Year: 2016

Over 220 villages affected in Jammu province due to cross border firing

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Over two hundred and twenty (220) villages, which are within zero to five kms (0 to 5 kms) distance from borders, have been affected by ongoing cross border firing in Jammu Province, officials said. “These villages fall in shortest firing range, have been “directly targeted” and “badly” affected in Pak firing and shelling since the ‘Surgical Strikes’ were carried out by India inside Pakistani territory on September 29”, official sources informed. Sources said that around 22,000 people from these villages have taken shelter in the relief camps, while others are…

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Take steps to save Wular: Nazim-ud-din Bhat

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader and former MLA, Bandipore, Nazim-ud-din Bhat, today claimed that the Rs 360-crore project for the Wular Lake conservation had been wasted by criminal negligence of the Forest Department and through the diversion of funds from the actual developmental component. In a statement, Bhat expressed serious concern over the perpetual degradation and shrinking of Wular Lake-Asia’s largest fresh water lake. “The water level of the lake has gone down to an all-time low. The lake is virtually presenting a look of a water body carrying…

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Ban Pellet guns, Rehabilitate injured, Start talks with Resistance: Sinha-led panel to Govt

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The government should hold talks with all stakeholders in Jammu Kashmir including separatists at the earliest besides taking other measures including ban on use of pellet guns and rehabilitation package for those injured in the ongoing uprising, a report by a group led by former external affairs minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha recommends. The Sinha-led panel comprising former Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, former Air Chief Marshall, Kapil Kak, veteran journalist, Bharat Bushan and Programme Director of Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR) Sushobha Barve who were on a…

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Govt talks of reviewing detainees’ cases, police say hunt on to arrest 1500 more

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Over 12,000 persons were arrested in Kashmir during the ongoing uprising that has completed four months even as police said review of cases as directed by Chief Minister will only start once situation turns total normal. To counter the ongoing uprising, police have launched massive arrest drive across Kashmir and hunt to arrest more is on. The arrest spree started soon after the Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani along with his associates was killed on July 8. Official sources said over 12,000 people were arrested in four months. Among them,…

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PM Modi scraps Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes

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In a surprising move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday night announced demonetization of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight, making these notes invalid in a major assault on black money, fake currency and corruption. In his first televised address to the nation, Modi said people holding notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 can deposit the same in their bank and post office accounts from November 10 till December 30. In his 40-minute address, first in Hindi and later in English, the Prime Minister said the…

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Carry on with stir, ‘stakeholders’ tell separatists at marathon meet

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A daylong marathon meeting between several hundred representatives of trade bodies, educational associations, religious organisations and separatist leaders concluded on Tuesday evening with most of them insisting on continuing the agitation. The meeting was held at the residence of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani and attended by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. The three separatists are steering the ongoing unrest by issuing weekly protest calendars scheduling protests, shutdowns and work hours. The representatives, including members of trade bodies, educational associations, hotelier groups, religious organisations and civil society members…

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Same Protest Calendars to Continue : Resistance Group

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Unexpected outcome of the resistance group meet Syed Ali Shah Geelani after meeting with stakeholders states that same protest calendars will continue. Mehbooba mufti was thinking that alliances will break between separatists. She was expecting good news which she mentioned yesterday at jammu. People especially public transporters and shopkeepers have ensured that their is only one real government in Kashmir and that is of resistance.Long live Kashmir.Biggest achievement of 2016 agitation.

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’Screaming’ devices, Shock sticks may be used instead of PAVA shells

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With PAVA shells proving ineffective in crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have prepared a new list of gadgets to quell protests such as bunker periscopes, ear-deafening acoustic devices and electro-magnetic shock-delivering sticks. Officials said the list was prepared following a series of high-level meetings and approvals of various agencies such as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), J&K Police, central security agencies and the Union Home Ministry. The most powerful but non-lethal device the forces desire to procure is the Long Range…

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All eyes on today’s Separatists – Stakeholders Meet

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Stakeholders to highlight concerns of poor and transporters, seek delinking education from protests With all eyes on Tuesday’s meeting called by the unified separatist leaders, who have invited various stakeholders to provide suggestions on the future course of action, civil society members, traders and educationists Monday said there was a need to put the concerns of the financially-backward class to rest besides delinking education from the ongoing uprising. Talking to Kashmir Post, Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) Chairperson, Prof. Hameeda Nayeem said her organisation would put forth…

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Expects ‘Good News’ on Valley schools within week: Mehbooba

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed her displeasure over the unrest in Kashmir for the last four months even as she hoped for some good news in the coming days. “In one week we are hopeful of getting good news with respect to education,” Mehbooba told media persons after taking the guard of honour on the reopening of the Darbar here. During the unrest in Kashmir since July 8 when Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed, the education sector has become the biggest casualty as business establishments and markets…

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