Srinagar: There was a 36 per cent decline in militancy-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir during 2012 as compared to 2011 and 54 security forces' bunkers were removed from public places here in 2012, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
Abdullah was speaking at a meeting of various departments under his charge.
"Under the amnesty scheme devised for youth involved in stone-pelting, orders to withdraw 196 cases involving 1,432 persons have been issued by the government. Eighty-six percent of 184,330 cases received during last three years for passports have been cleared till March 14. The Draft Jammu and Kashmir Police Bill 2013 was uploaded on the website of the department in January for inviting suggestions from the public," the official brief said.
The consultative committee was told that the government has plans for harnessing an 9,000 MW of electricity during the 12th and 13th Five Year Plans. By 2016, another 450 MW will be put into the system through Stage II of the Baglihar power generation project. Thirteen projects of 712 MW have been awarded and approved for allotment in 2012-13....
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10:57 AM, Mar 22, 2013
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07:48 AM, Mar 15, 2013
A brazen terror attack in the heart of Srinagar at a CRPF camp in Bemina, Srinagar on Wednesday left five CRPF personnel dead and seven injured. Intermittent firing is still on and the entire area near Bemina police school has been cordoned off. ...
01:12 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday demanded scraping of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Jammu and Kashmir, saying in the changed circumstances when militancy is substantially reduced its continuance is "a set back to peace process". ...
12:29 AM, Mar 11, 2013
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05:31 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday pledged that the people of Pakistan will continue the campaign against militancy and extremism to the finish as it was a fight for their survival and for protecting their values. Zardari, who became the first democratically elected Pakistani President to address the provincial assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, said he had come to Peshawar to declare again that "we will continue our fight against militancy...
10:39 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday lauded people of Jammu and Kashmir for fighting terrorism and putting the state back on the track of peace and prosperity. "Government of India took many steps to restore peace but without your cooperation, these would not have succeeded," Shinde said addressing Congress party workers here at the end of his three-day visit to the state. The Home Minister said people...
05:25 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Kulgam: A fierce encounter is on between suspected terrorists and a joint team of the Indian Army and the police in Kulgam area of Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter began early on Wednesday morning. The police say they have killed one terrorist. The encounter is still on. ...
02:59 PM, Aug 29, 2012
With militant presence suspected in Kashmir, roads were barricated in Srinagar and security was tightened at all sensitive areas. ...
12:39 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday released shocking CCTV footage which suggested militants used teenaged boys to lob grenades at security forces in public places. ...
10:32 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Aden: A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen's southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 45 people and wounding dozens more, the defence ministry said, in the deadliest attack since the army declared victory over Islamist militants in June. The bomber appeared to have been targeting the head of a group of tribal fighters that sided with the Yemeni army during an offensive that drove al Qaeda-linked...
03:48 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Srinagar: This year has seen a rise in militancy in the Kashmir valley with the Army reporting 100 per cent increase in infiltration from across the border. There have been six attacks on village heads and encounters near the Line of Control in the last few weeks. Once again there is a peak in militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army says 280-300 militants are active in the valley....
09:37 AM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: The move to set up a memorial for those killed during 'Operation Blue Star' in Golden Temple has set the alarm bells ringing as the Home Ministry fears that it could resurrect militancy in Punjab. Official sources said the Ministry is keenly watching the developments in Punjab where bricks for the memorial were laid by the five Sikh head priests along with Jatehedar Akal Takht Gyani Gurbachan Singh...
12:20 PM, Jun 10, 2012
Chandigarh: Not learning from a dark past, on the anniversary of Operation Blue Star, a series of arrests has once again raised fears of militancy in the state. There were also reports of increasing number of youngsters from the state undergoing training in Pakistan. Provocative statements from the SAD-dominated SGPC focus only on the militant leaders, sidelining the loss of innocent lives. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said, "The...
08:35 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Jammu: While conceding that Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen were still operating in Jammu and Kashmir, state police on Thursday said there has been a drop of 50 per cent in terrorists violence in first three months of the year. "This year we have 50 per cent drop in the terrorists violence as compared to the last year. Last year, as you know, we had 47 per...
10:02 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir recorded "zero infiltration" for the first time in 2011 despite several attempts along the Indo-Pak border, police said on Tuesday. "2011 is first year that has witnessed zero infiltration (along Indo-Pak border). There has been no infiltration anywhere along the border in Jammu region," IGP (Jammu Zone) Dilbagh Singh said in Jammu. "There have been ceasefire violations. There have been dozens of infiltration attempts but they...
07:29 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Ramban: Once infamous as an operational hub of militancy, the mountainous district of Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir is speedily moving towards "zero militancy" as only four militants of Hizbul Mujahideen are currently active in the area, a senior police official claimed. "There are only four militants of HM outfit operating in Ramban district," Superintendent of Police Anil Mangotra said. The militants, who are operating in Gool and Banihal areas...
02:23 PM, Jan 01, 2012
Srinagar: After 20 years of militancy, the Jammu and Kashmir government is saying there's a chance cinema halls and bars could re-open, but not everyone is welcoming that. Firdous Cinema at the heart of Srinagar, recently cleared of troops after 20 years, has raised fresh hopes of a cinema revival in Kashmir. Officially banned for the last 21 years, the re-opening of cinemas got a boost when National Conference (NC)...
09:47 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: The foiled terror plot in Ambala which was meant to target Delhi shows once again how the Lashkar-e-Toiba is trying to revive the Sikh militancy in Punjab by forging a nexus with terrorist groups like the Babbar Khalsa. October 31 will mark 25 years of the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards and today the Khalistan movement may have died down in India,...
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