Month: May 2017

Governor NN Vohra wants end to Student Protests

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Directs IGP to ensure ‘close surveillance on all fronts’ J&K governor NN Vohra on Monday asked Kashmir Range inspector general of police Muneer Khan to ensure that policemen play a prompt and pro-active role in solving the problems faced by people. Advising “close surveillance on all fronts”, the Governor also asked the IGP to devote special attention to see that educational schedules of students are not disrupted under any circumstances and that they are immunized from influences which have the potential of vitiating their academic careers, a Raj Bhawan spokesman…

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Kashmir Dispute, Religious Strife ‘Risks’ to investment in India: Foreign funds

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Top foreign funds — including JP Morgan, HDFC Fund, Cognizant, Indian Fund and others — have flagged ‘persisting religious conflicts’ and the ‘Kashmir dispute’ as potential risks to their investments in India. Similar concerns have been flagged by a few funds regarding Pakistan also. A number of large foreign funds, managing trillions of dollars of investor assets globally, have flagged ‘persisting religious conflicts’ and ‘Kashmir dispute’ as potential risks to their investments in India, saying such “tensions” could destabilise the Indian economy. JPMorgan, one of the largest wealth managers in…

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Admit Dal area has shrunk: High Court to Lake Authority

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Asks it not to hoodwink people; rejects old maps presented by officials Rejecting the maps of Dal Lake, which were presented to it by an official of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), the High Court today told the lake authority that it should not hoodwink the public and admit shrinkage of the lake area due to encroachments and pollutants. These observations were made by a division bench of Chief Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, which is hearing a PIL about the lake conservation. The…

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Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied Kashmir ‘Stone-Pelter’ to jeep, gets award from Army Chief

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Gogoi shot to fame in social media after he tied a stone-pelter to a jeep in order to thwart violent protesters from targeting a security convoy. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has honoured Major Leetul Gogoi with a ‘Commendation Card’ for his “sustained efforts” in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Gogoi had grabbed the headlines after he tied a supposed stone-pelter to his jeep as a human shield to thwart the violent protesters from targeting his vehicle last April. Though the officer’s action helped save the lives of his…

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Students clash with security forces, 4 held

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Four students were arrested today after hundreds of them clashed with security forces as a part of the continuing protests in educational institutions in the Kashmir valley. Dozens of students came out onto the roads in the Baba-Demb locality of Srinagar, chanting anti-India slogans and threw stones at security personnel. Students of Gandhi Memorial College and MPML Higher Secondary School in the Baba-Demb area blocked the vehicular traffic and resortedto sloganeering. The security forces deployed in the area resorted to lathicharge to disperse the students. However, after intense stone-throwing by…

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CCG calls for peaceful Ramadan, urges Centre to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders

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A Delhi-based group of eminent personalities led by senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today called for cessation of violence during the month of Ramadan, scheduled to begin later this week, in Kashmir and urged the Centre to use the opportunity to begin dialogue with all stakeholders in the state. The Concerned Citizens Group (CCG), which visited the Valley several times during the unrest last year and held talks with separatists, also asked Pakistan to strictly observe the 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB)…

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Shutdown, Restrictions affects life in Kashmir

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The authorities here today foiled the proposed Eidgah march of separatists to commemorate Moulvi Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Ghani Lone on their death anniversaries. Meanwhile, a shutdown called jointly by the separatists hit life across the Valley. In view of the separatists’ call to march to Eidgah, where the two leaders are buried, the authorities had imposed restrictions in the areas falling under the police stations of Khanyar, Nowhatta, MR Gunj, Rainawari and Safa Kadal in Srinagar. District Magistrate, Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Lone said the restrictions were imposed as a…

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Lashkar Asks Kashmiri Youth Not to Raise Daesh, Takfiri Flags

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Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Saturday accused New Delhi of ‘deliberately’ trying to disturb the bond between Kashmiri masses and Hurriyat in order to sabotage the Kashmir’s freedom struggle. The outfit Chief Mehmood Shah in a statement to news agency CNS said that India is utilising ISIS (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda as its proxies to spread anarchy in the name of Takfeer (declaring Muslims as kafirs). “It must be understood that the Apostle of Allah SWT (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) forbids killing of believers and whoever is indulging in such inhumane…

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Kashmir a problem of three and a half districts: Amit Shah

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BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said the problem in Jammu and Kashmir was not widespread but centered around just “three and a half districts”, and the central government was formulating a “course of action” to resolve the situation. Shah also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “made more efforts to improve relations with Pakistan than any other government.” Addressing an Aaj Tak Editors roundtable on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s completion of three years in office, Shah said the BJP government was making every effort to bring peace to…

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Sachin Tendulkar hails Amir Lone Valley’s special cricketer

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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has sent a Team India jersey, a bat and other souvenirs for Kashmir’s special talent Amir Lone along with blessings for his extraordinary talent. One of the greatest batsmen ever, Sachin spared some time out of his busy schedule during the promotion of his upcoming biopic, “Sachin: A Billion Dreams”, and sent these gifts to Lone. He uploaded a picture on his official Facebook page and a video on his website “100MB” on May 13 in which he was seen signing a bat and a jersey…

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