Following the clash last evening, restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPC have been imposed in Katra. Authorities have imposed restrictions in Katra, the base camp of the Vaishno Devi shrine, after local businessmen opposing the construction of a new track to the pilgrimage site staged protests and clashed with police. Businessmen and pony ride operators contend that the New Ban Ganga-Tarakota-Adh Kuwari track will hit their trade. Following the clash last evening, restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPC have been imposed in Katra. “Peace and normalcy prevailed in…
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HC asks govt to consider rehabilitation issue of affected villagers of Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project within 3 months
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the government to consider and decide in three months rehabilitation issue of villagers affected by the Kishanganga hydroelectric power project in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. “The cabinet sub-committee or the delegated authority may hear the grievance of the displace families. The Commissioner Secretary for Relief and Rehabilitation is also to take part in the deliberations,” a division bench of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice D S Thakur said in its order. While the bench directed the concerned authorities to hear the affected…
Read MoreClashes erupted in parts of Valley post Friday Prayers
The police today lobbed teargas shells to quell stone-throwing protesters in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar. Meanwhile, clashes were also reported from various areas of the Kashmir valley after the Friday prayers. The protests took place in response to the separatists’ call against the “killing of innocent youth” by security forces and as part of the protest calendar, jointly issued by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik. This was for the third consecutive week that the separatists had given no shutdown call for Friday. Soon after…
Read More‘Azadi for Kashmir’ poster surfaces in JNU, removed
A poster calling for freedom for Kashmir had the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration in a tizzy on Thursday. The solitary poster was noticed by some students on the wall of the School of Social Sciences’ new block, after which they alerted the varsity administration. “Freedom for Kashmir! Free Palestine! Right to self-determination long live,” the poster, which appeared in the name of ultra-Left group DSU, stated. By evening, the administration had asked the university security to remove the poster. DSU, or Democratic Students Union, is the same group whose former…
Read MoreHDFC, ICICI, Axis to charge you at least Rs 150 after 4 free transactions
India’s leading private banks said on Wednesday they will charge a minimum of Rs 150 for cash deposits and withdrawals after four free transactions in a month, reviving charges that were kept in abeyance briefly after the government scrapped high-value notes in November. HDFC, ICICI and Axis banks will calculate the fee – aimed at reducing cash dealings – at the rate of Rs 5 for every Rs 1,000 transacted or Rs 150, whichever is lower. HDFC and ICICI sources said the fees will be applicable to transactions outside of home…
Read MoreIndo-Pak talks on Indus Water Treaty likely this month
India and Pakistan are expected to hold parleys on various aspects of the Indus Water Treaty in Islamabad later this month, nearly six months after New Delhi decided to suspend talks on the pact in view of the terror strikes by Pakistan-based groups. The meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission will be held before March 31 “as it is mandated” under the treaty, government sources said today. “Under the treaty, it is required that India and Pakistan meet every financial year. If we don’t, then it is going to be…
Read MorePellet Guns in Kashmir Valley goes up from 640 to 5,589
The idea is to adequately equip every unit of the paramilitary with the ‘low-intensity munition’ to deal with frenzied crowd in demonstrations and during counterinsurgency operations This summer, the use of controversial 12 bore pump action guns with pellet shots is set to grow in a big way in the Kashmir Valley. The weapon blinded and grievously injured many last year when it was used to disperse protesters hurling stones and lashing provocative slogans against security forces. Currently, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has 640 pump action guns, widely…
Read MoreIslam will be largest religion in the world by 2070: Report
Population of Muslims will grow by 73% between 2010 and 2050 Islam is the only religion growing faster than the world’s population, and it will be the largest in the world by 2070, research has found. US-based Pew Research Centre analysed demographic change among the world’s major religions and found that the world’s population of Muslims will grow by 73 per cent between 2010 and 2050, compared to 35 per cent for Christians, the next fastest-growing faith. The world’s population will grow by 37 per cent over the same period.…
Read MoreAdmin aims to address traffic problem in Valley by 2018
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said it would complete major road projects this year in order to provide better connectivity and ensure effective traffic management in the Valley. “By next year, the problem of traffic congestion in Srinagar city and other towns will be addressed to a large extent,” Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhter said at a meeting here yesterday. “Major initiatives are afoot to provide better road connectivity and ensure effective traffic management in the Kashmir valley along with the completion of major road and infrastructure projects,”…
Read MoreGovt closing all its orphanages; to set up 2 Boarding Schools
The J&K government has decided to wind up all its orphanages and instead set up two Boarding Schools for orphans to ensure their overall development under one roof. “We plan to establish quality Boarding Schools one each in Srinagar and Jammu,” Minister for Social Welfare Sajad Lone told Kashmir Post. He said that the process for identifying the buildings in the two capital cities has started and the Boarding Schools will be made functional soon. Elaborating, the Minister said that the basic motive behind the move is to ensure overall…
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