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  • We have released only 3 people in Baramula: IGP Kashmir

    Claims made by traders misleading: SSP Baramula

    Srinagar: While refuting the claims made by Baramula Traders Federation (BTF)  that 15 youth were released by police in last two days before they called off their strike, the IGP Kashmir A G Mir on Sunday said only three ‘miscreants’ were released .  “Making claims that 15 miscreants were released in last two days in Baramula is absolutely wrong. We have released just three of them after they got orders from court,” Mr Mir told KNS. Meanwhile, the SSP Baramula Suhail Ahmad Mir said that police will not allow miscreants to take the town to ransom. “We are not going to take any lineancy while dealing with the law and order. It is out of question to release the miscreants who are wanted in criminal offences unless they follow a due process of law. The claims made by the traders are misleading. We are not going to tolerate any confrontational attitude,” the SSP Baramula warned. 

  • Golden chance for engineering aspirants

    Srinagar: The Chinar Corps has announced the unparalleled success of First Edition of Kashmir Super 30 in IIT Mains 2014. According to an army statement issued to KNS, the Kashmir Super 30 project was launched across the Valley in March 2013 by the Indian Army along with Centre for Social Responsibility & Leadership (CSRL). After undergoing a planned & rigorous coaching of 10 months, 22 students of the first batch of Kashmir Super 30 took the IIT Mains exam held on 06 April 2014. 09 out of 22 students have made us all proud by passing this national level competitive exam & becoming eligible for the IIT Advance exam scheduled on 26 May 2014. Chinar Corps is confident that all these 09 children will definitely clear the toughest competitive exam of India & enter the portals of IIT. The Army has also conveyed their best wishes to the students & their families. As per Dr SK Shahi, Director CSRL, the balance 13 students stand a great chance of clearing the JKCET & making it to the doorsteps of the state level engineering colleges. It will indeed be a matter of great pride & satisfaction for the people of Kashmir if all students make it to the engineering colleges. The credit for this unprecedented success goes to the Indian Army & particularly the Chinar Corps who initiated Kashmir Super 30 into the Valley. This is indeed a unique achievement & a grand step towards mitigating the hardships of the poor families to which these children belong.

    To continue the humane service for the people of Kashmir, Second Edition of Kashmir Super 30 Project has already been launched by Chinar Corps across the Kashmir Valley through a series of Seminars. The Screening Test for selection of the brightest students from the poor and unprivileged sections of the society to undergo 10 month long training program with free boarding & lodging facilities to prepare them for national level entrance exams of IIT/JEE was conducted on 11 May 2014 at various districts of Kashmir Valley. 331 students had appeared for the Screening Test. Post the results of the Screening Test, interviews will be conducted from 26 to 28 May 14 for short listing the students who will undergo the training for the Second Edition of Kashmir Super 30.

  • Youth by conviction in Freedom movement: DAK

    Srinagar: President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan Sunday said that youth of Kashmir have infused a new energy to the ongoing ‘freedom’ struggle and that they have rejuvenated the sacred movement by devising innovative methods of protest against ‘oppressors’.

    “Youth are by conviction with the freedom movement and have craving for martyrdom. They are without food and shelter but are ready to give their lives for nationhood,” said Dr Nisar. According to the statement issued to KNS, Dr Nissar stated that the youth are leading the nation towards right direction and are our real heroes’. “They are icons of our freedom struggle. We are proud of them and whole nation stands by them. No power on earth can deter their resolve. India is frustrated and short of ideas as how to suppress this new youth movement.”

  • HoD Surgical Oncology SKIMS rebuts news report

    Srinagar: Reacting to a news report published in a section of press on Sunday regarding cancer treatment at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, Dr Altaf Gauhar Haji, consultant and Head Department of Surgical Oncology at the Hospital clarified the report.

    “I want to clarify the news story in which my previous communications dating back to two years back have been quoted. I started Department of Surgical Oncology in July 2011 as lone faculty member with four beds and two theatre sessions in a week. At that time I apprised the government through various representations regarding limited logistics and manpower to fight cancer at this lone tertiary care center,” Dr Haji said in a statement issued to KNS said.

    “However, the Surgical Oncology has now evolved as full-fledged department and is functioning with four highly qualified trained cancer surgeons, 15 dedicated beds, facilities to operate cancer patients every day in routine operation theatres and emergency theatres. Till date me and my team has operated more than five hundred complex cancer resections who previously used to go to outside state for such treatment,” he said.

    Dr Haji said that the Director SKIMS even made special efforts to start working of Surgical Oncology team in collaboration with Health Services Department to cater heavy rush of such patients at district general hospital level. “And I feel proud to say that through this project we have operated a very good number of cases at district general hospitals” he said.

    “It seems that a mafia of private practitioners has started money mongered malicious propaganda campaign at a time when the Director is charging them on work. The motto of the campaign is to remove the reform management and to drift the reforms,” Dr Haji alleged.

  • DIG North Kashmir Bereaved

    Srinagar: The mother of Ghulam Hassan Bhat (IPS) Deputy Inspector General of Police North Kashmir passed away on Saturday after a brief spell of illness.  She was laid to rest in her ancestral graveyard at Tral in Pulwama district. People from all walks of life visited Bhat’s residence to offer their condolences. According to the family sources, the Chahrum will be observed on Tuesday.

  • Mirwaiz pays tributes to Kashmir’s mothers

    Srinagar: Honoring the mothers of Kashmir on the eve of World Mothers Day, Huriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Sunday stated that the aim of the day would be fulfilled when the mothers of our society would impart proper moral, social and religious education to their sons and daughters thus contributing towards building a healthy society.

    Mirwaiz in a statement issued to KNS asserted that the role of mothers in Kashmiri society was immense; Mirwaiz said the mothers were the builders of better society. He stated that due to unfavorable situation prevailing in Kashmir since past 25 years, Kashmiri mothers have suffered maximum. He said that sons of thousands of mothers were martyred, buried in unmarked graves, subjected to enforced disappearances. He said the mothers of disappeared persons are still longing day and night to see their sons.

    While paying tribute to the mothers of the soil, Mirwaiz called upon the international community to utilize its influence on this auspicious mother’s day so as to end the miseries and sufferings of Kashmiri mothers.

    Meanwhile, Mirwaiz condemned the arrest of youth in Bandipora, Sopore and Baramulla in the aftermath of the so called elections. He has also expressed his dismay over the use of force against the peaceful protesters and ransacking of houses in the said areas. He said that the government has been frustrated over the rejection of so called polls. He demanded the immediate release of all detainees.

  • Bodies of both teens fished out

    IGP expresses gratitude to Marcos

    Srinagar: The bodies of both teenage boys drowned in Hokersar Nallah in Narbal area were fished out by Police with the help of Marcos divers of Indian navy.

    According to a statement issued to KNS, immediately after the police was informed by some locals that two boys Shariq Nabi Bhat and Irfan Syed both residents of Chatabal got drowned in Nallah Hokersar, police launched a search operation to retrieve the bodies of the boys. River Police was also pressed into the service; however, the bodies could not be retrieved till afternoon. Police called for the assistance of Indian Navy who immediately launched the deep diving operations.

    Body of Irfan Syed was retrieved by the divers at 11 PM in the night while the body of the other boy Shariq Nabi Bhat was fished out this afternoon. People hailed the efforts by the police and the Marcos for the search operations. IGP Kashmir has expressed his gratitude and appreciated the Marcos for their hardwork which they put in, in the recovery of the bodies.

  • Mother’s Day: 7 died in five years while finding their sons

    Srinagar: With the world celebrating mother’s day on May 11, Kashmir and its mothers have reason to mourn as seven mothers have died from the past 5 years- waiting for their sons who left home and never returned.  

    According to the details available with Kashmir News Service, while protesting for the whereabouts of their beloved ones, ten parents including seven women have breathed last in past five years. The process started with the death of Moguli, a lone mother who died in the year 2009.

    Haseena Begum died on October 5, 2013 whose son Syed Anwar Shah disappeared on July 21, 2000 when he was arrested in Srinagar. Anwar was a wall painter by profession.  APDP led by Parveena Ahanger stated that Hasserna along with her Son’s half widow was fighting for the whereabouts of her lone son for 13 years continuously. Mahtaba Begum hailing from Kashmir’s far-off village Karhama died while looking for her son who was arrested during a crackdown by forces in the winter of 1990. Her son Mohammad Yaqub Khan was a laborer by profession.

    Misra begum of Bemina’s boatman colony died in the desolation of her only son Shabir Hussain Gasi who was allegedly arrested by 6RR on January 21, 2000. Hameeda Parveen died in the year 2012 after searching from pillar to post with the hope that her son would one day return to home. Details informed that her son namely Abid Hussian was a student.

    Zona Begum hailing from Raj Bagh whose son disappeared on May 1996 when he was detained after forces raided his house. Her son Imtiyaz Ahmad was a forester. Zona died in the year 2011while waiting for her son to return home. Haleema Begum hailing from City’s Batmaloo died February this year. She struggled for the last 23 years in search of her son namely Basharat Ahmad Shah was studying at Ali Garg Muslim University. Basharat was arrested on January 7, 1990 allegedly by CRPF from North Kashmir’s Sopore. 

     

  • CS inaugurates 2nd Chief Secretary’s Golf Course tournament-2014

    Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey inaugurated 2nd Chief Secretary’s Golf Course Tournament -2014 at Royal Spring Golf Course here today.

    The day long tournament was jointly organised by the District Administration, Srinagar and Tourism Department Kashmir in which as many as 88 prominent golfers across the country participated.

    The first Sunday was selected for the tournament after opening of Darbar Move at Srinagar, while as the second tournament would be organised on October 26th, 2014 at the same venue.

    Chief Secretary said that Kashmir is bestowed with natural beauty and hoped that a good number of tourists would visit Kashmir Valley during the current tourist season. He said that the Government is committed for the promotion of tourism sector and several steps have been initiated for strengthening the tourism infrastructure in the State.

    The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir,  Shalinder Kumar, Principal Secretary Planning & Development,  B.R. Sharma, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister,  B.B. Vyas, Principal Secretary Home,  Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary Power,  A.K. Mehta, Secretary Tourism,  Zaffar Ahmed, District Development Commissioner, Srinagar,  Farooq Ahmed Shah, Director Tourism,   Talat Parvez, DDC Ganderbal, Sarmad Hafiz, I/C Spring Royal Gulf Course, Ms Nusrat, besides other prominent golfers were also present on the occasion.

    Later, the Chief Secretary gave away trophies among the golfers who adjudged first, second and third. He also honoured the other participants by distributing prizes. 

  • After 3 consecutive days of shutdown, Baramulla Traders call off strike

    15 youth have been released: BTF

    Srinagar: After hectic in-house deliberations with almost all trade, economic and transport associations of Valley and an assurance from the administration that its  genuine demands would be fulfilled, the Baramulla  Traders Federation (BTF) on Sunday called off its strike that had crippled the town for the last three days. On the other hand administration also responded promptly releasing 15 youth from detention.

    Er Tariq Mugloo general secretary of BTF told KNS that the strike has been called off after the district administration assurance that its genuine demands including compensation of damages suffered by various households during police raids would be fulfilled without any delay. “First we held a general meeting with our traders’ fraternities who had come from across the valley. The participants included Traders Federation Srinagar, Kashmir Economic Alliance, Contractors Association of Kashmir, Transporters coordination Committee Kashmir and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Association,” he informed KNS.

    Er Mugloo said that the meeting urged the administration to release all innocent youth who have been detained across valley particularly for the last few weeks in Bandipora, Sopore, Shopian, Srinagar and other places of valley. “The deputy commissioner Baramulla who met us yesterday has appointed committees headed by ADC Baramulla to assess the damages suffered by some families in old town Baramulla during raids carried out by police in last few days. The district administration has also assured us to look into our demand of transfer of SHO Baramulla,” Er Mugloo said.

    He added that the traders’ fraternities who participated in the meeting took stock of the situation, met victim families in old town Baramulla and addressed public gathering in stadium colony and Kakarhamam in old town. “The traders’ bodies pledged full support to us in our fight against injustice. Meanwhile, the police released 5 youth on Saturday evening and 10 youth including Ghulam-u-Din Mir a shopkeeper, Abdul Rashid Halwaie and Omais Rasool Zargar have been released today,” Er Mugloo confirmed.

    He said that the DC Baramulla has assured the BTF that first class executive magistrate will be accompanying police if they need to raid any house at any point of time. “We have also cooperated saying that we don’t condone violence and we will not create hurdles in normalizing law and order situation but our houses should not be ransacked and youth should not be arrested without following the proper procedures,” he added.

    The BTF has also strongly condemned thrashing of voters in Baramulla, Sopore and its adjoining areas. Pertinently, the Baramulla Traders were up in arms against the alleged excesses and arrest spree during nocturnal raids in which scores of civilians were allegedly thrashed in the town. However, the police had clarified that no unlawful demands would be fulfilled.