National Conference senior leader and former legislator Muhammad Akbar Lone today said that national conference will talk to Militants as well as Hurriyat and Pakistan, if comes to power.

Lone said the both state and central Government are not taking Kashmir issue seriously until both the government can’t take issue seriously nothing can be achieved.

He added that National conference always focused to find a way to solve issues added both countries come together to resolve Kashmir issue.

Lone further added that National conference will talk to local militants as well to Hurriyat. He said that NC will highlight issue with central govt and try to talk with Pakistan and find out a solution of Kashmir issue.

Akbar Lone added till date national conference will fight alone and win election with majority.   (PTK)

Srinagar: An “overenthusiastic” officer in the security wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police took the decision to bar some journalists with adverse reports against them from attending the Republic Day function here, leading to a chaos, officials said on Monday.After preliminary enquiry, it was found that the officer of the additional superintendent of police-rank prepared a list of journalists based on a CID report and directed his subordinates to bar them from the event, attended by several dignitaries on Saturday, they said.

According to the officials, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) gives regular reports on the background of journalists, which includes their possible leanings towards separatists or any of their kin being associated with militant groups or being an overground worker.

However, the journalists have always been allowed to attend government functions without any problem in the past, they said.

The CID report, based on which the officer issued the direction, nowhere mentions that the journalists or photo-journalists should be barred from covering the event, the officials said.

Journalists had on Saturday staged a protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government after several scribes, especially photographers, were allegedly not allowed to enter the venue of the Republic Day function despite possessing valid accreditation passes.

This had prompted Governor’s advisor K Vijay Kumar to issue a statement that the issue would be looked into. “It is learnt that today at Republic Day parade venue in Srinagar some journalists were not permitted to cover the event as the security passes issued to them were found not to be authenticated. The matter shall be looked into,” Kumar, who is in-charge of the Home Department, had said in a statement issued in Jammu.

The mediapersons, carrying placards which read “journalism is not a crime”, had staged the protest in the heart of the city.

The Editors Guild of India on Monday said the denial of entry to several senior journalists into a stadium in Srinagar to cover the Republic Day function was an “unprecedented state-sponsored attack” on press freedom and demanded an inquiry into the incident. (PTI)

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Srinagar, Jan 28 : Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) topper, Shah Faesal hinted towards floating his own independent political party by seeking donations from common people of the valley as he launched a crowdfunding campaign for “clean politics and corruption-free administration” in Jammu and Kashmir.

Faisal, who became the first Kashmiri to top IAS in 2009, recently resigned from the civil services to “protest against the unabated killings” and is all set to form his own independent party by seeking public donations while he asserted that he would not join any political party “as of now”.

While sharing his bank account number on social networking site, he tweeted, “Be a part of this journey for clean politics and corruption-free administration in J&K. Support Shah Faesal with your small donations,” and added that payments could also be made through e-wallet.

According to sources, Faesal is getting good response and Lakhs of Rupees were donated by people of Kashmir for Faesal’s crowdfunding campaign.

Talking to Kashmir News Bureau, Irfan Ahmad a Social activist said, “I made little donation from my side as i think shah Faisal is man who can help to solve Kashmir through dialog and i request everyone to donate for this good cause.”

Meanwhile, Faesal had posted on a social networking site facebook, “This is a people’s movement and it will be funded by people. People are the only agency who will help this succeed. Believe in me, be patient with me in this long and difficult journey and donate for this cause.”

He further said, “I had never imagined that my small act of defiance to highlight political deadlock in Jammu and Kashmir would evoke such a response across the world.I had never thought that my dream of clean politics and corruption-free administration in J&K would take the shape of a public movement.” (KNB)

As the Valley experienced adequate snowfall this January, the local weatherman on Monday predicted fresh snowfall across the Valley in between Jan 30-31.

Deputy Director Meteorological department (MeT), Mukhtar Ahmad said that there is possibility of light snowfall across the Valley from Jan 30 evening to Jan 31 evening.
He added that the higher reaches would also receive moderate snowfall from Jan 30 evening here.

Ahmad further informed that a Western Disturbance (WD) is affecting Kashmir from February 04 or 05, saying that intensity of WD could not be forecasted so far and would be made public soon.

He added that weather in coming days would remain mostly cloudy.
Earlier, the Valley received adequate snowfall this January as forecasted by MeT department here. The first snowfall was experienced in Kashmir on Jan 01, which continued intermittently.

The snowfall also led to the closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway several times in this month and reopened after six day long closure today. (KNS)

Srinagar, Dec 4: President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed grief and sorrow over the death of party’s Zone Vice president Sonawari Dr Ali Mohammad Sheikh.

He was associated with the PDP as one of its senior workers since  inception and was at present discharging his duties as party’s Zone Vice president Sonawari .

In a statement issued here, the PDP  district President Bandipora Ghulam Nabi Tantary hailed the dedication with which late Dr Ali Mohammad Sheikh strengthened the party at the grassroots and worked tirelessly for its overall all growth in his area.

Party has prayed for peace to the departed soul and offered heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family at the hour of great loss.