Month: September 2015

People will be equal partners in ushering peace in J&K: CM

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the state is on the cusp of a historic change and the present coalition Government would make the people equal partners in ushering in an era of peace and development. “The Valley has gone through difficult times in the last two-and-a-half decades. But credit must be given to the fruit growers in horticulture sector and craftsmen in the handicraft industry for sustaining the state’s fledgling economy. “Now, J-K is on the cusp of a historic change and the present Government…

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Kashmir is your responsibility, Mufti tells PM Modi

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Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take responsibility for Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to tell Prime Minister Modi that if youths of 22 years, who have completed MA/ BA are still picking up arms, it is your responsibility and not Pakistan’s,” said Mehbooba Mufti. “Getting two generals from India and two generals from Pakistan to endlessly debate on television won’t help tom resolve the problems of Kashmir,” she added. Mehbooba Mufti also criticised the government for failing to end the deadlock…

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One year after flash floods, illegal construction continues along Tawi

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Even after one year of flash floods, nothing seems to have changed when it comes to removing encroachments along the Tawi in Jammu. During September-2014 flash floods, several residential colonies constructed illegally along the river bank were damaged. The administration had promised to stop such activity. Between September 3 and 6, 2014, heavy rainfall had led to massive flooding in the Tawi, which breached its banks and devastated several areas. Most of them were built in an illegal way during the last two decades when Jammu saw massive expansion due…

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Kashmir valley gets high-density apple orchard

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Chief Minister wants to make Kashmir ‘fruit valley of the world’ Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed inaugurated the state’s first-ever high-density apple orchard, set up by Khurram, a young Valley-based entrepreneur, at Bamdoora in Anantnag district of south Kashmir today. Speaking on the occasion at the “Model Apple Orchard”, the Chief Minister urged fruit growers to shift to high-density orcharding to enhance apple production, for greater economic returns on their yield. “The government will diversify horticulture by adopting newer techniques and best practices to survive the onslaught of emerging markets…

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Widespread support to Valley traders’ Sept 7 shutdown call

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FAILURE’ TO REHABILITATE FLOOD VICTIMS The strike call by Valley traders on September 7, marking the ‘failure’ of the government to rehabilitate flood hit victims of the last year, has received widespread support, ranging from separatists, mainstream political parties to private schools. “Valley’s private schools, which have been neglected the most by state and Central governments after the 2014 floods devastated infrastructure of many schools, supports the complete shutdown call given by the Kashmir Economic Alliance for September 7,” the Joint Committee of Private Schools said in a statement today.…

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PDP ‘only beneficiary’ of Kashmir Floods – Omar Abdullah

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called the ruling PDP as the “only beneficiary” of last year’s floods, saying he was not surprised that they would be “celebrating” the first anniversary of the disaster. “The @jkpdp is going to celebrate the anniversary of the horrific floods. As the only beneficiary of the floods of course they will,” Omar wrote on microblogging site Twitter. His reaction comes after the state government’s decision to observe September 7, the day when floods hit Kashmir valley including the summer capital Srinagar…

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Mufti government spying on me: Omar Abdullah

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the state government of “brazenly spying” on him. The National Conference leader tweeted that a journalist interviewing him for a national daily got stopped right outside his residence by a police detective. “She was asked who she was and what the purpose of her visit was! Seriously guys, if you want to know just ask me, I couldn’t care less if you do. “Dear Mufti (Saab), if you and your apparatchiks want to know what I’m up to, pick…

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Kashmir, Terror dominate agenda

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BJP-RSS Meet Congress protested the presence of Union Ministers there at the behest of a “non-state actor” when they are accountable only to the people. Kashmir and how to deal with Pakistan-sponsored terror dominated the second day of the BJP-RSS co-ordination meet here on Thursday, even as the Opposition Congress protested the presence of Union Ministers there at the behest of a “non-state actor” when they are accountable only to the people. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh (Home), Manohar Parikkar (Defence), Smriti Irani (Human Resource Development), Jual Oram (Tribal Affairs) spoke…

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Hurriyat (G) supports Sep 7 Kashmir bandh

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Hurriyat (G) today supported the September 7 shutdown call given by different traders’ organizations against government’s failure to rehabilitate flood affected. “The government not only miserably failed in rehabilitation of the flood hit people of the state but they even do not repair damaged embankments of the water bodies and the common people have been left on the mercy of the situations,” a Hurriyat statement said.

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Altaf Bukhari inspects infra projects in Jammu

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Minister for Public Works, Floriculture and Gardens & Parks, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today made an extensive visit to various areas in Jammu city and took stock of developmental works under execution in these areas. As per an official spokesman, the Minister inspected ongoing construction work on the Gandhi Nagar maternity hospital coming up at a cost of Rs 50 crore. “He directed the executing agency to redouble its efforts and speed up the pace of work and complete the building at the earliest. He said that the issues pertaining…

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