| Cabinet accommodates Patwaris’ demand | | Rs. 607.77 Cr. package proposal for quake hit victims approved | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: The state cabinet today accorded sanction to the submission of memorandum for grant of special package involving an amount of Rs. 607.77 crore to Government of India. The special package is for the rehabilitation of the affected people and for restoration of public infrastructure in districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban devastated in the recent earthquake.
The state government had decided to submit the memorandum for grant of special package to centre following a nod by the... |  | |
| | | Eidgah march foiled, strike affects normal life | | Separatists under house arrest, barricades on roads | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: For the third consecutive year, state government imposed strict restrictions in downtown Srinagar to foil the proposed rally at Eidgah to commemorate the death anniversary of pro-freedom leaders Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.
Elsewhere, the strike called by Hurriyat Conference (M) evoked mixed response with most of the areas registering partial to complete strike.
The authorities put Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, S... | | |
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| Clashes in old Srinagar city | | Youth injured in pellet gun firing, battling for life | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: A youth was critically injured when cops fired pellet guns during a protest demonstration at Bohrikadal in old Srinagar city today.
The injured has been identified as Suhail Majeed Khan of Owantabavan Sringar. He is battling for life at SKIMS Soura where he is under treatment.
Police said that they came under intense stone pelting during the incident. Reports said following a call for a march by Hurriyat Conference (M) towards Eidgah today, protest demonstrations were held b... | | |
| | | Jammu records hottest day at 44.5 degree C | | | | JAMMU, May 21(Agencies): Already confronting searing heat Jammu today recorded the hottest day of the season as the mercury shot to 44.5 degree Celsius.
Minimum temperature in Jammu was 28.5 degree Celsius. As per the prediction of weatherman also, there would be no relief from blistering heat in the next couple of days and showers are expected only by the end of this month.
Srinagar recorded maximum temperature of 30.3 degree Celsius and minimum temperature was 14.0 degree Celsius. Leh reco... | | |
| | | Intruder pushed back in Mendhar | | | | MENDHAR, May 21: Security forces claimed to have pushed back an intruder who entered the forward village Dehri near LoC in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district, this morning.
Official sources said that an intruder sneaked into forward village Dehri in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district, at 8 AM, this morning. Troops of 5 Grenadiers questioned him for at-least 4 hours till 11.45 AM and later pushed him back to Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) without handing him to local police or intelligence a... | | |
| | | Self styled ‘Peer’ arrested for ‘raping’ 4 minors in Budgam | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: Police has arrested a person in Budgam district for allegedly raping four minor girls who were studying in his institute.
Giving details, a police spokesman said, “Police Budgam received a joint complaint by four minor girls, who were studying in an institute, claiming to preach religious teachings and headed by Gulzar Ahmed Bhat, son Ghulam Qadir Bhat, resident of Latter Chadur (Shamasabad) Khansahib. In the complaint they alleged that they have been repeatedly sexually e... | | |
| | Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions | | India must take prompt steps to address concerns of UN Special Rapporteur: AI | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: Amnesty international (AI) said today the government of India must take practical and immediate measures to address the scourge of unlawful killings and excessive use of force by security forces.
AI also welcomed the final report of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and urged the government of India to implement the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations.
In particular Amnesty International echoes the Special Rapporteur’s call for Ind... | | |
| | | India, China have wisdom to address border issue: Li | | | | NEW DELHI, May 21 (Agencies): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today said India and China have the "wisdom" to find solutions to problems including boundary row and assured to address India's concern on crucial issues pertaining to rivers and trade imbalance.
Li, who was very candid in his address to Indian businessmen here, stressed on the need to work as regional and global partners and quoted a Chinese proverb - a distant relative may not be useful as a near neighbour - to emphasise on the relati... | | |
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| | Damage in quake hit areas exaggerated: Kamal | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: Senior National Conference (NC) leader Dr Mustafa Kamal today claimed that the damage caused by the earthquake in erstwhile Doda district is not as much as it appears.
After returning from the earthquake hit areas, he said, “The damage in the area is not what it appears. The reports about the huge damage to the property have been made in a hurry."
Kamal said life is going on smoothly in the areas. "Yes the damage has been caused but not as is being reported. There is only a ... | | |
| | | Patwaris call off strike | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: After remaining on strike for 43 days, revenue officials (Patwaris) Tuesday called off strike after Government accepted their demands including the disparity in pay.
“We have decided to call off the strike and all the patwaris would resume their work from tomorrow,” a delegation of Patwar Association headed by its President said.
They added that all the patwaris have been requested to resume their work from Wednesday. The Association said that the revenue officials would wor... | | |
| | | SSB jawan goes on rampage; opens fire, kills 2 colleagues in Kishtwar | | | | KISHTWAR, May 21: With no let up in fratricide incidents in Jammu & Kashmir, a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper killed two of his colleagues and injured two others in Kishtwar town early Tuesday.
SSB soldier identified as Vijay Kumar went on rampage in the wee hours and opened fire from his service rifle on his colleagues sleeping in a camp in the heart of Kishtwar. Two soldiers identified as Narinder Singh, 48, son of Surendra Singh resident of Utarakhand and Veer Singh, 23, son of Shri Ram... | | |
| | | Omar refuses to elaborate on DAA issue | | | | SRINAGAR, May 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today refused to elaborate further on his latest remark that Congress was the main hurdle in revocation of Disturbed Areas Act (DAA).
During his brief media interaction at Kulgam, the media persons posed him a question on the issue. But he refused to comment and left.
Earlier, in reply to a question about 2014 elections, Omar said, “There is still one and a half year for elections.”
He said the state was facing severe financial crisis. Omar sai... | | |
| | | Teenager’s death in Rajouri hospital | | MLA Darhal demands resignation of Health minister | | | RAJOURI, May 21: Lodging protest against the death of a teenager in District Hospital Rajouri allegedly due to negligence of doctors, PDP MLA from Darhal Choudhary Zulfikar Ali today demanded filing of a case against doctors found negligent in magisterial probe into the death of a teenager Shariq Shadab.
He further demanded resignation from Minister of State for Health (independent charge) Shabir Ahmed Khan for, what he said, “shielding his doctor brother Dr Bashir Khan.”
While addressing a p... | | |
| | | Omar-led regime made anti-graft panels defunct: Mufti | | | | RAMBAN, May 21: Terming Omar Abdullah led regime as synonymous with mis-governance and corruption, patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today accused Omar led coalition government of making anti-graft institutions non-functional and thus legalizing corruption.
Addressing a public rally here today, Mufti stated that the present regime had the dubious record of eroding the existing anti-corruption institutions in various ways to virtually make them defunct.
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| Non-bailable arrest warrant against Ex Dy Dir News | | JAMMU, May 21: In a defamation filed against her under section 500 RPC, court today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Deputy Director, News, Radio Kashmir, Srinagar.
Special Mobile Magistrate Electricity, Jammu Balbir Lal Jaswal, issued non-bailable arrest warrant against GKS Malik (Gurjeet Malik wife of Bashir Malik of Shivpura Srinagar) and sent for execution to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Srinagar through SSP Jammu.
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