Massive protests broke out in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar, on Saturday against the detention of youth, reports said. The protesters also alleged that police and forces damaged property during raids. The protesters told reporters that the troops had detained several youth from the locality, last night. “They also smashed windowpanes of several houses and vehicles,” they added. Meanwhile, authorities have deployed heavy contingent of police and forces to “maintain law and order.”
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Post floods, people raise commercial structures on residential permits
40% of applicants deceived authorities: SMC official In the aftermath of last year’s floods, many commercial structures have cropped up in Srinagar in violation of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) building permissions. The violators have constructed commercial structures on sites where permission was given for residential structures. For instance, a three-storey commercial building is coming up near National School, Karan Nagar where Mohammad Shafi Shah son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Shah was granted a residential building permission. “The permission is purely for residential purposes and (there should be) no change in…
Read MoreClashes near Jamia Masjid: Police whisk away minor, try to prevent photographers from taking pictures
Protests erupted outside Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid, in Nowhatta, after Friday prayers. Amidst pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, protesters pelted stones at the police. The police resorted to tear gas shelling and firing pellet guns in order to disperse the protesting youth. “Despite tear gas shelling, the youth didn’t backtrack and more protesters joined the group and the protests spread to adjacent areas including Gojwara, Saraf Kadal and Rajouri Kadal,” eyewitnesses said. There were, however, no reports of any injuries. As clashes between forces and protesters continued, there was also a…
Read More13 lakh kg rice meant for flood victims decays in Govt godown
An embarrassed State government has assured stringent action against officials responsible for wasting 13 lakh kgs of rice meant for flood victims. An inquiry committee set up by the government to look into the issue has put responsibility of the decaying of food grains on then Director CAPD, Bilal Ahmad, and present Director, A R War. Talking to us, CAPD Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar said that his office is examining the findings of inquiry committee. “Strict action under law will be taken against officials irrespective of their rank and guilty won’t…
Read MoreFamilies reject ‘rejoining-encounter theory’; demand probe
Killing of SPOs-turned-militants Slain militants can’t narrate their tale We thought they are on mission in forests The family members of two SPO-turned-militants killed by the forces in forests of Doda, Friday demanded high-level probe into the claims about rejoining of militancy by duo and also apprehended foul play in the encounter. “We have apprehensions about the way they were killed after they mysteriously disappeared along with their service weapons from police department and rejoined militancy,” said Farooq Ahmed, elder brother of slain Mohammed Riaz. Farooq expressed shock over his…
Read MoreCrisis-hit SKIMS goes on ‘inauguration mode’
Director SKIMS takes CMs for a ride, invites Mufti to inaugurate projects that Omar already installed While the patient care to the common patients remain a distant dream at premier Shere-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, it’s incumbent Director, Dr Showkat Ali Zargar, is said to be inviting chief minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed for inaugurating projects which the former chief minister, Omar Abdullah, inaugurated and commissioned in 2013. “Honorable Mufti sahib has been invited by SKIMS director to inaugurate projects which were already been inaugurated by Omar Abdullah during his…
Read MoreComplaints of adulteration of milk increase during festive season
With the start of festive season with Navratras, the milk adulteration has also increased in the city. There is no check on milk adulteration, where milk vendors are adding water to milk on regular basis and cheating consumers. The worst affected are small children, who are fed adulterated milk as pure milk is not available in the market. If at a few places pure milk is provided, the rate goes above Rs 50 per litre. “You can get best quality of everything from the market, but not the milk. Neither…
Read More110 foot bridges to be build in Udhampur till March ’16
The district administration here has initiated construction of over 110 foot-bridges in the remote areas to facilitate free movement of students, residents and livestock during rainy season. The construction is being carried out under the “Rahat” project of the Udhampur administration. The construction of bridges would substantially reduce the threat to human life and livestock due to flooding of rivulets every year. The project has been initiated after five-month long participatory planning, formulation of designs and estimates, technical consultations, field visits and a series of meetings at various levels. A…
Read MoreDemand for free economic zone against nation’s sovereignty: BJP
The BJP, while expressing its reservation against the joint statement of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industries (KCCI) and its Jammu counterpart, today said demand of creating free economic zone to trade with China, Pakistan and Central Asia was against the sovereignty and integrity of the country. “The joint statement of traders of Kashmir and Jammu is ill-conceived and has dangerous implications and consequences,” said Varinder Gupta, spokesperson of the BJP’s state unit. “The demand for free economic zone is against the sovereignty of the country and it amounts…
Read MoreTraffic police ‘fail’ to make riders of two-wheelers wear helmets
Putting their life at risk and not caring two hoots about the rules, people are generally found riding two-wheeler without wearing helmet in the city, despite strict measures taken by the traffic police. In most parts of the city, college and school students could be seen zooming on two-wheelers without wearing helmets, despite clear directions that two-wheeler riders need to wear them. At times riders could be seen talking on mobile phones and roaming around without any safety gear — a leading cause of accidents and fatalities on road. “Rash…
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