Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked his successor Mehbooba Mufti to accept the responsibility for civilian killings during the summer uprising this year while seeking release of the youth arrested during past more than four months. “The same Mehbooba Mufti blamed Ghulam Nabi Azad for the 2008 unrest and held me responsible for the 2010 agitation. By her own standards and logic she is then responsible for the current situation and she should accept the responsibility,” Omar said, addressing a convention of party delegates from Srinagar district at…
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Winter tightens grip on Valley, Night temp 2 degrees below normal
The night temperature across the Kashmir valley touched freezing levels with Leh town in remote Ladakh region registering a low of -8.6 degrees Celsius overnight and the city here recorded a minimum of -1.9 degrees Celsius. The drop in night temperature has come after several days of the overcast sky which had allowed mercury to remain above freezing point in many parts of the region. In Srinagar, the state’s summer capital, temperature overnight had dropped to a low of – 1.9 degrees Celsius, according to a bulletin issued by the…
Read MoreCity witnessed massive traffic jams as shoppers throng markets
The businesses in the Kashmir valley remained open for second consecutive day today following the two-day “relaxation” in shutdown announced by the separatist leaders that has allowed working of markets and movement of public transport. The markets across the Valley remained open for the second day and rush of shoppers continued to remain high, at times forcing traffic jams in Srinagar city, the state’s summer capital where roads had remained deserted for months. The public transport, which suffered the most paralysing impact of the unrest, also had a second consecutive…
Read MorePeace prevails on working Sunday across Kashmir on 142nd Day
The situation in Kashmir valley remained by and large peaceful for the second consecutive day. Separatists had announced two-day weekend relaxation in their weekly protest calendar. Shops, business establishments and fuel stations were open and markets witnessed huge rush. Some schools were also open in the day. People also thronged Srinagar’s flea market, locally called Sunday market. Mohammad Yousuf had come a long way from Poshker Bugam to buy warm clothes for his children. “I like to shop in Sunday market. I often come here as there is lot of…
Read MoreTake concrete measures or blood will continue to spill over: Syed Ali Geelani
Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani expressed his deep concern over the loss of precious lives in recent shelling on the line of control (LoC) and said unless Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of people, the risk of collision between the two nuclear powers will remain, which will be devastating not only for the region but whole world. “To mislead their own people and international community LoC is being kept hot and tense so that gross human rights violations and barbarism by the…
Read MoreKashmir unrest may be down, but it’s far from over: We could see a reemergence in 2017
The recent provocation at the Line of Control (LoC), in which a soldier’s body was mutilated, was one more indication that the troubles in Kashmir are not over. There are other indications too, which together paint a sombre picture of what might happen next summer. Many in positions of authority hope that things would settle down since school examinations have been held, markets are bustling, and traffic is back on the roads. But their expectations ought to be tempered with caution. The respite is tenuous and it might turn out…
Read MorePDD finalizes Darkness schedule for Kashmir Valley
9-hr cut in non-metered areas; 5-hr cut in metered areas Amid the chilly winter conditions, Kashmir will be facing nine-hour power cut in non-metered areas and up to five-hour cut in metered areas as per the new curtailment schedule finalized by the Power Development Department (PDD). These cuts would be in addition to the prolonged and unscheduled powers breaks that the consumers in both the categories would have to bear with. Sources told Kashmir Post that as per the scheduled for the winter the non-metered areas would be subjected to…
Read MorePower woes return to pester Kashmir
With the onset of winter, power woes have returned to trouble people in Kashmir as the energy demand has shot up amid the chilly weather conditions. Apart from the scheduled power cuts; the arbitrary and unscheduled snapping of power supply, both in metered and non-metered areas, has been giving tough time to consumers. The extended power cuts surface as an unwritten rule in Kashmir soon after the Durbar (seat of governance) shifts to Jammu in November as a bi-annual practice. For past few weeks the situation has equally worsened in…
Read MoreMassive fire destroys over dozen houses, one charred to death in Dalgate
50 families affected One person died and 16 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Dalgate here on Monday morning here. Police said fire started from a residential house around 10:30 am at Khalpora area of Dalgate and engulfed nearby structures in the congested area. Panic gripped the area as flames went high and smoke engulfed the locality. Amid chaos, the inhabitants rushed out of their houses and shifted to safer places. Several fire-tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. Local youth also joined the firefighting operation.…
Read MoreCity Centre reels under Traffic Mess
Failure of authorities to put in place measures for effective traffic regulation on Sunday took a heavy toll on the commuters who were stranded in traffic jams in city-centre. In view of relaxation in shutdown, Traffic police had on Friday issued an advisory and route plan for vehicular movement in Srinagar. However, most of the commuters said Traffic police failed to implement the plan on ground. “Commuters acted upon the advisory and adopted the notified route plan. But the traffic cops failed to ensure smooth vehicular movement ,” said Ghulam…
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