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Fresh landslides triggered closure of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway for 6th consecutive day

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The nearly 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH) was again closed on Monday with fresh landslides occurring at a few places along the road, a day after it was reopened to traffic. The only all-weather road connecting the Valley to the rest of India, the highway was opened on Sunday for one-way traffic after remaining closed for four days. “The National Highway was once again closed for traffic as fresh landslides occurred at a few places along the highway,” a Traffic Department official said here. A portion of the road in…

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16 PDP, BJP leaders appointed vice-chiefs of loss-making PSEs

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Despite financial crunch in state, each politician to get Rs1.5 lakh per month Contrary to its claims of taking austerity measures to reduce the burden on the state exchequer, the government today appointed 16 politicians of the PDP and the BJP as vice-chairpersons of the financially overburdened public sector enterprises (PSEs). These politicians are entitled to a monthly salary of Rs 80,000 per month, besides hefty perks and allowances to “serve” the PSEs which are already facing huge losses for the past many years. A senior officer in the General…

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2 Civilians, 2 Militants killed in Pulwama encounter, Pellets terror continues

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15-year-old Amir hit by bullet, another civilian Jalal had no external injuries 3 boys hit by pellets in both eyes, 2 in one eye Police was fired at from within the crowd: DIG Over 20 injured in firing on protesters Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in a gunfight with troops in Padgampora village of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A boy was killed after being hit by bullets during clashes with force personnel near the encounter site while a youth also died during the clashes and cause of his…

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Srinagar – Jammu highway shut on second consecutive day, Incent weather to continue

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For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, rains lashed plains of Kashmir and upper reaches received fresh snowfall even as the Srinagar-Jammu Highway has been closed for traffic. The weatherman has predicted precipitation in next 24 hours as well. On Wednesday no movement of traffic, either from Jammu or Srinagar, was allowed on the highway. “We did not allow the traffic to ply because of shooting stones on the road at several places,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic, (Rural), Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, told Kashmir Post. He said that due…

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Mehbooba Mufti promises resolution to Kashmir Issue in return of Peace

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12 militants returned home in 3 months Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday promised youth that if they help her keep peace in Kashmir, she would work toward resolution of Kashmir and revival of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Kashmir and Pakistan policy. “If you help me, I promise you revival of policy started by Vajpayee, who started dialogue with the neighbouring country and said people of Jammu Kashmir are our own people and we have to start with them,” she said addressing a convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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Thousands join militant funeral, Crowds at burials a worrying trend

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Funeral of Burhan’s aide in Tral witnesses sizeable local gathering People jostle to have last glimpse of Hafiz-e-Quran Burhan’s family joins condolences On Monday, thousands of people thronged Tral to attend the funeral prayers of Burhan Wani’s aide and top militant commander Aqib Ahmad Bhat, who was eliminated along with a foreign militant during a gunfight on Sunday. A cop of the elite counter-insurgency group of the J&K Police was also killed in the encounter. The J&K Police had handed over Aqib’s body to his family on Sunday. Thousands of…

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2 Militants, Cop killed in night-long Tral Encounter; Shutdown observed across Pulwama

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Clashes break out as people try to march towards encounter site Army major injured, 3 civilians hit by pellets Pulwama observes shutdown Two militants, including a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, and a member of police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) were killed in an overnight gunfight between militants and government forces in Hayena area of Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Three force personnel, including an army major, were injured during the encounter. Several civilians were also injured as police used tear smoke shells and pellet guns to thwart continuous efforts…

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Civilian Killed, Four injured in Pulwama Grenade Attack, Arrest spear On

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2 CRPF men among 3 injured 23 youth arrested in Ratnipora, Kakapora in night raids Photojournalist beaten while covering protests A civilian was killed and three other persons, including two CRPF personnel, were injured after militants hurled a grenade at a mobile bunker of the paramilitary force in Murran Chowk area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. The slain civilian has been identified as Muhammad Ayoob Wani, son of Muhammad Ahsan, a resident of Wusoo village in Pulwama district. Talking to Kashmir Post, SP Pulwama, Rayees Muhammad Bhat said,…

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Pellet Guns in Kashmir Valley goes up from 640 to 5,589

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The idea is to adequately equip every unit of the paramilitary with the ‘low-intensity munition’ to deal with frenzied crowd in demonstrations and during counterinsurgency operations This summer, the use of controversial 12 bore pump action guns with pellet shots is set to grow in a big way in the Kashmir Valley. The weapon blinded and grievously injured many last year when it was used to disperse protesters hurling stones and lashing provocative slogans against security forces. Currently, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has 640 pump action guns, widely…

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Finally, Chenani-Nashri tunnel ready, PMO to finalise date of Inauguration

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With the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) conveying to the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the completion of the country’s longest Chenani-Nashri road tunnel, it is expected to be inaugurated after March 7. The exact date will be finalised after the PMO communicates the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration ceremony. Earlier, the PMO had sought clearance from the NHAI regarding the opening of the much-awaited 9.2-km tunnel. “The NHAI conveyed to the PMO that the tunnel was all set to be inaugurated as all work had…

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