May 16, 2016 | Kashmir POST

Artical 370 in Kashmir will be revoked by end of 2017: Subramanian Swamy

May 16, 2016 Editor

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today said Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir will be revoked by end of next year, while work on building Ram Temple in Ayodhya will begin by the end of this year. Participating in a debate titled – ‘Do Muslims feel safe in India’ during the India TV ‘SAMVAAD’ conclave, Swamy said that Muslims in India are more safe than any other country. “By the end of this year, we will start the construction of Ram Temple. I am sure…

KCCI says regime ignored warning about industrial policy

May 16, 2016 Editor

The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said that it had cautioned the puppet regime about the ill-consequences of the Industrial Policy-2016 when it was being drafted. The KCCI President, Mustaq A Wani addressing a special meeting of the body in Srinagar deplored that the administration ignored its advice and went ahead with the policy. He said that the authorities were in haste to implement the policy, which could prove detrimental to the peace and stability of the territory. He expressed regret at the attitude displayed by the administration…

Russian poplar species a public nuisance: HC

May 16, 2016 Editor

Observing that poplars of Russian species are public nuisance, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought compliance of its orders on their chopping in Kashmir. “All the Deputy Commissioners of the valley, at the first instance, are required to file the compliance report by or before May 20, 2016,” a bench of Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir said in its order. “Enormous plantation and growth of poplar trees of Russian Species are allegedly proving catastrophic and a big health hazard. Can such a nuisance be allowed to exist totally to…

J&K houses 15 unstable landslide zones : Geological Survey of India

May 16, 2016 Editor

”Geomorphic hazards most widespread in Ramban, Leh, Udhampur districts” Geological Survey of India (GSI) has claimed that there are 15 highly unstable landslide zones in Jammu and Kashmir. This claim finds mention in vital GSI survey which was conducted in two years to create a landslide compendium in North Western States of Himalayan region, including Jammu and Kashmir. The other two Himalayan states covered by the survey are Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The type of information included in the compendium are Landslide Susceptibility Maps on scale 1:50,000 covering parts of…

Jammu & Kashmir is the Crown of the country : JP Nadda

May 16, 2016 Editor

Union Health Minister J P Nadda today said Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country and the Centre along with the state government would take it towards prosperity and start a new chapter of development. “The Centre, along with the state government, has planned to start a new chapter of development in Jammu and Kashmir. Your presence in such large numbers here and the warm welcome that you gave us, I feel that it is a stamp on the working of this government. “I assure you, on behalf…

Harnessing the potential

May 16, 2016 Editor

Hydropower Development in India and in J&K – An overview Iftikhar A Drabu Recently a very senior retired bureaucrat of our state commented that India was viable as a state only after stealing our hydro power. I thought it is time to share some statistics about hydro power in India and in Kashmir to put things in a perspective. While it is a fact that J&K is blessed with abundant hydro power potential it is also a fact that some other states in India have a much larger hydro power…

JK’s special status being disrespected : Omar Abdullah

May 16, 2016 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said the special status of the state is being “disrespected” and the extension of central acts and programmes to the state without ratification by the Legislative Assembly is an “alarming trend”. “J-K’s special status is being disrespected and the extension of central acts and programmes to the state without ratification and approval by the state’s Legislative Assembly is an alarming trend,” Mr Abdullah said addressing his party workers during a tour of his Beerwah constituency in central Kashmir. He said the…

Burhan Wani on his own now: Mujtaba Gillani

May 16, 2016 Editor

‘Stone pelters just seek attention’ The poster boy of militancy in Kashmir, Burhan Wani is on his own now as most of his accomplices have been killed, according to police. In an interview with Kashmir POST, IGP Kashmir, Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani said Wani has been quiet in the past eight months “since most of the people around him have been neutralized”. “Now he is on his own with just two or three people around him,” Gillani said. The IGP said 150 to 170 militants, both local as well as…

Rambagh flyover likely to miss deadline

May 16, 2016 Editor

Srinagar is likely to witness traffic congestion for some longer period as the prestigious Rs 369 crore Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh Expressway Corridor (flyover) project is unlikely to be completed by March 2017; the reason being the delay in execution work followed by loss of time during 2014 floods. The flyover, which was announced in July 2009 in its initial phase, hit many roadblocks including litigations by traders and hurdles in land acquisition. Work on the project began in 2013 and was scheduled to be completed by September 2016. However the deadline…

‘I am not a terrorist’ movie being shot in Sonamarg

May 16, 2016 Editor

“I am not a terrorist,” shouted Muhammad Afiq Muiz, a Malaysian actor clad in traditional Kashmiri attire at his Bollywood counterpart Rahul Dev on a mountain in the backdrop of Thajiwas glacier in this scenic tourist resort. As the duo intensely glared at each other, the silence was broken by thundering applause by the crew with onlookers yelling “excellent shot.” The scene was part of maiden Malaysian feature film ‘I am not a terrorist’ being shot in Sonamarg. Amidst heavy rains, the crew including noted Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover, who…