Day: March 27, 2018

Convention aimed at bringing Kashmir on global tourist map: TAAI President Sunil Kumar

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Buoyed by the support of Jammu and Kashmir government, Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) on Saturday said that the current convention being held in valley will promote “visibility” of the region on global tourism map. In a press conference, TAAI President Sunil Kumar who was flanked by tourism minister Tasaduq Mufti expressed confidence that the conference will boost tourism in Kashmir. “…We are very confident on behalf of TAAI that once you see this convention concludes successfully the visibility of Kashmir as tourism destination will multiply many times and…

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Undo negative perception about Kashmir: Tassaduq Mufti

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The negative impression about Jammu and Kashmir needs to be changed so that tourism regains its old glory in the state, Tourism Minister Mufti Tassaduq Hussain said on Tuesday. Addressing the media after inaugurating the 64th convention of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), the Minister said tourism had to grow in Kashmir simultaneously with an awareness on environment and ecology. “We have been polluting our rivers and lakes. This trend has to be reversed immediately so that environmental awareness keeps pace with the development of the tourist industry in…

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Clashes in Sopore after two youth held during searches operation, scores injured

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Four youth were injured after clashes erupted during a cordon-and-search-operation on the outskirts of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports said that 22 RR of army, Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF launched a joint operation in Brath village following inputs about the presence of militants. They said that the searches were on for several hours, however nothing was found. Few gunshots were also heard during the searches, but it was not immediately known who fired the shots. However, a police…

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48 Bank Holidays in J&K for year 2018

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In the year 2018, there are total 48 bank holidays in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The list includes national holidays such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Christmas; regional holiday, Sunday, Second Saturday and fourth Saturday of every month. Here’s complete list of Bank Holidays in Jammu and Kashmir:  Jan-13 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday Jan-26 Friday Republic Day Jan-27 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday Feb-10 Saturday Second Saturday Bank Holiday Feb-13 Tuesday Maha Shivaratri Feb-24 Saturday Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday Mar-01 Thursday Holi (Jammu Province only)…

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No proposal to scrap Article 370: Govt

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There is currently no proposal to scrap Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Ahir was replying to a written question by BJP MP Ashwini Kumar, who asked whether the government was committed to scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution. The MP from Karnal in Haryana also asked what was the present status and the procedure laid down for scrapping Article 370. “There is currently no such proposal under consideration of the…

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Educated youth have infused new life into Kashmir struggle: Mahmood Shah

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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mahmood Shah has paid glowing tributes to the outfit commander Abu Al-Qasim Shafat Hussain, who was slain in a gunfight with the government forces in Arizal areas of Budgam district. “The educated youth have infused new life into Kashmir struggle. The youth have understood that there is no mightier answer to atrocities other than gun,” LeT spokesman Dr Abdullah Ghazanwi quoted the LeT chief Mahmood Shah as having said. “Abu Al-Qasim was an educated young man who opted to pick up gun after his graduation to seek…

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Manzoor Ahmad alias pandav all set to play in IPL season 11

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The new cricketing sensation of the state, Manzoor Ahmad Dar also known as Pandav departed to Chandigarh on Monday afternoon to play in Indian Premier League (IPL) season 11 for Kings XI Punjab. Manzoor Pandav told Kashmir Post before his departure that he is excited to join his team camp at Mohali. “I am very much excited to play in IPL besides to meet and attend camp with renowned and elite international players,” he expressed. He further said that it will be a great learning experience for him to play…

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Situation ‘Worrisome’, says resistance camp after their first meet in three months

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The Joint Resistance Leadership of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Monday cautioned the state government against pushing the Kashmir youth to the wall and called the prevailing situation as “worrisome”. The trio last evening held a two-and-a-half-hour-long meeting, their first in the past three months. What transpired during the closed-door meeting at Geelani’s residence couldn’t be known immediately, but a statement issued by the JRL today delved on “harassment of the youth, ill-treatment meted out to political prisoners, and iron-fisted policies of the state…

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Shun confrontation, solve Kashmir Issue: Abdul Gani Bhat

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Moderate separatist leader and former Hurriyat chairman Abdul Gani Bhat has urged India and Pakistan to see reason, shun confrontation and address the Kashmir issue. He also urged the Kashmiri separatist leadership to rise above their narrow confines and self-interest to serve humanity at large. Bhat, who also heads the Muslim Conference, was addressing a gathering of people in his native Botengoo village in north Kashmir. Addressing the gathering with reference to verses from the Quran, Bhat said Muslims should never ever worship false gods. “Raise your heads high and…

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Step up efforts to wean youth from militancy: Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba

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Chairs high-level meeting on security situation in Kashmir valley Expressing concern over youth joining militancy in Kashmir, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Monday urged the “security agencies to make more efforts to bring them back from the fold of militancy”. The Home Secretary, who arrived on a two-day visit to the Valley on Monday, chaired a high-level security meeting in Srinagar to review the security situation in Kashmir. He is accompanied by top officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Gauba asked the security agencies to “deal sternly with…

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