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Kashmir gets out of hand

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Kashmir gets out of hand Funerals of militants have become a public expression of rage and alienation in   Kashmir . While the Union home ministry’s official estimate for the number of militants in the Valley is now a little less than 200, against over 3,500 in the 1990s, the army and paramilitary report an unprecedented rise in local support to insurgency. This is manifested in efforts by villagers to hamper counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, including by women. Army units have been reporting efforts to snatch weapons, something unprecedented. Earlier north   Kashmir Valley   used to be the centre of insurgent activity. It is now south Kashmir. Militants, dead and alive, are present in public consciousness everywhere. Burhan Lions, Aabid Khan Qalandars and Khalid Aryans were the names of cricket teams that played IPL-type matches in south Kashmir this April. These teams were named after militants from the region killed in army action. The cricket matc...

J&K govt to present annual budget on Jan 22nd next year

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The Jammu and Kashmir government will present its annual  budget  on January 22nd in the Legislative Assembly, which will have a 52-day Winter Session beginning from January 18th next year. “Annual financial statement of expenditure for 2016-2017 and presentation of supplementary statement of expenditure for 2015-2016 will be on January 22nd in the state Assembly”, said Kavinder Gupta, Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly. The Speaker issued a provisional calendar for sittings of the 3rd Session of the 12th Legislative Assembly. “The general discussion on budget will be held on January 25th, 27th and 28th, ending with reply thereto”, he added. As per the Provisional Calendar, starting from January 18th, with the Governor’s address to Legislature, the House sittings will continue till March 9th. It is the longest Budget Session of the state’s Legislative Assembly. According to the calendar, discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address and the reply thereto wi...