Month: December 2017

Jammu to have 58.255 Km Ringroad & Bypass in next 3 Years

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued letter of award for the construction of the 58.255-km-long stand-alone ring road and bypass around Jammu city which will be constructed in three years. The project will be carried out on engineering, procurement and construction basis. The NHAI said the stand-alone ring road and bypass would be constructed by Gayatri Projects Limited in a joint venture with Public Joint Stock Company Kyivmetrobud at a cost of Rs 1,339 crore. The proposed Jammu bypass starts from km 86/100 of the Jammu-Srinagar national…

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Srinagar-Qazigund four lane highway to miss another deadline

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Seven years on, the four-laning of Srinagar-Qazigund stretch of highway is yet to be completed, officials say it is set to miss December deadline too due to incomplete overhead bridges at various junctions. Minister for public works Naeem Akhtar earlier this year had stated the four-laning of Srinagar-Qazigund stretch would be completed by December. However officials state that it would take more than two months to fully make the four laning of Srinagar-Qazigund highway operational. National Highway Authority of India officials say incomplete overhead bridges and land acquisition issues at…

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J&K Government orders social media ‘Gag’ for its employees

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Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday issued guidelines to regulate the usage of social media by its employees, which includes, among others, refraining from posts prejudicial to the government. An order, issued by the General Administration Department, said: “No government employee shall engage in any criminal, dishonest, immoral or notoriously disgraceful conduct on social media which may be prejudicial to the government.” “They shall also not use their personal social media accounts for any political activity or endorse the posts or tweets or blogs of any political figure and also…

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Six countries call for Kashmir Solution in accordance with UN Security Council

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The Kashmir issue needs a peaceful resolution in accordance with the UN Security Council to ensure global and regional peace and stability, according to a joint declaration signed here by six countries, including Russia and China. Speakers from the parliaments of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Russia, Turkey and host Pakistan held a two-day meet in Islamabad, which ended yesterday with the issuance of the joint declaration, Dawn News reported. “We agreed that for ensuring global and regional peace and stability, the issue of Jammu and Kashmir needs a peaceful resolution by…

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Burhan Wani features on cover page of Punjab magazine

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A magazine featuring slain militant commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Burhan Wani on its cover was on sale at the ‘Jor Mela’ here following which Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said the police would look into the matter if there was any anti-national activity. On a visit here, the chief minister was confronted by media about sale of the magazine. If there is any anti-national activity, police will look into it, Singh said. An article on ISIS and a picture of Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted in former chief minister Beant Singh…

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Noor Muhammad Tantray, Top Jaish commander killed in Samboora gunfight

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A top militant commander was killed and a policeman injured in a nocturnal gunfight in Samboora village of Pampore township in Pulwama district, the police said on Monday. A police official said that following a tip-off, a joint party of army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, police and central reserve police force cordoned off Karnabal Samboora village late on Monday night and launched searches. “The search operation turned into a gunfight after militants holed up inside a house opened fire on the forces. Improvised explosive devices were later used to blow up…

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Dineshwar Sharma meets 40 delegations in Baramulla

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A day after meeting over 20 delegations in Kupwara, Centre’s special representative to Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma met over 40 delegations from different sections of society in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today. The delegations discussed issues ranging from the overall situation in the Valley to human rights issues and problems faced by the youth. Traders and members of the Baramulla Bar Association, however, stayed away from the meeting. The Bar Association described Sharma’s visit as a “futile exercise” while traders said the Kashmir problem was a political issue…

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Christmas spreads hope & cheer in ski resort of Gulmarg

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Christmas has brought some good news for the tourism sector in the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir. While a mass was held at the church, other places, like the Gulmarg Gondola, were illuminated. Most of the major hotels were booked as the Tourism Department has lined up a host of activities in the run up to the New Year. “All major hotels are sold out at Gulmarg….an early snowfall this year augured well for the tourism sector and a mass was held on the festive eve. The church,…

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Majority businesses boycotted pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister: JKCC

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Demands JK as free economic zone, revocation of GST Jammu and Kashmir Coordination Committee (JKCC) has expressed gratitude to all those member-organizations which followed its programme of boycotting their participation in pre-budget discussions with the Finance Minister. JKCC said overwhelming majority of business organizations including Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Fed¬eration (KTMF), Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industries-Kashmir (CCIK), Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHARA),Kashmir Traders Federation (KTF), Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers and Dealers Union (KVGGDU), All Kashmir Chemists and…

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Cold wave, dry weather continues across Kashmir Valley

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Cold wave continued in Kashmir as the night temperature stayed several degrees below the freezing point but people experienced some relief after the mercury increased slightly at most places. Kargil, in Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum temperature there settled at minus 11.4 degrees Celsius last night, an increase of nearly four degrees from minus 15.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, an official of the MET department said. He said the nearby Leh town recorded a low of minus 9.6 degrees Celsius,…

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