KD NEWS SERVICE

SRINAGAR, May 11: Based on a large number of complaints coming to Governor and to Government from various quarters regarding irregularities in the functioning of different Departments, the Government has decided to constitute Fact Finding Committees headed by senior officers to go into these alleged irregularities, if any and identify those responsible for these.

The Fact Finding Committees will look into irregularities in appointments in JK Sports Council, appointments in Skill Development, in awarding dredging contracts, in awarding macadamization contracts and in lack of progress in implementation of SWAN Project.

Each Fact-Finding Committee will be headed by a senior officer and will submit it’s findings in a time-bound manner. The Fact Finding Committees are: Fact-Finding Committee to examine illegal/ irregular appointments in JK Sports Council.

 “To enquire into all illegal/irregular appointments, if any, in JK Sports Council and the Youth Services and Sports Department from 2010 – 2018 and identify those responsible for irregularities, if any. The Committee will be chaired by the Principal Secretary (Home) and will also include Secretary, Youth, Services & Sports,” said the statement.

Fact-Finding Committee to examine fraudulent appointments in Skill Development Department

To look into all fraudulent appointments in the Skill Development Department and any Autonomous Body /Corporation/Organization under it from 2010 – 2018 and shall identify those responsible for fraudulent appointments, if any. The Committee will be chaired by Commissioner/ Secretary, Forest and will also include Secretary, DMRRR and Secretary, Technical Education.

Fact-Finding Committee to examine irregularities in awarding dredging contracts.

To look into the irregularities in awarding/implementation of dredging contracts in the Jhelum river and elsewhere by the I&FC Department and by LAWDA from 2010 – 2018 and identify those responsible for irregularities, if any. The Committee will be chaired by Principal Secretary, H&UDD and include Commissioner /Secretary, Revenue and Commissioner/ Secretary, PHE/I&FC.

Fact-Finding Committee to examine irregularities in awarding macadamization contracts.

To look into irregularities in awarding and implementation of macadamization contracts from 2010 – 2018 and identify those responsible for irregularities, if any. The Committee will be chaired by Principal Secretary, Finance and include Principal Secretary, Planning and MD, JKPCC.

Fact-Finding Committee to examine irregularities in lack of progress in implementation of SWAN Project.

To look into the reasons for the delay in implementation of the SWAN Project by the IT Department and irregularities, if any. The Committee will be chaired by Principal Secretary, Transport and will include Principal Secretary, Industries and Secretary, Higher Education. All the Fact-Finding Committees will submit their reports by 14.06.2019.

Srinagar: A protest was held in Srinagar’s press colony against the rape of a three year old girl of Sumbal area of Bandipora.

According to reports scores of youth from various areas of Srinagar while  holding placards and banners in their hands with the messages like “Girls are not toys”, “Hang the rapist Tahir Ahmad”, “RIP Humanity and “We want Justice” demanded stern punishment against the culprit.

The protesters said that the such culprits should not be jailed but hanged.

“What sort of a man does such a thing to a three year old girl. This is absolutely insane. He should be hanged. I don’t understand the logic behind keeping him in jail.” Said a protester who identified himself as Rizwan Malik.

The protesters also alleged that some people are trying to shield the culprit. They appealed J&K governor Satya Paul Malik and Director General of Police to take stringent action against the culprit.

Protests were also held in north Kashmir areas on Friday demanding severe punishment to the culprit who allegedly raped a three year old girl.

Locals took to streets in Sumbal, Chenabal and other areas of north Kashmir demanding stern action against the rapist.

A three year old girl in Bandipora  was allegedly raped by a local boy at village.

The incident took place at Malikpora, Trehgam area of Sumbal in Bandipora district.Police in its FIR had said that the accused was 20 years old.Acting on complaint of the victim’s family, police arrested the accused, identified as Tahir Ahmad Mir (20), son of Abdul Rehman Mir resident of Malikpora, Trehgam, Sumbal.

Expressing his grave concern over the plight of political prisoners at the hands of fascist rulers of India and jail administration in and outside Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani said that while the universal declaration of human rights provides a clear guideline for the erstwhile governments of its state members, India brazenly deny the same rights to the political prisoners of Kashmir.

Terming the Indian attitude as a mere political vendetta, Hurriyat (G) chairman said that Kashmir is a pure political issue which can be settled according to the aspirations of the people by allowing right to self-determination. Military solutions never last long and in presence of a million occupation forces, Kashmir has been turned in a hell like jail where people suffer and live in a suffocated environment, he asserted.

Condemning the use of brute force against the people, especially the youth at Jamia Masjid Srinagar on the eve of first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramdan, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman warned that by pushing the youth to the wall shall have grave consequences for which state administration would be responsible.

Expressing his solidarity with all the pro-freedom detenues languishing in jails in and outside Kashmir, Geelani condemned the ruthless and inhuman behaviour of the jail authorities.

Giving details of the prisoner’s plight Hurriyat (G) chairman said that even during the holy month of Ramdan, the detenues are kept in solitary confinement in small cells without basic amenities, unhygienic food and insufficient medical facilities have rendered the detenues to suffer miserably.

Hailing the strong commitment and steadfastness of all these prisoners including Mohammad Yaseen Malik, Masarat Aalam Bhat, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Dr. Hamid Fayaz, Dr. Shafi Sharyati, Dr. Mohammad Qasim Faktoo, Asiya Anrabi, Dr. G. M. Bhat, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Raja Mehraj-ud-din Kalwal, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Fehmeeda Sofi, Nahida Nasreen, Mohammad Yousuf Mir, Mohammad Yousuf Falahi, Abdul Gani Bhat, Sheikh Mohammad Ramzan, Shakeel Ahmad Yatoo, Abdul Ahad Para, Mushtaq aAhmad Veeri, Abdullah Nasir, Gh. Qadir Bhat, Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, Mohammad Ayoub Dar, Tariq Ahmad, Muzfar Ahmad Dar, Mohammad Hussain, Pir Mohammad Ashraf, Mushtaq Ahmad Hura, Yasin Ahmad Hura, Samiullah, Asadullah Parray, Hakeem Showkat, Mehraj-ud-Nanda, Basharat Bazaz, Tariq Ahmad Pandith, Mohammad Hussain, Hilal Ahmad Beigh, Noor Mohammad Kalwal, Advocate Zahid Ali, Istiyaq Ahmad Wani, Dr. Mohammad Saleem, Moulana Sarjan Barkati, Abdul Hai, Zahoor Ahmad Watali, Syed Shahid Yousuf, Syed Shakeel Ahmad, Asif Sultan and Abdul Rashid Shigan, he said that the precious sacrifices given by these detenues provides a base stone for our freedom movement who are languished in jails like Tihar, Jodhpur, Jajar, Haryana, Kuthwa, Kotbalwal, Riyasi, Udhampur, Amphala, Srinagar Central Jail, Baramulla, Mattan and Kupwara.

Hurriyat (G) chairman appealed the United Nations Human Rights Commission, International Red Cross, Amnesty International to visit the Indian jails and have on spot observations of the ill treatment and heinous violations of prisoner’s rights.

SRINAGAR, MAY 11: Advisor to the Governor, Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, has issued a fervent appeal to both wholeseller and retailer associations to advise their members to observe self-restraint and collectively decide not to charge more than the prices fixed by the Government.

Ganai, who is Advisor in-charge Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, made this appeal in light of possible disruptions on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due to forecast of intermittent rains over the next few days and the holy month of Ramadhan. He said the Government would take all proactive steps to ensure that people do not face any hardships in the availability of essential commodities during Ramadhan.

The Advisor further stated that the prices have been fixed after taking into consideration all market forces which leaves no room for an undue spike in the prices of essential commodities. He warned that strict action will be taken against those wholesellers and retailers who shoot up prices abnormally and violate the rates fixed by the Government.

Srinagar: Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar on Saturday has asked the administration to not deploy government forces outside the historic mosque on Fridays.

A spokesman of the Auqaf in a communique  said the presence of forces in large numbers around the Mosque creates an atmosphere of fear among the worshipers.

Adding that the presence of forces in large numbers around the masjid, damages the centrality and sanctity of the masjid.

“The deployment of government forces in huge numbers before the prayers also gives ample opportunity to certain vested interests to foment trouble around the mosque and to damage the sanctity and sacredness of the grand masjid,” said the spokesman.

He said that the Anjuman has time and again called on the administration to ensure no deployment of forces around Jamia Masjid on Fridays but the frequent pleas seems to be falling on the deaf ears.