February 25, 2016 | Kashmir POST

Afzal Guru’s case was perhaps not correctly decided: P Chidambaram

February 25, 2016 Editor

At a time when a controversial event organised by a group of JNU students in support of executed terrorist Afzal Guru has unleashed a political storm in the country, former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has raised serious doubts over the degree of his involvement in the 2001 Parliament attacks. In an interview, published on Thursday, to The Economic Times, Chidambaram had said, “I think it is possible to hold an honest opinion that the Afzal Guru case was perhaps not correctly decided.” During the interview, the…

Chidambaram’s remark on Afzal Guru will have negative outcome on Kashmir: BJP

February 25, 2016 Editor

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that that former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram`s questioning the extent of Afzal Guru`s role in the 2001 Parliament attack would primarily encourage terrorists to get more active, and therefore, will have a very negative effect on Kashmir. “I am wondering what is the motivation? But the obvious implication of the statement is that it is a Congress Party statement. He would not make such a foolish statement unless he was asked to make the statement. And it is primarily to encourage…

PDP demands judicial probe into killing of Gujjar youth

February 25, 2016 Editor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today demanded a judicial probe into the alleged killing of a member of a Gujjar community during an anti encroachment drive in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. “The killing of a civilian is unfortunate and the PDP demands that a judicial probe be immediately ordered into the killing”, senior PDP leader and former Education minister Naeem Akhtar told reporters here today. A member of the Gujjar community was killed during the clashes between an anti encroachment team of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA)…

Expect a major breakthrough in Govt formation by March 1st week: BJP chief

February 25, 2016 Editor

‘Parleys held between BJP and PDP likely to yield positive results’ The state BJP chief Sat Sharma on Wednesday predicted an end of more than a month long deadlock over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying a major breakthrough would be witnessed in March 1st week. Sharma told KNS over phone that there have been parleys between the BJP and the PDP leadership in the past and that the discussions are likely to yield the positive results for the state. Jammu and Kashmir is under governor’s rule since…

Govt to continue subsidized ration, other sops to non-Aadhar beneficiaries

February 25, 2016 Editor

The decision of the government to make Aadhar cards mandatory for the people to continue avail subsidies and other benefits will get delayed as a large number of people have not procured the cards in the Valley. Officials said in most of the districts in Kashmir division, nearly 40 percent people have not procured the Aadhar cards due to which the benefits of schemes like widow, old age pension and the scholarships won’t be discontinued. “Besides, the Aadhar-based biometric attendance could be delayed as most of the offices are yet…

After Kashmir, pro Kanhaiya protest in Jammu

February 25, 2016 Editor

After protests were held in Kashmir University, All India Students Federation (AISF) state council Wednesday held protest in the support of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar at Press Club Jammu. A number of students took part in the protests. State council member Manish Chandail while talking to the media persons, said “we want release of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.” “Why the police are not arresting the real anti nationalist persons?” he questioned.

HC stays move to make Aadhaar must for wages

February 25, 2016 Editor

Issues notice to state government to file objections to PIL The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today stayed the government move to make Aadhaar enrolment mandatory for drawing salary and pension. Issuing a notice the Commissioner Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department, a division Bench of the High Court today directed the state government to file its objections to averments made in a public interest litigation (PIL) by lawyers Syed Musaib and Gulbaddin Ahmad Mir. The orders were issued by a division Bench of Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice…

Hurriyats criticizes authorities for ‘disallowing’ proper burial of slain militants

February 25, 2016 Editor

Hurriyat (G) calls for funeral prayers in absentia The two factions of Hurriyat Conference Wednesday criticized the authorities for not handing over the bodies of three slain militants who were killed in a gunfight with government forces at JKEDI Pampore to the locals for last rites. Hurriyat (G) held an Executive Body (Majlis-i-Shoura) meeting which was presided over by the senior Hurriyat (G) leader and the Secretary General of the forum Shabir Ahmad Shah at his Sanat Nagar office and was attended by the heads or the representatives of most…

Guv for timely completion of highways

February 25, 2016 Editor

Governor NN Vohra has directed all state government departments and agencies concerned to take time-bound action for ensuring timely completion of all major roads and national highway projects. The Governor was reviewing matters connected with the national highways, Border Road Organisation (BRO) roads and Mughal Road during a meeting at the civil secretariat here today. The Governor was informed that 10 major roads, covering a length of 2,264 km, had been declared as the national highways in the state. These include the Jammu-Srinagar, Batote-Kishtwar-Simthan, Uri-Srinagar and Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch national highways. He…

Delhi Guv appoints special nodal officer for Kashmiri students

February 25, 2016 Editor

Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today appointed a special nodal officer for addressing issues of Kashmiri students studying in the national capital. The move comes in the wake of the questioning of several Kashmiri students by Delhi Police after a row over an event in JNU campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The Lt Governor has appointed Delhi Police’s Special Commissioner (Crime) Taj Hasan as the Special Nodal Officer for addressing Kashmiri students’ issues. “Lt. Governor’s office has been approached by some people that students from Kashmir…