Year: 2017

Want to board hajj flight from Srinagar need to pay Rs 36k more

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The Haj Committee of India has increased the airfare for the intending Haj pilgrims from Kashmir. As per the latest airfare rates announced by the Haj committee, the intending Haj pilgrims, who choose Srinagar as the embarkation point for Haj 2018, will have to shell out Rs 35,995 more than those who embark in Delhi. The steep rise in the airfare for the Srinagar-Delhi leg of the journey has angered intending pilgrims in the Valley, who see the move as a ploy by the government to discourage people from choosing…

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Expedite construction of Semi-Ring Road: Baseer Khan

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Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officials to expedite the pace of work on all developmental works within stipulated deadline. The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to review the progress on Semi Ring Road, NH 444, Bharat Mala and World Bank-funded projects. The meeting was attended by director NHAI and other officials from various departments. Deputy commissioners of Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Kulgam, Budgam, Ganderbal and Baramulla participated via video conferencing. The Div Com appreciated the work done in this regard in Pulwama and Budgam and…

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Center allocates additional electricity to J&K for winter demand

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The Union power ministry Thursday said it has allocated additional power to Jammu and Kashmir to meet demand during the winter season. In view of increase in the power requirement in Jammu and Kashmir, that happens normally during winter, the Government of India (GoI) has allocated 74 per cent power i.e. 792 MW out of 1071 MW from the unallocated power pool of northern region, the ministry said in a statement. This will help the state in further meeting the additional requirement of power during the winter. The power requirement…

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De-link Kashmir from Indo-Pak talks: Ram Madhav

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A former RSS pracharak and, now, one of the most influential BJP leaders, Ram Madhav spoke to Kashmir Post about Centre’s recent peace overtures in the Kashmir Valley. Fifty-three-year-old Ram Madhav is the go-to man in the BJP for Kashmir-related affairs, northeast and internal security matters. A former RSS pracharak and, now, one of the most influential BJP leaders, Madhav spoke to Kashmir Post about Centre’s recent peace overtures in the Valley. The BJP general secretary said Kashmir and dialogue with Pakistan needed to be de-linked. Excerpts from the interview:…

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Winter chill knocking doors in Kashmir Valley

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Winter chill in Jammu and Kashmir has started knocking the doors as night temperatures dipped at many places in the state. Leh in frontier region of Ladakh registered a low of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius this morning, making it the coldest place in the state. The situation was not different in the neighboring Kargil , as it also recorded minus 5.2 degrees Celsius, met office said. The sky resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.5 while hill resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a…

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What has changed in Kashmir after you came to power, Shiv Sena asks BJP?

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The Sena, which is a key constituent of the ruling NDA, questioned if the situation has changed in Jammu and Kashmir since the BJP came to power. Continuing with its criticism of the Narendra Modi government, the Shiv Sena on Thursday slammed the Centre for terrorist infiltration bids and ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. The Sena, which is a key constituent of the ruling NDA, questioned if the situation has changed in Jammu and Kashmir since the BJP came to power. In an editorial in the Sena…

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Centre for talks in J&K during winter calm

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With violence levels and mob protests in Kashmir likely to ebb in winter months, the Centre is keen to use a period of relative calm to focus on the dialogue process and work on framing an actionable agenda that will help win hearts and maintain peace. The government’s representative for the Jammu and Kashmir dialogue Dineshwar Sharma, who just wound up what officials here described as a “successful” maiden visit to the state, is likely to engage with more sections of the people by visiting the state at least once…

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James and Doug Dykes return to Kashmir, where their parents were shot in front of them

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Seventy years ago, a young British couple was shot dead at a mission hospital in Kashmir, making orphans of their three sons – one only two weeks old. To mark the anniversary two of those sons, now white-haired, made a personal pilgrimage to the spot. “I feel very emotional to be here,” says Doug Dykes, standing yards from the veranda where his mother and father suffered fatal bullet wounds when he was two years old. “I saw my parents being killed – that’s what I’ve been told. My father tried…

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Police foils sit-in by separatists at city centre, detains Mirwaiz & Malik

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Police on Wednesday foiled a sit-in protest by separatist leaders and their supporters at the historic Ghanta Ghar in city centre here and detained moderate separatist leader and cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and some of their supporters. In the afternoon, police laid siege to Abi Guzar area in uptown Srinagar and adjoining areas after the Mirwaiz and Malik addressed a joint press conference outside JKLF office and decided to stage the sit-in against the “reign of terror” by troops and the ill treatment to…

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Centre to engage more stakeholders in Kashmir Peace Talks

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Though the government is looking to engage in peace talks in the valley, it has decided there will be no let up in military operations against terrorists The government is planning a range of initiatives, spread over the next five months, to push for peace in Kashmir valley, as decided during a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, an official with knowledge of the matter said. The government in October appointed former Intelligence Bureau Director, Dineshwar Sharma, as special representative for Kashmir to speak with…

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