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Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir as Chillai Kalan knocks on door

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Ahead of the 40-day long extreme cold period in Kashmir, popularly known as ‘Chillai Kalan’ in Kashmir, Leh and Kargil remained the coldest regions of the state at minus 12 degree Celsius on Monday.This year, Chillai Kalan will begin on December 21 and will end on January 31. Officials of local Meteorological department said, “In Leh minimum temperature was recorded at minus 12.2 degrees Celsius, while it was minus 12.1 degrees Celsius in Kargil town of Ladakh region.” Adding that these towns were the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Snowfall replenishes reservoirs…

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Mehbooba’s statement lands BJP in embarrassing situation

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Says consent of Hurriyat was sought before forming state govt The BJP is facing severe criticism from its hardcore cadre and supporters after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti made the starling revelation that her party had sought “consent” from the separatist Hurriyat Conference to form the government with the saffron party. As the social media is flooded with anti-BJP posts, party leaders have maintained guarded silence on this contentious issue. No BJP leader was ready to react on Mehbooba’s disclosure, which had landed the “nationalist” party in an embarrassing situation. Mehbooba…

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Snow intensifies cold wave in Valley

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The Kashmir valley received a fresh spell of snow today while the cold wave tightened its grip ahead of ‘Chillai Kalan’ — the harshest 40-day winter period that begins December 21. An official of the Meteorological Department said Srinagar city recorded 0.2 mm of rainfall/snowfall today. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 5.8°C and a minimum temperature of minus 0.8°C. Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir, recorded 3.2 mm of snowfall during the day. The maximum and minimum temperature at Qazigund stood at 3.0°C and 0.8°C, respectively. Pahalgam resort…

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LS adopts resolution to rehabilitate Pandits

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Why can’t non-Kashmiris buy land in J-K, asks BJP MP Hukumdev The Lok Sabha today adopted a resolution asking the government to immediately rehabilitate Pandits and address  the plight of  people who had migrated from West Pakistan  but did not enjoy citizenship rights. The Lok Sabha urged the Centre to take immediate steps for rehabilitation and welfare of displaced persons from Kashmir. Taking part in a resumed discussion on a private member resolution moved by BJP member Nishikant Dubey on March 20 on immediate steps for rehabilitation and welfare of…

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Protests, Seminars marks International Human Rights Day

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Protests and seminars today marked the International Human Rights Day in Kashmir, being observed all over the world. The day commemorates the first global declaration to guarantee fundamental rights for all. The theme for International Human Rights Day 2015 is ‘Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always’. On this occasion, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), headed by its chairperson Parveena Ahanger, today staged a sit-in in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar. They paid tributes to thousands of disappeared persons from Jammu and Kashmir, where more than 8,000 cases…

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PM Modi walks the Srinagar talk

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In hindsight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Srinagar on November 7 can be decoded with a fair degree of practicability that has come to the fore now. The way India and Pakistan have taken baby steps to defreeze their relationship in public view in Bangkok and Islamabad has given a meaning to the words that Modi had spoken at a rally in Srinagar, where much of the content was lost in the Rs 80,000-crore package and the omission of the P (Pakistan)-word in his nearly 45-minute-long speech. “I don’t…

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Indo-Pak NSA talks: It’s a good beginning, says Mufti Sayeed

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Monday termed as a “good beginning” the talks between National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan and said the two sides appear to be on a reconciliation path to bridge the “huge trust deficit”. “It is welcome step and good beginning. We hope for success,” he told reporters here on the sidelines of a function at government hospital in Gandhinagar. Sayeed was replying to a volley of questions about his reaction on NSA level talks. “This is what we have been…

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6 Persons injured during militant attack on security convoy in Anantnag

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Militants attacked a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force or the CRPF in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir today, injuring six security personnel. The convoy was passing through the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir when terrorists, armed with AK47 rifles, opened fire. The attack happened near Green Tunnel at Samthan in Bijbehara, 50 kms from Srinagar. The injured have been shifted to a hospital in Srinagar. Condition of some jawans is said to be serious. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt is on to nab…

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NFSA to deprive over 6 lakh people of subsidized ration in JK

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More than six lakh people will be deprived of subsidized ration after the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Jammu and Kashmir. As J&K government is going to implement NFSA from February 1, five percent of population would have to buy ration from the open market. Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali told that around six lakh people– including chief minister, ministers, MLAs and MLCs– would have to buy ration from the open market after the implementation of the NFSA in the state. “Gazetted…

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