Category: Union Territory

It leads to stagnation and affects efficiency

Srinagar: President Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Dr Nisar ul Hassan today in a statement said that government is running two critical departments of Health and Medical education on adhocism by engaging people on stop gap arrangements. These two sensitive departments of valley are virtually headless as Health is being run by an in-charge Director and Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar by a retired person.

DAK president in a statement issued to GNS said that “Departmental promotions in Health and Medical education are not being held regularly which has resulted in stagnation. This has created disinterest among aspirants as their opportunities to deserved higher positions are blocked”.

Government is deliberately creating a vacuum in these two highly sensitive departments so that it picks favorites and influential on key positions, he said.

“These in-charge favorite officials in turn advocate the agenda of politicians as they owe a debt for the illegal favor they get from them”, Dr Nisar ul Hassan said, adding that by way of this nepotism government is brazenly violating recruitment rules in Health and Medical education.

Dr Saleem ur Rehman was appointed in-charge Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) despite being ineligible thus breaching recruitment rules. In spite of High Court directions to appoint DHSK on permanent basis, government is intentionally dilly dallying on the matter so as to extend undue benefit to the favorite, he said.

Dr Rafiq Pampori was given extension as principal GMC which is in gross violation to recruitment rules and government order of blanket ban on extension. This has blocked opportunities for new comers with new innovations and ideas, he said.

This unhealthy trend of adhocism in Health and Medical education is a concern to us as it has adversely affected efficiency of departments and has led to uncalled for stagnation among ranks, he added.

Jammu: Dr Kamal Saini, retired Inspector General of Police (IGP), today joined Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presence of party patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

According to a statement issued to KNS, former Rajya Sabha member Trilok Singh Bajwa, General Secretary of PDP, Yash Pal Sharma, MLC, Hamid Choudhary, Chatter Saini and others were present.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Saini said that he has decided to join PDP due to the policies and programmes of the party. He especially mentioned that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, during his tenure as Chief Minister of the State, had proved how to deliver good governance to the people. He said that it was need of the hour to strengthen hands of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti.

Srinagar: A 14 day long educational and motivational tour organised by Army was flagged off from Baramulla today comprising of 24 students and 2 teachers of Guru Nanak Dev Model, High School.

According to an army statement issued to KNS, the tour is scheduled to visit Delhi, Agra and will return back in 19 Jul 2014. This imitative of Army will provide a unique opportunity for the amalgamation of the cultures of two historical places of the country and propagate the harmonious coexistence amongst various sections of society in India.  It will also help the children from this remote area to see for themselves, the ongoing developmental activities in other states, the higher standards of living and the manner in which peace has helped different regions of India to develop and prosper in addition to educational values.

The tour has a comprehensive aim to foster brotherhood amongst the schooling children as well as the AWAAM, feeling of unity and creating awareness of our nation’s multi-faceted identity.  The tour also aims to provide industrial and vocational training knowledge to the students through visit to prominent industries like Maruti Udyog Ltd at Gurgaon, Parle G Biscuit Factory and Mother Dairy at Delhi, Shoe Factory at Sikandra and Army Workshop including Vocational Training Centre at Delhi.  The tour also aims at providing an insight to the students about developments in the field of education wherein the students will be visiting Army Medical College and Army School.  The tour will witness the ideals of integrity, peace cohesiveness and awareness amongst the youth of different parts of India.

The students and their parents are very enthusiastic for this visit.  The local population and elders from the district have requested Army to organise many such tours, so that a larger cross section of the people from the region are able to get an exposure. Most elders feel that such tours will help in bringing peace in Kashmir, since people will appreciate the relationship between peace, development and prosperity and how a working, functional administration can bring progress to Kashmir Valley.

Srinagar: An Asst. Ex. Engineer got critically injured after he fell from an under construction Degree College building at Uttersoo in Anantnag District last evening. An Assistant Ex. Engineer Zahoor Ahmad Khan resident of Naroo Kokernag, Manager JKPCC project was critically injured when he fell from the 2nd floor of the central block of Degree College Uttersoo, Shangus while inspecting the construction work. He was shifted to Sub District hospital, Shangus where from he has been referred to SKIMS Srinagar for further treatment.

‘We must devise strategy to counter their plans’

Srinagar: An emergency meeting of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir presided by its leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was held here in which Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Fayaz Ahmad and two members from each associated parties took part. During the meeting, the political change and formation of new government in Delhi and their extremist policy about Kashmir issue was deliberated upon.

According to a statement issued to KNS, the speakers while commenting on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir said the purpose for which Modi came here clearly reflected the “expansionist” intentions of India aimed at strengthening the forcible occupation here. “The issue of providing separate settlements for Kashmiri Pandits and inhabiting non-Kashmiri refugees is one among them which is aimed at tarnishing the unity and centuries old tradition of brotherhood between Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits,” the speakers vowed in the meeting.

They said the Sangh organizations, right from their beginning held the Hindutva ideology and for the pursuit of such goal; they can go to any extent. “It is our responsibility to devise a proper and well-planned strategy to make the plans of such elements unsuccessful. As such, there is also a need to collaborate with like-minded organizations,” they said. The speakers said that such plans of India are detrimental for the peace in subcontinent and it is the responsibility of world nations to contribute to the finding of everlasting solution to the core issue of Kashmir in order to prevent the subcontinent from any possible threat. “The world nations should also play their role in stooping India from committing ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri people.”

During the meeting, glowing tributes were also paid to the martyrs of July 13 and in this connection, a seminar is being organized on July 12 in which people from all walks of life will participate. The speakers also paid glowing tributes to Adil Pathan who was martyred in Tral and reiterated the pledge of taking the mission of martyrs to its logical conclusion.

Among others who were present in the meeting were Freedom Party’s Molvi Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Yasin Ataai, Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, National Front’s Abdul Hameed, Manzoor Ahmad, Muslim Conference’s Muhammad Yusuf Shah, Muzaffar Ahmad Sheikh, Islamic Political Party’s Showkat Ahmad Bhat, Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, JKLF’s Wjahat Qureshi, Aijaz Ahmad Mir, Muslim League’s Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo, Muhammad Rafique Sofi, Bilal Ahmad Shah, Mahaz-e-Azadi’s Adil Jamsheed Qureshi and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat.

Expresses solidarity with NC Spokesman

Srinagar: National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Working President and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Veteran NC Leader Sheikh Nazir Ahmed, NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar and NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani have extended their condolences on the demise of Ex-Chief Justice of J&K, Justice Mufti Bahauddin Farooqi. Justice Farooqi was the Uncle of NC Spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu and breathed his last in the early hours of Saturday at his residence in Srinagar.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while expressing solidarity with NC Spokesman Junaid Mattu and the Mufti family, NC has said that the services rendered by Justice Mufti Bahauddin Farooqi to the State’s Judicial Services and his work in fighting for upholding Human Rights in the State will be remembered for a long time to come. The NC leaders said that Justice Farooqi was an eminent jurist and legal authority with a career of dedication and sincerity in the State’s Judiciary.

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed profound grief and regret over the demise of noted legal expert and former chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Baha-ud-Din Farooqi .

According to a statement issued to KNS, Mirwaiz stated that Mufti had been in the fore front of promoting higher standards of justice. Hurriyat (M) Chairman stated that Mufti acted as chairman of Hurriyat constitution committee entrusted to write the constitution, adding, it was under his guidance Hurriyat constitution was devised, formulated and written in 1993. Paying glorious tributes to Mufti for his frontline role in making the Hurriyat constitution, Mirwaiz expressed his sympathy and solidarity with the bereaved family. He also prayed  special prayers for the deceased.

Expresses condolences on demise of Justice (Retd) Baha-u-Din

Srinagar: UJC chief and Hizbul Mujahideen supreme commander Syed Sallahudin has hailed people for observing a complete strike on the visit of Prime minister Narindera Modi to Kashmir.

In a statement issued to KNS, Saleem Hashmi, spokesman Hizbul Mujahideen has quoted the UJC chief saying that by observing a complete shutdown, people of Kashmir have expressed their feelings that they do not give any weight to developmental slogans of Mr Modi but are committed to their freedom movement.

Addressing a meeting of Hizb command council, Sallahudin has said that people of Kashmir will not shy away from any sacrifices in order to take their freedom movement to its logical conclusion. The UJC chief has also  thanked Hurriyat leadership for unanimously conveying to Mr Modi that Kashmiri people will not tolerate any communal divide and will not either allow demographic changes in Kashmir. The UJC chief also expressed condolences on the demise of Justice (Retd) Baha ud Din and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family.

Srinagar: Stating that providing separate homeland to Kashmiri Pandits will communalize Kashmir and a negative image to the outer world will be created after the move, senior Huriyat Conference JK leader Saturday stated the move must be opposed by the pro-freedom camp.

“I oppose the move wherein a separate homeland is being given to the pundits. It will serve no good and rather would multiply the problems. We want pundits to live in their ancestral homes and their old localities so that harmony between the two communities could prevail again. If the amount is being given to the pundits by GOI, they must utilize the same for renovating their old properties. Giving separate homeland to them would send a signal that Muslims in Kashmir are communal which in real terms is a mere propaganda being devised by the divisive forces,” Shah stated while talking to Kashmir Magazine.

Commenting over the coordination of his amalgam and the conglomerate of senior separatist Syed Ali Geelani, Shah stated, ”As far as the coordination between the two groups is concerned, we have already made it clear that we will held proper consultations over the serious issues including the settlement of refugees, separate home land to pundits and over the elections.”

He stated further that his amalgam has already started the anti-poll campaign in valley and that in the coming days the same shall be carried with more vigor. “We have earlier as well made the boycott campaign a success during the LS polls. We have started the boycott campaign in valley and the close coordination for the same will be with the Geelani sahib.”

Srinagar: Reacting to the recent statement of the Defense Minister that the talks with the separatists shall be held under the ambit of Indian constituency, the senior Huriyat Conference (M) leader Aga Syed Hassan has stated that conditional talks would not yield the desired results and that New Delhi is not serious in resolving the Kashmir crises.

Aga told Kashmir Magazine that the offer for holding conditional dialogue is in itself vindictive of New Delhi’s ‘non-seriousness’ vis-à-vis the Kashmir resolution and that the same is nothing but a time consuming exercise.”Holding dialogue under the ambit of Indian constitution- in my opinion is nothing but a clear surrender. The bilateral talks going on from the last 63 years between India and Pakistan have failed to yield the results. Out stand is clear that Kashmir can either be resolved through the implementation of UN resolutions or through the tri-partite dialogue.  “

He  however remarked that if at any time, it becomes a compulsion  that bilateral talks be held, then the conditions are that India must accept Kashmir’s disputed nature, accept Pakistan as a party to dispute , AFSPA be revoked, all detainees be released, the curbs being imposed on Pro-freedom camp must be lifted.

Maintaining that the elections in the state are being presented with the different picture before the international community, Aga stated that under the ambit of Indian constitution, no election can affect the veracity of the ‘Kashmir Dispute’. “We consider the elections in Kashmir a non-issue but still the propaganda being devised in India about the polls being held in Kashmir must be halted at an earliest. Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian will be the part of every strategy being devised by the Huriyat Conference (M) over the issue.”