May 5, 2016 | Kashmir POST

Composite township plan for KPs unjustified: Hurriyat (G)

May 5, 2016 Editor

Terming as “unjustified” the “rigidness” of the Government of India on the setting up of the composite township for the migrant Kashmiri Pandits, the Hurriyat Conference (G) today cautioned that the “division” of Kashmiris on religious lines and isolation of the Pandits from the society would not be allowed. Rejecting the statement of the union minister of state (MoS) for Home Hari bhai Parathi bhai Chaudhary in the Parliament that the plan of establishing the separate townships for the Kashmiri migrant Pandits in the valley is still under consideration and…

J&K High Court puts lens on outside suppliers over food adulteration

May 5, 2016 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday directed the Government to provide full particulars of outside companies supplying food items to Jammu and Kashmir. “Commissioner Food Safety shall provide full information and particulars of those food manufacturers, suppliers, persons, companies who originate from outside the state and supply food items to Jammu and Kashmir,” a division bench of Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Ali Muhammad Magrey said in its order. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation against food adulteration, the court directed the Food Commissioner to provide similar information about Jammu division.…

NC, PDP, Cong acting as New Delhi’s collaborators: Rasheed

May 5, 2016 Editor

Warns New Delhi of dire consequences over NEET, separate township issue AIP chief and MLA Langate Er Rasheed Wednesday said NC and Congress have no moral right to condemn or accuse PDP as all these three parties have acted as “collaborators” of New Delhi and were responsible for creation of “Kashmir dispute”. While addressing a public gathering at Qammar in Verinag, Er Rasheed asked people to get united “to get rid of these anti-Kashmiri forces”. “The lust of power among NC and PDP has reduced the regional parties to the…

Bollywood flick Sargoshiyan about Kashmir in last leg of production

May 5, 2016 Editor

Anupam Kher speaks in isolation, can’t generalize his views, say veteran actor Alok Nath The upcoming Bollywood movie Sargoshiyan which is being shot extensively in Kashmir, has reached the last leg of its production. The film’s lead actor and producer Imran Khan, along with veteran actor Alok Nath during a promotional event at the SKICC Wednesday said that their stay in the valley has changed their perception about the place. The movie’s female lead, Sara Khan was also present during the press conference. Nath, who has come back to the…

From Hazratbal to Rajouri, Educational Institutions under threat in J&K

May 5, 2016 Editor

Aaliya Ahmad National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar unrest, followed by chain reaction in other educational Institutions in Kashmir Valley including at University of Kashmir has given a new turn to the environment of studies within the campus. The reaction has found a new place at Rajouri where violent clashes erupted at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU). These clashes between two groups of students were one of the worst incidents of violence witnessed within a University campus in J&K State. What is the reason behind such unrest and levels…

PDC dream home ‘shattered’ in Kashmir

May 5, 2016 Editor

The work on multi-crore corporate office for J&K Power Development Corporation (PDC), one of the few profit earning undertakings in the state, here, has been shelved with officials stating that a bureaucratic lobby was “sabotaging” the project. A senior official said Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporations (JKPCC), which was handed over the execution of the project, was allocated around Rs five crore by the previous Government for setting up the PDC headquarters at Raj Bagh, here. The land for the Corporation office was acquired for around Rs 6 crore…

Darbar Move: An Invisible Elephant

May 5, 2016 Editor

Anachronistic practice of Darbar Move needs to be reviewed keeping in view the aspirations of both the regions Dr Sirfaraz Ahmed Dar The practice of Darbar Move is a unique administrative arrangement of Jammu Kashmir Government and a symbol of its feudal past whereby the central administrative establishment is shifted twice a year. The move critics say it causes a huge burden on the poor economy of Jammu Kashmir and incur huge inconvenience to the citizens of Jammu Kashmir. Darbar Move is the name given to the bi-annual exercise of…

Shun differences, BJP leaders told

May 5, 2016 Editor

The BJP high command, which has been closely monitoring the second coalition stint with the PDP, seems dissatisfied with the “conduct and wisdom of its ministers and legislators”. The Centre is reportedly disappointed because after the passage of one month’s time in the new coalition, BJP leaders have not produced any encouraging result. BJP national vice-president and Jammu and Kashmir affairs in charge Avinash Rai Khanna presided over a party meeting today at Vir Bhawan, the RSS headquarters in Jammu. This meeting was being perceived as an assignment by the…

Ex-AGI, Ex-ASGI to lead JK’s defence : NEET Row

May 5, 2016 Editor

NC says Govt’s response too late, YNC to stage protests The former Attorney General of India (AGI) and the former Additional Solicitor General of India (ASGI) are among the team of lawyers hired by the State government who would challenge the Supreme Court’s verdict allowing conduct of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in Jammu Kashmir on Thursday. The State has hired the services of the former Attorney General of India, Gopal Subramanium and the former Additional Solicitor General of India, K V Vishwanathan to plead the case in the Apex court…

MGNREGA scheme in a mess in JK

May 5, 2016 Editor

State owes Rs 413-crore liabilities; violates norms for wage payment The Centre’s flagship programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), continues to work on crutches in Jammu and Kashmir as the state owes a whopping liability of Rs 413 crore in terms of wages to labourers and the cost of material used for executing development works. The state government has also violated the guidelines of MGNREGA regarding the payment of wages to labourers in the stipulated time as labourers have not been paid wages for the development works…