Kashmir.Watch

Category: Union Territory

  • Meerut varsity row: Admission of 16 Kashmir students cancelled

    Srinagar: The Swami Vivekananda Subharti University (SVSU) in Meerut has canceled admission of 16 Kashmir students who were among the 67 students expelled by the varsity over cheering for Pakistan during a cricket match against Indian in the month of March, this year.

    The SVSU had expelled 67 Kashmir students after they cheered for Pakistan when it defeated India in an Asia Cup match which was held at Bangladesh in the first week of March.

    The expelled students came back to Kashmir and the incident turned into a major controversy. The police in Uttar Pradesh also charged students with sedition. However, they were dropped after the issue rocked Kashmir and became attention of international media and Pakistan government even offered admission to the country’s institutions.

    Soon after the incident, the university authorities had setup a committee for enquiry into the whole episode.

    Sources have told GNS that the varsity authorities in its enquiry have found 16 Kashmir students guilty and have decided not to allow them again in the varsity.

    One among the sixteen students whose admissions have been cancelled however told GNS that they were yet to receive any communication of this nature from the varsity.

    While confirming that 16 students will not be re-admitted in the varsity, Rabia Baji – who facilitates the admission of Kashmir students in outside universities and colleges under

    Prime Minister scholarship scheme – told GNS that the varsity authorities have found them guilty of creating disturbances after Pakistan defeated India.

    “The varsity has disallowed 16 students,” she said, adding: “The step has been taken in order to avoid any kind of disturbance in the future.

    The varsity authorities don’t want repeat of previous episode. ”I want them to migrate in any other institution,” she added. (GNS)

     

  • National Conference commemorates ‘May Day’

    Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Sheikh Nazir advocate Labour Rights

    Srinagar: Advocating restoration of labour rights, National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the Labour class should be given all such rights which would help to uplift them not only economically but also collectively.

    According to a statement issued to KNS, the NC president Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that ‘May Day’ gives them an opportunity to remind the government that constitutionally they are protected and their rights be implemented.

    The President NC said that even though the labourers have all along been working under tremendous difficult situations it is sad that they have not been rewarded and continue to draw very minimum wages. He said, the labour class has been contributing in the overall development of the county and we should appreciate their efforts. He added that everyone should realize their contribution in restoring all such rights for their safe future.

    Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that NC leadership has great respect and admiration for the labour class as they played an important role in the movement started by NC leadership against the then tyrants.

    “The movement against the tyrant rulers was actually started by labourers of ‘Reshim Khan’ , Silk Factory, Zaldagar and artisans from  Srinagar who supported Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah in difficult times and supported his programs against the oppression of the oppressor” he said.

    Meanwhile, National Conference General Secretary Sheikh Nazir Ahmad Advocate has also expressed his total support with the labour class with the hope that both state and central governments would work to restore the rights.

    The General Secretary said that the May Day is being observed on May 1st all over the world with the objective that their rights would be restored so that the widening gap between different classes of the society gets reduced. Sheikh Nazir (Advocate) also said the party supports the movement of labour class and demands that their rights should be restored without any further delay. (KNS)

  • HCJK warns against bloodshed of freedom loving Kashmiris

    Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir said Killing another youth on the streets of Srinagar, has once again proved that India considers Kashmiri people as its conquered slaves and whenever it wants it kills our youngsters without being questioned. According to a statement issued by HCJK to KNS, this kind of situation is an eye opener for those elements who swear by the Indian democracy day in and day out. These elements should know that to protest is a democratic right of every human being and such protests take place in every part of India but they are not killed by bullets like Kashmiris. One fails to understand how these anti-Kashmir elements come before the common people after their own neighbours are killed and massacred by the men in uniform.

    Irony is that after killing and injuring Kashmiris, the so called rulers impose curfew and stop the near and dears of the victims to reach and console them. A simple question can be asked to these so called rulers that after killing Bashir Ahmad what name can be given to imposing curfew on the victims of oppression. India and its local collaborators are busy in the same kind of oppression since more than six decades but sorry part of the story is that the local collaborators still try to deceive their own Kashmiri brethren.

    Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir warns these anti-Kashmir elements to stop the bloodshed of innocent freedom loving Kashmiris and reign the men in uniform from showering bullets every now and then otherwise the bloodshed will lead to a situation which cannot be controlled even by their masters sitting in New Delhi.

    Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir considers the arresting of its leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Mushtaq-ul-Islam and Mohammad Yousuf Naqash and other hundreds of pro-freedom leaders and activists as a sign of dictatorship and strongly condemns it.

    Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir clarifies that the freedom loving people have chosen the path of resistance for themselves and the same path will lead to the goal of freedom. (KNS)

  • Omar ‘most incompetent and inefficient’ CM in JK’s history: Sajjad

    ‘In race to beat to Jagmohan’s human rights abuses record’

    Srinagar: Strongly condemning the killing of youth at Nawakadal Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir people’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone today said Omar Abdullah has proven to be the ‘most inefficient and incompetent’ chief minister of the state in the history of Kashmir.

    According to a statement issued to KNS, Lone has said the unabated killing of teenagers is worrying and demands immediate remedial measures. “Mere tokenism of condemnation and ordering of probes is not going to put an end to such acts of violence,” Lone said. He said it is not for the first time that such grave human rights violations are being witnessed in the state. “The men in uniform involved in the grisly killing should be put behind the bars and dealt sternly, “Lone said. Lone said Omar Abdullah and his government have once again failed to ensure the safety of its citizens. “ He and his colleagues are in the race to beat the record of Jagmohan in the human rights violations, “Lone said,“Since he overtook the charge of chief minister in 2008, Omar Abdullah is credited with many human rights violations. The highlights of his achievements are the Shopain rape in 2009, more than hundred killings in 2010, and more recently the murder of youth at Naidkhah and now at NawaKadal and many more such acts. (KNS)

     

  • Soz condemns Nawakadal killing, welcomes judicial enquiry  

    Srinagar: Prof. Saifuddin Soz President Pradesh Congress Committee has strongly condemned the killing of a young boy Bashir Ahmad Bhat, who was killed in the firing by the CRPF at Nawakadal-Srinagar last evening after the polls were over.

    According to a statement issued to KNS, Soz while welcoming the Judicial Enquiry ordered by the state Government, asked the Police Administration of the State to take up the matter straight with the CRPF top brass as to why the CRPF Personnel could not have used teargas shell instead of straight firing on the youth.

    “The eye witness have confirmed the fact that it was, by and large, an unprovoked firing. That this deplorable incident happened after the peaceful day of polling in the City, is extremely unfortunate. I offer my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family,” the statement issued by Soz to KNS said. (KNS)

     

     

  • Killing youth for poll boycott is barbaric: DAK

    ‘Time for civil disobedience’

    Srinagar: President Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Dr Nisar ul Hassan has said that killing of a youth in downtown Srinagar is a vendetta against people of Srinagar as they rejected farce elections by boycotting polls. In a statement issued to KNS Dr Hassan said “This is the worst example of brutality and barbarism. People in Kashmir by staying away from polls have once again dismissed New Delhi’s illegal occupation. Security forces  have been given a license to kill and are on a mission of killing spree especially youth in order to sustain their illegal occupation. They are continuing bloodbath in Kashmir to suppress the sentiment. India is carrying out genocide of Kashmiris under well planned policy to continue their illegal control.”

    He said: “Kashmiris have to realize that nobody is safe in Kashmir as these serial killings are state backed. Kashmiris have no other option than to continue their protests against oppression. We have to make sacrifices in order to achieve our goal. We should have a craving for martyrdom to defeat our enemy.”

    The DAK president said: “It is time for civil disobedience as it is the most important tool of freedom struggle. The biggest tribute to the martyred youth  from employees would be to boycott  poll duties which is their obligation towards civil resistance. People should stop paying tax to the oppressors to initiate civil resistance. People instead should contribute to the institution of freedom on regular basis so that victim families are taken care of. The mission of freedom will be accomplished only if freedom movement is institutionalized and civil resistance is started.” (KNS)

     

     

  • Geelani invited to Pakistan

    His travel documents under process: Passport Office

    Srinagar:  As the Kashmir American Council (KAC) Washington, D.C. invited Huriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani to participate in a seminar titled, “Is Kashmir, an Issue of election or Self determination” to be held on May 5 2014 at Islamabad in Pakistan, the senior separatiston Thursday expressed his willingness to participate in the event.

    However, the Huriyat (G) chairman while passing the buck on the authorities, told KNS that his passport has been withheld and that without the vital travel document, his travel to Pakistan would be impossible. While talking to KNS, Geelani thanked KAC for inviting him to participate in the seminar. He said that he would be ready to address the seminar to be held in Hotel in G/6 Islamabad in Pakistan in case his passport is issued by the authorities.

    Sources in the Srinagar passport office informed KNS that the passport of Geelani and his wife is under process and that after the due course of necessary official procedure, the same shall be issued to him.

    Reports maintained that the seminar is aimed to highlight the Kashmir issue in the back drop of elections being held in Kashmir and political changes in the sub-continent. It is also aimed to discuss and debate the various peaceful options to strengthen the struggle for right to self-determination of Kashmiri people. All expenses including boarding and lodging including business class tickets would be provided to foreign delegates attending the conference in Pakistan. Interestingly, Geelani was recently invited by the Pak high commissioner to Pakistan during the meeting on April 3 at New Delhi. (KNS)

     

  • Police launches drive against ‘stone throwers’, 8 held

    Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested eight youth allegedly involved in recent stone throwing attacks from different parts of Kashmir.

    Official sources told GNS that police raided at Ameer-Abad in South Kashmir’s Tral and arrested four people from their residences.

    Sources said Irfan Trag, Mohammad Younis Mir, Sameer Mir and Zulfkar Rasool Mir, all residents of Ameer-Abad were picked up. “They have been lodged in nearby police station and have been booked for stone throwing attacks”.

    Similarly, police arrested two persons after they raided their houses at Shalteng in outskirts of Srinagar city.

    “Two persons identified as Asif Bhat and Adil Bhat have been arrested and lodged in police station Parimpora”, sources said, adding that police have registered a case and further investigation taken up in this regard.

    In another incident, two more youth have been arrested after police raided their houses at Ganderbal area in central Kashmir.

    Official sources said Mehraj-ud-Din Ganie of Saloora and Muzamil Fayaz of Tawheed Chowk in Ganderbal. He said that in this connection a case FIR no. 59/2014 under section 147, 336 and 427 RPC have been registered and started further investigations in this regard. (GNS)

     

     

  • JKLF district president arrested

    Continues boycott campaign in North Kashmir

    Srinagar: Police has arrested JKLF district president Kupwara Rafiq Ahmad War from Devas Pora Handwara when he was peacefully campaigning for election boycott in the area.

    According to a statement issued to KNS, JKLF has strongly condemned his arrests and termed it as mere frustration of police and authorities. It is worth to mention that besides hundreds of activists and well-wishers JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik senior leaders  advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri,Imtiyaz Ahmad Bitta, Ashraf bin Salam, sheikh Abdul Gaffar ,Nazir Ahmad  kralpora,Arshid Ahmad Bhat, Ghulam Rasool Hazari, Bashir Ahmad Boya, Gayas ud Din, Mansoor Ahmad Tulmola , Mohammad Azeem Zargar, Fayaz  Ahmad, Imtiyaz Ahmad ,Mohammad Aadil ,Ishfaq Hussain, Mohammad Ahsan from Kokerbazar , Inayat Ahmad Bhat, Shabir Ahmad Sofi, Aijaz Ahmad Baqal, Nadeem Ahmad Banday , Waseem Ahmad Dar, Mohammad Shafi , Molvi Mohammad Ramzan, student Hafiz Ullah, Aijaz Ahmad Wani, Tahir Ahmad Mir ,Mohammad Irfan , Mohammad Burham, Mohammad Yasin khan have been arrested and are languishing in different police stations and jails. Many of the detained were tortured by STF and police and are still under treatment in custody.  Despite this Crackdown Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) is continuing its election boycott campaign in north Kashmir. JKLF leader Farooq Ahmad Dar along with Abdul Majeed etc visited Budan Rafiaabad, Marazgund Rafiaabad, Drusoo Rafiaabd and Kachla Qaziabad Kupwara while as JKLF activists went door to door in Tujjar Shareef, Lati Shaat, Harwan, Gund Brath and Brath Kalan and continued the campaign. Leaders stressed on the people to follow the example of south Kashmir and central Kashmir and reject with full force the election drama of India in Kashmir. Leaders while terming the Indian elections as detrimental to the sacred cause of freedom appealed the people of north Kashmir to keep vigil and boycott this fraud on 7th may 2014. Boycott related pamphlets and other material was also distributed among people on the occasions. (KNS)

     

  • Omar addresses Election Rallies in Tanghdar, Gurez

    Asks people to defeat communal, deceptive forces

    ‘NC-Congress alliance to strengthen communal harmony, sustain peace’

    Tanghdar: Reiterating that Lok Sabha Election is for electing the Members of Parliament and the Prime Minister of the Country, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also Working President of National Conference Wednesday said that people of Jammu and Kashmir have to make a clear choice between secular representatives of the NC-Congress Coalition led by Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi and communal and divisive forces represented by BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

    “While victory of NC-Congress Coalition candidates from J&K would pave way for Rahul Gandhi to be the Prime Minister of India every vote cast in favour of PDP will automatically amount to helping Narendra Modi to be in power at New Delhi”, he said adding that people of Baramulla-Kupwara-Bandipora Parliamentary constituency have to rally behind the NC-Congress candidate Sharief-ud-Din Shariq to protect the secular and democratic fabric of the State and keep communal and anti-J&K forces at bay.

    According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing Election rallies in Tangdhar and Gurez today, Omar Abdullah said that an elaborate conspiracy has been hatched by BJP and PDP to divide the voters in the State on one or the other pretext for their vested interests and hunger for personal power. He cautioned the people against this conspiracy and told them to exhibit their unity and faith in NC-Congress alliance stating that the NC-Congress alliance is committed to the inclusive and equitable development of the State and has been working with dedication to usher the State into an era of reconciliation, peace and prosperity.

    Omar Abdullah said that the PDP leadership was ‘hand-in-glove’ with BJP to help Narendra Modi to come to power despite his open anti-Jammu and Kashmir agenda and communal mindset. He said voting in favour of PDP candidate Muzaffar Hussain Beigh will be voting in favour of Narendra Modi while pressing the button of plough symbol of National Conference will amount to casting vote in favour of Rahul Gandhi who is an unquestionable friend and well-wisher of Jammu and Kashmir and its people.

    Omar Abdullah appealed to NC-Congress workers to exhibit their unity at all levels from the grassroots and upwards to ensure overwhelming support to NC-Congress candidate in Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary constituency going to polls on the seventh of May.

    Working President, National Conference said that the people of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have a greater responsibility to ensure the defeat of communal forces at the Centre and in the State so that the ages old communal harmony, mutual amity and brotherhood for which Jammu and Kashmir has earned a glorious name the world over is safeguarded.

    “We cannot allow the secular ethos and history of the State to be disturbed by the conspiracy of communal and deceptive forces led by BJP in the Country and PDP in the State”, Omar Abdullah said and asked the people to rise to the occasion and foil all designs being hatched against Jammu and Kashmir, its special status and its people.

    The Elections rallies were also addressed by NC-Congress Coalition Candidate for Baramulla-Kupwara-Bandipora Seat Sharif-ud-din Shariq, Senior NC Leaders Mian Altaf Ahmed, Nazir Ahmed Khan Gurezi, Kafil-ur-Rehman and A. R. Badana. (KNS)