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Traders seek action against officials ‘allowing’ illegal constructions

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The Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an amalgam of various traders’ bodies, today demanded action against officials, who gave permission to construct malls without parking lots in the city. “We appeal to the High Court to look into the hidden facets of illegal constructions. Those officials who allow illegal constructions should be taken to task and not the innocent people who are fleeced even when they have a genuine permission,” KEA chairman Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan said in a statement. He was reacting to the recent sealing of commercial establishments without…

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Jammu Srinagar highway four laning

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Chief Secretary, B R Sharma Monday reviewed the progress on 4 Lane Srinagar-Jammu highway construction in a meeting, he chaired here, an official spokesman said. Chief Secretary, he said, received brief on the action taken with respect to the directions given earlier to address issues impeding the construction work in certain portions of the vital highway, only road connecting Kashmir with rest of the country. Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar, Anantnag, Ramban, Udhampur reported substantial progress in addressing listed bottlenecks primarly related to land acquisition and award, removal of structures and…

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Was India also made to talk Kashmir by Pak if it made Pak talk Kashmir: Omar asks BJP

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Taking a jibe at BJP’s claim that Pakistan was made to talk terror, working president of the opposition National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah sarcastically asked the party whether India was also ”made to talk Kashmir by Pakistan.”The former Prime Minister however, welcomed the development, saying that talks between India and Pakistan without the media glare is the way to progress. The Paris talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif at Paris was ”more than courtesy meeting”, he added.Reacting to BJP claim that the follow up…

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India-Pak must change customary attitude and resolve Kashmir issue: Geelani

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Calling upon India and Pakistan to “shun the traditional way of talks”, the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Monday urged the leadership of both nations to “accept some change in customary attitudes” and resolve the Kashmir issue. “Time has come to address the root cause (of Kashmir) which is bigger than any other issue between the two neighbours and is stopping them to share the pleasant relationship,” Geelani said in a statement issued to GNS. He said time has come for India to shun its “rigidity and…

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In five months, over 55,000 challaned for using cell phone while driving

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63,000 two-wheeler riders penalised for triple-riding, not wearing helmet The Jammu and Kashmir traffic police have challaned over 55,000 persons for using mobile phones while driving across the state in the past five months. For the period, around 63,000 two-wheeler riders were challaned for not wearing helmets and for triple-riding. This has been done under a special drive launched by the traffic police in an attempt to dissuade the driver from using mobile phone while driving. “At least 62,883 two-wheeler riders were challaned for not wearing helmets and for triple-riding.…

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Beig, Qarra hold closed door meeting in New Delhi

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Senior People’s Democratic Party leaders and MPs Muzaffar Hussain Beig and Tariq Hamid Qarra have held a closed door meeting on Saturday evening at Kashmir House in New Delhi. According to a Srinagar based news agency KNS, the two leaders met at 5.45 PM on Saturday at Kashmir House where they discussed political issues of the state and the internal situation of their party. “The two leaders met for nearly two hours and discussed political situation of the state after the PDP formed coalition government with BJP. The issues arising…

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Row over Sher-e-Kashmir title to Sheikh Abdullah

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The political scuffle between the ruling People’s Democratic Party and the opposition National Conference took a curious turn on Sunday when the Jammu & Kashmir government’s general administration department declared there was nobody with the title of ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’ in reply to an RTI question, leaving the Abdullah family chaffing and the PDP perplexed. Sheikh Abdullah, the founder of the National Conference who thrice served as the head of government in Kashmir and is the progenitor of the first “political family” of the state, was referred to as Sher-e-Kashmir by his…

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Govt building apartments to house Kashmiri Pandits

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As part of the process to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits, Jammu and Kashmir government is building apartments where the displaced people will be given 50 per cent of flats while the remaining would be offered to people from other communities. This was stated by ruling PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti during her interaction at the HT Leadership Summit function here in reply to a question by a Kashmiri pandit who wanted to spend his retired life in the valley. Mehbooba, daughter of Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed, said the PDP-BJP coalition government is serious…

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Must stop Hindu fringe groups, like IS misusing Islam: Mehbooba

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When people are trying to fight a battle against rising prices… don’t get onions, and suddenly some people start dictating as to which meat should one consume. This is not done. This is not acceptable,” said Mufti. Mehbooba Mufti, president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), an ally of the BJP in the Jammu and Kashmir government, said on Saturday that fringe elements “misusing the name of Hinduism” need to be checked, and made a comparison to the Islamic State (IS) “misusing the name of Islam”. Asked how the fringe…

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Separatists accuse Mehbooba, Farooq Abdullah of ‘slave mentality’

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The separatists in Kashmir are miffed over mainstream political parties’ call for a status quo on Kashmir. Saying that the borders of Jammu and Kashmir are yet to be defined, Hurriyat conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani termed it an attempt to “appease” BJP. “The borders (of Jammu and Kashmir) are yet to be determined and no individual has the mandate to speak anything against the wishes and aspirations of people of Kashmir,” Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said referring to the statement of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba…

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