February 13, 2018 | Kashmir POST

Soldiers paying with blood for PDP-BJP’s opportunistic alliance: Rahul Gandhi

February 13, 2018 Editor

“Our soldiers are paying with their blood for BJP-PDP’s opportunistic alliance in Jammu and Kashmir,” Congress president Rahul Gandhi today tweeted as he blamed the government for failing to adopt a decisive policy on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “PDP says “talks” with Pakistan. BJP Defence Minister says “Pakistan will pay the price”. While our soldiers pay with their blood for BJP/ PDP’s opportunistic alliance and non-existent Kashmir policy; Modi Ji dithers,” he tweeted. Yesterday, following an attack on a CRPF camp in Srinagar, J&K chief minister Mehbooba…

Indian aggression will be met with proper response: Pakistan ups ante after Sitharaman’s tough talk

February 13, 2018 Editor

After visiting an army camp at Sunjuwan where six soldiers and a civilian were killed in a terror attack on Sunday, Sitharaman accused Pakistan of helping Jaish militants launch the attack. Any aggression or misadventure by India will be “met with an equal and proportionate response”, Islamabad said on Monday in response to New Delhi’s warning that Pakistan would be made to pay for cross-border terror attacks. Responding to the warning from his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman, Pakistan’s defence minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said India should refrain from the “knee-jerk…

Fresh terror attack on Army camp averted in Domana Jammu

February 13, 2018 Editor

A fresh terror attack was averted by alert guards at the entrance of an Army camp in Jammu’s Domana area on Tuesday. Two motorcycle borne militants approached the entry point of the Army camp in Domana area around 4.30 a.m. They fired towards the sentry post. As the guards retaliated the terrorists were forced to flee, informed sources in the police said. “A search operation is now underway to trace the militants,” they said. The attack comes close on the heels of another audacious attack at the Sunjuwan army camp…

Chandrababu Naidu is richest CM, Manik Sarkar poorest: Report

February 13, 2018 Editor

With assets worth Rs 177 crore, Chandrababu Naidu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, is the richest CM in the country. Giving him company in this exclusive club, are the chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu, whose assets are worth Rs 129 crore, and Punjab CM, Amarinder Singh, who has Rs 48 crore to his name. An analysis of the self sworn affidavits filed by chief ministers of 29 states and two Union Territories throws up interesting facts. Like Mamata Banerjee,CM of West Bengal, has declared assets worth Rs…

Civilian houses near boundary walls of army camps a problem: Nirmala Sitharaman

February 13, 2018 Editor

The defence minister said she was studying the scenario and would come up with a solution. Construction of civilian houses adjacent to the boundary wall of Army camps is a problem across the country, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. The minister was in Jammu to visit the people injured in Saturday’s terror attack on the Army camp in Sunjuwan. “Civil constructions are taking place near the boundary walls (of army camps across the country) and it is getting difficult to remove these constructions because these are taking place…

Snowfall on ‘Herath’ eve brings cheer to Kashmiri Pandit community

February 13, 2018 Editor

Even as “Herath” (Mahashivaratri) is being celebrated from tomorrow, snowfall on the festive occasion has cheered up the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Valley. “Though it usually snows or rains during Herath, heavy snowfall on the festival eve is a very auspicious and good omen. As Lord Shiva’s abode mostly lies in the snowbound mountains, we consider snowfall a blessing. We hope and pray this augurs well for us all,” said Hindu Welfare Society Kashmir (HWSK) president Chunni Lal Bhat. He said as per traditions, they would hold nightlong puja…

Hurriyat (G) leader Yousuf Rather shot dead in Budgam

February 13, 2018 Editor

Unidentified gunmen shot dead Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Mohammad Yousuf Rather (Nadeem) in Charangam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday . Police sources said unknown gunmen fired towards Rather at Charangam area in the evening when he was travelling in a Tavera vehicle. Rather, a resident of Sanzipora Budgam, sustained critical bullet injuries was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. He was also working in Power Development Department, family sources said. “He was shot in the head in a moving vehicle. We have…

Encounter in Karan Nagar underway for over 20 hours; Explosion and Gunfire heard

February 13, 2018 Editor

An encounter between terrorists and security forces is underway, Tuesday, near the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 23 Battalion Headquarters at Karan Nagar in Srinagar. The intermittent firing was reported through the night. Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack. On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri, informed the state Assembly that a CRPF personnel had been killed in the ongoing encounter. Providing details, the minister said that at about 4:30 am on Monday, a sentry at CRPF 23 Battalion Headquarters spotted…

Mahashivaratri fervour grips Jammu City

February 13, 2018 Editor

The city is gearing up to celebrate Mahashivaratri with temples being prepared to receive thousands of pilgrims. Displaced Kashmiri Pandits celebrate the festival in their own unique way. Ahead of the festival, a religious procession was taken out in the city, which passed through various markets, depicting various aspects of Lord Shiva. Many social and cultural organisations displayed tableaus to mark the festival, which falls on Tuesday. In Jammu city, a large number of devotees gather at the historical Pir Kho Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple and other shrines. Like every year,…

Fresh snowfall ends dry spell in Kashmir, Valley cut off from rest of the world

February 13, 2018 Editor

Highway closed, air traffic suspended Father, son killed by lightning in Reasi SASE issues high danger avalanche warning The plains and the upper reaches in Kashmir valley Monday received fresh snowfall, ending a dry spell of nearly two-month. The first snowfall of the season in Srinagar, the summer capital of the State, brought cheers to the people. Following Western Disturbances on Sunday, Metrological department Srinagar had predicted heavy rains and snowfall. A MeT official told Kashmir Post that moderate to heavy snowfall had been recorded in plains as well as…