Srinagar 14 February: Reacting sharply to the murderous assault on Kashmiri students in Raipor Chhattisgarh, AIP President Er. Rasheed has said that the only reason Kashmiris get attacked everywhere is because of they being Kashmiris and Muslims. In a statement issued today Er. Rasheed said “Being a Muslim or a Kashmiri has become a crime in India and there is no guarantee to safety if a Kashmiri travels outside his native place and travelling even to Jammu has become an issue for them. When Kashmiris get attacked outside the concern governments and the security agencies often downplay the incidents and without giving a damn to the complaints of Kashmiris, authorities every time try to distort the facts, but when similar incident takes place in Kashmir, even unintentionally, from National Media to politicians everyone makes hue and cry. The helplines created by state government and other measures claimed to have been taken for the welfare of Kashmiris students studying outside Kashmir have proved nothing except false hopes and Kashmiris continue to suffer at the hands of Hindu radical elements. Someone may like it or not but the fact is that Kashmiris students and businessmen get attacked everywhere because of their religion as humiliating and harming Kashmiris is becoming like a core pillar or ultra-nationalism. It is horrible that radical organizations in Jammu are protesting even against nominal FIR filed against those who pelted stones on stranded Kashmiri passengers”. Er. Rasheed added government doesn’t allow opening of good institutions in Kashmir and thus Kashmiris students have no option but to be like second class citizens in various Indian cities. He said “Government must come out with white paper to tell that how many educational, professional and technical institutions in public and private sector are working in J&K and what is the number of same institutions in other states. There are dozens of applications pending before government for starting universities, colleges, training institutes and other professional and technical colleges in the state but government blocks the permission one way or the other”. Er. Rasheed while demanding stern action against those who attached Bandipora students in Raipor asked state government to collect information and get status of cases regarding attacks on Kashmiris in various places outside India updated, so that the facts come out and one is able to know that how the goons are being given free hand to harm Kashmiris and the FIR’s lodged against them are being thrown to dustbin. Er. Rasheed while expressing solidarity with the families of children who got injured in a mysterious blast in Plwama demanded an impartial probe to find out the real mystery behind the painful incident.
Lethpora Attack: Death toll mounts to 20
Srinagar, Feb 14 : The death toll in Lethpora attack has mounted to twenty after more injured paramilitary personnel succumbed, officials said.
An official said that around 3:15 pm, militants rammed the car into the CRPF bus triggered off an intensive blast.
The officer said that twenty CRPF men were killed in the blast and several others seriously wounded were shifted to army’s 92 base hospital.
Following the blast, the traffic has been suspended on the highway as forces cordon off the entire area and launched searches.
No words are enough to condemn the gruesome terror attack: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday while condemning the attack on CRPF men that left twelve of them dead said that no words are enough to condemn the ‘gruesome terror attack’
The PDP president while taking to her Twitter handle said termed the attack as madness, “Disturbing news coming in from #awantipura . Twelve of our security personnel have been martyred and several have been injured. No words are enough to condemn the gruesome terror attack. How many more lives will be snuffed out before this madness ends?” Mehbooba tweeted.
At least twelve paramilitary troops were killed and at least thirteen others were injured, and a bus of CRPF they were travelling in was damaged in a car bomb attack along Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday afternoon.
Jaish claims fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy
Srinagar, Feb 14 (GNS): Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility of the fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy at highway in which more than a dozen forces personnel were killed and several injured.
A JeM spokesperson Muhammad Hassan in a statement issued to GNS said “dozens of forces’ vehicles were destroyed in the attack”.
The spokesperson identified the driver (of JeM) who carried out the fidayeen attack as Aadil Ahmad alias Waqas Commando of Gundi Bagh, Pulwama. (GNS)
12 CRPF men killed, thirteen others injured in Lethpora car-bomb blast
Qayoom Khan
Srinagar, Feb 14 (GNS): Twelve paramilitary troops were killed and at least thirteen others were injured, and a bus of CRPF they were travelling in was damaged in a car bomb attack along Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.
A police official said that around 3:15 pm, militants rammed the car into the CRPF bus triggered off an intensive blast.
The officer said that twelve CRPF men were killed in the blast and thirteen others seriously wounded were shifted to army’s 92 base hospital.
Following the blast the traffic has been suspended on the highway as forces cordon off the entire area and launched searches. (GNS)
In 1 month, 160 flights cancelled at Srinagar airport
At least 160 flights were cancelled at the Srinagar “international” airport in the past one month owing to bad weather and poor visibility, even as little efforts are being made to install a high-end landing system at the aerodrome.
The flight cancellations happen notwithstanding the fact that the airport has witnessed an 18 percent increase in the flyer footfall during 2018.
An official source said while the airport witnessed footfall of 22.80 lakh passengers (both incoming and outgoing) in 2017, this number was 26.9 lakh in 2018.
Among the airports like Chandigarh, Jammu, Shimla and Amritsar, the airport witnesses highest passenger traffic but the facilities there are minimal, especially the poor landing system.
An official, who wished not to be named as he wasn’t authorised to speak to media, blamed an outdated instrumentation landing system (ILS) at the Srinagar airport for frequent flight cancellations.
The ILS is a ground-based instrumentation system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching the runway to enable its safe landing during reduced visibility conditions, common in Kashmir during winters.
Director, Srinagar airport, Akash Deep Mathur said there is a requirement of 1300 meter visibility for flights to land at the Srinagar airport at present. However, once the up-gradation of the runway is undertaken, it will help to allow flights to operate in lesser visibility, he said.
“In January this year, we had 83 flight cancellations due to inclement weather, though snow is not allowed to accumulate on the runway with the use of state-of-the-art snow clearance machines. Most flight cancellations happen due to poor visibility,” said Mathur.
However, he said, apart from visibility at Srinagar, “external factors such as en-route weather and overhead weather are also responsible for flight cancellations”.
Courtesy Greater Kashmir
Only Stranded Traffic Allowed On Jammu-Srinagar Highway
One-way traffic continued on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Thursday with authorities allowing only stranded vehicles to move from Jammu to Srinagar, an official said.
Over 3,000 vehicles crossed the Jawahar Tunnel on Wednesday with over 1,000 of these carrying essential supplies for the landlocked Kashmir Valley, the Traffic Department said.
“Today we have decided to allow only the stranded traffic to decongest the highway. The passage of vehicles has to be very cautious and slow at Marog in Ramban-Ramsoo sector where a 200 metre strtch is narrow and bad,” he added.
With the reopening of the highway, the stock position of essentials was improving gradually in the valley.
Acute shortages of petroleum products, vegetables, poultry products, mutton had hit the valley region during the week long closure of the 300 km long highway from February 6 to 12.(IANS)
Girls bag top positions in JKBOSE Class 11th Result 2018
Srinagar: Girls have again showed their mettle and have bagged top positions in the JKBOSE Class 11th Result 2018 for Kashmir Division declared on Wednesday evening.
Tehniyat Sheikh from SRM Welkin Higher Secondary School has topped the examination with 493 marks out of the total 500. She had opted for Commerce stream.
In Science stream, Humera Rashid from Kashmir Harward, Habak and Areeb from Burn Hall Higher Secondary School Sonwar have topped with 492 marks each.
Atya Tabasum from Women Education Institute, Lal Bazar and Shaista Mohammad from Jamiat Un Noor, Soibug have topped in the Arts stream with 492 marks each.
In case of Home Science stream, Noor Tariq from Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothibagh has secured the top position with 491 marks.
Earlier, a senior official at JKBOSE said that 63 percent of students passed the exam, adding that out of total 62101 students who had appeared in the exam, 39406 have been declared successful.
It is pertinent to mention that the JKBOSE Class 11th Result 2018 was declared after more that two months from the conclusion of the exam which was held in October-November 2018.
44 SSPs, SPs transferred
JAMMU, Feb 14: The State Government ordered transfer and postings of 44 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) with immediate effect.
According to the order, Imtiaz Ismail Parray, SSP Srinagar has been transferred and posted as OSD with Advisor (K), Incharge Home, while Shailendra Kumar Mishra, awaiting orders of posting in PHE has been posted as Commandant IR-7th Battalion (Ambgharota) and Rahul Malik, SSP Security J&K has been transferred and posted as SSP Bandipora.
Gurinderpal Singh, SP (West) Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SP Kulgam, while Sandeep Gupta, Additional SP Domana has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Anantnag and Shakti Kumar Pathak, SSP Traffic (NHW) was transferred and posted as SSP Kishtwar.
Dr Mohd Haseeb Mughal, OSD with Advisor (K), Incharge Home has been transferred and posted as SSP Srinagar, while Abdul Qayoom, AIG (CIV), PHQ was transferred and posted as SSP Baramulla and Maqsood-ul-Zaman, SSP has been posted as Commandant, IR-8th Battalion (Manasbal).
Shiv Kumar Sharma, Commandant, IR-19th Battalion (Kathua) has been transferred and posted as SP Rural, Jammu, while Jatinder Singh Johar, Commandant, JKAP-8th Battalion has transferred and posted as SSP Traffic (NHW) and Rajinder Kumar Gupta, SSP Kishtwar has been transferred and posted as SSP, Security, Civil Secretariat.
Dalip Kumar, SSP, PC Srinagar has been transferred and posted as AIG (CIV) PHQ while Mohan Lal, Commandant, JKAP 7th Battalion (Channi) was transferred and posted as Assistant Director, SKPA Udhampur and Tahir Sajad, Commandant, IR-2nd Battalion (Rajouri) has been transferred and posted as SO to IGP (Traffic) J&K.
Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, SSP Baramulla was transferred and posted as SSP (Security), Kashmir, while Fayaz Ahmad Lone, Commandant, IR-9th Battalion (Pattan) has been transferred and posted as Commandant, IR-10th Battalion (Shopian) and Mohammad Farid, Commandant JKAP-6th Battalion (Poonch) was and posted as Assistant Director, SKPA Udhampur.
Stenzin Nurboo, Assistant Director, SKPA Udhampur has been transferred and posted as Commandant, IR-15th Battalion (Jammu), while Mohammad Zaid, SP Awantipora was transferred and posted as Commandant, IR 9th Battalion (Pattan) and Harmeet Singh Mehta, SP Kulgam has been transferred and posted as SP, Anti-Hijacking Srinagar.
Manjit Kour, Commandant, IR-15th Battalion has been transferred and posted as Vice Principal PTTI Vijaypur, Randhir Singh, Assistant Director, SKPA Udhampur has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR 19th Battalion (Kathua) and Sheikh Zulfikar Azad, SP Bandipora was transferred and posted as SSP Security.
Mohammad Majid Malik, Additional SP Budgam has been transferred and posted as SP (Hqrs), Srinagar while Tahir Saleem Khan, SSP AHJ Srinagar was transferred and posted as SP Awantipora and Ramesh Chander Kotwal, Additional SP (Hqrs), Jammu has been transferred and posted as SP APCR, Jammu.
Mohammad Rashid, SO to IGP Traffic has been transferred and posted as Commandant, IR 2nd Battalion (Rajouri), while Shafqat Hussain, Additional SP (Kupwara) has been transferred and posted as SSP (Railways), Kashmir and Rajinder Kumar Katoch, Additional SP (Security) Jammu has been transferred and posted as Additional SP, Udhampur.
Suram Singh, Additional SP (Crime), Jammu was transferred and posted as Additional SP (Hqrs) Jammu, while Raj Singh, Deputy Commandant IR-5th Battalion was transferred and posted as Additional SP Bhaderwah and Tabasum Parveen, Additional SP, Udhampur has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Security), Jammu vice Amit Bhasin, who will await orders of posting in PHQ.
Nasir Ahmed, Additional SP Kathua has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Kishtwar, while Dushyant Sharma, Additional SP Rural Jammu has been transferred and posted as Staff Officer in APHQ and Mohan Lal Kaith, SSP APCR, Jammu was transferred and posted as SP Traffic (Rural) Jammu.
Munir Ahmed, SP APCR Srinagar has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Budgam, while Ramnish Gupta, Deputy Commandant, IR-19th Battalion was transferred and posted as Additional SP Kathua and Farooq Qesor Malik, Additional SP Anantnag has been transferred and posted as SP APCR, Srinagar.
Rajinder Singh, Additional SP Bhaderwah was transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant, JKAP-7th Battalion (Jammu), while Perbeet Singh, Additional SP Kishtwar was transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant, IR-24th Battalion and Mushtaq Ahmad, SP Traffic Rural Jammu has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Crime), Jammu.
Mushim Ahmad, SP (Hqrs), Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SP (West), Srinagar and Shaheen Wahid, Deputy Commandant, IR-24th Battalion was transferred and posted as Additional SP Security Jammu.
Welkin bags 1st position in Science, Commerce
Suhail Khan
SOPORE, Feb 13: Shah Rasool Memorial Welkin Educational Trust Sopore has bagged first positions in Science and Commerce streams in 11th class examination, the result of which was declared on Wednesday evening.
According to school authorities, in Science stream one of its students namely Annan Ishtiyaq secured 492 out of 500 marks while as a second student namely Tehniyat has got first position in commerce stream by scoring 493 out of 500 marks.
Annan Ishtiyaq Tehniyat 
Saba Gulzar
The school has a reputation of securing top positions among all its competitors across the private school spectrum.
Parents have hailed the efforts of school management and the staff in particular for chiseling the academic excellence among its enrolled students.
“This school has a hallmark for being one of the top names in scoring top positions among all its contemporaries in the state. We wish good luck to its management and the staff and want to facilitate all its students who have secured good scores,” a parent told Kashmir Despatch.