Year: 2016

‘Free Tutorials’ for Kashmir students during winter vacations

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At this school in Srinagar’s Hyderpora, over 200 students take free tuitions in the Wi-Fi enabled warm classrooms as temperature remains below freezing point outside. The classes have been started in 300 schools in Kashmir as part of a state government initiative known as the ‘Chief Minister’s Super 50’. The programme was initiated by late chief minister mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The program is a big hit as hundreds of teachers have given up their winter vacation and have volunteered to offer free tuition to over one lakh students in Kashmir.…

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Pulwama deadlock enters 15th day, crisis refuses to die down

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PDP legislator blames administration Shutdown resumed in Pulwama on Thursday after the administration allegedly backtracked from its word with residents to release the arrested youth and allow installation of plaque for slain militants. The representatives of Pulwama town said they had called off the shutdown on Wednesday after the assurance of the administration that they will be allowed to erect a simple sign post here at a local graveyard. “The decision was taken after we were assured by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir that people here will be allowed to erect a…

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Protests in Budgam after missing man found dead, probe ordered

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Protests erupted in Jammu and Kashmir’s central district of Budgam on Thursday after the mutilated body of a 22-year-old man was found near his home in Peerbagh. Owais Bashir Malik, a student of a polytechnic college, had left home on Tuesday. His family had filed a missing report in Humhama after he did not return home. Police said Malik’s body was found near a railway track on Thursday morning. “He had injury marks on his neck and chest. His arm was also dislocated,” a police official at Humhama police station…

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BJP maintains silence on PDP’s ‘tough’ stance

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As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted a “tough posture” by seeking concrete action to implement the “Agenda of the Alliance”, the BJP is maintaining a guarded silence to avoid any controversy at this crucial juncture. “There is no need to react on individual statements of some PDP leaders. Let the party (PDP) leadership officially clear its stand,” state BJP president Sat Sharma said when his reaction was sought on the reported statement of former Education Minister Naeem Akhter. Akhter, a senior PDP leader, today said his party expects…

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Centre reaches out to Mehbooba, promises economic package soon

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PDP to hold first party meeting this weekend after death of Mufti Sayeed With the Peoples Democratic Party toughening its stand and seeking a guarantee from the BJP over the implementation of the Agenda of Alliance, the Central government has reached out to Mehbooba Mufti. Top sources said Expenditure Secretary, Union Finance Ministry, RP Watal today called on Mehbooba Mufti at her Lakeview residence here and informed her that they were expediting the release of the economic package for the state. “The Union Expenditure Secretary offered condolences to Mehbooba Mufti…

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Sajid appointed head coach of Indian women football team

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Football coach of University of Kashmir Sajid Yousuf Dar has been appointed as head coach of the senior Indian Women National Football Team which is taking part in 12th South Asian Games, to be held  at Shillong, Meghalaya in February 2016, organizers said in a statement.  They said for the developmental activities of football within the country All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been utilising the services of Sajid time and again over the years as he is recognized as one of the talented and potential coaches in the country.…

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Himachal resident gets Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) in Jammu

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The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) to a non-state subject in Jammu division. The PRC has been issued by Deputy Commissioner office Jammu in 2010 to Jai Karan Singh Chib son of Ratan Singh, who is originally a resident of Nurpur area of Himachal Pradesh. Chib, according to sources, is working as constable in paramilitary force SSB and has been given employment as Himachal Pradesh resident. Sources said that Chib, has married a girl from Sherkhanian and got settled in Jammu in 2005 and has…

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No sign nor any moves towards govt formation

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There was no sign of any moves on Wednesday towards government formation in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP saying that it was waiting for the first move by its coalition partner PDP which, however, maintained a mysterious silence. BJP was of the view that since the seven-day official mourning period was ending today, there will be forward movement on the government formation in the state which is under Governor’s rule since last Friday following the demise of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “We had received a letter from the…

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Centuries old house discovered at Maharaj Gunj

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An old house believed to be constructed in 12th century was discovered after a road caved in at Maharaj Gunj in Shaher-e-Khaas on Wednesday. Panic gripped Sakhalpora Wazpora area of Maharaj Gunj after the road caved in and people discovered a house beneath it. Police rushed to the spot and restricted movement of people there.  The structure is made up of bricks and stones. Pertinently, the spot lies close to the tomb of 15th century king, Zain-ul-Abidin popularly known as Budshah. “House of a Kashmiri Pandit was built at the…

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Identify officials who allowed constructions in, around Dal Lake; High Court to SVO

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Vigilance Organization Kashmir to file a comprehensive report about the officials, who allowed illegal constructions in and around Dal Lake, and accumulated assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Underscoring that some progress appears to have been made by VOK in registering cases against LAWDA officials who prima facie appear to have facilitated illegal constructions within Lake and its prohibited area, a division bench of High Court said the “investigation is required to be taken to its logical end…

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