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Construction of ‘shelters for floating population’ on in JK : Govt

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Work starts in Jammu, Kupwara, says Commissioner Secretary H&UDD Despite opposition from various quarters to setting-up of shelters for homeless, mostly non-state subjects, the State government has initiated work on building the structures for ‘floating population’ in Jammu and Kupwara districts. Speaking to reporters on sidelines of a workshop titled ‘PM Awas Yojana- Housing for All-2022; Credit Link Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)’ at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Center here on Monday, Hirdesh Kumar, Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department said once ready, the shelters, being constructed under National Urban Livelihood Mission,…

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‘Shun anti-Kashmir plans or face consequences’ : Geelani warns Govt

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“India is working on different plans to strengthen and prolong its control on Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP-PDP coalition government has accelerated the execution of these plans. The communal forces are using the government machinery for materialising the RSS agenda,” a spokesman of Hurriyat (G) quoted Geelani as saying while addressing the amalgam’s advisory council meeting here. The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Monday alleged that communal forces were using the government machinery for implementation of RSS agenda that includes setting up of Sainik Colonies, creation of…

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Jammu & Kashmir is the Crown of the country : JP Nadda

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Union Health Minister J P Nadda today said Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country and the Centre along with the state government would take it towards prosperity and start a new chapter of development. “The Centre, along with the state government, has planned to start a new chapter of development in Jammu and Kashmir. Your presence in such large numbers here and the warm welcome that you gave us, I feel that it is a stamp on the working of this government. “I assure you, on behalf…

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JK’s special status being disrespected : Omar Abdullah

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said the special status of the state is being “disrespected” and the extension of central acts and programmes to the state without ratification by the Legislative Assembly is an “alarming trend”. “J-K’s special status is being disrespected and the extension of central acts and programmes to the state without ratification and approval by the state’s Legislative Assembly is an alarming trend,” Mr Abdullah said addressing his party workers during a tour of his Beerwah constituency in central Kashmir. He said the…

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National Conference would safeguard Kashmir’s special status : Farooq

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National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday claimed there were “clear indications” that a “long-existing lobby” in New Delhi was “reinventing its mission to erode” Jammu and Kashmir s internal autonomy and asserted that his party would safeguard the state’s political rights and special status. “I have personally witnessed how a long-existing lobby in New Delhi has used pliant leaders and regimes in the State to erode Article 370 and rob the State of its constitutionally guaranteed internal autonomy one step at a time. “This is a chronicle of…

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Three sites identified for displaced Pandit families by state

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Land selected in north, central & south Kashmir; Central approval awaited The J&K Government has identified at least three sites for setting up colonies for the displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. It has asked the Union Home Ministry to assess and approve the selected land. Official sources said most of the land was held by private owners and the state government had approached them for its sale. One of the identified lands for constructing the dwelling units for Pandits is in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. It is spread over…

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Delhi Police arrests investigative journalist who tossed ‘No AYUSH jobs to Muslims’

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Quoting an RTI reply, Sharma had reported that Muslims were not recruited in AYUSh ministry as “part of government policy”. A senior investigative journalist, Pushp Sharma, was arrested on Saturday by the Delhi Police on the charge of “fabricating” an RTI reply from Ayush Ministry, which had said that it does not recruit Muslims for jobs. According to Milli Gazette, Sharma will be presented at Saket Court today. The journalist has stood behind his report, published in the Milli Gazette issue of 16-31 March this year. Quoting an RTI reply,…

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BJP starts moving to placate Sajjad

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Minister is yet to assume charge; Ram Madhav asks Nirmal Singh to resolve issue With an annoyed Sajjad Gani Lone yet to assume charge as minister, national BJP general secretary Ram Madhav has asked Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh to resolve the issue as soon as possible. The People’s Conference chairman, an ally of the BJP, is learnt to be unhappy with allocation of the Social Welfare Department and has yet to assume charge. Sajjad took oath with other ministers of the PDP and BJP on April 4 when Mehbooba…

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Pak again rakes up Kashmir at United Nations

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Raising the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations, Pakistan underscored the need for the UN to stop pursuing double standards and injustices being done on Kashmiris and urged to honour the commitments made to them through its resolutions. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, speaking at a high-level debate on Peace and Security in the United Nations in New York raised the issue, reports Radio Pakistan. The Pakistani envoy urged the 193-nation strong international body to play its role against military aggression and denial of rights of…

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Mehbooba explores role of astronomy in farm, tourism sectors

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Calling upon the country’s top scientists to play a role in popularising the subject of astronomy, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here today said she would wholeheartedly support any endeavour which aims to inspire state’s young generation towards a relatively new field. She also evinced keen interest on how astronomy and astrophysics can foster development of tourism and agriculture sectors, which for long have been the backbone of state’s economy. The Chief Minister was interacting with a group of leading scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore, and the…

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