Year: 2015

Taking up guns an option for youth: Bar president

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‘It is no offence under the UN charter’ India using every tactic to suppress voice of people: Ronga   Terming taking up arms as an option for Kashmiri youth, Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KHCBA) President, Mian Abdul Qayoom Thursday said it is no offence under the UN Charter. Addressing a seminar on Human Rights Day, Qayoom said gun is the last resort for the people and it is protected by the UN Charter. “We can use gun also as a last resort and it is no offence under UN…

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Protests, Seminars marks International Human Rights Day

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Protests and seminars today marked the International Human Rights Day in Kashmir, being observed all over the world. The day commemorates the first global declaration to guarantee fundamental rights for all. The theme for International Human Rights Day 2015 is ‘Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always’. On this occasion, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), headed by its chairperson Parveena Ahanger, today staged a sit-in in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar. They paid tributes to thousands of disappeared persons from Jammu and Kashmir, where more than 8,000 cases…

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Beautification projects for Patnitop tourist resort remain on paper

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Chenani-Nashri tunnel to put question mark on its future prospects The Chenani-Nashri tunnel is nearing completion and is expected to be thrown open to traffic in May next year. The new road connectivity has put a big question mark on the future prospects of Patnitop, which will be bypassed. The successive state governments have abandoned Patnitop and projects for its maintenance and beautification has failed to move beyond paper. Even the slogan of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who is also holding the charge of the Tourism Ministry, to make…

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Gen Hooda’s China visit to fine-tune LAC channels

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Hotline between Northern Command and PLA to be discussed Northern Command chief Lt Gen DS Hooda’s visit to China from December 14 to 19 will fine-tune communication channels between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for quickly resolving stand-offs in Ladakh. A hotline between the Northern Command Headquarters and the PLA may also be established. “Besides fine-tuning military ties, a hotline between the Northern Command and the PLA in the western sector and more mechanisms to quickly resolve incidents of stand-off at the local level will be…

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More men, surveillance gadgets deployed on border, says BSF

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With the onset of winter plus the presence of around 60 terrorists on the other side of the 198-km-long Indo-Pak international border, the BSF has deployed more men and more electronic surveillance gadgets to foil intrusion bids. “While we remain alert 24×7 throughout the year, manpower has been increased and more electronic gadgets for surveillance are being used to foil any mischief from across the international border,” said RK Sharma, Inspector General, BSF (Jammu Frontier). On the gaps in the form of rivers and rivulets that flow into Pakistan and…

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Rain, Snow end dry spell in Kashmir valley

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There was snowfall in the higher reaches of the Kashmir valley today while rain lashed the plains, breaking a long spell of cold and dry conditions ahead of the 40-day “Chillai Kalan”, less than two weeks away. The plains in the Valley received rain since early in the morning while the upper reaches received snow. The downpour led to respite from the freezing cold after nights with sub- zero temperatures. The Meteorological Department forecast widespread rain in the Valley and snowfall in the upper reaches during the next two days.…

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Twelfth International Kashmir Conference Concluded in New York

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New York. December 11, 2015. Twelfth International Kashmir Peace Conference, entitled, “Beyond the Blame Game: Finding Common Grounds for Peace and Justice in Kashmir,” organized by International Educational Development (IED) at the Church Center of the United Nations, New York, attended among others by the academics, researchers, the delegates from various United Nations Missions, representatives of the United Nations NGO’s, social and civil rights activists, political analysts and prominent Americans of South Asian origin, began with the key-note speech delivered by Hon. Ramsey Clark, 66th Attorney General of the United…

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India pushing Kashmiri youth towards gun: Yasin Malik

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The Indian government is denying political space to separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir which can lead to “dangerous consequences”, separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik said on Wednesday. “The Indian government has choked space for dissent in Kashmir. It can push the Kashmiri youth towards an armed struggle again, even on a bigger scale than of 1990s,” he warned as he began his 30-hour hunger strike here. The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman said police is “abusing” agitating youths and their family members because of which the situation can…

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Kashmir valley witnesses Snow & Rain, Tangmarg-Gulmarg road closed

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Higher reaches of Kashmir Thursday experienced fresh snowfall while rains lashed the plains even as minimum temperatures in most parts of the Valley stayed slightly above the freezing point. Fresh snowfall was witnessed in places like Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Peer Ki Gali in Shopian and Amarnath Cave, while most of the plains in the Valley received rains, a Meteorological Department official said. There was possibility of more rains in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley over the next two days. The snowfall led to closure of…

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Police detain Rashid and supporters along with a Goat, Cow and Horse

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Police on Thursday detained independent lawmaker, Er Rashid along with many supporters as he tried to march to Lal Chowk on eve of World Human Rights Day. Rashid was protesting against the alleged human rights violations at the hands of the men in uniform in Jammu and Kashmir. Starting from Sher-e-Kashmir Park, Rashid’s supporters carried a cow, horse and a goat with banners in their necks. “I am Sangh Parivar’s cow, I am more secure than Kashmiris,” read the banner in the neck of the horse. The banner in the…

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