November 23, 2018 | Kashmir POST

Amit Shah a Key Conspirator in Prajapati Killing, Investigating Officer Tells Court

November 23, 2018 Editor

In explosive testimony before the special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Wednesday, Sandeep Tamgadge, chief investigating officer in the 2006 Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case, has said that Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and IPS officers D.G. Vanzara, Dinesh M.N. and Rajkumar Pandiyan were the “principal conspirators” in the controversial killing. In his deposition recorded on November 21, the 2001 batch IPS officer told the court that Shah was a part of the “criminal-politician-police nexus” and Prajapati, his associate Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Sohrabuddin’s wife Kausar Bi were…

Brief alliance with PDP holds lessons for India: NC’s Spokesperson Sameer Kaul

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Editor

National Conference (NC) spokesperson Sameer Kaul said in an interview on Thursday that the coming together of three mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, if only briefly, sets an example for the rest of the country to follow in Lok Sabha elections next year. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday staked a claim for forming a new government in J&K with the support of its arch rival NC and the Congress. The claim didn’t pass muster, with Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolving the assembly, in suspended animation since…

How BJP was outsmarted in Kashmir

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Editor

‘Although the tactical move to outflank the BJP fell through with New Delhi’s decisive intervention and eventual dissolution of the state assembly, the PDP, NC and the Congress appeared to be more than satisfied.’ ‘They see the assembly dissolution as their ‘great achievement’.’ ‘If one were to believe what they say, this was also their main objective,’ reveals Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the doyen of Kashmiri commentators. For once — just once — in Kashmir history, it was the tail that wagged the proverbial dog to re-set the balance of forces on…

Hizbul meet held in Srinagar; Alert sounded across city post major security breach

November 23, 2018 Editor

In a massive security breach, terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen reportedly held a meeting at the heart of Srinagar city, at Hazratbal Shrine on Tuesday. Terrorists from Hizbul, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror groups participated in the meeting, as claimed by Hizbul in a letter. In light of the recent developments, security forces have reportedly sounded an alert in the city. In fact, a photograph of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Umar alias Hanzalla posing in front of Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar surfaced on Thursday, with…

Raj bhawan’s fax becomes a butt of ridicule

November 23, 2018 Editor

The fax machine in Governor Satya Pal Malik’s office became a butt of ridicule with National Conference (NC) Vice President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah Thursday holding it responsible for the “death of democracy” in the State. Addressing a news conference, a sarcastic Omar said there should be an investigation why the fax machine in the Governor’s office was not able to receive a fax from PDP chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staking claim to form the government, but was able to send a communique about the…

Gunfight erupts in Bijbehara, Six Hizb rebels killed in gunfight

November 23, 2018 Editor

Six Hizb ul Mujahideen militants were killed in a gunfight in Shalgud village of Dashnipora in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, police and army said. An army spokesman in Srinagar said that six militants were killed in the gunfight. “Six militants killed, weapons and warlike stores recovered. Operation in progress,” said the spokesman. The identity of the slain militants was not immediately known. “Bijbehara Encounter update: 06 militants eliminated in the encounter. Arms and Ammunition recovered. Identities are being ascertained,” police said on Twitter. Reports said…

Governor Satya Pal calls PDP-Cong-NC ‘Grand Alliance of Opportunists’

November 23, 2018 Editor

NC, PDP wanted dissolution of Assembly for last five months ‘Horse trading of MLAs was going on since last 20 days’ ECI to decide when to conduct LA polls Terming NC-PDP-Congress grand-alliance of “opportunists”, Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday claimed they were not in a position to provide a stable government in Jammu Kashmir. He said instead horse-trading of legislators had increased during the last 15 to 20 days, compelling him to dissolve the State Assembly. “I will not allow any political party to arrange support for government formation under-hand…

BJP had no role in dissolution of JK assembly: Rajnath Singh

November 23, 2018 Editor

Home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday distanced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to dissolve the state assembly, saying Malik acted after concluding that it wasn’t possible for a new state government to be formed in the current scenario. “The governor of J&K took the decision after considering the political situation there; he reached to a conclusion that government formation was not possible in the state,” Singh said in an interview with Hindustan Times. “It was a decision taken by the governor.…