Year: 2016

PDP leader opposes continuation of alliance with BJP

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PDP leader Tariq Hameed Karra today opposed continuation of the party’s alliance with BJP, claiming it is not acceptable to the people of the state, and batted for formation of the new government headed by Mehbooba Mufti with support of “secular” parties, including Congress. “In the present situation, when there is high sentiment here against the BJP-RSS, the need is to form a government headed by Mehbooba Ji with support and in alliance with secular forces particularly Congress,” said the MP from Srinagar in a statement here. Karra, who had…

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Valley enveloped by fog; Leh coldest

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Many parts of Kashmir were engulfed in a thick layer of fog this morning even as the minimum temperature went down at most places in the Valley where there is a forecast for isolated rainfall today. A dense layer of fog covered many areas of the Valley, including summer capital Srinagar, affecting visibility as motorists negotiated the roads with caution in the poor light. There was no fog, however, around the airport on the outskirts of the city here and flight operations did not suffer disruptions. “There is no fog…

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Mehbooba can’t walk away from an alliance she helped create: Omar Abdullah

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The delay in swearing in of Mehbooba Mufti as CM has led to a guessing game on the fate of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K. Leader of the Opposition, NC’s Omar Abdullah Shares with TOI’s  that Mehbooba can hardly walk away from an alliance she helped to create. Q: You tweeted recently where is governance in Kashmir. Is the NC seeking to make political capital in a power vacuum? A: Not at all. The fact is for 48 hours you had in effect a constitutional breakdown.The state government had ceased to…

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Protest after friday prayers against Pulwama ‘Martyrs Memorial’; Geelani

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Strongly condemning the “violence, excesses” and arrests by police in Pulwama town, Chairperson All Parties Hurriyat Conference (g) Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday appealed for one hour peaceful protest demonstration after the Friday prayers on 15 January 2016 against the police actions in the district. Demanding immediate release of all the youth and roll back of all the cases registered against them, Geelani organised a high level committee to hold meetings with the respectable citizens and youth of Pulwama town today. “The delegation at the earliest will meet the Auqaf Committee…

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Power hungry BJP is unnerved by sympathy visit of Sonia Gandhi, says Congress

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Rubbishing the allegations of “opportunism” by its political rival, Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress hit out at the latter, saying that “power hungry” BJP is “unnerved” by the visit of Sonia Gandhi to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on the demise of her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “BJP is always hungry for power and the party is unnerved by the visit of our respected party president Sonia Gandhi. Sonia ji visited the bereaved family of late Mufti Sahab to sympathise with them at the huge tragedy,” Congress spokesperson…

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Come Winter, Come Diabetes

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Diabetes is like a fruit that grows bitter in Winter Kashmir valley becomes a beautiful painting of white snow and light shades of green in the winters, as compared to the famous canopy greens and the tulips of summer and spring. It’s a lovely sight in its own right. But looking at it from the medical perspective, it has now become clear that the winter with its core – the ‘ chillae kalaan’- is the breeding ground of metabolic diseases, like increased cholesterol, and the metabolic menace called diabetes. Thus,…

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Karra suggests Mehbooba to leave BJP

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‘PDP has lost support by tying up with a communal party’ Senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Hameed Karra Tuesday suggested party president Mehbooba Mufti to form the next government with Congress and other secular forces to stop communal forces from spreading in Kashmir. “A new situation has emerged after the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. A new combination, a new government can be formed given the situation today. My considered opinion is that she should open up the ways of talking to Congress, which is a secular party. And…

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Rise in temperature brings relief to people

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The night temperature across Kashmir division rose by a few notches due to overcast conditions, providing some relief to the people of the Valley and frontier Ladakh region from the bone chilling cold. The minimum temperature, however, continued to stay below the freezing point with Kargil in the Ladakh being the coldest recorded place at minus 14.8 degree Celsius, a Met official said here today. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.8 degree Celsius, marking an improvement of almost three degrees compared to the previous night. The summer capital had…

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Government urged to install speed governors in commercial vehicles

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A member of the National Road Safety Council, Kamaljit Soi, appealed to the state government to install speed governor in all the commercial vehicles of the state. Soi said the India was on the top in the list of accidental deaths despite having less than 7 per cent of vehicles in the world and in J&K the number of road accidental deaths was five times more than the deaths due to terrorism-related incidents. “As per our records about 200 people die in a year in militancy related incidents in J&K…

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Kashmir tops domestic destinations list; luxury travel rising among Indians: Yatra

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Luxury travel is on the rise among Indians, travel portal Yatra.com said on Monday. According to Yatra.com’s winter survey, the propensity of Indians to spend on travel has increased and more than 30 percent respondents were ready to spend above Rs.50,000. “We have seen a number of takers opting for not only domestic but also international destinations for their winter vacations. Indians are holidaying more frequently and that’s a trend that has been on an increase over the past few years,” Yatra.com president Sharat Dhall said in a statement. Nearly…

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