‘Separatists must devise peaceful strategy to prevent the situation from going out of hand’ Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Tuesday said conspiracies were being hatched to allot state land to outsiders leading to Amarnath land agitation-like situation. In a statement, KEA chairman, Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan, who also heads Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) said some forces within the government seem hell bent to create an atmosphere of unrest. “Timings of such conspiracies seem to be a part of a sinister design. Right from the plan for construction of township…
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Khalid Jehangir tells Farooq to stop harping on autonomy
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah to ‘stop harping about autonomy and acceptthat his party is fast turning irrelevant’. In a statement issued here, BJP spokesman Khalid Jehangir said Farooq was raising the autonomy bogey to seek attention and remain in the news. “It seems after losing power, the NC is making desperate attempts to hoodwink the people by selling old wine in a new bottle. The NC cannot befool people by raising hollow slogans as it knows well that it did nothing…
Read MoreJammu erupts in protests against rash driving, traffic police under fire
Police have launched special drive against minibus operators indulging in rash driving: SSP (Traffic) A day after a Class XI student became the latest victim of rash and negligent driving, protests erupted in the city today with various groups accusing the traffic police of having failed in discharging its duty effectively. The protesters raised slogans against the traffic police and demanded strict action against all minibus and bus operators indulging in rash and negligent driving. Residents of Talab Tillo and adjoining localities held a noisy demonstration against the failure of…
Read MoreCoalition govt decides to set time frame for its ‘Agenda’
To submit detailed memo to state Cabinet I Resolves to pursue CBMs with Centre In a boost to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s image as a leader delivering on her promises in a time-bound manner, the PDP-BJP government today decided to accelerate the process of implementation of the Agenda of the Alliance by setting a time frame for the issues listed in the document. Official sources told Kashmir POST that the Agenda of Alliance would have a deadline for implementation all issues listed in the document. The Agenda had formed the basis…
Read MorePakistan expresses concern to UN over bill on Kashmir map
Pakistan on Tuesday raised its objections to a draft bill prepared by the Narendra Modi government which strictly prohibits wrong depiction of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as non-Indian territories. Expressing its “serious concern” to the United Nation over the draft bill introduced in the Indian Parliament over the map of Kashmir, Pakistan called upon the world body to uphold its resolutions and urge India to stop such acts which are in “violation of international law“. “Pakistan has expressed serious concern to the United Nations Secretary General and the…
Read MoreHealth Services Scenario in Kashmir
It is the duty of every health professional to ensure not only the best health care possible, but a comfortable stay at the hospital Dr. Mehreen Riyaz Kokiloo Scottish medical missionaries were the first to establish modern medical health services in Kashmir. The first dispensary for women was started way back in 1864 by Reverend Robert Clark and his wife, which is now the site of the Government College for Women, Nawakadal. Later, a Scottish doctor, William Jackson Elmslie, opened his dispensary on 9 May 1865. Dr Theodore Maxwell succeeded…
Read MoreJammu to witness intense heat wave for next five days
Sizzling conditions will prevail in Jammu during the next five days as maximum temperature will hover between 40-42 degrees Celsius, making next week the hottest one since the onset of summer. According to the advisory issued by Agromet division of SKUAST, Jammu, between May 18-22 the state, especially the plains and kandi areas, will witness a blistering heat wave. The minimum temperature during the period will remain between 26-28 degrees Celsius. “The maximum and minimum temperature will be above normal by two-four degrees with no possibility of rain during the…
Read MoreConstruction of ‘shelters for floating population’ on in JK : Govt
Work starts in Jammu, Kupwara, says Commissioner Secretary H&UDD Despite opposition from various quarters to setting-up of shelters for homeless, mostly non-state subjects, the State government has initiated work on building the structures for ‘floating population’ in Jammu and Kupwara districts. Speaking to reporters on sidelines of a workshop titled ‘PM Awas Yojana- Housing for All-2022; Credit Link Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)’ at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Center here on Monday, Hirdesh Kumar, Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department said once ready, the shelters, being constructed under National Urban Livelihood Mission,…
Read MoreResidents protest ban on entry of vehicles in Mubarak Mandi Complex
Demand removal of executive director of Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society Local residents and the Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society (MMJHS) today had a tussle after the latter decided not to allow the entry of vehicles on the heritage complex, a move set off the debate against the alleged “partisan way of working of MMJHS”. Residents of various localities, including Chowgan Salthian, Panjtirthi, Mubarak Mandi and Pacci Dhaki, supported by political groups, held a noisy demonstration on the heritage complex and threatened that they would not allow the implementation of…
Read MoreChuntkul bund safe haven for class bunkers
“Presence of these students hampers movement of pedestrians particularly females along the route. The respective school managements and police has failed to check the menace,” The Chuntkul bund near SP College here has become a safe haven for the male students who bunk their classes. A group of senior citizens said that a large number of students from various schools in the city-centre bunk their classes and sit on the bund for rest of the day. “Presence of these students hampers movement of pedestrians particularly females along the route. The…
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