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Valley recived Highest Snowfall in 10 Years, Highway reopens partially post four days clouser

February 7, 2017 Editor

Traffic to ply one way on National Highway SAS issues Avalanche Warning Jammu and Kashmir this winter recorded the highest snowfall in the past 10 years. The recent wave of snowfall paralysed the state as Srinagar -Jammu National Highway remained shut for the fourth consecutive day. More than 2,000 vehicles have remained trapped on the highway. While tourists are happy to roam around in the snow, the local people are facing tough times. “Our houses are very weak and creak with every step taken. They can’t even guard against the…

Bad Weather claims 2 lives in Jammu Region, Road connectivity snapped for 4th Day

February 6, 2017 Editor

Two persons were killed in different weather-related accidents in the Jammu region. In the first incident, a 12-year-old boy was killed and four of his family members had a miraculous escape after a tree crashed into their house in Bonjwah village of Kishtwar district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Yaseen, son of Noor Mahi Kholi of Patnazi village of Bonjwah tehsil of Kishtwar. His body was pulled out of the debris by locals and the police. Later, the body was handed over to the family for…

Kashmir Protests death sentence to Kulgam youth

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 Editor

Youths clash with security forces in Srinagar, Sopore Amid a shutdown called by separatist leaders over death sentence to a Kulgam youth by a Kolkata court, protests erupted at various places in Kashmir after the Friday prayers, affecting normal life. The protests led to clashes between protesters and the police forces in downtown Srinagar. Stone-throwing protesters also hurled a petrol bomb towards the CRPF men near Jamia Masjid in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar. The petrol bomb hit one of the jawans. The protesters were chased away by the police…

Indus Water Treaty survival appears weak: UN Report

February 3, 2017 Editor

The 40-year-old Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan has been an outstanding example of conflict resolution but scarcity of water in the basin states since the early 1990s has brought the agreement under strain and its survival appears weak, according to a UN report. “The treaty fails to address two issues: the division of shortages in dry years between India and Pakistan, when flows are almost half as compared to wet years, and the cumulative impact of storages on the flows of the River Chenab into Pakistan,” said the…

Mayhem over Mehbooba Mufti’s remark on Art 370, House adjourns sine die

February 2, 2017 Editor

Oppn MLAs uproot mikes, throw chairs; marshal injured in melee Amid high-voltage drama and scenes of vandalism over “expunging” of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks on Article 370, the state Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday — six days ahead of schedule. According to the revised notified calendar, the Assembly was to function until February 7, but the Speaker Kavinder Gupta announced adjournment of the House sine die following unprecedented pandemonium, violent protests and damage to furniture by the Opposition, comprising National Conference and Congress legislators. The NC…

Trump will isolate US if he cancels Iran nuclear deal: Analyst

January 18, 2017 Editor

US President-elect Donald Trump risks isolating the United States if he decides to dismantle the Iran nuclear agreement in order to satisfy the Israel lobby, says an American political analyst. Trump may revoke the nuclear deal because of his close proximity to Jared Kushner, his “Zionist Jewish son-in-law,” said Rodney Martin, a former congressional staffer based in Los Angeles. Kushner is a “Zionist Jewish agent” and will represent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House after Trump’s inauguration, Martin told Press TV on Wednesday. If Trump “decides to…

Crack in BJP over govt decision on ex gratia for unrest victim’s kin

January 13, 2017 Editor

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s decision to give Rs 5 lakh compensation and government jobs to the next of kin of stone-throwers killed during suSaffron party to convene meeting tomorrow to discuss the controversial issue Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s decision to give Rs 5 lakh compensation and government jobs to the next of kin of stone-throwers killed during summer unrest in Kashmir has created fissures within the BJP. Saffron party leaders are blaming its ministers in the coalition for their failure to oppose this “highly controversial” decision. Fearing that the decision…

More Rains, Snowfall expected from Friday

January 12, 2017 Editor

Cold wave tightened its grip further in Kashmir even as weatherman has predicted another spell of snowfall and rains from Friday evening. MeT officials said that Mercury went further down the freezing point at several in places in Kashmir and Ladakh that subsequently resulting in the coldest night of the season so far. “There will be another spell of rains and snow from Friday evening. It will be light and will continue during the night,” Director MeT, Sonam Lotus, told Kashmir Post Wednesday evening. Officials said that Gulmarg in north…

State lost 16,000 Cr during 5 month Unrest : Govt Survey

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir has suffered a colossal loss of Rs 16,000 crore during the five months of shutdown and curfew in the Kashmir valley following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8 last year. The cost of security-related expenditure is “over and above” the losses caused due to the unrest of 2016 in the state. The industry and tourism sectors were the worst affected as nearly 64 per cent of the tourist and working season was lost while the industry…

2016 Unrest was preplanned, SIT’s to probe killings, kin of each victim to get Rs 5 lakh: Mehbooba

January 10, 2017 Editor

Mehbooba regrets killings, says people didn’t expect this of her Chief Minister turns down opposition’s demand of judicial probe ‘Govt committed to give a job to one person of the victim family on compassionate basis’ Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Monday said 2016 Kashmir uprising was preplanned and expressed regret saying people did not expect this to happen in her government. Winding up the discussion on the adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly on civilian killings in Kashmir during 2016, Mehbooba said her government was first accused of setting up satellite…