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11199 Non-State subject families residing in J&K

January 10, 2017 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Government Monday said that 11199 non-state subject families, which include 9403 families of West Pakistan Refugees, are living in the State. In a written reply to a question of MLA Langate Er. Rashid, Minister in-charge Revenue, Basharat Bukhari informed the House that 9403 West Pakistan Refugees are living in Jammu province. Of them, 5457 families are residing in Jammu, 1612 in Samba and 2334 in Kathua, the Minister said. In Jammu province, 586 other non-state subject families also reside. Of them, 432 live in Jammu, 62…

UN Chief offers arbitration to ease tensions between India, Pakistan

January 9, 2017 Editor

The report added that the Ambassador Lodhi told the UN chief that the new Indian deployments in recent weeks appeared to be ‘ominous’. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has offered to play the role of ‘an honest broker’ to ease tensions between Pakistan and India to ease tensions, Pakistani media reported on Saturday. “Guterres, who assumed charge last week, made the offer after Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi briefed him on the Kashmir issue, highlighting the positioning of Indian special forces in Occupied Kashmir’s Kupwara and Rajauri districts along…

CRPF Refuses to reply to RTI query on use of Pellet Guns

January 9, 2017 Editor

Use of pellets no human rights violation, says CRPF In the wake of death of over 90 people and injuries to over 12,000 from use of pellet guns during the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the CRPF has refused to give, in response to an RTI query, details of the number of such weapons and ammunition used. The unrest in Jammu and Kashmir was triggered on 9 July by the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani a day earlier in a gunfight with the security forces. In reply to…

Rain throws life out of gear in Jammu Region, Brings hope for wheat farmers

January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 Editor

Road, air connectivity to Kashmir snapped; 1,000 vehicles stranded on Srinagar highway Winter’s first rainfall in Jammu brings hope for wheat farmers The winter season’s first rainfall in Jammu today brought normal life to a grinding halt across the state, with heavy snowfall and landslides triggered by continuous rain on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway snapping the Kashmir valley’s road connectivity with the rest of the world. According to official sources, around 1,000 trucks and passenger vehicles were stranded at different places on the national highway, while the traffic police have…

Jammu Region has more power defaulters than Kashmir

January 6, 2017 Editor

The Jammu region has more power defaulters than Kashmir, who have failed to pay the electricity dues, official documents have revealed. As per the information provided by Power Development Department (PDD) in response to a question of NC MLC Surinder Mohan Amabrdar, it has been revealed that total number of defaulters, who have not cleared their power dues in Jammu division, is 212405. The number of power defaulters in Kashmir stands at 206645. According to official figures, the state and central government offices have also defaulted in the payment of…

US asks India, Pak to work together to resolve any differences over Indus Water Treaty

January 5, 2017 Editor

The US today asked India and Pakistan to work together bilaterally to resolve any differences over the key Indus Water Treaty while skirting questions whether it would mediate between the two nations to settle the issue. US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to Pakistani Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar over phone on the Indus Water Treaty issue. “I can confirm that he (Kerry) did speak on the 29th of December with Finance Minister Dar. I am not going to read that out in any great detail,” State Department spokesperson…

Kashmir smiles with Snowfall & Rains, Srinagar witnesses season’s first snowfall

January 5, 2017 Editor

Srinagar-Jammu Highway open, Mughal road closed Traffic advisory issued for movement of vehicles on highway Srinagar recorded the first snowfall of the season last night while other parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall and rains for second consecutive day on Wednesday. The weatherman has predicted improvement in weather from Thursday morning even as there will be no significant change in temperatures. “The weather will improve from Thursday morning,” Director MeT Department Sonam Lotus told Kashmir Post. He said that there will be another spell of rain and snow on Saturday night.…

Omar hits out at Mehbooba, asks her to take blame for Kashmir Turmoil

January 4, 2017 Editor

Takes on Mehbooba for accusing NC, Pak of fomenting unrest After forcing the coalition to admit the adjournment motion, moved by the Opposition to suspend normal business to hold a discussion on the five-month Kashmir unrest, National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today dared Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to take responsibility for the 2016 turmoil in the Valley which claimed nearly 100 lives. Initiating debate on the adjournment motion on the Kashmir situation, Omar minced no words in attacking his arch-rival Mehbooba Mufti for shifting responsibilities onto others for the…

Unrest rocks legislature for second day, Omar leads walkout over CM’s absence

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 Editor

Omar leads walkout of MLAs over Chief Minister’s absence Opposition blames PDP for civilian killings, asks Mehbooba to apologize State ruling through barrel of gun, Burhan ruling hearts of people: Rashid The Legislative Assembly witnessed pandemonium over the civilian killings in Kashmir as the Opposition National Conference and Congress took a swipe on government for “letting loose reign of terror” on the protesters in the valley during the 2016 unrest. The Legislative Assembly took up the discussion on the prevailing situation in Kashmir after the Speaker, Kavinder Gupta allowed the…

National Conference sowed seeds of separatism in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti

January 3, 2017 Editor

‘You first gave slogan of Raishumari, then called it Awaragardi’ Coming down heavily on National Conference (NC) in the Legislative Assembly today, Chief Minister Mehbobba Mufti today accused the party of not only sowing the seeds of separatism in Kashmir but also blamed it of making mockery of Raishumari by calling it Awaragardi. Speaking during Obituary References in the Legislative Assembly, Mehbooba Mufti, without naming the NC, said, “Kashmir situation is your creation and not ours. We inherited it,” the Chief Minister said, and added, “It is you who are…