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

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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…

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JK Business lobby unites against turmoil over Beef Protests

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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…

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Experts to find measures to ease traffic congestion

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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…

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CM’s cell notes complaints on social media

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The CM’s grievance cell is monitoring and resolving all complaints, including those on the social media. “We have initiated an innovative programme of proactive action. We scan major newspapers published in the state and grievances on the social media and record public grievances reported in the Press. The grievances are analysed and reports sent to the officials concerned for immediate action,” said Waheed Ur Rehman Para, political analyst in the CM’s Office. The officials in the Chief Minister’s Office said the critical grievances were being disposed of within a week.…

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List liquor shops along NH: HC to govt

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The High Court today directed the state government to submit a list of all liquor shops situated along national highways in the state. The High Court asked the government to submit this list by or before October 27, when the matter would again come up for hearing. The directions were issued by a division Bench headed by Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a socio-religious organisation, Karwani Islami, seeking complete prohibition on sale and consumption of liquor in the state.…

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

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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…

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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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