Year: 2016

Kashmir is natural play fields for adventure activities: ATOAK

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Hails tourism department for declaring 2016 as “Adventure Tourism” year  Adventure Tour Operators Association of Kashmir (ATOAK) has hailed the decision of   department of tourism for declaring the year 2016 as “Adventure Tourism” year in Jammu & Kashmir. In a statement, the members of ATOAK appreciated department of tourism for such a ‘visionary’ step which has been taken at an appropriate time though it was a long pending demand to the department of tourism from ATOAK to showcase and expose the adventure tourism potential of our state in its…

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At encounter site, villagers mourn a masters student and a cricket buff

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Two civilians, including a woman, were killed and 16 injured when the Army and police allegedly opened fire on a group of protesters close to the site of an encounter Kakapore in Pulwama, Kashmir.  At Kakapore in Pulwama where two students were killed during an encounter between security forces and militants, friends and family recalled the ambitions and the passions that used to drive Shaista Hameed and Danish Farooq. Shaista, 22, of Lelhar village was sitting in her two-storey house watching a protest by locals when a bullet hit her…

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Government formation to take time, says PDP

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After weeks of tough-talk, PDP today adopted a reconciliatory tone, saying it has not demanded any confidence-building measures (CBMs) from its ally BJP even as it said government formation in Jammu and Kashmir will take “some time”. Senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Beigh asserted that the alliance with BJP is intact and there was no question of making any fresh demands to the coalition partner. “It (formation of the government) is being looked into. We don’t want alliance primarily for gaining the power. We want the alliance (government) to work…

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Power Projects: Tapping blue gold to its fullest

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Every effort should be made by JK government to decide avenues of finance required for precious assets to protect JK from losing Rs 87673.75 crore annually Irshad Ahrar One of the key deterrents affecting the growth rate in Jammu Kashmir (also industrial production) is the non-availability of electric power. Hydroelectric Power Projects, though they involve long gestation period are still considered to be the reliable and cheap option. Jammu Kashmir despite being one of the potential regions for generation of hydro electric power is deficit in power supply and even…

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Kashmir remains tense over civilian killings

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Restrictions in parts of Srinagar and Pulwama; magisterial probe ordered Kashmir remained tense today following the killing of two civilians, including a woman, in Pulwama district on Sunday. A shutdown call by separatists disrupted life. The authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar and south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to prevent protests in wake of the civilian killings. Shaista Hameed (21) and Danish Rasheed (19), both students, were killed on Sunday after security forces allegedly opened fire during clashes with protesters at Lelhar Kakapora in Pulwama, where a local Lashkar-e-Toiba militant,…

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CRPF men allegedly push student off building in south Kashmir

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A 12th standard student is being operated upon at a hospital in south Kashmir’s Anantnag town after he was allegedly beaten and pushed down from the first floor of a tuition centre by paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men on Monday. Witnesses told us that CRPF men forced their entry into a tuition centre after they some youths hurled stones at them. “Enraged, the CRPF men went inside the coaching centre and flexed their muscles on Ozair Ahmad Bhat, son of Farooq Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Anchidora before pushing him…

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Situation tense in Valley after civilian killings

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Areas falling under six police stations in Srinagar and Pulwama district were placed under a curfew to stop street protests.  Situation remained tense in Kashmir valley on Monday in the aftermath of killing of two civilians and a militant in south Kashmir on Sunday, with the authorities imposing curfew in parts of Srinagar and south Kashmir. Areas falling under six police stations in Srinagar and Pulwama district were placed under a curfew to stop street protests. Heavy deployments of security personnel disallowed movement of people and vehicles to keep protesters…

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Curfew, Restrictions in downtown Srinagar, Pulwama and other parts of valley

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Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley on Monday to prevent protests against the killing of two civilians in alleged firing by police and army yesterday. A police official said that restrictions were imposed in areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in Srinagar. “Restrictions have been imposed in the areas of Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, M.R.Gunj, Safakadal and Maisuma,” he said. Heavy police and paramilitary forces in full riot gear have been deployed in Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag, Badgam, Shopian, Sopore and Baramulla. Separatist…

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Two Students killed in Pulwama firing, Political parties unite to condemn killings

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• Shaista shot in head, Danish in neck  • Militant Adil’s killing triggers clashes, around a dozen injured  • Time-bound inquiry ordered: DC  • Curfew in Pulwama, parts of Srinagar today Two students were killed as forces opened fire to quell protests after a local militant was killed in an encounter at Kakapora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. Shaista Hamid, daughter of Abdul Hamid Bhat of New Colony Lelhara and Danish Rashid, son of Abdul Rashid of Ratnipora, were killed in firing by forces. Eyewitnesses said Shaista was…

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‘Underworld don Ravi Pujari threatens to kill Geelani’

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Taking serious exception to, what it is said, the death threat to its chairman Syed Ali Geelani by notorious gangster and underworld don Ravi Pujari, the Hurriyat Conference (G) today condemned the act in strong words. “A gangster named Ravi Pujari called on landline number of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat head office at Hyderpora at about 08.45 pm on Friday evening and talked in an uncivilized and abusive language. The underworld don later himself confirmed the threat call on a private news channel of India and publicly threatened to kill Geelani Sahib,” Hurriyat…

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