Day: June 28, 2019

Amit Shah pilots his first bill in Lok Sabha for amendment of J&K Reservation Bill and extending President’s Rule in J&K

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Home Minister Amit Shah Friday proposed to introduce the J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha along with the proposal to extend President’s rule in the state. The J&K reservation amendment bill seeks to bring residents of areas adjoining International Border (IB) within the ambit of reservation, on par with persons living in areas adjoining Actual Line of Control (ALoC). Extending the benefits of reservation to the residents along the IB has been a long pending demand and is expected to benefit over 3 million residents. The bill will chiefly…

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Huge food wastage at weddings is trending across Kashmir Valley

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Wastage of food (traditional Kashmiri wazwan) during wedding ceremonies has become a disappointing trend es¬pecially in the summer capital. As the wedding season is at its peak, incidents of wastage of food are witnessing a steep increase, invit¬ing severe criticism from a section of the conscious citizens in the so¬ciety. Aliya Amin, a resident of Khanyar said she relished all the varieties of Wazwan (Kashmiri cuisine) dur¬ing a marriage ceremony recently at Rajbagh. But to her surprise, the other women sharing food with her tasted only two dishes and did…

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Today governor, Satya Pal Malik to inaugurate Sindhu festival in Ladakh

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Governor Satya Pal Malik is arriving in Leh district on Friday on a two-day visit. The Governor will on Friday inaugurate the day-long Ladakh Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festival, being organised by the tourism department on the banks of the Indus. The aim of organising the festival on the Indus is to endorse the mighty river as a symbol of multi-dimensional cultural identity of the country. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the festival in which traditions and cultural heritage of Ladakh will be presented to the visiting tourists. An official…

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A divided Kashmir

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We are losing on all counts. Time to think Call it our evolution or a mere coincidence that we seem to be expanding fast politically and militarily at the same time. This growth or expansion is more digital rather than on the ground which we are losing to many betrayals, agreements and alliances since time immemorial. Our mainstream politics is growing like weed these days. More attractive and lucrative adventure to tread on. May be powerful than the petty chair of officialdom where one is bound to follow the set…

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GOI’s top priority is peace with zero tolerance for militancy: Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that ensuring peace in the state was the top priority of the Centre and assured that results on ground would be seen in the next month. He has also said the Centre would act tough against terror funding and there would be more raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the state. “He (Shah) told us peace was his priority. He said he had passed strict instructions to the officers to ensure peace. You will see results in next one month……

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