Category: Community

As unemployment grows across valley, finding a match for women has becomes difficult

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Women in J&K marry very late compared to the women from all other states, a survey says. The average age of marriage among women in the state has risen to 25 years, against the all-India average of 21.8 years, says the survey, “Men and Women in India”, conducted by the Ministry of Statistics, the Government of India. The average age of marriage for women in J&K’s urban areas is higher (25.8 years) than in rural areas (24.9 years). The prevalence of late marriages among women in J&K had been pointed…

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Governor NN Vohra urges Mehbooba Mufti to safeguard student’s interests

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J&K Governor NN Vohra on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to ensure that students’ academic interests are safeguarded. A Raj Bhawan spokesman said Mehbooba met Vohra here and had “wide ranging discussions “which focused on maintenance of law and order and internal security, effective and accountable functioning of public delivery organizations and timely implementation of important state and central development schemes and projects.” “The Governor particularly discussed with Mufti the vital importance of ensuring against the student community’s academic interests being adversely affected by negative factors and influences,” the…

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After killing 14, blinding 1000’s, Pellet guns to become less lethal

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Pellet guns, which have left at least a 1000 people partially or fully blinded during street protests since July last year, will now be fitted with deflectors to minimise injuries to eyes and sensitive organs above the waist. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has received a consignment of the deflectors that will be fitted on all pellet guns in its possession, said its spokesman in Srinagar, Rajesh Yadav. A pellet gun or pump action gun normally fires a single cartridge that spits out as many as 400 small pellets,…

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Kashmiri Students allege harassment in Haryana College

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A group of Kashmiri students studying in Swami Dev Dyal Group of Institutes Haryana Tuesday accused the college administration of harassment. Amir Bhat, a 6th semester B.Tech student told Kashmir Post from Haryana that he was harassed by the HoD Shuti Kanth Sharma of Civil Department of the college in which he is enrolled. “I went to get my admit card for the ongoing examination in the college on Tuesday morning. When I reached the campus, they did not give me the admit card,” he said. “The HoD of the…

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Cars, Bikes banned for students below 18 yrs

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Taking note of the alleged violation of traffic rules by the students of educational institutions (both government and private) who come to the schools on two-wheelers and four -wheelers without a driving licence, the Chief Education Officer (CEO) has directed all the principals/Zonal Education Officers/head masters of the Jammu district not to allow any student below 18 years of age to cometo the institution on any type of vehicle. The order further said the driving licence of students who are 18-year-old or above 18 years should be checked before allowing…

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Governor NN Vohra wants end to Student Protests

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Directs IGP to ensure ‘close surveillance on all fronts’ J&K governor NN Vohra on Monday asked Kashmir Range inspector general of police Muneer Khan to ensure that policemen play a prompt and pro-active role in solving the problems faced by people. Advising “close surveillance on all fronts”, the Governor also asked the IGP to devote special attention to see that educational schedules of students are not disrupted under any circumstances and that they are immunized from influences which have the potential of vitiating their academic careers, a Raj Bhawan spokesman…

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Lashkar Asks Kashmiri Youth Not to Raise Daesh, Takfiri Flags

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Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Saturday accused New Delhi of ‘deliberately’ trying to disturb the bond between Kashmiri masses and Hurriyat in order to sabotage the Kashmir’s freedom struggle. The outfit Chief Mehmood Shah in a statement to news agency CNS said that India is utilising ISIS (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda as its proxies to spread anarchy in the name of Takfeer (declaring Muslims as kafirs). “It must be understood that the Apostle of Allah SWT (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) forbids killing of believers and whoever is indulging in such inhumane…

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Zakir Musa floats new militant outfit, announces support to Al-Qaeda

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Zakir Musa, who quit as Hizbul Mujahideen commander after the terror outfit strongly condemned his threat to Hurriyat leaders, on Friday announced to float a new militant outfit. Zakir Musa, who quit as Hizbul Mujahideen commander after the terror outfit strongly condemned his threat to Hurriyat leaders, on Friday announced to float a new militant outfit. In a new tape released today, Musa floated the new organisation and professed his support to terror group Al-Qaeda. Musa severed ties with the Hizbul Mujahideen last week, hours after the outfit denounced his…

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Hurriyat leaders oppose sending Kashmiri kids to schools, But want the best for their own children

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A few days ago, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani had urged Kashmiri parents not to send their children to “goodwill” schools being run by the Army. The Hurriyat hawk had said: “For petty material gains, we are losing our next generation. The institutions run by Army are making our children indifferent towards their religion and specific culture.” Other separatists have been singing the same tune. However, the family members and children of many of such leaders have got the best education, are settled abroad and eventually leading a…

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Scores of Kashmiri Pandits throng Mata Zeshta Devi shrine in Srinagar

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Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits from various parts of the country thronged the shrine of Mata Zeshta Devi in Srinagar for the annual ‘maha yagya’ for peace and normalcy in Kashmir. Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits from various parts of the country thronged the shrine of Mata Zeashta Devi in Srinagar for the annual ‘maha yagya’ for peace and normalcy in Kashmir. Set amidst a cross-section of Shankaracharya mountain and Zabarvan hills overlooking the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar, the shrine of Mata Zeashta Devi has become a “transit home” to the…

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