Students in India seem increasingly lose their right to dissent as the BJP ruled India’s Hindutva central government is readily intolerant more as a pure political gimmick than a real setting. The Modi government backs all “Hindutva steps” but PM Modi himself does not talk about it openly. Today, the RSS-BJP duo has an important agenda to take care of. It wants the Modi government to return to power again after the next parliamentary poll unlike Vajpayee team that failed to come back to power after the term. Saffronization of…
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Transporters in Kashmir threaten wheel-jam
The Kashmir-based transporters Saturday threatened wheel-jam strike in Kashmir alleging that they are being harassed at various check points from Punjab to Srinagar. “If the harassment against the transporters won’t stop, we will go on indefinite strike,” the transporters said. Chairman, All Goods Transport Companies – a constituent of KEA, M S Ronga at a press conference here said: “There is an attempt by the centre to crush Kashmir economy.” Accusing the mainstream politicians of pushing people to “uncertainty” by their “unclear stand” on government formation, he said: “If the…
Read MoreWorld watching us, great responsibility: Mehbooba
Keeps the guessing game going on government formation People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today said that not only “our country, but also Pakistan and the rest of the world” is watching how PDP would steer the state through these difficult times. “It is because we are a responsible political party having faith in the democratic process and are committed to the undiluted conviction to realise the aspirations of the people as well,” she said. Mehbooba Mufti was addressing a largely attended meeting of her party workers in this south…
Read MoreAnti-polythene drive at Lal Chowk
In a bid to aware masses about the hazards of using polythene, an Anti-Polythene Campaign under “Go Green Srinagar” was organised by Earth Day Network, USA, Department of Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing, Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Youth Parliament of Jammu and Kashmir at Lal Chowk Srinagar. The event was supported by Sanctuary Asia and Wildlife Conservation Fund. The local commuters were enlightened about the various hazards of polythene. Impact of using polythene (non-biodegradable) on soil, water and air was instilled among the by passers and local shop keepers. Besides…
Read MoreSrinagar hotter, no relief in sight
As the maximum temperature in the city has gone 10 degrees above normal, the Meteorological Department predicted no relief in the coming days, with only scattered rain expected later this week. The day temperature in the city reached up to 20 degrees and above throughout the past week, almost 10 degrees hotter than the normal. The normal maximum temperature for this time of the calendar is 11°C. The maximum temperature in the city on Saturday was recorded at 20.5°C, a 10 degree departure from the normal, while on Tuesday, the…
Read MoreBJP, PDP to begin talks over government formation in March
As quiet dialogue between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is going on for past two weeks, the leaders from both the parties are expecting that the government formation would not take long now. As quiet dialogue between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going on for past two weeks, the leaders from both the parties are expecting that the government formation would not take long now. PDP leaders say government formation would take place in the first fortnight…
Read MoreDespite spending Rs 60 cr in 5 yrs, CVPP yet to award projects
The Chenab Valley Power Projects (CVPP) is yet to award any of the three proposed projects for construction despite spending over Rs 60 crore on salaries and other office expenditures in the past five years. The CVPP even cancelled the tenders last week, invited in 2011 for the construction of the 1000 MW Pakal Dul hydroelectric power project on Marusadar, a tributary of the Chenab in Kishtwar district. A CVPP official said in the past five years, the company had spent over Rs 60 crore on office expenditures while there…
Read MoreVehicle wheels’ theft on the rise, police clueless
The police seem to have no answer to the growing number of vehicle wheels’ theft cases in Jammu as people continue to face the brunt of thieves who might be working in tandem to do the job perfectly. Almost every day a gang of thieves is stealing wheels from vehicles parked on the roadside by putting bricks and stones beneath the vehicle. One such incident happened in the Gandhi Nagar area city last night when thieves stole wheels of a Hyundai I10 Grand vehicle, bearing registration number JK02BN-0313, belonging to…
Read MoreBJP targets Jammu University dept over seminar, forces explanation
Amid debate over the freedom of expression in India, Political Science department of University of Jammu is under fire from rightwing BJP for having organised a seminar, with the authorities forced to seek an explanation from its head. Sources told that the vice-chancellor (VC) of the university, Prof R D Sharma, has sought a detailed explanation from the Political Science head of the department (HoD) about the seminar themed ‘Pluralism in J&K: Crisis and Way Forward’. It was organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation in collaboration with the department. Dean Academic…
Read MoreYouth arrested for uploading ‘provocative material’ online
A man has been arrested from here for allegedly uploading “provocative material” on social networking and media websites, a charge denied by his family who claimed that he was “innocent” and had no connection with Pakistan or any terror outfit. “The counter intelligence (CI) wing of Jammu and Kashmir police arrested Ashiq Khan from his house here last evening after a police team found uploading of ‘provocative material’ on social media sites including Facebook and Whatsapp by him. We are also trying to ascertain whether he has links with any…
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