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We are bound to taking action against erring CRPF personnel” DC Srinagar GNS Srinagar, March 07 : Coming down heavily on unbridled CRPF personnel for ransacking houses and religious places, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asghar Samoon Thursday appealed people to contact District administration in case CRPF personnel indulge in ransacking houses in any area. Meanwhile Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Baseer Ahmed Khan said that he will look into the matter and will try to find out where ransacking has taken place.“Strict action will be taken against the erring CRPF personnel. I fail to understand how they act independently when standard operating procedures (SOP) have been set for them. I want to assure people that whosoever indulge in excesses will face the music,” Divisional Commissioner told adding that police in no way should give free hand to CRPF personnel.When asked that CRPF personnel ransacked the Batamaloo shrine, beat people and smashed window panes in Dhobi Mohalla and

GNS  Srinagar, March 07,: CRPF personnel went on a rampage in Mirzabagh residential campus of Kashmir University on Thursday and arrested a Scholar and the son of University employee. “It is for the first time that CRPF personnel dared to enter into the premises of University despite the fac t that University has its own Force supervised by a Dy SP,” University official told .The Scholar identified as Basharat Ahmed (P.hd Environmental Science) and the other youth were lodged in Police station Nigeen where top University officials reached to sort out the matter. “We are on it and trying to find out under which circumstances the Scholar and other youth was arrested and why they were beaten. I am right now in Police Station Nigeen and can’t comment about the incident,” Proctor Prof Mohammad Ayoub told and adding that they were picked from the residential quarters which is guarded by only one policeman.According to reports minor clashes erupted during morning near Sadrabal, Hazratbal on

GNS JAMMU, MARCH 07 :-Mr. R. K. Jerath, Vigilance Commissioner, State Vigilance Commission, called on Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan, here today During their discussions, the Governor stressed the high importance of all required steps being timely taken for ensuring that the functioning of the State Vigilance Commission is placed on a sound  footing. The Governor observed that the effective functioning of the SVC would have a vital bearing on the enhancement of accountability and good governance and, consequently, eradication of corruption.This was Mr. Jerath’s first meeting with the Governor after he recently took over as the Vigilance Commissioner. The Governor wished Mr. Jerath a very successful tenure ahead.

GNS  Jammu, March  07: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed serious concern over the indiscriminate arrest and other coercive measures resorted to by the government in an unsuccessful effort to quell protests in Kashmir. PDP legislators met here under the leadership of party president and head of the Legislature Party lead er Ms Mehbooba Mufti today and condemned the mindless and directionless approach of the State Government. PDP president said that the reign of terror has been unleashed on the people who are forced to live the life under constant siege.She said that the forum of Assembly has unfortunately been undermined by the present dispensation headed by Omar Abdullah and voice of the people was muzzled in a brazen manner.The legislators present in the meeting said that the people of Kashmir are being pushed into uncertainty by the callous and insensitive government, which they said thrives on this. They said that hundreds of people, young and old, are picked up in diff

GNS JAMMU ,MARCH 07 : The newly elected Members of Legislative Council from Congress party were felicitated at the PCC HQ. Shaheedi Chowk Jammu, here today. President J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MP ( former union minister ) accompanied by the newly elected MLCs Shri Mohammad Muzaffar Parray, Shri Naresh Gupta and MS. Rani Billoria, reach the Congress HQ, where senior leaders and activists of the party profusely garlanded them and welcomed them amidst raising of slogans in favour of the Congress leadership and the party. AICC Secretary Incharge J&K Shri Abdul Manan Ansari was also present in the function. Congratulating the new MLCs, Prof. Saifuddin Soz said that dedication and devotion to the party is recognized one day in the party. He asked them to work hard for strengthening the party and strengthen the hands of MS. Sonia Gandhi and  Rahul Gandhi and promote the policies of the Congress party. Secretary AICC Abdul Manan Ansari- Incharge J&am

To                                                                                                                                  March 7, 2013 1. The Hon'ble Defence Minister oflndia, Shri A.K. Antony, 9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi. 2. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Bangalore. Dear Sir, Re: Aijaz Ahmed Mirza It has come to my knowledge that one Aijaz Ahmed Mirza, a D.R.D.O. scientist of Bangalore, was sacked on the ground that he was implicated in the Hyderabad bomb blast case. lt was reported recently in the media that no evidence has been found against him by the N.I.A. which has declined to file a charge sheet against him. I would request to you look into this matter immediately, and if it is true that there is no evidence against Aijaz Ahmed Mirza, he should be reinstated forthwith on the post he was holding before he was sacked, otherwise a wrong message will be sent throughout the coun

Army responsible for killing of Kashmiri : Prashant Bhushan GNS Srinagar, March 5:Urging Government of India to resolve Kashmir issue as soon as possible Human Rights activist and reputed Supreme Court lawyer, Prashant Bhushan Tuesday claimed that no Kahsmiri is safe in any part of India as communal forces are ruling the country.“In Kashmir Army is responsible for su ppression while in India communal forces including extremist Hindu outfits are busy in terrorizing Kashmiri people who manger their affairs in different parts of India. How can you expect that a Kashmiri is safe in India when police can do encounter of anybody even an Indian in any part of the country,” Prashant Bhushan told Srinagar based news agency adding that the execution of Afzal Guroo brought disrepute to India.Commenting on the mysterious death of Kashmiri student in Hyderabad, Prashant Bhushan said that Kashmiri people managing their affairs in different states of India are not secure. He said there is lawless

GNS Srinagar, March 5, : MLA Langate Engineer Rashid Tuesday reiterated his demand of plebiscite in the state assembly and said that if demanding plebiscite is a crime, he will commit it billion times and even if he is hanged every time and disqualified from the membership of legislature.Taking part in the discussion on Gove rnor’s address in assembly, Er Rasheed said that if I m a Pakistani agent for demanding implementation of United Nation resolutions then Jawahir Lal Nehru too was an agent of Pakistan who took Jammu Kashmir issue to the United Nations.He asked the Legislatures that they should not become yes man of New-Delhi and should not try to misinterpret the historic facts regarding the Jammu Kashmir dispute . Er. Rasheed termed Senior PDP leader Muzaffar Husasain Beigh’s comment that those who want plebiscite should leave the assembly as an unfortunate and said that it has exposed PDP’s stand on dispute of Jammu & Kashmir.He said that Omar Abdullah and Mufti Mohammad Sy

‘This is why I vehemently stress on partial AFSPA revocation’ ‘Expresses solidarity with bereaved family, assures justice’ GNS JAMMU, MARCH 05 – Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday in an emotional speech in Legislative Assembly expressed his anger and dismay over the killing of a Baramulla Boy by the forces, describing it an unpardona ble act and assured justice to the bereaved family. “This is why I am vehemently raising the issue of partial revocation of AFSPA so that the erring forces personnel do not go scot-free”, he told Legislative Assembly while speaking on the statement made by Law Minister in the House informing the killing of a boy and injury to other by forces in Baramulla. Responding to the protest, walk-out by main opposition party (PDP) and dismay expressed by all the members of the House over the incident, the Chief Minister said that he is himself full with anger but he is not in a position to walk-out like opposition members. “You cannot feel the anger I am boi

GNS  Jammu, March 5th : Kishtwar Police displaying high professionalism, worked out two burglary cases by arresting the main accused and his associate and recovered the stolen accessories from their possession.The accused have been identified as Zakir Hussain @ Bitta s/o Ghulam Mohd r/o Sangrambhatta Kishtwar and co-accused Raj Kiran s/o Chuni Lal r/o S angrambhatta Kishtwar.Reports said that two burglaries had taken place one on January 31st , 2013 in the shop under name and Stye Tanveer Electronics in which case FIR No. 12/2013 U/S 457/380 RPC was registered in Police Station Kishtwar, and the other had taken place in the intervening night of February, 20& 21 , 2013 in shop under name and style AD Agencies in which case has also been registered in PS Kishtwar vide FIR NO. 21/2013.On this SP Kishtwar constituted a special team to work out these theft cases . During course of investigation Police came to know that one person namely Zakir Hussain was selling mobile phones at very

Srinagar:    The top-secret operation by the central government to hang and bury Afzal Guru is being dissected by political parties in his home state today. The fact that Guru's body has not been returned to his family nearly a month after he was executed in Delhi has turned into a political firestorm in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has publicly expressed his differences with the centre over the hanging, and the violation of Guru's rights to see his family one last time before he was hanged. Edited by   Abhinav Bhatt                                         10 big developments in this story 1.. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will discuss last month's execution of Guru, convicted for assisting the parliament attack of 2001 in which 14 people were killed. 2. .Guru's family, which lives in Sopore in the Kashmir Valley, has been demanding that his body be returned to them so they can bury him at a local graveyard with accompanying last rit

Press Trust of India  New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday expressed its disagreement with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, saying the state should not speak against this law as it has already passed a similar legislation in its Assembly. "Omar Abdullah's own state has passed a law which has virtually the same provisions as AFSPA. The Jammu and Kashmir Police Act is similar to AFSPA. People can see the difference between his words and deeds," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters. He insisted that Omar and his government cannot oppose AFSPA when they have a similar law in force. Omar told the Srinagar Assembly on Tuesday that the AFSPA should be repealed from the places where Army is not required. He also referred to Irom Sharmila, the North-East activist who has been on a hunger strike for over a decade, saying if she (Sharmila) can talk about it why can't he speak against it. "One wo

GNS New Delhi: BJP today expressed its disagreement with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, saying the state should not speak against this law as it has already passed a similar legislation in its Assembly.  "Omar Abdullah's own state has passed a law which has virtually the same provisions as AFSPA. The Jammu and Kashmir Police Act is similar to AFSPA. People can see the difference between his words and deeds," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters.  He insisted that Omar and his government cannot oppose AFSPA when they have a similar law in force.  Omar told the Srinagar Assembly today that the AFSPA should be repealed from the places where Army is not required.  He also referred to Irom Sharmila, the North-East activist who has been on a hunger strike for over a decade, saying if she (Sharmila) can talk about it why can't he speak against it.  "One woman has been on a hunge

GNS Jammu, March 5 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday dismissed reports that he has resigned. After rumours that Abdullah had resigned following the death of a protestor in Baramulla, he tweeted on micro-blogging website Twitter: "Note to others spreading rumours about my impending resignation. I haven't resigned. If my resignation could bring a person back to life I'd resign in a flash. My responsibility to the state and people is to ensure incidents like today's see justice done." Earlier, the chief minister broke down in the state assembly while describing the death of a youth in army firing in Baramulla district in north Kashmir Tuesday. According to police, Tahir Lateef Sofi, 29, was killed in firing by security personnel at Chatipadshahi Bridge in Baramulla town after protestors demanding the return of Afzal Guru's body pelted stones at army vehicles. Guru, a convict in the parliament attack case who hailed from Baramulla di

GNS Jammu, Feb 28: With most politicians in the state still in a mood to protest the hanging of Afzal Guru, it is perhaps not surprising that the first day of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's budget session witnessed much uproar over the issue. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) boycotted the governor's address on Thursday, slamming the Omar Abdullah government for failing to "protect rights of the citizen of Jammu and Kashmir - Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged by depriving him of his proper legal rights". A sit-in was staged by MLAs of the party outside the assembly. The legislators shouted slogans and carried placards which read "Tamil Nadu Nay Inkar Kiya, Punjab Nay Inkar Kiya. Par Jammu and Kashmir Sarkar Nay Ikrar Kiya". They were citing Punjab and Tamil Nadu's strong opposition to the death penalty awarded by the courts to the assassins of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi respectively. The PDP is

GNS Jammu FEB 28: National Conference MLA Mubarak Gul on Thursday took over as the new Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Gul, who represents the Eidgah constituency in Srinagar, assumed charge on the first day of Budget session, replacing Mohammad Akbar Lone who was recently inducted into the state cabinet.  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to whom Gul had served as the Advisor, congratulated the Speaker for his new assignment and expressed hope that he will conduct the House proceedings impartially and to the best of his ability.  See more at: http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/mubarak-gul-takes-over-as-new-speaker-of-jandk-assem_832209.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#sthash.sTBjJqv6.dpuf Later speaking to reporters, Gul said members of all parties will be given adequate time to highlight issues of their constituencies in the Assembly.  He appealed to the MLAs to cooperate in conducting the proceedings of the house in a c

GNS JAMMU FEB 28: Jammu and Kashmir's opposition  Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) on Thursday moved an  adjournment motion  in the  legislative assembly  to discuss  the situation  in the state after execution of Mohammad  Afzal Guru  and the delay in returning his body to his family. According to PDP spokesman Naeem Akhtar, the resolution  in this regard has already been given to the assembly speaker for discussion on these two issues Friday.  Earlier, the PDP boycotted the governor's address on the first day of the budget session to lodge its "protest against failure and inability of the state government to protect rights of the citizen of  Jammu and Kashmir  - Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged by depriving him of his proper legal rights".  PDP legislators, led by party chief  Mehbooba Mufti , staged a sit-in outside the assembly and shouted slogans against the  Omar Abdullah  government.  They were carrying placards reading "Tamil Nadu Nay Inkar Kiya, Punja

“Bol ki lab azaad hain terey  Bol zubaan ab tak teri hai” (Speak out for your lips are free  Speak out for your tongue is still yours”)  Faiz Ahmed Faiz By Justice Katju I have been criticised by some politicians, lawyers and others for being outspoken on some issues unrelated to the press while being the Chairman of The Press Council of India (PCI). As a result, it is time now for my response. The main attack on me is that since the PCI discharges quasi-judicial functions, its Chairman should not speak on non-media issues. First of all, let me say that if a matter comes up before the PCI when it is exercising quasi-judicial functions involving an issue or a person about which or whom I have expressed my view, I will immediately recuse myself from the deliberations and decision on it. In quasi-judicial matters I do not make decisions on my own. Rather, it is the PCI which, by majority vote, makes decisions. There are 28 members of the PCI apart from the Chairman. If I recus

                                                                                                                    Despite gaping holes in the case against Afzal Guru, all India's institutions played a part in putting a Kashmiri 'terrorist' to death By Arundhati Roy Spring announced itself in Delhi on Saturday. The sun was out, and the law took its course. Just before breakfast, the government of India secretly  hanged Afzal Guru , prime accused in the attack on parliament in December 2001, and interred his body in Delhi's Tihar jail where he had been in solitary confinement for 12 years. Guru's wife and son were not informed. "The authorities intimated the family through speed post and registered post," the home secretary told the press, "the director general of the Jammu and Kashmir [J&K] police has been told to check whether they got it or not". No big deal, they're only the family of yet another Kashmiri terrorist.

Dileep Padgaonkar   Is an individual who holds a quasi-judicial position entitled to air his political views in public? On the face of it, that is the nub of the controversy that has pitted Justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Press Council of India, against Arun Jaitley, leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Much like civil servants and officers of the armed forces and the police, government-appointed heads of statutory bodies are obliged to abide by the principle that they need to be discreet about matters that fall outside their remit. As citizens they are of course free to exercise their political preferences when they cast their ballot in a polling booth. But outside the booth, they must be seen to be impartial. Otherwise their conduct is bound to be suspect in the eyes of a section of opinion. That principle has however often been observed in the breach. The former army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh, often spoke out of turn as does, Vinod Rai, the present CAG. The PCI