Year: 2016

Parvez Rasool in India-A Squad for Deodhar Trophy

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday announced the India-A squad for the Deodhar Trophy which includes the name of Kashmir’s star cricketer, Parvez Rasool. The India-A and India-B teams feature all the prominent Ranji Trophy performers this season including the top run-getters like ShreyasIyer of Mumbai, Sudip Chatterjee of Bengal, Parvez Rasool of J&K and one of the leading wicket-takers, Krishna Das of Assam. “I am happy but do not want to think much about this India-A recall. My job is to take wickets and score…

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PDP, BJP on collision course over anti-encroachment drive

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BJP leader hits out at CAPD Minister for ‘encouraging encroachments’ on state land The Peoples Democratic Party and the BJP appear to be on a collision course as both parties have taken divergent stands on removing encroachments from state as well as the forest land. Senior BJP leader and state vice-president of the party Chander Mohan Sharma has taken on Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister Choudhary Zulfikar Ali of the PDP for “encouraging encroachments” on state land. “It is very unfortunate that a Cabinet minister of the government has…

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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dead, daughter Mehbooba set to be J&K CM

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The stage could be set for PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti to be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir with the party and its ally BJP reaching a consensus over the matter following the sudden death of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Sayeed passed away at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday morning. Though no decision has been taken as of now, his daughter Mehbooba is seen as the “logical choice” as his successor, said senior BJP sources. With a session of the assembly…

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CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passes away

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away on Thursday morning due to multiple organ failure. The J&K CM, who was admitted to the AIIMS recently following fever and respiratory problems, breathed his last at 7.15 am, reports said. The 79-year-old leader, who was in the Intensive Care Unit of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was flown to the institute on December 24, last year following complaints of severe fever, respiratory problems and neck pain. Here are some facts from his life and political career: – Sayeed…

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Recruitment records of 32 years destroyed in 2014 floods: JKPSC

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The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has said the entire official record for 32 years pertaining to the direct recruitment section was destroyed beyond recognition due to floods in September 2014. “Due to the devastating floods, the old record at the JKPSC office in Polo Ground/Solina got submerged in the floodwaters and remained submerged for more than three weeks. The entire old record pertaining to the direct recruitment section from 1980 to 2012 was destroyed or damaged beyond recognition,” said Shakeel-ul-Rehman, Secretary, JKPSC, in a notification. The issue…

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Despite UJC taking responsibility, Intel points to Jaish

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Hours before the militant assault on the Pathankot airbase, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had received an intelligence input about an “imminent attack” by a six-member fidayeen squad, sources said. The police sources said the intelligence input about an imminent attack was received six or seven hours before the militants attacked the Pathankot airbase. The input was shared with other security and intelligence agencies, the sources said. The intelligence received on Friday evening had clearly indicated that six Jaish-e-Mohammad militants had infiltrated and were ready to launch an attack, “most…

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Durbar Move weighs heavily on state’s coffers

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The bi-annual Durbar Move continues to affect the state’s economy badly as every year more than Rs 36 crore is being spent on the movement of civil secretariat employees alone. Overall, Rs 100 crore is being spent on the annual Durbar Move, including employees of other offices outside the secretariat, who are part of the move. In the cash-starved state, where not many steps are being taken to give a lift to the economy, such a huge expenditure becomes a burden for the state. Now, the employees are demanding to…

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Restrictions continue in parts of Srinagar over Shia protests

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Restrictions continued in the areas falling in the jurisdiction of the Zadibal and Rainawari police stations on the second consecutive day today. Restriction on movement of civilians and traffic were first imposed in areas falling in the jurisdiction of the Rainawari and Zadibal police stations on Monday and continued for the second day today, said Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Farooq Lone. Lone, however, said the situation remained under control and restrictions were likely to be lifted on Wednesday. Officials said the decision to continue restrictions in these areas was taken as…

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Big quake coming, warn MHA experts

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The Union home ministry’s disaster management experts have warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale which may hit the already ruptured Himalayan region. They say quakes with higher intensity than the one that struck Manipur on Monday are likely to rock the region in future. The tectonic shift a series of these recent earthquakes have caused in the region — Manipur 6.7 (Jan 2016), Nepal 7.3 (May 2015) and Sikkim 6.9 (2011) — have re-ruptured the plates that had already…

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Pulwama remains shut past 5 days

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This south Kashmir town observed a complete shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as Police did not allow youth to set up a memorial at Shaheed park here to pay homage to the militants who died in a gunfight with forces last week. All the business establishments and shops remained closed, while traffic remained off the roads. However, there were no reports of clashes from anywhere in town. Witnesses said youth were trying to erect boards with posters of slain militants, but the police did not allow them.…

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