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NGT issues notice to MoD, JK Govt on Bajpathri Firing Range

January 30, 2016 Editor

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Union Ministry of Defence and J&K Government over the proposal for allowing Army to set up an artillery firing range in midst of a forest in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Army is seeking to establish the firing range in Bajpathri, in the vicinity of scenic Yusmarg tourist resort which is situated in Pirpanchal forest range. “Yes, the Tribunal today issued the notice to J&K Government and Defence Ministry over the Bajpathri issue,” said Rahul Choudhary, counsel for social activist Dr Raja Muzaffar…

Suspense grows on Govt formation as PDP calls off party meeting in Jammu

January 29, 2016 Editor

The much-awaited meeting of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti scheduled with party leaders of Jammu province on February 3 has been cancelled. Instead of holding the meeting with all leaders, Mehbooba Mufti will hold a one-on-one interaction with some senior leaders during her three-day stay in Jammu to discuss the prevailing political situation in the state. Highly placed sources said the PDP president would reach Jammu on February 2 and during her stay at the winter capital she will meet only some senior leaders to seek their opinion about…

Strike paralyses life across valley, Republic Day celebrated peacefully

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 Editor

R-Day passes off peacefully amid tight security measures Mobile internet service suspended for 3 hours Complete shutdown was observed in Kashmir on Tuesday in response to the strike called by separatist groups while tight security measures were put in place across the valley and authorities snapped mobile internet services for at least three hours. All shops and business establishments in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley remained closed while public transport was off the roads. Petrol pumps also remained closed and people also preferred to stay indoors. A heavy…

Govt schoolgirls lured to perform at private parties for ‘scholarships’

January 25, 2016 Editor

Parents fume, demand CBI probe; DSEK says ‘internal inquiry on’ Parents are fuming as their teenage girls studying at a government higher secondary school here had been lured to perform “cultural shows” at “brothel-like” private parties in return for “scholarships”. The plot got exposed earlier this month when one of the parents raised suspicion over the “clandestine scholarship” offer. She accompanied her daughter to the “secret venue” only to realize that she would have been served to the men waiting out there. The story finds roots in autumn of 2015…

50 Kashmiris asked to leave Delhi midway amid UDAAN training

January 25, 2016 Editor

As many as 50 job aspirants from Kashmir have been asked to leave New Delhi, halfway into training under much-hyped home ministry’s UDAAN program. “We have come to New Delhi under UDAAN scheme and while we were into third of the six-month training program, we have been asked to leave without assigning any reason,” the group of students told from New Delhi. They said that KMPG provides the training and on Saturday evening, they were asked to immediately vacate Aryan Residency Hostel, where they were staying in Greater Noida since…

Forces taking no chances for Republic Day event

January 23, 2016January 23, 2016 Editor

Intel inputs of fidayeen threat , Patrolling intensified at vulnerable stretches In the wake of intelligence inputs of possible attacks by Pakistani militants, the Army, Air Force and paramilitary forces have fortified their formations across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Republic Day. Security has also been beefed up on the 198-km-long international border and Jammu-Pathankot national highway. A terror alert has been sounded across the Jammu region after the murder of a taxi driver at Kangra in Himachal Pradesh by three unidentified men, who escaped with the taxi. Additional nakas…

MLA Rashid threatens to hand over BJP workers to Lashkar

January 22, 2016 Editor

BJP leaders have demanded registering a police case against Engineer Rasheed who they accused of threatening their workers of “handing over to Lashkar-e-Taiba” militant outfit for retribution. A major political storm has hit Jammu and Kashmir after an independent MLA from Langate Sheikh Abdul Rasheed aka Engineer Rasheed allegedly threatened BJP workers that he would hand them over to “Lashkar” in Pulwama town of south Kashmir on Thursday. BJP leaders have demanded registering a police case against Engineer Rasheed who they accused of threatening their workers of “handing over to…

Take charge or make way for polls; Omar shoots off open letter to Mehbooba

January 20, 2016 Editor

Says the dilly-dallying biggest disservice to J&K, PDP tightlipped on govt formation Amid continuing suspense over government formation in the state, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today shot off an open letter to Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti asking her to either take over as Chief Minister or get the Assembly dissolved to make way for fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The PDP leadership, however, remained tightlipped over the impasse. “There is no further development (on government formation). We have authorised Mehboobaji to take a final call and…

Mehbooba keeps suspense On

January 19, 2016 Editor

A day after being authorised to decide on government formation, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti maintained suspense over it today, apparently as she was still seeking feedback from party functionaries on the performance of coalition government with BJP headed by her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The PDP core group, which met here yesterday, had authorised Mehbooba, who is tipped to be the next Chief Minister to succeed her later father Mufti Sayeed, to take the final call on alliance with the BJP. However, she has not revealed her cards so…

Omar rules out tying up with BJP to form govt in JK

January 18, 2016 Editor

A day after National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said he was open to discuss a tie-up with BJP for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, his son and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today ruled out an alliance with the saffron outfit, saying the party “is not power hungry” and would not make an “ideological compromise”. “NC is not power hungry and is not interested in political power that comes through an ideological compromise. We shunned prospects of an alliance with the BJP a year ago and the reasons for…