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‘Wealth amassed by LAWDA officials needs to be looked into’

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Vigilance Commissioners appointed by the J&K High Court to monitor illegal activities in and around Dal Lake in Srinagar have submitted their first report, suggesting therein that wealth amassed by officials of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) needs to be “looked into through proper functionaries.” Underling that encroachments do exist in and around Dal Lake, the report indicates that the Enforcement Wing of the LAWDA has “either remained dormant in the entire affair or seems to be in league with the violators.” As per the report, illegal constructions have…

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Coalition’s poor performance matter of concern, says NC

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National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana today expressed concern over “performance deficit” of the PDP-BJP government, saying development could not be held ransom by “competitive reactionary” politics. “Instead of settling down and solving problems of people, coalition partners are in the process of scoring points over one another, as a consequence of which development has suffered adversely,” Rana said. He was registering problems of people of Asrarabad, Ragoora and Sandoori Mawali during a day-long development awareness grievances camp in Nagrota Assembly segment. Rana alleged the state in general and…

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Using children in hate videos a disturbing trend: Ex-Information Director

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A campaign of hatred against the minority community is going on on social networking sites in Kashmir with several videos and pictures in circulation spreading venom being ignored by security agencies. The government is blocking the internet and using it as a tool to prevent communal clashes, but no effort is being taken to identify and act against people involved in orchestrating the campaign. Videos in circulation invoking communal hatred by both right-wing organisations and ‘jehadi’ sympathisers is a disturbing trend, but appearance of children is a matter of concern…

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Army told to vacate state land

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today served notice to the Army for immediate vacating of land under its use in all the three regions of the state in the interest of the general public. The CM was chairing the Civil-Military Liaison conference at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre here. On the issue of vacation of Tattoo Ground in Batmaloo here, Mufti stressed expediting the vacating of the  ground. This, he said, would enable the government to develop basic facilities at the site in the…

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Pakistan’s proposal for plebiscite in Kashmir irks India

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The Indian government has dismissed Pakistan’s suggestion for holding a plebiscite in Jammu Kashmir, saying the disputed territory was an ‘integral part’ of India, The Hindustan Times newspaper reported on Monday. “Kashmir is an ‘internal’ issue. It is an ‘integral part’ of India,” India’s State Minister for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told reporters. It may be mentioned here that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon before his speech to the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the United Nations on Sunday. According to the Pakistan mission, Nawaz…

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‘Resistance leaders united under Geelani’s leadership’

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APHC lauded the role of Pak PM All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders in a joint statement hailed the stand taken by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif at United Nations for the resolution of long standing Kashmir Issue as per UN resolutions by ascertaining the wishes of the people of Jammu & Kashmir. “The position taken by the Prime Minister of Pakistan reflects the Position taken by All Parties Hurriyat Conference headed by Syeed Ali Galani,” the separatist leaders including Ghulam Nabi Sumji, Advocate Muhammad Shafi Reshi, Hakeem Abdul…

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HC notice to Mufti govt on PIL seeking liquor ban

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State told to respond within a week on liquor shops near hospitals, schools The J&K High Court today issued a notice to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led PDP-BJP coalition government in a public interest litigation seeking complete prohibition of the sale and consumption of liquor in the state. The High Court has also sought response of the government about the location of liquor shops along highways and near hospitals, educational institutions and religious places. These directions were issued today by a division bench of Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Ali…

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Delhi HC admits plea challenging validity of Article 370

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Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath posted for October 19, the hearing on a plea by a 22-year-old girl who contended that Article 370 was a temporary provision that had lapsed with the dissolution of the state’s Constituent Assembly in 1957. The petitioner, Kumari Vijayalakshmi Jha, said a question before the court for its consideration was whether temporary provision lapsed automatically…

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Law Ministry under pressure to reinstate sacked lawyers – Beef Ban Row

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Will resign rather than succumb to pressure: Bukhari The Law ministry is under tremendous pressure from saffron parties to reinstate the law officers, who were sacked for failing to defend the government’s stand on beef ban issue in the High Court. According to a local news agency KNS, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Syed Basharat Bukhari, whose department disengaged two law officers after beef ban issue snowballed into major controversy, is being pressurized by both BJP and RSS to reinstate the services of these lawyers. On September 9, High Court…

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‘Digital India’ stands exposed in Kashmir; Welcome back from Stone Age’

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Minutes after mobile internet services were restored after 76 hours in J&K, netizens logged in to social networking sites to vent their anger against the ban that literally choked life in Muslim-majority State on Eid-ul-Adha days. Scores of netizens criticized the PDP-BJP government for imposing blanket ban on internet. A Facebook status of a user read: “Let PDP-BJP alliance get disconnected so that we could remain connected.” What added to anger on social networking sites was a welcome note of Facebook that read: “Do you support Digital India. PM Modi…

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