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Mehbooba calls for structural revamp of Wakf Board

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Calling for a structural revamp to make the J&K Wakf Board a vibrant organisation, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered immediate mapping and inventory management of landed property and physical assets, including details of revenue, expenditure and human resource on the rolls of the organisation. She asked the board to take a cue from similar religious organisations functioning in the state, which by prudent use of its assets and endowment money, have been able to create a huge social sector infrastructure base. “I see no reason why we cannot replicate…

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Srinagar to get Rs 100 cr, Jammu Rs 200 cr for development

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Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar continues to get a raw deal in funding for development works, notwithstanding the PDP-BJP government’s Common Minimum Program (CMP) that “assures” equitable and balanced development in all parts of State. As the incumbent regime—like its predecessor NC-Congress government—is banking on obsolete methods to work-out the district-sector allocations, Srinagar is again at receiving end with the district likely to get Rs 100 crore for 2016-17. On the other hand, Jammu would get the highest funding among 22 districts of the State at Rs 200 crore.…

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CM seeks RBI support for youth empowerment in Kashmir

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) support for youth empowerment in the state, while urging premier banking institutions to reach out to young, budding entrepreneurs and help them establish viable business units. She said she expects the RBI to do more in exerting pressure on banking firms operating in the state so that small and medium enterprises have hassle-free access to loans. “We seek better cooperation of banks in creating ample opportunities of employment for youth in the state,” she said…

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Labour Day: It’s just another day for them

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May Day falling today attaches significance to the labour class for having won over their rights and provisions laid down regarding their working hours and other conditions, but most of the labourers here expressed ignorance over such privileges. The reason is their unawareness about the historic struggle worldwide that brought eight-hour working system into effect on May 1, 1886. Besides, a large-scale influx of inter-state migrant workers over the years has rendered them jobless here as the outside labour is easily accessible at lower rates. The workers from Bihar, Uttar…

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Congress accuses BJP of adopting double standards over tricolour in NIT Sgr

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A Congress member in Rajya Sabha raised the issue of police lathicharge at NIT in Srinagar on Saturday and accused the ruling BJP of not allowing the students to hoist the national flag there. During the Zero Hour, Pramod Tiwari said ever since BJP government came to power at the Centre, organisations related to it were trying to create unrest in educational institutions, be it Hyderabad university, JNU or NIT Srinagar. He accused the ruling party of adopting double standards regarding the Tricolour, saying BJP’s policy regarding the national flag…

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Baroda-based artist’s work depicts Kashmir’s pain

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Rollie Mukherjee, a Baroda-based artist who has never visited Kashmir, is showcasing her artworks reflecting the pain and suffering of people in the Valley at a solo show titled “to stories rumoured in branches” presently on display at Conflictorium museum in Ahmedabad. Conflictorium, a “Museum of Conflict” in Mirzapur in the older part of Ahmedabad city, was started three years ago in an old building and aims “to generate dialogue on peace and conflict to effect social transformation using the medium of art and culture”. “The encouragement from the museum…

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Kashmiris started fighting oppression from 29 April 1865: Mirwaiz

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‘India can’t crush our movement through military approach’ Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday said the era of “barbarism, suppression and tyranny” was not new to Kashmiris but had been going on for the past 300 years and the killing spree had started when 28 Kashmiris were killed by Dogra Army on April 29, 1865. Addressing Friday congregation prayers at Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Mirwaiz said, “April 29 is an important day for the Kashmir struggle as it is on this day that for the first time 28 Kashmiris…

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High Court seeks compliance of Food Safety Law

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday directed owners of food manufacturing and processing units to file affidavits indicating the manner in which they follow provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation against food adulteration, a division bench comprising Justice MuzaffarHussain Attar and Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey also directed the owners of food processing units to file affidavits indicating that the food items they supply in the market are fit for human consumption. While the bench directed the owners/MDs of…

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Harnessing power potential key to Kashmir’s economic rebound : CM

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Asserting that electric power is the key for a rebound of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the identified 15,000 MW potential of the state needs to be harnessed. Chairing a meeting of top officials of the state power development department (PDD) here, Mufti said they “should devise a comprehensive roadmap in view of the distress in power generation, transmission and distribution systems so that quality power supply is ensured to the consumers”. She also advised the department to take all necessary steps to clear…

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Respect ‘primacy of politics’ in India, Pak, says UN peace panel head : Kashmir Issue

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Kashmir issue must be resolved in the context of the “domestic and political” environment between India and Pakistan, the head of the UN peacebuilding commission has said as he underlined the need for respecting the primacy of the political situation on the ground. “The Indian Kashmir issue (with) Pakistan is an old issue. It has been there for a very long time. It will be resolved in the context of the local, domestic, political environment between Pakistan and India,” Peacebuilding Commission Chair Macharia Kamau told reporters at a news conference…

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