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Grenade attack in Sopore, four policemen injured

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Burglars steal ATM containing Rs21 lakh in Anantnag Four policemen were injured when militants carried out a grenade attack against a group of police personnel on Wednesday afternoon in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. A senior police official said the militants lobbed a grenade at a police party deployed near a bank in the main chowk at Sopore town around 4:10 pm. “Four personnel were injured in the explosion,” the official said. The injured policemen were immediately shifted to hospitals, where they were treated for wounds and are reported to be…

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Deft handling prevented unrest in Kashmir post Sabzar’s killing

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Unlike Burhan Wani’s killing, death of his close aide Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, also a resident of the volatile Tral area, did not plunge Kashmir into an unending unrest. The situation, which developed immediately after the killing of Burhan’s close aide, had all the elements that could have triggered unrest, but it was the deft handling this time that seems to have prevented the situation from going bad. As the news about the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar along with his accomplice spread on Saturday afternoon, shopkeepers downed their shutters,…

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Valley consumers pay more power tariff than Jammu

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The domestic and commercial consumers in Valley pay more tariff to Power Development Department (PDD) than the consumers of Jammu division. According to official documents, 708350 domestic consumers are registered with PDD in the valley. “The consumers in Valley pay Rs 297.31 crore revenue to the department as compared to Rs. 239 crore paid by 661798 domestic consumers of Jammu region,” it said. The data pertaining to financial year 2015-16 of PDD highlights disparity in the revenue paid by the non-domestic/commercial consumers of the two regions of the state. As…

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Not a single power project awarded for construction during 2 years of PDP-BJP rule

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During its more than two-year rule in J&K, the PDP-led coalition government hasn’t allocated a single power project for execution, even as state’s power demand during the period has grown by around 15 percent. “Not a single MW project has been allocated for construction by this government,” a senior official told Kashmir Post on Monday. When the PDP came to power in alliance with BJP in March 2015, one of its major poll planks was to get back power projects from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation and focus on energy…

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Stone Pelters will be dealt with iron fist: Govt

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Parts of Kashmir Valley have seen turbulence after Wani’s encounter in July last year. Internet services have been hampered and curfew imposed to bring situation to normalcy The government remains firm on its Kashmir strategy, promising to deal with stone-pelters with an iron fist but keeping option for dialogue open if they shun violence. A reiteration of this came from top government sources, as Kashmir plunges into another round of clashes following death of eight terrorists, including Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who had succeeded Hizbul Mujahideen’s Burhan Wani following his killing…

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Indian army chief showing ‘Criminal leadership’ backing Human shield: Human Rights Watch

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The Indian army chief has showcased “criminal leadership” by backing the use of Kashmiri civilian as a human shield, said Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. Gen Bipin Rawat, the Indian army chief, had on Sunday backed the use of Farooq Ahmad Dar as a human shield, by calling it “innovative”. In a tweet, quoting the news story published by The Indian Express, Kenneth Roth wrote: “Indian army chief shows criminal leadership, backing as “innovative” troops’ use of Kashmir man as a human shield.” Indian army chief shows…

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Ramadan begins amid sombre mood, markets deserted

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The usual festivities that mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramazan in the Kashmir valley were missing today. Though mosques saw a huge rush of devotees from last night, most of the marketplaces wore a deserted look due to a shutdown call of the separatists and restrictions imposed by the government at several places following yesterday’s killings of Hizb commander Sabzar Bhat that had sparked protests. Normally, a festive atmosphere prevailed at marketplaces a day before Ramazan, but yesterday people were seen rushing home early, fearing deterioration in…

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PDP-BJP Govt is busy re-employing retired Babus, Youth need to wait

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There is no end to re-employment of former Government officers in the PDP-BJP rule. In the latest move, the Government has engaged a former Director Planning as consultant in the key Planning Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD). Shakti Singh Jamwal, who attained superannuation in February this year, has been re-engaged as consultant in the Planning department for a period of two years. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the engagement of Shakti Singh Jamwal as consultant in the Planning Development and Monitoring Department for a period of two years,” reads an…

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‘Human shield’ approaches rights panel, Separatists call for Friday protests against the act

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Describes Commendation Certificate to Maj Nitin Gogoi ‘illegal, against norms’ Kashmiri villager Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was made a human shield by Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi, has approached the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) with a complaint, questioning the award given to the Army officer. In his complaint before the SHRC, Dar has described the award conferred on Major Gogoi by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat as “illegal” and against the norms. Dar, 26, was tied to the bonnet of an Army jeep and paraded through villages in Budgam district…

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