Year: 2016

Petrol, diesel prices hiked second time this month

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Petrol price was hiked by 83 paisa a litre and diesel by Rs 1.26 per litre on Monday, the second increase in rates this month. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 63.02 per litre from midnight, while a litre of diesel will cost Rs 51.67, said Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer. Rates were last hiked by Rs 1.06 a litre on petrol and Rs 2.94 a litre on diesel on May 1. “The current level of international product prices of petrol and diesel and the rupee-US…

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Handwara girl claims Army man held her hand, NC wants judicial probe

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Alleges police intimidated her to blame local boys for molestation In a new twist to the Handwara incident, the minor girl has now claimed an Army man had forcibly held her hand on April 12 when she was coming out of a public toilet located in the main town square. Seeking registration of an FIR against the unknown soldier for “sexual assault”, the girl told the media during a press conference today that the J&K Police had “pressurised, abused and intimidated” her to make a different statement once she was…

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Mehbooba reviews development projects

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Asking J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency to strictly adhere to fixed timeline, CM Mehbooba Mufti today passed instructions to the Planning Department to monitor the pace of work on a fortnightly basis. She also called for devising an effective mechanism which binds contractors to delivering the projects on time, as the state government cannot afford any spillover of Asian Development Bank-aided projects if they stretch beyond March 31, 2017. Some of the prestigious projects reviewed by the CM included Jahangir Chowk-Rambagh Expressway Corridor in Srinagar, Bikram Chowk Flyover at Jammu, Landfill…

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‘Shun anti-Kashmir plans or face consequences’ : Geelani warns Govt

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“India is working on different plans to strengthen and prolong its control on Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP-PDP coalition government has accelerated the execution of these plans. The communal forces are using the government machinery for materialising the RSS agenda,” a spokesman of Hurriyat (G) quoted Geelani as saying while addressing the amalgam’s advisory council meeting here. The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Monday alleged that communal forces were using the government machinery for implementation of RSS agenda that includes setting up of Sainik Colonies, creation of…

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Srinagar needs infra development: Altaf Bukhari

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Former Minister and Amirakadal MLA Altaf Bukhari on Monday stressed on the need for a fast-paced development in infrastructure in Srinagar city. Addressing a party convention at Mehjoor Nagar in Srinagar, a spokesman quoted Bukhari as saying that there was a strong need to ensure a sustainable infrastructural development across the state. In Srinagar, it should match the standards of a modern city in the country, he said. Bukhari said that efforts were on to make this constituency as a model in the state. “As you know there was a…

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Artical 370 in Kashmir will be revoked by end of 2017: Subramanian Swamy

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today said Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir will be revoked by end of next year, while work on building Ram Temple in Ayodhya will begin by the end of this year. Participating in a debate titled – ‘Do Muslims feel safe in India’ during the India TV ‘SAMVAAD’ conclave, Swamy said that Muslims in India are more  safe than any other country. “By the end of this year, we will start the construction of Ram Temple. I am sure…

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KCCI says regime ignored warning about industrial policy

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The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said that it had cautioned the puppet regime about the ill-consequences of the Industrial Policy-2016 when it was being drafted. The KCCI President, Mustaq A Wani addressing a special meeting of the body in Srinagar deplored that the administration ignored its advice and went ahead with the policy. He said that the authorities were in haste to implement the policy, which could prove detrimental to the peace and stability of the territory. He expressed regret at the attitude displayed by the administration…

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Russian poplar species a public nuisance: HC

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Observing that poplars of Russian species are public nuisance, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought compliance of its orders on their chopping in Kashmir. “All the Deputy Commissioners of the valley, at the first instance, are required to file the compliance report by or before May 20, 2016,” a bench of Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir said in its order. “Enormous plantation and growth of poplar trees of Russian Species are allegedly proving catastrophic and a big health hazard. Can such a nuisance be allowed to exist totally to…

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J&K houses 15 unstable landslide zones : Geological Survey of India

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”Geomorphic hazards most widespread in Ramban, Leh, Udhampur districts” Geological Survey of India (GSI) has claimed that there are 15 highly unstable landslide zones in Jammu and Kashmir. This claim finds mention in vital GSI survey which was conducted in two years to create a landslide compendium in North Western States of Himalayan region, including Jammu and Kashmir. The other two Himalayan states covered by the survey are Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The type of information included in the compendium are Landslide Susceptibility Maps on scale 1:50,000 covering parts of…

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Jammu & Kashmir is the Crown of the country : JP Nadda

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Union Health Minister J P Nadda today said Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country and the Centre along with the state government would take it towards prosperity and start a new chapter of development. “The Centre, along with the state government, has planned to start a new chapter of development in Jammu and Kashmir. Your presence in such large numbers here and the warm welcome that you gave us, I feel that it is a stamp on the working of this government. “I assure you, on behalf…

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