On the occasion of National Sport Day, Director Tourism Kashmir Tuesday morning inaugurated 25-day Kayaking and Canoeing camp for students of various schools at Water Sports Centre Nigeen. Hundreds of the students from Kashmir Harvard School are participating in the camp which will be followed by the students from other schools also. The camp is being organized in collaboration with J&K Water Sports, Kayaking and Canoeing Association. National players of kayaking and canoeing will be imparting training to the students who will be supervised by national women coach and International…
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In this new age of militancy it is the J&K Police which is at the receiving end
On 28 August afternoon, suspected armed rebels shot at Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Abdul Rashid Pir near Lal Chowk in volatile south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Pir, who received bullet injury in his abdomen, was first moved to district hospital Anantnag for treatment from where he was immediately referred to Indian Army’s 92 base hospital in Srinagar. ASI Pir could not survive. The slain policeman hailed from Panzath, Qazigund in south Kashmir. Pir was not the first policeman to be killed in a suspected militant attack in the…
Read MoreJammu sans waste disposal plan
The Swachh Bharat Mission has failed to achieve targets in the state as the agencies concerned have no waste management plan for Jammu city. Though the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), which has given two garbage bins to every household and shopkeepers in most of the localities in the city, it has failed to properly manage the city’s waste. According to experts, there are two kinds of garbage —- one is wet garbage and other is dry garbage. Dry garbage can be sold to junk dealers but wet garbage requires composition.…
Read MoreMystery shrouds death of two Rajouri youth in Shopian
Police recovered bodies of two youth from the orchards of Palpora Narwaw area of the south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. The duo were identified as Suhail son of Asif Iqbal,17, and Muhammad Ather son of Abdul Razaq, 20. Both are from Rajouri district of Jammu region. The bodies were handed over to police after which the identity was ascertained. “Two bodies found near Palpora Shopian. No injury mark on bodies. Both identified. Police takes cognizance. Syringes,spoon, powder recovered,” read a tweet of state police. A police official said they…
Read MoreGST ‘Troubles’ keep Eid shoppers away from Kashmir markets
Traders say still adapting to new tax regime; Import of goods witnesses a decline With just three days left for Eid-ul-Adha or the festival of sacrifice, markets in Kashmir are yet to be fully abuzz with shoppers as factors like the recent implementation of Goods and Services Tax that has led to less import of goods to the Valley have proved to be a dampener. While traders and businessmen are hoping for footfalls to increase in next couple of days, they say an average rush of shoppers is doing no…
Read MoreDefending Article 35A must not be held anti national: Omar Abdullah
‘Safeguarding special status in interest of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh’ National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today said that defending Article 35A, which was an integral part of the Constitution, shouldn’t be considered as anti-national. Coming down heavily on the BJP while addressing party workers at Darhal in Rajouri district, Omar asked why was the NC being blamed for opposing the “clandestine moves of the saffron party” to repeal Article 35A, which was a constitutional guarantee for the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh to preserve their distinct identity and…
Read MoreIndividuals don’t drive Kashmir Movement; NIA raids won’t have much impact, say political experts
With National Investigation Agency (NIA) tightening noose around Hurriyat leadership over “money laundering and illegal funding issues” political experts believe that these raids and arrests won’t have much impact on the overall functioning of Hurriyat, as the “freedom movement is not individual driven but was rather driven by a set of ideas”. The political experts termed “lack of credibility and distrust of people on Indian institutions” other reason that will prevent people from changing their perception about Hurriyat leaders or the overall functioning of Hurriyat as a political platform. Noted…
Read MoreSeven killed after car plunges into river in Rajouri
Seven people, including three children, of a family were killed in Jammu and Kashmir`s Rajouri district after their car plunged into a river on Monday. The accident took place near Jammu-Poonch highway. The car reportedly belonged to Personal Assistant (PA) of Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary.
Read MoreArticle 35A is non-negotiable: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday described Article 35A as a “non-negotiable article of faith” for the people of the state and vowed that his party was ready to fight every battle to safeguard the state’s special status. Farooq, while addressing a party convention, said the “assault on the state’s special status was part of a longstanding ideological mission of those quarters who have always opposed J&K’s political rights and dignity”. “This battle has been forced on the people of the state at a time when all efforts should…
Read More‘Go back India’ slogans surface in Bani-Basohli Highway
Tension prevailed in Kathua area when ‘Go back India’ slogans were noticed on the Bani-Basohli highway. The police came to know when locals approached them with a complaint that they have noticed provocative anti-India slogan on the highway. As soon as people came to know about it they expressed resentment over the incident and demanded arrest of the accused persons who had written anti-India slogans on the highway with paint. Meanwhile, investigation has been started. “Some elements have been trying to play with the sentiments of the people in Basohli…
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