December 7, 2015 | Kashmir POST

6 Persons injured during militant attack on security convoy in Anantnag

December 7, 2015 Editor

Militants attacked a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force or the CRPF in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir today, injuring six security personnel. The convoy was passing through the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir when terrorists, armed with AK47 rifles, opened fire. The attack happened near Green Tunnel at Samthan in Bijbehara, 50 kms from Srinagar. The injured have been shifted to a hospital in Srinagar. Condition of some jawans is said to be serious. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt is on to nab…

Row over Sher-e-Kashmir title to Sheikh Abdullah

December 7, 2015 Editor

The political scuffle between the ruling People’s Democratic Party and the opposition National Conference took a curious turn on Sunday when the Jammu & Kashmir government’s general administration department declared there was nobody with the title of ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’ in reply to an RTI question, leaving the Abdullah family chaffing and the PDP perplexed. Sheikh Abdullah, the founder of the National Conference who thrice served as the head of government in Kashmir and is the progenitor of the first “political family” of the state, was referred to as Sher-e-Kashmir by his…

NFSA to deprive over 6 lakh people of subsidized ration in JK

December 7, 2015 Editor

More than six lakh people will be deprived of subsidized ration after the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Jammu and Kashmir. As J&K government is going to implement NFSA from February 1, five percent of population would have to buy ration from the open market. Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali told that around six lakh people– including chief minister, ministers, MLAs and MLCs– would have to buy ration from the open market after the implementation of the NFSA in the state. “Gazetted…

Stray dogs unleash terror around Kawdara, Nawakadal

December 7, 2015 Editor

Residents of Kawdara and Grattabal on Sunday lashed out at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for its alleged failure to curb dog menace in old city. A delegation of residents while talking to us said the stray dogs are on prowl at Kawadara, Grattabal and Nawadadal areas. These dogs have created fear among the pedestrians, motorcyclists particularly children and old aged people in the area. “Stray dogs till date have attacked and injured several persons. Recently a pack of stray dogs attacked a motorcyclist near CRPF camp he somehow managed to escape…

‘When they could not control Kashmir, they said: “here, it’s for you. It is getting out of our control”

December 7, 2015 Editor

We reproduces an old interview with Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah published in the October 1980 issue of CARAVAN. The interview done by the publication’s Special Correspondent was headlined ‘The Sheikh’s life has been swinging between two extremes: from power to prison and back to power: Will he fall out of grace with Mrs Gandhi again?’ The place was Srinagar, and time 9.30 in the morning on 8th August 1980. The Personal Secretary of Sheikh Abdullah took me to the Chief-Minister’s residence. I saw the Sheikh walking out of his bedroom and advancing…

Govt building apartments to house Kashmiri Pandits

December 7, 2015 Editor

As part of the process to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits, Jammu and Kashmir government is building apartments where the displaced people will be given 50 per cent of flats while the remaining would be offered to people from other communities. This was stated by ruling PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti during her interaction at the HT Leadership Summit function here in reply to a question by a Kashmiri pandit who wanted to spend his retired life in the valley. Mehbooba, daughter of Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed, said the PDP-BJP coalition government is serious…

Cops blame ‘non-cooperative’ Army for delay in completing probe

December 7, 2015 Editor

Almost 13 months after the killing of two youths at Chattergam in Budgam, Army men will depose before the police for recording their statements for the first time. The police have been blaming the Army for the delay in filing a challan in the case in the competent court, alleging that the Army had not been cooperating with their investigation. Two youths — Faisal Yousuf (17) and Meraj-u-din Dar (21) — were killed and two others injured on November 3 when Army men of the 53 Rashtriya Rifles battalion, manning…

Sultan-ul-Arifeen: A saint with spiritual heights

December 7, 2015 Editor

Bashir Ahmad Dar Among the most venerated Sufis of Kashmir, Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom occupies the conspicuous position. Sheikh Hamza is regarded next to Sheikh Nuruddin Rishi, who is considered as the leader of the spiritual domain in Kashmir. If Sheikh Nuruddin is revered as Sheikh-ul-Alam, Shiekh Hamza is remembered as Mehboob-ul-Alam. Whereas the former is known as Alamdar-i-Kashmir, the latter is called as Sultan-ul-Arifeen. The locals as well as the foreigners have regarded these two Sufis as the leading spiritual leaders of Kashmir. It was most probably the reason that…

‘Operation Sadbhavana helping Army cultivate informers’

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 Editor

We also offer good incentives to them: GoC ‘Locals often help without taking money because of good relations yielded through Sadbhavana’ With its stated objective of ‘winning the hearts and minds’ of people, Operation Sadbhavana has also helped Army cultivate informers who help them in hunting down the militants. Talking to us, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Satish Dua said the network of local informers is being strengthened through a number of ways and one of them is meeting people and developing amicable relations through…

Entrepreneurs admit, doing business in Kashmir is difficult

December 7, 2015 Editor

Entrepreneurs at a workshop here today said it was very difficult for the entrepreneurs and investors to do business in Kashmir. In the backdrop of a World Bank report on ease of doing business rating Jammu and Kashmir among the ‘worst states for business’, The Silk Route Consulting Group today organized a workshop to discuss business scenario in the state. The participants at the program comprising entrepreneurs, media personnel, politicians and analysts shared their views on the current business scenario in the state and suggested measures the state government should…