KD NEWS SERVICE

SRINAGAR, Jan 30: The police and the Deputy Commissioner Shopian in their separate replies have stated that on November 3, 2018, an alert army soldier fired several shots in the air after noticing a suspicious movement outside Pahnnoo camp as the unidentified person crossed the fence of the camp and after repeated warnings an alert sentry fired towards him resulting in his death on the spot. The detailed reply filed by the IGP Kashmir and deputy commissioner Shopian before the state human rights commission reads that the deceased was identified as Rayees Ahmed Wani of Beegam, Kulgam a mentally challenged person.

The reply has been submitted in response to the petition filed by the Chairman International Forum for Justice and Human Rights Muhammad Ahsan Untoo under case SHRC/380/SPN/2018.

The reply reads that the investigations into the case are going on. The report also stated that immediate relief of RS 50000 was provided to the NoKs of slain mentally Howell’s family out of the Red Cross Fund by the district administration.

The petitioner, however, said that Rayees was killed in cold-blooded murder. ” I question the SOP of the army as to how can a mentally unsound person be fired at when he didn’t even know how to respond,” the petitioner said. He said so far at least 19 mentally challenged people were killed by the forces and in all cases, SOP was violated.

The petitioner urged the SHRC investigation wing to probe the killing of Rayees a mentally deranged person.

SRINAGAR, Jan 30: A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Inc) (KCCI) led by Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad, President met Divya Mohan, General Manager-Commercial, Northern Region, Air India Ltd. Today.

According to Sheikh Gowhar Ali, Jt. Secretary General, of KCCI the meeting took place the office chambers of General Manager-Commercial, Northern Region, Air India Ltd. The two sides discussed and deliberated on various issues confronted by travel trade in Jammu and Kashmir.

Various issues regarding night flights, facilities and functioning of Air India were discussed in detail. It was discussed in the meeting that Air India is working out to launch night flights to and fro from Srinagar soon. She assured the delegation about the commercial viability of night flights.

The Jt. Secretary General, of KCCI said that Ms Divya Mohan has been kind enough to assure the delegation about working on Srinagar –Jeddah direct flights as the load since last two years has increased tremendously.

She also agreed on demand of increase in  Air tickets  of Umrah Pilgrims  to be enhanced  to the level of 100 to 200 seats  at Srinagar  city office and  enable  IATA holders to issue tickets  against Bank guarantees.

The General Manager Commercial, Air India gave full assurance that all the issues raised by the Chamber will be considered on top priority. The President appreciated the efforts of the General Manager Commercial, Air India, in improving the available facilities of Air India at Srinagar Airport.

Baramulla becomes first Kashmir district to avail 4G benefits from BSNL

Baramulla, Jan 30, : Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited Wednesday kick started 4G services in Kashmir.

   In the first, North Kashmir’s Baramulla District has become the first district where 4G was launched today.

The facility was inaugurated by MZ Iqbaq, GM BSNL along with MG Mufti GM (CM) at Dak Banglow Baramulla in presence of respectable citizens of the district.

With the commissioning the state of art technology the subscribers of the district will enjoy the download speed up to 35 Mbps.

   “At the time when telecom sector is going through tough competitive tariff war and the profits are squeezing, BSNL has been able to replace all the BTS’s and the core network by ZTE. All the BTS’s are connected on optical network and bandwidth of the core equipment has been shifted on CPAN. Further the bandwidth of the BTS’s has been increased by 50 times,” said MZ Iqbal.

   He added that the company will replace the old 3G sim cards of the subscribers by 4G sim without any extra cost. Even the new connections will be provided free of cost up to February 28 next month.

   He informed that the number of new plans has been introduced in the land line segment. Plan 299 with unlimited broadband and unlimited calling with a speed upto 8Mbps has been introduced. Similarly plan 129 for unlimited BSNL to BSNL calling has also been introduced. (CNS)

Asking New Delhi not to continue with its loot of resources of J&K, AIP President Er. Rasheed has expressed deep concern over the proposed MOU to be signed between state government, Centre and NHPC for starting work on 850MW Retle power Project.

In a statement issued today Er. Rasheed said while State Power Development Corporation is competent enough to construct Retle or any other Power Project, New Delhi seems to be adamant to loot our resources and is always utilizing services of NHPC like East India Company. Er. Rasheed said “While GVK had started the construction on Retle power project but after feeling that state power Development Corporation will not allow it to fulfill the selfish designs, the said company left the project half-way.

While PDC had successfully commissioned 900MW phase-I and Phase-II thus making an annual turnover of more than 1500 Crores, it carries no justification to demoralize JK PDC and invite non-state companies. It is learnt from reliable sources that on the directions of PMO and Ministry of Power Govt. of India, state government has prepared a draft to construct the Retle Project through joint investment between NHPC and JKPDC.

While NHPC will be investing and owing 51% of the total project cost, JKPDC will get just 49% shares. As per agreement the project will be handed over to the state govt. after 25 years and for the first 10 years state is going to get nothing out of the said project after being commissioned. More over one has a reason to question NHPC as the said company has failed to keep its previous agreements and has not returned the eight power projects which stand already completed and NHPC is denying the handing over of these power projects, thus NHPC has no moral authority to take over the construction of Retle project in hand”.

Er. Rasheed added that while in the agenda of alliance between PDP and BJP state was supposed to get power projects back from NHPC, it is shameful that New Delhi is misusing governor’s office and position to loot the resources of the state and is eying on Sawalkote, Kirthai-I and Kirthai-II projects having a capacity of 3200 MW’s. He said that party will receive Narindra Modi with black flags in Srinagar on his upcoming visit to protest against the colonial mind set of New Delhi and against looting resources of the state.

Taking note of the statement issued by Kashmir Press Club on the issue of Mr. Abid Nabi, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Mr Baseer Khan has informed KPC that his office has taken cognisance of the matter.

He has also said that directions have been passed to the district administration baramulla and the district police that no such harassment should happen with the said photo journalist.

Kashmir Press Club thanks the divisional commissioner’s office for such a prompt response.