May 2017 | Page 6 of 26

Army free to take decisions in “War Zone”: Arun Jaitley

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 Editor

Army officers are free to take decisions in a “war-like” zone, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday referring to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Army officers are free to take decisions in a “war-like” zone, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday referring to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the Army went public on fire assaults on Pakistani posts along the LoC. “Well, military solutions are to be provided by military officers. How a situation is to be dealt with when you are in…

As unemployment grows across valley, finding a match for women has becomes difficult

May 25, 2017 Editor

Women in J&K marry very late compared to the women from all other states, a survey says. The average age of marriage among women in the state has risen to 25 years, against the all-India average of 21.8 years, says the survey, “Men and Women in India”, conducted by the Ministry of Statistics, the Government of India. The average age of marriage for women in J&K’s urban areas is higher (25.8 years) than in rural areas (24.9 years). The prevalence of late marriages among women in J&K had been pointed…

Political parties divided over award to Maj Gogoi

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 Editor

The Commendation Certificate by the Army Chief to Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi has generated a fresh debate in the state as Jammu-based political parties, including the ruling BJP, on Tuesday said the award to the Army officer would boost the morale of the security forces fighting the anti-national forces in the Valley. The decision of the Army has also created a regional divide as Kashmir-centric parties, including the opposition National Conference, have condemned the decision. The Congress, which has base in all three regions of the state, has maintained a…

Governor NN Vohra urges Mehbooba Mufti to safeguard student’s interests

May 25, 2017 Editor

J&K Governor NN Vohra on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to ensure that students’ academic interests are safeguarded. A Raj Bhawan spokesman said Mehbooba met Vohra here and had “wide ranging discussions “which focused on maintenance of law and order and internal security, effective and accountable functioning of public delivery organizations and timely implementation of important state and central development schemes and projects.” “The Governor particularly discussed with Mufti the vital importance of ensuring against the student community’s academic interests being adversely affected by negative factors and influences,” the…

After killing 14, blinding 1000’s, Pellet guns to become less lethal

May 25, 2017 Editor

Pellet guns, which have left at least a 1000 people partially or fully blinded during street protests since July last year, will now be fitted with deflectors to minimise injuries to eyes and sensitive organs above the waist. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has received a consignment of the deflectors that will be fitted on all pellet guns in its possession, said its spokesman in Srinagar, Rajesh Yadav. A pellet gun or pump action gun normally fires a single cartridge that spits out as many as 400 small pellets,…

Tit-for-tat Pak Army’s video shows damaged Indian posts

May 25, 2017 Editor

The Pakistan Army has released a video showing heavy damage caused to the Indian military posts across the Line of Control, in a tit-for-tat action after the Indian Army released a clip of the “punitive fire assaults” on Pakistani positions. Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor in a brief statement with the video, posted on the army’s Facebook page, alleged that India on May 13 had targeted innocent civilians. “In befitting response, the Pakistan Army destroyed Indian posts in Nowshera Sector,” he said. The 87-second video purportedly shows heavy-artillery…

GoI creating shadow IS to flex muscle in Kashmir: Aga Ruhullah

May 24, 2017 Editor

‘Ideologies and people like Zakir Musa created after meeting Mosad’ Government of India (GoI) is creating a shadow Islamic State to flex its muscle in Kashmir, opposition National Conference (NC) leader Aga Ruhullah said Tuesday. Speaking at a programme ‘J&K – The Road Ahead’ organised by Centre for Peace and Progress (CPP, Ruhullah said, “New Delhi is trying to create a shadow Islamic State to create an excuse for flexing its muscle.” He said this was being done to create ideologies and people like the former Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Zakir…

Amit Shah’s three-and-a-half-district remark wrong: Mani Shankar Aiyar

May 24, 2017 Editor

Before India’s freedom, Lord Linlithgow also termed our movement issue of three districts If Delhi doesn’t talk now, then guns will start talking’ I’m ready for pre-1952 position, Chidambaram ready to start from 1947 Senior Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar Tuesday said before India’s freedom, Lord Linlithgow termed the Indian freedom movement an issue of only three districts. Speaking to media person on the sidelines of a discussion programme, ‘J&K – The Road Ahead’ organised by Centre for Peace and Progress (CPP), Aiyar said Lord Linlithgow had…

JMC conducts anti encroachment drive, seizes 8 truckloads of goods

May 24, 2017 Editor

In a joint anti encroachment drive conducted by Jammu Municipal Corporation, Traffic and Executive Police today seized about 8 trucks of material displayed by the shopkeepers in front of their shops and on footpaths causing traffic congestion and free flow of pedestrians. The team also lifted twenty illegal Rehires plying without license. The drive was conducted to follow the Hon’ble High Court directions regarding encroachment of footpaths by shopkeepers causing obstructions to pedestrians and street vendors causing free flow of traffic and congestion of roads. Anti-encroachment drive was conducted in…