Month: September 2017

No holiday on Hari Singh’s birthday, J&K’s deputy CM heckled

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Hari Singh was the last Dogra ruler, who signed instrument of accession with the Union of India on October 26, 1947. Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister, Nirmal Singh, was allegedly heckled by people from the Dogra community over PDP-BJP coalition government’s failure to declare September 23 as a state holiday on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. Hari Singh was the last Dogra ruler, who signed instrument of accession with the Union of India on October 26, 1947. Singh, who reached the Tawi Bridge to take part in…

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Shabir Shah received Pak funding to promote terror in Kashmir: Enforcement Directorate

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Shah was arrested by the ED on July 25 from Srinagar and was brought to Delhi where he was produced in a court. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet in the Delhi Court against Separatist leader Shabir Shah for his involvement in a decade-old money laundering case for alleged terror financing. “Shabir Shah admitted that he talks to Hafiz Saeed over the phone on the issue of Kashmir. He recently spoke to Saeed in January 2017,” ED in its chargesheet said. It also added that Shah received…

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‘Warmest Place on Earth’ promotional film released by Mehbooba Mufti to promote Kashmir Tourism

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To offset negative perception about Kashmir not being safe, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday released a five-minute tourism promotional film ‘Warmest Place on Earth’ here at Tagore Hall highlighting the hospitable nature of Kashmiris. The film has been produced by tourism department for the promotion of tourism sector and to help portray the hospitable nature of the Kashmiris. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said Kashmiris have always been hospitable and helped tourist all the time. Citing many examples of hospitable and caring nature of the…

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NIA summons Research Scholar, Separatists in Terror funding case

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The National Investigation Agency has issued summons to a Kashmir university PhD student, the head of a traders’ body and two Hurriyat leaders to appear before it tomorrow in connection with a case related to the funding of terror activities in Kashmir, NIA officials said today. Yaseen Khan of Kashmir Traders and Marketing Federation, Aala Fazil, pursuing a doctorate from University of Kashmir, and leaders of Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference Abdul Hameed Magrey and Wali Mohammed have been asked to appear before the NIA at its headquarters in…

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2 BSF Men, 3 Civilians injured in border firing long IB in Jammu Region

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Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and three civilians were injured as the armies of India and Pakistan traded heavy fire and shelling on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. “The two troopers and three civilians were injured in the overnight Pakistan ceasefire violation in R.S. Pura and Ramgarh sectors. “The Pakistan Rangers used mortars, automatics and small arms to target over half a dozen BSF posts and civilian areas in the firing that started at 10 p.m. Our troops effectively retaliated,” the police said.…

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On demonetisation and GST, Manmohan Singh has the last laugh and not Modi

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The former PM and renowned economist’s predictions were as true as his current diagnosis on the impact of the twin diktats. On November 24, 2016, two weeks after the notorious note bandi decision announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to render invalid the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, former PM Manmohan Singh had described the diktat in the following words: “monumental mismanagement, legalised plunder and organised loot”. The forever soft-spoken Singh, so derided for his perceived gentleness, was never before so crisp and harsh at once as he was…

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Post 2016 Unrest, Business slump continues in Kashmir

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Prevailing uncertain situation coupled with cascading shift in economic policy – such as demonetization and implementation of GST – at the central government level has robbed Kashmir of yet another peak business season. While expressing concern over a continuing slump in business, Kashmir-based industry and trade leaders are now pinning all their hopes on a bumper apple harvest this year, which they believe will provide some succor to the state economy if the market for this cash crop remains good. Kashmir exports apples and other fruits worth Rs 5,000 crore…

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How did Rohingyas get voter cards: Chaman Lal Gupta

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Welcoming the Centre’s move for tackling the Rohingya problem, former Union Minister Chaman Lal Gupta said there was a need for a probe to ascertain who brought these people to the border state and facilitated their stay in sensitive areas in and around Jammu city. In a statement issued here today, Gupta said it was a serious matter that these unauthorised immigrants had been provided ration cards, voter cards and even Aadhaar cards, besides electricity connections. He said most of these foreigners had come to Jammu during the reign of…

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Amit Shah summons J&K BJP MLAs, Ministers to Delhi

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All BJP ministers, MLAs and speaker J&K Assembly Kavinder Gupta have been summoned to New Delhi where they will be attending a meeting to be chaired by BJP president Amit Shah on September 25. It was learnt that the ministers will be informed about some important party decisions at the meeting. This has given rise to speculations about a change in party’s ministerial arrangement in J&K. The meeting is being held after BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav cut short his J&K visit and flew back to Delhi. In Srinagar,…

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Ready for talks if GoI shuns military approach: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

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Delhi’s approach on Rohingya Muslims unfortunate Will revive Masjid Committees to fight growing social evils Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday said they are ready for talks if Government of India (GoI) shuns military approach and changes its present policy towards Kashmir. Addressing Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz said people of Kashmir always wanted better relations between India and Pakistan and resumption of meaningful dialogue between the two nuclear-armed nations. “New Delhi should start political approach rather than following military approach. We will be ready for…

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