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From home turf, Shah Faesal starts his political innings

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From home turf, Shah Faesal starts his political innings

Srinagar, Feb 04 : From his home turf former IAS officer Shah Faesal Monday started his political innings by addressing thousands of people at Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) Kupwara. Thousands of people thronged to the venue to listen to Faesal.

Faesal started his speech talking about uprooting corruption and nepotism from the state.
Amid slogans, “Dekho Dekho koun aaya, Sher aaya Sher aaya” Faesal, waiving at the sea of people said he has returned some America and quit a top bureaucratic job for the people of state.
“I have come back to my village to work for the people. Everyone take money to do a work. A common man is a worst sufferer. In the last ten years being in the bureaucracy I have witnessed how files are delayed. The corruption has engulfed the state,” Faesal said. He said that PHD scholars and other educated people are losing their lives.
“I thought I will go to America and work there, live a good life. But upon reaching there I realized how long educated Kashmiri youths will lose their lives. I have come back to my village. I will move from village to village to meet the people, to understand their sufferings and collectively solve the sufferings,” Faesal said. He said even today people from far of areas have to stand in long queues at the secretariat and prove their identities to meet the officers and get their works done.
“The common people have to face the brunt on every side,” he added.
He spoke about people from Kupwara being called with names like Gujjar and other slangs.
Terming it unfortunate, he said people are left to face miseries at every level of administration from Secretariat to other lower levels of admin. (KNS)

OGW arrested, arms and arms recovered in Kreeri

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OGW arrested, arms and arms recovered in Kreeri

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Police on Monday claimed to have arrested an OGW of JeM outfit in north Kashmir’s Kreeri.

Police in a statement said an OGW of JeM outfit was arrested during naka by joint team of forces at Dulatpora area of Kreeri village on Sunday.

Police statement further said that the arrested OGW was identified Hazaif Ahmed Bhat son of Mohammed Shafi Bhat resident of Saloosa Kreeri and large quantity of arms and ammunition including one hand grenade recovered from his procession.

Police statement further reads that in this regard a case FIR number 78/2018 U/S 18, 19 UA (P) act, 3/4 Exp. Sub Act of Police Station Kreeri and further investigation has been taken up.

Public Durbar at Sopore turns into Flop Show

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Public Durbar at Sopore turns into Flop Show

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SOPORE, Feb 4: With only selected people being allowed to meet Governor’s four Advisors in their Public Durbar in Sopore on Monday, the event virtually turned into a flop show.

According to reports, Governor’s four Advisors including Advisor G, Advisor SK and Advisor K had convened Public Darbar at Dak Banglow Sopore where only selected people were allowed inside to attend to meet the advisors.

A participant who wished not to be named told Kashmir Despatch: “This public durbar turned into a complete flop show after scores of civil delegations were not allowed inside to meet the advisors.” He asked, “If the delegations of people were not allowed to meet the advisors then for what purpose was this Public-Darbar convened?”

Group of delegations who were not allowed to meet the advisors told this newspaper that this is not something new for people of Sopore. “Since decades we the people of Sopore are suffering by these so called administrators who never give us chance to highlight our genuine grievances.”

A senior citizen of Sopore said that he had travelled a long distance to meet the advisors and submit y grievance but was not allowed to meet them.

He said: “Since morning I was waiting there without any food and water thinking that I will be allowed to enter the public durbar as per my allotted time (12 O’clock) but till 1 PM nobody from authorities bothered to listen to us.”

Meanwhile Additional Deputy Commission Sopore Ashiq Lily when contacted Kashmir Despatch termed it baseless and said that we had invited proper forums of town , he however added that due to security reasons everyone will not be given access to meet higher authorities.

Illicit timber and firewood seized in Sopore outskirts

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Illicit timber and firewood seized in Sopore outskirts

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Sopore, Feb 04 : Police on Monday claimed to have siezed seized 48 sq ft timber and 400 kgs firewood in north Kashmir’s Rafiabad.

Sopore police in a statement said that large quantity of illegal timber and firewood siezed near Darul uloom Balhama Rafiabad which was to be smuggled by Ghulam Hassan Dar and Manzoor Ahmad Dar R/O Balhama were arrested.

Timber and Firewood was seized and handed over to Forest department police statement added.

Police statement further said that after proper procedure case FIR No. 05/2019 US 379/RPC. 6 F act registered and investigation taken up.

ICDS workers protest in Sopore against non-payment of salaries

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ICDS workers protest in Sopore against non-payment of salaries

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Sopore, Feb 04 : The workers engaged under the Centrally-sponsored scheme, integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) on Monday staged protest to press the government over their demands.

Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said on Monday scores of ICDS workers assembled outside Dak Banglow Sopore and protested non-payment of their salaries and failure on part of the successive governments to regularise them.

For months together, we aren’t paid salaries. Every time we approach authorities, but no one from administration is serious to redress our long pending demand Abida War State president of ICDS workers.

Other women workers who participated in the protest say they come from poor background and hence their voices should be heard.
“Some of us are lone bread earners for our families. If the government is serious to address the concerns of poor and marginalised sections of society, then our concerns should be addressed at earliest they added.

Meanwhile the delegation of ICDS supervisors union lead by State President Abida War met Advisors of Governor at Dak Banglow Sopore and submitted their memorandum.

Pak youth returns without visiting parental home, 3 weeks earlier then permit expires

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Pak youth returns without visiting parental home, 3 weeks earlier then permit expires

M S Nazki

Poonch, Feb 4 : Kamran Aftab, 21, travelled from Pakistan administrated Kashmir via peace bus on January 28 to visit his parental home dwelled by his grandmother, uncle and other relatives at Galota Behrote in this mountainous frontier district.

However, army did not allow him to travel to Galota Behrote, a village located ahead of LoC fence and requiring passage through the gates manned by the army. Aftab, who had got valid permission to stay till February 25 was not permitted to travel despite deputy Commissioner Poonch’s letter, asking army to allow the 21-year-old to visit his ancestral home so that he could meet his grandmother and other relatives.

Disappointed, Kamran left for home at Bandi in Kotli district of PaK early on Monday and emotional scenes prevailed as his relative bid him adieu when he boarded the peace bus near Chakan-da-Bagh Poonch. His grandmother and other relatives travelled to this side of fence to meet him.

On Thursday last, the army cited a decision taken at a security conference last year for not allowing Kamran to meet his grandmother and his other relatives at native place.

The army had written a letter to Deputy Commissioner Poonch giving reference of the minutes of the security conference held last year.

On reaching Poonch, Aftab said he moved towards Mendhar in order to meet his grandmother and relatives Mohammad Mahroof son of Faqir Mohammad living in GalotaBehrote.

“I reached the army gate so that I can move towards the village where my grandmother and uncle are living but army disallowed me,” he has said, adding that he then went to Police Post Balakote along with some local residents and also visited the office of deputy commissioner Poonch and informed him about the matter.

The officer, in turn, wrote a letter to army authorities, asking them to permit Aftab to travel across to meet the grandmother and other relatives. (GNS)

Military intervention ‘an option’ in Venezuela, says Trump

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Military intervention ‘an option’ in Venezuela, says Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said military intervention in Venezuela was “an option”, as Western countries are building pressure on socialist leader Nicolas Maduro to step down and hand over power to opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido.
The US, which recognised Guaido as interim president on January 23, is leading a global campaign to drive Maduro, who is accused of being an authoritarian ruler, from office.

“Well, I don’t want to say that. But certainly, it is something that is on the — it’s an option,” Trump told CBS News when asked if the US would send its force in the crisis-wracked Venezuela.

Guaido says the Constitution allows him to serve as interim president as Maduro’s re-election last May was invalid.
Trump has repeatedly warned that “all options are on the table” in Venezuela, as US ramps up the pressure on Maduro through economic sanctions and appeals to the country’s armed forces to switch allegiances.

Under Maduro’s leadership, Venezuela has gone into an economic crisis that left it suffering from hyperinflation and food and medicine shortages.

Maduro refuses to let aid into Venezuela, claiming that it would precede a US-led military intervention.

Trump also said Maduro had requested a meeting with him few months ago but he “turned it down”.

He said the US will not negotiate with the Maduro regime “because so many really horrible things have been happening in Venezuela…That was the wealthiest country of all in that part of the world…And now you look at the poverty…the anguish…the crime.” PTI

Will quit politics the day PM Modi hangs his boots: Smriti Irani

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Will quit politics the day PM Modi hangs his boots: Smriti Irani

Pune, February 4: Union minister Smriti Irani Sunday said she would leave politics the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to hang his boots, though she asserted that he would be around for “long years”.

She was speaking at the Words Count festival here in a discussion titled ‘Scripting Her Story, From Star to Star Campaigner’.

A member of the audience asked her when would one see her as a “pradhan sevak” (prime servant), a title often used by Modi to describe his role as the head of the Union government. “Never. I entered politics to work under charismatic leaders. I was very lucky to work under the leadership of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and I am currently serving under Modi ji,” Irani replied. “The day ‘pradhan sevak’ Narendra Modi decides to hang his boots, I will also leave Indian politics,” she said. “I decide for myself how much of my life I will give for my country, my society. In an independent country, if I cannot take a decision for myself, what is the use of that independence?” she said. On whether she did not wish to serve under leaders other than Modi, the textile minister said, “Am I not currently working under leaders like Rajnath Singh ji, Nitin Gadkari ji? There are leaders with whom I have worked within the organisation for the last 18 years. I also had the opportunity to work under leaders like Vajpayee and L K Advani.” “You are presuming Modi won’t be there for long, but let me tell you, he is going to be around for very, very long years,” she told the audience.

The BJP leader was also asked whether she would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Amethi against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.

She said the decision would be taken by her party and its chief Amit Shah.

“In 2014, when I fought the election, they were asking who is Smriti. In 2019, they know who I am,” she asserted.

Irani had lost to Gandhi in the 2014 general elections from Amethi.

Speaking on the menace of trolling on social media platforms, the actor-turned-politician said she had been trolled by celebrated journalists and politicians and not just by anonymous netizens.

“I might be one of the few people who have been equally trolled by celebrated journalists and politicians and by anonymous trolls,” she said. Talking about the women politicians she admired, Irani named Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Lok Sabha Speaker and Indore MP Sumitra Mahajan.

“When they began their journey, it was comparatively tougher. They have made a difference in Indian politics without any additional support. I look up to them as my source of inspiration,” she added.

Jammu-Srinagar Highway Open For One-Way Traffic

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Jammu-Srinagar Highway Open For One-Way Traffic

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was open for one-way traffic on Monday, as nearly 3,000 vehicles, mostly trucks, were still stranded, according to traffic department sources.

The traffic will be allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar, but not from the opposite direction.

“Nearly 3,000 Srinagar-bound vehicles from Jammu, mostly trucks, were unable to cross the Jawahar Tunnel on Sunday evening,” the sources told IANS.

“Due to highly slippery road conditions from Nowgam in the Bannihal sector and Lower Munda in the Kashmir Valley, vehicular movement was stopped on Sunday evening.”

According to the sources, the weather conditions are likely to improve on Monday which will allow the stranded vehicles to continue their onward journey to the valley.

Landslides in the Ramsoo-Ramban sector and heavy showfall in Bannihal caused the blockade of the highway.

Due to the highway closure, prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in the valley.-IANS

11th CEC Ice Hockey Championship concludes at Kargil

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11th CEC Ice Hockey Championship concludes at Kargil

11th CEC Ice Hockey Championship concludes at Kargil

KARGIL, FEBRUARY 03:- 11th CEC Ice Hockey Championship concluded at Ice Hockey Rink Bemathang, here today. The championship was jointly organized by the Department of Youth Services & Sports and Kargil Ice and Snow Sports Club in which 12 teams participated.

 In the final match ITBP team Leh beat Himalayan Winter Sports Club Drass by 5 goals to clinch this year’s title. Shakar Chiktan Red emerged as second runners up.

Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmed Khan was the chief guest on the occasion.

Executive Councillor for Works and Information Nassir Hussain Munshi, Deputy Commissioner Vikas Kundal, Superintendent of Police Kargil Dr Vinod Kumar, District Youth Services and Sports Officer Kargil Muhammad Jaffar, President Kargil Ice and Snow Club Tashi Angchuk besides other concerned officers were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion the Chief Executive Councillor congratulated the organizers for successfully conducting the ice hockey championship this year in the district. He also congratulated the participating players for displaying the spirit of sportsmanship, discipline and friendliness during the tournament.

Khan said that considering the popularity of ice hockey among the youth and its potential in the district the Hill Council is presently working on a roadmap to raise the standard of this game so that the budding players are not deprived of the necessary facilities to pursue their goal.

The CEC said that in order to provide proper facilities of coaching and practice to the emerging players the Council is utilizing the services of renowned coaches in the days to come. He said that work on the construction of international standard ice hockey rink would be kick started in near future.

A large number of spectators and sports lovers thronged the venue to witness the final match.

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