Another legislator accuses senior leader Naeem Akhter of ruining party Though Basharat Bukhari took over charge of his new ministry today, the woes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seem far from over. All does not seem well in the party as MLA and former minister Abdul Majeed Padder is holding a workers’ meeting to decide the “future strategy”. Another MLA from the Zadibal constituency in Srinagar has accused Cabinet minister Naeem Akhter of ruining the party. The differences in the party leadership surfaced after two ministers Basharat Bukhari and…
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National highway shuts as rain triggers landslides
The highway connecting the Kashmir valley with Jammu division and the rest of the country was blocked on Monday as the second day of rainfall triggered landslides at several places along its mountainous stretches. A massive landslide blocked the highway early morning at the Seeri area of Ramban district, officials of the traffic department said. The officials said landslides also blocked the highway at “multiple places” following which traffic movement was not allowed till clearance operations were concluded. The closure of the 300-km Srinagar-Jammu highway – which has stretches prone…
Read MoreReistance call Off Shutdown to facilitate ‘Shivratri’
The separatist leaders in the Kashmir valley have called off the protest and shutdown on this Friday to facilitate Shivratri festival. Three separatist leaders with Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, who have been jointly issuing protest and shutdown calendars since July last year, decided to call off the protest and shutdown scheduled for February 24. The decision was conveyed by Mirwaiz in a tweet today. He said the decision to call off the protest and shutdown on Friday was meant to “facilitate Shivratri festival of Kashmiri…
Read MoreSave region from climate change, local filmmakers urge people
Kashmir makes headlines in terrorism and insurgency, but a bunch of young filmmakers from the region has appealed to people through short films to save the beauty and blossom of the Valley from the ravages of climate change. At least two films screened at the recently concluded Seventh National Science Film Festival here have climate change in Kashmir as central themes. Jalal-Ud Din Baba’s “Global Warning: Kashmir Chapter” narrates the story of three orchard owners who are “victims” of climate change. Fluctuations in season, late winters and uneven snowfall completely…
Read MoreMehbooba Mufti listens to Imran, Bukhari, but no assurance given
Both Basharat Bukhari and Imran Ansari separately met the Chief Minister at her residence and discussed with her the reasons behind their resignations. The aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party leaders who resigned on Friday following a reshuffle in portfolios of ministers had closed-door meetings with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, day after a group of party leaders urged them to withdraw their resignations. Both Basharat Bukhari and Imran Ansari separately met the Chief Minister at her residence and discussed with her the reasons behind their resignations. Ansari, who was the Minister for…
Read MoreUmar listed among ‘Players to Watch’ during IPL auction
Twenty-three year old pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, Umar Nazir, has been listed among the ‘Players to Watch’ during the auction for 10th edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2017 season. The auction of the players for the highly lucrative and popular India Twenty20 domestic cricket competition is going to take place in Bangalore at 9 am tomorrow. Umar Nazir and Parvez Rasool from J&K are among the 730 players listed by BCCI for IPL auction. According to CricBuzz, an influential cricket news website, Umar Nazir’s performance in the…
Read MoreLegal action taken against Stone Pelters : Police
The J&K Police today said “legal action” has been taken against stone-throwers who had the intentions to disrupt an anti-militancy operation launched by security forces in a Pulwama village in south Kashmir on Saturday. The action comes in the wake of Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat’s warning to those supporting militants in Kashmir and those trying to disrupt anti-militancy operations by creating trouble. The police along with the Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF had launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) at Urvan, Pulwama, on Saturday. The police said the…
Read More‘Arbitrary’ checking of vehicles returns on highway, allege transporters
Transporters and commuters have alleged that arbitrary checking of vehicles returned on the Jammu-Srinagar highway stretch passing through Ramban following the reshuffle in Traffic department. “Traffic cops posted on Jammu Srinagar National Highway especially in Ramban district are violating instructions and orders of the the department by taking advantage of absence of officers transferred in recent reshuffle” sources alleged. They said that cops along with official vehicles can be seen after every ten Kilometers ‘waiting for their prey to extract money in the name of entry from the drivers plying…
Read MoreAirAsia begins daily flights between Delhi, Srinagar
Low-cost airline carrier AirAsia started its operations here today with the launch of its morning and evening daily flights between New Delhi and Srinagar. An official statement said the inaugural flight from New Delhi was received by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti at Srinagar International Airport at 10 am. Another flight to New Delhi was seen off by the Chief Minister soon after. The airline is also planning to connect Srinagar to many other destinations in the country in coming days. Welcoming the initiative, Mehbooba said the new flights would augur…
Read MoreOut of box solution for Kashmir Issue: Geelani
‘Options other than UN resolutions distrustful, leaders should desist from supporting other choices’ Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Sunday ruled out any out of box solution for Kashmir and asserted that UN resolutions form basics and guarantee the peaceful and amicable solution of issue as per aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir. Terming options other than UN resolutions as “distrustful”, Geelani asked separatist leaders to desist from supporting or pleading other choices as it is impossible and won’t help to contain political uncertainty in the region. “It…
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