Year: 2017

Mirwaiz, Malik arrested ahead of their planned protest in Delhi

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JKLF chief Yasin Malik was on Thursday arrested while Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest, a day ahead of the planned sit-in by the separatists outside the NIA headquarters in Delhi. Malik was taken into custody from here and shifted to Central Jail till September 11, officials said. They said the Mirwaiz was placed under house arrest to prevent the separatist leaders from going to Delhi tomorrow. Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani is under house arrest for the past several years now. Malik, Geelani and…

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PDP puts off its Srinagar rally ahead of Rajnath Singh’s visit

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The ruling Peoples Democratic Party has put off its scheduled public rally in Srinagar on September 10 that was expected to be addressed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh who is visiting the state this weekend. “We were told late on Wednesday evening that the rally has been put on hold,” said a senior PDP minister. Amid the ongoing debate over protection of Article 35-A and the fresh “outreach” by Prime Minister NarendraModi to people of Kashmir during his I-Day speech in which he talked of embracing Kashmiris, the rally had…

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Jammu short on space to shelter abandoned cows

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While ‘gau rakshaks’ have been turned into a weapon of ‘intimidation’, no efforts are being made to prevent abandoning of cattle on the roads by people, especially those which are unable to give milk and are old. Across Jammu city and on the highway connecting J&K with the rest of the country, hundreds of cattle, especially cows and oxen, can be found roaming, raising questions on the BJP’s ‘save cow’ slogan. During the past three years, no step has been taken to set up a new cattle pond to lower…

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This time no cut in board syllabus, exams likely to held in Oct or Nov

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The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is likely to hold the annual exams of Classes X and XII in October-end or first week of November. However, this time there will be no relaxation in the syllabus unlike last year even as schools have been directed to complete the curriculum in time for the exams. Acting Chairperson of JKBOSE Veena Pandita said, “the exams are likely to be conducted in the last week of October or first week of November. We will talk to government and decide.” “I…

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Make Dal Lake’s surface visible: High Court to Authorities

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Seeking a report indicating the progress in the removal of water lilies from the Dal Lake, the J&K High Court has directed the authorities concerned to continue the process of weeding so that the lake surface is clearly visible. Earlier on August 13, the High Court had given the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) three months to take out lilies from the lake. The court is hearing a public interest litigation on the conservation and preservation of the Dal Lake and the adjoining Nigeen Lake. The court during the…

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Dy CM Nirmal Singh inspects hydroelectric projects in Gurez, Tangdhar

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Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today visited Gurez and Tangdhar in Bandipora and Kupwara districts to take stock of the work on the hydroelectric projects. He also met several delegations of people there. While inspecting the 330-MW Kishenganga hydroelectric project being constructed by the NHPC at Gurez in Bandipora district, he called for speeding up of the work. He said the executing agencies should synergise their efforts and hold regular meetings with departments concerned so that it is completed within the stipulated time. Interacting with the delegation led by Deputy…

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Article 35A opponents to take on its proponents in Jammu

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To hold seminars on Sept 11, 12 to educate people about Article After ‘mobilising’ the nation against the continuation of Article 35A of the Constitution, its opponents have decided to make Jammu a ‘launching pad’ for taking on the Kashmir-centric parties which are supporting the Article. The opponents of Article 35A have decided to hold back-to-back seminars on September 10 and 11 in Jammu to educate the people about the provision. As the National Conference and the Congress have started a campaign to raise the bogey of the influx of…

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Joint Resistance Leadership calls shutdown on Sunday against Rajnath’s Kashmir visit

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Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called shutdown on September 10 against the upcoming visit of Rajnath Singh to Jammu and Kashmir. “By observing the strike, people of Kashmir will prove to the world community and the Indian leadership that by using military might against the people or harassing the leadership genuine and people’s movement in Kashmir cannot be crushed,” said a joint statement. The JRL said that Kashmir issue is not territorial or law and order dispute but a political dispute acknowledged by the highest world body called UN through…

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One Killed, 14 injured in Grenade attack in Jehangir Chowk

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One person was killed and 14 others were injured in a grenade attack at the busy Jehangir Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday. It was almost after three years that the militants carried out a grenade attack in the heart of Srinagar. The police said the grenade was lobbed by militants around 5.30 pm at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in the area. It missed the target and exploded on the road. “The splinters hit at least 15 persons, including a traffic policeman. They were rushed to a…

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Take urgent steps to stop cow vigilantism: SC tells Centre & States

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The Supreme Court directed the Centre and states on Wednesday to take stern action to curb cow vigilantes by ensuring they don’t terrorise highways and sought the appointment of nodal officers in each district to coordinate measures against self-styled “gau rakshaks”. Stating that cow vigilantes should not be permitted to take the law in their hands or become a law unto themselves, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar reminded the Centre of its stand that it did not support cow vigilante…

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