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Coalition govt fails to fulfil major promises made in eight months

November 13, 2015 Editor

In March this year, when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stitched up a coalition government with the BJP, they entered into an “agenda of alliance” to govern the state. Eight months later, we took a look at the major promises made by ministers in the coalition government and their delivery. Fast-track recruitment In July this year, Jammu and Kashmir implemented the new recruitment policy and announced to recruit 7,500 people under the new rules on a fast-track basis in four months. The announcement was made by Education Minister Naeem Akhter, who…

Office of CM can’t be Kashmir’s sole preserve: Hari Om

November 13, 2015 Editor

Expressing shock over the defeat of the BJP in the Bihar Assembly elections, Prof Hari Om, senior BJP leader and former Political Advisor to J&K BJP president, on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in J&K to help Jammu and save BJP. The intervention of the Prime Minister is a must in the troubled-state because the PDP has been meticulously muddying the Indian waters in the state by pursuing separatist and Pakistan-friendly policies, he said. At the same time, Prof Hari Om congratulated the Prime Minister who…

Govt forgets CoI on fake Permanent Resident Certificates

November 12, 2015 Editor

Signifying the non-seriousness of JK’s successive regimes towards protecting the state subject laws, the governments have been sleeping over the past 15 years on extending the term of Commission of Inquiry (CoI) constituted to look into the issuance of Permanent Resident Certificates to non-state subjects. The government has said that it has not extended the term of CoI beyond December 31, 2000. “The date of expiry of the Commission was 31.12. 2000 as provided in the SRO-248 of July 26, 2000,” reveals a document of State Revenue department. The CoI…

Don’t hold us guilty for Gowhar’s death: CRPF

November 12, 2015 Editor

Days after it was reported that police has registered an attempt to murder case against Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for killing Gowhar Ahmad Dar of Musatafabad HMT, Inspector General of CRPF, Atul Karwal, Wednesday said the paramilitary force cannot be held responsible till the investigation is not completed. “It will be wrong to say that CRPF was involved in the killing of Mustafaabad youth. I can tell you that police FIR is not against the CRPF but it is the legal requirement when somebody comes to police and lodges…

Govt organisations in Kashmir vie to become paperless, post flood

November 12, 2015 Editor

Taking lessons from the 2014 floods, a number of government organizations in Kashmir are taking steps towards digitization to become ‘paperless’. While bringing the agencies in tune with the technological advancements, the digitization comes with tech-savvy facilities for the common people. Among these organizations is State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) which is providing entrepreneurs with Android applications (apps) and SMS tickers to keep them updated with new industrial policies. According to Amit Sharma, MD, SIDCO the organization is focusing to promote e-governance. “It takes days for the file of an…

Kashmir an occupied territory: Israel

November 12, 2015 Editor

Israel has acknowledged that Kashmir is an occupied territory, accusing European Union of imposing double standards on different territories. The EU has announced a plan to impose labelling on goods produced in Jewish settlements on occupied land. The EU does not recognise Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, lands it captured in the 1967 Middle East war. The EU says the labelling policy aims to distinguish between goods made inside the internationally accepted borders of Israel and those made outside. “This is a…

National Conference raises demand for autonomy

November 12, 2015 Editor

With voices of dissent growing within the state’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, its arch-rival National Conference is going back to the basics, raising the demand for restoration of autonomy and terming it as a viable and credible solution to the political issue. The opposition party adopted six resolutions at its high-level meeting of central working committee on Tuesday which will become its guiding principles for the coming years. The party’s demand for restoration of internal autonomy in one of Tuesday’s resolutions comes at a time when the PDP is struggling…

BJP asks JK to make judicious use of economic package

November 12, 2015 Editor

The BJP today hoped that the economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will usher an era of development and prosperity in J&K. It asked the state government to make judicious use of the funds. “Similar packages will continue to flow from the Central government after receipt of the Utilisation Certificates from the state government,” said Lok Sabha member and BJP state president Jugal Kishore while interacting with media persons here. Jugal Kishore further said the Prime Minister had expressed the hope that the funds should be utilised by…

Tariq Karra asks PDP to wake up

November 10, 2015 Editor

Bihar poll results PDP MP Tariq Hameed Karra, a known critic of PDP-BJP alliance in J&K, today said that the results of Bihar Assembly elections were a wake-up call to his party (PDP) as the door has been closed “on communal forces”. “Knock knock PDP. Still time to wake up. Door closed on communal forces. Window of opportunity opened for secular forces. Knock knock PDP,” Karra, who represents the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, said in a series of tweets following the thumping win of Grand Alliance in Bihar polls. The…

Rajiv-Farooq accord responsible for JK turmoil: BJP

November 10, 2015 Editor

‘NC leaders used to beg before Delhi for filling their coffers’ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused National Conference Patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of pushing Kashmiri youth to the edge and forcing them to take up the arms. In a statement issued here, the BJP spokesman Khalid Jehangir said, “Those who are projecting themselves as Messiahs of Kashmiris are responsible for the bloodshed and the turmoil which Jammu and Kashmir witnessed during the past 25-years.” Jehangir said, “Infamous Farooq-Rajiv accord in late…