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Guv praises people for smooth conduct of yatra

September 1, 2015 Editor

POST-YATRA REVIEW MEET Governor NN Vohra, who is also the chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), has lauded the coordination among the state government departments, security forces and local stakeholders involved in the yatra management this year. The Governor also thanked the people, particularly of Anantnag and Ganderbal districts, for their support for ensuring the smooth and peaceful conduct of the pilgrimage. He also conveyed his gratitude to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Kumar Singh, Minister for Health Choudhary Lal Singh, Minister for Public…

‘No threat to Bharat with the growth of the Muslim community: Farooq Abdullah

September 1, 2015 Editor

National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that there was “no threat to Bharat” with the growth of the Muslim community. “I don’t know about their (RSS) statement but I can tell you one thing that India belongs to all of faiths- whether we are Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs or Christians. Whoever is an Indian, the country belongs to him,” he said, adding that there was no such thing that the Muslim population had grown and they posed a danger. “There is no such danger. A Muslim is as Indian…

India, Pak have no option but to travel path of peace

September 1, 2015 Editor

Death looms large on the borders. The uncalled for manifestation of muscular power of the Pakistani army is visible in the ghastly sight of scattered bodies of women and children on either side of the international border. Without any fear of contradiction, it is a matter of record that the guns that boom from across the international border and the Line of Control are responsible for the killings on both sides of the border. There is always a provocation from across to which the Indian Army retaliates. The bullets and mortars…

Kashmiris prime suspects: Delhi Police to hoteliers

August 31, 2015 Editor

In a disturbing trend, Kashmiris visiting New Delhi for any work have to convince the staff in hotels that they are not “terrorists” to get accommodation even for one night. A lobby manager of a reputed hotel in the capital told : “We have been told by Delhi Police to keep vigil on Kashmiris.” Asked why Kashmiris only, he said, “Police believe that Kashmiris are the prime suspects and any of them can be a terrorist.” The Manager, who claimed that he has been in the hotel industry for the…

Mehbooba urges people to take advantage of key welfare schemes

August 31, 2015 Editor

Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the present government in Jammu and Kashmir has to make a fresh beginning to pull the state out of the “morass” and revive the process of political reconciliation, economic rejuvenation and social emancipation. “Unfortunately, during the past six years of NC-Congress rule, the state witnessed a virtual dismantling of all the institutions of governance with politico-contractor mafia ruling the roost and looting the exchequer during that dark era. The present Government has to make a fresh beginning to not…

BJP-PDP alliance doesn’t augur well for J&K: Panun Kashmir

August 31, 2015 Editor

Panun Kashmir on Sunday said political alignment between BJP and PDP in Jammu and Kashmir does not seem to have augured well for the state, and accused the alliance of having failed to trigger any cohesion towards serving the nation. The speakers at a seminar organised by Panun Kashmir, an organisation of the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community, made the observation that this “union of opposites” has failed to trigger any cohesion towards serving the nation. On the contrary, politics and governance in the state in the last six months have…

Preventive detention is undemocratic: HC

August 28, 2015 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that preventive detention is undemocratic and violates the fundamental principle of Criminal Jurisprudence. “Preventive detention is undemocratic and repugnant to rule of law. It violates fundamental principle of Criminal Jurisprudence providing for presumption of innocence of accused till he is proved guilty on a fair and transparent trial. It not only runs contrary to Constitutional ethos but also bruises the Gandhian thought, that forms weft and warp of our socio-political fabric,” a bench of Justice Hasnain Massodi ruled. The bench made these…

SRTC to ply high-tech buses in city

August 28, 2015 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) will soon ply high-tech buses in the summer capital. This was stated in a meeting chaired by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon. On the occasion, Dr Samoon directed JKSRTC authorities to provide better transport facilities to the commuters in Srinagar especially during late hours in the evening. Dr. Samoon received a brief from concerned officers about the purchase of new high-tech passenger buses. He was informed that JKSRTC is going to purchase 200 new buses out of which sufficient…

Rahul slams Modi govt for not helping J&K

August 28, 2015 Editor

‘PDP-BJP in an opportunistic coalition’ Castigating the Modi government for not helping Jammu and Kashmir, Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said it failed to benefit the State by pushing progressive schemes initiated by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to back burner. “NDA government was a government of three or four businessmen and nobody would benefit from them. Earlier we thought it was suit boot ki Sarkaar but today we see it is a government of three or four businessmen,” Rahul said while speaking to saffron growers at Dusso village, here today.…

KP’s integral part of culture, ethos of Kashmir, Kashmiriyat: Veeri

August 28, 2015 Editor

Emphasizing on the rich tradition of the state to celebrate different festivals with amity, Minister for Horticulture, Haj and Auqaf, Abdul Rehman Veeri has called for strengthening the diverse culture of Jammu and Kashmir. Interacting with Kashmiri Migrant pandits on the occasion of celebration of annual Kapal Mochan Shradh festival at Nagbal, Shopian, the Minister expressed the hope that the Yatra will restore the trust between the Kashmiri majority and Kashmiri minority and called the ”festival a step in the right direction”. He said that celebrating festivals together with amity…