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Relief under PM’s package okayed for flood-affected

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The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met under the chairmanship of Governor NN Vohra here today, approved financial assistance under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) —- 2015 for providing relief to people whose houses were damaged in the floods in September 2014. The relief under the Prime Minister’s package shall be as per the scales decided by the government. Each damaged house will get total relief/financial assistance out of the State Disaster Response Fund, Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund and the Prime Minister’s Development Plan — 2015. The SAC…

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State Administrative Council transfers 13 IAS, eight KAS officers

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The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor NN Vohra, approved the transfers and postings of 13 IAS and eight KAS officers. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department here, Arun Kumar, Vice-Chairman and Director General, Institute of Management and Public Administration, will hold charge of the post of the Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal. Pramod Kumar Jain, Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal, was posted as the Financial Commissioner, Revenue. Sandeep Kumar Nayak, Principal Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation Department, was posted as the…

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Afzal Guru’s case was perhaps not correctly decided: P Chidambaram

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At a time when a controversial event organised by a group of JNU students in support of executed terrorist Afzal Guru has unleashed a political storm in the country, former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has raised serious doubts over the degree of his involvement in the 2001 Parliament attacks. In an interview, published on Thursday, to The Economic Times, Chidambaram had said, “I think it is possible to hold an honest opinion that the Afzal Guru case was perhaps not correctly decided.” During the interview, the…

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Chidambaram’s remark on Afzal Guru will have negative outcome on Kashmir: BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that that former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram`s questioning the extent of Afzal Guru`s role in the 2001 Parliament attack would primarily encourage terrorists to get more active, and therefore, will have a very negative effect on Kashmir. “I am wondering what is the motivation? But the obvious implication of the statement is that it is a Congress Party statement. He would not make such a foolish statement unless he was asked to make the statement. And it is primarily to encourage…

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Expect a major breakthrough in Govt formation by March 1st week: BJP chief

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‘Parleys held between BJP and PDP likely to yield positive results’ The state BJP chief Sat Sharma on Wednesday predicted an end of more than a month long deadlock over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying a major breakthrough would be witnessed in March 1st week. Sharma told KNS over phone that there have been parleys between the BJP and the PDP leadership in the past and that the discussions are likely to yield the positive results for the state. Jammu and Kashmir is under governor’s rule since…

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Govt to continue subsidized ration, other sops to non-Aadhar beneficiaries

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The decision of the government to make Aadhar cards mandatory for the people to continue avail subsidies and other benefits will get delayed as a large number of people have not procured the cards in the Valley. Officials said in most of the districts in Kashmir division, nearly 40 percent people have not procured the Aadhar cards due to which the benefits of schemes like widow, old age pension and the scholarships won’t be discontinued. “Besides, the Aadhar-based biometric attendance could be delayed as most of the offices are yet…

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HC stays move to make Aadhaar must for wages

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Issues notice to state government to file objections to PIL The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today stayed the government move to make Aadhaar enrolment mandatory for drawing salary and pension. Issuing a notice the Commissioner Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department, a division Bench of the High Court today directed the state government to file its objections to averments made in a public interest litigation (PIL) by lawyers Syed Musaib and Gulbaddin Ahmad Mir. The orders were issued by a division Bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice…

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Guv for timely completion of highways

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Governor NN Vohra has directed all state government departments and agencies concerned to take time-bound action for ensuring timely completion of all major roads and national highway projects. The Governor was reviewing matters connected with the national highways, Border Road Organisation (BRO) roads and Mughal Road during a meeting at the civil secretariat here today. The Governor was informed that 10 major roads, covering a length of 2,264 km, had been declared as the national highways in the state. These include the Jammu-Srinagar, Batote-Kishtwar-Simthan, Uri-Srinagar and Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch national highways. He…

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India can’t keep Kashmir if muslims viewed with suspicion: Farooq Abdullah

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Former Union minister Farooq Abdullah today said India will not be able to keep Kashmir if the forces who see Muslims of the country with suspicion and pit the minority community against the majority are not reined in. “A storm is brewing in India which is ringing alarm bells and, if we do not understand this, if we continue fighting Hindus with Muslims, then I am telling them from here that they (Centre) cannot keep Kashmir. This is the truth even if you do not like it,” Mr Abdullah said…

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Mehbooba reaches Delhi, BJP hopeful

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti reached Delhi this afternoon to take part in the Budget Session that began today. Mehbooba had yesterday cancelled her visit to Delhi following severe water crisis in the National Capital. Her visit to Delhi, first after the death of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, is being viewed as politically significant. The visit may open a way to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. On the first day of her visit to Delhi, sources said, Mehbooba did not interact with anyone till late evening. “She neither…

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