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BoG takes stock of situation on NIT Srinagar Campus

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The Board of Governors of National Institute of Technology (NIT) met here today and took stock of the situation following the recent unrest on the campus following clashes between local and outstation students last week. During the meeting which was presided over by M J Zarabi, Chairman of the Board of Governors of NIT Srinagar, it was decided that attempts be made to restore normalcy at the earliest and academic activity be brought back on track, official sources said here. The sources said the eight members of Governing Board, also…

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Major shake-up in administration

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The Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, ordered a major reshuffle in the state administration. As per the orders, Sundeep Kumar Nayak, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, has been posted as the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department. Bipul Pathak, Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, has been posted as the Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal. Ashok Parmar, Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, has been posted as the Secretary, IT, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports Department. Navin Kumar Choudhary, Secretary, Finance Department, has been posted as…

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Religious, Regional polarisation dangerous for J&K: Rana

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Calling for a collective fight against elements inimical to peace and pluralistic ethos, National Conference Provincial President Mr Devender Singh Rana on Monday said religious and regional polarisation is dangerous for a sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir. “Lately, a disturbing situation is being perpetrated to divide the society to divert public attention from political compromises made to remain glued to power”, Mr Rana said while inaugurating a Community Hall, constructed under Constituency Development Fund, at Katal Batal in Nagrota Assembly Constituency. Among others Shri Shri 108 Gurdeep Singhji Maharaj…

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NIT Students to continue protest, Section 144 remains in force

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Outstation students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar today decided to continue their agitation, saying the authorities had failed to fulfil their demands. The protesting final-year students met on the campus and decided not to end the agitation till major demands were met and they were given full assurances by the administration. “The meeting continued for two hours and we decided to continue the agitation till our demands are met,” said one of the students who did not want to be named. He added that they were…

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Over 100 youth return to Delhi after abandoning Tiranga yatra

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They were stopped at Lakhanpur, the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir, around midnight soon after they entered the state from Madhopur in neighbouring Punjab in a bus and one Tata Sumo.  Over 100 youth from different parts of the country led by Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga of Bhagat Singh Kranti Dal returned to Delhi from Lakhanpur after abandoning their Tiranga Yatra to NIT-Srinagar half way on Sunday morning. On way to Srinagar for unfurling national tri colour at NIT there and to express their solidarity with non-Kashmiri students there, the…

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Soni questions coming together of PDP, BJP

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All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ambika Soni today asked as to what had transpired between the BJP and the PDP in the three months post the death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, leading to change of heart without having anything new in the public domain. The two parties need to explain to the people if there are any secret understandings, Soni said. Addressing a meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) executive of Jammu province and the Mahila Congress Committee convention here, she asked…

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Anupam Kher detained at Srinagar airport, retuned back : NIT Row

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In a major development, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Sunday was stopped at Srinagar airport by J&K police. Kher was going to visit NIT Srinagar to meet the students as he felt that it’s important to give them moral support. Earlier, on Saturday night, around 150 youths, who left Delhi for NIT Srinagar with Tricolors, were detained by police in Lakhanpur of Jammu and Kashmir. The 150 youths on Saturday had embarked on their journey from Delhi to Srinagar to show solidarity with the non-Kashmiri students at the National Institute…

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Stop playing politics over NIT, it will consume their careers : Arun Joshi

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First thing that the NIT students, whether they are Kashmiris or drawn from other parts of the country, should know that all politicians and parties are playing politics with them. No one has come forward to save their lives and careers. And they should remember that they have made it to the prestigious institute because of their hard work and merit. Some of them are from very modest origin from the plains of UP and Bihar and Rajasthan. Those who are trying to divide them and call these institutes as…

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Kashmir not another state, should be treated differently: Mehbooba to Centre

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has cautioned the Centre about the ground realities in Kashmir, and said the northern state should be treated differently in comparison to other Indian states. Insisting that J&K deserved “special attention and care”, Mehbooba told ETV in an interview, “While dealing with Kashmir, we should always keep one thing in mind that Kashmir is different, it is not another Indian state, here the ground realities are a bit different, and therefore, the state deserves a special attention and care. “The Chief Minister, however,…

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Omar Abdullah hits out at Mehbooba, says she has ‘abdicated’ authority

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Questioning Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s “silence” on NIT issue, opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said she has “abdicated” all authority. “The Deputy CM isn’t the head of Government. He doesn’t get to order inquiries & action against police. CM has abdicated all authority,” Omar said in a series of tweets. The former chief minister was referring to Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh yesterday announcing a magisterial probe into the clashes between local and outstation students at NIT Srinagar after India’s defeat by West Indies…

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