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Sr National Conference leader Ali Mohmad Sagar to visited Rsidence of slain policeman Suhail Ahmed at Logripura in Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in south Kashmir”s Anantnag district
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SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 21:
The National Conference on Sunday said the spike in the violence against security forces in Jammu and Kashmir debunks the claims of the government that peace has returned to the union territory. It also expressed hope that the Centre will take tangible steps to usher in peace in the Kashmir Valley in the “real sense”.
“One is at its wits’ end to comprehend what qualifies as peace to government. The deteriorating security situation in the valley is the telling indictment of the reckless policies of the government of India (GOI),” NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said.
Sagar was speaking after visiting the residence of slain policeman Suhail Ahmed at Logripura in Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in south Kashmir”s Anantnag district to express unison with the bereaved family. Ahmad was one of the two policemen killed in a militant attack in the Baghat area of the city here on Friday.
The NC general secretary said incidents like these should act as an eye-opener for the Centre.
“The jinxed fate of ours has devoured thousands of our people, including security forces. One can only hope that the GOI will rise to the occasion and take tangible steps to usher in peace in Kashmir in real sense.
“This, the party believes, cannot be done without respecting the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
While interacting with the bereaved family, Sagar expressed solidarity with them and prayed for peace to the departed soul.
He said the NC has always been against the violence of all hues.
“No emancipated society will approve of such dastardly and heinous acts. Violence begets violence; the vicious circle has no end. The motive of my visit to the bereaved family is to express unison with them in their grief on the behalf of the party leadership. Sanctity of every human life should be respected,” he said.
The NC leader said the Jammu and Kashmir Police represents a saga of sacrifices and the public service and sacrifice rendered by them is a proud legacy that needs to be respected and lauded by one and all.
“I am hopeful that the administration will support the families of slain cops who lost their lives the other day at Baghat. The government is duty-bound to ensure that they do not suffer on any account,” he added. (PTI)
Two days after a militant attack in Srinagar’s Baghat area of Barzulla in which two policemen were killed, Inspector General of Kashmir Police has directed the relocation of permanent bunkers and deployment of snipers on high-rise buildings in the area.
“IG Kashmir has directed increased security deployment at all vital locations, snipers to be placed on high-rise buildings, relocating permanent bunkers and anti-militants operations to be enhanced,” said sources.
Jammu and Kashmir Police had said the preliminary investigation on the basis of CCTV footage and other evidence indicates the involvement of two militants in the attack in Srinagar’s Baghat area of Barzulla on February 19 in which two policemen were killed. One of them has been identified as Saqib, a local militant, and another as a foreign militant, affiliated with proscribed militant outfit LeT. Police have launched a manhunt to nab the militants.
In another encounter on February 19, three militant associates affiliated were also killed in the Badigam area of the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
On the same day, one police personnel of Jammu and Kashmir lost his life and one another was injured in an encounter that broke out between the security forces and militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI)
In a major success Bishnah Police station in Jammu solved the case pertaining to Assualt on SHO Bishnah Tahir Yousaf and his team on the night of 14th Feb by Bovine smugglers.
It is preteniant to mention that SHO Bishnah Tahir Yousaf got an information of smuggling of bovine in Lalyana area of Bishnah last week.
After getting information Tahir Yousaf along with his team went to the spot and tried to stop the smuggling bid.
Suddenly taking the benefit of darkness bovine smugglers attacked SHO and his team with lathis and sharp edged weapons.
SHO Tahir Tousaf got injured and was shifted to GMC Jammu.
Subsequently an FIR no 24/2021 U/S 307/353/336/332/427/147/148/149 IPC 4/25 A. ACT was lodged at Police station Bishnah on the written docket produced by second Incharge patrolling SI Pawan Kumar.
Subsequently a special team led SDPO RS Pura Shabir Khan and I/C SHO Anil Kumar flanked into action under the supervision of SP Hqrs Jammu Aadil Hamid and under the overall supervision of SSP Jammu Shridhar Patil.
Police raided many hideouts of the smugglers in Lalyana and Waziruchak and collaborating the technical & human rounded up around three associates of smugglers.
After through questioning of the trio led to unearthing of while incident and evidence collected suggests involvement of other main accused in the commission of crime.
On this accused persons namely 1. WALI MOHD S/O LAL HUSSAIN R/O VILL. CHAK MURAR, TEHSIL BISHNAH, DISTT. JAMMU was arrested on 15-02-2021
FAROOQ ALI@ BAMBOO @ KANA S/O KALA KHAN R/O VILL. KARAIL MANASHAN, TEHSIL BISHNAH, DISTT. JAMMU
Literary and cultural societies observe International Mother Tongue Day in north Kashmir
Reyaz Rashid
Baramulla: On International Mother Language Day which was observed across north Kashmir by various literary and cultural organizations, speakers urged for collective and sustained effort by all stakeholders for promotion of mother tongue- Kashmiri language as medium of instruction besides pledged to work for preservation and promotion of Kashmiri language and cultural ethos.
A large number of writers, poets, intellectuals, journalists, public administrators and civil society representatives attended various functions organized across north Kashmir.
In Baramulla, Mehboob Cultural Society Baramulla organized a day long function at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in which speakers pledged to work collectively for preservation and promotion of Kashmiri language as mother tongue.
Speakers urged for collective efforts from cross section of society to for preservation and promotion of Kashmiri language cultural ethos besides development of course content in Kashmiri language.
Renowned writer Khaliq Parvaiz was the chief guest and former Director General Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar Dr Rafiq Masoodi as the guest of honour.
“We have forgotten our mother tongue and speak other languages that too in broken way which hurts. We must encourage our children to speak Kashmir language which is our identity for rest of the languages is secondary,” said poet and writer Taseer Afzal in his critical style.
On the occasion, an array of cultural programmes were organized during which the importance of promoting and preserving the mother language was highlighted. Also a special musharia was organised during which various noted Kashmiri poets read their literary works which evoked quite applause from the audience.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guestDr. Rafiq Masoodi highlighted the importance of mother tongue, especially Kashmiri, Gojri, Dogri, Pahadi, Balti, Dard Sheena and other languages spoken in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that preservation of mother language is imperative for preservation of culture and ethnicity of a particular area. He said parents should ensure that they converse with their children in their mother tongue more than any other language from an early age.
Senior Journalist and poet, Anzhar Mahjoo said that International Mother Language Day recognizes that languages and multilingualism can advance inclusion, and the Sustainable Development Goals focus on leaving no one behind.
“ There is growing awareness that languages play a vital role in development, in ensuring cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, but also in strengthening co-operation and attaining quality education for all,” he said.
He celebrated upon the theme of International Mother Language Day 2021 which is “Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society,”.
This year’s observance is a call on policymakers, educators and teachers, parents, and families to scale up their commitment to multilingual education, and inclusion in education to advance education recovery in the context of COVID-19, he added.
In Bandipora, speakers said that growing capitalism and consumers is a threat to the indigenous languages besides affecting the existential identity of humanity in the global world.
They said that the Kashmiri Language has a potential to fight linguistic imperialism spreading in different shapes within the present global world.
Mir Tariq Rasool a Scholar and Linguistic Activist said that the linguistic history of different languages is witness to the fact that a language evolves and declines due to various social, political, cultural and economic reasons prevalent in a particular nation.
Mir was speaking during a literary event organized by Literary Forum Bandipora in collaboration with the Department of Education in GHS auditorium.
Explaining linguistic imperialism, Mir said that capitalism and consumerism are the greatest threats to indigenous languages across the global world.
“Every language has particular, cultural, civilization and set of values concealed within the linguistic expression of that language, so to keep the linguistic health of a language the hidden culture and values needs to be maintained in a proper way” Mir said.
“Indigenous languages are under a conscious target to imposes a capitalist languages across the world, this imposition is carried out under the garb of consumerism and capitalism, Mir said
Mir brief about the socio-cultural aspects of Kashmiri language said that being a culturally rich language, Kashmiri have a potential of withstanding any linguistic threat.
Earlier Sufi Showkat President Literary Forum Bandipora discussed the economic aspect of language. Sufi said that Language is a commodity now and every language is being used as means of commoditization.
“To revive and fit the Kashmiri language in contemporary worldview, we need to explore the economic aspects and prospects of this langue” Sufi Said.
Poet and Scholar Shahbaz Hakbari while presenting the presidential address said that the Kashmiri language has its own history and culture.
“The development of Kashmir language is properly possible, if the younger generation gets acquainted with the basic values and social aspects of Kashmiri language” Hakbari said.
GM Zahid and Ishfaq Samoon presented two on the occasion .Mir Dachigami and Zonal Education Officer Muhammad Sayed Shah also spoke on the occasion, while Mansoor Muntazir Secretary LFB carried the proceedings.Later a two poetic session were held during the event . First session was presided by Syed Rampuri and second session n was head by Muhammad Akbar Miskeen. Children from different schools also performed during the occasion.
A live mortar shell was found by labourers during landfilling work in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
Police were informed about the abandoned shell in the TCP area and a bomb disposal squad was requisitioned to defuse the explosive device, the officials said.
They said a group of labourers was busy in landfilling work when they noticed a rusted mortar shell, believed to have come along with the waste concrete material dumped in the locality a few days ago.
The bomb disposal squad has reached the spot and efforts are on to neutralise the shell, the officials said.(PTI)
Any hasty decision about the future and the tutor could prove fatal: Qayoom Wani
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JAMMU FEBRUARY 21 :
Assessing the govt move to open the schools in Jammu and Kashmir from March 1st amid the prevailing pandemic of COVID 19, Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum has cautioned the govt with regard to the health-safety of the students and the teachers who could be badly hit if the utmost precautions are not exercised in reopening of schools. In a statement issued here Chairman, JKCSF, Abdul Qayoom Wani said that children were the future and the teachers the builders of that future and any hasty decision about the future and the tutor (teacher) could prove fatal . Referring to the news reports about the mutated strains of the novel Coronavirus that claim that the new variants of Corona virus could lead to resurgence of Covid-19 cases and bring back the pandemic with severe consequences. Wani quoted Doctors body’s, DAK observations that
“After the UK variant, South African and Brazilian variants have found their way into India. “While we struggle to come to grips with the foreign strains, a “new Indian mutant strain” has been found in Maharashtra which is seeing a spike in cases after a two month lull.”…“The new variants are on the move and they can sneak into the valley anytime,”
“When experts are saying that new variants are on move and they can sneak into the valley anytime and on the other hand when there has been no vaccination against the virus made to the students and to the teachers, how come it is wise step to push the future of the nation and the builder of the nation to the wall and to make them the laboratory tools!” Wani questioned.
JKCSF suggests the stakeholders and the policymakers in the government to reconsider the decision of reopening of schools in this fiery and weary environment of pandemic where it has no ‘space and time’ of stop yet. The better options are to continue the online classes now with 4g speed available and as now the students have been adopted to the trend.
Pakistani Rangers opened fire at forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday.
The firing from across the border targeting Border Outpost Bobiya area of Hiranagar sector started around 10:25 pm on Saturday ,drawing strong retaliation from the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said.
They said the cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 4:30 am but there was no report of any damage on the Indian side.
The latest ceasefire violation by Pakistan broke several days of lull in the cross-border firing in the sector and forced the border residents to spend the night in underground bunkers, the officials said. (PTI)
Press Club expresses deep concern over filing of FIR
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SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 21:
Kashmir Press Club has expressed deep concern over registration of an FIR against a young reporter in Bandipora’s Hajin area, who has alleged that he is being harassed and falsely implicated by the authorities for doing a story about demolition drive in a village in the area recently.
The reporter, who stands by his story published on 9 February 2021, in a letter to the Club has also alleged that the concerned Tehsildar through police is trying to implicate him in false and fabricated charges of “stone pelting “.
He said that he has been told by the police that on the insistence of the concerned Tehsildar an FIR vide number 12/2021 dated February 10, 2021 under sections 147, 447 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against him at Police Station Hajin Bandipora. But despite repeated requests he has not been provided the copy of the FIR by the police, he said.
The reporter Sajad Gul had filed a story about a demolition drive carried out by the revenue authorities in Hajin’s Shahgund village of Bandipora district in north Kashmir on February 9,2021.
In the story, the residents of the concerned village in alleged that they were being “harassed and threatened” by the Tehsildar concerned Hajin over demolition of their houses.
“I want to bring it to your kind notice that Tehsildar Hajin Ghulam Mohammad Bhat has been harassing me from last two weeks by putting baseless allegations like stone pelting and shouting slogans during their demolition drive which happened on 10th February” the reporter Gul has said in his testimony to the Club.
“It is pertinent to say that on that day I was out of the station at Rajbagh Srinagar.I have kindly requested DySP (concerned) to locate the location of my cell phone on that day but to my utter dismay they are not resolving the matter.
“The Tehsildar has been threatening me to end my career and put me behind bars for doing the story which is based on sheer truth and facts,” said Gul in his testimony emailed to the Kashmir Press Club.
Though the Club had flagged up the issue with the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir as well as the Deputy Commissioner about the alleged harassment by the Tehsildar concerned a few days ago but despite their assurances as reported by the said reporter an FIR has been registered against him. Given this background involving alleged threats by an official to a journalists for doing a story and the threats legal action and fabrications, the Kashmir Club urges upon the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and Inspector General of Police Kashmir to look into the matter and alleged misuse of his authority by the concerned Tehsildar on whose insistence an FIR has been filed against the concerned reporter.
The concerned police officers are also urged upon to have a considerate view into the matter and thoroughly probe the matter and particularly the assertion by the reporter that he wasn’t even present at the location on that day. He himself is ready to give all the proof in this regard.
The Club expresses deep concern on registration of such an FIR against the journalist concerned on “false and fabricated charges” again and reiterates that public spirited journalism or highlighting the concerns of the affected is one of the primary duties of the media and implicating a journalist for rendering public services on false and fabricated charges is an assault on journalism.
Unknown burglars have stolen around Rs 9,91,900 cash from an SBI ATM in Budshah Nagar locality of Natipora in Srinagar city in the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday.
Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that unknown persons broke into the ATM and decamped with a cash amount of Rs 9,91,900 during late hours last night.
They said that the locals today morning noticed the ATM kiosk was broken and immediately informed the police.
The officials said that special teams from different wings of the Police are on the job to identify the burglars who have decamped with cash—(KNO)
Joint Committee was constituted To chalk out further course of action and It was decided that joint Committee should apprise concerns of EMPLOYEES to the hon’ble LG immediately
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JAMMU FEBRUARY 20 : Jammu 20.2.20: Of late the govt has issued orders/ circulars regarding 22- 48 provisions of retirement and calling registration details of unions. Amendment in the existing provisions of retirement and registration has sent panicky waves amongst the working class of the JKUT.
In a statement issued hear by media cell of GEJAF ,Reads that in order to re-act to these , an emergent meeting of representatives of major trade unions/ EJACs/Associations was held here today under the banner if Jk govt. EMPLOYEES joint action forum which was presided over by Sushil Sudan . More than 100 trade union leaders across JKUT attended. Senior leaders while addressing the participant leaders exhorted the employees to remain united as repressive measures of govt in the shape of daily circulars will be fought with full force .The rational of the govt in amending already existing provisions of 22-48 is not plausible as existing provisions are adequate to deal with all exigencies leading to application of this provision and amendment is aimed at to harras and intimidate EMPLOYEES. There is virtually no registration of unions is done by govt for the last more than a decade and in the face of it,calling details if unions is nothing but to muzzle the voice of EMPLOYEEs unions. The leaders unanimously rejected these orders and decided to apprise concerns of EMPLOYEES to the hon’ble LG immediately. To chalk out further course of action a committee of S/ sh. Sushil Sudan, Eijaz khan, Suresh Sharma, Mohd Rafiq Rather,Babu Hussain Malik was constituted. They appealed all trade union leaders to get united for a general cause and participate in the coming meeting. S/sh Ashish Sharma, Gurmeet Singh, Rajesh jamwal, Darshan Kumar,Farooq Ahamad kawa, javid akhoon, sees Singh Rather, Bishan Verma,Darshan kumar, Javid khan, Muzaffer Ahmad Rehmatullah khan,Manjoor Ali, K.C. dubey. Sheikh Aijaz mukhdomi, Javid Akhoon, farooq kawa
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