Year: 2017

Congress protests against BJP, alleges ‘Betrayal’ of People’s mandate

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The workers of Congress Party, led by former minister Raman Bhalla, today staged a protest demonstration against the BJP alleging that it (BJP) has cheated the people of Jammu region just for sake of power. The protesters assembled at Karan Bagh Chowk, Chatha Morh, Jammu, and staged a strong demonstration against the BJP. Raising slogans against the saffron party for “betraying people of Jammu”, they also burnt effigy of BJP. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Bhalla said that BJP, which claims to be the champion of Jammu people, has…

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People rushing for CCTVs, Video door-phones post Braid-chopping incidents

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As the incidents of braid-cutting across Kashmir have caused fear among people, the demand for security systems such as CCTV cameras and video door phones has grown manifold. In order to create awareness among people about usage of security devices, a leading Srinagar-based security solutions company along with three outside companies would be soon holding interactive programmes in various areas, said Danish Bashir, managing director Chinar Security Systems. “The interactive sessions will be first held in Srinagar next week in public places such as parks. Leading security solutions companies Bosch,…

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Kashmir’s Tulip Garden replica for Canadian festival

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There is some good news for the Kashmir valley’s tourism sector at a time when it is on the revival path. A replica of the summer capital’s famed tourist spot Tulip Garden will be set up at the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa next year. As the Canadian festival draws tourists from all over the world, the stakeholders say this will introduce the Valley’s Tulip Garden to the international tourist and would then help attract visitors from all over the world. “A replica of our Tulip Garden will be set…

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Drugs, Late marriages, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder reasons for rising infertility cases

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The ongoing conflict in Kashmir has not only taken a heavy toll on human lives, but is said to be the major reason for the increasing cases of infertility. Late marriages, drug abuse are also cited as the other reasons. According to medicos working in various hospitals, the numbers of infertility cases have increased at a very high pace. “We register three cases of infertility on daily basis, which means 90 cases in a month and 1,080 cases in a year,” said a doctor at JVC Bemina. Similarly at valley’s…

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GST hits carpet business in Kashmir

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Closed looms, lost jobs and scanty sales: the Kashmiri carpet industry is facing a crisis of sorts after the imposition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). At stake is the future of the Kashmiri craft and, with hundreds of carpet weavers losing their jobs and a once-thriving trade being abandoned in the three months since the new tax regime. Several carpet sellers are now searching for greener pastures like Arshad Hussain, who had been associated with this trade in New Delhi since 1994. “It seems people have stopped buying…

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Dengue patients look to Delhi, Punjab for ‘Reliable’ treatment

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As dengue grips eight districts of the Jammu province, panic-stricken residents are shifting dengue patients to Punjab and Delhi for “reliable” treatment. In Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Jammu, nearly 320 patients have been tested positive for dengue and the number is swelling every day. The situation is worst in the outskirts, where equipment for checking blood and dengue fever are not available. Health institutes in the Jammu region appear to have failed in coping with the problem, making people go for traditional treatment methods or shifting patients to…

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Rajnath Singh admitted facts, Kashmir has not integrated into India: Hurriyat (G)

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Kashmir’s Hurriyat Conference (g) has stated that Home Minister Rajnath Singh had admitted the fact that Kashmir has not integrated into India. The statement issued to the media said “Singh’s assertion that Sardar Patel would have integrated Kashmir into India, had not Nehru stopped him is a fact and it means Kashmir is not part of India.” “It was converted into a dispute and taken to the UN where the people were given the right of self determination,” the statement said. “This is the promise that India has not kept…

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Enmity, Illness theories surround as Braid Cutting incidents continue unabated

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As the police maintain silence over braid-chopping incidents, fear continues to grip the Kashmir valley. Residents feel insecure even inside their houses. Braid-chopping incidents were first reported in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and Kulgam districts in mid-September and have since spread to others districts of the region. Almost every day, a braid-chopping incident or a failed attempt is being reported from some part of the Valley and protests are being held. One such protest was held in the Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Uri sub-district yesterday. The panic triggered by the…

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Braid Chopping victims to go through lie detection test, blood sampling: IGP

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The victims of mysterious braid chopping will have to undergo blood sampling and lie detection tests, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Muneer Khan said Friday. “Blood samples from all the victims of the braid-chopping will be collected and all of them will have to pass through a lie detection test,” Khan told Kashmir Post. Many victims had alleged that they were sprayed with some chemical that left them unconscious. “We have decided to take blood samples and find what type of chemical it is, which makes one unconscious in a…

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Lashkar commander among two militants killed in Pulwama gunfight, One Civilian killed, scores injured after forces open fire during Pulwama clashes

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Police on Saturday said the two militants killed in a gunfight with government forces in Litter village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit. An official identified the slain militants as Wasim Shah @Usama, resident of Heff and NAsir Ahmad Mir of Litter. Shah, he said, was the Shopian district commander of the LeT. He said one Ak-47, one AK-57 and six AK magazines were recovered from the gunfight site. Meanwhile, dozens of civilians were injured in massive clashes that erupted in Litter and adjacent villages of…

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