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Govt cancels Wular dredging contract to Indo-Sino company

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Nearly a year after a ministerial panel cleared an Indo-Sino company to dredge the Wular Lake, the Governor’s administration has cancelled the contract that had run into controversy over some financial issues. A source said one of the reasons that led to cancellation of the contract to a joint venture between Kolkata-based Reach Dredging Limited and China-based Hubei Hongyan Engineering Company Limited was the lack of a clear source of funding to undertake the Rs 389-crore project This issue, according to the source, had become raised many an eyebrow after…

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Highlight Nehru, Abdullah’s role in keeping Kashmir with India: Manmohan Singh

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Former prime minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh, who was present at the book launch, called the J&K issue a complex problem and said that “any lasting solution was not possible unless equitable sharing of power and development of all the regions of the state is attended to”. In the presence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the launch of a biography of senior Congress leader Karan Singh turned into a debate on India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s policies on Jammu and Kashmir. The book ‘Karan Singh…

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Acute respiratory tract infection in Kashmir: Health Advisory issued by DHSK

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Directorate of Health services Kashmir (DHSK) on Tuesday issued an advisory for acute respiratory tract infection in Kashmir.The acute viral respiratory tract infection is a contagious illness that spreads every year from October through spring and is commonly caused by viral pathogens, such as rhinovirus, Parainfluenza, adenovirus, RSV, and influenza virus, said the DHSK. SYMPTOMS:The symptoms are cough, fever/ chills, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, headache or a runny or stuffy nose. HOW VIRUS SPREADS:From infected people to others through inhaled droplets from coughing/ sneezing.Droplets from hands / surfaces like…

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Where’s the justice for Kunan-Poshpora gangrapes in Kashmir?

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It has been 26 years; the case is pending in the Supreme Court Sabarish Suresh If the news of Mohammad Fazili, the man who was incarcerated for 12 years with regard to the 2005 Delhi blasts, haunted you for all the torture and atrocities committed by the police force, know that this is but a common affair for the citizens of Kashmir. Kashmir, the world’s largest militarised zone, holds the record for another dishearteningly prominent incident that occurred there 26 years ago, something which has always been a source of…

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Curfew, Shutdown cripple Valley for 45th day; JK delegation meets PM, Seeks immediate ban on Pellet Gun

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Authorities on Monday continued with curfew in the entire Srinagar city while as the whole valley is reeling under retrictions and shutdown for straight 45th day. Restrictions under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc) have also been imposed in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Pampore, Badgam, Sopore, Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Handwara, Awantipora and Qaimoh towns , official sources said. Irfan Ahmad, 17, from Fateh Kadal area of old Srinagar city was killed in Malarata area on Sunday evening. Ahmad was hit in the chest with a tear smoke shell. Separatists have…

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Curfew to remain in force for 13th day, Mobile Network, Internet Still Blocked

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With the curfew in the Valley dragging into its 13th day on Thursday, life in Jammu and Kashmir continued to be in a state of paralysis even though incidents of violence between locals and the security forces show no sign of cooling down and the death toll of civilians continues to rise. Meanwhile, Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands today after the government on Wednesday “apologized” for media curbs and assured Srinagar-based editors that their work won’t be hindered by the heightened security in the wake of unrest…

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Fish production drops, Nadru vanishes in Wular lake

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Rampant pollution and encroachments in the Wular lake are taking serious toll on the production of fish, nadru (lotus stem) and singhare (water chestnuts) in this lake. Experts said the rampant pollution, accumulation of silt over the years and degradation of water quality in the lake have affected the lake ecosystem and the production of fish, nadru and singhare (water chestnuts). “The decrease in the water level has further led to decline in the fish production besides affecting the water bird diversity and shifting of vegetation belts. This has caused…

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Geelani asks youth to keep off revelry

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Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today appealed to the youth to refrain from celebrations on New Year, asking them not to “express their slave mentality”. In a statement, Geelani commented on the planned celebrations at the Gulmarg meadow resort and other places and said: “Islam is not against recreational activities, but has placed limits on it.” “It is not appropriate for any Muslim to cross these limits,” he said. Earlier, another hardline separatist leader Asiya Andrabi, who heads an all-woman group Dukhtaran-e-Millat, had termed the New Year celebrations as…

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Mob set ablaze truck near Jammu on suspicion of cattle smuggling

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In the backdrop of recent lynching incident in Uttar Pradesh over allegedly eating cow meat, in a fresh development on Sunday, a truck has been burnt near here on the suspicion that it was transporting cattle to the Kashmir Valley. The truck was set ablaze by a mob near the Ban Toll Plaza in Nagrota area which falls on the outskirts of Jammu, media reports quoted an official as saying. According to the police they had tried to stop the truck but the driver and his helper managed to escape under cover…

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Centre, State failed on rehabilitation: Altaf Bukhari

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Minister for Roads and Building, Syed Altaf Bukhari admitted that the state and the centre governments have “failed to live up to the expectations” of people in Kashmir who faced devastating losses during last year deluge. “Let me admit that state and central governments so far have failed to provide rehabilitation to flood affected people in the state,” he said after inaugurating Ethnic Wazwan Restaurant at Hotel Heemal of JK Tourism Development Corporation here. Bukhari however hailed the resilience of people of Kashmir for braving the odds. “It is the…

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