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NEW DELHI 19 JAN: Senior INC Leader, Salman Nizami while reacting on Shah Faesal’s resignation and his entering the mainstream politics has tweeted that With all the bouquets & brickbats that Shah Faesal sahib has got on his quitting IAS, he is a national asset. We welcome this upright youngster in mainstream politics & hope that he will serve the public with dedication in the days ahead. In another tweet, Nizami wrote even when Shah faesal whose dad was killed by militants couldn’t face the brunt of the illiterate ruler’s policies, how do you expect a young common Kashmiri to ballyhoo for you? Do these Sanghis expect him to take up GUN too? Appreciate his move of choosing Mainstream to fight back.

Nizami said, said the regional politics will confine Faesal to the prisms of few Districts whereas he should come forward and actively participate in National Politics. His saying to bring in the change will be possible only if comes to the Center and be the Voice of the Kashmiri People. Young people need to come up who truly represent the aspirations of politics and have seen the things in Kashmir very closely. While commenting on Regional Players, Nizami said that the Leaders of the Regional parties have always misguided and exploited the people both in New Delhi as well as Kashmir for Power and Votes.

Doctor who was on duty attached pending enquiry

Srinagar, Jan 19: The government has directed Principal Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar to probe incident involving delivery of a woman on the roadside near Lal Ded hospital leading to the death of her baby.

The woman from the far-flung area of Moori, Kalaroose, Kupwara was reportedly refused entry by doctors late Thursday night after which she gave birth to a baby on the roadside near Lal Ded, Kashmir’s premier maternity hospital here.

The normal delivery by the woman also puts a question mark on the functioning of peripheral hospitals especially in Kupwara from where she was referred late in the evening to Srinagar.

Talking to GNS, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Khan said that a formal order has been issued to Principal/Dean GMC requiring him to look into the factual position as regards denial of entry of the woman into the hospital leading her delivering on the roadside as a consequence of which baby born to her died.

“This incident needs a thorough inquiry to find out the factual position, so that appropriate action is taken against the concerned if found liable for such negligence/ act,” reads the order issued by the Divisional Commissioner to the principal GMC.

You are accordingly directed to enquire into the matter and furnish the inquiry report along with your explicit comments within two days, treating the matter most urgent, the order added.

Talking to GNS, Medical Superintendent of Lal Ded hospital, Dr Shabir Sidiqui said that the matter has been already taken up with the head of the Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr Farhhat Jabeen.

Pending inquiry, the doctor who was on duty on Thursday has been attached to Principal GMC, Srinagar,” the Superintendent said.

Meanwhile, the family said that had the woman not been referred to Srinagar, the baby would have survived.

Action should also be taken against those who referred us to Srinagar from Kupwara hospital and also those who asked us to wait and bring the woman on Friday in the LD hospital, the family added. (GNS)

Srinagar: A woman from remote Mooree area of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir was forced to deliver on the road after doctors at Srinagar’s Lal Ded Hospital — the largest government maternity hospital in the Valley — did not allow her to stay in the hospital overnight and refused to admit her on Thursday.

According to the local Meteorological Department, the temperature in Srinagar was recorded at -0.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday night. Suraya Begum delivered a girl around 8.30 pm. The baby died soon after birth.

The woman’s brother, Hami Zaman, told The Indian Express on Friday that Suraya had developed labour pain on Thursday at home. With nearly 3-feet snow in the area, the road between Mooree and Kalaroos, where the nearest hospital is located, were not motorable. “Around 15 people put my sister on a charpoy and we walked for six hours to reach the hospital (in Kalaroos, around 14 km away),” he said.

Doctors there referred her to Kupwara hospital, from where she was referred further to Lal Ded Hospital in Srinagar.

At Lal Ded, the family said, Suraya was kept under observation for a few hours. Hospital authorities subsequently refused to admit her.

Zaman said, “At around 8.30 pm, my sister developed severe pain again and delivered a baby girl on the road. The newborn died immediately,” Zaman said.

Dr Firdous Ahmad, Block Medical Officer (BMO) of Kalaroos, said he contacted doctors at Lal Ded after learning about the family’s ordeals. “We are pained. Since we couldn’t handle the case here because it was serious, we had no option but to refer the patient further,” he said.

Dr Shabir Siddique, Medical Superintendent of Lal Ded, told The Indian Express that they have ordered an inquiry into the incident. “It is very unfortunate. We have already issued clear instructions to the doctors that any patient from far-off places shouldn’t be sent back at night,” he said. he added that a committee has been formed which will investigate the incident. (The Indian Express)

“Abdullah family responsible for Kashmir’s destruction, JeI’s suppression, poll rigging, graveyards in Kashmir”

Srinagar, Jan 18: Senior political leader and MLC Yasir Reshi here on today said that Abdullah Family is mother of all miseries in kashmir as this party for the lust of power always represented Delhi in Kashmir.
Reshi, as per statement issued, while lashing out at Akbar Lone over his “Ikhwan” remark, said that this family is responsible for Kashmir’s destruction, Suppression of Jamaat-e-Islamia in 1979. He said that NC unleashed reign of terror and brutal repression on the sympathizers of JeI in Kashmir in 1979 and then in 1987, party rigged Assembly elections. He said that this party is responsible for gun and Graveyard in Kashmir. He said that NC must not forget that people of Kashmir are still bearing the brunt of your mistakes and compromises.
He said that this party brought Ikhwan, task force, POTA and other draconian laws to Kashmir added that after coming to power in 1996, the party surpassed all records of tyranny and made catch and kill a normal routine in Kashmir.
He said that these historical incidents perpetrated by the National Conference set the state on or fire, and today we are in this whole mess it is because of them. He said that generations had suffered, it is all because of their unholy designs. He said that People of Kashmir Cheated, betrayed by National Conference from time to time, From Maqbool Bhat’s to Afzal Guru’s Hanging. Who killed Tufail Matto, Who is responsible for Killing of Asiya Nelofar, Who is responsible for 2010 killing, who hanged Afzal Guru, Reshi asked Lone.
He said that, National Conference is a discredited party, which has always taken the interests of people and the state for granted for the sake of power. He said that NC was responsible for poll rigging in 1987 that Sparked the Militancy. This party Responsible for Kashmiri’s Destruction, he said.
He said before Accusing Late Mufti Sahab, National Conference Should look at their perplexing past since 1947. He said that it was Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who ended the mess created by National Conference since 1947 in Kashmir. He said that it was Mufti Sahab who wound up the dreaded Task Force and the people in every nook and corner of the State.

Srinagar: Suspected Militants lobbed grenade on a CRPF bunker located at Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower) in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar.

An official said the grenade exploded on the roadside with a bang. There was no loss of life or injuries.

However, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker as well as some shops and the windowpanes of a parked vehicle (JK01AH-0279) were damaged in the attack.

The area was cordoned off shortly after the incident; however, no arrests were made.

Three grenade attacks rocked Jammu and Kashmir on Friday ahead of the upcoming Republic Day. The first grenade attack was reported from Ghanta Ghar in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area, second attack took place in Gagran area of South Kashmir’s Shopian while as third grenade attack was hurled on Police Station Kakpora Pulwama, which exploded inside compound without any injuries.

Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) later took the responsibility of the twin attack in Srinagar and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

While Jammu and Kashmir Police yesterday in view of the upcoming Republic Day issued advisory to officers, asking them to remain vigil round-the-clock as several new check-points have been set up for frisking of people here.

Officers were advised to remain vigil round the clock. Meanwhile several frisking points have been set up not only in Srinagar but in rural areas as well due to the safety and security reasons. People are requested to cooperate.

This is the fifth such attack in Kashmir in past few days.

First attack happened in Palladium with no damages followed by twin grenade attack on Thursday and Friday at Rajbagh and Ghanta Ghar respectively.

According to Valley Media Service, an assistant sub-inspector of police and two traffic cops were injured in a grenade attack near Zero Bridge area of Srinagar yesterday afternoon.(VMS)

Srinagar: Light snowfall has started in Srinagar, Ganderbal and other parts of Valley on Friday evening even as night temperatures rose slightly in Valley.

A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a maximum of 3.7 degree Celsius, more than three degrees below normal for this time of the year, while low settle at minus 0.7 degree Celsius.

The famous hill resort of Pahalgam recorded a maximum of 1.4 degree Celsius while Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded day temperature of 3.4 degrees Celsius while Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a maximum of 1.6 degrees Celsius.

The MeT official told GNS the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir saw a maximum of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius and minimum of minus 10.0 degrees Celsius.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a maximum of 4.8 degrees Celsius and a low of minus 2.8 degree Celsius, the official said.

Reports said that light snowfall has started in Srinagar and Ganderbal district of central Kashmir and some other parts of the Valley.

The weatherman has already issued an advisory for “moderate to heavy snowfall” in the Valley from the weekend.

“An active Western Disturbance is most likely affect the state of J&K and adjoining areas from January 19 to 25. There would be high moisture feeding from the Arabian Sea over northwest India specifically over Western Himalayan Region (WHR) from January 20 to 24,” reads an advisory issued here by the meteorological department.

“Under the influence of this system, moderate to heavy snow/rain( in plains of Jammu region) is expected at widespread places of Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh region. Light snowfall would commence at a few places of Kashmir on January 19th forenoon and increase in intensity and distribution thereafter,” it says, adding, “The main activity of this system (heavy to very heavy with isolated very heavy rain/snow) is most likely during January 20 to 23 and gradual decrease thereafter.”

As per the advisory, the weather system may lead to disruption of surface and air transportation like Srinagar-Jammu highway.

“It may lead to disruption of surface and air transportation like national highway (Srinagar-Jammu) and other major roads of the state,” it says.

The advisory says that “heavy precipitation” may cause avalanches in higher reaches, landslide, water logging in low lying areas.”

“Farmers are advised to take all precautionary measures to avoid loses due to heavy snow and rain”.

The weatherman also forecasts a significant fall in day temperature and a slight rise in night temperature during the day. (GNS)

SRINAGAR, JAN 18: Kashmir valley is reeling under cold wave as Srinagar and other parts of the state are under below freezing point. With the state getting colder, MeT has predicted another snow spell that may hit the state from January 19.

According to Met department director Sonum Lotus, “Intense western disturbance will become active over Jammu and Kashmir from January 19 and will remain so till January 23. Under its influence moderate to heavy snowfall is likely to occur in the Valley during this period that may affect surface and air traffic.”

Authorities have issued avalanche warning to people living in avalanche-prone areas and have advised them not to venture out to avoid any untoward incident. The warning has been issued for the avalanche-prone areas of Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil and Leh districts.

Srinagar recorded a temperature of -0.7 degree Celsius whereas Pahalgam in southern Kashmir recorded -10.3 degree Celsius. Temperatures in the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in northern Kashmir dipped to -10 degree celsius.

Qazigund, gateway town to the Kashmir Valley recorded -0.7 degree Celsius. Jammu was warmer than other parts of the state with a temperature of 5.3 degree Celsius, followed by Udhampur at 1.5 degree Celsius.

Leh shivered at -15.6 degree Celsius with Kargil being the coldest at -19.2 degree Celsius.

“NC responsible for erosion of J&K’s special status”

Srinagar, Jan 18: President of Kashmir Bachao Tehreek Abdul Gani Vakil on Friday said National Conference President Farooq Abdullah was the first politician from Kashmir to partner with the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashstriya Sewak Sangh for the sake of power and lacks moral authority to seek votes in the name of fighting rightwing forces.
Reacting strongly to Abdullah’s remarks that next election would be a direct fight between NC and RSS, Vakil, as per statement issued, said NC has befooling and hoodwinking the people of Kashmir right from 1947. “Farooq Abdullah has been changing colours like chameleons to grab power. He is once again out to befool the people in the name of fighting against rightwing forces. He has rendered every service to earn goodwill of RSS. Kashmiris know it was Farooq Abdullah who chanted slogans of “Bharat Matta Ki Jai’’ before BJP-RSS bosses in New Delhi,” he said, adding Abdullah didn’t hesitate to say that he is ready to lay the foundation stone of Ram Mandir to please RSS and Jan Sanghis.
Abdullah’s pro-RSS statements have hurt the sentiments of Muslims of India and Jammu & Kashmir.
Vakil said Abdullah joined hands with BJP to induct his son Omar Abdullah in Union council of ministers and expelled Saifuddin Soz from the party for toppling the RSS government.
“Omar Abdullah did not even protest when BJP-led government threw the autonomy resolution into dustbin. The NC can go to any extent to grab power,” he said.
He lambasted National Conference leadership for exploiting people in the name of protection of Article 370.“ NC is one of the eroders of the Article 370,” he said, adding that NC’s all –weather friend Congress is the chief architect in undermining and bulldozing the special status of J&K,” he said, adding that people of Kashmir will never forgive NC, Congress and PDP for extending Central laws to Jammu and Kashmir through constitutional applications order
“42 constitution application orders have been made applicable to J&K by Government of India through active collaboration and facilitation of NC, PDP and Congress.”
He said Farooq Abdullah can stoop to any extent for grabbing power. “The Congress leadership ditched NC on every occasion from Sheikh Abdullah to Faroq Abdullah but still NC partnered with Congress party. This clearly indicates that NC can go to any extent to grab power even at the cost of honour and respect of its leader,” he said.
Besides others who addressed the convention include spokesperson Hakim Parvez, Zonal President Ghulam Hassan Lone and District Organizer Gh Mohd Shagoo.

“Army’s statement over 2018 killings unfortunate”

Srinagar, Jan 18: Addressing the Friday Congregation at historic Jama Masjid, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Dr. Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq termed the statement of army that 2018 was a remarkable year for them in Kashmir as they killed over 250 militants as extremely unfortunate and inhuman.
In a statement issued, Mirwaiz said, “it is strange that a well trained armed force meant to fight another well trained armed force is celebrating and patting its back on killing young men and boys , some as young as 14, while some budding intellectuals and academics, and calling it remarkable! These that they are boasting of killing are not some hard core armed guerillas and terror mongers, but sentiment driven youth forced to take to arms as a consequence of severe repression due to forcible control and what they ( youth) feel, failure of political means to express what is essentially a political demand for self determination. It is simply the intensity of their passion that drives these young boys, who are poorly trained and starved of ammunition to be able to give a real fight, in this greatly unequal battle to an armed force of a country. And yet these boys do, and give up their precious lives for the cause they hold dear. The pain and loss that all of Kashmir feels at their martyrdom only adds to people’s resolve and pushes more young to join in. Instead of admitting this, the armed force of a country that prides itself in the history of its freedom struggle by honoring the likes of Subhas Chander Bose who raised Indian National Army to fight the British colonial rule, sells the killing of these armed youth as a great achievement to people of India.”
Hurriyat (M) chairman said that many in Indian army have in their write ups and lectures admitted that J&K is a political problem that has to be resolved as such.
Mirwaiz said the whole world reiterates that there can be no military solution to the dispute.
Hurriyat Conference (M) said those who are using militarization to prolong the status quo should understand that it comes with a cost and keeps increasing complexities.
Mirwaiz said that while the incumbent governor has said that Government does not want to kill militants but militancy, if it is so and they are sincere then government should address the cause that is leading these educated and young boys to take to arms-start a political process in Ernest to address the sentiment behind it and resolve the dispute. It will not only save the lives of our youth but soldiers also, end militarization and the resultant atrocities that Governor Sb wants leadership to convey to him, and end the uncertainty and hostility that the region is hostage to for past 71 years.

Visits ailing wife of Hurriyat (M) spokesman Shahidul Islam and Rajouri Kadal families

Srinagar, Jan 18: Deputy Mayor Srinagar Sheikh Mohammad Imran on Friday welcomed the governor Satya Pal Malik’s offer to Hurriyat, saying that there should be genuine confidence-building measures to create a peaceful environment in the state.

He said while visiting the family of jailed Hurriyat Conference (M) spokesman Shahid-ul-Islam and urged the governor to look into the issue and grant him bail on the humanitarian basis.

Imran sought special intervention from the Governor to help release of Shahid-ul-Islam (Hurriyat leader) whose wife is fighting a battle for his release and family is facing many problems.

He said being a Muslim; we have a responsibility to visit the ailing people. It was the part of religion to visit the ailing wife of Shahid-ul-Islam’s wife Nuzhat Shah who recently suffered a stroke which has now devastated the family.

“Two daughters are facing hardships in the absence of their father. They have no one to look after them in his absence. Even they are not able to focus on their studies as his ailing wife remains busy in courts to seek bail for her husband,” Deputy Mayor said.

“No charge sheet against him has not proved yet against him. These cases should be considered on the humanitarian grounds by the Governor administration,” he said.

On 21ist Jan there is hearing of Shahid-ul-Islam in honorable court and family has applied for bail, he said adding that Governor should consider his bail and it would be a good step in a peace process in the current situation.

Imran appealed Governor that he should move forward to create a coordinator between Hurriyat and the Government. That coordination can play important role in dialogue process.

“One of his daughters told me that he wants to become a mainstream Politician,” adding that families of Hurriyat people should be secured and should not be harassed by any agencies,” He said.

After that Deputy also visited families of nine youth at Rajouri Kadal and urged authorities to release the youth as soon as possible.

“They are innocent who police have recommended for NIA investigation and no charge sheet against them has proved,” he said adding that they are lone bread earners of their respective families.

He appealed Governor Satya Pal Malik to look into the matter so that families of these youth should not suffer anymore.