Srinagar,Sep 05:  An educational cum motivational tour sponsored by Indian Army for 24 boys and girls of the Gurez Valley of Bandipur District in Northern Kashmir was flagged off from Dawar to Jaipur, Ajmer and Delhi by Commander, Snow Leopard Brigade. The tour spanning over 10 days has been organised on the popular demand of locals by the Dawar Battalion under the aegis of Snow Leopard Brigade. The aim of the tour is to provide an opportunity to the students belonging to the remote areas of Gurez Valley to interact with students of their age group of other states, Civil and Military Dignitaries, appreciate the rich cultural heritage, cultural grandeur and progress made by our nation in various fields.

The young boys and girls will be visiting various places of historical and religious interest to include Hawa Mahal, Amer Fort and City Palace at Jaipur, Dargah Sharif at Ajmer and Red Fort, Jama Masjid and India Gate at Delhi. The students will be interacting with the students of IIT Delhi and other renowned schools. Interaction has also been planned with civil and military dignitaries at Jaipur and Delhi and will also be visiting to military establishment, Ajmer.

The joy and anticipation of experiencing the eventful journey was clearly evident on the faces of the students and locals present for the flag off ceremony. This initiative of Indian Army looked promising and will go a long way in integrating the nation by spreading the message of unity, amity and harmony.

New Delhi, Sep 5 The Supreme Court will examine on September 16 a batch of petitions, involving various issues, including relaxation of movement, in Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court decided this on Thursday while hearing petitions.

Kashmir Times Editor Anuradha Bhasin”s counsel told the Bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, that the media was not being allowed to function in the Valley for the last one month.

This was contested by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, saying a number of newspapers were being published from Srinagar.

Activist Tehseen Poonawalla”s counsel submitted that people were unable to travel around freely, were being deprived of basic rights, and had no access to hospitals.

On this, Mehta said the people had access to hospitals and around 700,000 people had visited hospitals in the Valley.

Poonawalla has raised the issue of lockdown as amounting to suspension of Article 19 (freedom of speech) and Article 21 (personal liberty) of the Constitution.

When the court enquired Poonawalla about his vocation, the Attorney General said he appeared in television channels. However, Poonawalla”s counsel said he was an activist and had the right to appear anywhere to raise his voice against violation of human rights.

The court adjourned the matter and also tagged the petition of Mohammad Aleem Syed, a Jamia University law student. The law student in his affidavit detailed the situation in the Valley based on his visit.

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Srinagar, Sep 5 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has sanctioned Rs 121 crore to undertake development work identified during the ‘Back to Village’ programme aimed at taking governance to doorsteps in rural and remote areas.

According to an order issued by the Finance Department on Wednesday, an amount of Rs 5 crore each has been put at the disposal of district development commissioners of all 22 districts for taking up the work that came up during the ‘Back to Village’ campaign launched by the state administration between June 20 and 27.

The programme was primarily aimed at energising panchayats and directing development efforts in rural areas through community participation.

“The district development commissioner of each district shall identify high priority works with due impact and high visibility to be implemented as part of Back to Village programme in convergence with other schemes on the basis of reports finalised by officers during their visit,” the order read.

The list of the identified work shall be furnished by divisional commissioners within a period of 15 days and only such work shall be taken which can be completed during current financial year 2019-20.

“The Planning, Development and Monitoring Division shall evaluate five per cent of work selected on random basis within two months from the issuance of this order,” it added.

Appeals Governor Satya Pal Malik and other top officials to put in place all arrangement for smooth processions across.

Jammu : The Socio-political Activist Syed Karar Hashmi appeals the honorable Government Satya Pal Malik to revoke ban on Muharram processions in Kashmir as
government is violating their religious rights under the excuse of law and order problem, In the heart of state capital Srinagar, the processions are not allowed along the traditional route –that begins from Abi Guzar, passes through Maisuma and ends at Zadibal. The 8th Muharram Procession was the largest procession of mourners being taken out traditionally in Srinagar led by senior leaders.

At contemporary our leaders are being detained, on the other hand, people want leaders to meet and hold consultations regarding preparations for the procession and other rituals. Syed Karar Hashmi said in a statement that, it is the responsibility of state apparatus to make smooth arrangements to facilitate procession as it is our fundamental right to practicing religion. Why strict restrictions are been placed, Police and paramilitary forces are been deployed, pedestrian as well as vehicular movement are barred and well placed razor fitted wire on the main roads of procession are been seen across on such days ? Need to place proper arrangements in place , so that processions will be peacefully organised across state.

The said ban has proved that so called themselves the lovers of peace have fake claims and weak theories in their pockets to befool the world community. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims are taking part on Muharram Procession and let revoking of ban give a clear message of peace in the valley. Hashmi added

Hashmi appeals Honorable Governor Satya pal Malik and other top high ups to release Shia detained leaders urgently, so that people will hold consultation with them and arrangements will be put in place accordingly during this auspicious month of Muharram

Srinagar: Asrar Wani, a 17-year-old boy who was battling for life at the intensive care unit of local Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) after sustaining injuries during a clash between local residents and forces last month, died in the early hours of Wednesday.

The authorities and the doctors who treated him, however, made contesting claims over the cause of Wani’s death, even as the law and order situation remained tense in downtown Srinagar.
Munir Khan, Additional Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Police, told reporters that Wani died of injuries caused by stone-pelting.

However, doctors who treated Wani confirmed that he died of a shell injury in his head that eventually led to a pulmonary cardiac arrest.

An SKIMS staff doctor looking after Wani’s case, however, refuted the authorities’ claims.

The cause of death is the head injury which led to a pulmonary cardiac arrest. A shell had hit his head causing grievous injury. He underwent a surgery and had been on the ventilator for long. He was improving but his condition worsened Tuesday night,” said the doctor who did not wish to be named.

A staff nurse at the ICU had earlier told ThePrint that Wani had sustained pellet injuries on his legs, chest, arms, left eye and face.