Baramulla, April 18: In view of the weather forecast, the Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr.G.N.Itoo convened a meeting of the concerned officers of Disaster Management here today.

During the meeting, various issues with regard to Emergency Operation Centre, establishment of temporary EOS, assessment of the resources and status, training programmes, manpower status, besides identification of vulnerable areas were also discussed threadbare.

The concerned officers on the occasion briefed about the preparations of DPR, funds position, existing resources with DM Cell, assessment of the resources with allied departments, online uploading of existing resources, mock drill calendar for 2019-20, and disaster specific trainees with specific locations. They also informed about the manpower in Civil Defense, NCC, NSS, Red Cross and Village level Volunteers.

It was given out that about 30000 empty bags have been kept available in the district which can be immediately provided to the identified vulnerable areas at the time of Emergency.

The Deputy Commissioner while speaking to the officers enjoined upon them to make sufficient stock of bags available for the purpose. He stressed for conduct of special trainings, mock drills and identification of all the vulnerable points at River Jhelum, Wular lake and other water bodies in the district, for which he directed officers to prepare a comprehensive disaster management plan so that the required manpower, machinery and material can be arranged well in time.

ADC Baramulla Mohammad Ahsan Mir,SE Hydurlic,SE PDD ,Tehsildar baramulla ,EO MCB and variuos other concerned officers were attended the meeting.

The Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir recorded lowest voting percentage till 6:00 pm on Thursday, in Srinagar constituency, amid the second phase Lok Sabha polls in two constituencies of the state.

In Srinagar constituency, 17.5% of votes were recorded in Budgam till 6:00 pm, 21.60% were recorded in Ganderbal and Srinagar was at 7.9% per cent.

The overall percentage of the votes in the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency was recorded 14.02% till 6: 00 pm.

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that she won’t be surprised if India attacks Pakistan.

The Peoples Democratic President was reacting to suspension of cross LoC trade by government of India.

The only female chief minister of state taking to her Twitter handle lashed out at the BJP for the decision and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dismantled a confidence building measure initiated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee “Using Kashmir as a scapegoat to claw its way back to power won’t help BJP. It’s an excuse to worsen ties with Pak despite their peace overtures. By doing this PM Modi has dismantled a CBM Initiated by Vajpayee ji .Won’t be surprised if an attack on Pak is in the offing.”She wrote.

Earlier in the day the Ministry of Home Affairs  issued orders to suspend the LoC trade between Jammu & Kashmir and Pak administered Kashmir (PaK) saying  the step has been taken in view of the trade routes being misused by Pakistan based elements.“This action has been taken as the Government of India has been receiving reports that the Cross LoC trade routes are being misused by the Pakistan based elements for funnelling illegal weapons, narcotics and fake currency etc,” said the MHA in a release.

Bejbehara, Apr 18 : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday said that people of Kashmir have lost faith in PDP saying that the people would never forgive Mufti’s for betraying and berating their verdict in 2014 by forging alliance with BJP-RSS.

Addressing an election campaign rally at Bijbehara, party’s senior leader Muhammad Akbar Lone said that there is no sympathy for Mehbooba Mufti on ground and that the people of Bijbehara will not forgive her for unleashing torments on the people particularly the people of Bijbehara, who had reposed faith in her during 2014 elections.

“Today she is again coming forth with the same set of promises she made while canvassing for assembly elections in 2014. However what followed is an open secret, it cannot be articulated in words, there aren’t any alphabets that can reveal the massive pain the people of Kashmir particularly the people of south Kashmir are going through,” he said.

“When enjoying the benefits of power, she had bolted her mouth. People who had voted for her were dejected by her changed outlook. People still remember how sordidly she mocked the death and misery of hundreds of families who had to shoulder the coffins of their beloved, with her ‘milk and toffee’ remarks. People remember how appallingly she had asserted that the guns of security forces aren’t for display but action. She shamelessly stuck to her chair when the youth who had voted for her were being fired upon. She didn’t have the gumption to bid good bye to BJP when scores of our youth, and elderly were being blinded and maimed. On the contrary she barefacedly presided over the relentless miseries of people. How can people forget her treachery and political duplicity? People across the state particularly in Kashmir are bidding goodbye to the PDP’s brand of politics, which is based on duplicity, crude lies and political Shenanigans. Mehbooba is herself admitting the fact that people of the state, in particular her workers are disgruntled with her.PDP is a spent force, it never was any; the edifice of PDP has stumbled down under the weight of its own deceit and falsehood,” he said.

Party’s South Zone President Dr. Bashir Ahmad Veeri, while addressing the public meet, said, “Today we see Mehbooba Ji taking pledges for the protection of state’s special status. How can she assume that she can fool people all the time? If she thinks on these lines then she is surely living in a fool’s paradise, people who come to spend time at the Dara Shikoh Park don’t veer around her late father’s tomb, the reason we all know is the doomed embrace of Mufti’s with BJP-RSS. When Mehbooba Ji was told to bow down by BJP, she crawled before them. There is nothing which suggests that she won’t join hands with the BJP in the future also.

He further added, “PDP is still in a tacit alliance with BJP; the way PDP supported BJP’s candidate for the post of deputy chairman of Lokh Sabha reveals it all. Nonetheless, how can she protect the sanctity of our flag now when she couldn’t stand for the interests of Kashmir when in government with BJP? On the contrary, it was she who allowed the implementation of SARFAESI, and NFSA in J&K. what was left of our autonomy; Mufti’s took it upon them to obliterate it. How can she protect it now?”

The leaders who addressed the public meet sought huge winning margin for party’s Anantnag parliamentary constituency candidate Retired Justice Hasnain Masoodi. The leaders said that Masoodi has been known for his pronounced judgments on the special status of J&K. They said that he is the best person to voice for state’s interests both inside and outside parliament.

Among others retired Justice Hasnain Masooodi, Peer Muhammad Hussnain also addressed the public meet and impressed upon the people to rally round the flag of National Conference. 

Ganderbal, April 18: Nunner-native village of slain militant Rashil Rashid-in Ganderbal Thursday stayed away from polls.

Rahil, an M Tech was killed on April 6 in a brief gunfight with government forces in Imam Sahib area of Shopian. He had joined militant ranks on April 3 this year.

However, people of stayed away from polls on Thursday. Not a single vote out of 2568 voters had cast the vote by 2 pm.

There were three polling booths at Government Girls Higher Secondary Institute, but there was no polling agent of any party.