Qaimoh killing: None appeared before Enquiry officer till date

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District Magistrate, Kulgam has appointed Additional District Magistrate Kulgam as Enquiry Officer to ascertain circumstances leading to the death of a teenager namely Sohail Ahmad Lone S/o Ghulam Qadir Lone R/o Vidow Mishipora at Qaimoh on July 19, 2014.

According to a notification, the general public was informed to approach his office within 10 days to adduce evidence, if any and record statement about the incident.

The Enquiry Officer said that neither anybody appeared in his office nor any response/written statement have been submitted or received from the general public till date.

Now the Enquiry Officer also said that the date for recording statement as witness/submission of written information is hereby extended till August 09, 2014.

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Two boys drown in Srinagar

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Two unidentified boys drowned in flood channel near Solina Bund while bathing Friday afternoon.

Police said that the bodies were retrieved and both of them were shifted to the hospital but doctors declared them brought dead.

The police statement said that anybody having any information regarding the whereabouts of the boys may please inform police station Saddar Srinagar on 9419007083 or Police Control Room, Kashmir on Dial 100.

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GN Khayal meets Governor

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Ghulam Nabi Khayal, a well known poet and writer of Jammu and Kashmir, called on Governor NN Vohra, Friday here at the Raj Bhavan Srinagar.

Khayal presented to the Governor a copy of “Kashmir ki Waadi” which is a translation in Urdu of the two volumes “The Kashmir Gazetteer” written by the famous Walter R. Lawrence of the I.C.S., who had been invited by the Maharaja to serve as the Settlement Commissioner of the State. This invaluable Gazetteer of J&K was also published as “The Valley of Kashmir” and comprises the most reliable source of information on geography, political and physical history, geology, flora and fauna, and almost every aspect of the rich socio-cultural traditions of J&K.

The 600 page translation of Lawerence’s classical work, sponsored by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, has involved over eight years of devoted research work by Khayal.

The Governor congratulated Khayal on the excellence of his translated work and also complimented him on receiving the State Award-2012, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of Literature, which was conferred on him a few days back.

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Controversial Kousar Nag Yatra issue: Pandits reach central government

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A group of Kashmiri pandits Friday submitted a memorandum to Home Minister Rajnath Singh against the state government decision of not allowing them to proceed towards Kousar Nag.

The delegation also met Minister of State for PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also a member in Lok Sabha from Udhampur, and demanded an explanation over the step taken by the state government.

Sources said that the central government has sought a report from the Omar government while asking why the trip from the Aharbal route was cancelled.

Vinod Pandit, All Party Migration Coordination Committee (APMCC), has reportedly alleged that the government has acted under pressure from separatists. “The J&K government acted under pressure from the separatists and sacrificed our Yatra (Kousarnag),” Vinod said.

Pertinently, a series of protests are being held in the valley against the Kousar Nag Hindu Yatra and the masses are alleging it an attempt to “change the demography of Kashmir.”

Meanwhile, Kashmiri Pandits in the US have sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue. The Kashmiri Overseas Association (KOA) in a letter to Modi and Rajnath Singh urged that the Kousar Nag Yatra should be allowed to continue with immediate effect.

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Kousar Nag not a Pilgrimage site: Hurriyat (M)

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Strongly condemning the house arrest of APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday, APHC spokesman termed the action as a clear sign of “frustration” and continuation of the policy of political vendetta.

Expressing serious concern, over designating Kausarnag as a new Hindu Yatra destination, the spokesman said that government by doing so has acted in haste to please Hindu extremist elements in order to gain their sympathies. The spokesman said, “Hurriyat has always been strong advocate of communal harmony, and has passionately been pleading for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to their ancestral homes besides calling for the protection of religious places of the Pandits.”

The spokesman stated that there were some powerful non-state communal elements who under the pretext of protecting the Hindu shrines want to spoil the centuries old communal harmony of Kashmir. The spokesman said, “It is strange that these elements all of a sudden have discovered Kausarnag as a Pilgrimage site which otherwise everybody knows as a famous tourist destination.”

He said that all this was being done in a systematic way in order to undermine the Muslim majority character of Jammu and Kashmir which can jeopardize the communal harmony of the region besides changing the distinct culture and identity of Kashmir.

Spokesman stated that it was highly unfortunate that authorities instead of realizing the sensitivities involved with the issue and respecting the emotions of Kashmiri populace were facilitating the so called Yatra to please the communal elements and thus deliberately pushing the state towards uncertainty and communal hatred. He stated that any harm to ecology of the area would prove to be disastrous for the flora and fauna of Kashmir.

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Congress constitutes committee to select candidates

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Congress high command on Friday constituted a screening committee for initiating the selection process of candidates for the jammu and Kashmir assembly elections to be held later this year.

Sources said that Ajay Maken has been made the Screening Committee Chairmen who has been assigned the selection of candidates.

They added that the panel was approved by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

The other members of the panel are Shubhankar Sarkar, AICC General Secretary incharge Ambika Soni, CLP leader of J and K Assembly and PCC President Saifuddin Soz.

Sources said that Congress High Command also constituted same kind of committees for Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand. These states also are going for polls later this year.

After decided not to go for any pre-poll alliances National Conference and Congress have started the process of nominating their candidates. National Conference has already issued its two lists.

Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has declared all its candidates for Kashmir valley barring Wacchi, Batamalo and Baramulla. The party has also nominated its candidates for most of the assembly segments of Jammu region.

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How the state government permitted Kousar Nag Yatra? Asks Nayeem Khan

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Senior separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan Friday asked the state government to explain as to how it permitted the “so called” Kousar Nag and Macchil Hindu Yatras.

“How dare it (the state government) allow the so called Kousar Nag and Macchail Hindu Yatras knowing the fact these are against the fragile environment and a threat to the identity of the majority people of Kashmir,” Khan asked in a statement.

“The state government is hand in glove with the communal forces of New Delhi and all these elements from Srinagar to New Delhi are hell bent to destroy the peaceful atmosphere of the Valley,” khan alleged. He added “Kashmiri Muslims are determined to safeguard their religious identity and the local ecology so any attempt against it will be resisted tooth and nail.”

He said, “Kashmiri Muslims know how to respect and give regard to other religions but at the same time they will not allow any body to destroy their particular identity,” Nayeem Khan said.

He said that the pro-India politicians will be called as “traitors” by the future historians because they according to him are acting against their nation and Millat. “These anti-Muslim people even restricted pro-freedom leaders and activists during Ramazan and did not allow them to offer the Jumma-tul-Vida and Eid prayers,” said.

He appealed the Hindu Scholars to follow the footprints of Swami Agnivesh and come out openly against the so called Yatras like Kousar Nag and Macchail, which are only aimed at “strengthening the Indian occupation on Kashmir” using religion.

Khan termed the men in uniform as “the tools” used by the state rulers to suppress the local Muslims and strongly condemned the police action against the peaceful protesters of Kulgam and its adjacent areas.

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