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Lankan ex-cricketer for resumption of Indo-Pak ties

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Aravinda de Silva flags off drive to promote use of environment-friendly electric cars Former Sri Lankan cricketer Aravinda de Silva, known for his flamboyant batting, today batted for resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan. “I feel that people should forget all other issues. Sports should be given more priority and should win hearts of people,” he said on being asked if India and Pakistan should resume playing cricket against each other. He was here to flag off the country’s first-of-its-kind goodness drive from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to promote…

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PM’s package will trifurcate JK, turn Kashmir into ‘concentration camp’: KEA

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Calling the Rs 80,000 crore developmental package as a deep-rooted conspiracy against the Muslim majority character of Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) said on Monday that the funding aims at dividing the state on communal lines. The KEA threatened to launch a mass movement if New Delhi failed to redesign the package in accordance with ground requirements for economic upliftment of the trouble-torn state. In a handout, KEA Chairman Yasin Khan said the breakup of package clearly shows that the lion’s share in development has been given…

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PM’s package will boost road connectivity, says Kohli

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Minister for Transport Abdul Ghani Kohli today said the Prime Minister’s Rs 80,000 crore reconstruction plan would expand and improve road connectivity in the state, especially in the remote areas like Poonch and Rajouri. Addressing a series of public meetings in Budhal and Khwas areas of Rajouri district, Kohli said out of the Rs 80,000 crore package, Rs 5,000 crore had been earmarked for upgrade of the Jammu-Poonch road, which would boost the economy of the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. He said a tunnel on the Mughal…

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Govt. to implement National Food Safety Act in JK

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Jammu and Kashmir government will soon implement the National Food Safety Act (NFSA) in the state Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public distribution Choudhary Zulfkar Ali informed this here while inaugurating a new CA&PD office complex at Baramulla yesterday, an official spokesman said today . Zulfkar said that under the NFS Act, five kilograms of foodgrains would be given per soul at subsidized rates. The new Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department office at Baramulla has been constructed at a cost of Rs 80 lakh.The minister appreciated the role of department, saying the…

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Drabu to seek investment for JK at Dubai economic forum

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Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu today left for the UAE to attend the maiden conclave of the Arab India Economic Forum (AIEF) in Dubai from November 16 to 17. An official spokesperson said 300 delegates from the Arab world and India would attend the first AIEF to highlight investment opportunities in India and discuss solutions to meet investor challenges in the country. The focus of the summit will be investment in critical sectors such as infrastructure, tourism, renewable energy and banking. A special session at the two-day conclave is being held…

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PDP under influence of BJP & RSS, says NC

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The National Conference (NC) on Sunday alleged that the PDP’s internal organisational affairs were under the “direct oversight” of the BJP and RSS and its policy decisions were scripted from Nagpur. “The PDP had to seek a formal approval from the BJP and the RSS for every single organisational change within the party, with the RSS having a final say in all restructuring decisions,” said Nasir Aslam Wani, NC provincial president for Kashmir. Wani said it was “indicative of a completely ideological surrender” by the PDP with the aim of…

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Building material dots roadsides despite ban

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Leads to traffic chaos & poses threat to commuters as MC fails to enforce ban imposed by it The open violation of an order of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) against dumping of construction material on roads is being overlooked by the JMC. The building material being dumped on the roadside is not only creating traffic chaos, but may cause accidents as well. The JMC, which has directed builders and property owners not to place construction material on the roadside, is itself is paying no heed to check the continuous…

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Jammu gets Rs 2000 Cr more than Kashmir from PM’s package

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NC, Congress, PDF demand equitable development The Jammu region has got Rs 2000 crore more funds from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s package than Kashmir. While giving the break-up of the package, the government said that Rs 1000 crore each have been allotted for IIM and IIT which are being constructed in Jammu. The government said that Rs 1000 Crore has been allotted to IIM Jammu, Rs 1000 Crore for IIT Jammu, Rs 2000 Crore for AIIMS, and for Smart City Rs 250 Crore. For Kashmir, Rs 2000 Crore has…

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Modi looked at Kashmir purely through the prism of a financial package

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In the morning Indian prime minister, in a most demeaning fashion announced the so-called financial package, worth of… Hold on; is this package really of any worth? That evening only, a budding career, movingly a handsome boy got mercilessly massacred. A distinguished person of Kashmiri civil society in a most befitting manner expressed his anguish on Facebook; “a boy repaid rather in advance, the debt worth 80,000 crore, May Allah bless his soul”. Indeed Allah shall bestow him the highest place; this is the promise of Almighty for the sacred…

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Mehbooba for power distribution upgrade

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Member of Parliament and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today directed officials of the Power Development Department (PDD) to provide hassle-free electricity to people during winter. She was chairing the district electricity committee meeting to review the progress of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY) in the south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian. Mehbooba said with the advent of winter, PDD officials should beef up their technical staff and men and machinery to reach out to the people with better services. She called for judicious use of…

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