House damaged due to land slide

Srinagar, March 31: A residential house was damaged due to land slide in Handwara.During intervening night of 29/30-03-2014, residential house of Sonaullah Wani son-in-law of Ghulam Mohammad Wani resident of Setkuji, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Handwara got partially damaged due to land slide. However, the inmates managed to escape from the house.

Girl Struggles for Life Due to PDD Negligence

Beig Shamim Ahmed,SRINAGAR; The negligence on part of the Power Development Department ruined the life of a 10 year old girl in North Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara. According to reports, a 10 year old girl Gudi Jan daughter of late Abdul Rashid Famada resident of Padipora Hajibal Kalaroos Kupwara was on way to her tuition centre when her foot touched an unattended HT wire lying on the ground. Her brother Zaman Ahmed told that she received several shocks and was rushed to SKIMS where doctors amputated her left arm. “The life of my sister has become hell and she is struggling for life in the hospital. She has also suffered grave head injury,” he said. Demanding stringent punishment for the PDD officials, the family said that despite registering an FIR vide number 20/2014 under section 285, 337 in police station Kalaroos no action has been taken against the erring employees who made the life of a 10 year old girl miserable. When contacted one of the officials of the PDD of Kupwara district he told that they are investigating the matter and trying to ascertain why the HT wire was lying on the ground unattended.

J&K first in Country to declare all Election booths as No smoking Zones

Beig Shamim Ahmed,March 25^th: Shri Umang Narula, Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir has directed that all Election Booths in J&K shall be No Smoking Zones. Instructions in this regard have been issued to all Returning Officers and District Election Officers of the State by the Chief Electoral Officer J&K vide Circular No: 1611/CEO/ Gen/2014/9932-51 dated 11.3.2014.  The directions were given on the representation made by A.M.Mir (IAS Retd) Executive Director J&K Voluntary Health Association, requesting the Chief Electoral Officer to declare all election booths as No-Smoking Zones in accordance with Section-4 of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 2003, which prohibits smoking at all public places.Jammu and Kashmir is the first State in the Country to declare all election booths as No Smoking Zones and it will now be mandatory for all election booths to display the warning “No Smoking Area- Smoking here is an offence”. The decision taken by Chief Electoral Officer J&K has been widely appreciated by the public in general and JKVHA in particular, who have termed it as a land mark decision, which will go a long way to ensure better health for the non-smoker voters.

Indian Mujahideen Chief Tehseen Akhtar Arrested

25 March , Beig Shamim Ahmed,Chief of Indian Mujahideen Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, one of the wanted member blamed for a number of attacks, has been arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police.The arrest of Akhtar days after Delhi Police nabbed another top IM operative Zia Ur Rehman alias Waqas from Ajmer in Rajasthan along with three of his associates

14 injured in road mishaps

Srinagar, March 25: 14 persons were injured in two separate road traffic accidents in South Kashmir.13 persons were injured when a Tata Sumo bearing registration number Jk03C/4727 and a Tata 407 bearing registration number JK03/407 collided at Bijbehara. All the injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment. Bijbehara Police has registered a case in this regard.Meanwhile, a Maruti car bearing registration number Jk03/2753 hit and injured an 8 years old boy, Fasil Ahmad Dar son of Farooq Ahmad resident of Brinal, in the jurisdiction of Police station Devsar. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment.  

19 candidates in fray for elections from 6- Jammu Parliamentary Constituency

Beig Shamim Ahmed,MARCH 24- Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Returning Officer for 6-JammuParliamentary Constituency, today after scrutinizing 24 nominations forms filed by the candidates, rejected 5 nominations. This leaves a total of 19 candidates in fray for parliamentary elections for 6- Jammu Parliamentary Constituency. Those candidates who are in fray are Ashok Kumar (BSP), Jugal Kishore (Bharatiya Janta Party), Madan Lal Sharma (Indian National Congress), Hari Chand Jalmeria (Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party), Yashpal Sharma (Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party), Bahadur Singh Chowdhary (Samajwadi Party), Subhash Chander (All J&K Kissan Majdoor Party), Gursagar Singh (Socialistic Democratic Party), Mehar Manav Bhagat (Bharatiya Bahajun Party), Ashok Kumar (Independent), Perseen Singh (Independent), Raj Kumar (Independent), Satish Poonchi (Independent), Abdul Majid Chouhan (Independent), Laboo Ram (Independent), Mohd. Abbas Khan (Independent), Mohd. Imtiaz (Independent), Nirmal Singh (Independent) and Vijay Kumar (Independent).

A MAJOR FIRE INCIDENT AVERTD IN KUPWARA

23 Mar ,According to reports that a telephone call was received by Army officials about fire incident in a house belonging to Mohd Ashraf Sofi, Mohalla Sofipura, Suhipura.  Army persons immediately rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control with the help of Fire Tenders.  Subsequently First aid was provided to all at the incident including to a girl zamrooda 18 years, D/o Mohd Ashraf Sofi who had sustained burn injury in her right foot. During the incident, 60-75% of household goods including rations, clothing and utensils were burnt in the fire.  Army also provided the necessary administrative assistances to the house owner, Mohd Ashraf Sofi who along with the locals thanked and appreciated the Army’s quick response and the assistance provided.

NC’s dual policy caused many generations to suffer: Muzaffar Hussain Baig

NC’s dual policy caused many generations to suffer: Muzaffar Hussain Baig

Beig Shamim Ahmed,24 March,The senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former deputy chief minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig Monday said that a wise and well thought out use of ballot alone can take the struggle forward for their rights by the people of the state.Addressing party workers from Sopore Assembly segment of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency at Baramulla Monday, he said lack of alternative to NC had in the past resulted in its monopoly which led in degeneration of that party into a B-team of either BJP or congress depending on who rules Delhi.Baig said places like Sopore had suffered the most because of the instability in Kashmir brought about by unprincipled politics of NC and its U-turns. He said many generations in the state lost meaning of their life as NC pursued one policy in the state and followed another in Delhi. “In Delhi they struck close relationships to seek favours and enjoy personal luxury while in the state they at one time led the plebiscite front for 22 years and after surrendering that assumed power to punish the people who still continued to be influenced by its earlier ideology,” Baig said pointing out that honest politicians like Sofi Mohammad Akber represented a tragic example of NC’s frequent volte-face.Baig said it will be the effort of the PDP in the parliament to remove misconceptions about the people of Jammu & Kashmir and also forcefully place their point of view before the country. “We will strongly raise our voice for your rights and not make compromise for positions in the government,” Baig told the workers.Baig said NC’s undemocratic conduct in the formative years of democracy in the country led to the disempowerment of people and it was only with the emergence of PDP that a real democratic competition was established in which people can make a choice and fight for their rights within the system, “NC is always comfortable and promotes alienation and instability to keep people away from electoral exercise so that it remains in power by any means.” Within the state, he said, NC seeks votes on emotional issues and makes worst compromises with anyone in Delhi who can help it to regain power and in the process it has made serious compromises on the interests of the state by selling its water resources, giving up political authority and making Kashmirs suspects all over the country.

Govt fails to provide basic facilities to people: Hanjoora

Beig Shamim Ahmed, 24 March: The senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former deputy chairman Legislative Council, Ghulam Nabi Hajoora has castigated the government for failing to provide basic facilities to the people.On his tour to Darwan, Nowgam, Kanidgan and Braripora of Chara-e-Sharif constituency today, Lone said these areas are living in complete darkness since the recent snowfall and the government has not any step to restore electricity with the result people are facing huge hardships. Also many villages like Pakherpora, Phatlipora Tchalyan and Watkhaloo are also without the power supply.He said the soil erosion has caused considerable damage to the residential hoses in Chopan Mohalla, Kanaidagan, Gabad and Hango and the authorities have not taken alternate arrangements for sufferers who are living in constant fear.