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Srinagar: Terming RSS more dangerous than Hitler’s Natzi, Senior Congress leader Tariq Hameed Karra Wednesday appealed People particularly Youth to help him stop PDP facilitated RSS march to Valley.
Addressing a gathering of party workers from Srinagar Parliamentary constituency Karra clarified that today’s vote was not in favour of Dr. Farooq Abdullah or Ghulam Ahmad Mir but a referendum against PDP-BJP’s ‘unholy’ alliance.
In a statement to KNS, former MP said that safeguarding his religion and nation from anti- Muslim aggression of anti- Muslim forces was his top most priority which compelled him to do away his parliament seat and resign from PDP. He said from the very beginning of this unholy alliance, he could foresee what the RSS backed BJP was up to, but unfortunately nobody paid heed to his suggestions and warnings.
According to Karra it was the unabated torture on youth by way of killing, blinding, maiming and spilling over their blood all over, that triggered pain in his heart and soul and guided him to take a tough decision to save the children from the clutches of Natzi like political forces.
Karra said that going against the tide at a time when the so called ruling political leadership in the state had collapsed and surrendered before the communal, anti-Muslim and anti-Kashmir forces was a huge risk but without caring for anything that was possibly impending, he listened to his conscious to give international community at least an idea of what was happening in his motherland.
Karra regretted that he had co-founded a party that was supposed to heal the wounds of Kashmiris, had actually turned the same Kashmir into a virtual slaughter house.
The Congress leader cautioned that Kashmiris were going through a very tough time but said the resilient Kashmiris have to make a choice whether to go with anti- Kashmir and anti-Muslim forces or side with those who have stood up united to stop their religious, constitutional, ethnic and cultural ingression.
He further said that he can’t force anyone to come out for vote but can definitely leave it to the wisdom of the people who are sincere to Kashmir and Kashmiriyat that not coming out to vote would be to facilitate these fascist forces and their henchmen who manipulate these elections to their benefit.
He appealed to the youth of Srinagar and Anantnag parliamentary constituencies who think that casting a vote is a sin, that for a larger cause which is in the benefit of the nation and their religion even the smaller sin of casting their vote in favour of opposition candidates has become imperative otherwise a wrong message would travel at the national and international level that people of Kashmir have accepted and endorsed the anti-kashmir and anti-Muslim policies of RSs, to which PDP is playing a role of a collaborator and a facilitator. (KNS)

Flood of the magnitude of 2014 won’t arise

Srinagar: As flood scare looms over the Kashmir valley, weatherman has good news for the worried valleyites.
Director Meteorological (MeT) department Sonam Lotus told KNS that weather will likely improve from Friday and there will be marked decline in the intensity of rains from Thursday afternoon.
The weatherman had predicted heavy to moderate rains in the Valley for three days on Tuesday and had predicted improvement in the weather conditions from Friday evening.
Due to two-day rainfall across Kashmir, Jehlum and streams swelled with water and at some parts rainwater inundated some residential areas due to failure or absence of drainage system.
Meanwhile, Lotus also used his Facebook and informed that 2014 flood situation won’t arise.
Lotus posted on FB: “Since the morning of 4th April, most places of J&K has been receiving continuous moderate to heavy rain and snow (since today morning in Srinagar & surrounding areas). As expected, higher reaches received heavy snowfall with Gulmarg reporting 1 feet this morning and snow in whole Ladakh region.
“Snow in April in plains of Kashmir is not a frequent or annual phenomena but not unusual either as on earlier occasion also there has been snow in April-May as well.
“Rainfall for continuous 2-3 days brings down the temperature and this led to snow in plains.
Weather Outlook for next 1 week: Gradual decrease in rain/snow from today and significant improvement from 7th (occasional light rain on 7th can’t be ruled out).
“The weather system still persists over J&K and is moving towards East North East of Srinagar. It is still raining in most parts of the state but here has been gradual decrease in rain/snow from this afternoon. There will be significant improvement in weather from tomorrow Friday 7th April.
Weather Watch: It is observed on earlier occasion also that rainfall for continuous 2 days (48hrs) usually leads to inundation of low lying area, waterlogging etc. in Kashmir valley obviously due to nature of topograph, land use, etc.
“Since the system is weakening, a flood of the magnitude of 2014 won’t arise. So please keep cool, be vigilant and stay safe and dont get panicked. If God is with us who can be against us..! Best wishes to all.. For all weather realted info. pls. contact our office 0194-2430112, 9419376737
Some rainfall info: Since morning 830hrs of 5th to 14.30hrs of 6th (30hrs):
Srinagar: 98mm, Kokernag: 106mm, Pahalgam: 87mm, Qazigun: 74mm, Banihal: 140mm, Jammu: 28mm, Badarwah: 80mm. (KNS)

Rains trigger flood like situation in Valley, normal life collapses

Srinagar: Flood like situation triggered by incessant rains has caused heavy damages to residential houses, public buildings including Schools and mosques and standing crops in several parts of north Kashmir.
According to KNS correspondents, the outer wall of Jamia Masjd Delina was collapsed and several schools in almost half a dozen villages in Langate area of Kupwara district have been damaged. While the standing crops have damaged fully the trees and orchards have also been uprooted at various places in both Baramulla and Kupwara District.
In Srinagar the summer capital the city centre areas including Lal Chowk, Sarai Bala, Jehangir chowk the water is flowing over the roads and traffic moment has come to a grinding halt.
In Jhelum the water level is flowing nearer to the danger mark and more so in Ram Munshi Bagh area in the outskirts of Srinagar. The flood like situation has gripped panic among people across Kashmir.
A top police official told KNS that in emergency like situation has arisen due to the incessant rains across Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Director Meteorological department Sonam Lotus told KNS that weather is likely to improve from tomorrow and there will be marked decline in the intensity of rains today. (KNS)

JAMMU: 21-year-old, Ayesha Aziz may become youngest Kashmiri to fly pilot an aircraft. Hopefully she may also become first Indian woman to fly MIG-29 fighter jet at Russia’s Sokul airbase.

Ayesha realized her dream of becoming a pilot when she got her commercial license last week.

“I want to reach the edge of space, for which we are talking terms with the Russian agency to fly the MIG-29,” Ayesha said.

“So, that is going to be the next expedition – to fly the MIG-29 fighter jet,” she added.

Ayesha received training while she was still in school. At 16, she was given a student pilot licence by the prestigious Bombay Flying Club. In 2012, she completed a two-month advanced space training course at NASA. She was among the three Indians chosen. Her inspiration is Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams.

Ayesha’s mother belongs to the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir while her father is from Mumbai in Maharashtra.

“I am proud of her achievements. We want her to go higher and higher. She is my idol and she motives me,”said Areeb Lokhandwala, Ayesha’s brother.

“My message for Kashmiri girls would be to chase their dreams, to not let anything let them down, have goals in your life and achieve them”, said Ayesha