Day: May 19, 2018

BJP’s Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM, skips trust vote

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BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka’s chief minister on Saturday, minutes before a Supreme Court-ordered trust vote and two days after he was sworn in. “I’m resigning as chief minister. I’m grateful to the speaker for giving me this opportunity,” Yeddyurappa said in the Karnataka assembly after it became clear that the BJP won’t get the support of enough MLAs to support his government. “People blessed us with 104 seats. The mandate wasn’t for the Congress or the JD(S). The governor invited us to form the government because we…

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Ahead of Modi’s Visit, Resistance Camp Caged, Internet suspended, Shutdown observes across Valley

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Kashmir is witnessing a complete shutdown against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. All the shops, business establishments and schools remain shut across the Valley. Meanwhile, heavy deployment of government forces has been put in length and breadth of Srinagar city to thaw the Lal Chowk Rally called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL). Kashmir Post’s Bandipora correspondent informed Newsroom that the district is witnessing a complete shutdown while traffic is also off the raods. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq…

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Hizbul Mujahideen releases photo of service weapons looted from J&K Police in Srinagar

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Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has released photos of the three service weapons looted from the Jammu and Kashmir policemen from Srinagar on Thursday evening. According to reports, the terror outfit has released the photos on its Facebook account named ”Hamzah Hizbi”. Two J&K policemen were detained for questioning after they reported to the authority that a group of armed terrorists had attacked their guard post and took away their rifles. The incident took place a guard post of a hotel in the Srinagar city on Thursday evening. The policemen…

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Ladakh in festive mood ahead of PM Modi’s visit

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Festive mood has gripped the Ladakh region ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Leh on Saturday. The Prime Minister is scheduled to join the 100th birth anniversary celebrations of Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, the architect of modern Ladakh, and to lay the foundation stone of the Asia’s longest (14.2-km) bi-directional Zojila tunnel, connecting Kashmir’s Sonmarg with the Gumri area in Kargil district, through remote control. Since taking over the reins of the country, this will be the second visit of the Prime Minister to the strategically important Ladakh region…

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Consuming Antidepressants, Antibiotics without consulting doctor can lead to organ failure, warn doctors

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Saika Nisar (name changed), 27, started consuming Petril 0.5 mg (a tablet used in the treatment of epilepsy and anxiety disorder) prescribed by her Doctor in 2015 when she lost her brother in an accident. She was advised to take the drug for a month only as she was struggling to sleep and had panic attacks. Nisar, after a month did not stop consuming medicines, she continued even after the month without consulting a doctor. Later the situation turned ugly for her when she was admitted in SKIMS hospital with…

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330-MW Kishen Ganga inauguration today, Pak concerned over inauguration

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After failing many deadlines, project set to be inaugurated by PM Pak concerned over inaguration of Kishenganga project The 330 Megawatt Kishen Ganga Hydro Electric Power Project, a project of great strategic value,would be inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Narender Modi from Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC). After failing many deadlines stemming from adverse climatic conditions, public uprisings and tug-of-war with affected people, the project is set to be inaugurated on Saturday. The construction of the project was completed amid a legal battle between India and Pakistan. Pakistan in…

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On eve of PM Modi’s visit, 5 killed in Jammu border firing

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A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir four civilians and a Border Security Force soldier were killed early Friday morning during cross border firing and shelling by Pakistan rangers on Indian border posts in Jammu. The deaths came on the third day of continuing cross border exchange in Hiranagar and Samba sectors that spread to many border outposts (BoPs) along the undisputed part of the boundary between India and Pakistan in the state. Arun Manhas, Additional District Development Commissioner said four civilians, including a…

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Heavy security across Valley on PM Modi’s arrives

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Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz urges him to listen to Kashmiris’ mann ki baat: ‘Resolve Kashmir dispute’ A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to J&K, the state was enveloped in a security blanket as area domination operations were intensified. The visit has kindled hope in the region where levels of violence have increased at a pace never seen in the past decade and the cessation of counter-insurgency operations is being seen as a major peace-making initiative. The announcement of ceasefire in J&K by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is…

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