All Parties Hurriyat Conference today in a statement has denounced the rumors about the health of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani.
Hurriyat said that by the grace of Almighty Allah and prayers of his well wishers, his condition is fine.
Hurriyat Conference appealed the people that not to heed to the malicious and ill-designed rumors.
Srinagar: Around 200 inmates have been shifted from Srinagar Central Jail to other jails across the Valley since the mishap between prisoners and jail authorities in April leading to intense clashes overnight.
During the time of the incident, around 525 inmates that included leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Public Safety Act (PSA) detainees, and militant prisoners were lodged in the central jail.
Overcrowded then with prisoners, against the jail’s capacity for some 350 inmates, the inmate population has now been reduced.
According to a prison department official, hundreds of detainees have been shifted to jails in Kathua, Kupwara, Baramulla, Mattan, and Anantnag. “The current inmate population in the jail is around 316,” he added.
According to a report by Rising Kashmir, Yasir Ahmad (name changed), the brother of one such inmate was informed by authorities of his shifting only when he went to the central jail to visit him. Likewise, most of the shifting was done without informing the families of the inmates concerned. Relatives of inmates have seemingly been traveling all across the valley in pursuit of those that were shifted elsewhere.
Restoration works of the two barracks that were burnt down on April 5, along with damaged surveillance equipment is still ongoing. Due to the central jail’s proximity to residential settlements, proposals have been made to shift the highly guarded age-old jail elsewhere, away from the city.
Pakistan is ready to hold talks with the new Indian government to resolve all outstanding issues, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said.
Addressing an Iftar dinner in Multan on Saturday, Qureshi said both India and Pakistan should sit on negotiation table to solve issues for the sake of prosperity and peace of the region, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
His remarks came two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday led his Bharatiya Janata Party towards a victory for a second term in office.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated Modi on his electoral triumph and expressed desire to work with him for peace and prosperity in the region.
“I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia,” Khan tweeted in both English and Urdu.
In April, Khan said he believed there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settle the Kashmir issue if Modi’s party wins the general elections.
The results of India’s general elections are very significant for Pakistan as the new government in New Delhi will determine the course of Indo-Pakistan ties, which were pushed to a new low after the Pulwama attack.
Just a day before the announcement of results, Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday exchanged pleasantries on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
He conveyed to her Pakistan’s desire to resolve all issues through dialogue.
Tensions flared up between India and Pakistan after a suicide bomber of Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF personnel in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14.
Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried air strikes in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26. The next day, Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG-21 in an aerial combat and captured an IAF pilot, who was handed over to India. (Inputs from PTI)
Two days after the killing of Zakir Musa, founder, and commander of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind, in Dadsara village of Tral sub-district, clashes and restrictions stay afloat in Kashmir.
Most parts of the Srinagar are observing a shutdown amid restrictions in various parts of the Downtown, while streets in south Kashmir wore a deserted look, with government force gazing the streets.
Scores of youth gathered around Jamia Masjid in Srinagar to offer funeral prayers in absentia for Musa on Sunday morning, however, forces soon reached the area and chased the youth away.
Yesterday, Hurriyat (G), led by SAS Geelani, had asked people to resume their normal business on Sunday.
In Shopian, Kulgam, and Anantnag towns, government force personnel have been deployed in large numbers to prevent any protests. Shops, business establishments, and educational institutes remained shut in these areas with a thin layer of traffic movement.
According to the locals, forces are patrolling the streets and disallowing any public gathering.
Strict restrictions were imposed again in Nowhatta area of the old city after fresh protests erupted in the area.
Earlier, restrictions were withdrawn across Valley and life returned to normal on Sunday after two days of restrictions and shutdown called in the wake of the killing of Musa.
“But we had to impose restrictions again in Nowhatta after fresh protests erupted in the area,” the police official told a local news agency. Shops and other business establishments re-opened Sunday morning while public transport started plying normally.
Earlier, mobile internet was also suspended on Thursday night across the valley, but the low-speed service was restored in most parts on Saturday evening following improvement in the situation.
The Kashmir University (KU) has postponed the second semester B.Ed exams scheduled for Monday.
An official said that they had scheduled exam for foundation education subject of B.Ed students which has been postponed.
“Rest of the exams slated for tomorrow will be conducted as per schedule,” he said.
Srinagar, May 25 : Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) welcomes the steps taken by the administrative department of Health and Medical Education (H&ME) department directly under the supervision of Advisor K Vijay Kumar and Principal Secretary, Atal Dulo viz restoration of administrative seniority in health department which will enthuse new energy and confidence among medical officers and consultants. Even though the pace in restoration of Administrative seniority is slow, doctors across the state hope that the steps so initiated in last couple of months will be taken to logical end.
In a statement issued, President, DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said, “DAK has been time and again demanded the restoration of administrative seniority in health department as per rules and regulations drafted strictly in recruitment rules for appointing such officers.” Dr Naik added, “In peripheral hospitals it has been observed that it becomes difficult for senior doctors to work under administrative officers who are junior to them which leads to indiscipline and unworthy work culture.”
General Secretary DAK, Dr Owais H Dar further added, “restoration of administrative seniority is prior and 1st step in giving away with in-charge system as it is only possible that administrative officers can be confirmed after due process is followed laid under recruitment rules. Once confirmed administrative officers are set in place, the undue political interference in health department at local levels can be avoided to large extent.”
Meanwhile it has been brought in notice of the association that some junior doctors for their vested interests are using their relatives to garner support in front of higher ups so that they can be again re-appointed as administrators in health department. We request the authorities that neither any relative of any doctor nor general public must influence or interfere in appointing any junior doctor as administrator, this cannot be accepted nor tolerated.
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) urges Advisor, K Vijay Kumar and worthy Principal Secretary HME, Attal Dullo to further look into the matter and bring some pace in restoration of Administrative Seniority in Health Department as per recruitment rules so that this long pending demand of the doctors is met once for all.
Srinagar, May 25 : Aspirants of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) 2018 are up in arms against the RRB for setting up their examination centres in Jammu for Junior Engineer (JE) test.
The aspirants complained that their exam centers for JE have been set up outside the Valley, thus leaving the aspirants to lurch at large. “It will be difficult for aspirants to travel outside Kashmir to appear in exams due to tense situation in Kashmir, financial and other hurdles,” they said.
Wasim Mir, an aspirant who hails from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district said that his exam centre has been designated in Jammu and he is not in a position to travel there due to situation tense in Kashmir valley.
“It is sheer injustice for the aspirants of Kashmir. How can they designate the centre outside the valley when we have preferred here. I am not in a position right now to afford the expenses for travelling outside the valley for exams. If the exam centre is not changed, I have no option but to skip the exam,” said another aspirant Zubair Ahmad. (KNS)
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Srinagar,May 25 : Joint Resistance Leadership on Saturday said that there will be no shutdown tomorrow.
According to Hurriyat (G) there will be no strike on Sunday (Tomorrow) asking people to resume their normal work and business.
Pertainally, JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik had called for one day strike on Saturday against the killing of militant command Zakir Musa in a gunfight with government forces at Dadrasa area of Tral on Thursday night.
Srinagar, May 25 : Scores of Party functionaries and workers thronged the residence of party president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday to greet him on party’s spectacular win from all the three constituencies of Kashmir province. The residence of party president wore a festive look amidst sloganeering. Workers, party functionaries from across the state who had swarmed the residence of party president festooned party president with garlands.
While addressing workers, party functionaries, Dr. Farooq said that the elections results in Srinagar reflect the mood of the people, who notwithstanding various vulnerabilities came out and voted for our party. “Inspite of the critical situation that most of the valley areas are beset with; people made it a point to cast their vote in favour of NC. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people. The faith people placed in our party is humbling and it gives our party the energy to work harder to fulfill people’s aspirations. We have a mammoth task ahead of us, on one hand we have to protect the pluralistic ethos of the state, usher in an era of development and on the other hand we have to fight for the protection of the special status of our state.”
He further added, “I along with my other colleagues Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi shall work untiringly both inside and outside parliament for safeguarding Art 370, Art 35-A. The impressive victory would not have been possible but for the proactive role played by the workers. Now that people have done their bit it is now for us to rise up to the expectations of people and deliver on the undertakings that we made during the run up for the elections. I assure people that the party will leave no stone unturned to defend and protect the special position of the state at any cost.”
Party president while exuding confidence in workers, party functionaries said, “The biggest battle is ahead, the party rank and file, the workers have to maintain the momentum and ensure a strong mandate for the party in the upcoming assembly elections. Moreover we will deliver on the promise of giving regional autonomies to all the regions and sub regions of the state. Once in power the party shall immediately start the decentralization of powers to different remote areas of the state. We will put in all efforts for equitable development of the state. With Omar Abdullah in vanguard of the new government the party will materialize the ideals of Naya Kashmir.”
“We will take due care of all the minorities. As far as victory is concerned, it does not belong to an individual it belongs to the party. I take this opportunity to thank the people and workers in the Jammu and Ladakh division for abiding by the party directions. I congratulate each and every worker of the party in the far flung areas of the state for reposing their fate in the party. I assure all the people that party will undertake the development in all the remote areas on priority basis. Our agenda of development is progressive and inclusive. I assure everyone that once in power the party with Omar Abdullah in vanguard of the new government will take no time to give regional and sub regional autonomies to the far flung areas of the state. People have done their bit now it is for us to deliver on the promises the party has made in the run up for elections,” he added.
Among others party general secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar, Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Nasir Aslam Wani, Ali Muhammad Dar, Mubarak Gul, Shameema Firdous, Mushtaq Guroo, Sajad kitchloo, GN Ratanpuri, Javaid Dar, Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Dr Sajad Uri, Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, Shammi Oberoi, Showkat Mir, Ajaz Jan, Salman Ali Sagar, Ahsan Pardesi, Younis Gul, Brijmohan Sharma, Er. Sabiya Qadri, G N Tailbali, Khalid Rathore, Sardar Jagjeet Singh Azad, Imran Pandit also greeted the party president on the occasion.
Meanwhile scores of district presidents block presidents and other functionaries greeted party president for his impressive victory.
On the occasion Dr. Farooq was presented with certificate declaring him as successful candidate received on his behalf by chief election agent of the party president Showkat Ah Mir from returning officer – 2 Srinagar PC.
Bandipora, May 25 : On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, surprise inspections were conducted at several government offices in the district by Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reyaz Ahmad Beigh.
During the inspection, three revenue officials were found unauthorizedly absent from their duties and were placed under suspension and enquiry has been initiated against them.
The Deputy Commissioner Bandipora has also initiated disciplinary action against four doctors who were also found absent at District Hospital Bandipora without any proper permission. The DC Bandipora directed to withhold the salary of the doctors pending an inquiry into their conduct. Additional District Development Commissioner Bandipora will inquire into the matter and has been asked to charge sheet the officials for taking disciplinary action under the law.
The DC directed all the officials and employees working in the district to ensure punctuality in the offices.