Category: Community

Rising number of stray dogs pose threat to people

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With authorities failing to curb the ever-growing population of stray dogs, the canines pose serious threat to people in the summer capital. People are up in arms against the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for sitting over sterilization of the stray dogs—which has over the years resulted in manifold increase in population of the canines. Presence of scores of dogs in various habitations including Khanyar, Nowpora, Batwara, Shivpora, Habba Kadal, Rambagh and Solina has hampered smooth movement of people. The problem is severe in city-centre Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas…

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PM Modi scraps Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes

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In a surprising move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday night announced demonetization of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight, making these notes invalid in a major assault on black money, fake currency and corruption. In his first televised address to the nation, Modi said people holding notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 can deposit the same in their bank and post office accounts from November 10 till December 30. In his 40-minute address, first in Hindi and later in English, the Prime Minister said the…

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All eyes on today’s Separatists – Stakeholders Meet

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Stakeholders to highlight concerns of poor and transporters, seek delinking education from protests With all eyes on Tuesday’s meeting called by the unified separatist leaders, who have invited various stakeholders to provide suggestions on the future course of action, civil society members, traders and educationists Monday said there was a need to put the concerns of the financially-backward class to rest besides delinking education from the ongoing uprising. Talking to Kashmir Post, Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) Chairperson, Prof. Hameeda Nayeem said her organisation would put forth…

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Resistance Group to meet ‘Stakeholders’ on future course of protest

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Authorities had on November 2 foiled a similar meeting between the leaders by not allowing Mirwaiz Farooq out of his residence. Senior Kashmiri separatist leaders have decided to hold a meeting of all “stakeholders” on Tuesday to decide the future course of the ongoing protest shutdown in the Valley. After a marathon three-hour long meeting at senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani’s uptown Hyderpora residence, Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik decided to convene a meeting of all stakeholders on Tuesday to decide the future course of the…

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Private schools ask parents to deposit fees of ‘Unrest Period’

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The attempt has drawn criticism from the parents who demand waiver of the fee since their wards could not attend the schools for about past four months. Even as all educational institutions continue to remain shut owing to the 118-day long ongoing unrest in the Valley, the private school authorities are flashing messages to parents asking them to deposit the fees of their wards of the closed period. Most of the schools are charging full tuition fee from the students for the unrest period, besides 50 per cent bus fee…

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2400 FIR’s, 10,000 Arrests, Over 1600 Hit By Pellets In Face, 1100 Have Eye Injuries in 113 days of unrest

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In last 113 days of unrest in Kashmir about 2400 FIRs have been registered and above 10,000 people arrested, according to police data. Among them, about 1500 persons are still in police stations and jails, the rest have been released on bail. The arrests, according to the data, have been made in all districts of Kashmir. During the ongoing unrest, more than 2240 incidents of clashes and protests have taken place. The data accessed by Kashmir Post reveals that in south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian 717…

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Melancholic Kashmir made us sad: Wajahat Habibullah

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Yashwant Sinha led group that visited Kashmir Valley for three days will submit a detailed report to the Home Ministry, Wajahat Habibullah told local news gatherer CNS. “We have to find some ways to get the K-issue resolved and I do believe Kashmir will continue to burn till the issue is not resolved,” Wajahat Habibullah said. Talking about the Yashwant Sinha led visit, Habibullah said that the melancholic atmosphere of Valley made all the members sad and gloomy. “The pin drop silence, the level of anger and hatred among people…

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Official data reveals forces ‘Damaged’ 26 transformers amid unrest

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Official data has revealed that forces damaged 26 transformers of Power Development Department (PDD) in various areas of the summer capital in past over three months of unrest. Officials quoting the data said since July 9 forces damaged transformers in Tengpora, Batamaloo, Azad Basti, Danderkhah, Madina Bagh, Iram Lane and Mehjoor Nagar areas, Fateh Kadal, Malik Angan, Baba Demb, Soura, Ashai Bagh, Ellahibagh, Safakadal, Hamdan Colony, Safa Kadal Kantpaistan, Shanglipora, Parimpora, Kadimohlla, Sicop Mohalla, Maloora, Palpora, Zainakote, Bodgair and Hazuri Bagh. “The forces deliberately damaged the transformers by firing bullets…

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Hurriyat chairman Geelani has bandh calendar for every school except that of his grandchild

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Over the last three weeks, a number of government school buildings were set on fire by unidentified people in Kashmir with the latest such incident occurring in Baramulla. AMID A shutdown spearheaded by the Hurriyat across Kashmir, following the killing of militant Burhan Wani in July, 573 students of Delhi Public School in Srinagar appeared for their internal exams this month at an indoor stadium inside a high-security zone in the city with assistance from the J&K government. Among those who attended the exams for DPS students of classes 9…

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Education and ‘Barbarism’ can’t go together; Geelani to Sinha-led delegation

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Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday said examinations cannot be held in the prevailing situation in Kashmir, arguing “if the authorities are really concerned about education, they should release all people including students and withdraw cases against them to help in creating a conducive and peaceful atmosphere.” A Hurriyat (G) spokesperson said Geelani was interacting with the visiting delegation from New Delhi which called on him at his Hyderpora residence this morning. “The delegation stressed upon the issue of education and were of the opinion that…

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