Month: April 2018

Cash crunch at ATMs could be the after-effects of demonetisation

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Analysis suggests shortage of cash in ATMs could be a result of persistence of tightness in overall money supply after demonetisation. Over the past few days, multiple reports of non-functional ATMs have revived fears of a cash shortage in the economy. A statement issued by the ministry of finance on Tuesday tried to allay such fears. The statement notes that “there has been unusual spurt in currency demand in the country in last three months”. The statement also held out an assurance that adequate currency notes would be supplied to…

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Govt evicts 25 ex-MPs, MLAs, others from ‘illegally’ occupied quarters

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The State government has evicted 25 former legislators and parliamentarians from the official quarters “illegally” occupied by them, while the eviction notices have been sent to 32 other political persons mostly former MLAs and ministers. The official documents accessed by the Kashmir Post reveal that the “eviction was not restrictive in nature but was initiated against all those occupants who have ceased to be entitled to retain the same”. The J&K Estates department has started the eviction process of vacating official quarters “illegally” occupied by the former ministers, legislators, Members…

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Expedite sanction for prosecution of accused CRPF personnel in Khanyar Massacre: SHRC to Govt

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The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the government to expedite sanction for prosecution of the accused CRPF personnel for opening fire on a procession in Khanyar area in Downtown on 8 May 1991, killing 28 people. The accused CRPF personnel had opened fire on a procession at Khanyar carrying bodies of civilians killed in Dachigam and SaidaKadal, killing 28 civilians and injuring 52 people. Despite passing of 27 years, police is yet to translate the case file into English, causing delay in according sanction for prosecution of the…

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Govt to announce shifting of exam session to March before Darbar Move

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The government is likely to make official announcement for implementation of March exam session in schools of the Valley before the shifting of offices from Jammu to summer capital Srinagar. The minister for education Syed Muhammad AltafBukhari said the official announcement for shifting of exams will be made before shifting of Darbar. “Order will be issued before Darbar moves from Jammu,” said Bukhari. The government is deliberating on shifting exam session from November to March for students from lower to higher secondary level. However the delay in official announcement is…

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Lal Singh defies BJP, returns to Kathua with a rallying cry for CBI probe, BJP dissociates from rally

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BJP legislator Choudhary Lal Singh, who was reportedly asked by his party to resign for attending a rally in March in support of the accused in rape and murder of an eight-year-old child, addressed more than a dozen rallies on Tuesday to drum up support for a CBI-led investigation into the case. Singh addressed gatherings at Kootah, where family members and relatives of the accused have been holding a protest, and Satwari, Samba, Dayalachak, Barnoti, Chadwal, Rajpura, Hiranagar, Kali Bari, Kathua and some other places along the Jammu-Pathankot highway. He…

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It’s nostalgic to shoot in Kashmir: Abhishek Bachchan

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Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is here for the filmming of director Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Manmarziyaan’, said he has a special bond with Kashmir as he often accompanied father Amitabh Bachchan as a child during film shootings. “It is nostalgic for me because I have come here when my father used to shoot his films here. It is truly a heaven on earth and I am very happy to be back. It is still as beautiful as it used to be,” the actor said. Kashmir was once the favourite shooting location…

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Hope Beats Hate:Kathua rape-murder case petition biggest-ever Indian petition on Change.org

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A Change.org petition started by a group of women from Jammu and Kashmir on the Kathua rape case has mobilised the support of over 15 lakh Indian citizens and has become the biggest ever Change.org petition in India. The petition started by a collective called Women’s Initiative for Justice for Kathua is addressed to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and asks for fair and fast tracked investigations by the Crime Branch to ensure justice for the victim. The petition, which has been widely tweeted by film and television celebrities like Hansal…

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All BJP ministers in J&K Cabinet to resign but PDP-BJP coalition intact: Reports

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asked all its ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir government to resign but Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti rushed to clarify that the BJP is not pulling the plug, reported PTI. The official version is that a reshuffle has been in the works for some time now but clearly, the political stakes have changed dramatically after protests over the horror of an 8-year-old being raped and murdered in Kathua. Sources said BJP strategist Ram Madhav told local BJP ministers to send in their resignations during meetings last week…

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Post stone pelting protests mobile internet service suspended in Jammu

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Internet service was suspended in Jammu region on Tuesday to prevent spreading of rumours and hate messages, said an official. The official, who wished anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media, said that the decision was taken by the government and telecom operators were asked to suspend the service forthwith. A source in the police said that the decision was taken in view of law and order situation in Saroor area of Jammu. He said that reports of stone-pelting were received from the area, which falls…

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Lal Singh begins march to demand CBI probe into Kathua Rape-Murder case

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Former minister and BJP MLA Choudhary Lal Singh who was forced to resign last week for rallying in support of the accused in horrific rape-and-murder of Kathua girl on Tuesday began a march to demand CBI probe into the case. “The fight is for justice only and its will be done with identifying real culprits,” Singh said while addressing hundreds of supporters at Satwari Chowk in Jammu as he began his Kathua march. “She was our own daughter. We are fighting to punish her culprits but it is unfortunate that…

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