Srinagar: Amid the ongoing continues protests by students of class 10 and class 12, College and University students Friday threatened to join them in case Kashmir University “tried to put our careers at stake.”
“Kashmir University is going to upload study material on its official website for the students. It is then going to diktat students to download this study material and appear in exams. It has been decided by the KU authorities,” a group of KU students told KNS.
They added that students cannot make any preparations just going through by a study material. “What is need of study material when we have text books also? Academic studies are more important. It is not mere just book reading. KU want to put our educational careers at stake,” they said.
Another group of science students said that they have not conducted any laboratory tests. “Practicals are soul of our studies. Without practicals, our education is incomplete and unsatisfactory,” they said.
“In case KU issues any diktat wherein we are forced to use study material and appear in exams, we have no option but to oppose the move and hit streets. Our protests will be more intensified than the school students,” they threatened.
They further said that presently students have no access to internet as the services remain snapped from July 8, this year, adding, “No information uploaded by authorities would reach out to students.”
“How do KU authorities expect us to access internet. Most of the KU students belong to villages where even newspapers have not reached from past 90 days,” they argued.
Prof. A.S. Bhat, KU Examination Controller told KNS that it is only guidelines that would be uploaded.
“The students have lost more than three months. We are only preparing the guidelines as how to compensate this time,” he said.
“These guidelines are prepared by academicians. Our object is to act in the interest of students,” he said while replying to a query. (KNS)
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Authorities to book 130 Govt employees for taking part in pro-freedom protests
“Will terminate their services, book under PSA”Srinagar: Government is mulling to book around 130 government employees under the controversial public safety act, for taking part in pro-freedom protests.
Authorities have identified around 130 government employees for ‘taking part in pro-freedom protests’ and they can be arrested or detained anytime, informed sources told KNS.
They said that government has prepared the list of more than 130 government employees. “These employees have been directly or indirectly taking part in the anti-government and pro-freedom protests,” they said.
“Some of the employees have been also instigating public for protests. Some of them have been witnessed addressing anti-government public rallies,” they added.
One of the officials, wished not to be named, told KNS that first these employees would be arrested against the cases already registered against them in concerned police stations.
“Under rules, they will be put under suspension after being arrested and being remaining for behind the bars for twenty four hours. Subsequently, their services may be terminated as well,” he added.
Sources said that government is also mulling to book several of them under Public safety Act.
In past twenty days, authorities have arrested or detained around 1200 separatist and religious leaders.
Pertinently, police have so far arrested around 6000 persons who have been allegedly taking part in pro-freedom and anti-government protests.
Large number of youth have also been detained under public safety act for allegedly being the part of stone pelting incidents. (KNS) -
Dreams of Stability, Peace, Prosperity, Democracy and Brotherhood Cannot Come True Without Resolving issues and Disputes Confronting Humans in Various Regions Of The World: Yasin Malik
Srinagar: Dreams of stability, lasting peace, prosperity, democracy and brotherhood cannot come true without resolving issues and disputes confronting humans in various regions of the world . The way people of Jammu Kashmir are being subjected to worst kind of oppression just because they are asking for fulfilment of pledges made to them by international community and Indian leaders is horrible and silence of international community on these human sufferings obnoxious. Arresting of ailing women leader Mtr Aasiya Andrabi and her associate Fahmeeda Sofi and booking them under black Law PSA glaring example of hypocritical politics of PDP led ruling coalition.
This was stated by the ailing incarcerated chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik who is still languishing in solitary confinement at JIC Budgam. Yasin Malik said that peace, stability. Prosperity, democracy and brotherhood are all desirable things which no sane human can ignore but these dreams cannot be fulfilled by employing ‘might is right ‘and ‘crush the weaker’ like approaches. He said that if international community wants to see this world free from violence and killings it will have to shun its capitalist and trader like attitude and strive for resolution of human issues and disputes like that of Palestine and Kashmir. Yasin Malik said that dreaming of lasting peace and prosperity without resolving issues and disputes confronting humans is a distant dream that will never come true. He said that international community has no choice but to sit together and address these issues and disputes so that human kind is saved from future catastrophe and disaster. Yasin Malik said that Jammu Kashmir is such an issue that has every potential to jeopardize the already fragile peace of south Asia and international community should immediately shun its businessman like approach visa vise the resolution of this human issue and strive to resolve this issue according to the aspirations, sacrifices and wishes of the people of Jammu Kashmir.
While strongly condemning the arrest of women leader Mtr Aasiya Andrabi and her associate Fahmeeda Sofi and booking them under black law PSA and also the arrest of JKLF tehsil president Kokernagh Muhammad Ishaaq Malik, JKLF chairman said that these arrests and PSA’s have exposed the hypocritical politics of PDP led coalition in Jammu Kashmir. He said that arresting an ailing lady and booking her under black law and sending her to a jail far from her residence has also exposed the so-called minister’s claims of morality and democracy. He said that to suppress peoples demand for freedom so far more than ten thousand people including resistance leaders, activists, young boys, students and even children have been put behind bars. Yasin Malik said that the way people of Jammu Kashmir are being subjected to worst kind of oppression just because they are asking for fulfilment of pledges made to them by international community and Indian leaders is horrible and silence of international community on these human sufferings obnoxious While strongly condemning the arrest of another JKLF tehsil president Kokernagah Muhammad Ishaaq Malik who was arrested by police last night, JKLF chairman said that if rulers and their masters in Delhi and Nagpur think that by these oppressive measures they can defeat the will of Kashmiri people they are living in a fool’s paradise because history bears a witness to the fact that oppression can never defeat the collective will and passion of a people. CNS
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‘Lost in Terror’ Nayeema Mehjoor’s book to be released in Delhi, London, New York
Srinagar: Nayeema Ahmed Mehjoor’s latest book ‘Lost in Terror’ will be released in New Delhi, London and New York in coming days. “The book was scheduled to be released at Kashmir University on Friday but to present unrest, the releasing ceremony was abandoned and it will be simultaneously released from New Delhi, UK and United States,” Mehjoor told news agency CNS adding that the book is available in the markets now.
‘Lost in Terror’ has been published by Penguin Random House India that cast in the background of the uprising against the Indian armed forces in Kashmir in the late1980s.
“Lost in Terror is the tale of a young, educated, career conscious woman who finds herself sucked into a maelstrom of death and destruction. She also cherishes the dream of Azadi and plays strong to face the wrath of Indian soldiers. But when she finds her husband’s discreet links with gunmen obsessed with the dream of Azadi, she becomes fragile and begins to lose her hold on her home, her relationships and Azadi itself. When her dreams for a perfect family and a thriving career are turned upside down and her life comes to a standstill due to the turmoil around her, fate offers her a leap of faith—but will she take it?”
Nayeema Mahjoor is a leading journalist and fiction writer of Kashmir. She has previously worked as news editor (Urdu) atBBC World Service in London for two decades, and travelled from South Asia to the Middle East to Europe in search ofbig issues facing people, particularly women. Her unique style of short-story-writing has earned her fame in literary circles and been translated in other languages. Her novel ‘Dahshatzadi’ was published in India and Pakistan a few years ago. (CNS)
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Denying Friday prayers for 13th consecutive occasion unacceptable: Er Rasheed
Asks Mehbooba to explain whether Aasia Andrabi had gun or a stone in her hands
Srinagar: AIP President and MLA Langate Er Rasheed has condemned state government for not allowing Friday prayers for the 13th consecutive occasion in main Jamia Masjid Srinagar. In a statement issued today Er Rasheed said, “Jamia Masjid is not only a spiritual and religious place but every Kashmiri has his deep affiliation, love and respect with Jamia Masjid. Giving excuses to stop people from offering Friday prayers in the said mosque is worst example of religious interference. In the name of maintaining so called law and order, current government has no moral or legal authority to seal the mosque. The move clearly shows frustration and designs of the government and when people take to roads to protest such barbaric acts, Indian media wastes not even a second to label them as pro-Pak elements.” Er Rasheed condemned continuous arrest of Mirwaiz Molvi Omar Farooq and said that he is not only the political figure but the religious leader of state and is being respected by masses everywhere. Government must release him and other political prisoners including Yasin Malik, Shabir Shah, Aasia Andrabi and Masrat Alam without any delay. Er Rasheed also condemned government for slapping PSA on Aasia Andrabi and Fahmeeda Sofi and said that while Mehbooba is often talking about honour and dignity of women, would she mind to say whether these two daughters of the soil were holding guns or stones in their hands. Er Rasheed asked CM that if she could propagate her views what is the logic to stop Aasia Andrabi and other women activists from carrying out peaceful political activities.
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Airports in Delhi, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat put on high alert amid fear of possible terror attack
New Delhi: Airports in Delhi and states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat were put on high alert following threat of possible terror attack.As per the sources, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has written to all government and private airlines, paramilitary forces informing them about the threat.For the purpose of better security, there will be more random checking of baggage at airports. Also, the entry of vehicles into airports wil be curtailed. -
India to seal border with Pakistan by 2018
Rajnath Singh said a new concept, “Border Security Grid”, would be put in place after taking inputs from all border states.
New Delhi: India has decided to completely seal its winding border with Pakistan by December 2018, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday,
The minister said the situation on the border would be continuously monitored.
Rajnath Singh said a new concept, “Border Security Grid”, would be put in place after taking inputs from all border states.
The decision comes in the wake of rising India-Pakistan tension after the September 18 attack on a military base in Jammu and Kashmir and the later “surgical strikes” on “terror launch pads across the Line of Control.”
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US wants India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue
Washington: Amid the current tensions between India and Pakistan, the US has called on India and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute through a meaningful dialogue.
“…On the Kashmir issue, our position has not changed. We want this to be worked out between both sides, the issue of Kashmir,” US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said in the daily press briefing here on Thursday.
“And generally, generally speaking, I mean, we obviously want to see the tensions that exist right now be brought down and for dialogue to take its place — meaningful dialogue to try to address these issues bilaterally between the countries,” he said.The State Department’s comments came as India-Pakistan relations dipped to a new low in recent times with cross-border terror attacks and the Indian Army’s surgical strikes at terror “launch pads” across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. -
US says does not support declaring Pak a ‘terrorist state’
Washington: The US today said it does not support declaring Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’ but will continue to work with the governments in the region to eliminate safe havens which also pose a threat to India.The US also called for a “meaningful dialogue” between India and Pakistan to address differences including the Kashmir issue and to bring down the recent tensions.State Department spokesperson John Kirby, however, expressed confidence that Pakistan has kept nuclear arsenals safe from terrorists.Asked if the government would support a bill in the Congress and an online petition that the US should declare Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’, Kirby at his daily press briefing said: “I have not seen anything specifically about the such a bill, and obviously we don’t.”He, however, said he would not comment on “whatever pending legislation may be coming in that regard”. “What we what I would say is common threat, common challenge in the region, and we’re going to continue to work with Pakistan, with Afghanistan, and the Secretary (of State) just came back from Brussels and the Afghanistan conference in Brussels. And obviously it’s a threat to the Indian people as well.“So we’re going to continue to work with the governments in the region to try to address these common threats and challenges, and we’ve always said that more can be done about the safe havens and that’s we’re going to, again, try to work as cooperatively as we can to that end,” Kirby said. PTI -
Kashmir remains an oldest internationally acknowledged dispute Hurriyat Asks UN To Intervene
APHC darts letter to UN mission in Kashmir: Read it here
Memorandum
Srinagar: With profound hope, we appeal to Your Excellency, on behalf of the besieged people of Jammu Kashmir, who are facing an unprecedented wave of repression at the hands of Indian occupation forces particularly during the last three months.
We firmly believe that the United Nations Military Observer’s Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), through its internal information systems, must be reporting truthfully to Your Excellency on the brutal state violence that India continues to perpetrate for last 69 years.
During the last three months, in response to the peaceful calls for resolution of Kashmir dispute, Indian state forces have deliberately killed more than 90 civilians including children, women and old. They have blinded around 900, maimed and injured more than 15000, ransacked thousands of homes, burnt tons of rice grains across the valley and even killed livestock of people. Indian forces have arrested more than 8000 people besides juveniles including 7 years old children. Even human rights defenders have been detained under state’s draconian law and an English local daily has been banned for reporting the truth as it is.
Yet we, the worst victims of violence and state terror for seven decades, believe in peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute based on the universal values of freedom and justice through the internationally acknowledged and promised principle of self-determination.
We remain open to any effort aimed at achieving the same. However, it’s the Indian state that stonewalls every effort at peacebuilding through its arrogant and indifferent intransigence.
Indian arrogance reached its zenith when it rejecting the request of UNHRC for access to this part of Kashmir. Adding insult to the injury, its foreign minister claimed Kashmir to be integral part of India, from the podium of UN General Assembly; wherein Kashmir remains an oldest internationally acknowledged dispute. Even though India’s false assertion didn’t raise many hackles at UN General Assembly, putting a question mark on the forum’s credibility; the truth of Kashmir echoed in the global conversations and attracted sympathies and support from far and wide.
Returning disappointed from the global forum and buckling under the pressure of its ferocious collective Hindu consciousness that continues to devour humans and societies for its satisfaction, India started beating the war drums harder only to deflect the growing global attention on Kashmir. Going further ahead, they have created a war hysteria after claiming ‘surgical strikes’ in Azad Kashmir. Spiralling out of control, this state of affairs can trigger a lethal confrontation in the region, resulting in further destruction of life, resources and property which, we understand, needs to be avoided.
Since we believe and understand that Kashmir dispute remains at the centre of the regional conflict, we appeal you to challenge the behaviour of Indian State in Jammu Kashmir and urge it to stop this reign of terror. In the interests of regional peace and global justice we once again implore you to intervene and prevail upon the Indian state to shun violence and initiate processes for granting universally recognised Right to Self Determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Waiting for your intervention,
People of Jammu & Kashmir