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  • Shiv Sena praises Modi’s government over delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir

    SRINAGAR: Shiv Sena has supported the delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir. Shiv Sena has said through its mouthpiece affair that the intention of the present central government is very good. It was said in the face that by deciding the delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir, Amit Shah has clarified the intention of the government. It is important for the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir to enforce the law and order of the country.

    With this, the delimitation will not only change the geography of Jammu and Kashmir but the next Chief Minister will be the Hindu. Kashmir is only part of Hindustan, it is extremely important to give such message to Pakistan and separatists. It was further stated that the Home Minister of Congress had put arms in front of the local leaders of Kashmir but the Kashmir operation of the Home Minister Amit Shah in the Modi Government is a national duty.

    Amit Shah signs of delimitation
    According to sources, it is being reported that Home Minister Amit Shah is contemplating the formation of the delimitation commission in Jammu and Kashmir. The last time in Jammu and Kashmir was delimited in 1995. On the orders of Governor Jagmohan, in 1995, 87 seats were formed in Jammu and Kashmir.

    Farooq Abdullah had imposed restriction on 2026
    According to the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, there should be delimitation of constituencies after every 10 years. In such a situation, the delimitation of seats in the state should have been in 2005. But in the state in 2002, the then Farooq Abdullah government had banned it till 2026. The Abdullah Government took this decision while making changes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Representation of the People Act, 1957 and the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Two persons injured after Army opens fire

    Two persons received bullet injuries after army opened fire on a vehicle in Drabgam area of Pulwama district.

    Reports reaching to KNO stated that two persons who were traveling from Drabgam to Shadimarg in a Tata mobile vehicle were asked to stop at Naka however they didn’t stop and tried to flee from the spot following which army opened fire.

    An official while talking to KNO identified the injured youth as Waqar Ahmad and Rafiq Ahmad.
    The injured were shifted to hospital for treatment, the official said.”The investigations are going on into the matter,” the official told KNO.(KNO)

  • In Eid sermon Mirwaiz prays for Indo-Pak dialogue

    Srinagar, Jun 05: Like other parts of the world, Eid ul Fitr was observed with religious gaiety and fervor across Jammu and Kashmir, the largest gathering of faithful including men and women to offer the Eid prayers was witnessed at historical Jama Masjid Srinagar.

    Prior to Eid prayers, Mutahida Majlis Ulama head and Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressed the mammoth gathering.

    Besides shedding light on the philosophy of Eid ul Fitr, Mirwaiz prayed for the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan, stating that Confidence Building Measures could be a starting point which would pave way for the resolution of all issues amicably, including the long-standing Kashmir issue which is lingering for the past 70 years plus.

    Mirwaiz reiterated the stand of Kashmiri leadership to help bridge the divide between them, which was imperative for resolution of Kashmir issues and to devise a mechanism for dialogue and deliberations.

    Demanded the opening of traditional routes to facilitate travel and trade and families and friends contact between the divided parts of Kashmir, Mirwaiz said all natural routes of divided Jammu and Kashmir should be re-opened so that people are allowed to connect to their loved ones.

    Mirwaiz hoped that the New Delhi’s new ruling dispensation will take positive steps for resolution of the basic political problem and will work for its redressal to end uncertainty once for all.

    Mirwaiz said at this joyful occasion, Eid ul Fitr leadership and the people of Kashmir remember and stand with all those leaders, activists and youth detained in different jails in and outside the valley over the years, adding, we also remember the martyrs of Kashmir who rendered their precious lives for resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
    Pertinently, special arrangement was made by the Auqaf Anjuman Jama Masjid Srinagar to facilitate the devotees who came from different parts of Valley to offer Eid Prayers.

  • Forces resort to aerial firing amid clashes in Kupwara

    Kupwara, June 5 : Government forces on Wednesday restored to aerial firing after people took out pro freedom demonstration at Markazi Jamia masjid in district kupwara post Eid Prayers.

    An Eyewitness told KNO that post Eid prayers people in large numbers took out protest march from Markazi Jamia masjid towards jamia rood.

    “The protesters were shouting pro freedom, Zakir Mussa slogans following which forces tried to pacify the protesters triggering intense clashes in the area,” an eyewitness told KNO.

    He said forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters but the crowd reassembled in large groups leading to intense clashes.

    “As the clashes intensified, government forces fired some gunshots in air and barged into the vicinity of Jamia Masjid,” the eyewitness told KNO.

    Amid clashes scores of protesting youth suffered minor injuries, sources told KNO.There were reports of protests in Trehgam area as well. (KNO)

  • Clashes erupt amid Eid celebrations in Parts of Kashmir

    Sopore, June 05: Clashes were reported between protesters and government forces from Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district even as Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across Kashmir on Wednesday.

    Witnesses told KNO that soon after the Eid prayers in Jamia masjid, Sopore hundreds of people assembled outside the mosque and started raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans.

    Protesters took to streets immediately after the Eid prayers were over and started raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans.
    However, government forces including police and paramilitary personnel fired teargas shells to disperse them resulting in the clashes. The protesting youths pelted stones on the forces who retaliated with tear smoke shells.

    Earlier Clashes also broke out between government forces and protesters in main town Kupwara following Eid Prayers at Markazi Jamia masjid Kupwara. Clashes also broke out at Nowhatta area after Eid prayers.

    The festival of Eid was celebrated with much fanfare across the State with people thronging mosques, shrines and Eidgahs for special prayers.(KNO)

  • Unknown gunmen shot dead women, youth injured in kakapora

    Pulwama, June 05 : Unknown gunmen on Wednesday morning shot dead a women and injured a youth in Narbal Kakapora area of South kashmir’s Pulwama district.

    An official while talking to KNO identified the deceased lady as Nigeena.
    “Both were shifted to PHC kakapora where doctors declared lady while as youth has been referred

    Srinagar for specialized treatment,” the official told KNO. He said that police party has rushed to the spot and further investigation were going on.(KNO)

  • Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi, Shabir Shah sent to 10-day NIA custody

    New Delhi, Jun 04: A Delhi court Tuesday sent Kashmiri separatists Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day NIA custody in a funding case involving Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, a lawyer said.

    The National Investigation Agency arrested the three during in-chamber proceedings before Special Judge Rakesh Syal and sought 15-day custodial interrogation.

    Asiya and Shah were already in custody in separate cases while Alam was brought from Jammu and Kashmir on transit remand, advocate MS Khan appearing for the accused told PTI.

    NIA had filed a charge-sheet in 2018 against Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin and 10 Kashmiri separatists in a case of alleged militancy funding and secessionist activities in the Valley.

    It said that offences for which the accused have been charge-sheeted include those punishable under sections 120B of IPC (criminal conspiracy) and various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

    According to NIA, the case was registered on May 30, 2017 and the first arrests made on July 24 last year.

  • Shawwal Crescent Sighted In India

    The Crescent for the Month of Shawwal has been Sighted. India will observe the Day of Eid Ul Fitr (1 Shawwal 1440) on Wednesday, 5 June 2019.

    The Month of Ramadan will end tonight with 29 Fasts.

  • ARAFA IN Kashmir: Over 600 Crore withdrawn from ATMs

    50 percent increase in J&K Bank ATM withdrawals this Eid

    Srinagar, June 04 : Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, J&K Bank’s Automated Teller Machines across Kashmir doled out almost Rs 600 crore during last three days which is 50 per cent more than the withdrawals during last Eid.

    As per figures provided to KNO by the J&K Bank, more than Rs 600 crore were withdrawn from its ATMs through 11 lakh transactions from June 2 June 4 ahead of this Eid which is double than what was withdrawn on Eid-ul-Adha last year.

    The ATM withdrawals this Eid is almost 50 per cent more than Eid-ul-Adha last year and the growth is clear, said an official of the bank. Almost Rs 300 crore were withdrawn by consumers across Kashmir from Automated Teller Machines ( ATMs) of J&K Bank during the last three days in the run up to Eid-ul-Adha in 2018 .

    According to a senior J&K bank official, almost Rs 300 crore were withdrawn from its ATMs on August 19, 20, 21 last year which is 50 per cent less than what was withdrawn on June 2, 3, 4 this year before Eid .”

    The amount last Eid was withdrawn through 5.61 lakh transactions at more than 694 ATMs across the Valley while as almost 11 lakh withdrawals have been seen this year on 3 days,” he told KNO

    A bank official said reason of the higher volume of transactions is due to a wider ATM network across the Valley .He said Eid falling around the same time as employees salary getting credited was also a reason for the increase.

    “The ATM network has grown by leaps and bounds and the high volume in ATM withdrawals is a clear indication of that ” he said.(KNO)

  • Forced delimitation will have dangerous consequences: Shah Faesal

    Imposing a sense of defeat and disempowerment on Kashmiris not acceptable.

    Srinagar: Reacting to the media reports that Central Government was working on a proposal to redraw the Assembly Constituencies in J&K before the upcoming Assembly elections, Shah Faesal, President J&K Peoples Movement has requested the MHA to come clean on the matter in view of the alarm and anxiety in the State.

    In a statement issued from Srinagar today, Shah Faesal said that any delimitation exercise in violation of the freeze imposed by J&K State Legislature till yar 2025 will be seen as manipulative and will have dangerous consequences for the State.

    “It is going to be a gross provocation. If the idea is to adjust Assembly Constituencies to needs of the growing population then let’s wait for the Assembly to be reconstituted first. Taking such a decision before the elections clearly betrays a mischievous intent and will neither be ethically correct nor legally tenable”, Shah Faesal added.

    Warning that any such attempt might further intensify the inter-provincial rivalry, Shah Faesal suggested that the new government in the Center should rather focus on revival of an authentic mainstream in J&K which can take such decisions while keeping the constitutional and demographic sensitivities in mind.

    “This is giving an impression that central government is out to further disempower and alienate Kashmiris and there is no value for Kashmiri lives. Rather than taking steps to bring peace to the region it seems that arrangements are being made to turn it into a warzone.
    No doubt Jammu and Ladakh regions deserve their due but there has to be a due process and State constitution has express provisions to that effect.
    Deploying extra-constitutional measures to form a BJP-led government in the State will prove to be disastrous in the long term and political manipulation in a sensitive state like J&K must be avoided at any cost”, argued Faesal.

    He called upon all regional political parties to come together and resist any such move that doesn’t take all stake-holders on board.

    “It is turning out to be an existential battle and all political parties should immediately rise above petty agendas and unite in resistance to all these ridiculous proposals against the special status of the statue. There is need for a democratic and peaceful counter -offensive to this illegal assault on the political rights of the people of J&K”, proposed Shah Faesal.