Category: Community

Army fired in self-defence: Govt on Kupwara Killings

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Objects to probe by sitting judge After giving clean chit to Army, the state government has objected to investigation into the recent civilian killings in Kupwara district by a sitting judge, saying that it has already constituted an eight-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case. Police informed the court that Inspector General of Police has constituted an eight-member team, headed by DIG North Kashmir Range Baramulla, to investigate the cases registered under FIR 130, 131, 132, 134 in Police Station Handwara, and FIR 60 and 66 in PS…

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Marital disputes in Kashmir on the rise, affected women fighting a lonely battle

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Its 10:30 in the morning, Shaista (name changed) with half of her face covered by a black mask, is waiting outside the women police station along with her old ailing mother amid buzzing honks on the busy Ram Bagh Road here. Marital discord has taken away all her happiness and she is here to seek justice. In 2014, Shaista was married at the Gulab Bagh locality of the summer capital, just hundred metres away from her home. It was a happy day for her, the marriage was an arranged one.…

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Deep, disturbing decline in media freedom across the world: RWB

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‘Global indicator gone up from 3719 to 3857 points in a year’ The 2016 edition of the World Press Freedom Index, which Reporters Without Borders (RWB), will publish on April 20, shows that there has been a deep and disturbing decline in media freedom at both the global and regional levels. Ever since the 2013 index, Reporters Without Borders has been calculating indicators of the overall level of media freedom violations in each of the world’s regions and worldwide. The higher the figure, the worse the situation. The global indicator…

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Agitating NIT students meet Rajnath Singh, discuss about ongoing stir on campus

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A group of NIT, Srinagar students on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed about the ongoing stir on the campus following clashes between local and outstation students. During the 20-minute meeting, the students placed various demands, including shifting of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus from Srinagar. The Home Minister is understood to have assured the aggrieved students of security on the campus and suggested them to concentrate on their studies, official sources said. Tension started brewing inside the NIT campus, located on the banks of…

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Experts differ on return of NHPC-run power projects

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After the formation of the PDP-BJP coalition government in the state on April 4, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been silent over the return of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation-run power projects to the state. The return of the NHPC power projects to the state has been mentioned in the “Agenda of Alliance” —- the framework for governance for the two coalition partners. To restitch the alliance with the BJP, the PDP took around three months, seeking the BJP’s assurances on confidence-building measures, including return of power projects. Meanwhile, experts…

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