May 18, 2016 | Kashmir POST

Mirwaiz, Malik pitches for unity among pro-freedom leaders

May 18, 2016 Editor

Urges people to remember sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said he is making efforts at the party level to achieve the goal of unity among pro-freedom leadership, even as he urged people to remain steadfast in carrying forward the ‘mission of Kashmir martyrs.’ Addressing a seminar ‘ShuhadaKaKhoonZulm-u-TashadudPey Bari Hai– EkMusalimahHakeekat” under ‘Hafta-e-Shahadat’ programme of his party, he said: “Unity among us has foiled the designs of oppressors in the past. We will unite and fight again. Unity is the need of…

‘Kashmir Business’ our TV is fast losing originality

May 18, 2016 Editor

Nissar Bhat This time around it was no less a person than chief minister Mehbooba Mufti slamming the national electronic news channels for “negative portrayal of Kashmir.” The strong views that the chief minister expressed against the electronic media in the country, though indisputable, would change the things for better seems highly improbable. With apparently no code of conduct being applied on them, “negative news” on almost all the matters— Kashmir not the alone — has become forte with a large section of electronic news media in the country. One…

Fish perish due to water pollution

May 18, 2016 Editor

Fishery Dept says probe to be held, Pollution Control Dept not aware Hundreds of fish have died in local nullahs at Battal Ballian, Dudhar and Barrian in Udhampur district due to excessive water pollution allegedly caused due to discharge from some units at local Battal Ballian Industrial Area. However, the administration seems to have taken no action against the erring factory owners. According to reports, more than four tonnes of fish have died as poisonous sewage was discharged directly or indirectly into these nullahs from local industrial units a week…

Nashri – Chenani tunnel to be ready by July-end

May 18, 2016 Editor

NHAI will request Prime Minister to open it in first week of August The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, which will be India’s longest, is scheduled to completed by the end of July and is expected to be dedicated to the public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August. The tunnel will connect Chenani in Udhampur district with Nashri in Ramban district and reduce the length of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway by 31 km. The tunnel will bypass the hilly terrain of Patnitop and make movement easy. The company constructing the 9.2-km tunnel…

Airlines drop fares to lure flyers

May 18, 2016 Editor

June-Sept is usually a lean season as schools and colleges reopen; carriers give discounts to keep their loads high No frills airlines have slashed fares in advance purchase offers to lure flyers and push up sales. SpiceJet is offering one way fares from upwards of Rs 511 and Rs 2111 (excluding taxes) on domestic routes and international routes respectively in a three day anniversary sale till Thursday while AirAsia is giving 50 per cent off on return flights booked till Wednesday. IndiGo too has dropped one way fares to little…

Victim’s revelations reflect forces’ involvement in Handwara incident: Geelani

May 18, 2016 Editor

Seeks independent probe, action against police officials Terming the revelations made by the Handwara girl as reflection of the ‘grave crimes being committed by the men in uniform against women in Kashmir’, the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today demanded an impartial probe into this incident by some independent investigation commission and immediate action against the culprits. “The army has always used the rape and molestation of women as a major war weapon in JK and it is the responsibility of the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal and…

Fearing 2008-like violence, KEA slams Govt over land allotment row

May 18, 2016 Editor

‘Separatists must devise peaceful strategy to prevent the situation from going out of hand’ Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Tuesday said conspiracies were being hatched to allot state land to outsiders leading to Amarnath land agitation-like situation. In a statement, KEA chairman, Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan, who also heads Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) said some forces within the government seem hell bent to create an atmosphere of unrest. “Timings of such conspiracies seem to be a part of a sinister design. Right from the plan for construction of township…

Khalid Jehangir tells Farooq to stop harping on autonomy

May 18, 2016 Editor

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah to ‘stop harping about autonomy and acceptthat his party is fast turning irrelevant’. In a statement issued here, BJP spokesman Khalid Jehangir said Farooq was raising the autonomy bogey to seek attention and remain in the news. “It seems after losing power, the NC is making desperate attempts to hoodwink the people by selling old wine in a new bottle. The NC cannot befool people by raising hollow slogans as it knows well that it did nothing…

Jammu erupts in protests against rash driving, traffic police under fire

May 18, 2016 Editor

Police have launched special drive against minibus operators indulging in rash driving: SSP (Traffic) A day after a Class XI student became the latest victim of rash and negligent driving, protests erupted in the city today with various groups accusing the traffic police of having failed in discharging its duty effectively. The protesters raised slogans against the traffic police and demanded strict action against all minibus and bus operators indulging in rash and negligent driving. Residents of Talab Tillo and adjoining localities held a noisy demonstration against the failure of…

Coalition govt decides to set time frame for its ‘Agenda’

May 18, 2016 Editor

To submit detailed memo to state Cabinet I Resolves to pursue CBMs with Centre In a boost to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s image as a leader delivering on her promises in a time-bound manner, the PDP-BJP government today decided to accelerate the process of implementation of the Agenda of the Alliance by setting a time frame for the issues listed in the document. Official sources told Kashmir POST that the Agenda of Alliance would have a deadline for implementation all issues listed in the document. The Agenda had formed the basis…