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JK Govt. approves 3000 more jobs for Kashmiri Migrants

October 7, 2015 Editor

Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Bukhari said that Union Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed in principle approval to provide additional 3000 State Government jobs to Kashmiri Migrants with financial assistance from the Union Government and to construct 6000 transit accommodations in Kashmir Valley for migrants whom State Government jobs have been/will be provided, adding that formal approval from the Union Government is awaited. The Minister said this while replying to a question by Surinder Mohan Ambardar in the Legislative Council today. The Minister said that to facilitate…

Farooq warns against growing RSS influence

October 7, 2015 Editor

NC president Farooq Abdullah today expressed concern over the “growing influence” of the RSS across the country, which he termed as a threat to secular India. Talking to media persons, the former Union minister said growing communal incidents across the country and the ban on sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir were ‘killing’ secular India. “I fear that secular India is being killed. The Constitution of our country gives the right to every person to understand and spread his religion. These traits helped every community to live in peace…

Anti-beef ban bills sabotaged to save Govt: Omar

October 7, 2015 Editor

Leader of the Opposition and former chief minister Omar Abdullah Monday said bills seeking abolishment of beef ban laws had been sabotaged to save the government. Talking to reporters outside the Legislative Assembly, Omar said the State government moved to the Supreme Court seeking a decision into a plea against two different orders of the State High Court pertaining to slaughter of the bovines and enforcement of ban on sale of beef. “Why did the State move to the Supreme Court when the State legislature has powers to amend the…

Govt to form panel to discuss return of Pandits to Valley

October 7, 2015 Editor

The government will form a new state-level advisory committee, which will take suggestions from all stakeholders to facilitate the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits. Law Minister Basharat Bukhari said the committee will take “real representatives” of the displaced community into confidence and draft a plan for the return of Kashmiri migrants to the Valley. Formation of new advisory committee is imperative as the previous one had not taken into confidence all stakeholders, Bukhari said while responding to a supplementary question by BJP MLC Surinder Ambardar in the Legislative Council…

Protests in JK Assembly for second day

October 6, 2015 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was rocked by protests for the second day today as opposition members stormed the well of the House demanding adjournment of Question Hour to discuss various issues including regularisation of casual workers. The opposition members also demanded a discussion of Article 35 A which upholds the unique status of the permanent residents of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Yesterday, opposition members had protested over beef ban and other issues in the Jammu and Kashmir legislature with banner-waving MLAs of NC and Congress storming the well,…

Former MP, eight ex-MLAs involved in liquor trade: Minister

October 6, 2015 Editor

A former member of parliament and eight ex-legislators are involved in liquor trade in Jammu and Kashmir, where over 225 wine shops are running with majority of these in the winter capital. Eight former legislators and an ex-MP are having licenses for the sale of liquor in Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Leh districts, Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu informed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in a written reply today. All the 10 districts of Jammu region have liquor shops, while only four shops are running in summer capital Srinagar, among the…

PDP-BJP Govt forgets promises to Pandits

October 6, 2015 Editor

No progress in implementation of rehabilitation package With the PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir tangled in controversies and policy paralysis creating pessimism in the state, 3.5 lakh displaced Kashmiri Pandits have lost hope of any concrete plan for their rehabilitation and resettlement in the Valley. Seven months after assuming charge, coalition partners are silent on the promises made in ‘Agenda of the Alliance’, the guiding document which binds two ideologically different parties. Surprisingly, after large-scale protests by separatists against the composite township project in April, Narendra Modi-led BJP…

Army cannot be withdrawn from J&K overnight: Omar Abdullah

October 6, 2015 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the army cannot be withdrawn from the state overnight keeping in mind the current situation, however, its role can be decreased. “Today, three jawans of army are dead. If in these circumstances you will say that there is no role of the army, then this will be huge injustice. The role of army can be decreased, but it cannot be withdrawn overnight,” Omar told reporters here. Omar was referring to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s assertion that the logistic requirement…

India holds key to peace in Kashmir: Geelani

October 6, 2015 Editor

Pays tributes to two youth killed in Tral Paying rich tributes to the two militants killed in Tral area of Pulwama, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Monday said these ‘brave hearts of our nation are sacrificing themselves for Kashmir cause’. He said the youth have put down a ‘huge responsibility on us to protect these sacrifices and carry forward the struggle in any way and at any cost.’ Geelani in a statement said the loss of precious human lives continues to occur due to the instable and uncertain…

Over 2,400 persons killed in road accidents in J&K since 2013

October 6, 2015 Editor

Over 2,400 persons were killed and 21,335 others injured in as many as 25,551 road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the past two-and-a-half years, prompting the authorities to chalk out a strategy to deal with the problem. While 506 persons lost their lives in 3,221 road accidents up to July this year, as many as 992 persons were killed in 5,861 cases last year and 990 others in 6,469 accidents in 2013, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was informed today. In a written reply, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed –…