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    • Archive for March, 2012

    Kashmiri separatists condemn US attorney's statement on Mirwaiz

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    SRINAGAR, March 31: Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference on Saturday rubbished as "figment of imagination" the claims made by US attorney Neil H Macbride that its Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was controlled by Pakistan's ISI. "The statement made by Macbride about the Mirwaiz is his figment of imagination and laughable," Hurriyat said in a statement. The statement was issued soon after the Mirwaiz returned here from a fortnight-long tour during which he visited Geneva to attend UN Human Rights...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Multi-faceted strategy to address Kashmir unemployment: Omar

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    JAMMU, March 31: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said the state government is addressing the problem of unemployment in the state through a multi-faceted strategy which includes opening the substantial overseas job market for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing the meeting of the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir State Overseas Employment Corporation Limited (JKSOECL) here, the chief minister directed the corporation to 'draw up a list of ambassadors of various...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Kashmir interlocutors' report to be made public after security meet

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    NEW DELHI, March 31:Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today said report of the interlocutors on Kashmir would "see the light" early in new financial year once a presentation is made before the Cabinet Committee on Security. Talking to reporters after presenting a monthly report of his ministry, Chidambaram said National Security Advisor Shiv Shanker Menon "is trying to schedule a meeting". "I am hopeful it will see the light...early in new financial year (starting on April 1). We are trying to...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Have Indian liberals learnt anything from Fai’s conviction?

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    R Jagannathan The conviction of Kashmiri activist Ghulam Nabi Fai by a US district court for failing to disclose that his Kashmiri American Council (KAC) was funded by the Pakistani spy agency ISI is an indirect indictment of some alleged Indian liberals as well. The conviction, which gives Fai two years in prison and another three years of “supervised release”, could be the result of the souring of the US-Pakistan relationship after the killing of Osama bin Laden by US special forces last...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    BCCI to probe alleged Kashmir Cricket scam

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    SRINAGAR, March 31: In the wake of the widespread allegations of embezzlement of the BCCI grants at the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), the Indian board has decided to take action and has asked its auditors to investigate the matter and prepare a detailed report on the situation. "We are asking the auditors to check the JKCA accounts and report back to us," Anurag Thakur, the BCCI joint-secretary, told ESPNcricinfo. According to Thakur there was no deadline set and a final call on the...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Kashmir's Leh district produces 41,700 kg of Pashmina wool

    SRINAGAR, March 31: Leh district in Ladakh region of Kashmir has produced 41,700 kg of raw Pashmina wool during the current fiscal year. This was stated by J&K Minister for Industries and Commerce SS Slathia in a written reply to the state’s Legislative Assembly. The Minister said Leh district produces the largest volume of Pashmina wool in the country. He added that the Department of Handloom Development has taken several measures for value addition in the handloom sector of the Ladakh...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Rock from the Kashmir valley

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    Suanshu Khurana For Srinagar-based Moiz Miraj, 23, there was only one reason to be sent to Malaysia. “I was playing the guitar and singing psychedelic music all day long in my room. Since my parents wanted me to make a career out of my life and not just have ‘fun’, I decided to give engineering a shot,” says Miraj, who also blames peer pressure for him leaving the country. Two years of trying hard to figure out software, Miraj returned and got together with three of his friends to form...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Kashmir: 5.2 intensity quake rocks Valley

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    SRINAGAR, March 31: A moderate intensity earthquake on Saturday shook the Kashmir Valley but there were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. "An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was experienced at 9.46am in Kashmir Valley," Aamir Ali, coordinator of Natural Disaster Management Cell, said. He said the epicentre of the tremor was in Hindukush region of Afghanistan. This is the second tremor to shake the valley this month. On March 12, a moderate intensity quake was experienced in Kashmir Valley.

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Dowry rising among Kashmiri muslims

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    Nusrat Ara SRINAGAR, March 30:  Shazia Akhtar and her family have been preparing for months for her wedding. The family has saved for years for the big day. With marriages in Kashmir getting more expensive, the burden seems to be getting bigger and bigger, especially for parents of a daughter. The gold jewellery and other household gifts given to the bride and gifts to the family members and relatives of the groom form the major part of the expenses. Other bridal gifts, the...

    Posted 417 days ago.

    Climate hardships mean a close shave for Kashmiris

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    Athar Parvaiz SRINAGAR, March 31: When Mariam Akhtar began teaching at a government school in a water-starved village in Indian Kashmir, she received an education of her own in the ways local people adapt to climate change. “I was surprised to see the heads of most of my students shaved,” said Akhtar, who works at a school in Dongerpora, 27 km (17 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state in the northwest of India. “When I enquired, it...

    Posted 417 days ago.