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244 Complaints against policemen in 1 Year

January 9, 2017 Editor

As many as 244 complaints were received by the J&K Police against its personnel from January 2015 to January 2016, the State Home Ministry headed by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti disclosed in the Legislative Assembly. In a written reply, the Chief Minister informed the House that 244 complaints were received against various ranks of police personnel posted in different wings of JK Police between January 1, 2015 to January 31,2016. “All these complaints were sent for enquiries,” Mehbooba said, adding, “Action as warranted under rules was initiated/ being initiated against…

Already ailing Power Supply severely affected due to snowfall across Kashmir Valley

January 7, 2017 Editor

Hopeful to restore power supply once snow stops: PDD Power supply was severely affected across Kashmir valley following heavy snowfall on Friday. While people were already grappling with massive curtailment and unscheduled power cuts, snow has compounded their problems. Speaking to Kashmir Post, Chief Engineer, Power Development Department (PDD) Shahnaz Goni said: “North Kashmir is worst hit as Lower Jhelum supply line has been affected due to snowfall. In other parts of Kashmir we are hopeful that power supply improves once the snow stops.” Goni said the department did not…

Govt out to appease separatists: Displaced Kashmiri Pandits

January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 Editor

Displaced Kashmiri Pandits have alleged that the Central and state governments are deliberately ignoring the community and victims of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir while following policy of appeasement towards separatists. The community has also raised a question mark over a five-member civil society group, headed by former Union Minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who recently visited the Valley but didn’t include Jammu in their itinerary to meet the employees employed under the Prime Minister package and victims of stone-throwers, which included transporters. “The government has failed to come…

Uproar by MLAs over civilian killings just drama: Hurriyat

January 5, 2017 Editor

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has advised the J&K legislators, who have been voicing their concern over the civilian killings and human rights violations in the ongoing session of the Assembly, to “register their protest and concern through proactive means rather than empty words”. In a statement, the Hurriyat said the meeting of the APHC executive council, headed by chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was held today at his Nigeen residence and discussed in detail the “current political situation” in Kashmir. The progress on transition to the long-term strategy for…

Sopore Massacre can never be forgotten: Syed Ali Shah Geelani

January 4, 2017 Editor

Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today described the 1993 Sopore massacre as a “barbaric and inhuman incident”, saying “anybody with a human heart can never ever forget it”. “Kashmir has hardly witnessed such a barbaric and inhuman incident and not only Kashmir but anybody with a human heart can also never forget it,” Geelani said in a statement recalling the killing of civilians in north Kashmir’s Sopore town in January 1993. The incident had happened when militants had attacked security forces resulting in the death of one soldier. “Inhuman forces…

Burhan Wani was a trigger for mass uprising: Congress

January 3, 2017 Editor

NC seeks judicial probe into civilian killings The opposition Congress Monday said killing of 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani triggered the mass uprising in Kashmir and the anger of people was in reaction to policies of the PDP-BJP government. Speaking during the obituary references in the Assembly, senior Congress leader and MLA Leh, Nawang Rigzin Jora, described the unrest in Kashmir as a mass uprising, which evoked strong protests from the BJP and PDP members leading to pandemonium in the House. “The psyche of Kashmiris was deeply hurt and…

Resistance Group protest issuance of domicile certificates to WPRs

January 3, 2017 Editor

Members of separatist groups, affiliated with Hurriyat Conference factions of Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF of Yasin Malik, held a joint protest on Monday against the issuance of domicile certificates to West Pakistan refugees (WPRs). The members of the separatist groups held the protest at Abi Guzar in the city here. The demonstration was held against the issuance of domicile certificates to West Pakistan refugees and also against allowing outside banks to confiscate and hold properties in the state. The separatists termed the two issues as…

Over 12000 transformers damaged in one year: PDD Survey

January 2, 2017 Editor

Distribution network in Kashmir being upgraded to cater to the increasing demand: Chief Engineer The Power Development Department (PDD) survey has shown that over 12000 distribution transformers have been damaged in one year in the state due to excess load on the distribution set up. As per the survey, the transformer damage rate was 28 percent in Kashmir division while as it was 22 percent in Jammu division in the year 2015-16. In Kashmir, maximum number of 1013 transformers were damaged in electricity division Budgam and percentage was 36, while…

‘New Ganderbal’ power project hanging since 2 Years

January 2, 2017 Editor

Hopeful of a breakthrough soon, says JKPDC MD For the past more than two years, the J&K government is delaying allotment of construction of 93-MW New Ganderbal Hydropower Project despite the Power Development Corporation (PDC) having cleared all the requisite formalities. A Mumbai-based construction company had won the bid for the power project—announced two decades ago—in September 2014. Since then, the Government has failed to clear the allotment. “It has been quite some time now when the PDC submitted the proposal for awarding construction of the project to the State…