Srinagar, Feb 27 : A BJP spokesperson Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga has filed a sedition complaint against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.
Bagga has written complaint to DCP Delhi Police demanding registration of FIR against Mehbooba for her “anti-national remarks that amount to sedition”. (KNS)
Srinagar, Feb 27 : The prevailing shortage of essential supplies particularly Petrol, Diesel, LPG and Kerosene Oil has ended with arrival of sufficient stocks after clearance of road stretched in Ramban where massive landslides had disrupted the movement of traffic.
Upto 6PM a total number of 274 Tankers and Trucks crossed Jawahar Tunnel which included 81 LPG trucks, 67 petrol loaded tankers, 91 diesel tankers, and 35 Kerosene oil tankers meanwhile more than 300 tankers are in transit and are expected to reach Kashmir valley shortly.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmed Khan reviewed the availability of stocks and distribution process with Deputy Commissioners, Director FCS&CA and other senior officers in a meeting convened here today. He said that sufficient stocks have been received and further additional supply is in transit.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar has issued an executive order banning illegal storage, carriage, transportation and dispensing of petrol/diesel in canes, vessels etc. Through another order petrol pumps have been directed to maintain reserve for ambulances and DG sets of various health institutions. Patrol pumps have also been asked to ensure sufficient supplies to public transport vehicles. Earlier, the DC reviewed the process for distribution of stocks in Srinagar city and asked the oil companies to maintain sufficient reserve stocks.
Departments of FCS&CA and Legal Metrology have been directed to take special measures against any attempts of hoarding or profiteering viz-a-viz fuel and essential supplies in Srinagar.
The available stocks received today include 34262 LPG cylinders, 8.04 Lakh Litre petrol, 10.92 Lakh Ltr diesels and 2.20 Lakh Litre K Oil. This has augmented the existing supplies of diesel and kerosene oil available for 3-4 days and k Oil available for 7-8 days whiles has petrol reserves had exhausted earlier which have been replenished.
Deputy Director FCS&CA Zahoor Ahmed has been deputed as Nodal Officer for overseeing equitable distribution.
Former Pakistan skipper has once again backed the country’s Prime Minister after Imran Khan on Wednesday called for de-escalation of hostility in the aftermath of Pulwama militant attack. Afridi spoke of how his country even treats the ‘enemies’ with honour. He posted a video showing a pilot who says he is Wing Commander Abhinandan and has been treated really well by the Pakistan Army.
Taking to Twitter, Afridi wrote: “Proud of Pakistan Armed Forces @OfficialDGISPR. This is how we treat our enemies even. The War Hysteria started by India must end now. We are a peace loving nation & the only solution to this is joint dialogue as suggested in speech by our PM @ImranKhanPTI”
In a televised address, Imran Khan said violation of Indian airspace by Pakistan air force was “a demonstration of our capabilities” after strike by Indian Air Force on Tuesday.
He said, “We didn’t take action on Tuesday morning because we weren’t aware of the damage caused by air strike by India. We did not want to cause much collateral damage in India when there was not much damage on our side. The only motive of Pakistan’s strike today was to demonstrate that we have the capability to hit back.”
India has accused Pakistan of using its Air Force to target Indian military installations on Wednesday morning in response to pre-dawn counter-militant strikes of Tuesday against Jaish-e-Mohammad camps in Pakistan.
According to sources, Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah, who was summoned to the South Block in the Capital, also told Indian officials about capturing of an Indian pilot by Pakistani authorities.
Earlier, while quite a few current and former India players had called for India to boycott playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup in England after the recent militant attack in Pulwama, former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi had backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claim that the country has no role to play in the killing of 49 CRPF soldiers in the incident.
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“Pakistan Army is treating me well,” the allegedly captured Indian Air Force wing commander has said in a fresh video released by Pakistan.
The Pakistani Army spokesman, Major General Asif Ghafoor earlier on Wednesday had said that they have shot down an Indian War plane and captured two pilots of Indian Air Force.
In an earlier video, the alleged Indian Air Force commander identified himself as a wing commander of Indian Air Force and his name is Abhimanyu and is from down South of India.
His photos with other pilots of Indian Air Force are being widely shared over Social media.
Meanwhile voices demanding the release of Abhimanyu have grown in India as various people took to social media platforms, twitter and facebook. Indians have been demanding the release of the captured pilot hastaging, “#BringAbhimanyuBack.”
The Ministry of External Affairs in India has said that one of its pilots is “missing in action,” however no official comment has been heard about the identity of the missing pilot as of yet.
(Agencies )
A civilian and six Indian Air Force personnel were killed after a Mi-17 chopper crashed near Garend Kalan village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam on Thursday Morning.
The MI-17 chopper crashed around 10:40 am in Garend village, seven kilometres from Budgam town.
The civilian killed in the crash was identified as Kifayat Hussain Ganaie (20), a local resident who was basking in the sun when the chopper crashed onto him in a brick kiln.
Reports quoting officials said that two pilots were also killed in the crash.
Indian Express reported that the slain were Indian Air Force personnel. However, there was no immediate official confirmation.
Press Trust of India
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should suspend all his political activities till the missing Indian Air Force pilot returns home safely.
India Wednesday said the pilot went missing after the IAF foiled Pakistan Air Force’s attack on military installations in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan claims the pilot is its custody.
“PM Modi must suspend his political activities until #WingCommanderAbhinandan is returned safely. It can’t be business as usual with him crisscrossing the country at taxpayer expense making political speeches while our pilot is a Pakistani captive,” Abdullah said in a series of tweets.
The former chief minister also appealed to Pakistan to treat the Indian Air Force pilot well.
“In the meantime, Pakistan please treat him as you would have us treat one of your men in uniform should he be unfortunate enough to be captured on this side of the border,” he said.
“Thoughts with the family, friends & colleagues of #WingCommanderAbhinandan. Prayers for his early & safe return home to all those eagerly waiting for him,” he added.
Governor Satya Pal Malik today launched ‘State Infrastructure Monitoring System-SIMS’ the official Portal developed by the Finance Department in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for management, monitoring, information and payment system of all Infrastructure Projects being funded through the Jammu Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC).
Sh. Navin Choudhary, Principal Secretary Finance, briefed Governor about the salient features of newly launched portal and apprised that it will provide a single platform for all the Departments to upload the information of their respective languishing projects. The Portal will also be beneficial for processing the payments in a streamlined manner for each Project.
Governor congratulated the Finance Department for taking this significant step towards e-Governance besides ensuring transparency and accountability in Government functioning. He observed that the portal will help in streamlining the monitoring and management of all Infrastructure Projects in the State that have been funded through the innovative mechanism adopted by the JKIDFC.
Shri Choudhary also informed Governor that so far the High Powered Committee in Finance Department has cleared 2206 infrastructure projects of various departments amounting to approximately Rs 5300 crores.
Shri Umang Narula, Principal Secretary to Governor; Shri Abhay Kumar , State Informatics Officer ; Shri Nazim Khan , Special Secretary, Finance; Shri Showkat Mir , Joint Director, Finance; Shri Shafaat Yahya, Deputy Director, Budget; Ms Nimisha Abrol , Project Manager (IT), Finance Department; Shri Rakesh Gupta and Ms Shama Kanotra from NIC were present on the occasion.
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday said India is not keen on seeing further escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan even as she urged all countries to show zero tolerance against terrorism and extremism.
Referring to Pulwama, Swaraj said such attacks are a “grim reminder for the need for all the countries to show zero tolerance to terrorism and take decisive actions against it”.
Swaraj was speaking at the 16th Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministerial Meeting being held in Wuzhen, China Wednesday.
The foreign minister said the international community has spoken in unison to eliminate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and other terror groups based out of Pakistan following the 14-February attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel.
“Pakistan denied any knowledge of the attack and outrightly dismissed claims by Jaish-e-Mohammed,” said Swaraj.
“In the light of continuing refusal of Pakistan to acknowledge and act against terror group based on its territory and based on credible information that Jaish-e-Mohammed was planning other attacks on various parts of India, Government of India decided to take preemptive action.”
The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted “non-military preemptive strikes” against JeM’s biggest terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan, Tuesday.
Swaraj said the target selected by the IAF was in order to avoid civilian casualties.
“This was not a military operation. No military installations were targeted. The limited objective of the preemptive strike was to act decisively against the terrorist infrastructure of Jaish-e-Mohammed in order to preempt another terror attack in India,” she added.
“India does not wish to see further escalation of the situation. India will continue to act with responsibility and restraint.”
The last RIC Foreign Ministerial Meeting was held in New Delhi on 11 December 2017.
Swaraj will have a bilateral meeting Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. She is expected to raise the issue of enlisting JeM Masood Azhar as UN-recognised international terrorist.
China has thrice opposed the move at the UN Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee.
Last week, the UNSC unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Pulwama attack. China was among the permanent and non-permanent members who adopted the resolution.
After Tuesday’s strike, China asked both India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint”. (Agencies)
Baramulla, Feb 27: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today convened a meeting to review arrangements for the smooth celebration of upcoming annual Mahashivratri festival to be observed on March 4.
On the occasion, DC thoroughly reviewed the requisite arrangements wherein he directed the concerned authorities to make all the necessary arrangements for smooth celebration of the festival.
DC directed the officers to ensure availability of Fish, Vegetables especially Lotus Stems (Nadroo), Spinach, Walnut, Cheese and other essential commodities including LPG Cylinders, K-oil, rice, sugar, flour, uninterrupted water and electric power supply in all the areas where the Pandit community resides.
Dr Ittoo directed the Fisheries Department to deploy trout fish carrying mobile vans on festival days in various areas of the districts for better convenience of Pandit community.
Meeting was attended by SSP Baramulla, ADC Baramulla, ADC Sopore, Assistant Director Fisheries and FCS&CA besides other concerned officers.
Baramulla, 27 February: District Development Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today chaired a meeting of representatives of various trade federation bodies of the Baramulla town to review the availability of essential commodities in the wake of current prevailing situation that disrupted the normal life in the valley.
On the occasion, a threadbare discussion with regard to availability of essential services and commodities was held wherein the DDC was briefed by the representatives about the supply and stock position. He was informed about the limited stock of some essential commodities including fuel wherein the DDC assured that all the commodities shall be facilitated in sufficient quantities shortly.
Moreover, the DDC reviewed the current law and order situation wherein he was briefed by the SSP Abdul Quyoom about the current situation in the district. The SSP urged people not to get panic and impressed upon them not to heed the rumours.