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Amit Shah asks Congress to clarify stand on Kashmir separatists, Rohingyas.

Amit Shah asks Congress to clarify stand on Kashmir separatists, Rohingyas.

BJP national president Amit Shah,  slammed Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi and said that they should clarify the party’s stand on separatists in Kashmir and the illegal migration of Rohingyas.Amit shah has  started his five-day tour to Himachal on Monday, Addressing an election rally at Banikhet of Dalhousie asssembly segment in Chamba […]

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Efforts to resume Poonch LoC trade intensified, 81 Crores loss due to suspension.

Efforts to resume Poonch LoC trade intensified, 81 Crores loss due to suspension.

Srinagar Suspension of cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) for the last 17 weeks has resulted in a loss of over Rs 81 crore, an official said Tuesday. Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sought a meeting with officials of PaK on Thursday to discuss resumption of cross-LoC travel and trade […]

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Is ICRC still operating in kashmir?

Is ICRC still operating in kashmir is the question being asked by the family members of those undertrails who are getting no response on the plight of their wards presently lodged in different jails in and outside the state. The dormant role of ICRC in kashmir has been matter of discussion in media and human […]

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HAWS and SDA lock horns at Neilgrath

After the recent court intervention, the Sonamarg Development Authority has asked  High Altitude Warfare School of Sonamarg to halt all constructions in the green zone of Neilgrath. Earlier SDA officials informed the court that army was paying no heed to the notices of the authority to stop constructions.   The SDA has asked the commanding […]

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We have a state traffic advisor also

After lot of criticism in media About traffic mess, two cabinet ministers of PDP held a high level meeting with officials of traffic on monday. Reports said that IGP kashmir range has promised in the meeting to pump more policemen into traffic regulation in Srinagar city. Having said that vov was informed by a senior […]

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Naeem Akhtar reviews winter arrangements

Naeem Akhtar reviews winter arrangements

Directs for immediate steps to address traffic, power and other issues         SRINAGAR Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today chaired a high level meeting to review the arrangements made for winter season in Kashmir Division. The meeting was also attended by Minster for Education, Syed Altaf Bukhari.            Akhtar took strong notice of complaints […]

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Mehbooba announces Rs. 65lakh for illumination, developing other civic amenities in Baramulla town

Mehbooba announces Rs. 65lakh for illumination,  developing other civic amenities in Baramulla town

Also announces release of Rs. 50 lakh for cleaning flood channels in the town Baramulla, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who was here on her public outreach programme, today announced release of Rs. 20 lakh for installing high mast lights and better illumination in the streets of the town. Mehbooba Mufti also announced release of Rs. […]

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Engineer Rashid say “Maan ki Baat” of Modi

Engineer Rashid say “Maan ki Baat” of Modi

Srinagar Sitting Langate lawmaker Er Rasheed has termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah’s remarks about the “Autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir” as “unfortunate”. In a statement issued here on Monday afternoon, Rasheed said that Prime Minister’s response to P Chidambaram shows that Congress and BJP are just using Kashmir issue for […]

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Sale of Army combat dress banned in Samba.

Sale of Army combat dress banned in Samba.

Jammu: Authorities on Monday banned the sale of combat dresses and uniforms of Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, which borders Pakistan, in a bid to prevent them from reaching into the hands of terrorists. District Magistrate Sheetal Nanda said the ban was imposed under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code […]

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Hearing on Article 35A deffered by SC.

Hearing on Article 35A deffered by SC.

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on Article 35-A by twelve weeks. The Supreme Court was slated to hear a petition today seeking repeal of Article 35-A of the Constitution, which grants special state subject privileges to Jammu and Kashmir. The petition in the case has been filed by a Delhi-based NGO, We […]