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Kashmir

HC wants girl’s parents to file undertaking on govt protection in Handwara case

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Following submission by the petitioner lawyer that the Handwara minor girl, who is at the centre of a controversy involving an alleged molestation bid by an Army man, does not need security, the J&K High Court today asked the parents of the minor girl to file an undertaking indicating that they don’t need government protection. The court, however, reserved its final orders in the main writ petition filed by the girl’s mother even as the state government today made a statement that it had no objection to the court directions…

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Don’t know why Guru was hanged, says Mehbooba

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Three years after the secret execution of Muhammad Afzal Guru in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail, the J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said she is still to understand why and what for he was hanged. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of Khadi Exhibition at Kashmir Haat here, Mehbooba recalled the hanging of Guru on February 9, 2013, saying his execution evoked a “strong discussion across the board, something unlikely in a country like Pakistan.” “Here one Kashmiri was hanged. We don’t even know why he was hanged or…

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Militants disarm policemen, decamp with four riffles in Kulgam

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Police have launched a massive manhunt to nab the militants behind the incident. Militants disarmed heavily armed policemen and decamped with four weapons when they stormed into a police picket guarding the minority Hindu inhabited Adijan village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday night. Police said the incident occurred when a group of heavily armed militants overpowered the cops in the bunker and fled with four weapons including two INSAS and two SLR riffles along with six magazines full of bullets. “Four policemen were deployed in the picket. They…

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Traffic Jams hit Srinagarites

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Frequent traffic jams have become order of the day in Srinagar City, thus affecting the daily chorus of life adversely. The uptown areas are especially ht by this on account of many traffic diversions due to flyover construction. The traffic mess has added to woes of commoners and made life quiet difficult. Majority of roads in Srinagar city are in shackles and represent the ugly face of our road management. Sheikh Sameer, a commuter States -” Travelling from one part of the Srinagar City to other has become a painful…

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Div Com reviews traffic system in Srinagar

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To ensure smooth traffic regulation in Srinagar City, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Friday convened a meeting which was attended by Transport Commissioner, IG Police Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Commissioner SMC besides representatives of Kashmir Traders Association. The Div Com sought cooperation from traders of Srinagar and said they have role for maintaining and regulating traffic in the City. He said traders should not encourage anybody to park vehicle on roads besides won’t allow street vendors to block traffic anywhere in a city. The meeting was informed…

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Valley geting facelift ahead of Durbar move

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Srinagar city, the summer capital of the state, is being given a facelift ahead of the opening of the Durbar move offices here. Officials said security and other arrangements had been put in place to ensure smooth opening of the Civil Secretariat in the summer capital, which is scheduled to open from May 9. The Durbar move, which is a century-old tradition from the Dogra rule in the state, takes place twice a year as the administration shifts between Jammu and Srinagar in view of weather conditions. The officials said…

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Me’raj: Thousand eyes turn moist on sight of Holy Relic

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Thousands of devotees from across Kashmir Thursday thronged the Hazratbal shrine here for congregational prayers and to have a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The devotees including men, women and children visited the shrine throughout the day to offer prayers and have a glimpse of the holy relic, displayed after every congregational prayer. However, afternoon prayers witnessed the highest attendance. Hundreds of devotees had spent the previous night (Shab-e-Meraj) at the shrine, seeking forgiveness and blessings from Allah. Emotional scenes were witnessed during the display of…

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NC, Cong MLAs booed by PDP workers at official function

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• Omar hits out at party legislator’s exclusion • Lawmakers question name of Sartaj Madni on invitation cards MLA Homeshalibugh, Abdul Majeed Bhat (Larmi) Thursday walked out of a function presided over by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti after getting heckled and shown vulgar gestures by some PDP workers. Bhat, a National Conference (NC) lawmaker, was accompanied by his party colleague and lawmaker from Pahalgam, Altaf Wani (Kuloo) and Congress MLA from Devsar segment of south Kashmir, Muhammad Amin Bhat. All three of them were official invitees at the flagging off…

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PDP fails to fulfil promise of revoking AFSPA from Kashmir

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While pro-India Peoples Democratic Party has failed to fulfil its promise of repealing draconian law, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), from Kashmir, Indian government has made it clear to the PDP that there is no proposal under its consideration to withdraw the Act. The Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs, Haribhai Parathbhai Choudary, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Indian Parliament) said that there was no proposal under consideration of the Government of India to withdraw the AFSPA from Kashmir and other…

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Govt asked to identify land for Pandits

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The Jammu and Kashmir government has been requested for identifying suitable land in the Kashmir Valley where Kashmiri migrants could be rehabilitated, Lok Sabha was informed today. Further action would be taken once the land is identified, Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in a written reply. There are about 62,000 registered Kashmiri migrant families in India, who migrated from the Valley due to the onset of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s.  About 40,000 registered Kashmiri migrant families are living in Jammu, about…

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