PHE, I&FC dept casual labourers demand release of wages, regularisation

Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir Department of Public Health Engineering (PHE)  casual labourers Association and Casual and Seasonal Laborers Association of Irrigation and Flood control Department on Monday held a joint protest demonstration here at Lalchowk demanding regularization of their services and release of their pending wages.

Scores of protesters from Public Health and Engineering (PHE) Department and Irrigation and Flood control (I&FC) Department assembled here in Pratap park and shouting slogans against the government for not releasing their pending wages.

President of Budgam casual and seasonal labourers association, Khursheed Ahmad said , their wages are pending in the department from last twenty months and appealed the Governor administration to release their wages.

He said they are working in the department since last two decades as casual labours. “We are demanding to regularise our services and implement SRO 520 for us,” he said.

He also said that, “We are facing many hardships as we don’t have a single penny and are not able to fulfil our basic needs.’’

The protesters requested the Governor administration to look into the matter and release their pending wages.

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Three drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar: Police

Srinagar

Three persons were arrested by Srinagar police following an action against those involved in drug peddling in Srinagar.

The spokesman said that three persons were arrested during Naka checking at Zewan in Srinagar for drug supply offences and have been taken to Police Station Pantha Chowk where they remain in custody.

This is a part of proactive action initiated by Srinagar police against the drug peddlers of Central Kashmir. Officers have seized 300 bottles of codeine phosphate from their possession.

Case FIR No 15/2019 under relevant sections has been registered in Police Station Pantha Chowk and investigation has been taken up.

Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighborhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law, police said.

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Minor killed, 6 forces personnel, 10 civilians injured in Poonch

Srinagar

A 5-year-old girl was killed and 17 others including 6 forces personnel were injured as India and Pakistan trade heavy shelling in many sectors of Poonch district.

A police official said that Pakistani army opened fire and attacked several Indian army posts in Kerni and Krishan Ghati sectors today afternoon.

The officer said that the cross border shelling later also erupted at Mankote, Gulpur sector and Degwar.

A girl namely Sobia Shareef (05Year old) was killed and 10 civilians were injured in the shelling, the officer said, adding, five BSF men and an Army personnel also suffered injuries during the shelling.

All the injured were shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. (GNS)

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Social activist Talib Hussian joins PDP

Income Tax department attaches Geelani’s Delhi property

The Income Tax department has issued an order for the attachment of a property owned by Hurriyat (g) chairman Syed Ali Geelani in New Delhi, media reports said on Monday.

“Whereas the assessing officer has sent to the undersigned a certified copy of the certificate specifying an amount of Rs 3,62,62,160 plus interest is recoverable from you,” reads an order issued by Income tax department to Geelani.

According to the order, the Hurriyat chairman has been prohibited and restrained until further orders from transferring the property in Malviya Nagar in south Delhi.

Meanwhile, new agency ANI tweeted; “#Delhi: Office of the Tax Recovery Officer attaches Kashmiri Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar property. Prohibits him from transferring the property as he has failed to pay Rs 3,62,62,160.”

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Causalities in J&K road mishaps becoming mere statistics: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar

Expressing serious concern over rising road accidents and loss of lives therein, former finance minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that it seems the casualties in road mishaps are taken as mere statistics by the concerned authorities in Jammu and Kashmir.

Referring to the latest road accident in which six persons were killed and another injured in Ujhan Dhandkote village in Darhal area of Rajouri district on Sunday, Bukhari said that authorities concerned seem to be unmoved by the loss of precious lives in the state.

“My heart goes out for the bereaved families who have lost their loved ones in this mishap. I express my heartfelt sympathies with them and pray for eternal peace to the departed souls. I also wish a speedy recovery for the injured,” Bukhari observed.

The former finance minister said the increasing road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir have assumed alarming proportions. “Unfortunately the authorities concerned seem to be unmoved by these mishaps and the lives consumed therein are now taken as mere figures,” he said, adding that the issue assumes much significance because day-in and day-out, the reports of these fatal accidents are pouring in, especially from the mountainous regions of the State.

Bukhari remarked that it has been found that the vehicle drivers are not following set standard rules and safety instructions in mountainous regions of the state causing huge loss of lives.

“The Governor led administration must go for some tangible measures to prevent such frequent heart-wrenching mishaps in the state especially in border districts,” Bukhari urged, further demanding tough action against the traffic violators who mostly cause these accidents consuming precious lives in the state.

“The traffic department must constitute more special checking squads especially in mountainous terrains of the State to stop these road mishaps,” said Bukhari in a statement.

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By 2020 Article 35A Will Go: Amit Shah

Srinagar

BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said removing Article 35A is in the BJP manifesto and has been so since 1950, The Quint reported.

Amit Shah

The Quint quoted BJP President Amit Shah as having said: “It has not happened till now as we do not have a majority in Rajya Sabha, but I believe it will happen by 2020. Removing Article 35A has been in our manifesto since 1950, it is our commitment to the people of the country.”

“Article 35A empowers the government of Jammu and Kashmir to define a class of persons as constituting permanent residents of the state and also allows the government to confer special rights and privileges to the people with respect to employment and acquisition of immovable property in the state,” said the report.

The Quint quoted Shah as having said BJP has been able to curb terror funding and radicalisation.

“We have done a lot to curb militancy in Kashmir…we have banned organisations and plugged terror funding…we have managed to curb radicalisation…it is under our government that we have killed the maximum number of militants…and we will continue to do so,” the report quoted Shah as having said.

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