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Kashmir

90 breaches caused by September 2014 floods in Jhelum plugged

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Div Com reviews status of dredging, restoration work on the river Nearly 90 breaches caused by the September-2014 floods in Jehlum River have been plugged by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department. This was revealed during a review meeting held by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Wednesday with the Chief Engineer of Irrigation and Flood Control, Mr. Javed Jaffar and officers of concerned departments. The meeting was called to identify bottlenecks in the process of restoration of Jhelum and flood channel as well as strengthening and beautifying…

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Congress ex-minister in dock over land grab case

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The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has registered a case against Congress leader and former minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din in a forest land-grabbing case. The case was registered against the Congress leader and government officials after the anti-graft body carried out a verification and found out that land in south Kashmir’s Shopian district had been grabbed by tampering with revenue records. “The verification has established that the accused officers/officials of the Revenue Department in order to confer undue benefit upon the beneficiary, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, have illegally made insertions, corrections, tempering with revenue…

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Two injured in scuffle inside Bandipora court

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Two persons, including public prosecutor Shafiq Ahmad Bhat, were injured in a scuffle between the lawyers and a client in a local court in Bandipora district of north Kashmir today. The incident took place on the premises of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bandipora. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bandipora, Shabbir Ahmad told KP that preliminary reports suggest the scuffle was started by the lawyers over client fee. When accused Noor Din Gujjar and his accomplices tried to defend themselves, the lawyers along with their fellows severely thrashed them, the SSP said,…

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Dal residents resist demolition drive, seek rehabilitation

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The residents of different localities around the Dal Lake continue to resist the demolition drive started by the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) against illegal constructions. The protesting residents today staged a demonstration here to seek proper rehabilitation. According to officials, the LAWDA has been directed by the High Court to demolish every construction within 200 metres of the Dal Lake. The authority had failed to execute the court directions last week and is facing stiff resistance from the people in its second attempt. The residents, including women and…

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Police ‘pressurising’ family to ‘hand over’ 8 year old boy

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Parents of a Class 2 student in south Kashmir are scared about the safety of their son after the police visited their home looking for the boy and continuously called the boy’s father to the police station. The relatives of the boy alleged that the police have been visiting their home in Malangnag-Sherbagh area of Anantnag district since January 27, time and again, looking for the eight-year-old school student. “The police told the family that there was an instance of stone pelting on January 26 in Anantnag and the boy…

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5 Kashmiri women who won’t let you forget Kunan-Poshpora mass rape

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Five young Kashmiri women have worked relentlessly for three years to comprehensively document one of the worst crimes against humanity committed by the Indian armed forces in the Valley: the mass rape of more than 30 women in Kunan-Poshpora villages of Kupwara in 1991. The fruit of their labour, ‘Do You Remember Kunan-Poshpora’, was recently a topic of discussion at the Jaipur Literary Festival that concluded last week. On February 23, 1991, an unspecified number of soldiers gang-raped the women, some of them old, during a search operation in Kunan…

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Geelani, Malik, Mirwaiz call for shutdown on Feb 9, 11

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Kashmir’s top separatist leadership on Tuesday called for a complete shutdown on February 9 and February 11 on the anniversaries of Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat respectively. The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani called for complete and state-wide shutdown on 9th and 11th February and appealed people to hold special prayers on these days as a tribute to Afzal Guru and MaqboolBhat who were executed on these days respectively. While reiterating his demand for the return of the mortal remains of Bhat and Guru who were…

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Div Com reviews status of migrant properties in Kashmir

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The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Tuesday reviewed the status of properties of migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. During the meeting, Dr Samoon was informed that a group of Pandits have approached the Supreme Court with complaints that their properties have allegedly been encroached, damaged or sold. The J&K’s summer capital Srinagar tops the list with 12 such cases followed by five in Budgam, four in Kulgam, three in Budgam, two in Baramulla and one each in Ganderbal and Pulwama. Dr Samoon directed the concerned Deputy Commissioners…

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Chilai Kalaan inflicts grief on last day

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A teenage student was killed and two others injured when they were swept by an avalanche in Machhil area of Kupwara district Saturday morning. Today was the last day of ChilaiKalaan, the harshest 40-day period of winter that begins December 21 and ends January 30. The avalanche hit ChuntiwariBalla area of Machil resulting in the on-spot death of 15-year-old Mehrajudin Khan (15) son of Bashir Ahmad of KatwaraMachil. Two other injured boys were immediately taken to Machhil hospital where from they were referred to Sub-district hospital Kupwara for specialized treatment.…

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Kashmir valley witnesses sunny day

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A bright winter sun greeted people of Kashmir and Ladakh today though the night temperature in the two regions dipped because of the recent snowfall. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of 0°C which is normal for this part of the season but was almost three degrees below from the previous night’s 2.8°C, an official of the Meteorological Department said. Sun shone in the morning providing relief to the people of the city, which witnessed incessant rain in the past few days. The maximum in…

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