Year: 2016

Srinagar breaks 10 years record, sweats at 34.4 degrees celsius

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Hottest day in 10 yrs; Mercury to rise further: MeT Srinagar recorded highest day temperature in June in the past ten years as Meteorological Department has predicted hotter days in the coming week. “The maximum temperature in Srinagar was 34.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above average, which is the highest recorded so far in last ten years. Jammu city recorded 38.7 degrees Celsius as the heat wave continued unabated,” a Met department official said here. Director MeT Department, Sonam Lotus while talking to Kashmir Post described the reason to prolonged…

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Omar distances himself from govt bungalow kept by wife

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Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today distanced himself from the occupation of a bungalow, belonging to the J&KGovernment in Delhi, by his estranged wife Payal. Referring to media reports on the issue, he said in a statement that he had responded to the state Estate Officer’s eviction notice on June 4 this year, informing him that he was not in occupation of the bungalow in question. “This I did, after informing my wife, who I have been separated from for more than five years now and also after having informed…

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Students hold Sit-In, demand Ban on Liquor

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‘Govt can’t adopt double standards on pretext of freedom of choice’ Scores of students from various educational institutions on Thursday held a sit-in to press for ban on sale of liquor in Kashmir. The protesters assembled at Pratap Park and staged protests. “Government is reluctant to impose ban on sale and trade of liquor in Muslim majority state in the name of freedom of choice. Government cannot adopt double standards in the matter of freedom of choice,” they said. “Government is promoting liquor in the state in the name of…

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On behest of a non-local Army goes on rampage in Kulgam village

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Locals accuse man from Haryana of eve-teasing, ask him to leave village Army men allegedly ransacked the Kulpora village in Kulgam district here and thrashed dozens of villagers hours after a non-local was asked to vacate the village. Villagers said that a non-local from Haryana, Ram Lal, was turning out to be an eve teaser and an indecent person after a couple of years of his stay in the village. “Besides, the locals had inputs that he worked for the Army and informed them about stone pelting youth and other…

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Slow pace of Wullar conservation work irks Chief Minister

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed unhappiness over slow pace of conservation work of Wullar, Asia’s largest freshwater lake, and asked the officials to deploy more men and machinery to finish the work within deadline. Desilting effort launched under the comprehensive Wullar Conservation and Management Plan (WCMP) needs greater impetus to increase the water holding capacity of the lake, she said during a review meeting of Wullar Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) here. “The ongoing conservation and protection measures for eco- restoration of Wullar Lake, its feeder channels, associated wetlands…

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AFSPA revocation possible after critical security review: Govt

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The government Thursday said controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be revoked in the State only after conducting a critical review of the security situation. “The need and desirability of revocation of AFSPA in various areas of the state require critical review of the security situation and other relevant factors,” Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, informed Legislative Council in a written reply to clubbed questions of legislators Shehnaz Ganai, Showkat Hussain Ganai and Bashir Ahmad Veeri. She said Disturbed Areas Act (DAA), which was enacted in 1997 had been…

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Nine hurt as ceiling collapses in Kashmir University

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Nine students were injured when the ceiling of a classroom collapsed at the University of Kashmir this morning. Officials said 30 students were present in a classroom at the Economics Department when the ceiling collapsed, injuring nine students while others had a narrow escape. “The injured are being treated at the university health centre,” said the Public Relations Officer of the university. “We have already ordered a safety audit of all the buildings on the campus, which will be done soon,” said officials from the university, adding that the students…

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The Ramadan drummers of Kashmir

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Every night, during the month of Ramadan, when most of Indian-administered Kashmir remains in deep slumber, Mohammad Rafiq Wani, a sahar-khan (drummer), begins walking the streets of Pampore to awaken Muslims for pre-dawn meals. Sahar-khwani or calling for pre-dawn meals, is a centuries old Kashmiri tradition during the holy month of Ramadan. Many Muslims do not eat or drink water during daylight in this period. Although announcements are made on loudspeakers to awaken people for the pre-dawn meals, and many use mobile phones and digital clocks to wake up in…

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Three missing Israeli nationals traced in Leh

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Three Israeli nationals, including a woman, who lost contact with their embassy during trekking in Leh district, were traced by a search party of district administration and police officials late last night. The Israeli nationals, identified as Ayelet Halael (woman), Eyal Kogat and Yirmy Sneider, had gone missing in the Markha Valley area. Parassana Ramaswamy, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, told Kashmir Post that they got a message from the Israeli Embassy that their three nationals had lost contact with it after complaining of some health problems. “We received a request from the…

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Bathinda and Srinagar gas pipeline awaits Haryana clearance

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PDP-BJP govt yet to take up matter with neighbouring state The prestigious project of laying the 750-km-long gas pipeline between Bathinda and Srinagar via Jammu continues to be stuck as the PDP-BJP coalition government has not been able to sort out the “political and administrative” differences with Haryana government over the venture. Highly placed sources said the ruling dispensation hasn’t taken keen interest in the project as it is yet to take up the matter with the BJP government in Haryana “to amicably sort out the political and administrative differences”…

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