Category: Community

500 Electricity transformers ‘Damaged By Forces’ in 3 Months

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Motive of security personnel is vengeance against protesting populations: PDD Officials While people in Kashmir have witnessed worst human tragedies of killings, injuries by bullets, pellets in last three months, unabated use of force didn’t stop there as since July 9 more than 500 electricity transformers were allegedly damaged by security forces across Kashmir ‘as an act of vengeance against people.’ As per officials in the Power Development Department, forces fired bullets, pellets and shells on transformers to plunge areas where protests were taking place into darkness. A senior PDD…

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Employee Bodies join hands to oppose Govt Crackdown

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Pledge support for suspended, axed employees for taking part in protests With the government all set to act tough against government employees, various employees associations including all the three factions of EJAC Sunday formed a Joint Consultative Committee to oppose the move. A secret meeting of leaders of various employee associations took place at an undisclosed place in Srinagar, said sources. “The meeting was attended by the leaders of all three factions of EJAC. The leaders of EJAC factions led by Abdul Qayoom Wani, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Ajaz Ahmad…

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Mir flays govt for sacking employees

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President of Democratic Party Nationalist (and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir has criticised the ruling PDP-BJP alliance for terminating the services of several government employees. In a statement here today, Mir said it was incumbent upon the government to follow the rule of law and due procedure while taking action against the government employees. “A government servant cannot be sacked at the whim of the ruling elite and any action has to be in conformity with the standard rules and regulations”, Mir said. He termed the termination as a harsh…

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Words of Rage, Songs of Protest

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Documentary shows how art as mode of resistance thrives in Kashmir The documentary “In the Shade of Fallen Chinar” ends with a note, ‘the peaceful ending of this film might appear to be a misrepresentation given the ongoing unrest. With the quotation the filmmakers try to cement the fact that Kashmir is unpredictable and never believe the silence that looks like peace, a fact often overlooked with deadly repercussions. Shot over a period of time just before the 2016 Kashmir uprising, the documentary by Fazil N C and Shawn Sebastian…

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Sacking govt employees over protests a revengeful, inhuman act: Hurriyat (G)

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With the J&K government terminating 12 employees for allegedly participating in street protests, the Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani on Friday said the act was “revengeful and inhuman.” In a statement here, the Hurriyat (G) said it is “most unfortunate and undemocratic to punish employees just for raising their voice against atrocities on people.” “Every day, the present regime is coming out with ridiculous and irresponsible verdicts, making themselves a laughing stock. Employees are part and parcel of our society and how can they be aloof and silent…

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130 Employees on govt’s hit list including docs, lecturers for termination

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The government has prepared a list of 130 government employees including lecturers and doctors, whose services may be terminated. Sources said a government has prepared a list of 130 government employees, who have allegedly participated in anti-India protests and rallies. “The government is going to sack all these employees,” they said adding so far government has issued orders of termination of twelve employees. These employees have been terminated for allegedly participating in pro-freedom protests or “inciting violence” during the ongoing unrest. “Some high profile officials include lecturers and doctors are…

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Over 400 detained under PSA during 100 days of Valley ferment

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Defending the arrests, J&K government spokesman said that this was done because they found themselves in an “unprecedented situation”. Amid the political firestorm over the unrest in Kashmir that crossed 100 days on Sunday, the J&K government has recorded an unprecedented number of arrests in the Valley under the Public Safety Act (PSA) that provides for jail without trial for up to six months for those posing a threat to state security. J&K government figures accessed by The Indian Express show that police submitted dossiers under the PSA against 563…

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Govt sacking employees for ‘Leading Protests’

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12 officials ‘terminated’ without a mandatory inquiry; Charges include questioning sovereignty, integrity of India, violating Service Rules In an unprecedented move, the J&K Government has sacked several employees who were accused by the J&K police’s intelligence wing—the Criminal Investigation Department—of spearheading or participating in protests during the ongoing pro-freedom uprising in Kashmir. Authoritative sources disclosed to Kashmir Post that acting on the directions of the State Government, the administrative heads of several departments last evening issued termination orders to several employees for “not only questioning the sovereignty and integrity of…

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‘BJP Leaders fight over Rice Plates at Banquet Hall’

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Minutes before the BJP office bearers, district and block level leaders pledged “to strengthen their party at gross root and fight like soldiers for their nation India”, they literally squabbled each other to fetch rice plates for the lunch. The leaders including district presidents, block and constituency level functionaries of the party had entered into arguments when they were supposed to stand in a queue to wait for their turns to get a rice plate for lunch. The BJP had organised its first party convention here at Banquet hall since…

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‘Us versus Them’ narrative spreads wide and fast

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A few days before Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces on July 8, he had circulated a video, saying, “Kashmir is for Kashmiris,” and warned of direct action against all those working against his goal of setting up of a caliphate in Kashmir. This message, which became his last, was seen as a counter to the fact that one of his close aides had surrendered to the police and helped the forces to neutralise some of his associates. But that his death would…

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