November 18, 2015 | Kashmir POST

Army Colonel killed in Kupwara encounter

November 18, 2015 Editor

An Army colonel was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Kashmir, officials said. Colonel Santosh Mahadik, the commanding officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles, sustained serious injuries when a search party he was leading came under fire from militants in the dense forests of Haji Naka, the officials said. They said a police constable was also injured in the firing and both were evacuated to a hospital. Colonel Mahadik succumbed to his injuries. The party of Army and police…

‘Will find alternative to strikes, shutdowns’ Mirwaiz

November 18, 2015 Editor

Hurriyat (M) joint meet today Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is expecting participation from all sections of society in today’s (Wednesday) meeting to devise a united strategy to counter state government’s “aggressive policies and alternative to frequent strikes and shutdowns.” Spokesperson and media advisor to Mirwaiz, Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam told that every existing socio, economic and religious organization has been invited to attend the meeting and give their suggestions over forming the new and unified strategy to fight “anti- people policies” of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed led PDP-BJP government. Chairman,…

How GoI buried JK’s plans to move ‘from darkness to prosperity’

November 18, 2015 Editor

New Delhi’s refusal to support J&K government’s proposal to buy back power projects from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) under the recently announced Rs 80000-crore package has “dealt a blow” to its plans for economic revival of the state. Under the package that was announced by the Prime Minister on November 7, the State—as per the negotiations with Government of India—was to receive funding from the Centre for buying back the power projects including 240 MW Uri-I and 390-MW Dulhasti, from the NHPC. But when the package was announced,…

Untouched by floods, Nowhatta residents paid flood relief cheques

November 18, 2015 Editor

In a major scam in flood relief distribution, the government has given relief to those residents in the downtown area which were not affected by the September flood last year. The Srinagar District Administration has last year paid flood relief cheques to residents of Naidyar and Khujayarbal in Nowhatta Estate area of the Revenue Department for partially, severely and fully damaged houses. But, an RTI has revealed that the Revenue Department has given relief cheques to people who were falling in the areas which were not affected by floods or…

Gowhar’s killing was planned, targeted: Karra

November 18, 2015 Editor

Putting a strong demand for the removal of CRPF camp from HMT, Member Parliament and senior People’s Democratic Party leader Tariq Hameed Kara Tuesday said that Zainakot youth Gowhar Dar’s “killing was planed and targeted one.” After visiting the bereaved family in HMT and listening to the statements of eyewitnesses, family members, Karra said as per eyewitnesses whose statements have not been recorded so far, a CRPF officer without uniform had laid a trap for Gowhar and ha shot him dead. “After visiting the family of Gowhar, I am hocked…

Srinagar-Leh highway open till November 23

November 18, 2015 Editor

The Sonamarg-Zojila stretch of the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway will remain open till November 23 to clear all stranded vehicles. The road, which is the only surface link connecting Ladakh with the rest of the state through Kashmir, remains closed to traffic during winter due to accumulation of snow on the Sonamarg-Zojila stretch. The decision to keep the road open till November 23 was taken at a meeting convened under the chairmanship of Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Asgar Hassan Samoon here today. It was decided that 50 heavy vehicles would ply on…

Exhibition showcases rock art heritage of Ladakh

November 18, 2015 Editor

The first of its kind exhibition on rock art heritage of Ladakh was today inaugurated by Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, Sonam Dawa in Leh town. The exhibition showcases the presentation of a collection of prehistoric rock art of Ladakh over last 15 years by Tashi Dawa, a zoology lecturer at Degree College, Leh. The exhibition is being organised and sponsored by the Leh Development Authority (LDA), Leh. Tashi Dawa gave a brief presentation on his collection of the rescued rock piece and rock…

Hi-tech parking to ease traffic congestion in Jammu, says Dy CM

November 18, 2015 Editor

Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said the new parking facility coming up at Super Bazar in Jammu would go a long way in addressing the issue of parking of people living in the old city, streamlining the flow of traffic and solving the problems of business community. Dr Nirmal Singh was addressing officers during a meeting to discuss execution of state-of-the-art car parking facility coming up at Super Bazar at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore with parking facility for 352 cars. The project would be executed by…

Minor among 14 Kashmiri militants on NIA’s most wanted list

November 18, 2015 Editor

A 17-year-old minor boy from Jammu and Kashmir is among the 14 most wanted militants by India’s premier anti-terror force National Investigation Agency (NIA) with a bounty of 10 lakh rupees on his head. In NIA’s wanted list of 80 people across India, 14 are Kashmiri residents as per their addresses mentioned and maintained by NIA. The list also includes Hizbul Mujahideen chief, Syed Salahuddin. Some of these militants have rewards on their heads from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh while some of them have Interpol’s Red Corner…

No ISIS link to flag waving in Srinagar: Kashmir Police

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 Editor

In the backdrop of the Paris carnage perpetrated by the ISIS, questions are being asked about the ISIS threat in Kashmir, in view of the increasing instances of ISIS flag waving at downtown Srinagar after Friday prayers. Police say this more of an attention grabbing move by the young men who wave the flags. Cases have been registered against men who raised ISIS and Pakistani flags but investigations have not shown any ideological connections to the terror group. “Every case is being investigated, we didn’t find any such ideology (ISIS)…