Thursday, January 7, 2010
Fidayeen attack at Lal Chowk
According to police the final assault would be launched anytime after midnight or during the wee hours of tomorrow morning. Hundreds of people were trapped at Lal Chowk. While most of them escaped on their own, scores others were rescued by police. Three shopkeepers were rescued late tonight.
The security and police personnel faced a tough time during the operation as people assembled in the outer ring of the security cordon from different directions
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Gaddafi wants Kashmir independent
"Kashmir should be an independent state, not Indian, not Pakistani. We should end this conflict. It should be a Ba'athist state between India and Pakistan," the Libyan leader said raising the Kashmir issue in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly yesterday.
Instead of his allotted 15 minutes, Gaddafi donned in long brown robes and a black hat, spoke for nearly 100 minutes during which he slammed both the US and the United Nations, and described the Security Council as the terrorist council.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
`200 militants infiltrate into Kashmir'
All the security agencies have been put on high alert. Army says combing operations continue at LoC.
The local news gathering agency KNS quoting the intelligence sources said there is 50 percent increase in infiltration as compared to last year.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Chief Minister back to work
Talking to media persons, at his office at civil secretariat, he said, "I do not look towards the past, but I am looking towards future. I am not going to take any revenge against those, who levelled baseless allegations against me. We are here to save people and I require the co-operation of opposition in carrying forward agenda of peace and development,"
he said.
Omar Abdullah said that the decision to resign as chief minister was difficult but to give respect to the highest office and uphold high standards of political behaviour, it had become mandatory, so that truth would come out.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Yatra rescheduling, strike reduces air fare
Prior to the rescheduling of the pilgrimage and the general strikes, the seats of the aircrafts, being operated by different airlines from Delhi were booked till almost August, said Naseer Ahmad, an official in a travel agency.
“If somebody wanted an air ticket at that time from Delhi to Srinagar or from Srinagar to Delhi he or she had to pay an amount of anything between Rs 14,000 to 20,000 for return fare.But the one way ticket is now being sold between Rs 3,000 to 6, 000,” he said.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Injured Barzulla youth dies, mourners face brutalities
More than three dozen persons were injured there as cops rained teargas shells and resorted to heavy cane charge at protestors from all directions.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2000 phones dead in 16 months, courtesy Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, R and B
While the high-profile company has not restored the connections, it is delivering bills every month at the doors of subscribers.
Though underground cables were laid few years back; neither the digging nor the wire specifications were followed, said a BSNL insider.
As soon as the road widening started this year, the cables emerged with a slight pull of the machines and tore apart the pairs beyond repair, he added. Most of the lines coming out of the three exchanges falling on the ridges of the plateau road are virtually defunct.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Flood situation reviewed across Kashmir valley
In an official statement issued here today, Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla Lateef-u-Zaman Deva today visited several areas of Baramulla district including Katyawali, Gelibal, Leridura, Chandoosa and Singpora alongwith a team of officers and engineers and reviewed the situation arising out of continuous rains for last two days.
He interacted with the people at these areas and sought their feed back about the damages caused due to soil erosion and washing away of retention wall. He directed the officers of revenue, soil conservation and Flood Control and Irrigation department to take immediate measures to be vigilant and monitor the situation.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Court asks Delhi to act
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Mohammad Ibrahim Wani has further asked the magisterial officers—Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, IGP Crime and Railways and the SSP Srinagar, to ensure the orders of the court regarding the execution of the non bailable warrant re-issued by the same court against the accused major on January 22 and repeated on March 2, 2009.
It is pertinent to mention here that the action taken report of SSP Srinagar submitted to the court in this case has stated that an open dated non bailable warrant was forwarded to IGP Kashmir vide number CRB/WSD/09-2480-83, who has forwarded the same to IGP Crime and Railways vide number CRS/Red/Corner/08 for onward submission to concerned quarters for its execution.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
At migrant camp, Kashmiriyat still a binding force between communities
Glimpses are hereto see in the migrant camps as mourners continue to flock at Quarter No 17, Block-D - the house of Ash, a Kashmiri Muslim widow. Ash this Monday lost her youngest brother, who, in her own words, was her only “surviving link with the Valley” from where she migrated to Muthi camps in Jammu outskirts along with thousands of Kashmiri Pandit families in 1990.
Enter her two-room tenements recently provided to the migrants and a weird fact would catch the attention –the mourners comprise only Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) - young, old, men and women of all age-groups.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Trade lines across Line of Control sans phone links
Abbasi said that he and his fellow delegates from across the Line of Control raised this issue with the governor N N Vohra during their meeting with him on Saturday. The telephonic links stand snapped current ly between the divided parts of Kashmir. Kashmiris on this side cannot make calls to Pakistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir though ISD calls are permissible to any other part of the world.
The government of India says that ISD facility in case of Pakistan has been removed because of the security concerns. People in Jammu and Kashmir have been grappling with many denials especially those related to modern-day technology.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Pakistan to solve problems with India through talks: Gillani
Gillani told Ezzat Kamel Mufti, the visiting Special Representative of OIC Secretary General on Kashmir that Pakistan hopes to solve all outstanding issues with India through dialogue, including the “core issue of Jammu & Kashmir”.
The Prime Minister told Ambassador Mufti, who is on a two-day visit to the country, that Islamabad has shown its readiness to engage constructively in the ongoing discussions under the ‘Composite Dialogue’ to help find solution that is acceptable to India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir.
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Monday, September 8, 2008
Independence not a viable option for Kashmir : Omar
Abdullah, a prominent Kashmiri leader, told a television channel in an interview that the situation in kashmir was “bad” and the alienation of the people was a cause for concern.
He also denied that ISI was involved in the recent widespread protests in the valley in the wake of the Amarnath land transfer issue and said the protests were an upheaval of people’s pent up simmering anger.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
March to Lal Chowk: 5 killed, 140 injured in firing
However, there were widespread protests as curfew was defied at a number of places and marches taken out. Security forces and police opened fire, lobbed smoke shells and resorted to cane charge killing five persons and injuring 140 others. Unofficial reports put the death toll at seven.
Police and security forces arrested Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat (M) from their respective residences last night. Another senior leader Mohammad Yasin Malik, chairman JKLF, was arrested after he defied curfew at Maisuma and started marching towards Lal Chowk along with his supporters. Some other leaders were also arrested and raids were being conducted to nab those, evading arrest.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Coordination panel to go ahead with Friday march
The decision was taken at a meeting of the committee at Mirwaiz Manzil here. Senior separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mohammad Yasin Malik and Sajjad Lone were also present.
However, two other members of Hurriyat (M) Shabir Ahmad Shah and Nayeem Ahmad Khan were not present. Instead their faction had sent Dr GM Hubbi and Ghulam Ahmad Bhat.
Reports in some local news agencies stated that Shah and Khan were replaced. But a senior leader of Hurriyat (M) denied Shah having been replaced and added that he could not attend the coordination committee meeting since he was busy with working committee meeting of Hurriyat (M).
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Kashmiris defy curfew, 16 killed in firing
The people defied curfew restrictions and held protest demonstrations. Police and security forces opened fire on the demonstrators at a number of places in Bandipora, Lasjan, Bagh-e-Mehtab, Rainawari, Saidapora, Bemina, and Baramulla resulting in killings and injuries to the people.
Force was used against the demonstrators at large number of other places also. The cops fired in air, lobbed smoke shells and resorted to lathi charge. Even an ambulance of SMHS hospital , JK01 D 2713, carrying bodies of the two person, killed in firing, back to Lasjan was attacked by CRPF and BSF men at Lasjan bridge. Its window panes were smashed and those, including the employees of SMHS, were beaten to pulp.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Bus to move every week across Line of Control
At the end of day-long foreign secretary level talks here, both sides announced to increase the frequency of two bus services from fortnightly to weekly from next month and introduce triple entry permits with effect from October 1. They also decided to allow a maximum of 60 persons per crossing.
The designated authorities will also start exchanging applications for permits by e-mail from October 1 that will be required to be backed up by hard copies.
Also from October 1, clearance will be processed within a week in case of emergencies like death of close relative across LoC, but the stay in such cases would be limited to maximum seven days.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Suicidal tendencies more among men in Valley
Age and number of children showed positive correlation with suicidal behaviour whereas relationship, education and marital status were found negatively associated with this behaviour.
A dramatic increase in suicides in Kashmir since the last 12-15 years was revealed by the study, “Suicidal behaviour in Kashmir and its clinical implications” conducted by Dr. M. A. Margoob, renowned psychiatrist, Ashaq Hussain and Fayaz “Ahmad, Post-Graduate department of Zoology, University of Kashmir.
Earlier suicides were either totally absent or very insignificant but now on an average 15 to 16 people kill themselves every month, reported the study. Suicides in Kashmir, the study said, may be observed in a broader context of social dynamics and may not be analysed in relation to development of militancy alone, but with respect to social, cultural, economic, psychological, political, educational, demographic and other relevant factors as well.
Referring to the vernacular papers, it said that 185 cases of suicides were reported but, it added, experts believe that only 40 percent of the cases are reported.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Kapoor is new Chief Secretary
The post of chief secretary was lying vacant after the resignation of BR Kundal and his subsequent induction into the cabinet. This was Kundal's first cabinet meeting. The meeting also ordered promotions in police department and some transfers in police and civil administration.
Official sources said the cabinet also approved the transfer of commissioner civil military liaison M. K. Mohanty and his posting as transport commissioner vice. P. S. Gill. Mohanty shall continue to hold the charge of commissioner civil military liaison in addition to his own duties till further orders. Gill has been posted as director general youth services and sports.
The post has been upgraded and declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of DGP.
The cabinet also approved the posting of Tanveer Jahan as secretary to government cooperative department and posting of Ravi Thusoo as secretary to government animal and sheep husbandry department. They were secretaries in the agriculture and labour departments respectively.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Rental hikes by Army may adversely affect fruit production in Jammu and kashmir
The growers fear that acquiring of the horticulture land for official purposes will reduce the fruit production in the state. Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has around 2.75 lakh hectares of land under the horticulture.The major portion of this land is used for the cultivation of fresh fruits especially apples.
President, Kashmir Fruit Growers and Dealers Association, Ghulam Rasool Bhat told Kashmir Times that, "The government should come up with a law for banning the use of horticulture land for any official purpose." He said that in Western countries, the government has already banned use of horticulture land for any official purposes, he said, adding similar ban should be imposed in Jammu Kashmir as well. "If steps are not taken, time will come when we will lose major portion of our orchards."
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Nishat garden draws huge crowds at Baisakhi
People belonging to all the religions visited the Nishat garden. Despite the tulip gardens being the hot favourite this season, the Nishat garden also had a record breaking flow of locals and tourists today. People from different walks of life thronged these gardens, even as many complained of chaos and confusion on account of the security checks taken on the occasion.
People incharge at the ticket counter claimed to have sold tickets between 15,000-18,000. "Due to huge rush we are not able to give exact figures and still people are coming and entering the garden with hundreds waiting outside, so providing exact figures is totally impossible," said a person in-charge of the ticketing booth.
The festival of Baisakhi in Kashmir is celebrated in the Hindu month of Vaisakh (April-May), giving the name of Vaisakhi. The usual date of Baisakhi is on April 13, though it may vary by a day or two. The festival marks start of the harvest season in Northern India and is also considered auspicious for marriage.
The Baisakhi festival here is also characterised by a number of fairs organized on the day. The usual features of the Baisakhi in the Nishat are the performance of the bhangra and gidda dance.
While talking to Kashmir Times director floriculture S Naqash, who had himself come to inspect the garden said that the picture of today's rush should be highlighted everywhere in the world. "What better proof it can be for the normalcy in valley," he averred.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Harassment, sexual abuse in Tihar: SHRC takes cognizance, Geelani calls for strike
Meanwhile reiterating his appeal to the people that they should observe com plete strike on April 5 against the harassment of the inmates in different jails across India, the chairman of Geelani faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani today strongly reacted to the alleged harassment of a Kashmir University student Mohammad Rafiq Shah.
Mohammad Rafiq Shah is languishing in Tihar Jail without any trial following his arrest by Delhi Police in 2006 in Srinagar on the charges of "being involved in" Delhi blasts on October 29, 2005 on the eve of Diwali. In a statement, Geelani said that Kashmiri detenues are being harassed in the jails all across India. "From Kotbhlawal to Tihar Jail Kashmiri detenues are harassed day in and day out and every other day reports of harassment of Kashmiri prisoners come up.
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Jammu and Kashmir specific confidence building measures must speed up: Mufti
In his extensive deliberations with several central leaders including former Prime Ministers I K Gujral & V P Singh, External Affairs Minister Parnab Mukherjee and Home Minister Shivraj Patil, the PDP Patron reiterated that the fast-changing equations in and around Jammu & Kashmir offer the country's leadership a great opportunity to make India more at peace not only with its neighbors, but also with itself. "The emerging encouraging scenario offers a momentous opening for conceiving an exceptional grand strategy for the country and the region in Jammu & Kashmir," he said and added that the Indo-Pak peace process has provided a strong foundation to build upon and it could be further fortified by reconciling the past misgivings and leaving for future generations a different prosperous world.
The Mufti said the people of Jammu & Kashmir, who have suffered immense tragedies because of the Indo-Pak hostility, could greatly gain from the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two countries. "I visualize a space of dignity, opportunity and prosperity for the people of Jammu & Kashmir in the paradigm of friendship and cooperative relationship between India and Pakistan," he said and added that the peace process has already created a notable impact as it has brought into focus the convergence of our interests rather than the hackneyed rivalries.
The PDP Patron stressed the need for accelerating the pace of implementing J&K specific confidence building measures that are in tune with the State's fast improving security situation.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
Pak shifts troops from key strike corps
To meet the worsened situation on its western borders which had escalated after the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan has thinned out its troop strength against India, including across the Loc in Jammu and Kashmir, well-placed sources told UNI.
At least nine brigades of various Strike Corps, including two from the crucial I Corps's (also known as Army Reserve North) Kharian-based 17 Infantry Division, have been moved towards violent Afghan borders, sources said.
The Army Reserve North across the Line of Control (LOC), especially its troops at Kharian on the South of Jehlum and West of Chhamb sector of Jammu region, always had a strategically advantageous position against India.
Sources said three Brigades of Peshawar-based XI Corps and two of Quetta-based XII Corps were also moved to take on violence in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on bordering Afghanistan.
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Article taken from the issue: 4 Feb 2008
Labels: jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news
Monday, January 28, 2008
Mehbooba criticises Sinha for comparison on troop deployment
Reacting to the Republic Day message of the Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha, Mehbooba said comparison of different territorial situations on troop deployment is not only surprising but out of place. She said while the views of the state Governor deserve to be respected, if expressed in confidence, their public expression was completely uncalled for, especially if references were made to situations prevailing in three different and independent countries.
PDP president said her party had taken up the matter of troop cut with the central government which was the ultimate decision-making authority and the Prime Minister had responded positively by putting in place a mechanism to address the issue. "Some small begin nings had in fact been made, though these are wholly inadequate," she said and added that the decision on troop cut,To read the complete article click here..
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Article taken from the issue: 28 Jan 2008
Labels: jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, prime minister
Thursday, January 24, 2008
They're acting like vampires: Beig
Beig, while robustly shielding them, maintained, "NC is not allowing the debate fearing it would expose it. The way, NC members are protesting is just like - call somebody a dog and kill him. This is the worst kind of gimmick any responsible opposition would indulge in. The fact is they have tasted the blood of one minister. Now they are baying for the blood of other two like a Vampire. They have got used to it. They've become blood thirsty as they get to drink the blood of innocent persons."
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Article taken from the issue: 24 Jan 2008
Labels: beig, Deputy Chief Minister, jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, vampires
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
UJC urges separatist leadership to unite
In an interview with Indian News Bureau (INB), a local news agency, Sallahud-Din said, " The unity move is definitely a very healthy step towards a unified and strong leadership. I always yearned for unity of all those who are fighting for the Kashmir cause in any manner. I would love to see Hurriyat under a single umbrella. I never supported division in Hurriyat. The contribution of Syed Ali Shah Geelani for the freedom movement cannot be neglected. He has the support of all the supporters of Jamat-i-Islami and he is a world renowned figure.
Similarly the roles of Asiya Andrabi, Yasin Malik, Masarat Alam and all the true sons of the soil are praise worthy. It would have been a welcome gesture if these leaders also join the unification process."
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Article taken from the issue: 22 Jan 2008
Labels: jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, srinagar, united jihad council
Monday, January 21, 2008
Another J&K RTI amendment bill on anvil
Official sources said that the amendment bill is being drafted by legal experts of the state law department and would be tabled before the house during the current session for discussion and passage. It has been reliably learnt that draft of the amendment bill is on the lines of the central Right to Information Act-2005.
Sources said that the amendment bill is being introduced on the directions of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who had conveyed his desire of bringing the state RTI Act at par with the central act to the state law department. They added that after Chief Minister instructed the law department, a core group of legal experts from the law department was formed to prepare draft of the amendment bill for tabling before the house.
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Article taken from the issue: 21 Jan 2008
Labels: Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Stop girls dancing at govt functions: Beig
"Our religion and culture does not allow these things," he said, adding, "this practice must stop immediately."
Addressing a gathering during a cultural show organised by the Tourism Department here, he said girls must be restricted from dancing on stage in and outside Jammu and Kashmir.
The Deputy Chief Minister said we should take performing arts as an esthetic endeavor rather than a recreational one.
We should always encourage artists so that they give out their best performances, said Beig who was upset over a dance by a girl during the show.
He said the girl was dancing to the songs of noted Kashmiri Sufi poet Shams Fakir which is shocking and disappointing.
Quoting a historical incident which had evoked a strong resentment from the then ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaj Hari Singh when Maharaja of Patiala had passed a derogatory remark against an artist of the state, Beig said he (Maharaja of Patiala) was banned from entering the Valley..To read the complete article click here..
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Article taken from the issue: 27 Dec 2007
Labels: cheif minister, jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, kashmiri sufi
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Pak to cast shadow on timing of J and K polls - Jammu
No points for guessing that the fast changing developments in turbulent Pakistan have brought the timing of assembly elections in the state into sharp focus and have attached with it new connotations.
Reliable inputs suggest that at the central and the state level, the application of mind on this subject is already on in the corridors of power.
Although Congress is in command of things at both the places at present, yet the sharp contradiction in the perception of central and state leaderships on this account is well evident. Reason being, those, at the helm of affairs at the two places, are viewing this issue through different prisms. They have different set of priorities and different concerns to tackle.
The Centre appears to be in favour of advancing elections around April or May while state Congress leadership wants the assembly to complete its term and hold elec tions as per schedule.
Authoritative sources maintain that New Delhi is looking at the scenario from a wider perspective vis-à-vis its bilateral ties with capricious neighbour Pakistan. While the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, guided by his immediate concerns in the state, seems to be in no urgency to hold elections earlier than the schedule.
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Article taken from the issue: 18 Dec 2007
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Unscientific approach, lack of irrigation lead to decline in saffron production - Srinagar
Lack of industrial back-up, coupled with shortage of rain, application of traditional and non-scientific methods of farming, has led to the decline in the production of famous Kashmiri saffron in the state, says agriculture expert. However, growers attribute it to the lackadaisical approach of the government and agricultural authorities.
"Like other crops, saffron requires irrigation to ensure bumper production," said agriculture scientist Dr F. A. Nehvi.
"If proper irrigation and scientific technology recommended by SKUAST (K) is applied in the cultivation saffron crop, its production can increase by more than 60 percent," he added.
Dr Nehvi, who has done a research on the revival of saffron crop in the state, said that the crop has received a jolt in production and quality since 2002 because of drought and shortage of rainfall. Besides natural factors, he holds farmers equally responsible for saffron's present status in valley.
"Our farmers still use the traditional and unscientific means of farming. No manure or fertilizer is used for enhancing saffron production, which otherwise is very necessary. Corm (the seed material) is replaced after 10 years or 15 years, which as per scientific norms should get replaced after not more than five years. And rain water is still believed the means of irrigation for saffron crop, which should not have been the case," added Dr Nehvi.
He further said that farmers should use the available technology, should apply manure and fertilizers, and irrigate the crop properly.
"The continuous use of corm for more than five years makes it susceptible to a deadly disease cormrot. Farmers should make use of fungicidal treatment, to kill the disease and should replace corm after every five years," said Dr Nehvi.
Couple of years back, Sheri Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, Kashmir (SKUAST-K) under the guidance of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of India, floated a project "Mini Mission" for the integrated development of Saffron in Jammu and Kashmir. After proper survey and research, it has been concluded in the project that "irrigation should be a priority" for the revival of saffron crop, besides introduction of quality seeds and area expansion under scientific technology mission.
"We have implemented the recommendations of the project and are introducing shallow wells, irrigations pumps, sprinkler irrigation and mini tractors to the farmers under subsidy rates to empower farmers with proper scientific tools and know-how," said director agriculture Ghulam Hyder Bhat, adding that once these things are properly introduced in saffron fields by farmers, the saffron industry would be "revolutionized" in the state.
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Article taken from the issue:5 Dec, 2007
Labels: Dr.Nehvi, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, kashmiri saffron
Monday, December 3, 2007
12 buildings in Baramulla still occupied by forces
Defence spokesman, Col A K Mathur told Kashmir Times that they army has vacated all the school and hospital buildings that were under their occupation. "We have vacated 15 schools, seven hospitals and five Primary Health Centres (PHCs) by November 10 and as of now not a single school or hospital building is in our possession", he said.
Col Mathur said that before the directions from defence minister, the army had already started the process of vacating the school and hospital buildings. "The army personnel have totally been moved out from school and hospital buildings in Valley and the possession has been handed over to civil authorities", he said.
CRPF DIG (Operations) Srinagar, M P Nathanael agrees that some school buildings still continue under their occupation.
"CRPF personnel continue to occupy the NIT and a portion of Kashmir University. Our men are also putting up in PHE Ganderbal and once we get an alternate accommodation, we will move our men from these buildings also", he said.
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Labels: A K Anthony, defence minister, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, Kashmir University, paramilitary soldiers
Friday, November 30, 2007
Kashmir's orphans and wounded psyche
BOTH the direct and indirect consequences of conflict on children or youth of the valley have taken a heavy toll on their academic excellence. Imagine the psyche of a student who gets questioned, frisked and undergoes scores of other sorts of harassments almost on a regular basis. Imagine a student's inclination towards his studies when he witnesses bomb blasts, cross-firing incidents, grenade attacks and land-mine explosions occurring around him; imagine his eagerness for his studies when his father, brother, sister or any other close relative gets beaten in front of him. Worse still; imagine his craving for studies when his father or brother gets killed in front of him or for that matter his sister or mother gets molested or raped in front of him.
"The most pronounced impact is psychological. In a society where children continue to witness, experience and hear of killings and atrocities, and are exposed to physical and emotional violence, they suffer from various psychosomatic and psychiatric ailments. In the Kashmir region, 57.38 per cent of the children have become fearful, 55.36 per cent suffer from depression, and 54.25 per cent cannot sleep", observes Balraj Puri, Director Institute of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs, in his study "Young Victims of Militancy" which appeared in Frontline July 30- August 12, 2005.
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Labels: children, emotional stress, jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, orphans, phsycologist, physical voilence
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Kashmir's coldest night partially freezes Dal
However, the partially frozen parts near the banks melted as the day progressed.
It was the coldest night of the season so far after the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 4.2 degree Celsius which was 3.2 degree below normal, a weather office spokesman told UNI.
Major and small pounds across the Kashmir valley were also frozen because of severe cold while water supply in many areas was affected after the tapes were frozen. Majority of nullahs have also dried up because of no rainfall. Many pounds in the valley, including in the central Kashmir, were also frozen.
The weather office spokesman said that in the absence of Western Disturbances (WD), the chances of rainfall in the near future in the region was almost bleak.
The frequency of WD is not enough to cause rain or snowfall, he said adding major fall in the minimum temperature was because of open sky during the day and night.
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Labels: Climate, Coldest Night, Dal Lake, Frozen, kashmir, kashmir news, Kashmir Valley, Temperature
Friday, November 23, 2007
Man alleges son killed, branded militant - Srinagar
Yet another case of alleged fake encounter surfaced in the Valley with family members of a slain youth claiming, almost seven months after he disappeared, that he was killed in a fake encounter and branded as a ‘foreign terrorist'. The family has discovered his grave in Kupwara and identified him from photographs of the bodies available with the police. Mohammad Ismail Bhat, an elderly person and a cancer patient hailing from downtown locality of Kalaishpora received the shock of his life early this week when his elder son told him that his younger son (a teenage boy) has been dead for seven months and his body was buried in a martyrs graveyard, Kupwara. His younger son was labelled as a Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba by secu rity officials and claimed to have been killed alongwith three other Pakistani militants in a gunfight in Kandi Kupwara on April 29, 2007. On April 29, 2007, SSP Kupwara Vijay Kumar claimed that four Pakistani militants owing allegiance to Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in a gunfight with police and army at Mangarwar forest area in Kandi, Kupwara.
"My younger son (Reyaz Ahmad Bhat, 18) had an altercation with his brotherin-law over his maltreating my daughter. The altercation took place on April 25 and during the row, my son-inlaw and his brother and my younger son left the place one after another. Since then there has been no trace of my son and I never heard about him", said Ismail, who suffers from cancer and is receiving treatment from doctors in SKIMS.
Ismail says that five minutes after the altercation police landed in their house and claimed that his son, Reyaz, was a militant and had fired from a weapon.
The CRPF bunker is just a stone throw's distance from Ismail's residence and he says if his son had fired from a weapon, the CRPF personnel would have been the first to reach the spot.
"They searched all our house hold belongings.
They took me, my elder son, Javaid and his two uncles in custody. I was detained for four days, the uncles of my son were detained for three and four days respectively while Javed spent a week in the police detention. We all were tortured in the custody by police personnel and they wanted information about Reyaz from us. We all pleaded that he was innocent and was not a militant", he said.
His elder son Javed, who had spent a week in the jail, said that after release, he admitted his father in SKIMS where he was being attended by the doctors. "I tried to search for my younger brother and even tried to lodge a missing report in Police Station Maharaj Gunj, but the concerned police officials refused to lodge report on the pretext that he was a militant. I told them if he was a militant then why police and other security agencies did not arrest him".
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Labels: fake encounter, kashmir, kashmir news, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Mangarwar forest, Pakistani militants
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Police allegedly torture Irrigation employee in theft case - Srinagar
An employee of irrigation department Muhammad Amin Ahanger of Handwara was allegedly tortured by police in Handwara, a charge vehemently denied by police. According to Amin, he was summoned by the cops of police post ChogulHandwara in a case of theft of water pump last Friday. "I was tortured ruthlessly by the police men and they were asking about the theft of water pump that was handed over to an engineer," he said, adding " I was left after two days and for two consecutive days I was tortured".
The torture marks on the body of Amin are visible and he was referred to Srinagar for treatment. "I am not involved in the theft of pump and we handed over the pump to the concerned engineer" he said.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
123 stolen cell phones recovered - Jammu
Police said that they were wanted in case FIR numbers 258 of 2007 dated September 11, 2007 and 294 of 2007 dated September 30, 2007 registered in Police Station Gandhi Nagar under sections 457 and 380 RPC.
Both the FIRs were registered following thefts in godowns of Salora International Agency 545-A Gandhi Nagar on the respective dates.
Police identified the arrested thieves as Rakesh Arwar, son of Sham Lal and Dulya, son of Punni both residents of Nagwan district Chattarpur Madhya Pradesh, Raja alias Sanatan, son of Abhimanyo and Vishno alias Bittu, son of Divender both the residents of Bihar at present resident of Jai Colony Delhi.
Police said that Rakesh Arwar and Dulya of Chattarpur were detained by the cops on suspicion from Gandhi Nagar on November 13, 2007 and 20 mobile phones were recovered from their possession as they broke down during questioning and confessed of committing thefts. On their disclosure, their two associates Raja and Vishno were arrested from Jai Colony Delhi and thirty-three stolen mobile phones were recovered from their possession.
Other seventy mobile phones were thrown by them near Railway track at Ambala Cant after the local police chased them on suspicion.
The arrests and recovery was made by the police team headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Police Station Gandhi Nagar Inspector Rafiq Manhas under the supervision of SDPO South DySP Sukhdev Raj. The special team to work out the thefts was constituted by SP South Zahid Naseem Manhas on the directions of SSP Jammu Parminder Singh.
Giving details Superintendent of police Jammu South Zahid Manhas said that police received a complaint by a Mobile distributor Salora International that unidentified persons have stolen mobile sets from his godown.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
GoI plans division of J&K on communal lines: Yasin
Stating that Safar-e-Azadi (Journey for Freedom) was aimed at union of all regions of the state, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik today said that the Government of India (GoI) plans for a division of the state on communal lines.Yasin, who along with his 50 supporters, was detained by police before he could embark on this journey in Jammu on Sunday, briefing media persons today observed that in Gandhi's India the philosophy of nonviolence has been confined to books only and its implementation has remained as a cherished dream so far.
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Labels: communists, jammu, jklf, journey of freedom, kashmir, safar-e-azadi
Monday, November 5, 2007
Emergency in Pak inopportune happening: Mufti Jummu
Calling the imposition of emergency in Pakistan an inopportune happening, former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammed Sayeed hoped that it would be a transitional phase and establishment in Pakistan would ensure return of democratic set-up at the earliest. "Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf had to impose emergency in Pakistan, I hope Pakistan's return to democracy is as swift as has been the imposition of emergency," said Mufti while addressing a rally at Jandyal in Jammu today. He added that Pakistan has been passing through tough times and prayed to almighty for early possible return of democracy.Maintaining that President Pervez Musharraf's presence helped improving relationships between the two countries, Mufti said that Musharraf's vision helped in transforming the relationships between India and Pakistan. "Peace process is moving forward and Musharraf has been playing a vital role, by ensuring continuation of ceasefire along the borders and by taking politically and publicly fruitful decisions, Musharraf has ensured that history of Jammu and Kashmir vis-à-vis relationships between the two neighbours is redrafted," added Mufti. Laying stress on the continuation of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between the two countries, Mufti said, "When former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee extended the hand of friendship towards Pakistan, president Musharraf responded and thereafter we have been witness to historic and infallible decisions which the two countries have taken in consultation with leadership of both sides of Jammu and Kashmir." Mufti prayed for early return of democracy in Pakistan and hoped that the elections in Pakistan would be held as scheduled. "Democracy is incomparable to any other power structure which exists in the world, I hope elections are held as scheduled and democratic institutions function more vibrantly in Pakistan," added Mufti. He stated that the imposition of emergency would not impede the speed at which peace process is moving forward.
Stating that Congress People's Democratic Party (PDP) coalition successfully took the state on the path of peace, tranquility and development, Mufti said that during his three year stint as Chief Minister of the state, his government made sincere efforts to ensure that all three regions of the state receive an equitable share of resources available for development."We had set a goal of healing physical, psychological and emotional wounds inflicted by violence across the state, striving towards giving good governance, ensuring political stability and fulfilling expectations of the people of the state, we made efforts and succeeded in numerous ways," added Mufti. He asked the people to extend their support to the policies and programmes of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). "I have come to know that scarcity of water is a major problem in this area, the problem must be addressed at the earliest," added Mufti. Maintaining that he would ensure construction of a playground...To read the complete article click here: http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com
Labels: kashmir, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, pakistan, PDP, Pervez Musharraf
Friday, November 2, 2007
Successful trial run of train in Kashmir
After inspecting the four stations in the 24 kms railway stretch from Kakapora-Budgum yesterday, the Cheif commissioner Northern Railway Safety Board(NRSB) and senior most officials of Northern Railways to day checked the the speed of the train on the track.A three member team of Northern Railways Safety Board(NSRB) led by its cheif commissioner, Bhupinder Singh landed in Srinagar on October 29, to have on-spot assesment of the railway infra structure in the valley. The member...
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