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Don’t take side, see things in right perspective: Er Rasheed to Governor 

Don’t take side, see things in right perspective: Er Rasheed to Governor 

Terms his statement as ‘admission of guilt’

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday termed Governor Satya Pal Malik’s remarks that India has mishandled Jammu and Kashmir, as ‘a confession of guilt’. Er Rasheed in a statement issued here said that Malik should know that to what he calls ‘mishandling Kashmir’ has ruined Kashmiris […]

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Class 4th post aspirants protest against DC Bla

Class 4th post aspirants protest against DC Bla

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Baramulla: Scores of unemployed youth from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday staged a protest against the district administration for failing to finalise the selection list of class 4th employees from past 12 years. The aspirants who had applied for the post assembled at Kirapa Park here and chanted slogans against the administration over the […]

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Attack on Kashmiri students: Malik threatens of agitation if attacks not stopped

Attack on Kashmiri students: Malik threatens of agitation if attacks not stopped

Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday strongly condemned what he termed as ‘brutal assault’ on Kashmiri student at Noida Delhi in which the student has sustained grave injuries. Malik according to a statement issued here said, “Kashmiri student Ahtisham was assaulted by goons near Sharda University where […]

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Fresh military operation ahead of polls, undemocratic: Hurriyat (M)

Fresh military operation ahead of polls, undemocratic: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Wednesday strongly denounced what it termed as the ‘fresh military operation’ ahead of the civic polls commencing from October 8 under which nocturnal raids are being conducted at the residences of resistance leaders, and those arrested under draconian PSA lodged outside Kashmir. The amalgam in a statement issued here termed it […]

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Shopkeepers penalized for violating FSS Act

Shopkeepers penalized for violating FSS Act

Baramulla: In an effort to ensure quality driven services to the people and to keep vigil on erring traders, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Baramulla Farooq Ahmad Baba on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 26000 on several shopkeepers and Hoteliers over providing sub-standard services to the visiting customers. Accordingly a team of officials led by […]

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Rohingya deportation to have far-reaching impact in Jammu: BJP

Rohingya deportation to have far-reaching impact in Jammu: BJP

Jammu: The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Thursday welcomed the deportation of Rohingya from India to their native country of Myanmar, terming it positive and progressive, and claimed it would have a far-reaching effect on the state. India on Thursday deported seven Rohingya immigrants, who have been staying in Assam illegally, to their country […]

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Mata Vaishnodevi declared ‘cleanest religious place’

Mata Vaishnodevi declared ‘cleanest religious place’

Jammu: The cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district has been declared the “cleanest religious place” in the country, officials said Thursday. Over 81.78 pilgrims visited the shrine in Trikuta hills in the district in 2017, a spokesperson of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board (SMVSB) said. Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has […]

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Illicit liquor unit raided in Rajouri, one held

Illicit liquor unit raided in Rajouri, one held

Jammu: An illicit liquor unit was raided and a man was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided the illegal unit in Upper Badhanu village under police station Dharamsal, they said. Five litres of illicit liquor and other material was seized, police added. Dilabar […]

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Tral shuts after trader booked under PSA

Tral shuts after trader booked under PSA

Tral: Life was disrupted in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district due to a shutdown against the booking of a local shopkeeper under contentious Public Safety Act (PSA). Police had booked two persons including former militant Arzoo Bashir of Mindora and shopkeeper Hilal Ahmed Dhobi of Hamdania Bazar under PSA on charges of supporting […]

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Molestation bid: Protests staged against police for shielding policemen

Molestation bid: Protests staged against police for shielding policemen

Leh: Protest erupted in Leh region of Jammu and Kashmir against policemen who are allegedly involved in the molestation of girl students. Reports said that majority of the shopkeepers and locals staged a protest and closed their business demanding the release of those who according to people were arrested by police to save the girls […]