On Sunday when a fierce gunfight was underway in south Kashmir, youth from the area made a desperate attempt to help the local militants escape. The locals threw stones not only on security personnel laying the cordon but also on the operation teams engaging militants. The tendency of helping out militants which started last year, especially in the four districts of south Kashmir, continues to be “worrisome” for the forces, which have stepped up anti-militancy operations. This year, at least 15 militants, 10 of them locals, have been killed in…
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Unemployed Vets to combat dog menace across valley: SMC
Citizens’ health of prime concern: Commissioner In a major decision, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Unemployed Veterinary Doctors’ Association (UVDA) to tackle the dog menace in the city. The move has come in the backdrop of growing complaints by locals regarding dog bites. “Under the MoU, the unemployed veterinary doctors will be roped in to implement Animal Birth Control (ABC) program in a scientific fashion and will meet all the norms laid down by the authorities,” In-charge Commissioner Dr Shafqat Khan…
Read More‘Pandit exodus a blessing in disguise’
Though displaced Kashmiri Pandits often desire to go back to their homeland, a particular segment of new generation thinks the exodus is a blessing in disguise. A woman entrepreneur in New Delhi says: “The outcast gave the community an opportunity to venture out and see the world. Yes, we feel marginalised in our state, but our people worked hard in various states and are doing well.” She says there are a lot of job opportunities in the corporate sector outside which is not the case in J&K. Regarding their culture,…
Read More2 Kashmiris booked for Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act
Two Kashmiri youth hailing from Anantnag and Handwara areas have been arrested for allegedly showing disrespect to the Indian National anthem in Jammu. Sources said the duo did not stand up while the anthem was being played in a cinema hall in Jammu yesterday. They have been identified as Syed Mudasir Ahmad Shah of Neelpora Magam Handwara Kupwara and Javid Ahmad Teli of Hiller Kukernagh in district Anantnag. Both are lodged in police station Narwal Jammu “The duo was immediately taken into custody and booked under provisions of the Prevention…
Read MoreKashmir may face another Unrest post March: JK Legislators & Police
The veneer of peace in Kashmir may crumble again this spring with another bloodier uprising, hinted at by several legislators in the J&K Assembly and endorsed by an internal J&K police report. The J&K police has prepared a report, warning about the possibility of a ‘more dangerous repetition of 2016’ after March and highlighted the ‘lack of the preparedness to handle such crisis on part of the civil administration and police’. Director General of the J&K police SP Vaid confirmed that there were reports of ‘possible unrest after March’ but…
Read MoreTraffic wont be allowed through rail tunnel : Railway Authority
The railway authorities have ruled out the idea of using Qazigund-Banihal railway tunnel for the vehicular traffic during inclement weather and snowfall. According to the highly-placed sources in the Northern Railways, the officials have informed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in a meeting on Monday that they cannot allow regular traffic inside the Qazigund-Banihal tunnel. However, they did not refuse to allow ambulance in case of ‘extreme emergency’. Source informed Kashmir Post that the CM had called a meeting with a team of the Northern Railways to discuss the possibility of using…
Read MoreAxe falls on valley youth as govt pulls the plug on EDI
PDP-BJP alliance does what two militant attacks couldn’t Funds not stopped, institute’s performance being reviewed: Drabu The government itself is doing what two deadly militant attacks could not do to demolish the Jammu Kashmir Entrepreneur Development Institute (EDI) by drying up its funds to it. Though various schemes run by EDI were providing opportunities to the State’s unemployed youth by helping them carve out a better future and by giving wings to their dreams, the State government has decided to choke its funds and close down various schemes it offered…
Read MoreGeelani can pull Kashmir out of abyss if he thinks of it first
Of late the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq faction of the Hurriyat Conference has been quite vocal in asking for a dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue on a permanent basis. This music to the ears is half of a drumbeat as other factions of the Hurriyat, the most important among them being the one led by veteran leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, have a different take on the dialogue process. After last year’s turmoil in Kashmir that devastated the Valley, its image all across the world cannot be repeated all the…
Read MoreStranded Kashmir Bound Passengers hold protest in Jammu, demand Airlifting
Around 300 passengers, stranded at the Jammu bus stand due to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar Highway in view of snowfall, Monday held protests demanding that they be airlifted to Kashmir. The travellers from Kashmir and the Chenab Valley are stranded at the General Bus Stand, Jammu, with the highway remaining closed for the fourth consecutive day today in the wake of landslides at some places and a fresh spell of snow in higher reaches in Kashmir. They protested against the failure of the administration to make arrangement for alternate accommodation…
Read MoreGovt fails to rebuild damaged roads; of 4000kms, only 1400 kms repaired since 2014
Experts blame ill planning, defunct drainage system for deteriorating road conditions Despite passing of two years since the floods wreaked havoc in Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir government has failed to undertake macadamization of 2600 kms of road stretches, which were damaged by September 2014 deluge adding to already shabby roads links which are causing inconvenience to populace. Senior Roads and Building department officials informed Kashmir Post that the vast road stretches in Kashmir were already in dilapidated conditions, the floods left further 4,000 Kms dilapidated. Of which only 1400…
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