| | Modi to attend Mufti’s swearing-in ceremony in J&K tomorrow | | | | NEW DELHI, Feb 27: PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed will head a 25-member cabinet, half of it from BJP, in Jammu and Kashmir and the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday in Jammu will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With the PDP-BJP deal sealed after ironing out differences over contentions issues like Article 370 and AFSPA, 79-year- old Sayeed, who will be sworn in as Chief Minister, met the Prime Minister today, capping two-month long ... |  | |
| | | With Mufti-Modi hug, capital shifted to Nagpur: Omar | | | | SRINAGAR, Feb 27: As BJP and PDP reached an alliance, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said it was a tie-up between North and South Poles and questioned "where are the celebrations on the streets of Jammu and Kashmir".
The NC leader also claimed that with the sealing of the alliance the capital of the state has shifted to Nagpur, an oblique reference to the RSS headquarter.
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| | Cong questions BJP’s stand on Art 370 | | | | NEW DELHI, Feb 26: Congress on Thursday questioned BJP on its stand on Article 370 in the context of it forming government with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir even as it targeted the Modi dispensation over various issues, including communal remarks made by BJP and Sangh leaders.
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia referred to the issue while participating in a debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Lok Sabha during which he als... | | |
| | | ‘Faster rail network growth in J&K’ | | | | NEW DELHI, Feb 26: There would be faster rail network growth in Jammu and Kashmir and connectivity provided to all the Northeastern states, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday.
"Indian Railways is committed for faster rail network in Jammu and Kashmir. The rail connectivity between Jammu region and the Kashmir valley through the Banihal tunnel provides all-weather connectivity with the rest of the country," he said in his budget add... | | |
| | | Guv reviews project monitoring cell work | | ‘Expedite ATRs from defaulting deptts’ | | | JAMMU, Feb 26: Governor N N Vohra Thursday directed the Principal Secretary Finance to have the Action Taken Reports (ATRs) expedited from the defaulting departments and review them early. The Governor also directed that a Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) should be formulated for laying down a framework of ‘dos and don’ts’ for ensuring that work of the prescribed quality was carried out within the committed time frame and all the concerned dep... | | |
| | | Govt files appeal against Gulzar Pir’s acquittal | | | | SRINAGAR, Feb 26: The state government today filed appeal against a Budgam court’s order challenging the acquittal of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat alias Gulzar Pir who was arrested in May 2013 by police for allegedly raping several young girls at his “fake” seminary in Budgam district.
The 42-year-old Pir was arrested on May 21, 2013 after four minor girl students of his seminary accused him of committing the abuses at the residential institute at Shamasa... | | |
| | | Rains leave city areas submerged, fear psychosis | | | | SRINAGAR, Feb 26: With continued rainfall resulting in heavy water logging of most of the commercial and residential localities in Srinagar the memories of the devastating September deluge are afresh among people across the city.
Since the rainfall for past two days has left most of the roads and lanes across the city badly submerged people from various localities expressed the fear psychosis stuck due to the rains and submerged areas.
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| | | ‘State subject law should not be touched’ | | Not concerned about govt formation: Yasin | | | SRINAGAR, Feb 26: Senior separatist leader and chairman JKLF Mohammad Yasin Malik today said the separatist camp is not concerned about the government formation in the state as all the mainstream parties are two faces of the same coin.
He was addressing a press conference here. “The pro-freedom people have nothing to do with government formation and we do not care who is aligned with whom. We consider all those who contest elections as surrogat... | | |
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| | Jammu pediatrician dies of Swine Flu | | | | JAMMU, Feb 26: Battling for life for past several days senior Pediatrician Dr Bhupinder Singh, suffering from symptoms of Swine Flu, died on Thursday hours after he was shifted in an air ambulance to New Delhi.
Serving in the Government hospital in Bisnah Tehsil, Dr Singh was admitted in the isolation ward of GMC on Tuesday. Though he was kept under observation but his condition started deteriorating after Wednesday evening.
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| | | Central team to assess H1N1 Influenza situation in J&K | | 9 out of 132 tested +ve in Jammu division | | | JAMMU, Feb 26: A team of experts comprising Dr N S Dharamshakti, Additional DG Emergency Medical Relief Division, Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Dr S K Jain, Joint Director, National Centre for Disease Control has been deputed to the state by the central government to assess the H1N1 Influenza situation and provide technical support and guidance for instituting public health measures here.... | | |
| | | 5 injured in Shopian blast | | | | SRINAGAR, Feb 26: Five persons were injured including some children when an explosive substance went off at the sight of encounter, which broke out day before yesterday between security forces and militants at Hef Shirmal village of Shopian.
The encounter ended last night with the killing of two militants and injuring four armymen including an officer. Large number of people today participated in the funeral of the two local militants and a sh... | | |
| | | Windstorm damages 70 houses in Gandoh | | | | GANDOH, Feb 26: Windstorm and heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day created havoc in many far flung areas of Gandoh, Bhalessa and Thathri leaving hundreds of people without power supply amid
smashed rooftops.
Affected people from village Swara, Andala, Tolaghra, Gwari, Jakyas, Kallagusar said that windstorm and rainfall badly damaged their houses.
Affected people have demanded suitable compensation at the earliest possible as it was ... | | |
| | | 1 more nabbed in Mendhar, Rs 3500 fake currency, Charas recovered | | | | MENDHAR, Feb 26: Mendhar police Thursday arrested one more person in connection with its ongoing operation against narcotics and fake currency racket and recovered fake currency worth Rs 3500 and Charas concealed in cigarette packets and match boxes from his possession.
According to SDPO Mendhar Surinder Chowdhary, the police today arrested Mohammed Taj, son of Mohamed Hussain and recovered fake currency worth Rs 3500 and Charas concealed in c... | | |
| | | 2 killed, 2 injured in Banihal mishap | | | | BANIHAL, Feb 26: Two persons were killed and another two injured on Jammu Srinagar National Highway when their vehicle was hit by a landslide near Banihal.
Police reports said that two persons died on spot and two others were injured in an accident when their Maruti van bearing registration number 9203 JK 03E was blown away by a land slide. The persons boarded in ill fated van were on way to Verinag from Udhampur. On the way, their vehicle was ... | | |
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