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Altaf Kaloo is ‘Cheerleader’ of the Autumn Session Assembly

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On the day 6th of on-going Autumn session of JK Assembly, NC lawmaker from Pahalgam is apparently stealing the show by calling jibes and cheering for the government, albeit sarcastic ones. Kaloo who during the first three days of the session was at forefront to trigger ruckus in the house with his ‘funny’ theatrics Friday seems to be at his witty best by making fun and evoking laughter in the house. The MLA Pahalgam was earlier seen signalling at BJP MLA from Nowshera, Ravinder Raina who was at forefront yesterday…

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IIT, IIM for Jammu; Land for AIIMS being identified in Sgr, Jmu: Govt

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The state government Friday clarified that it is setting IIT and IIM in Jammu while land is being identified, measuring 200 acres, each in Jammu and Srinagar for setting up of AIIMS. In a written reply to legislator Er Rashid representing Langate in North Kashmir, the government said, “GoI has advised state government to identify pieces of land each in Jammu and Srinagar and two teams have been constituted by GoI for visiting and finalizing the sites for establishment of AIIMS.”

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PDP MP Warns Mufti against BJP’s ‘communal agenda’

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Seeks FIR against BJP MLAs who assaulted Rashid ‘Incident akin to Dadri lynching’ Senior PDP leader and Member Parliament, Tariq Hameed Karra has said the BJP legislators who assaulted independent MLA, Er Abdul Rashid on Thursday in the Legislative Assembly should be booked for their reprehensible action in the House. “Today’s highly deplorable action by the BJP legislators in the Assembly has not only brought shame to the House and the PDP-BJP alliance, but the outrageous action of the BJP legislators is almost akin to the lynching of Mohammad Ikhlaque…

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No Self-Rule, Autonomy, Achievable Nationhood records available with Centre

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The Central Government has not received any document from National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party and Peoples Conference about Self Rule, Autonomy and Achievable Nationhood respectively. In reply to an RTI filed by social activist Advocate Irfan Hafeez Lone, the Prime Minister’s Office has said that the “information sought is not available in records.” “The Prime Minister’s Office has no records available about the information sought,” reads the RTI reply from the PMO’s office. The activist had wanted to know whether NC, PDP, PC had submitted their documents of Self Rule,…

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Has anyone seen the formal order for 2 AIIMS? Omer Abdullah

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National Conference (NC) working president today asked whether anyone has seen the formal order of sanctioning two AIIMS in the state by central government. When a national news agency flashed a news alert today claiming union cabinet has approved building of three new AIIMS-like institutes in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal Omar lost no time in raising a point about the status of AIIMS sanctioned for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In an instant tweet, Omar wrote on the micro blogging site,” Has anyone seen the formal order…

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1.38 lakh youth registered with employment centres across JK

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With unemployment on the rise in the state, the government today revealed that nearly 1,38,343 youth of the state have registered themselves with the district employment and counselling centres till September. Unemployment has become a major problem for youth in Kashmir. According to the survey released by the Labour Bureau under the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, Jammu and Kashmir, has the highest unemployment rate in northern India and stand eighth all over India. According to the Fourth Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey 2014, JK has an overall unemployment rate of…

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Act against those who attacked Kashmir MLA: Asaduddin Owaisi

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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday sought action against BJP legislators who attacked an independent legislator in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for hosting a beef party. Owaisi said the thrashing of Engineer Rashid and the attempt on his life in the assembly was highly condemnable. The Hyderabad MP said the lawmaker had done nothing wrong. “In my view, he had not done anything illegal. The Supreme Court has stayed the beef ban. He had brought cooked food from outside.” The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president wondered what kind of…

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In a first, Council sees war of words between ruling allies over beef ban

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Law Minister slams BJP’s ‘interference’, says he has right to eat beef For the first time, legislators of the coalition partners PDP and BJP openly engaged in a war of words over the controversy surrounding the beef ban in the state. Soon after the beginning of the question hour in the Upper House today, BJP MLCs demanded that Langate MLA Engineer Rashid should be arrested for hosting a beef party here yesterday. BJP legislator Sofi Yousuf even entered the well of the House while others shouted “Beef party karne wale…

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Terminate Assaulting MLAs, JK RTI Movement Tells Governor post Rashid Thrashing

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J&K RTI Movement Thursday strongly condemns the “murderous” attack on MLA Langate Er Rashid, terming the act “the murder of democracy within the highest institution of democracy itself”. The incident is clear indication of communal agenda being implemented in the state of Jammu and Kashmir by the “hired” MLAs, said chairman JK RTI Movement, Dr Shaikh Ghulam Rasool “By beating an MLA in the Legislative Assembly, the fascist forces are sending a strong message that nobody is safe within the state of J&K, and if they can thrash a Muslim…

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1879 children go missing in JK in last 5 years

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138 abducted in 2014  1879 children went missing in last five years in J&K at an average of more than one child went missing per day, reveals data from National Crime Records Bureau. In last year 2014 alone, 490 children went missing out of which only 235 were traced back by law enforcement agencies while 255 remained untraced. Data says, 138 were kidnapped and abducted in 2014. Those traced included 126 male children and 109 female children while those untraced included 103 male and 152 female. For the same year…

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