishes and aspirations of Jammu region for the lust of power. He claimed that the BJP has betrayed people of the area. Addressing a meeting of prominent citizens, Harsh Dev Singh said while the BJP is busy celebrating its ascendance to power in J&K, the common man feels disappointed and betrayed at the surrender of saffron party’s core agenda which was trumpeted by it during the parliamentary and assembly elections. He said that the BJP…

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Students clash with police in Ganderbal; many injured

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At least two dozen persons were injured in clashes in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district after alleged misbehaviour of policemen with students. The district authorities have ordered a probe into the incident. The trouble erupted when the police stopped an overloaded bus, on way to Ganderbal from Safapora, for violation of traffic rules near Kheer Bhawani. Students, who were aboard the bus, questioned the policemen for stopping the bus, claiming there were other vehicles that were not following traffic rules. A police officer claimed the students asked the cops not to…

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Mirwaiz, Malik pitches for unity among pro-freedom leaders

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Urges people to remember sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said he is making efforts at the party level to achieve the goal of unity among pro-freedom leadership, even as he urged people to remain steadfast in carrying forward the ‘mission of Kashmir martyrs.’ Addressing a seminar ‘ShuhadaKaKhoonZulm-u-TashadudPey Bari Hai– EkMusalimahHakeekat” under ‘Hafta-e-Shahadat’ programme of his party, he said: “Unity among us has foiled the designs of oppressors in the past. We will unite and fight again. Unity is the need of…

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‘Kashmir Business’ our TV is fast losing originality

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Nissar Bhat This time around it was no less a person than chief minister Mehbooba Mufti slamming the national electronic news channels for “negative portrayal of Kashmir.” The strong views that the chief minister expressed against the electronic media in the country, though indisputable, would change the things for better seems highly improbable. With apparently no code of conduct being applied on them, “negative news” on almost all the matters— Kashmir not the alone — has become forte with a large section of electronic news media in the country. One…

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Fish perish due to water pollution

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Fishery Dept says probe to be held, Pollution Control Dept not aware Hundreds of fish have died in local nullahs at Battal Ballian, Dudhar and Barrian in Udhampur district due to excessive water pollution allegedly caused due to discharge from some units at local Battal Ballian Industrial Area. However, the administration seems to have taken no action against the erring factory owners. According to reports, more than four tonnes of fish have died as poisonous sewage was discharged directly or indirectly into these nullahs from local industrial units a week…

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Nashri – Chenani tunnel to be ready by July-end

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NHAI will request Prime Minister to open it in first week of August The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, which will be India’s longest, is scheduled to completed by the end of July and is expected to be dedicated to the public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August. The tunnel will connect Chenani in Udhampur district with Nashri in Ramban district and reduce the length of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway by 31 km. The tunnel will bypass the hilly terrain of Patnitop and make movement easy. The company constructing the 9.2-km tunnel…

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Airlines drop fares to lure flyers

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June-Sept is usually a lean season as schools and colleges reopen; carriers give discounts to keep their loads high No frills airlines have slashed fares in advance purchase offers to lure flyers and push up sales. SpiceJet is offering one way fares from upwards of Rs 511 and Rs 2111 (excluding taxes) on domestic routes and international routes respectively in a three day anniversary sale till Thursday while AirAsia is giving 50 per cent off on return flights booked till Wednesday. IndiGo too has dropped one way fares to little…

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Victim’s revelations reflect forces’ involvement in Handwara incident: Geelani

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Seeks independent probe, action against police officials Terming the revelations made by the Handwara girl as reflection of the ‘grave crimes being committed by the men in uniform against women in Kashmir’, the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today demanded an impartial probe into this incident by some independent investigation commission and immediate action against the culprits. “The army has always used the rape and molestation of women as a major war weapon in JK and it is the responsibility of the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal and…

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