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‘Decisive armed struggle against India need of the hour’: UJC

October 21, 2015 Editor

Conglomerate of militant outfits United Jihad Council Tuesday said that India is currently directly ruled by RSS and the strategy adopted by Mufti Government seems no different from the one adopted by RSS. In a statement to CNS, Syed Sadaqat Hussain, spokesperson UJC while quoting its chief Syed Salahuddin said that, “Kashmiri Muslims are targeted under a well planned strategy and the policy makers of India have formulated a plot under which Muslims will be thrown out from Jammu and violence will be encouraged in Kashmir. This all will be…

Now, NC spokesman to host beef party to ‘assert free will’

October 21, 2015 Editor

National Conference spokesman Junaid Mattu said on Tuesday that he would host a beef party. He said it would be to assert his “rights and free will”. Mattu clarified that he would host the beef party and not his party. “Was never a big beef eater, nor am I overly religious or moralistic. But now I will host a beef party just to assert my rights and free will,” Mattu wrote on social networking site Twitter. He said hosting the beef party was his attempt “as an individual protecting his…

State requires road safety action plan: Azad to Mufti

October 21, 2015 Editor

Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today expressed condolences on the death of 14 passengers in a road accident in Udhampur district. Azad said: “My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their dear ones in the fatal accident and I pray to the almighty to give them strength to withstand this tragic loss. I also pray for the speedy recovery of those who have got injured.” Fourteen passengers lost their lives while 17 were injured when a…

Time for bridging differences in J&K has come, says Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

October 21, 2015 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Tuesday said there was a “perceptible” improvement in the overall situation in the state and the time for bridging the differences between communities has come. “The Truth and Reconciliation Mission is an idea whose time has come. We must experiment with the idea to ensure emotional linkages and confidence amongst one another, especially between families, communities and regions within J&K,” he said. “JK lagged behind the rest of the county in the field of development (in last two decades). With a perceptible…

Two Muslim League leaders booked for murdering SI

October 21, 2015 Editor

The J&K Police have booked two leaders of Masarat Alam’s Muslim League on charges of murder of a top counter-insurgency police officer, Altaf Ahmed. Altaf was gunned down by suspected militants in an attack in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on October 7.The police said Showket Hakeem, general secretary of the Muslim League, and Mehraj-ud-din, both residents of the Hajin area of Bandipora district, were detained following questioning of a driver, believed to have ferried two top militants, including Abu Qasim, the mastermind of the Udhampur attack, in the area. The…

One way traffic on Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 7 & 8 : IG Traffic

October 20, 2015 Editor

Accordingly to IGP Traffic, in view of closing of Darbar Move offices at Srinagar on 30thand 31st October 2015, it has been decided to permit only down convoys from Srinagar to Jammu for two days viz October 31st and November 1st 2015 on NHW-IA. No up convoy from Jammu to Srinagar shall be permitted on the said dates under any circumstances. Army and para-military force convoys shall also not be allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the said dates. Similarly, it has been decided to permit down convoys…

Attack on Rashid: Farooq says India’s image being tarnished

October 20, 2015 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday condemned the ink attack on independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid saying those behind the attack have tarnished the image of country before the world. “These people have tarnished the image of nation, not only in India but all across World,” he told reporters here. Abdullah, who is president of opposition National Conference, said Constitution of India guarantees freedom of speech for all its citizens. “Constitution treats everyone with equality, provides freedom of speech, Engineer Rashid only wanted to put forth?…

Eleven IPS Officers transferred

October 20, 2015 Editor

The state Cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ordered transfers and postings of 11 senior officials in the Police Department. Dilbagh Singh, managing director, J&K Police Housing Corporation, has been transferred and posted as the Director, Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy (SKPA), Udhampur, replacing Rajesh Kumar. The post of Director, SKPA, Udhampur, has been declared equivalent in the rank and status to that of the ADGP till held by the officer. Arun Kumar Choudhary, IGP Headquarters, PHQ, has been transferred and posted as the MD…

Cabinet mourns Zahid’s death, approves Rs 5 lakh ex gratia

October 20, 2015 Editor

The state Cabinet today passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to express shock and grief over the death of trucker Zahid Bhat, who succumbed to his injuries at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on Sunday. Zahid along with another trucker, Showket Ahmad Dar (35), had been severely burnt in a mob attack in Udhampur district on October 9, following protests triggered by rumours of cow slaughter in the area. Expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, the Cabinet observed a two-minute silence in memory of the departed soul.…