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Rs 44,000-cr flood package under active consideration of Centre

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With the flood victims still waiting for proper rehabilitation, the Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Syed Basharat Bukhari today said the proposed Rs 44,000-crore flood relief-package was under the active consideration of the Central Government. It has been over 13 months when the floods hit Kashmir, but the state is still awaiting the Centre’s approval for the proposed special package. The state government, however, in a written reply today stated that the proposed package had two components — special financial package and National Disaster Relief Fund — and would be…

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Explosion rocks mini Secretariat in Shopian

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An explosion took place outside mini secretariat in Shopian on Monday where Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed was planning to visit today, police said. An official said that the blast took place at 11:35 am today. However, there was no loss of life in the explosion. Pertinently, Sayeed’s visit to the district was cancelled earlier due to a strike called against attack on truckers in Udhampur.

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One more truck driver attacked in Udhampur, DC Refutes fresh attack

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Protests rock CM’s constituency, highway blocked One more Kashmiri truck driver was attacked by a mob in Udhmapur, triggering protests in Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s Anantnag constituency on Sunday. As soon as a truck driver, Sayar Ahmad Nayak of Mir Bazaar was attacked and injured by a mob in Udhampur, returned to his home town, people staged protest demonstrations and blocked the highway against the attack on him. The injured Sayar said he was attacked by a group of around 20 people with petrol bombs at Udhampur Sunday morning…

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Mobile internet services barred in Jammu after discovery of cow carcasses

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Mobile internet services were snapped in Jammu region today as authorities feared misuse of social media after tension gripped Udhampur district over recovery of carcasses of three cows. Police said the mobile internet services have been snapped in this region of Jammu and Kashmir to prevent misuse of social media on phone and the decision will be reviewed shortly. The decision came hours after carcasses of three cows were found in Jammu’s neighbouring district Udhampur, leading to tension there. “Three carcasses of slaughtered cows were found behind the SDM office…

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BJP MLAs beat up MLA Engineer Rashid for hosting ‘beef party’

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An independent MLA in Jammu and Kashmir was beaten up by MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party after he reportedly hosted a ‘beef party’ on Wednesday. MLA Engineer Rashid had reportedly hosted a ‘beef party’ at the MLA hostel on Wednesday and was attacked by BJP MLAs in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday, ANI news agency reported. Among those who beat Rashid was BJP MLA Ravinder Raina, the news agency reported. The incident comes even after the Supreme Court suspended the been ban in the state for two months.…

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Mufti Govt hopes to get financial package for flood victims soon

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While the state and Central government have been under fire over the delay in granting relief package to the last year flood-affected people, the J&K government today said it hoped that the financial package would be released soon. “We are pursuing the financial package with New Delhi and we are hoping that it will be released soon,” J&K Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Basharat Bukhari said during the calling attention notice moved by MLA from Kulgam MY Tarigami in the Assembly. The previous Omar Abdullah-led…

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Chaudhary Lal Singh leaves DGP red faced, blames Police for drug addiction

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Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings, Chaudhary Lal Singh Tuesday left Director General of Police (DGP), K Rajendra Kumar red faced when he blamed police for being complicit in curbing the drug addiction menace. Speaking on the resolution of drug menace moved by PDP legislator, Javaid Beigh in the Legislative Assembly today, the Health Minister said police was responsible for drug addiction in the State and did not try to find out the source of the drugs. “Instead of arresting the youth who fall victims to drug…

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Oppn takes on govt in both Houses over beef ban, chopper service tax

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Slogan-raising NC, Cong legislators clash with marshals, force adjournments Both Houses of the J&K legislature witnessed pandemonium as the Opposition kept the PDP-BJP coalition government out of business over the beef ban controversy, revocation of service tax on chopper rides to shrines and the rehabilitation of last year’s flood victims. The MLAs of the Congress and the National Conference entered the well of the Assembly, climbed on tables and even jostled and clashed with marshals whenever the Assembly session resumed after brief intervals. As soon as the Assembly proceedings began…

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Beef Ban in J&K suspended for 2 months by Supreme Court

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An order enforcing a decades-old ban on the sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir, which had sparked protests in the state, has been suspended by the Supreme Court for two months. The Jammu bench of the state High Court had last month directed the police to enforce an old law banning the slaughter and sale of beef in the state. A week later, the high court’s Srinagar bench issued notice to the state on a petition that asked for the ban to be cancelled. The Supreme Court today asked…

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Chaos in JK Assembly as Opposition Parties Stage Protest

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Chaos prevailed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today as banner-waving legislators of opposition National Conference and Congress stormed the well over beef ban and other issues. As soon as the house assembled, National Conference (NC) and Congress members started their protest, displaying banners in the well of the House against alleged “politics over flood relief” and tax on Vaishnodevi pilgrims. The National Conference members raised slogans against the beef ban and what they termed as “interference in religious matters”. The lawmakers raised slogans against the BJP-PDP coalition government and…

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