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J&K Govt hires consultant to quantify Indus Water Treaty losses

February 20, 2018 Editor

After years of delay, the J&K government has hired a consultant for quantifying losses suffered by the state on account of Indus Water Treaty (IWT). A source said the Power Development Corporation (PDC) has awarded the contract to Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) India Water and Environment Pvt Ltd. The Institute has already started the work and a team of its officials visited some river sites in J&K last month. There was also a meeting between officials from PDC and DHI a few days ago, said the source. The institute, part…

CRPF brings in Sherpa vehicle for gun battles

February 19, 2018 Editor

To minimise losses during gunfights with militants, the CRPF is using the French-made anti-mine Renault Sherpa armoured vehicle in Kashmir on a trial basis. The bulletproof vehicle has a camera atop, providing the outside view to four paramilitary personnel to fire at the target from inside. “We are using it (Sherpa vehicle) on a trial basis. Our men used it in the recent gunfight at Karan Nagar and are sending the feedback to the top authorities,” said Rajesh Yadav, CRPF spokesman. Yadav said the vehicle, one of the six versions…

Attention-grabbing ‘Dabaang’ IGP Traffic under fire for roughing up ‘Traffic Violators’

February 17, 2018 Editor

Complaints are raining against Inspector General of Police, Traffic, Jammu for misbehaving and roughing up ‘traffic violators’. A number of complaints have been filed against IGP Traffic, Jammu Basant Rath for his recent ‘misdemeanor’ of taking on some ‘traffic violators’ by using filthy language against them besides roughing them up. A number of complaints against Rath have already been registered with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Minister for Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan, Minister of State for Law and Justice, Ajay Nanda, Director General of Police, Sheesh Paul Vaid, and…

Airfares go sky-high, Kashmir out off bound for common man

February 17, 2018 Editor

Travelling by air to Srinagar from Jammu or Delhi around this time will literally burn a hole in the pocket of a flier, especially if the passenger is a student or a person from modest economic backgrounds. Reason, the recent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway coupled with a huge rush of passengers on Delhi-Srinagar sector has led to sky rocketing of airfares. Several people planning to travel from Jammu or Delhi to Srinagar said the airlines were making an “open loot”. A cursory look at various travel portals indicates that per…

India trying to create national sentiment against Kashmir: Qazi Yasir

February 17, 2018 Editor

Prominent religious scholar and the Chairman of Ummat-e-Islami, Qazi Yasir has said that India is trying to create national sentiment against Kashmir and its people. Qazi Yasir addressing a public gathering at Jamia Masjid in Islamabad town said, “The civilians killed in Army firing in Shopian and later the FIR against them was a tricky disguise to create media hype around it wherein Indian forces were presented as victims and hence fired in self-defence which has ended the scope for anyone expressing sympathy with Kashmir.” He condemned the arrest of…

National Highway reopens for stranded vehicles after 4 days

February 16, 2018 Editor

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was today reopened after four days to clear the stranded vehicles, an official said. The road was shut due to landslides caused by heavy rain and snowfall. “The highway has been restored only for the stranded vehicles. The vehicles from Jammu will not be allowed to proceed towards Srinagar at the moment,” a senior Traffic Department officer said. The arterial road, which was closed on Monday, was briefly reopened for traffic on Tuesday but had to be closed again due to landslides. The highway — the…

27 Years on, Police yet to translate 1991 Khanyar Massacre FIR into English

February 15, 2018 Editor

Despite passing of 27 years after 28 people were killed in firing by government forces at Khanyar here in Downtown, police is yet to translate the case file into English. Officials said this has delayed accord of sanction by government for prosecution of the accused forces. On 8 May, 1991, forced had opened fire on a procession carrying bodies of civilians killed in Dachigam and Saida Kadal. In the incident, 28 civilians were killed and 52 were injured. In 2013, a petition was filed by chairperson International Forum for Justice…

Guards without Guns; Army hadn’t issued weapons to Deva: Family

February 15, 2018 Editor

Manzoor Ahmad Deva, 32, who was working with the Army as a Lance Naik, and killed like a sitting duck during the attack on Sunjwan Army camp, had not been issued weapons while no Army personnel guarded the family quarters he was staying in. Talking to Kashmir Post, his wife Afrooza Begum said her husband did not have weapons to respond and the family was sleeping when the gunmen opened first fire. “Then they started knocking at our doors and were successful in breaking into our room, and killed my…

Muslims reach out to Kashmiri Pandits on Herath

February 14, 2018 Editor

As part of a new initiative called ‘Raabta’, greeting cards were sent to Hindus highlighting the strong ties between the two communities A new initiative to connect Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims was recently started in the Valley. On the occasion of Herath (Shivratri) on Tuesday, greeting cards were sent out, as part of the initiative, with warm wishes for the festival. ‘Raabta Kashmir’ started out as a small endeavour to “help search and reconnect old friends, neighbours, school mates, colleagues, families from Kashmir who haven’t heard from each other in…