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Kashmir floods listed as world’s worst economical disaster in 2014

September 22, 2015 Editor

Last year’s devastating flood in Kashmir valley has been listed as world’s worst economical disaster in 2014. According to a report prepared by Annual Disaster Statistical Review, Kashmir incurred losses of $16 billion (104000 crore INR) followed by Cyclone Hudhud in south India with a total estimation of losses to $7 billion (45,500 crore INR). Kashmir floods have also been the 8th worst disaster in terms of number of people affected. As per the report, 3.60 million people were affected due to the floods. The Kashmir floods have also been…

PDP-BJP Coalition may not survive after Oct 3: BJP leader

September 21, 2015 Editor

Slams Agenda of Alliance, accuses BJP of surrendering interests of Jammu for sake of power Concerned over moving of bills in Assembly by opposition members to scrap beef ban law, senior BJP leader Prof Hari Om Sunday said the PDP-BJP coalition may not survive after October 3, when the Assembly session begins. “The PDP-BJP coalition alliance would not survive after October 3,” Hari said while speaking during a seminar organized by Jammu Lawyers Forum (LWF) at Press Club of Jammu, here. He was referring to the bills moved by opposition…

Shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley

September 21, 2015 Editor

A protest shutdown called on Sunday by separatists against the murder of a four-year-old child and his former militant father impacted life here, with markets being shut and public transports going off roads. Although it is a public holiday here, the weekly Sunday pavement market remained closed because of the shutdown. Public transport also remained off the roads in Srinagar city and all other major towns and cities in the Kashmir valley. Unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants had on Friday shot dead former militant Bashir Ahmad Bhat in Sagipora area of Kashmir`s…

Geelani calls for strike tomorrow, says killing of 3-yr-old Burhan ‘barbaric’

September 19, 2015 Editor

Calling the killing of the father-son duo and Hizb commander Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, whose body was found in Kunzar today, as “mysterious Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has called for a state-wide shutdown tomorrow to protest the killings of former militant Bashir Ahmad Bhat and his three-year-old son in Sopore last evening. Calling the killing of the father-son duo and Hizb commander Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, whose body was found in Kunzar today, as “mysterious”, Geelani appealed people to make the strike a success, said a spokesperson. “The killing…

Cash-strapped J-K enhances ‘durbar’ shift allowance by 50%

September 18, 2015 Editor

State exchequer to bear additional burden of Rs 7 crore annually The cash-strapped state of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to enhance the shifting allowance of Durbar Move employees from the existing Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 to give benefit to over 7,000 employees. An additional burden of over Rs 7 crore would be put on the state exchequer after implementation of this decision, which is aimed at keeping secretariat employees in good humour. Official sources said the announcement of this decision would be made soon and Durbar Move employees…

All Eyes on PM for Flood Relief

September 18, 2015 Editor

It’s already too late. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should live up to his word of helping the flood-affected population in Jammu and Kashmir without any further delay. He had promised that he would make this state a model one in the country. That was in December last year. The masses are looking up to him. The Prime Minister is aware of each and every problem of the people of the Valley and the rest of the state. He is not new to the state. He has known the state over…

Abrogation of Art 370 national need, says BJP leader

September 17, 2015 Editor

Article 370 of the Constitution is the mother of all ills and the time has come to remove it from the Indian statute book in the larger national interest and in the interest people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. This was stated today by BJP leader Hari Om, former political adviser to the state BJP president. “If India is to survive as one nation, Article 370 has to go lock, stock and barrel,” he said. He asserted that its abrogation was a national requirement. He termed the PDP as a…

Shutdown in Kashmir Valley over ‘Pattan killing’ today

September 16, 2015 Editor

A complete shutdown is being observed on Wednesday across the Kashmir Valley against the killing of three youths at Pattan in Baramulla District. The shutdown is being called by Geelani group of Hurriyat conference and will be supported by all other separatist leaders. All shops, schools and government offices have been closed and public transport are effected due to the shutdown. The authorities have deployed police and CRPF jawans at vital places to maintain law and order and stop any type of protest. On Wednesday, the bodies of three youths were…

Another Dead Body Found in Baramulla District, Day After The ‘Slain’ Trio

September 15, 2015 Editor

A day after locals in Baramulla’s Pattan found three bullet-ridden bodies in an orchard, another dead body was spotted in Baramulla district’s Tangmarg area. The body of Manzoor Ahmad Reshi who was in his mid-thirties was found near Government Middle School Gonipori Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as the son of Mohammad Sultan of Gonipori village of Tangmarg. Notably, protests broke out in Pattan yesterday after three bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from an orchard in Shutz village. The deceased were identified as Amir Reshi, Ashiq Ahmad and Naveed…

Shape Up or Step Down: NC to Mufti

September 15, 2015 Editor

The National Conference (NC) today asked Chief Minister Mohammad Mufti Sayeed to either deliver on the promises or quit. “When Mufti sahib says he has been disappointed by the Modi government, one begs to ask the obvious question what stops Mufti sahib from walking out of this coalition? He cannot have the cake and eat it too,” NC spokesman Junaid Mattu said in a statement. The NC statement came a day after the Chief Minister expressed disappointment over the delay in announcement of a flood rehabilitation package. Mattu said the…