Srinagar: 211 militants have been killed in 11 months this year in Jammu and Kashmir. It includes two operational commanders of Hizbul as well as Jaish Chief and AGH Chief.
According to the data collected by news Agency Press Trust of Kashmir (PTK) this year, 211 militants have been killed by the security forces in 11 months. This includes 50 Pakistanis and the rest of the local militants. Among these militants two chiefs of Hizbul Rayaz Naikoo and Dr. Saifullah. Similarly, Jaish Chief Mohammad Qari Yasir and AGH Chief Burhan Koka are included. Lashkar commanders were similarly killed. This year, the security forces have arrested 47 terrorists alive.
Apart from this, around 150 underground workers were arrested, who used to run a full network of militants in Kashmir.
More operations have been done in four districts of Kashmir this year, this includes Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama and Anantnag, there have been 90 encounters this year. (PTK)
Srinagar: Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, has indicated to start 5G services in the second half of next year i.e. 2021.
Ambani, while addressing the India Mobile Congress-2020 on Tuesday, said that policy steps are needed to start 5G services at a fast speed. He said that this will make 5G services available to all at a reasonable price.
Ambani’s telecom venture Jio has reached the first position in four years. Jio gives voice calls for free and its data rates are also very low.
Mukesh Ambani said that ‘I assure you that Jio will lead the 5G revolution in the country in the second half of 2021’.
He said that Jio’s 5G will hinge on the network, hardware and technology equipment developed in the country. (PTK)
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday said that it has not decided anything about the announcement of winter vacations in Kashmir Valley.
Top officials at the School Education Department said that the announcement of winter vacations in Kashmir is false.
The official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that, “DSEK has not decided anything yet and the announcements being circulated on social media are fake and baseless.”
“DSEK is keeping an eye on the weather situation and as of now, it is not the right time to announce the vacations,” the officials said, adding, “In the coming weeks we will announce the vacations by taking the higher authorities on board.”
Meanwhile, the fake orders and announcements of winter vacations in Kashmir valley were being circulated on social media—(KNO)
Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she was locked up inside her Srinagar residence and disallowed to visit the “evicted families” in central Kashmir’s Budgam.
“Illegal detention has become the GOI’s (Government of India) favourite go to method for muzzling any form of opposition. I’ve been detained once again because I wanted to visit Budgam where hundreds of families were evicted from their homes”, she tweeted.
In a video posted online, she pointed at the locked gates of her residence.
“Why am I not being allowed to go out? Later, the Lt. Governor will say ‘she is not under house arrest’. What is this? Why am I being detained illegally? Where are the papers under which I am stopped?”, she said.
She accused the government of continuing with the “inflicting oppression on the people of J&K without any questions asked”.
A PDP spokesman said Ms. Mufti was scheduled to visit Budgam area “to meet people who are being illegally evicted from their lands and homes”.
Ms. Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti also questioned the administration’s move. “On one hand, BJP politicians are given full security cover and other facilities to undertake journey of their choice and on the other, Mehboobaji has been caged at her home,” she said.
Strike to be effective from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. but no kind of essential or emergency services are to be disrupted.
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There was a mixed response to the Bharat Bandh called by farmers groups on Tuesday, with normal life affected in large parts of northern India, especially Punjab, as well as in Odisha, and the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Large numbers of protesters and leaders were detained during the day, including Members of Parliament, both pre-emptively and during agitations. Major highways around Delhi, and parts of northern India were blocked in a chakka jaam until 3 pm.
Farm unions under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha have been agitating for more than two months, demanding the repeal of three contentious laws aiming to reform agricultural marketing. They fear the laws will affect government procurement at minimum support prices and benefit large corporates to the detriment of the small farmer. The Bandh call was supported by at least 25 political parties, as well as a wide range of society, including major trade unions, traders and transport associations as well as professional bodies such as the Bar Association of the Supreme Court.
Mehbooba took to Twitter to claim that she has been detained. Police did not comment on the alleged detention of the former Chief Minister so far.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday that authorities prevented her from leaving her residence in Srinagar as she wanted to meet the families evicted from forest land in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mehbooba took to Twitter to claim that she has been detained. Police did not comment on the alleged detention of the former Chief Minister so far.
“Illegal detention has become GOIs favourite go to method for muzzling any form of Opposition. I’ve been detained once again because I wanted to visit Budgam where hundreds of families were evicted from their homes,” Mehbooba tweeted.
“GOI (Government of India) wants to continue inflicting oppression & zulm (injustice) on the people of J-K without any questions asked,” she added.
Three employees injured, in a Gas Cylinder Blast at Registration section of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology located at Shalimar, Srinagar.
Injured were shifted to SMHS Hospital for treatment. (KT)
Srinagar: PDP Chief and former Chief Minister of ertswhile state of J&K, Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar on Monday filed a petition in a local court in Srinagar seeking dismissal of the defamation suit filed way back in the year 2004.
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The formation of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has not only brought together the central parties of Kashmir, but also paved the way for cordial relations between all the leaders.
Officials told that Mehbooba Mufti and Ali Muhammad Sagar on Monday filed a defamation suit before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Srinagar.
It may be recalled that Sagar had filed a defamation suit against Mehbooba in 2004, Lok Sabha elections and had accused Mehbooba Mufti of rigging the Lok Sabha elections and indulging in booth capturing. Sagar was then the NC vice president Omar Abdullah’s chief polling agent.
However, Mehbooba Mufti had approached the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to dismiss the case. The court had rejected the petition of Mehbooba Mufti and had directed the trial court to take further action.
On Monday, the lawyers of both the parties filed a joint petition in the Srinagar court seeking dismissal of the case. Advocate Shabir Ahmed Khan and Advocate Rafiq Ahmed represented the Ali Muhammad Sagar appeared while Advocate Jawad Rishi represented Mehbooba Mufti.
Advocate Ahmed said that the two leaders have decided to work together in the interest of the people.
“Now that they are working together, there is no need to move forward on this issue,” he said.
He further said that Mehbooba Mufti and Ali Muhammad Sagar have decided to withdraw the case to resolve all differences. (KDC)
‘More than 10 former ministers and ex-legislators of BJP illegally occupants Government quarters’
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP President Ravinder Raina and former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta are been named as illegal occupants of government accommodation in the list submitted in the High Court by the administration.
According to the affidavit furnished by the deputy director Estates department, family of one former CM GM Shah, seventeen former ministers/legislators including Ch Lal Singh,former Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta, former ministers, Bali Bhagat, Sunil Sharma, Sat Sharma,Ravinder Raina (BJP) former MLA GM Saroori (Congress), Mohd Shafi Uri (NC), Vikar Rasool Wani (CONG), Shakti Raj Parihar, Neelam Langeh,Daleep Singh Parihar, RS Pathania,Rajesh Gupta,Thakur Randhir Singh were still residing in the estates accommodation till September 2, 2020.
Six other MLC’s and 10 political persons too were occupying the govt accommodation,the affidavit stated.
Leaders from other political parties including National Conference, PDP, Congress, Apni Party, Peoples Conference and Panthers Party also figure in the list.
According to the estates’ department, the family of late G.M. Shah (former chief minister), Choudhary Lal Singh (former minister), G.M. Saroori (former minister), Muhammad Shafi Uri (former MLA), Vikar Rasool Wani (former MLA), Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar (former MLA), Zafar Iqbal Manhas (former MLC), Prof. Bhim Singh (former MLC, sub-judice), Ravinder Sharma (former MLC, sub-judice), Tariq Ahmed Keen (politician), Muhammad Sultan Mandoo (politician), Wazira Begum (district president, Congress), Shilpi Verma (politician), Hasina(politician), Shafiq Mir (chairman, Panchyat Conference), and Manohar Lal (general secretary, BJP) are residing in government quarters at Jammu “unauthorisedly”.
Those availing government/private accommodation at Sriangar are: Hakim Muhammad Yasin (former minister), Ghulam Nabi Lone (former minister), Syed Farooq Andrabi (former minister), Zahoor Ahmed Mir (former minister), Muhammad Khalil Bandh (former minister), Nazir Ahmed Khan (former deputy speaker), late M.S. Pandit Puri (former MLA), Aijaz Ahmed Mir (former MLA), Ali Muhammad Dar (former MLC), Bashir Ahmed Dar (former MLA), Mustaq Ahmad Shah (former MLA), Showkat Hussain Ganie (former MLC), Mohd Altaf Wani (former MLA), Dr Bashir Ahmed Veeri (former MLC), Vikram Randhawa (former MLC), Haji Abdul Rashid (former MLA), Yasir Reshi (former MLC), Abdul Rahim Rather (former MLA), Mohd Yousuf Bhat (former MLA), Muhammad Amin Bhat (former MLA), Shamima Firdous (former MLA), Muhammad Abbas (former MLA), Raja Manzoor (former MLA) Abdul Rahim Rather (former minister), Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan (former minister), Mustaq Ahmed Tantray (political activist), Reyaz Ahmed Mir (political activist), Nazir Ahmad Malik (political activist), Zahid Hussain Jan (political activist), S.S. Chani (political activist), Parveen Lone (political activist), Maqsood Indrabi (political activist), Muhammad Yousaf (political activist), G.M. Sheikh (political activist), Abdul Gani Vakil( former minister), Bashir Ahmed Mir (corporator, Srinagar Municipal Corporation), Sonaullah Lone (political activist), Nasir Khan( former MLC), Nizam-ud-Din Bhat (former MLA), Rafi Ahmed Mir (former MLA), Shoaib Ahmed Lone (former MLA), and Syed Muhammad Rafiq Shah (former MLC). (PTK)
Indian economy will be among the top economies in the world in the next few years using science, technology, and innovation in all sectors, bouncing back soon from the after effects of COVID 19, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar said at a webinar organized to celebrate 50 years of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) recently.
“Steps and reforms have been taken by the Government in all the sectors, like agriculture, modern medicine, traditional medicine, New Education Policy, Small & Medium Enterprises, labour sector and so on, to target being among the world’s top three economies,” he said at the webinar on DST Golden Jubilee Discourse Series – On the other side of the Pandemic – organised by National Council for Science & Technology Communication and Vigyan Prasar.
Dr. Kumar added that the economy post-COVID has been in the recovery mode after the first quarter and hoped that Indian economy will bounce back in next few quarters from the effects of COVID-19 disruptions, will grow by average 7-8 percent in next 20-30 years and become the third-largest economy by 2047. (PTK)
