October 21, 2015 | Kashmir POST

Boy injured seriously by CRPF action in Bejbehara

October 21, 2015 Editor

A youth was critically injured when CRPF personnel allegedly opened fire and used tear gas shells on protesters in Bijbehara town of south Kashmir. The youth was identified as Naseer Ahmed Dar of Zirpora Bijbehara. “The boy was hit by a shell on his head,” reports said. He has been, reportedly, referred to Srinagar in a critical condition. Meanwhile, clashes were going on in Bijbehara, Batengo, Uranhal and Islamabad on third consecutive day today against the murder of Zahid Rasool Bhat. Authorities have imposed restrictions in most of the Islamabad…

Centre failing in its duty to allay minorities’ fear – JK MLA

October 21, 2015 Editor

Independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdul Rasheed, whose face was blackened by a fringe Hindu group Monday, said the Centre was failing in its duty to allay fears of minorities. Talking to reporters at the Jammu and Kashmir House here, the MLA, who is popularly known as ‘Engineer Rasheed’, said intolerance has grown to the extent that whosoever speaks in a different voice is labelled as a Pakistani. “The Modi government should stop calling everybody whosoever speaks truth, talks about atrocities and minorities as, Pakistani agent because humanity…

Kashmiri Students wrong relations With Hindu Students

October 21, 2015 Editor

Kashmiri Students wrong relations With Hindu Students By: Asiya Farooq Kashmir goes immoral in India. Kashmiri youth in India have lost Innocence and dignity . Kashmiri boys and girls corrupted down in their hearts and souls; they are spiritually and morally lost. Many Kashmiri Muslim female and male students studying in Sharda university have developed intimate relationship with non- Muslims that leads to sexual relationship. It has become a trend. These male and female students are pursuing B-Tech, M-Tech, Medicines and dentistry in Sharda University. They hail from Srinagar,Baramulla,Sopore and Anantnag. Kashmirs image was further spoiled when three girls were caught in…

Restrictions imposed in and around Islamabad town

October 21, 2015 Editor

Restrictions are continuously imposed in Islamabad town and around in south Kashmir which witnessed protests over the death of Udhampur petrol bomb attack victim Zahid Rasool Bhat. Police said the restrictions were imposed to maintain law and order. Many areas in Islamabad had yesterday observed a spontaneous shutdown to protest against the death of Zahid. Yesterday, clashes between protesting youth and government forces were reported from Batengoo, the native village of Zahid, as also Goriwan-Bijbehara and Islamabad town and Qaimoh and Khudwani in Kulgam district. Zahid was injured on October…

Telecom companies leave Bandipora roads damaged

October 21, 2015 Editor

The roads here in Bandipora maintained by Border Roads Organization (BRO) have been severely damaged by the telecom companies leading to traffic jams and increasing the risk of mishaps. Local residents alleged that BRO has failed to take action against the telecom companies which have dug roads to lay the cables and have left them unrepaired. The residents have to pour on to the streets to protest the delay over construction of roads. The BRO last week started to repair the Srinagar-Bandipora-Gurez road after facing flak from residents and leaders…

Kashmir Inc invites Canada to invest in JK power sector

October 21, 2015 Editor

Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries today urged the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner to help Jammu and Kashmir tap 20,000 MWs power potential. A delegation of KCCI led by its vice president, Gowhar Maqbool met Deputy High Commissioner, Canada, Jess Dutton and his team here and discussed various issues. “Canada being the third largest hydroelectricity producer in the world (after China and Brazil) can help us tap potential of 20,000 MWs out of which only 2500 MWs have been harnessed,” a chamber handout said. It said Canada can help Kashmir…

‘Decisive armed struggle against India need of the hour’: UJC

October 21, 2015 Editor

Conglomerate of militant outfits United Jihad Council Tuesday said that India is currently directly ruled by RSS and the strategy adopted by Mufti Government seems no different from the one adopted by RSS. In a statement to CNS, Syed Sadaqat Hussain, spokesperson UJC while quoting its chief Syed Salahuddin said that, “Kashmiri Muslims are targeted under a well planned strategy and the policy makers of India have formulated a plot under which Muslims will be thrown out from Jammu and violence will be encouraged in Kashmir. This all will be…

Illegal parking outside shopping malls results in traffic chaos

October 21, 2015 Editor

The opening of big multi-brand showrooms and malls in the winter capital may have benefited the residents in shopping, but the issue of wrong parking of vehicles outside these business houses is yet to be sorted out. Despite having enough space for parking of vehicles at the basement of some of the malls, the customers in order to avoid paying parking charges prefer to park their vehicles on the road outside the malls thereby creating traffic chaos. Keeping in mind the ever-increasing traffic congestion on roads of the city, especially…

Political turmoil no excuse for poor performance – Minister

October 21, 2015 Editor

Education Minister Naeem Akhtar today said the political turbulence in the Valley should not be an excuse for under-performance of the government-run educational institutions. “Education should not become a casualty of conflict. The political turbulence of the past more than two decades should not become an excuse for under-performance at our schools and colleges,” Akhtar said. He was speaking at the inaugural session of an inter- college debate competition on the topic “College Education in Kashmir is Listless” at SP College here. Akhtar said colleges should give creative freedom to…

Now, NC spokesman to host beef party to ‘assert free will’

October 21, 2015 Editor

National Conference spokesman Junaid Mattu said on Tuesday that he would host a beef party. He said it would be to assert his “rights and free will”. Mattu clarified that he would host the beef party and not his party. “Was never a big beef eater, nor am I overly religious or moralistic. But now I will host a beef party just to assert my rights and free will,” Mattu wrote on social networking site Twitter. He said hosting the beef party was his attempt “as an individual protecting his…