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Migrant KP girl bags rank 4 in KAS examination

Police arrest Pulwama youth over ‘misleading’ photographBudgam, Dec 21: The police on Thursday arrest-ed a youth from Pulwama district for allegedly post-ing a photograph on social media with a caption that a boy from Budgam district has joined the militant ranks.

Senior superintendent of police Budgam Teijinder Sighh said that recently a photograph of a boy Shahn-awaz Rashid Wani son of Abdur Rashid of Check Wanihama, Beerwah, aged

Srinagar, Dec 21: The government has decided to impose restrictions in various parts of Srinagar on Friday in the wake of a protest call given by the joint resistance leadership against “fresh spree” of civilian killings, an official said on Thursday.

Full restrictions shall remain in place in Rain-awari, Nowhatta, Khan-yar, Maharaj Gunj and Safa Kadal areas while partial restrictions will remain in place in Maisuma and

United Nations, Dec 21: Pakistan once again raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Security Council.

“Longstanding, inter-nationally recognised disputes of Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir con-tinue to fester,” Pakistan’s permanent representative Maleeha Lodhi told the Council on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming Gen-eral Assembly emergency session on Jerusalem.

She brought in the Kash-mir reference while speak-ing of “efforts to change the status of Jerusalem” because of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise it as Israel’s capital and move Washing-ton’s embassy there.

Support peace talks with India: Pakistan army chiefIslamabad, Dec 21: Pakistan army chief, general Qamar Javed Bajwa, has said that he will support any initiative of the civilian government to resolve issues with India through talks, according to a media report.

Pakistan must address our core concerns, says IndiaNew Delhi, Dec 21: As Pakistan’s army chief pledged his support for better ties, India on Thursday asserted that Islamabad will have to take action against “terror groups operating from its soil” for improvement in the bilateral relationship.

Pakistan army chief, general Qamar Javed Bajwa, said that he will support any initiative of the civilian government to resolve issues with India through talks, according to a media report.

Reacting to the comments, external affairs ministry spokesper-son Raveesh Kumar said that India would like good relations with Pakistan “provided Islamabad takes action against terror groups.”

Court releases Asiya, police arrest her againMedical report says she is suffering from ‘life-threatening conditions’

Pak raises Kashmir issue at UNSC

Restrictions in Srinagar areas todayMirwaiz placed under house arrest

Discusses modalities of package for PaK, West-Pakistani refugees

New Delhi, Dec 21: Deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday as “part of his endeavor to meet the central lead-ers and ministers to project J&K’s developmental issues and seek their redressal.”

A government spokesman said in a statement that while extending his felicitations to the Prime Min-ister for the BJP’s recent victory

in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat elections, the deputy chief minis-ter said that these “triumphs are a clear referendum on the policies and programmes of the central government and also an endorse-ment of the leadership of the Prime Minister.”

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Jagti Camp (Jammu), Dec 21: Hundreds of residents of the Jagti Camp gather in and around the two-room accom-modation of a co-dweller—27-year-old Kashyap Neha Pandita.

The mood is celebratory and the gathering jubilant as they congratulate the first-ever woman migrant staying in a camp in the state for clearing the Kash-mir Administrative Service (KAS) exams.

Neha is one of the toppers and has bagged the 4th rank. The results were declared on Tuesday.

“She is a fresh ray of hope for the community and the camp,” says Arjun Nath, one of those present there.

“She is an inspiration to the young generation stu-dents who take up civil ser-vices and serve the state and

the country,” he said.Neha’s family migrated

from their home in Maenhall hamlet of Shopian district during the peak of militancy in Kashmir in 1992.

“We had to leave every-thing in the Valley,” Neha tells PTI, flanked by her father Roshal Lal Pandita and mother Bitta Ji. “I grew up in three migrant camps in Jammu.”

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Srinagar, Dec 21: A trial court in Srinagar on Thursday released the ailing Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi but she was immedi-ately re-arrested outside the court premises by the police in connection with a case filed against her in 2010.

Nirmal calls on PM Modi, Rajnath

High Court seeks personal appearance of chief engineer PHE

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Srinagar, Dec 21: The High Court on Thursday sought personal appear-ance of chief engineer, public health engineering department, on February 16 next year and inform the court about various drink-ing water supply schemes in Kashmir.

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Srinagar, Dec 21: A minis-ter from the ruling People’s Democratic Party Syed Farooq Andrabi resigned from the council of ministers on Thursday to pave way for a minor ministerial reshuffle that would be an “all-PDP affair”, a source told Greater Kashmir on Thursday.

The source said that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti sent Andrabi’s resignation

to Governor NN Vohra for accep-tance.

“ T h e resignation was for-warded to Raj Bhavan today. The G o v e r n o r

has reportedly accepted it, but it would be notified on Friday morning,” the source

Farooq andrabi steps downPaves way for minor ministerial reshuffle Andrabi may be appointed as VC Waqf Board

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Jammu, Dec 21: The cabinet which met here on Thursday under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved promotion of Rakesh Kumar Gupta, IAS, principal resident commis-sioner New Delhi, Lokesh Dutt Jha, IAS, financial commissioner, revenue and Suresh Kumar, IAS addi-tional secretary, ministry of coal, government of India, to the fixed scale of IAS.

The cabinet also approved

promotion of special scale KAS officers Peerzada Hafi-zullah Shah and Gulzar Hus-sain to the super time scale of KAS in the pay band of Rs 37,400-67000 with GP of

Rs 10,000 w.e.f 01-10-2017. It also accorded sanction to the appointment of 25 officers of eight departmental feeding services to the Jammu and

Cabinet approves promotion of IAS, IPS, KAS officersKumar, Gillani, Mir, Salaria, Puri, Khan promoted to ADGP grade; Nod to creation of food safety commissioner post; Gupta, Jha, Kumar promoted to fixed scale of IAS

Cabinet to meet again todaySrinagar, Dec 21: The state cabinet would meet again at 11 am on Friday to approve the governor’s address to joint sitting of the state legislature on January 2.

A source said that the cabinet Thursday also decided to set-up a cabinet subcommittee on tribal policy, amid differ-ences between PDP and BJP over the issue.

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik holds eight-month-old Azra whose mother Ruby Jan was killed during a gunfight in Batmuran, Shopian on Tuesday. Malik visited the village on Thursday to express his sympathies with the bereaved family.

Class 10, 12 results likely in 1st week of JanSrinagar, Dec 21: The results of class 10 and 12 examinations are likely to be announced in the first week of January, an official source said on Thursday.

He said that the con-cerned students should pay heed to any rumours regarding the announce-ment of results.

“The results of class 10 and 12 examinations of Kashmir will be announced in first week of January 2018 after the results of bi-annual/private examinations of Jammu are declared,” the official source said.

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JERUSALEM MOVE BACKFIRES

at UNGa, india votes against US128 countries back resolution calling US to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; Will always remember this day, says US; Omar Abdullah lauds New Delhi

United Nations, Dec 21: More than 100 countries including India defied US President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to coun-tries that voted in favour. A

total of 128 countries backed the resolution, nine voted against and 35 abstained.

Trump's threat appeared to have some impact, with more countries abstaining and rejecting the resolution than usually associated with Pal-estinian-related resolutions.

Nevertheless, Washing-ton found itself isolated on the world stage as many of

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