Month: November 2017

Center’s 792 MWs allocation won’t end power crisis

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Have infrastructure for only 1300 MWs power: CE The Government of India’s (GoIs) decision to allocate 792 MWs of electricity can’t help overcome power crises as the existing infrastructure lacks capacity to transmit more than 1300 MWs electricity, officials said. The requirement of electricity was 1700 MWs. The power “curtailment schedule” will get worse, sources in Power Development Department (PDD) told Kashmir Post, and “additional allocation of power won’t benefit.’’ “It is like filling a five liter capacity bucket with 10 liters of water, “they said. Chief Engineer Systems and…

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Javed Akhtar implies Rajputs were pawns of British, faces threats: Padmavati Row

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While defending director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial historical epic Padmavati on Monday, lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar made incendiary remarks against the Rajputs. While defending director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial historical epic Padmavati on Monday, lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar made incendiary remarks against the Rajputs, who have been protesting the film’s release over its depiction of Queen Padmavati. Speaking to Aaj Tak, Akhtar said, “The Rajputs and the Rajwadas never fought against the British and now they are taking to the streets against a film and a filmmaker. All…

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Kathua residents urged Mehbooba Mufti to scrap Lakhanpur toll

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Kathua residents meet Mehbooba, raise issue of illegal mining from Ravi canal The toll at Lakhanpur, the gateway of J&K, and the unabated illegal extraction of minerals from the Ravi canal predominantly came under discussion of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti with local deputations during a grievance camp in Kathua today. The camp was organised under the Chief Minister’s Public Outreach Programme. “The continuation of toll at Lakhanpur after the introduction of GST in the state has defied the idea of ‘one nation, one tax’. It is like people being looted…

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HC directs govt to improve medical care facilities in all hospitals

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The High Court on Monday directed the government to improve medical care facilities in all the government run hospitals and take steps to decrease the infant mortality. Disposing of a Public Interest Litigation(PIL), a division bench of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey also said that in a welfare state the primary duty of the government is to provide adequate medical facilities to all its citizens. “Providing proper health care facilities is an obligation of a welfare State as held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case PaschimBangaKhetMazdoorSamity…

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‘Denial’ of ration to West Pak refugees: Cong slams BJP

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Saffron party says ‘administrative lapse’, Dy CM wants probe Slamming the state government over the deletion of West Pakistan refugee families from the list of ration beneficiaries, the Congress today described the alleged move of the government as “inhuman”. The party has asked the BJP whether it was a “healing touch” to them under its repeated commitments to this section of society. On November 17, we had exclusively reported that the state government had allegedly initiated the process to delete the names of West Pakistan refugees from the list of…

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Amnesty on cards for first time Stone-Pelters, Govt amy withdraw cases against abettors

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The scheme is likely to be announced as a show of good faith ahead of interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s second visit to Jammu and Kashmir later this month. The government is likely to announce an amnesty scheme for stone pelters in the Kashmir Valley and withdraw cases against first-time offenders, senior government officials said on Monday. The scheme, discussed between officials from the state and the Centre, is likely to be announced as a show of good faith ahead of interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s second visit to the state later this month.…

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Egg on the boil! Prices shoot up 40%

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Hit by tight supply in the many states, egg prices in the country have increased by up to 40 per cent. Poultry Federation of India President Ramesh Katri on Monday said, “the prices have jumped by up to 40 per cent to Rs 7-7.50 per piece in retail markets in most parts of the country, hit by tight supply.” He added that the upward trend would continue in coming months as egg production is likely to be lower by 25-30 per cent this year. “Egg prices have increased significantly as…

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Pew survey says Indians favour ‘Aggressive Stance’ in Kashmir

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Indians want the government of India to adopt an “aggressive stance” in “disputed” Jammu and Kashmir, according to a survey by the American think tank, the Pew Research Center. The survey, available on the Center’s website and titled ‘Three Years In, Modi Remains Very Popular’, said that more than 60 percent of its respondents believe that the Government of India (GoI) should use more military force in Jammu and Kashmir. “When it comes to dealing with the disputed border regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian public favors an aggressive…

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New geo-strategic risks in Kashmir

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Mumbai mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s nephew was among six Pakistani terrorists killed in an encounter at Hajjin in Bandipora in north Kashmir on Saturday. This read with the killing of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s nephew in another encounter a few days ago, shows the level militancy has scaled in Kashmir. New geo-strategic risks have surfaced, ferociously threatening the Indian nation. The euphoria over the return of footballer-turned-militant Majid Arshan Khan to his home on the appeal of his mother died within hours after an ISIS-affiliate militant commander Mugees Mir was killed…

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16,840 Cancer cases detected across J&K

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With the state lagging behind in the medical advancements for the timely detection of cancer, the number of cancer cases has been increasing every year. According to the data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 16,840 patients with malignancies have been registered till August in the state as compared to 11,815 in 2014. In Jammu, most of the cancer cases are related to the head and neck, while stomach cancer is more common in Kashmir. Dr Nadeem Shaukat, medical oncologist, Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, who has recently…

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