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Vital agreement documents between state and NHPC missing

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‘NHPC not paying any royalty to JK out of its projects’ Govt admits in House: ‘Record of DulHasti power project execution missing’ Amid demands for return of power projects from the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC), the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday admitted on floor of the Legislative Council that documents regarding execution agreement of DulHasti power project by the state government with the NHPC are “untraceable” and “misplacement of records appears to be deliberate.” Replying to a question by MLC Firdous Tak who had sought details of agreement…

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Ration cards would be issued from June 19: Zulfiqar Ali

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The Government will start the process of issuance of new Ration Cards to consumers from 19 of this month. This was revealed by Minister for CA&PD Zulfikar Ali while chairing a meeting here to review the functioning of the department and preparation made for issuance of New ration cards to the consumers. The Minister said that commencement of issuance of New Ration Cards will start on June 19 in Jammu, and June 20 in Kashmir. The Minister said that the Deputy Commissioners of the respective districts would monitor and ensure…

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Govt won’t allow Abhinavgupta Yatra: Akhtar

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The government Thursday said it won’t allow any yatra proposed by a New Delhi based organization-Acharaya Abhinav Gupta Sheshadri Samroh Samiti – to a cave in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Government spokesman and minister for Education said no such yatra will be allowed. “No such yatra will be allowed. This has been already made clear by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minster Nirmal Singh,” Akhtar said. He, however, said traditional pilgrimages and fairs will be allowed. “We have not received any proposal for yatra to…

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Three officials suspended after MLA figured in BPL list

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On the directions of Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, Jammu Divisional Commissioner Pawan Kotwal today suspended three senior officials of the Revenue Department after the name of sitting BJP MLA from Khour Krishan Lal Bhagat figured in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) list prepared by the authorities to provide ration. Those who have been suspended are Tehsildar, Khour, Block Development Officer, Khour, and the Tehsil Supply Officer, Khour. “We have taken a serious note of it because it is a glaring example of the…

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Guv calls for effective tactics to check infiltration

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Discusses border security and counter-terrorism steps with Central panel Governor NN Vohra has impressed upon the Committee to Strengthen Border Protection (CSBP) to work out an effective strategy to counter infiltration from across the border to ensure that there is no repeat of the Pathankot terror attack. Vohra made this point during a meeting with the CSBP chairman and former Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta. The Governor was briefed about the CSBP assessment of the situation on the international border in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and the steps that…

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5,000 Kanals of Wakf land in illegal occupation : Govt

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A day after the J&K Government said that no land of Wakf Board is under illegal occupation, Minister of State for Haj and Auqaf Farooq Andrabi today said that over 5,000 kanals of Wakf Board is under illegal occupation of government departments, security forces and civilians. The minister’s contradicting response in two days drew flak from Congress’ Legislative Council member Ghulam Nabi Monga who requested Upper House Chairman Anayat Ali to take notice of the “misleading” information being provided by the minister on the issue. “The Wakf land in possession…

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BJP asks Mehbooba to change its soft policy towards separatists

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Asking the Mehbooba Mufti government to revise the “soft policy” towards separatists as it was affecting business and tourism in Kashmir, BJP today demanded that security given to separatists be withdrawn and they be put behind bars. The party also demanded that concrete steps be taken to prevent the youths from being lured by terrorist groups. State BJP spokesman Virender Gupta said that despite their anti-India activities, the separatists were enjoying special privileges, including security cover provided by the state government. “The government should revise its policy towards the separatists.…

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BJP warns officials against tarnishing JK Govt’s image

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“No leniency will be tolerated towards the government officials who are in league with opposition parties,” said BJP. The BJP on Wednesday warned the government officials who are allegedly colluding with the opposition parties and working to tarnish the image of the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir. “No leniency will be tolerated towards the government officials who are in league with opposition parties and working with an objective to tarnish the image of the PDP-BJP alliance government,” BJP MP from Poonch Jugal Kishore Sharma said during a party meeting…

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Separatists join hands to ‘Campaign’ against Pandit townships

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Coming together, different Kashmiri separatist groups on Wednesday came out with a “campaign” schedule to oppose setting up of separate township for Kashmiri Pandit migrants and Sainik Colonies, notwithstanding the government’s assertion that there are no such moves. The two factions of Hurriyat Conference — one headed by hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the other by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq — said a seminar would be organised on June 12 and a sit-in protest will be held on June 15 to “create awareness about the anti-Kashmir plans” of the…

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‘Tarawih’ prayers mark beginning of Ramadan

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The holy month of Ramadan is all set to start from Tuesday as the devout thronged the mosques all across the Kashmir valley to offer ‘tarawih’ prayers in the night. Muslims will be observing fasts for a month from Tuesday as the summer season has started to peak in the Valley. However, people are upbeat about Ramadan and were seen greeting each other on the eve of the holy month. Greetings were also doing rounds on the social networking sites. A festive atmosphere was witnessed at the markets as people…

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