Day: June 9, 2017

SC says Aadhaar not mandatory, but those who have it must link to PAN card for IT returns

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The Supreme Court said the government must formulate a scheme to prevent the leakage of personal details. It also said the stay would hold till the Constitutional Bench decides on the privacy matter of Aadhaar. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the government’s decision to link Aadhaar to one’s PAN card but refused to make it compulsory for those who don’t have an Aadhaar card or who have not yet applied for one, till a Constitutional Bench decides on the privacy question pending before it. In effect, those who possess…

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Clash in Anantnag, Pulwama, Aerial shots fired by forces; Friday prayers not allowed at Jamia Masjid

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Massive clashes erupted in Lal Chowk and other areas of old town in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district after Friday prayers. Witnesses said that youth took to streets after congregational weekly prayers to protest the killing of a youth Adil Farooq Magrey in firing by forces in Ganowpora village of Shopian earlier this week. The forces fired pellets and burst teargas shells to chase away the protesters who were pelting stones. The joint resistance leadership has called for peaceful protests after Friday prayers against the killing of Shopian youth. Forces on…

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Power Pangs: Jammu residents turn to PM Modi

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In an online petition, complain about long, frequent outages Feeling ‘cheated’ by the ruling PDP-BJP government’s failure to ensure electricity supply during summer, residents of Jammu have sent a petition to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to prevail upon the state government to help people in Jammu and Kashmir. The petition, being sent through an online forum ‘Change.com’, has called upon the Centre to take note of the ‘failure’ of Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh in ensuring uninterrupted power supply to the state. In just one hour, the petition was…

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Militants escape army cordon in Pahalgam village

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After militants escaped an army cordon in Wularhama village of Pahalgam on Thursday, the soldiers beat up local youth on their way back, residents of Wularhama told Kashmir Post. They said that protests and clashes broke out against the soldiers and troops fired teargas shells to quell the protests. Shopkeepers in the region downed their shutters in protest and traffic went off the roads during the day. The army laid a cordon around Hardkaethal locality of Wularhama early Thursday morning. Locals told KR that when the siege was being laid,…

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Army expels Kashmiri teacher from its school for calling slain militant ‘Shaheed’

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40 teachers resign in protest, parents told to take out students who wrote Azadi slogans on blackboard A Kashmiri teacher has been expelled from the Army Goodwill School at Sharifabad garrison for calling a slain militant ‘martyr’. After the expulsion, 40 teachers of the school have resigned in protest. Principal of the school Shaista Khan confirmed the expulsion of the teacher, Mudasir Abdullah. Two days after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat was killed in Tral on May 27, Class 9 students wrote “Azadi” slogans on the board of their classroom,…

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”MODI Festival” to be organized in Jammu

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organizing a three-day `MODI festival` on completion of three years of Union Government at Satwari in Jammu from on Friday. Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta, will formally inaugurate the event.On the occasion, the people will be provided vital information regarding the various welfare schemes and programmes that have been launched by the NDA Government. Variety of stalls of Ujala LED lights, for filling the lucky draw coupons of MODI Fest, registering of phone numbers for Jan Ki Baat, downloading…

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Restriction imposed in Srinagar following Hurriyat’s shutdown call

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The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to impose restrictions in seven areas of Srinagar following a shutdown call by Hurriyat leaders. Confirming the report, Srinagar Deputy Commissioner told ANI that the separatist leaders have called a bandh in Srinagar on Friday. Restrictions will be imposed in Khanyar, Maharaj Gunj, Safa Kadal, Rainawari, Kral Khud, Nowhatta Maisuma areas The separatists called for a strike and peaceful protests in Kashmir on Friday against the killing of a youth at the hands of government forces in Shopian district yesterday. They have also…

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Ladakh the cold desert sees tourism boom

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Even as the tourism sector is still on a revival path in the Valley, the Ladakh region is attracting a good number of visitors. Officials are expecting a record footfall this year as over 45,000 tourists visited Ladakh in May only. With three major festivals on the cards, the arrivals are expected to increase in summer when the region attracts the maximum number of tourists. “We received 45,000 tourists in May only. We are hopeful that the arrivals this year would exceed last year’s number of 2.35 lakh,” said Assistant…

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Ready for talks with everyone to solve Kashmir Issue: Rajnath Singh

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that he was “ready for talks with everyone” to resolve the Kashmir issue, and will not put any conditions for the purpose. “Those who are instigating the Kashmiri youth should look upon them as their own child,” Singh said while speaking to reporters in Mumbai about the Modi government’s achievements in three years. “In a healthy democracy, every solution can be achieved through dialogue. I have said many times that I am ready for talks with everyone. We will not put any conditions and…

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