‘Jadavpur University Student’s Defend Kashmir’s Right to Seek Azadi’

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Jadavpur University (JU) students defended Kashmiri’s “right to seek Azadi” during a cultural event held on the campus on Tuesday, New Delhi based newspaper reported.

“The students also raised slogans eulogizing Afzal Guru,“Afzal Guru shono, Srinagar-a hobe dekha,” meaning “See you in Srinagar, Afzal.”

“India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had promised to hold the plebiscite in Kashmir. That has not been fulfilled yet. The people are still being bombarded and killed. What else would they do other than seek “Azadi” from the miserable lives they have been forced to live?” the report quoting students added.

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J&K in Union Budget 2016-17

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1. Enhancement of sports facilities in J&K clubbed with physical education grant to NCC and Himalayan regional sports festival Rs 194.13 Crores

2. Capital outlay granted to NHPC for meeting part of need to fund Nimo Bazgo/Chutak in Ladakh Rs 367 Crores

3. Security related expenditure Rs 840 Crores

4. Border Area Development Programme (BADP) Rs 990 Crores

5. Capital outlay for border infrastructure Rs 2280 Crores

6. Relief and rehabilitation of migrants and repatriates, Kashmiri migrants clubbed with border migrants, refugees from Sri Lanka, Tibet, West and East Pakistan, North Eastern states and 1984 riot victims Rs 910.28 Crores

7. A special need-based assistance kept aside with Ministry of Finance which will also finance special needs of J&K, Rs 9000 Crores

8. Special industrial initiative Rs 70 Crores from Rs 45 Crores

9. Development of other crafts in J&K Rs 10 Crores

10. Pashmina wool development programme Rs 15 Crores

11. Net proceeds to J&K from central tax pool corporation tax Rs 3328 Crores, income tax Rs 2579 Crores, wealth tax Rs 0.10 Crores, custom tax Rs 1658.61 Crores, Excise Rs 1325.18 Crores; Total Rs 8892 Crores

12. Further, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) has seen a big jump from Rs 966 Crores to Rs 1210.61 Crores.

13. National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Rs 100 Crores

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Four of a Family Killed After a House Caught Fire in Doda

Naseer Khora

Doda

Representational Picture

Four members of a family were killed when a fire broke out in the house of Abdul Rasheed Bhat of Gadaan, Doda, in the intervening night of 29th February and 1st March.

All the four members including Abdul Rasheed, 55, Fatima Begum W/O Abdul Rasheed, 55, their daughter-in-Law Mubeena Begum, 22, wife of Nasir Ahmed and their infant granddaughter who was 7 months old were also killed in the incident.

The Fire also engulfed the Cow-shed adjacent to the house killing 3 dozen animals including Cows, Bulls, Sheep and Goats.

People of the adjacent villages rushed to the spot and tried to control the fire.

The cause of the fire is still unknown. The investigation into the cause of the fire has been initiated. The incident has sent the whole area in a state of shock and grief.

Meanwhile, many political, religious and social organizations have expressed solidarity with the bereaved family.

Former MLA Doda, Abdul Majeed Wani, MLA Inderwal GM

Saroori, NC Leader’s Khalid Najeed Suharwardi, Sajjad Ahmed Kichlo, President of the Bar association Syed Asim Hasmi, have expressed Heartfelt Grief and have prayed for the eternal peace of departed souls.

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Drug Peddler Held in Srinagar

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Srinagar police Tuesday arrested a drug peddler and recovered prescribed drugs from his possession.

Acting on a specific information, a police party from Police Station Shaheed Gunj laid a naka on Secretariat road. During the naka checking a Santro vehicle bearing registration number JK01W-2350 driven by Imran Sheikh son of Mustafa Sheikh resident of Tankipora, Srinagar was intercepted. During search 2500 tablets of Spasmoproxyvan was recovered from the vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle was arrested and a case FIR number 12/2016 under section 8/22 NDPS was registered against him and investigation was taken up.

Meanwhile, a residential house was damaged in a fire incident in Baramulla.

Fire broke out in a residential house of Ali Mohammad Waza resident of K.P Baramulla, resulting in damage to the structure. Fire tenders brought fire under control with the help police and locals. However, no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident.

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NFSA Implementation Reviewed at Srinagar

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Regarding the implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), the District Development Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone, today chaired a meeting which was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner, SDM and other concerned officers here.

The meeting was informed that the NFSA will be implemented in the district from March 2016. During the meeting the DDC said the food act is a social welfare and reform oriented measure aimed at providing highly subsidized food grains to the poor and marginal sections of the society, a communique informed.

Further it was given out that the Srinagar district has a digitized population of around 13 lakhs, which will get ration at a uniform scale.

The DDC was informed that more than 50000 families will get 35kg and above ration per month, while as 1.70 lakh families 25kg and above and more than 8000 families under AAY category will continue to get Rs 3 per kg rice and Rs 2 per kg flour.

The DDC said people will get assured supply of ration right at their doorsteps in a hassle-free manner and a three-tier grievance redressal mechanism has been put in place.

The meeting sought cooperation of people to correct the ration data base so that e-tickets can be distributed in a transparent and in a time bound manner, the communique added.

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Div Com Reviews Developmental Progress on Roads, Bridges

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Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Samoon

The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Tuesday reviewed progress of work on roads and bridges being carried out in Kashmir valley.

The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer R&B, Commissioner SMC, officials of ERA, JKPCC besides Deputy Commissioners of all the districts of the valley through video conferencing.

During the meeting, Chief Engineer R&B said during the current fiscal 1098.09 Kms of road length has been blacktopped/macadamized and 619.67 Kms of road has been brought to WBM status. He said other works including construction of drains, protection walls and footpaths have been executed under cities and towns program, a communique informed.

He said an amount of Rs 80.92 crore has been released till date against work done claim of Rs 590.25 crore. Under Tourist Destination Programme 177.40 Kms of road length has been blacktopped/macadamized and 45.50 Kms of road has been brought to WBM status. He informed Divisional Commissioner that an amount of Rs 21.58 crore has been released till date against work done claim of Rs 67.10 crore.

During the meeting Chief Engineer informed the Divisional Commissioner that 252 bridges are under construction at an estimated cost of Rs 802.99 crore out of which R&B is constructing 204 bridges while JKPCC is constructing 48 bridges. He said Rs 290.02 crore have been expended till last financial year. He said 15 bridges have been targeted for completion by the end of this financial year.

Divisional Commissioner asked the officers to expedite work on various projects so that they are completed in stipulated time. He also asked the line departments to work in unison while executing developmental projects, the communique added.

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Omar Says, PDP-BJP Govt has Left J&K in Tatters

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Former Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah Tuesday Lashing out at the PDP-BJP alliance said the ambiguity in Govt formation had adversely affected the political atmosphere in the state and had thrown the state into an apparently indefinite period of uncertainty.

In a party statement issued here, he said, “PDP’s efforts to maintain ambiguity over Govt formation are based on the presumption that this delay can be marketed as some sort of a moral stand that the party has suddenly found. Now that Mehbooba Mufti has herself admitted that the people of J&K did not benefit from the 10 month long PDP-BJP Government, one wonders who the actual beneficiary of this alliance was. With every passing day, the uncertainty in J&K keeps growing and for a State torn by conflict and political turmoil – this has potential long-term implication on peace and stability”, the NC Working President said while addressing party workers in Beerwah.

He said that PDP was again out to form a Government with those people who were now openly advocating “one, last open war” against the Muslims of the country. “Are these the people PDP continues to be in an alliance with? The people of J&K have witnessed how the atmosphere within the State has been communally polarized since the PDP-BJP Alliance came into being. Sometimes truck drivers from Kashmir are burnt alive in Udhampur and at other time’s RSS is allowed to brandish weapons and hold marches through towns to harass and intimidate minorities. Was this the change PDP had promised?”

The National Conference Working President said if PDP was in fact actually demanding something from the BJP or the Central Government, allegedly for the interests of the state and its people as a pre-requisite for Government formation, they should let the people know what those demands are. “Mehbooba Mufti should tell the people what she has demanded from the Central Government. Otherwise, PDP can try to market any routine development as a demand they had sought from the Central Government and use this as a fig-leaf to justify its second imminent sellout”, Omar said.

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