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Hurriyat (G) calls for peaceful protests after Friday prayers

November 27, 2015 Editor

Geelani anguished over condition of Kashmiri prisoners in Tihar Expressing concern and anguish over the condition of Kashmiri detainees in Tihar Jail, Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani Thursday appealed the human rights organizations including Amnesty International to take serious notice of the ‘ill-treatment’ meted out with the Kashmiri detainees in the jail. He said the ‘woeful tale of the miseries’ of Kashmiri prisoners in Tihar Jail from the mouth of a detainee Mahmood Ayoub Dar alias Topiwala who is presently on one month parole should be taken as a…

Smog engulfs Kashmir valley, poses threat to glaciers

November 26, 2015 Editor

The thick blanket of smog engulfing the Kashmir valley for the past three days has once again brought to focus the deadly mix of environmental conditions and pollution casting its spell on the fragile Himalayan region. Smog led to suspension of air traffic with people in idyllic region surprised by weather conditions which has affected every section of society. Though foggy conditions are usual phenomena during extreme winter months, it is often witnessed between mid-December and January and current haze is being seen by weather scientists due to excessive burning…

Fissures in coalition come out in open

November 25, 2015 Editor

Dy CM boycotts meet over ‘transgression’ by FinMin Fissures in the PDP-BJP coalition once again came to the fore when Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today boycotted a meeting to review the implementation of decisions taken at the District Development Board meetings in the Kashmir valley. Sources say Singh is miffed with Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu over the direct fund transfer of Rs 10 crore in favour of a company repairing transformers. The money had to be routed through the Power Development Department, which is under Singh, but Drabu bypassed…

Enforced shutdown disturbs normal life in Srinagar

November 24, 2015 Editor

Life in Srinagar has come to a grinding halt due to strike call given by the senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani. Business establishments / Schools have been locked and public transport is off from the road. More detail are awaited.

1975 Accord historic betrayal with people: Geelani

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 Editor

Reacting to the Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s statement that 1975 Indra-Abdullah Accord was an important event which revived the democracy in Jammu Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today rejected it as ‘figment of his (Mufti’s) imagination and far from reality’. “The fact is that 1975 Accord has resulted in the killing of lakhs of innocent Kashmiris. It revived the democratic process in such a way that the entire Kashmir has become a major prison and a mega graveyard,” Geelani said in a statement today, adding that…

Blast in Pampore; 4 including 2 CRPF jawans injured

November 20, 2015 Editor

Four people, including two civilians and two CRPF jawans have been injured in a grenade attack at Pampore area in south of Kashmir on Friday. The explosion occurred near a branch of the Punjab National Bank in Srinagar. The entire area has been cordoned off and a search operation is underway to nab the assailants. ANI

Power-starved JK sells 300-400 MWs

November 19, 2015 Editor

The state government is selling 300-400 MWs generated from its hydel power sources to other states of India even as Kashmir is facing severe power crisis. The government is paying a heavy price for importing power from utilities outside the state. State Power Development Corporation (SPDC) exports 300-400 MWs even as Power Development Department (PDD) is struggling to meet the demand and has resorted to frequent power cuts in the valley, much to the inconvenience of people. Against the demand of 1,600 MW of electricity in Kashmir, PDD only supplies…

6-fold hike in monthly relief for Jammu hilly region migrants

November 19, 2015 Editor

Centre also okays 3,000 more jobs for Pandit migrants in Valley In a major relief for the migrants of the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir, the government today announced the raising of the honorarium for the migrants of the hilly regions of Jammu while also approving additional state government jobs and transit accommodations in the Kashmir Valley for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit migrants. The decisions were taken at the meeting of the Union Cabinet here chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the media after the meeting of…

Delhi visit of state BJP leaders fuels rumours of change in guard

November 19, 2015 Editor

Although BJP leaders have maintained guarded silence over reports of change of guard in the state, an unscheduled visit of state BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh to the national capital has fuelled rumours in this connection. Sharma and Dr Singh rushed to New Delhi on Tuesday to interact with Central leaders on some important issues pertaining to the state. Highly placed sources in the BJP said the Deputy Chief Minister flew to New Delhi in the afternoon while the state BJP president rushed by…

Gowhar’s killing was planned, targeted: Karra

November 18, 2015 Editor

Putting a strong demand for the removal of CRPF camp from HMT, Member Parliament and senior People’s Democratic Party leader Tariq Hameed Kara Tuesday said that Zainakot youth Gowhar Dar’s “killing was planed and targeted one.” After visiting the bereaved family in HMT and listening to the statements of eyewitnesses, family members, Karra said as per eyewitnesses whose statements have not been recorded so far, a CRPF officer without uniform had laid a trap for Gowhar and ha shot him dead. “After visiting the family of Gowhar, I am hocked…