January 14, 2016 | Kashmir POST

Sajid appointed head coach of Indian women football team

January 14, 2016 Editor

Football coach of University of Kashmir Sajid Yousuf Dar has been appointed as head coach of the senior Indian Women National Football Team which is taking part in 12th South Asian Games, to be held at Shillong, Meghalaya in February 2016, organizers said in a statement. They said for the developmental activities of football within the country All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been utilising the services of Sajid time and again over the years as he is recognized as one of the talented and potential coaches in the country.…

Himachal resident gets Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) in Jammu

January 14, 2016 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) to a non-state subject in Jammu division. The PRC has been issued by Deputy Commissioner office Jammu in 2010 to Jai Karan Singh Chib son of Ratan Singh, who is originally a resident of Nurpur area of Himachal Pradesh. Chib, according to sources, is working as constable in paramilitary force SSB and has been given employment as Himachal Pradesh resident. Sources said that Chib, has married a girl from Sherkhanian and got settled in Jammu in 2005 and has…

No sign nor any moves towards govt formation

January 14, 2016 Editor

There was no sign of any moves on Wednesday towards government formation in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP saying that it was waiting for the first move by its coalition partner PDP which, however, maintained a mysterious silence. BJP was of the view that since the seven-day official mourning period was ending today, there will be forward movement on the government formation in the state which is under Governor’s rule since last Friday following the demise of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “We had received a letter from the…

Centuries old house discovered at Maharaj Gunj

January 14, 2016 Editor

An old house believed to be constructed in 12th century was discovered after a road caved in at Maharaj Gunj in Shaher-e-Khaas on Wednesday. Panic gripped Sakhalpora Wazpora area of Maharaj Gunj after the road caved in and people discovered a house beneath it. Police rushed to the spot and restricted movement of people there. The structure is made up of bricks and stones. Pertinently, the spot lies close to the tomb of 15th century king, Zain-ul-Abidin popularly known as Budshah. “House of a Kashmiri Pandit was built at the…

Identify officials who allowed constructions in, around Dal Lake; High Court to SVO

January 14, 2016 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Vigilance Organization Kashmir to file a comprehensive report about the officials, who allowed illegal constructions in and around Dal Lake, and accumulated assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Underscoring that some progress appears to have been made by VOK in registering cases against LAWDA officials who prima facie appear to have facilitated illegal constructions within Lake and its prohibited area, a division bench of High Court said the “investigation is required to be taken to its logical end…

5.8 Magnitude quake to hit Valley soon, seismic survey, State ‘most susceptible’ to quakes, 50 tremors since 2014

January 14, 2016 Editor

A moderate-intensity earthquake jolted the Kashmir valley in the middle of the night but caused no damage or casualties in the region. An official of the state Meteorological Department said the tremor was of 5.8 magnitude and its epicentre was located at a depth of 220 km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The earthquake was recorded at 1.34 am on Tuesday night, the official said. It was the sixth tremor to jolt the Kashmir region in the past one month and seventh since October last year. There were,…

Rice bowl fast turning into concrete jungle

January 14, 2016 Editor

Bill to prohibit conversion of farmland lapsed few years ago Jungles of concrete continue to come up at a rapid pace at the expense of fertile farmland in Bishnah and RS Pura, rice bowl of the state, as the Bill to prohibit conversion of agricultural land to use it for non-agricultural purposes is yet to see the light of day. The jungles of concrete continue to usurp fertile farmland in Bishnah, around 15 km from Jammu, and RS Pura, 17 km from the winter capital, while successive governments driven by…

Need to review how much of Mufti’s vision was fulfilled in 9 months: PDP

January 14, 2016 Editor

As impasse continues over government formation, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday said the party will review how much “it has achieved vis-à-vis fulfilling development vision” of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed during nine months alliance with BJP. “Mufti sahab had a vision for making J&K a modern state. Due to his death, his vision is yet to be realised. The party under the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti will need to review how much we have succeeded to fulfill Mufti Sahab’s vision so far,” senior PDP leader and former education minister, Naeem Akhtar…

No word on memorial, but admn says Pulwama standoff ends

January 14, 2016 Editor

Ultras’ memorial without photos may come up in the town The standoff between the administration and local residents in Pulwama district appears to be over as the traders in the town have agreed to end the strike and open the markets from Thursday. “The standoff is over. They (traders) have agreed to open the shops,” said Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Asgar Samoon, who had a late evening meeting with local traders and Auqaf Committee members of Pulwama town. Samoon, however, did not specify what agreement had been reached with the local…

`Kashmir on IS radar’

January 14, 2016 Editor

The three Islamic State (IS) sympathisers from the city , who were nabbed by Maharashtra ATS and Telangana police in Nagpur a couple of weeks ago, felt Kashmir could be the right place to carry out `jihad’ as they saw videos of some pro-separatist forces waving IS and Pakistan flags there. The youngsters Abdullah Basith, Maaz Hasan also saw videos of Dukhtarane-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi organising a meeting with the backdrop of Pakistan flags and other pro-separatist youths waiving IS flags.These events were playing on their mind and they felt…