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Drones used in Jammu, Srinagar to study traffic

October 16, 2015 Editor

To decongest the city roads, Jammu and Kashmir Police have, for the first time, used drones in the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. The traffic police have prepared a documentary using the drones which it intends to show during a seminar on ‘Traffic Management’ tomorrow. “We have studied the traffic in the capital cities (Srinagar and Jammu) through drones and the documentary that has been prepared will be shown during the seminar so that all the stakeholders get an idea of the traffic in the state and the problems…

Oppn targets Mufti for ‘re-laying’ foundation stone of old project

October 16, 2015 Editor

Opposition today accused the PDP-BJP government of taking credit for projects started by their predecessors after Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed laid the foundation stone of a multi-level parking lot barely a few feet away from one already laid by Omar Abdullah last year. Two plaques of the two foundation stones of the same project stand hardly at a distance of 15 feet from each other at General Bus stand here. However, BJP state president and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma justified today’s event by accusing the previous government of “doing…

PDP-BJP Alliance is for Peace in J&K: Chief Minister

October 16, 2015 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the PDP-BJP alliance is an alliance for peace, development and better tourism in the state. Laying the foundation stone of the 19-km road widening project from Lakhanpur to Thain, Mr Sayeed said the alliance between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was formed for peace, development and better tourism in the state. He said Lakhanpur town in Kathua district was the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir and it has a huge tourism potential. “Lakhanpur can…

Govt land provided to DAV School sold for Rs 13 cr

October 16, 2015 Editor

In yet another shocker from school education department, government land handed over to an educational institution measuring 10 Kanals has been illegally sold to a private party. According to officials, the land was provided to DAV Trust to run a school in Magarmal Bagh area of Srinagar. However the State land has been sold to a private party seven years ago. “There is no mention in the official records whether the institution got this land on lease or free. There is no record available in Directorate of School Education Kashmir…

Mufti Sayeed meets Modi in Delhi, scheduled to visit JK on November 5

October 16, 2015 Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on November 5 during which he will inaugurate the second phase of Baglihar power project, the state government said today. The statement came after Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed met PM Modi in Delhi. Mr Sayeed, who heads a coalition government with the BJP as partner, discussed the overall political and developmental situation in the state with PM Modi. They discussed the measures brought about in bringing transparency and improving governance in the state. During the meeting, wide-ranging issues including relations…

JK Business lobby unites against turmoil over Beef Protests

October 16, 2015 Editor

In Jammu and Kashmir where the beef ban controversy has triggered protests across the state, business leaders from Jammu and Srinagar said they are now coming together to keep the economy running. In a rare display of bonhomie, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) and Jammu Chamber of Chamber (JCCI) said their they have launched a campaign against “forces who want to recreate a situation like 2008 in the state”. Last week a Srinagar-bound truck was attacked by a mob at Udhampur near Jammu after rumours that three cows…

Experts to find measures to ease traffic congestion

October 16, 2015 Editor

On October 17, experts and stakeholders will sit on the banks of the Dal Lake to discuss short and long-term measures to overcome the problem of traffic congestion in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu. The experts and panellists will meet during a day-long seminar “Traffic Management in J&K” at the SKICC in Srinagar. It is being organised by Institution of Studies, Learning and Analysis (ISLA) – an NGO. Additional Director-General of Police, Armed, SM Sahai, who is Director ISLA, said they had studied traffic in the capital cities…

Hurriyat (G) threatens agitation over harming JK’s special status

October 15, 2015 Editor

Hurriyat Conference (G) Executive Body (Majlish Shoora) Wednesday held a meeting at Hyderpora under the chair of its Chairman Syed Ali Geelani. Hurriyat (G) spokesperson said the meeting despite strict restrictions of the police was attended by the heads or the representatives of Democratic Freedom Party, Anjuman Sharie-i-Shia, Jammu Kashmir Employees Movement, National Front, Tehreek-e-Khawateen Kashmir, Muslim Conference, Insaaf Party, Democratic Political Movement, Mass Movement, People’s Political League, People’s League and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat while the representatives of Tehreek-e-Mazahamat, Muslim League, Muslim Democratic League, Kashmir Freedom Front and Islamic Political Party were…