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    • Archive for April, 2012

    Govt employees to observe strike on May 8 in Kashmir

    JAMMU, April 30: Over 4.5 lakh Jammu and Kashmir government employees will observe a day-long statewide strike on May 8 and gherao the civil secretariat in Srinagar on May 9, demanding enhancement in retirement age from 58 to 60 years and regularisation of contractual employees among others. "The government on March 31 had agreed to fulfil our demands but it failed to keep its words. So, over 4.5 lakh JK government employees will observe strike on May 8 and gherao civil secretariat in Srinagar on May 9 to press for their...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    Kashmir reopens Nagin valley after 20 years to decongest Gulmarg

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    BOTPATHRI, April 30: Out of bounds for tourists, trekkers and locals for 22 years, the picturesque Nagin Valley on the 10-km serpentine stretch of Gulmarg-Botapathri road is now back on tourist map of Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) as an eco -tourism destination aimed to decongest Gulmarg. "The valley will offer new and untouched terrain to the tourist and best camping site for trekkers," Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzan Jora told media recently. Expressing satisfaction over the tourist inflow, Jora said...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    Jammu and Kashmir Bank indicted for violation of guidelines

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    JAMMU, April 30: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has been indicted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for violation of guidelines of One Time Settlement (OTS) sacrificing Rs 19.41 crores due to settlement of non-performing assets (NPA) of a Kashmir business house. The CAG report for the year ending March 2011 said that the Bank sacrificed Rs 19.41 crores due to settlement of Rs 43.50 crores of non-performing assets (NPA) for a loan of Rs 45 crores to Hassan Sons. "J&K Bank sanctioned return loan of...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    'Hundred post offices to register for Kashmir's Amarnath yatra'

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    SRINAGAR, April 30: For the first time, 100 post offices across the country will register pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Monday as authorities battled massive damage to the Baltal base camp due to snowfall just a month ahead of the 2012 tour. The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Yatra, Navin K Choudhary Monday concluded a four-day visit to the Baltal base camp and inspected the snow situation and facilities for this year's pilgrimage scheduled to start next month. "The...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    Kashmir's Kargil — From theatre of war to abode of peace!

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    Ishfaq-ul-Hassan SRINAGAR, April 30: Once the biggest theatre of war, Kargil is now becoming a abode of peace. For the first time since Independence, commercial flights will operate to and fro Kargil. A private airliner is all set to start flight operations in this landlocked area. A newly acquired 78-seater Q-400 airplane will be starting the trial landing at Kargil airport shortly. “We have an existing airport in Kargil with 6,000 feet long run way. But no civilian flight has operated in...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    Kashmir's ruling party goes hi-tech joins Facebook, Twitter

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    Bashaarat Masood SRINAGAR, April 30: A week after the ruling National Conference (NC) appointed a young face as its spokesperson, it has made a debut on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter to “reach out to the people”. And on Day One on Sunday, the party talked about resolution of Kashmir issue, revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and autonomy. “Revocation of the AFSPA & the restoration of autonomy is a commitment of the National Conference & the...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    NC worker death:Kashmir CM, aides get clean chit

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    JAMMU, April 30:: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has finally been given a clean chit in the death case of National Conference party worker Haji Yousuf. The chief minister was exonerated in a magisterial inquiry, which said that the party worker died of heart attack. Apart from Omar, the inquiry has also given clean chit to close aides of the chief ministerYousuf, 61, was handed over to the IGP Crime Branch by the Chief Minister on September 29, 2011, after he allegedly admitted to taking money from two...

    Posted 385 days ago.

    Heli-skiing returns to troubled Kashmir

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    Kainaat Mushtaq GULMARG, April 29: Deep in Kashmir Himalayas, there was an unusual activity near one of the world's most militarised and sensitive frontiers, this winter A helicopter carrying foreign skiers to a high-altitude ski run near the Line of Control (LoC), a military control line that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. A ski operator, Gulmarg Heliski, started a heli-skiing service in January offering access to incredible descents near LoC in virgin snow to off-piste...

    Posted 386 days ago.

    Kashmir:Omar echoes separatists’ view

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    Ishfaq-ul-Hassan Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has stirred hornet’s nest by claiming that the shadow of gun would be removed once and for all when the basic political issues of J&K are addressed and resolved amicably. “Shadow of gun from the state will be removed once for all when the basic political issues of J&K are addressed and resolved amicably. In this regard, we are in favour of continuous dialogue between India and Pakistan. Internal dialogue between the...

    Posted 386 days ago.

    Siachen hero against troop pullout from Kashmir glacier

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    SRINAGAR, April 29: Captain Bana Singh, who led the charge against the Pakistani incursion at Siachen Glacier's highest post in June 1987, is of the view that the world's highest battleground should not be demilitarised. The intrusion had taken place at a height of 6,500 metres - the highest point on the glacier - and this peak was renamed Bana Top in the braveheart's honour. 'Thousands of people have lost their lives fighting for Siachen. This (the regaining of territory after numerous supreme sacrifices) does not...

    Posted 386 days ago.