‘Don’t treat Kashmir as law and order issue, start dialogue with Hurriyat, Pakistan’ Opposition National Conference (NC) President and three-time chief minister Farooq Abdullah Monday presided over the meeting of the party’s 15-member Core Group that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s handling of Kashmir issue through Army and urged New Delhi not to treat Kashmir as a law and order problem and start dialogue with all stakeholders. The meeting attended by the Core Group members including NC Working President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah, General Secretary Ali Muhammad…
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Minister Lal Singh wants forest funds for Kashmir diverted to Jammu
Wildlife department moots controversial proposal to redirect Rs 3 crore; Top official says ‘will take care of Kashmir next year’ In a controversial move, J&K’s Forests, Ecology and Environment department headed by BJP minister Choudhary Lal Singh has proposed to shift funds for Kashmir under a centrally-sponsored scheme to Jammu region, sources said on Sunday. According to sources, the Wildlife department that works under the command of Singh has mooted a proposal to withdraw Rs three crore from Kashmir to spend these in Jammu region under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund…
Read MoreBandipora – Srinagar Road in Shambles, Locals aghast, Admin unmoved
Traders’ body calls for public meet to press for repair of dilapidated road Owing to pitiable condition of 59 kilometer Bandipora-Srinagar Road, people from all walks of life are assembling here in Main Bandipora Chowk on February 26 to press the government to repair the road. Traders Federation Bandipora which is organizing the mass public meet has initiated a campaign to press the government for the repair of the dilapidated and potholed 59 kilometer Srinagar-Bandipora road. They (members) have called for a public assembly on 26th February in Gulshan Park…
Read MoreTariq recounts torturous incarceration back home after 12 years
‘Acquittal in a fabricated case can’t be called justice’ “If you call my acquittal in a fabricated case as justice then the whole meaning of the word justice changes,” said Tariq Ahmad Dar who was recently acquitted in the 2005 Delhi serial blast case after 12 long years as the prosecution failed to prove his guilt. A resident of Solina locality of Srinagar, Tariq returned home Friday to a rousing reception. The local residents had erected banners with Arabic text “Ahlan wa sehlan” to mark Tariq’s homecoming. Another banner read:…
Read MoreThree Army persons killed in Shopian ambush
Major, Lt Col among 5 troopers injured Woman dies after being hit by stray bullet during cross fire Docs flown from AIIMS to attend to injured army men Locals accuse army of going berserk after the attack Hizb owns attacks At least three army men were killed and five others including a Lt Colonel and Major injured when militants of Hizbul Mujahideen attacked their patrol party in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday. A woman was also killed after being hit by a stray bullet inside her house during…
Read MoreGovt’s guest control invites trouble, comes under challenge with political and bureaucratic circles
The guest control order by government has come under challenge with political and bureaucratic circles saying “the department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs is not competent to issue such an order and the cabinet alone can decide on such policy matters.” “It is a major policy issue and needs cabinet approval for implementation. The department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs is not competent to decide on such issues,” an official wishing anonymity said. Former CAPD Minister, Taj Mohiuddin, who had also issued a similar order in…
Read MoreMeT predicts more Rain, Snow
As Valley continued to receive intermittent rains, MeT Tuesday predicted more rain and snow across the Valley over the next 24 hours. According to MeT, “There is possibility of light to moderate rain or snow across the Valley in the next 24 hours.” MeT official said that the weather would also mostly remain cloudy during the next 24 hours. “The weather is likely to improve from the Wednesday afternoon,” MeT said.
Read MorePellet Victim of 2016 uprising dies in Kulgam, Probe begins
Cause not known yet, say doctors; Natural death, say police A 26 year old youth of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district who had sustained multiple pellet injuries during last year’s uprising died Monday morning at a local orphanage, the ambulance of which he used to drive. While doctors said they could not establish the cause of death, police maintained that initial investigations reveal he died of “natural causes.” Wasim Ahmad Thokur S/O Haji Mushtaq Ahmad Thokur of Schuch village of Kulgam, according to family and eyewitnesses, was found dead in the…
Read MoreMinisters resign on ‘Petty Issues,’ but remain silent when people were killed: Karra
The Congress leader Tariq Hameed Karra Monday took a jibe at two ministers of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for tendering their resignation for what he termed as “petty issues” and accused them of “acting blind” when Kashmiris were being killed during 2016 uprising. “They were given less important portfolios that is why Basharat and Imran resigned,” Karra told Kashmir Post, adding that people of Kashmir would in no way appreciate their actions. Karra said in case they had resigned when people were killed, blinded, and maimed it would be a…
Read MoreLegal action taken against Stone Pelters : Police
The J&K Police today said “legal action” has been taken against stone-throwers who had the intentions to disrupt an anti-militancy operation launched by security forces in a Pulwama village in south Kashmir on Saturday. The action comes in the wake of Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat’s warning to those supporting militants in Kashmir and those trying to disrupt anti-militancy operations by creating trouble. The police along with the Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF had launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) at Urvan, Pulwama, on Saturday. The police said the…
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