September 17, 2021 | Kashmir POST

GoI using politically motivated allegations of Tax Evasion, Financial Irregularities to silence HR Activists, Journalists, and other critics of the govt

September 17, 2021 Editor

Stop Harassment of Activists, Journalists, Peaceful Protesters Indian authorities are using politically motivated allegations of tax evasion and financial irregularities to silence human rights activists, journalists, and other critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said today. In September 2021, government financial officials have carried out raids in Srinagar, Delhi, and Mumbai on journalists’ homes, news offices, an actor’s premises, and the home and office of a human rights activist. The raids are part of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led national government’s escalating crackdown on freedom of expression, association,…

River-front from Zero Bridge to Amira Kadal to get face-lift under Srinagar Smart City Project

September 17, 2021 Editor

The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Thursday chaired a meeting of Srinagar Smart City Limited regarding the Development of the Srinagar RiverFront from Zero Bridge to Amira Kadal under the Srinagar Smart City project, here. At the outset, the Planning officers of Srinagar Smart City Limited gave a detailed presentation on the Srinagar Riverfront Development Phase-I from Zero Bridge to Amira Kadal during which the officers showed pictures from the past and gave detailed proposals for up-gradation of Riverfront road. The officers highlighted the issues on…

J&K to name Roads, Institutions after Poets, Academics, Slain Cops

September 17, 2021 Editor

An award-winning Dogri littérateur, a policeman lynched by a mob, and a former Doordarshan director gunned down by militants will have roads, schools, and government-owned institutions named after them in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, people familiar with the matter said. A senior government functionary said a long list of names has been drawn up for this, which will be the state’s tribute to academic and literary stalwarts and also to those who laid down their lives in the line of duty. The proposed list includes poet Padma…

Order on ‘Discrete Verification’ puts new burden on J&K govt employees

September 17, 2021 Editor

A list of “adversely reported employees” prepared from time to time will be taken into cognisance by administrative departments and reported to the General Administration Department. In an order issued Thursday, the Jammu and Kashmir administration set wide-ranging parameters for “discrete verification” of government employees, which in effect puts an increasing burden on them. The major concerns set out by the administration during periodic verification of character and antecedents of government employees include serious offenses such as involvement in any act of sabotage, espionage, treason, terrorism, subversion, sedition/ secession, facilitating…

Day will surely come when Articles 370, 35-A would be restored: Mehbooba Mufti

September 17, 2021 Editor

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that the day will surely come when not only Articles 370 and 35-A will be restored but the people of Jammu and Kashmir would be given much more. Currently, on a three-day visit to the Rajouri and Poonch districts, she also termed the present BJP government “oppressor” and equated the people of the UT with the “oppressed”. Addressing party workers at Mendhar town in Poonch, Mehbooba said, “Earlier, when the situation was bad in J&K,…