The High Court has formed an expert committee headed by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla to ensure that no illegal structure is constructed in famous tourist resort of Gulmarg. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against encroachments in Gulmarg, a single bench headed by Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar directed Deputy Commissioner Baramulla and SSP Baramulla to seal all the illegal constructions after on-spot inspection of the tourist resort. “A committee of Deputy Commissioner Baramulla and SSP Baramulla is constituted. The committee shall visit the Gulmarg within three days time from today. It…
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44 held in Baramulla for terror-related activities; LeT issued warning to SHO
Pakistan-based terror group Laskar-e-Taiba has issued a warning to the Baramulla SHO for facilitating an operation on Monday in which at least 44 have been arrested for terror-related activities. It was a multi-agency crackdown in the old town of Baramulla in north Kashmir on Monday. After 700-odd houses were searched, security agencies seized petrol bombs, Chinese and Pakistani flags, LeT and Jaish letterheads, illegal mobile phones and other seditious material, defence spokesperson Manish Kumar said. The crackdown was part of a joint operation by the Army, the BSF, the CRPF…
Read MorePeople irked over ‘Ban’ on night movement on Highway
The decision of security forces to “disallow” night traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway for the past three days has triggered anger among people, especially fruit growers. While District Magistrate, Baramulla, Naseer Ahmed Naqash said no night curfew order was issued by him, commuters travelling on the highway and other routes accuse the Army and the police of not allowing them to travel during the night, saying the forces take the excuse of night curfew. “The Army does not allow any movement on the highway after 9 pm,” said Suhail…
Read MoreIn Sopore, youths on night vigil check vehicles
In Sopore, a separatist stronghold, protesters pelt policemen with stones in the day and keep “vigil” against their raids at night. It is 11 in the night and the road near Sopore bridge is blocked by big rocks, branches and cement blocks. A few metres away, worn-out tyres burn bright in the darkness and young boys keep vigil. “Where are you heading to,” the boys ask the driver as the vehicle slowly moves past them, flash lights switched off and both blinkers on — a signal to the protesters that…
Read MoreLand for Kashmiri Pandit colony identified in Baramulla, say J&K officials
The state government has been under pressure from the Centre for setting up separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits in central, north and south Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally identified a big chunk of land in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, close to the national highway and railway station, for setting up a colony for Kashmiri Pandits, officials have said. The state government has been under pressure from the Centre for setting up separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits in central, north and south Kashmir. Officials said the state revenue…
Read MoreFresh snow adds cheer as ski course ends in Gulmarg
The Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) completed its sixth skiing course of the season at Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir. “The fresh snowfall brought in cheer and facilitated the IISM to complete its 6th ski course successfully. Today, more than 80 students passed out from the IISM completing a two-week ski course here in Gulmarg,” IISM Principal Col JS Dhillon said. Speaking on the occasion, Cable Car Corporation General Manager Riyaz Ahmad Malik, who was the chief guest, said the institute was not only promoting adventure tourism…
Read MoreRare musk deer spotted in north Kashmir
Found in injured condition, animal dies despite efforts to save it A Kashmir musk deer was spotted in the north Kashmir forests in an injured condition on Wednesday. Also known as ‘vampire deer’, the animal was found in Baderkhal forests in the Wadipora area of Handwara in north Kashmir by some locals. Despite strenuous efforts by the wildlife and forest officials, the rare animal could not be saved. The animal was in bad condition and had predator injuries, said a forest official. Soon after it was spotted by locals, the…
Read MoreWork on Baramulla highway at snail’s pace
Even as the High Court has sought fortnightly periodical progress reports from Beacon, the work on the widening of the 7.5-km stretch of the Srinagar-Baramulla highway is going on at a snail’s pace. Though the executing agency has set the deadline of May 31 this year to complete the works and open the highway stretch for vehicular traffic, the Beacon authorities said blacktopping of the stretch would commence from the second week of March. The work on the four-laning of the 7.5-km-long stretch from Parimpora to Narbal was allotted to…
Read MoreRation card roasted in Bollywood masala goes undetected
A fictitious consumer has filed popular phrases and songs from Bollywood movies in the details for his ration card for getting subsidised ration under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). “Allah Duhai Hai”, a father of five, is named the head of a family in Baramulla town of the north Kashmir district, which, surprisingly, has four members over 100 years of age. The 120-year-old head of the family is the son of “A Karle Pyaar Ve” and has three children — two daughters and a son, all aged 100 years.…
Read MoreAnti-NFSA protests in Baramulla, protesters demanding opening of LOC to fetch rice from PoK
Massive protests were held against the recently-implemented National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Monday with the protesters calling for opening of a border outlet with Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Coodination Committee Baramulla, which was recently formed to spearhead the protests against the NFSA, had called for a demonstration today. The committee comprises traders federation, Gurdwara Prabandhak Committtee and Auqaf committee. “If India is unable to provide even 400 grams of ration a day (as per WHO) then let them open the border and allow us to…
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