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Wary of costly treatment, Pellet-hit boy’s family ‘Disowns’ him

May 5, 2017 Editor

With his right eye hit by pellets, Bilal Ahmad of Shopian walks towards the CT scan room of SMHS hospital. He asks his friend to call his parents who hurriedly dials the phone number. As the friend informs Bilal’s parents about his injury, they refuse to come, saying, “Let him die”. Bilal is disowned by his family as they don’t have money to spend on his treatment. “They are extremely poor people and his family cannot afford to take care of him, that’s the reason why they are disowning him,”…

UN Chief ‘Paying Attention’ to Indo-Pak border tension

May 4, 2017 Editor

Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “paying attention” to the tensions between India and Pakistan at the border but the UN has not received any reports of alleged recent ceasefire violations, his spokesperson said. “The Secretary General is paying attention to this issue,” UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the daily briefing when asked about the escalating tensions between two nuclear armed South Asian neighbours. “We checked with our colleagues at UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan). We have not received any alleged ceasefire violations reports…

‘Hired’ to stage anti-Pak protest outside UN office, labourers demand ‘Wages’ from ‘Contractor’

May 3, 2017 Editor

“This man (contractor) said he needed some 10 labourers. He provided us a Sumo vehicle and promised to pay Rs 400 each,” they said. Several poor labourers were reportedly hired by a ‘contractor’ here on Tuesday who duped them resulting in confrontation at Press Enclave where the labourers spilled the beans. The labourers demanded their ‘wages’ for staging anti-Pakistan demonstration outside UN office here to oppose the neighbouring country’s proposed move to give Gilgit-Baltistan the status of a province. The facts came to fore after the hired protesters had argument…

Alarming situation is an understatement

May 3, 2017 Editor

That the Kashmir situation is alarming is an understatement. The kind of violence and fear prevalent among the people has led the Election Commission of India to conclude that the conditions were not conducive for holding byelection for the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. It is the extension of the similar situation that has given a reason to the Centre not to hold dialogue with “all the stakeholders” in Kashmir. The ruling PDP can afford to breathe easy for some time as it lifts the pressure of contesting and winning election in…

PDP is losing ground to BJP in Kashmir?

May 2, 2017 Editor

PDP must push for initiating dialogue with the Hurriyat and Pakistan and book all erring security men. The ongoing crisis in Kashmir has given rise to two questions: Is India on the brink of losing Kashmir? And, is governor’s rule imminent in Kashmir? There are few things that we must consider before answering these questions: First, the PDP-BJP coalition has failed in the state. It is being seen as “eternal betrayal” by many since the PDP had contested the election on an anti-BJP plank. Second, as far as the Agenda…

Amid protests over temple ‘Desecration’, Govt says property intact

April 29, 2017 Editor

Amid protests over the alleged “desecration” of a temple in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the state government on Friday said an investigation of the shrine’s complex has found all its properties “intact”. Jammu: Amid protests over the alleged “desecration” of a temple in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the state government on Friday said an investigation of the shrine’s complex has found all its properties “intact”. A team of district officials carried out the examination of the Bhargashakha Bhagwati temple in Mattan area after posts and pictures alleging its “desecration” were…

Seeking money in name of Conflict, Beggars bring bad name to Kashmir

April 28, 2017 Editor

“We are from border area (Kashmir), our houses shops, factories and colleges have been closed by four months strike in J&K,” reads the pamphlet used by these persons. “We request you to help us because this is genuine case and you are our Indian brothers,” the pamphlet reads. A few groups of people from north Kashmir are posing as victims of Kashmir conflict in Mumbai, seeking charity and bringing bad name to the state. These beggars frequent around residential areas, colleges, hospitals asking for money by narrating concocted tales. Documents…

Thrashing of Pulwama students: Govt inquiry confirms police trespassed in College

April 28, 2017 Editor

Div Com Recommends Action Against Police Officers The inquiry report into the mass thrashing of students by security forces in Pulwama Degree College earlier this month has accused police for the incident, recommended action against some police officials as well. The report has exonerated the Principal of Government Degree College (GDC) Pulwama. On April 18, the state government had ordered attachment of the Principal and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir was asked to hold an inquiry into the incident. A top official said the inquiry report was submitted to the government by…

After eight weeks Mirwaiz Umar Farooq released from house arrest

April 26, 2017 Editor

The authorities in Kashmir on Monday night lifted the restrictions on the movement of Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who had been confined to his Nigeen residence for the past eight weeks. Soon after his release, Mirwaiz, who is also a religious head, addressed a gathering in downtown Srinagar on Monday evening and lashed out at the government for its “anti-people” policies, saying the authorities had “unleashed a war” against the Kashmiri people. Mirwaiz, along with other separatist leaders, was put under detention ahead of the byelections in…