Geelani, Mirwai, Sehrai, Shah grieved over accident

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Srinagar, July 11:  Senior separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Mohammas Ashraf Sehrai and Shabir Ahmad Shah have expressed profound grief over the tragic accident at Tangmarg which claimed 3 lives and injured 50 people.

In their condolence message, they prayed for place in Jannah Al Firdous to the deceased.

Ministers, Advisors shocked over school excursion bus accident

Condole demise of students

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Srinagar, July 11:  Minister for PHE Taj Mohiuddin, Minister for Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon, Minister for Rural Development Department, Ali Muhammad Sagar,  Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Aga Syed Ruhullah, Minister of State for Transport and Forests Mr. Shabir Ahmed Khan and Advisors to Chief Minister, Devender Singh Rana and Mubarak Gul have expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of 3 persons including 1 student died in a road accident at Baba Reshi Gulmarg road today.

In their condolence messages, Ministers expressed sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls.

Mir, Tarigami shocked over the bus accident at Baba Reshi Gulmarg

Expressed condolence with deceased families

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Srinagar, July 11:  Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has expressed deep shock and grief over the tragic road accident which occurred on Wednesday to a school excursion bus of Iqra Public Institute of Khomrayal, Lolab on Baba Reshi Road.

In the said bus accident 3 persons including 1 students, one teacher and driver of the bus died, and about 39 students and teachers received injures, which were shifted to various hospitals of the valley which include JVC, SKIMS,  and SMHS Hospitals in Srinagar and SDH Tangmarg for treatment.

In his condolence message, Mir expressed his heart felt sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls. He also instructed concerned hospital authorities for providing specialized treatment facilities to the injured ones for their early recovery. 

Meanwhile CPI State Secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami also expressed deep shock over the tragic accident at Tangmarg. He expressed sympathies with the victims and demanded they be compensated sufficiently for the losses they suffered.

PDF Chairman Hakeem Mohammad Yasin and PDP leader Gh Mohiuddin also expressed condolences over the tragic accident.

Jamaat expresses shock over Tangmarg accident

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Srinagar, July 11:  Jama’at-e-Islami J&K has expressed deep concern over the tragic incident on the Gulmarg road in which three persons got killed and a number of children injured. The bus was on excursion carrying school children from a Kupwara school. Jama’at extends its sympathy with the bereaved families and prays for an early recovery of the injured children, the Jamaat spokesperson Advocate Zahid Ali said in a statement.

Srinagar a big urban planning challenge: PC

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Srinagar, July 11:  Peoples’ Conference Srinagar head, Junaid Azim Mattu said Srinagar stands at a precipice of population growth where urban planning laws, regulations and policies need to be redefined to both accommodate the emerging private sector and conserve the historic identity of the city.

“Despite being an established tourism destination successive governments have failed to promote Srinagar as an economically and environmentally sustainable modern city that nurtures opportunities for entrepreneurs, local businessmen and skilled artisans to contribute positively to the State’s economy. Considering the unprecedented rate of emigration to the city from other parts of the State in the last few decades, sustainable urbanization is one of the most important challenges we face in Jammu & Kashmir”, read a statement issued by the Peoples Conference here today.

Stating that Srinagar, as are all capital cities to their States, was the hub for much of our economic production and consumption, Mattu said that it was time to facilitate economic processes in the city to generate wealth and opportunities.

“A historic city like Srinagar that has a legacy of culture, art and enlightenment shouldn’t be allowed to be consumed by monstrous congestion, corruption, economic persecution, unemployment and poverty.  Due to political incompetence and lack of will, Srinagar is the most neglected part of our haywire and ill-planned growth agenda, the consequences of which have already started to emerge as we face a paralyzing deficiency and inadequacy of public infrastructure”, Mattu said.  Junaid Mattu added that it was about time to demand pro-active policies to shore up economic production, revenue, institutional structures of urban planning and management. Due to a criminal political and planning neglect, our State’s economy is fairly incapable of reaping the productivity, growth and economic dividends of urban living and economic activity rendering Srinagar incapable of economically performing to its true potential

Junaid Mattu added that there was a dire need for sensible urban planning in Srinagar and for sectoral policies to appropriately and sustainably release and add land for both residential and commercial urbanization in a manner that doesn’t cause social or economic disruption. We urgently need a new city design that eschews urban sprawl and resolves associated challenges of infrastructure, traffic management and systemic additions to our housing capacity. We need to understand the concept of urban re-development to make up for the damage and destruction caused to the city due to decades of misgovernance and planning shortsightedness. Srinagar needs to grow towards the neighboring towns of Pampore, Pattan and Ganderbal – towns that would provide a great opportunity to become modern, well-planned and equipped satellite towns. The lunatic law that prohibits vertical construction beyond five floors has resulted in residential congestion and unavailability of land for commercial activities in Srinagar, both consequences directly and adversely affecting the State’s and City’s economy, added the statement.

Ashkee’s arrest highhandedness of Police: Hilal War

PPP demands his immediate release

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Srinagar, July 11:  People’s Political Party (PPP) Chairman Engineer Hilal War has expressed deep concern and anguish over the alleged fresh drive of Police to arrest and harass youths from different parts of Srinagar City especially Maisuma Locality and down town areas of the city.

War condemned in strong words the unjustified arrest and detention of Roman   Yousuf Alias Aashkee of Maisuma and demanded his immediate release, who was arrested by the police yesterday evening while he was sitting with his friends at Pratap Park in Srinagar City.

“How can police be so cruel and high-handed that they don’t even spare a bunch of Youth enjoying their leisure time in a public park”, said Mr. War.

War further stated that “many recent actions of Police smell of some mischievous conspiracy because we know there are various elements in Intelligence Agencies and Police who make millions out of the troubled situations that arise out of such drives. I suspect that a section of police is hell bent upon pushing the youth towards militancy”, said War