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Kashmir

No SDA scheme for homeless in Srinagar yet : Nirmal Singh

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The J&K government has said that there is no approved scheme in the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) for establishing housing colonies in the city for the homeless. Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, who holds Housing and Urban Development portfolio, told the Assembly yesterday that there is “no approved scheme in the Srinagar Development Authority for establishing housing colonies for homeless families in Srinagar at this stage.” The minister was responding to a question from legislator Abid Hussain Ansari who had asked about the steps taken by the SDA for establishing…

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Educated youths taking up arms : PDP MLC

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Peoples Democratic Party leader and member of Legislative Council Firdous Tak today said that educated youths were taking up arms and there was an urgent need to address the problem. “We have to engage all those who have a different opinion to address the internal dimensions of problem,” Tak said while participating in the discussion on the Governor’s address in the Legislative Council here today. Minister of Education and Leader of Upper House Naeem Akhter today moved the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address in Legislative Council, which was…

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Kashmir witnessed protests post Friday prayers

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On separatists’ call people protest against Sainik, Pandit colonies, Industrial policy Following the post Friday protest call given jointly by the separatists, people at various places staged protest demonstrations against the government proposals including Sainik, Pandit colonies and new industrial policy. The protesters at different places including City centre were holding banners and raised anti-government and anti-India slogans. The protesters tried to take out a protest march against the proposed separate settlements for ex-army officers and Pandits in Kashmir on a joint call of separatist leaders. In Hyderpora, Hurriyat (G)…

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Person who never lived in Kashmir has started a fight for KP’s: Naseeruddin on Kher

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A person who has never lived in Kashmir has started a fight for Kashmiri Pandits. Suddenly, he became a displaced person.” – Naseeruddin Shah on Anupam Kher As Narendra Modi government celebrates two years in power, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah says citizens of the country should give more time to it before making perceptions though he feels a bit worried by the “changes made in few textbooks”. He, however, says the government is not “stupid” enough to turn the nation towards “dark ages”. He also hit out at fellow actor…

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Deadline over, not Handwara probe

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Inquiry officer granted 10-day extension into April 12 incident Over a month after the Handwara incident, involving the alleged molestation of a minor by an Army man and subsequent killing of five civilians, the time-bound inquiry ordered by the government is yet to be completed. As per a statement issued by the PDP-BJP government issued on April 18, Kupwara Deputy Commissioner Rajiv Ranjan had appointed Handwara Additional District Magistrate Peer Muzaffar Ahmad as inquiry officer to probe the firing, which took place on April 12. The inquiry officer was scheduled…

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Yatra ‘to Abhinav Gupt Cave’ in Budgam being planned by Delhi-based organization

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DC Budgam says not aware of any such pilgrimage A New Delhi-based organization is planning a new Yatra to Abhinav Gupt cave in Beerwah area of Budgam district, next month. The Acharaya Abhinav Gupt Sheshadri Samroh Samiti, which is organizing the Abhinav Sandesh Yatra, for the first time, said the pilgrimage would start from New Delhi in the beginning of 2nd week of June and it would be open to participation of people from Jammu and Kashmir and outside. “We will be organizing Pooja at Kheer Bawani in Ganderbal on…

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Hurriyat (G) reiterates call for protests after Friday prayers

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Thanks people for observing shutdown Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani Thursday thanked the people for observing shutdown jointly and reiterated his call for holding of peaceful protest demonstration after the Friday congregation prayers on May 27. The shutdown call was jointly given by by the separatist leadership against the proposed plans of creation of the separate clusters for the Pandits, establishing Sainik colonies, BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh’s warning to the Jammu Muslims and induction of new anti-Kashmir industrial policy in Kashmir. Geelani made it clear that unless the…

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Shutdown over Sainik, Migrant KP colony issue halts life in valley

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Life in the Valley was affected today due a joint shutdown call given by various separatist organisations against the alleged government proposal to set up Sainik colonies and townships for migrant Kashmiri Pandits. The rare joint call was issued by the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Geelani and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik. Shops and other commercial establishments in Srinagar and other major towns across the Valley remained closed today in response…

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” Paddy planted on roads ” Kashmir’s Innovative Protest

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In an innovative protest, locals in a central Kashmir hamlet on Thursday planted paddy on a link road leading to their village. The locals demonstrated the bad condition of roads in peripheries of summer capital. The incident took place at Reshipora in Budgam district where villagers planted rice plant saplings in potholed road. “This was the only option left with us,” Zafar Ahmad, a local resident of the area said, “we took this issue (poor condition of roads) to top authorities but they were not moved.” The last PDP-BJP Government…

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