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Jammu

‘Kangri’ missing from Jammu

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The traditional ways used by the people to keep themselves warm are now losing to technology. At least in Jammu. A large number of Valley residents usually come to Jammu to spend a month or two when the winter is at its peak. They introduced the traditional ‘kangri’ to the people of Jammu. The ‘kangri’ is an earthen fire-pot that keeps people warm during the severe winter months. It is a portable and moving heater that Kashmiris keep inside their ‘pheran,’ a long woollen cloak, to keep themselves warm. Though…

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PDP-BJP govt has failed on all fronts: Congress

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The Pradesh Congress Committee’s (PCC) senior vice-president, Sham Lal Sharma, today alleged that the BJP-PDP government had turned out to be a complete failure on all fronts. Most parts of Jammu were reeling under acute shortage of water, power and ration supply but the government had not taken any effective steps to solve the problem, he said. Addressing a monthly meeting of the Block Congress Committee of Akhnoor, Sham Lal Sharma said authorities were not paying attention to these burning problems faced by the common man. He also expressed his…

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Migrant Pandits apprise Governor of problems

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The All Migrant Camps Coordination Committee, led by its president, Desh Rattan Pandita, called on Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhawan here today. The committee apprised the Governor of the issues confronting the Kashmiri Pandit community and requested removal of all encroachments on the lands belonging to the Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. It also demanded release of ex gratia for houses gutted, burnt and damaged in early the 1990s in the Valley, enhancement in the relief amount from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per family, special healing touch policy…

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Panun Kashmir asks Centre to initiate talks with Pandits

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Expressing concern over the plight of displaced Hindus, Panun Kashmir has urged the Central government to initiate a structured dialogue process with Pandits to resolve their long-pending issues. Speaking during a meeting of workers, Panun Kashmir president Ashwani Chrungoo said Pandits had an inalienable right on the territory of Kashmir and their demand for homeland had multidimensional aspects. “The geo-political and human rights concerns of the victims of terrorism need to be addressed by the governments on priority. We appeal to the Central government to initiate a structured dialogue process,”…

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WP Refugees meet Union Minister, demand Citizenship

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“We demanded that it should be ensured that the refugees could vote in 2019 elections,” Gandhi said. The West Pakistan Refugees (WPR) have demanded that they should be granted citizenship and voting rights. “We were assured that in a phased manner our demands will be met besides also assuring that the “Identity/Nativity certificates” issued by the state government would also be valid in applying for jobs in all the central government departments,” said the four-member delegation led by Association President, Labha Ram Gandhi, today. Gandhi claimed that they were called…

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Refugee Vs Refugee turns into Kashmir Vs Jammu

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Identity certificates spark protests and violence BJP leaders said they would raise the issue of the “Increasing number” of Rohingya Muslim refugees in the state in the coming Budget Session of the Assembly. In an echo of the Amarnath land row, the issue of ‘identity certificates’ to West Pakistan refugees in Jammu and Kashmir is threatening to divide the state on regional and religious lines. While protests have erupted in the Valley, with separatists and the mainstream opposition accusing the PDP-BJP coalition government of trying to dilute state subject laws…

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Govt directs officers to speed up release of compensation to PaK refugees

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The government has directed the payment of Rs 5.5 lakh be made to each of the over 36,000 displaced families of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) by December-end as compensation for the properties left over by them on other side of Line of Control (LoC). As per the documents available with Kashmir Post, Relief and Rehabilitation department has directed that entire work of the actual payments, preparation of accounts shall be over by December 31, 2016. The Finance department has vide the government order no 169-F of 2016 dated 14 July…

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Chenab Valley witness season’s first snowfall

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Most parts of the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar today received season’s first snowfall, ending a long dry spell in the region. The snowfall was witnessed in the Kailash mountain ranges, Asha-Patti, Seoj Dhar, Chattargala, Dheraja, Mothala, Thanala, Dessa, Bhatta, Mangalthatha and many upper reaches of Kishtwar since last night. Mohammed Abbas, a local resident, said, “It is a great respite for the people who had been facing a dry spell for more than two months. The dry grass caught fire in many areas, resulting into massive damage to…

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BJP flayed for succumbing to Separatists Pressure

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While the National Conference and separatist groups have politicised the humanitarian issue of grant of “identity certificate” to West Pakistan refugees, the ruling BJP came under fire from Jammu-based parties for not taking a tough stand on the issue. The parties have reasons to target the BJP because it is an equal partner in the coalition regime which, instead of clearing its stand on the issue, is busy in placating separatists on the “identity certificate” controversy. Not only the Opposition parties, some offshoots of the Sangh Parivar are also blasting…

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Scrap Art 370 to save Kashmir from jihadi terror: Panun Kashmir

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Welcoming the recent historic judgment of the Supreme Court upholding the applicability of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, (also known as the Sarfaesi Act) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Pandits, today demanded scrapping of Article 370 to save the Valley from becoming a sanctuary of “jihadi terror organisations”. The Panun Kashmir has said the December 16 order of the SC, which upheld the applicability of the Sarfaesi Act allowing national banks to seize and auction…

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