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Kashmir

4 Lakh suggestions from Srinagarities for Smart City Project

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Residents of the summer capital have submitted more than four lakh suggestions to the administration in a bid to help the city win a spot in the Centre’s Smart City project. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) had in September sought suggestions from people on how to make Srinagar a smart city. “We received over 4.05 lakh suggestions from the residents,” SMC’s Health Officer Shafqat Khan said. Khan said the SMC used print and electronic media, besides holding feedback sessions, to solicit suggestions from the public. “We connected with 9.5 lakh residents…

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Srinagar at -4.3°C coldest in Valley

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Kashmir continued to witness dry weather and sub-zero night temperature even as there was some respite in the cold wave conditions in Ladakh region where the mercury went up by several degrees. The night temperature in Leh increased by four and a half degrees from the previous night’s -11.5° C to settle at a low of -7°C. Srinagar continued to be the coldest place in the Valley with a low of -4.3°C.

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2016 – The year of Bloodbath, and ‘Challenge’ for forces

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An “all-time increase” in militancy-related incidents, alleged ceasefire violations, deaths of forces personnel and nearly 100 civilian killings by forces during the five-month-long uprising, is what 2016 would be remembered for. The year, however, threw up a major challenge for various security agencies operating J&K, according to officials. Official figures with Kashmir Post suggest that since January 1 this year, 305 militancy-related incidents were registered. According to these, there were 170 militancy-related incidents in 2013 which increased to 222 in 2014. The figures saw a slight dip in 2015 but…

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Masarat Alam released from Kathua Jail, rearrested by CID

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Two days after hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam’s Public Safety Act (PSA) was quashed by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, he was released from Kathua Jail around 7.30 pm today and rearrested immediately by a CID counterinsurgency team outside the prison gate. The CID team will hand over Masarat Alam to a party of the Baramulla police awaiting in Jammu. Masarat Alam was lodged in Kathua Jail after he was booked in September this year under the PSA by the Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, for fuelling the unrest in…

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BJP to strengthen base in Kashmir

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After the BJP bid to strengthen its base took a hit during the unrest, the party has now resumed activities in the Valley with an improvement in the situation. The party held a series of functions in Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla and Kupwara districts recently. BJP state general secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul, who chaired the party functions across districts, said the party had again asked its ministers in the state to “adopt” districts in the Kashmir valley and reach out to the people. “We have asked our party workers to reach…

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Power, Ration crisis unprecedented, Govt unmoved: NC

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Rather than rectifying the crisis, CM busy with distributing scooties: Sagar National Conference on Tuesday lashed out at the state government over the unprecedented power and ration crisis in the state and said the Chief Minister was too busy in her photo-ops and ribbon-cutting functions to take note of the misery and suffering that people are reeling under. NC General Secretary Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar conducted an extensive tour of Downtown and interacted with public and traders’ delegations from various areas who apprised him of the scarcity of essential commodities…

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Kashmir on the brink of another agitation: Domicile Row

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As the Sun was setting on Christmas-eve, security agencies in Kashmir were taken by surprise when massive stone-pelting erupted in the summer capital of Srinagar. Voicing pro-freedom slogans, masked youth appeared in areas like congested Batamaloo and high-security Airport Road, throwing rocks at the police and paramilitary CRPF. It happened on Saturday when there was actually no call for any roadside protests. However, there was a hartal, as a part of the 2-day strike call given by the “united” Hurriyat, spearheading the ongoing agitation. A day prior to this, the…

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2016 – A year of turmoil for Kashmir

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2016 saw Mehbooba Mufti taking over as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Army claiming to have conducted surgical strikes on militant camps in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) after a militant attack in Uri left 19 army men dead while protests for over five months hit hard normal life and resulted in shutdown of schools and death of 94 people. The government had also to grapple with the NIT unrest, mysterious school burning incidents and blinding due to pellet gun firing issues. The only silver lining…

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Cold wave tightened grips across Kashmir, Weatherman predicts no respite

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Cold wave tightened its grip across Kashmir as minimum temperature dropped at most places in the Valley, with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.5 degree Celsius last night, officials said on Friday. On Friday—the third day of 40-day-long harshest winter period called ‘Chillai-Kalan’—the Dal Lake in Srinagar and most other water bodies in the Valley were seen partially frozen. “The maximum temperature recorded in Srinagar on Friday was 8.1 degree Celsius while the minimum was minus 5.5 degree Celsius,” a Meteorological department official here told Kashmir Post. He said…

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Kashmir Valley heats up over Domicile, Separatists to hit the streets

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Separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have announced a state-wide protest on Friday, following reports that said the government has started issuing domicile certificates to West Pakistan refugees. The announcement by the government comes at a time when Kashmir is yet to recover from the aftermath of the five-month-long unrest triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani. Separatist groups lashed out at the government, particularly ruling party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of attempting to “change the demography” of the state to fulfill the “Hindutva agenda” of its…

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