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Shortage of drinking water in Anantnag
Shopian remains shut for second consecutive day
Police foils Delhi chalo yatra of NYC, detains 3 members
Protest against detentions in Kashmir
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Hearing of petition challenging Mirwaiz’s house arrest deferred
Missing youth’s family seeks FIR re-investigation
Kashmir gets fresh rains as temperature
dips
Ladakh National Highway Road to open on April 5
Champs Club cruise into T20 semis
BSNL team visits Sopore, assures problems’ resolution
Law dept script win in volleyball
Work on SP and Amar Singh college grounds reviewed
3 injured in road accidents
Zargar KU Chemistry Deptt head
JU cricket tourney: Chemistry dept win inaugural tie
Lecturers demand filling of vacant posts
Two tourist huts gutted in Gulmarg
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Shortage of drinking water in Anantnag
Anantnag, April 1 Reports said crores of rupees have already been spent on different water supply schemes; however, these schemes are making no difference whatsoever on ground. In far-flung villages in Anantnag, people, mostly women-folk, still have to tread miles to fetch drinking water. “There is a water tank in the vicinity which was constructed back in the seventies. The population has increased manifold and the water tank is not sufficient for all the people,” said Mukhtar Ahmad, a resident of Dooru area in Anantnag district. Residents of the area said they get a water supply of one-two hours a day, that does not suffice and they are forced to fetch water from the fresh water springs in the vicinity. In Shangus area of the district, a water supply scheme worth Rs 2 crore was completed, but it does not serve its purpose. “The water supply system is unable to pump water to the households,” said Muhammad Saleem, a resident. “The scheme was supposed to put an end to the water crisis here, but has been held ransom by the authorities, adding to our miseries,” he added. The villages affected by non-functioning of the scheme are Kreeri, Khanpora, Mahadphal, and Kanlipora. The woes of the people in Model Village in the Kokernag area are no less than in other areas. “What kind of a Model Village is this where people cannot afford to have potable drinking water?” said Adil Hameed, a resident. He said the women-folk still have to tread long distances to fetch water. “We are literally living in stone age. While the world is moving ahead, we are still looking for drinking water,” he stated. The situation in urban areas of the district is no better than that in the rural ones. People from towns of the district say even though they do get water supplied to their homes, it’s not potable. “We do not have a filtration plant in our area,” said Shameem Ahmad, a resident of Bijbehara town. “The water is so murky that it’s futile to even boil it. We have been pleading with the department concerned but according to them, there is nothing wrong with the water,” he said. A water supply scheme for Anantnag town has been in the works over the last three years, but is nowhere near completion, adding to the woes of the residents.
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Shopian remains shut for second consecutive day
Anantnag, April 1 Stray incidents of stone-pelting were reported from some parts of the Shopian town; however, the situation remained rather calm compared to Sunday. Widespread clashes amid a shutdown were observed in the town and its peripheries, on Sunday after a youth namely Zubair Ahmad Turay, son of Bashir Ahmad Turay, a resident of Bonna Bazar area was detained by the police on Saturday evening. Demanding the immediate release of the detained youth, people of the area said it’s the sixth time that the police has detained him, that too without his fault. “The police have been unnecessarily harassing Zubair and his family,” the protesters said. On Sunday morning, the protesters, demanding immediate release of Zubair Ahmad, clashed with the police and the CRPF personnel. “Police used tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters,” reports said. “Soon, the clashes spread to other parts of the town including Gagren and other villages in the periphery,” it was stated. People alleged that the police thrashed several people, including two teachers who were dispensing their duties in a local coaching centre. Reports of a senior police officer getting injured during the clashes were rubbished by the police authorities. In adjoining Zainapora village, protests broke out after Shakir Ahmad Mir, who, according to reports, is the District President of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was detained. |
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Police foils Delhi chalo yatra of NYC, detains 3 members
Srinagar, April 1 Nearly 1,000 members of the association, from various districts of the state, were to head for the yatra on foot, covering 873 km. District authorities, sensing trouble, had directed the local police officials at Kothi Bagh police station to detain the leaders of the association. Muddasir Hassan, who was released in the late evening today, said the yatra was still on and that they would come up with fresh dates of commencement of the yatra in a few days. NYC Association has been demanding a written assurance of creating a job-oriented policy for them or reservation of quota in recruitments, after they were asked to resign from their services last year. The youth claimed that they had exhausted all the options of meeting the higher authorities, including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who had assured them that their grievances would be settled. “So far, we have only got verbal assurances from the CM and his ministers that they are by our side. The dubious NYC scheme under which we were engaged as volunteers in various public departments has marred our career opportunities. In order to dispel the protests of 2010 on streets in the Valley, the state and the central governments had made claims of providing employment to youth through this scheme, only to disengage us later.” Aijaz Shah, general secretary, NYC said. Earlier, senior state cabinet minister, Ali Mohammad Sagar said although the terms of service of NYC volunteers clearly stated that they would be engaged in various public departments for two years’ time, the youth should be engaged through an alternative job policy so that they do not feel alienated. |
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Protest against detentions in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 1 Untoo, who appeared in Press Colony, near Lal chowk area,
had tied his hands with chains, which were also put around his neck. Besides, he was carrying a banner
with a photograph of Shabbir Shah. However, as soon as he appeared in the area, a contingent of Kashmir police, which was
already waiting there, whisked him away to a nearby police station. Untoo condemned the arbitrary detention of Shah and demanded the release of scores of
prisoners languishing in different jails across the state and outside. Shah, who is also a senior executive member of the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar
Farooq, was shifted to Kotbalwal jail in Jammu from the Central Jail, Srinagar, on March 16 despite his “ill” health. The police had arrested him on February 9 and lodged him in Central
Jail to ward off protests in the wake of Afzal Guru’s hanging at Tihar Jail,
New Delhi. During a press conference on March 26, DFP leader Moulana Ambdullah Tari had condemned the arrest and the subsequent shifting of Shah to Kotbalwal jail and demanded his release. In the wake of protests over the hanging of Afzal Guru on February 9, scores of separatist leaders have been arrested by the authorities in Kashmir over the past two months. Besides, hundreds of youth who took part in the protests and stone
pelting have been detained in different police stations across Kashmir, with many of them booked under the Public Safety Act. |
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Hearing of petition challenging Mirwaiz’s house arrest deferred
Srinagar, April 1 In the petition filed by Mirwaiz before the HC through his counsel, his continuous house arrest had been termed as illegal and it had been prayed that the court issue directions to the authorities for lifting the siege around his
residence and allow his free movement. The petition was listed today before the single bench of Justice Hasnain
Masoodi. However, he directed for listing the matter before some other bench, said a counsel in the case. He said the petition was now expected to come up before some other bench in a day or two. In the petition, it had been submitted that Mirwaiz was the Chief Cleric of Kashmir. His religious freedom and duties had been curbed by his continuous house arrest, Mirwaiz’s counsel advocate Nazir A Ronga said. It had been prayed in the petition that the HC direct the authorities concerned to lift the siege around the residence of Mirwaiz and allow his free movement, which was a fundamental right of every citizen. The authorities in Kashmir had put him under house arrest soon after his arrival from Delhi on February 21. The restrictions on his movement and political activities were put in the wake
of execution of Afzal Guru on February 9. Though the authorities had subsequently lifted restrictions on March 28, however, he was today again put under house arrest to prevent him
from visiting Guru’s house in north Kashmir’s Sopore area. Mirwaiz was in Delhi when Guru was executed in Tihar Jail on the morning of February 9. While in Delhi, his movement was barred by the Delhi Police and the restrictions were lifted on February 20. |
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Missing youth’s family seeks FIR re-investigation
Srinagar, April 1 “We had registered a case in Kothibagh
police station after our son went missing in 2003 and we want its re-investigation,” said Abdul Rehman Paul, father of missing Showkat Ahmed Paul. “The way
the section of media is reporting that my son has turned a militant, quoting official sources
is just to divert the attention from the real case,” he added. Rehman, a resident of Lawaypora, said his son was a college student when he was picked up
on June 23, 2003 from Partap Park in Srinagar by the Army. “On the court directions, the police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case of my missing son. The SIT also indicted an Army officer. We also approached the State Human Rights Commission for justice. We
think the media reports about my son joining militancy has to do something with that old
case. This thing needs to be probed thoroughly by the police,” he added. Paul’s mother Fareeda, who is also a member of the Association of
Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), said had her son been alive, he would have called the
family at least once. A senior police officer said they were also looking into the reports of a disappeared man turning into
a militant. |
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Kashmir gets fresh rains as temperature
dips
Srinagar, April 1 Light rainfall, which occurred in the afternoon and continued intermittently till evening, brought down the day temperature in the city which had begun on a sunny note. The State Meteorological Department said light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely to occur in the next 24 hours in Srinagar city and at a few other places in the region. The department said snowfall is also likely on the upper mountainous reaches of Kashmir valley. Strong gusty winds, which hit the city in the afternoon, also resulted in capsizing of a boat in Dal Lake in which a tourist family from West Bengal was enjoying a ride. Sirpa Dass and her son Anuraj Dass, Atanu Chatterji and his wife Poornama Chatterji and son Arpan Chatterji, all from West Bengal, were rescued by police when their shikara capsized owing to a sudden windstorm in Dal Lake, a police spokesman said.
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Ladakh National Highway Road to open on April 5
Srinagar, April 1 The minister of state today visited Zojila to take stock of the arrangements being made for the opening of National Highway for traffic. Later, the minister also interacted with the tourists at Sonamarg and inquired about the facilities being made available to them. He enjoined upon the people of the area to be hospitable to the tourists and directed the administration and traffic authorities to streamline the traffic system to facilitate the people of the area besides the visiting tourists. Several deputations also called on the minister and put forth their demands and grievances. The minister assured them their genuine demands would be looked into on priority. |
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Champs Club cruise into T20 semis
Jammu, April 1 Batting first after
winning the toss, Champs Cricket Club posted a total of 172 runs, losing
six wickets in the process. Sonu scored 67 runs with the help of 7 hits to the fence.
Raghav and Vasu supported him well and contributed 32 and 24 runs respectively. Raghav hit 3 boundaries while
Vasu struck 4. For Tarun Cricket Club, Devinder, Pankaj and Yash shared two wickets apiece. Chasing 173 runs to win, the opening pair for Tarun Cricket Club, Gautam
and Sahil had an impressive partnership of 56 runs in seven overs but their departure triggered a dramatic middle order
collapse. Gautam made 45, including three hits to the fence, while Sahil
chipped in with useful 36 runs. Rohit also contributed 20 runs but in vain as Tarun Cricket
Club could manage 149 runs for the loss of eight wickets. For Champs Cricket Club, Arun and Chandan were the pick of
the bowlers with three wickets apiece whereas Chotu took two wickets. |
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Tribune Impact Our Correspondent
Sopore, April 1 The Tribune had, on March 24, reported the issue in a story titled “Poor service of BSNL irks mobile subscribers in Sopore”. “The team visited Sopore for the first time in the past many years and assured that the snag in one mobile tower would be rectified and another tower would be re-located at the earliest,” said Haji Mohd Ashraf of President Traders’ Federation Sopore, who accompanied the team to different sites in the town. The officials sought the help of the residents in re-locating the affected tower, currently located in Iqbal market. The officials also took note of billing problem of landline phones. “They assured that more counters would be set up to address the problem and ensure convenience to the subscribers,” added Haji Ashraf. He said a site had been identified on the outskirts of Sopore for relocating the mobile tower.
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Inter-Department Sports Meet Tribune News Service
Jammu, April 1 From the Law Department, Mohit Sharma and Manjeet Singh played outstandingly well while Nawdee Sen and Mohammad Israr also played well for Law School. The match was officiated by RC Sharma, Mulkh Raj Sharma, Stanizn Namsas, Sandeep Kour and Mamta Sharma. In badminton final, Law School had the last laugh against Physical Education Department by 2-1. In the first singles, Chander Dev Manhas defeated Amit Sharma while Anurag lost to Anurag Singh. In the decider, the duo of Chander Dev Manhas and Akal Shah toppled Amit Sharma and Taranpal Singh by 2-0. In table tennis, Physical Education Department trounced Law Department by 2-1. In the first singles, Amit Sharma lost to Addul Salam while Taranpal Singh trounced Vinay Kumar in the second singles. In doubles event, Amit and Taranpal outplayed Abdul Salam and Vinay to emerge victorious.
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Work on SP and Amar Singh college grounds reviewed
Srinagar, April 1 So far, 1.7 crore rupees have been allotted to the Amar College ground and 1.55 crore rupees have been allotted for the SP College ground, a party statement said. Out of the allotted funds, only 92 lakh rupees have been spent on the Amar Singh College ground while 54 lakh rupees have been spent on SP College ground. The total expenditure on the playgrounds is estimated at 1.80 crore rupees for Amar Singh College and another 1.70 crore rupees for SP College, the statement said. According to the statement, Abdullah took a serious note of the slow pace of work at the two grounds. “He (Abdullah) told the authorities that it was tragic that the pace of work is slow despite availability of funds,” the statement said.
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3 injured in road accidents
Srinagar, April 1 A passenger cab hit a motorcycle at Buchoo in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, resulting in injuries to the motorcyclist identified as Abdul Rashid Khan of Tangward village. Abdul was admitted in a hospital for treatment, said a police spokesman. In another accident in Anantnag district, a passenger cab hit a motorcycle, injuring 60-year-old Ghulam Nabi Ganai, a resident of Trail village. The injured motorcyclist has been admitted in SKIMS Hospital in the city here. In south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, 24-year-old Ashiq Hussain Parray of HS Bugh was injured when his motorcycle skidded off the road near Hergam village. The injured has been admitted in District Hospital Anantnag for treatment, the spokesman said.
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Zargar KU Chemistry Deptt head
Srinagar, April 1 He was also the coordinator of the Annual 8th Science Conference which was held at KU last year and was attended by 200 delegates from all around the country. Besides, he is a member of the organising committee for International Symposium on Genomic instability and Cancer. |
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JU cricket tourney: Chemistry dept win inaugural tie
Jammu, April 1 Batting first, Dogri department garnered 103 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 16 overs. Bupinder Singh and Shiv Sharma hit 45 and 31 runs respectively. For Chemistry department, Amnish took three wickets while Vishal Kotwal and Atul grabbed two and one wicket respectively. |
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Lecturers demand filling of vacant posts
Doda, April 1 In the meeting, the recent promotion lists of principals, ZEO's and lecturers was hailed. |
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A team of BSNL officials on Monday visited Sopore town in Baramulla to ascertain and address “network problems” faced by the mobile subscribers in the town.
The team found two towers of BSNL located near Iqbal market and outskirts of the town not working properly and assured the residents that the affected towers would be made fully functional at the earliest.
