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Families of two injured truckers return ex gratia

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In an embarrassment to the J&K Government, the families of two truckers, injured in a mob attack in Udhampur last week, have decided not to take any money from the government for their treatment. The two truckers from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, who received burn injuries in the attack, are undergoing treatment in Delhi. The families of the victims said they had already handed over interim relief money to the government. “We handed over two cheques of Rs 10,000 each and Rs 20,000 cash to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed…

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Whether Article 370! State universities bypass JK Assembly, extend NCTE Act to J&K

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The two major universities of J&K have bypassed the state Legislative Assembly by extending the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act 1993 to all B.Ed colleges of the state which is seen as an attempt to dilute Article 370. While University of Jammu has already implemented NCTE Act 1993 in B.Ed colleges of Jammu region in June this year, the Act has been extended to Kashmir region also by University of Kashmir as per Notification No: F (B.Ed. Pvt Colleges-15) CDC/KU/15 dated October 10, 2015. As per the new…

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RSS think tank asks Centre to get expert view on Art 370

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The Jammu and Kashmir Study Centre, a think tank of the RSS, yesterday asked the Union Government to constitute an expert committee of eminent lawyers and jurists to look into the judgment delivered by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Article 370. The committee, the Study Centre said, should look into the revocation of the said Article by following the due process of law. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, while delivering a judgment on October 9, had ruled that Article 370, granting special status to the state, had…

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Online videos of bovine slaughter go unchecked

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At a time when the beef ban controversy has put the state on the edge again, circulation of bovine slaughter videos on social networking sites can inflame the situation further. Since the High Court ban on beef evoked a sharp reaction in the Valley, a number of videos with mocking messages were being forwarded through social messaging applications like WhatsApp. The government has directed the police to keep a check on rumour-mongers and troublemakers, but there is no mechanism to stop circulation of provocative videos and pictures. The misuse of…

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Terrorists equipped with technology like self-destructing software add to army’s problems in J&K

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When Pakistani militant Sajjad Ahmad was captured alive in August, it was his ‘smart’ gear more than the tactics he used that caught the attention of the security forces. He did not have the usual satellite phones and radio communication devices that marked infiltrators from across the border in the past. He was equipped with smartphones loaded with software that mimic popular social media and make the user difficult to track. Ahmad exemplifies the increasingly sophisticated militant that the Indian Army is battling in Kashmir. Such operatives, indoctrinated and trained…

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Who benefits by driving a wedge between Jammu and Kashmir?

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The nocturnal murderous attack on a Valley bound truck in Udhampur town of Jammu region on October 9 has sent ripples across communities in Jammu and Kashmir whose beneficiaries can only be enemies of peace and progress. The Udhampur attack happened following a beef party organized and highlighted by legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, who represents the north Kashmir Langate assembly seat in the 87-member state legislative assembly. Ironically, the legislator’s beef party on October 7 took place in the backdrop of an apex court decision suspending…

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J&K at crossroads of history: Farooq Abdullah

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‘Hate mongers have no space in the civilized society’ Former Chief Minister and opposition National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Monday said Jammu and Kashmir was at the crossroads of its history in the wake of communal frenzy being encouraged by the divisive forces. “Great religion of Islam vehemently disapproves of hurting the religious sentiments of others”,  Farooq said while addressing party functionaries at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan, here this morning. Apprehending that provocative acts could jeopradise peace across the country and in the state, he blamed the present PDP-BJP dispensation for promoting…

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Altaf Bukhari inaugurates grievance redressal cell

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Dial 18001807093 to register your grievances  Minister for R&B, Gardens Parks and Floriculture, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari held first Grievance Redressal Camp here in PWD Complex at Rajbagh Srinagar today and listened to grievances of the People of the Valley. Most of the grievances were pertaining to macadamization of roads, land compensation, rehabilitation of shopkeepers, house and land owners, repairs and construction of lanes, drains and bridges, development of parks, settlement of pending payments of contractors and encroachment of roads. A large number of people from Baramulla, Bandipora, Anantnag, Budgam,…

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JCCI president asks PDP-BJP coalition to take measures for preventing such attacks in future

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Speaking for the first time over the murderous assault on five Kashmiri Muslim truckers in Udhampur, an influential organisation of Jammu industrialists blamed “Indian and state agencies” for such acts and asked PDP-BJP coalition government to give ‘exemplary punishment’ to the accused. Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries president Rakesh Gupta told reporters at a press conference here that the “agencies” should refrain from such activities in future. The press conference was also addressed by Gupta’s Valley counterpart, Mushtaq Wani, the president of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI).…

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‘Won’t tolerate any more attacks’ : Separatists

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Separatist leaders Monday lashed out at “communal forces” and warned them to “refrain from activities aimed at spreading communal hatred in the State.” The leaders—majority of them placed under house arrest—also castigated the government for not allowing people of Kashmir to protest against the murderous attack on three Kashmiri truckers in Udhampur district of Jammu on Saturday. Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani, while thanking people for observing a complete shutdown against the Udhampur attack, said the strike was a “clear message to communal forces that their hooliganism won’t…

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