Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani and senior leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah and Nayeem Ahmad Khan walked hand-in-hand on Wednesday after a seminar.
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Geelani, Sehrai, Shah, Khan held sit in on the Airport road
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday tried to foil the seminar of Hurriyat (G) when police did not allow anybody to enter the Hyderpora residence of Hurriyat Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani where the octogenarian separatist leader has been going under house detention since March 16 this year. Geelani later lead a protest sit in with Shabir Shah, Nayeem Khan and others before leading everybody to his residence.
“Heavy deployment of police was put in place not only on the main gate of Geelani’s residence but on the Airport road as well and the men in uniform did not allow anybody to move towards the venue,” Hurriyat (G) spokesman told.
Police sources said that they were directed not to allow anybody to enter the residence of Geelani so they implemented the orders.
As the day proceeded and police did not allow the participants including Shabir Shah and Nayeem Khan to enter the venue of the seminar, dozens of Hurriyat (G) activists protested by raising slogans against what they called “undemocratic attitude of the authorities.”
In the meantime Geelani also defying the house arrest came out of his residence and joined Shah, Khan, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai and the other protesting people and lead a sit in on the Airport road. He addressed the protesters before leading them to his residence.
Pertinently, Hurriyat (G) had announced that it will organize a daylong seminar Wednesday, at Hyderpora with its chairman Syed Ali Geelani in chair in memory of 128 innocents who were killed in 2010.
The seminar was scheduled to start at 10.30 a.m. A book written on 2010 killings was also to be released on the occasion.
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‘Much Satisfied With Our Meeting’: Nawaz Sharif in Letter to Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi expressing satisfaction over his meeting with him recently and said that he was looking forward to working with him in “harmony on all unsettled matters”.
In a letter which was delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office over the weekend, Mr Sharif, who was among the leaders from the neighbouring countries to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing in on May 26, said that the future of the poor was integrated with “our common economic destiny”.
“I must say that I have returned much satisfied with our meaningful exchange of thoughts on matters of bilateral and regional interest,” Mr Sharif wrote.
A day after he was sworn in, Modi had held a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart on crucial bilateral issues including terror and speedy trial of Mumbai terror attack case in Pakistan.
“I look forward to working with you in harmony on all unsettled matters for the benefit of both nations. Hope that our endeavours will lay the foundation of a much brighter future,” Sharif said.
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Omar Abdullah visits Pahalgam
Omar Abdullah visits Pahalgam Takes stock of fire incident, interacts with sufferers, assures all possible help.
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Vanished in Thin Air
Two mothers whose sons were disappeared years ago sit in a monthly protest at Pratap Park in Srinagar.
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Chief Minister is ‘shielding killers’ of my son: Tufail Matto’s father
‘Government approached me two years ago to withdraw the case’
Srinagar: On the eve of fourth death anniversary of slain Old City teenager, Tufail Ashraf Matto, his father on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of ‘shielding killers’ of his son and claimed he was approached by government to withdraw the case couple of years ago.
Talking to GNS, Muhammad Ashraf Matto said: “Chief Minister, his ministers and police knew who killed Tufail Matto but they are shielding them. From the day one, they tried to cover up the case and they are shielding some police officers.”
Seventeen year old Tufail Matto, who hailed from Saida Kadal locality, was killed after a teargas shell, which was allegedly fired by police, hit his head on 11 June 2010 at Gani Memorial Stadium in Rajouri Kadal. The killing of Tufail followed deadly mass uprising in Kashmir for four months in which 120 people mostly teenagers were killed in government forces action.
The father of slain Tufail, while questioning state government, said: “What was the crime of Tufail. He had gone to seek knowledge and was that his crime?”
Ashraf, who is a business man by profession, claimed that he was approached by state government via his uncle to withdraw the case. “They came in touch with my uncle two years back who was residing in Barazulla, My Uncle was contacted by chief minister. He was taken to his office and was asked to convey to me to withdraw the case and be silent,” he claimed.
“They asked him to convey me to remain silent. They told him that nothing would happen and whatever he (I) need including money would be provided but one thing is he (I) would not get anything in return. So withdraw the case,” the slain teenager’s father told GNS.
“In return,” he said, “I told by uncle that I can’t do it. You know what they have done to me. I rejected right away. Then they did not contact me.”
Ashraf said he wants justice and he would continue his fight for it. “The moment I received my martyred son’s body I took oath that I will never stop,” he said.
Blaming Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for the killings of 2010, he said: “In 2010, they watched like mute spectators and sponsored killings. They closed their eyes, their ears and their tongues. But once they got humiliating defeat in elections, they started to crumble. It proves this government and CM has nothing to do with humanity. Now that his rival gave him humiliated defeat, he started to dance and admitted that the hanging of marty Afzal Guru was wrong, the killings of June 2010.”
“He is once again trying to befool people and is playing political and election gimmicks,” Ashraf said.
“Omar is raising voice that I will do this and that but what happened to the enquiry commissions? Omar Qayoom’s father and his sister recently went to meet him but what happened there is disgraceful on CM’s part. He is not a human,” he remarked.
“Which place they left. They spilled blood of innocents in grounds, on roads and everywhere,” the father of slain teenager alleged.
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PHE starts massive drive to curb misuse of drinking water in city
Task Force teams constituted to check illegal connections, boosters
Department adding 20 million gallons of water to city this year
Srinagar: The department of Public Health Engineering (PHE) has started a massive drive against illegal water supply connections to stop pilferage of drinking water in City.
Talking to KNS, Ahmad Muzaffar Lanker chief engineer PHE said that the department wants to curb the menace of misuse of drinking water especially in city. “In some areas we face shortage of drinking water and at some places in City we misuse drinking water by watering plants, lawns, construction purposes and washing our cars,” Mr Lanker observed.
He said that the department provide 67 million gallons of drinking water to City every day and out of this 60 per cent is being misused. “We have formed the Task Force teams headed by AEEs at sub divisional level who will check and curb the illegal connections, illegal boosters and see to it that drinking water is not misused at any cost,” the Chief Engineer PHE said.
Mr Lanker said that AEEs are empowered under water resources Act and they can even impose fine and disconnect the water supply connection to any household found misusing the drinking water supplied by the government.
He said that the department had facilitated low interests loans from Jammu and Kashmir Bank for tube wells in order to reduce the dependence of PHE water supply but the same has not received any response from the public. “The Bank was giving Rs 48000 per house hold for digging of tube wells but the response has been poor,” he added.
Mr Lanker told KNS that the department is also mulling to add 20 million gallons of drinking water with two to three months this year in order to cater areas facing drinking water shortage. “This addition will cater to areas like Pampore, Indira Nagar, Bypass, Chanpora, Khanmoh, Khrew and many other areas in the city,” the Chief Engineer informed. Mr Lanker said that the task Force teams will inspect main city besides the peripheries like Ganderbal, Chadoora and Budgam.
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Mehbooba calls on Paswan
Raises issue of acute problems of ration in J&K
Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mebooba Mufti,Tuesday called on Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Food & Civil Supplies, at New Delhi. According to a statement issued to KNS, Mehbooba, who was accompanied by Tariq Hameed Karra, Member of Parliament, brought to his notice the acute problems of the ration in the state. The leaders told the minister that due to scaling down of ration quota to consumers in Jammu & Kashmir numerous families have been pushed to starvation in many areas. “Non-agriculture families in villages and in the cities have been hard hit by the non-availability of food grains in Public Distribution System (PDS),” the leaders informed Paswan.
They also told Paswan that PDS in the state is unable to cater to even 50% needs of the people. They also told the minister about the scarcity of sugar in J&K. The leaders urged him to intervene and help the state in tiding over the problems. The minister informed the PDP leaders that he would seek a report from the state government and initiate action after that.
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SMC launches anti-encroachment drive in City
25 Offenders prosecuted under FSSA
Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation today carried out an intensified anti encroachment awareness drive. The drive which started from Hazratbal was launched in various areas of the city including Soura , Miskeen Bagh,Safakadal, Bohrikadal,Nowhatta , Munawarabad,Batamaloo, Karanagar and other areas was carried out by the enforcement squad of the Corporation.
According to a statement issued to KNS, all the encroachments were removed from the roadside and the goods displayed outside the shops were cleared up to unblock the footpaths and other public spaces.
The drive which was headed by Chief Khilaafwarzi Officer Nisar Shah will continue. All the goods and illegally displayed items outside the shops encroaching upon the public space shall be seized without serving any notice next time.
The shopkeepers and street vendors has been warned through public addressing system to refrain from encroaching footpaths and roadsides for the free flow of traffic regulation and pedestrian’s movement.
Commissioner SMC Dr Qasba personally monitored the drive and visited various areas in this regard to take a stock of anti encroachment drives..
He passed strict orders to officers to ensure no encroachment or illegal structure is set up in any part of the city. “There will be zero tolerance for encroachments and illegal constructions. . We cannot allow public space to be consumed by the encroachers said Dr Qasba.
Meanwhile, Municipal Magistrate Khursheed-ul -Islam along with the Health Officer SMC Dr Rubeena Shaheen today prosecuted at least 25 offenders under Food Safety Standard Act. This took place when a joint team of Food safety officers led by Ho inspected various food establishments in the city. They visited all the hospital canteens including JVC Medical College, SMHS Medical College and various restaurants and confectionaries. Of Bemina and Barthana area. At least 80kgs of rotten and expired sweets/confectionaries owned by non locals were destroyed on spot during the inspection. The HO has appealed to the general public to check the expiry date of food items before its purchasing. In case of any complaint people may contact SMC helpline 01942488469.
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JKLF expresses condolences
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has expressed its heartfelt grief and sorrow over the sad demise of mother in law of famous photo journalist of the valley Mehraj- Udin Sahib ,Abdal Gani Makay (Grandfather of JKLF activist) Shahid Makhaya and famous businessman Abdual Salam Malik .
According to a statement issued to KNS, Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik along with delegation visited the houses of all deceased and expressed solidarity with their bereaved families. Malik also prayed for heavenly abode for all the deceased.
Meanwhile JKLF has paid rich tributes to recently martyred youth of Pulwama namely Bilal Ahmad Butt and Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh. JKLF delegation led by Tariq Ahmad visited the parents of the martyred and expressed solidarity with them.