Day: May 14, 2018

Security forces issue list of top ten commanders in Valley

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After death of several top terrorist commander’s, security forces have issues a new list of top commanders in the Valley. The names were made public with an aim to eliminate them from the region. Among the wanted terrorists, Riyaz, Zakir and Pakistani terrorist Naveed Jatt alias Abu Hanzullah, who escaped from the clutches of the Jammu and Kashmir police. Their escape came as a big blow to the security agencies, which are witnessing a fresh round of unrest. According to the police, all the top ten terrorists have been put…

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Israeli soldiers kill 38 Palestinians in Gaza protests against US Embassy

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Israeli forces shot and killed at least 38 Palestinians during protests on Monday along the Gaza border, Palestinian health officials said. Gaza’s health ministry says 500 people were wounded Monday, including at least 69 by live fire. The Israeli military has accused Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement of instigating Palestinians to try to breach Israel’s border fence and said Israeli soldiers use live ammunition to stop them. Monday’s deaths bring to 67 the number of Palestinians killed during mass border marches that began in late March and are aimed at breaking…

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Antibiotics needlessly prescribed in Kashmir: Doctors Association

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Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said “far too many antibiotics are needlessly prescribed in Kashmir. “Doctors write antibiotics to patients who do not need them,” said DAK president Dr Nisarul Hassan. He said more than two thirds of antibiotics are unnecessarily prescribed for infections caused by viruses or conditions that are not linked to infection at all. “You go to a doctor with runny nose, sore throat, cough, ear or sinus discharge, you will walk away with a prescription for antibiotics. These conditions are caused by viruses against which antibiotics…

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Strong winds plunges Jammu city into darkness for 16 hours

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Strong winds damaged high-voltage power lines, resulting in 16-hour shutdown in most parts of the city on Saturday and Sunday. Almost half the city is facing power crisis due to the damage to 132 KV and 33 KV high-tension wires due to high-velocity winds. Meanwhile, the Power Development Department (PDD) is struggling to maintain the supply. According to senior PDD officials, infrastructure had been damaged at several places, especially in Jammu-Sidhra and Muthi-Barnai areas, which feeds power to Janipur grid station. Janipur, Subash Nagar, Paloura, Muthi, Barnai, Bantalab, parts of…

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More than 40 killed in lightning storm across Delhi-NCR, UP, Bengal, Andhra

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More than 40 people were killed and many injured as severe storms accompanied by heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds swept through large swathes of the country on Sunday. The deaths were reported in the national capital, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. Two people were killed as a powerful dust storm and rain lashed Delhi, where flight services and road traffic were disrupted. In Uttar Pradesh, 21 people, including a tourist from Maharashtra, died and 28 were injured due to inclement weather conditions, according to reports. According to…

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Why Jammu uses hatred as a Political Weapon?

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Asim Hashmi Rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu has shaken the whole world. But certain Jammu based groups, self-proclaimed saviours of the region, did not find it appealing to their conscience. It was not enough to fill their appetite for hate. They started an agitation to scuttle and sabotage the process of law to save the perpetrators of this most heinous crime from justice. Though this incident shook the conscience of the whole civilised world, forcing even Secretary General of the United Nation to issue a…

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Omar Abdullah seeks probe into Army’s concerns over BJP leader’s land row

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Referring to the Army’s concerns over the construction, Omar said: “The truth is that had these (Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta) been Kashmir-based politicians, and the Army had said this about us in the Valley, BJP people would have been screaming from the skies.” Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Saturday sought an immediate probe into the Army’s “serious misgivings and concerns” over the construction on land bought by top BJP leaders next to an ammunition depot in Nagrota in Jammu. The Indian Express…

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Unending protests hit education system across Kashmir Valley

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The continuing strife in Kashmir is not only harming the State’s economy but also the education sector, as students are either out on the roads participating in protests or are confined to homes due to the frequent shutdowns. Schools and colleges in the Valley were shut for 32 days after reopening on March 5. Fearing student protests after terrorist killings or civilian deaths, authorities ordered their closure. Ali Mohammad, a retired teacher, said education should be delinked from politics. “We cannot keep our students hostage to the situation. The closure…

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Make your children give up violence: Priya Sethi to mothers of “Misguided Youths”

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BJP leader Priya Sethi exhorted Sunday the mothers of “misguided youths” in Jammu and Kashmir to convince their wards to give up violence and join the mainstream. The former minister was speaking at a women leadership conclave Pink Marathon: Empowered women Empower women organised by Epilogue Press on the occasion of Mother’s Day. “Today, we are celebrating Mother’s Day and nothing could have been better than this conclave. I ask mothers of misguided youth who have taken up arms to influence their children to shun the path of violence,” Ms…

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Center rejects Mehbooba Mufti’s Ramadan, Yatra ceasefire call

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Government of India (GoI) today formally rejected Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s call for ceasefire in the State to ease tension during Ramadan and the Amarnath yatra. Speaking to the media, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Indian Army has to firmly handle any terrorism which threatens the peace and harmony of Jammu Kashmir as a state and of the rest of country. The Army’s position is that it has to be firm on terrorism.” She said Jammu Kashmir was an integral part of India. “Terrorism has to be eliminated by the…

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