Day: November 3, 2017

Rights panel wants DNA profiling of 2,080 ‘Unidentified and Unmarked Graves’

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The J&K State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended identification of the victims buried in 2,080 ‘unidentified and unmarked’ graves, found in Rajouri and Poonch districts of the Jammu region, using DNA profiling and other forensic examinations. The state government, in its report to the SHRC, has already accepted the presence of 1,486 and 594 unidentified and unmarked graves in Poonch and Rajouri districts, respectively. The recommendations are similar to those issued by the SHRC on October 19, 2011, for the identification of 2,156 unidentified bodies discovered in ‘unmarked graves’…

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Traders on warpath over indecision on toll abolition

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Four months after GST rollout, tax still being imposed at Lakhanpur As the ruling PDP-BJP government is adopting delaying tactics in extending the idea of ‘one nation, one tax’ to J&K, the continuation of imposition of toll on goods at Lakhanpur has set off a massive row, putting traders and others on the warpath in the region. Even after the lapse of almost four months since the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) in the state on July 8, the coalition government has so far taken no decision…

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Govt dead slow on Rambagh-Jehangir Chowk flyover

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Akhtar promises project completion on new deadline, says winter won’t impede work The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government is going glacier slow on the construction of Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover, a major infrastructure project in Srinagar. The construction of the flyover, a major infrastructure project in Srinagar, has run into a quagmire of delays with work being halted on the first phase D (Tulsi Bagh-Barzulla) slated to be completed by December 31. An official confirming the strike by both the non-native labourers and local material suppliers said…

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KCCI expresses concern over opening wine shop at Srinagar Airport

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Urges Govt to take measures to protect JK’s unique culture President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I), Javed Ahmad Tenga Thursday expressed concern over the reported proposal of opening a wine shop at the Srinagar Airport. President KCC&I in his statement condemned the proposal in all forms and urged the State Government to take all measures to preserve and protect the unique culture of the State. Tenga further stated that the abrupt deterioration in the power supply in Kashmir and the unilateral announcement of a harsh power curtailment…

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Running out of militants and arms, Hizbul Mujahideen trying to lure Kashmir policemen

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At least two policemen out of three deserters are known to have joined the militant outfit in Kashmir Kashmir’s home-grown militant outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen, is trying to lure police personnel to fill its dwindling ranks and armoury after a string of reverses since last year, officials told HT said quoting intelligence reports. Out of three police deserters this year, at last two are known to have joined the Hizb with their official arms and ammunition, the officials added. The latest intelligence inputs were shared with security forces operating in Kashmir…

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2 Soldiers, Militant killed in Samboora gunfight, 6 CRPF men injured in Anantnag ambush

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A militant and two army soldiers were killed in a gunfight in Samboora village of Pulwama district on Thursday, even as two other militants are believed to have escaped from the encounter site. A senior police official said that following a “specific input” about presence of militants in Samboora, a joint team of army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and J&K police cordoned off the area and started searches. The militants, hiding in a residential house, resorted to “indiscriminate” firing on the forces which was retaliated to, triggering…

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Are rising prices of essential commodities a sign of ‘Acche Din’?: Congress questions BJP

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Former minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla, while slamming the BJP Government for its failure to check price rise of essential commodities, today said the central government is “burdening the common man for enriching a handful of its friends”. He hit out at the BJP Government over the steep hike in prices of LPG cylinders and mocked are these the “Achche Din” as was promised by Prime Minister Narender Modi. Bhalla was addressing a meeting at Gandhi Nagar. He said the truth is that the Prime Minister and the…

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World’s highest motorable road ready in Ladakh

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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the world’s highest motorable road in the cold desert of Ladakh, which has boosted the troop movement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern sector. China had objected to the road construction up to Demchok, a village located at Zero Line, in 2016. This had led to a standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies in the sector. However, the motorable road has been constructed and its black-topping has already begun. “Despite China’s objection, we went ahead with the road…

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Gowhar Bhat BJP youth leader found dead with throat slit

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A Bharatiya Janata Party youth leader was found dead with his throat slit in Shopian district on Thursday, police said. A police official said that the throat-slit body of Gowhar Ahmad Bhat of Bonagam Shopian, the youth district president of BJP, was found from an orchard near Kiloora this evening. Senior superintendent of police Shopian Shri Ram said they are investigating the incident “from all angles.” Soon after the incident, BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav tweeted: “Tragedy strikes at BJP. Gowhar Bhat, district youth president in Shopian in Kashmir…

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