Category: Kashmir

Kashmir

‘Kashmiri children victims of diverse forms of atrocities’

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Hurriyat (G) leaders Mohammad Yousuf Naqash, Bilal Sidiqi, Hakim Abdul Rashid, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Mohammad Ramzan Khan in a joint statement to the press today said, “While India is observing Children’s Day the innocent children of Kashmir continue to remain victims of diverse forms of atrocities of Indian forces.” “Silenced to death, tortured, maimed, blinded, crippled, disabled, subjected to pellets, interrogation, confinement, mental torture,  has been story of Kashmiri children under Indian rule,” they said. “Their future of children in Kashmir is being ruined. Killing of youth is order…

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16,272 vehicles fined, 1,303 seized for violations across Valley in 2 months

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As part of its drive against traffic violations, the police have fined over 16,000 vehicles and seized another 1,300 in past two month across the Valley. “The department has fined 16,272 vehicles in the past two months for violating different traffic rules,” the police said in a statement. It added that 1,303 vehicles were also seized as a part of its drive against violators. The police said fines and seizures were part of a rigorous campaign against traffic violators that was launched across Kashmir. The administration has struggled to streamline…

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Lake officials booked on High Court orders

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The Vigilance Organisation Kashmir today said it had registered a case against the officials of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA). Pursuant to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order dated October 28, the Vigilance Organisation Kashmir today registered a case under FIR No. 48/2015 u/s 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and section 109, 120-B, 188 RPC against the officials of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Srinagar, the organisation said in statement. The High Court had observed that various constructions had been illegally raised…

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Kupwara residents line up for verification

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Saves them from intimidation during visit outside state A large number of Kupwara residents intending to visit Punjab and other states, mostly in connection with shawl business, are facing inconvenience due to verification of their antecedents by the local police. People waiting in long queues for getting their verification reports from police stations concerned has become the norm for past over a week. Local residents said there was no formal directive from the authorities to get verification, but they were obtaining it to avoid intimidation by the police and others…

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Kashmir reeling under darkness with the inauguration of BagliharII

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PDD resorting to frequent power cuts, electricity playing hide-n-seek We’re following last year’s power curtailment schedule: Official Less than a week after Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the 450 MWs Baglihar-II power project, Valley is groping under darkness with the Power Development Department (PDD) resorting to more than 8-9 hour daily power cuts. The PDD has not notified any power curtailment schedule and is resorting to unscheduled power cuts. The department has not abided by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) directions asking government to improve power supply by working…

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Kashmir Inc hits out at ruling PDP

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Accusing the ruling Peoples Democratic Party of “using flood victims as bait to come to power” in J&K, Kashmir’s top business and trade organizations on Friday said that Rs 2000 crore earmarked for rehabilitation of flood affected people is “a mockery and an insult to people who lost their lives and livelihood in the worst-ever deluge.” The Valley-based business community accused the PDP of using flood rehabilitation as an “excuse to forge alliance with BJP to serve their interest, while letting the people suffer.” President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce…

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Absence of Winter Secretariat in Kashmir shocking : NC

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National Conference on Friday strongly condemned the failure of the PDP-BJP Government to have in place a roster of rotational presence of Ministers in Kashmir during the winters as per the established norm of ‘Winter Secretariat’ arrangement that has been in place since a long time. NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani said this move was unprecedented and was a brazen proof of the PDP-BJP Government’s step-motherly attitude towards Kashmir. “It was an established practice during the tenure of the previous Government that a ‘Winter Secretariat’ was established in Srinagar…

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Campaign to promote hijab in Kashmir

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Red roses may signify romance between a man and a woman. But, in Kashmir valley, a little-known group, the International Muslim Unity Council (IMUC), on Thursday offered red roses to girls to promote the wearing of the hijab (full body veil). On Thursday afternoon, a group of girls, associated with the IMUC, stood outside Kashmir’s premier Government Women’s College here and offered roses and scarves to female students wearing the hijab. “From 1 p.m. up to 2:30 p.m., roses, scarves, stoles and religious pamphlets were offered to girl students coming…

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No steps taken to decongest city roads

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There is no end to traffic congestion on Srinagar roads even as the Durbar offices have shifted to winter capital Jammu. With the winter season having already set in, commuters are finding it more difficult negotiate long jams in the evening hours. Srinagar residents are fed up with routine traffic jams, particularly during the evening and morning hours, as they get stuck for hours in congestion. They blamed the absence of traffic police on important intersections for the existing mess. “Traffic jams on Srinagar roads have worsened. In the evening,…

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Forces creating reign of terror in Kashmir: Mirwaiz

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All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman, Mirwaiz Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who has been placed under house arrest for the past nine days at his Nigeen residence and stopped from performing religious, political and social obligations,Wednesday condemned the so-called government and Indian forces for creating a reign of terror in the region. Condemning the use of excessive force and placing restrictions on the movement of the people throughout Kashmir in general and Shahar-e-Khas and Zainakote areas in particular, the Mirwaiz said authorities in Kashmir have  unleashed terror using lethal…

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