SRINAGAR, THURSDAY, 14  MUHARRAM 1434 AH ; 29 NOVEMBER  2012

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NC to accept support from BJP rebels if offered to both Jammu candidates

LC elections not discussed in thier meeting CM: Rana

Jammu Nov 28: The Political Advisor to the Chief Minister Devender Singh Rana has said that while the National Conference appreciates Professor Chaman Lal Gupta and the six other legislators  if they have offered to extend their support to the National Conference in the Legislative Council elections but said that they can only accept their support if it is extended to both the candidates of the coalition viz Sham Lal Bhagat of the Congress and Dr. Shenaz Ganai of the National Conference.

The Political Advisor denying media reports further said that the issue of the ensuing Legislative Council elections was not even discussed in the meeting between the Chief Minister and the six legislators wherein only certain developmental issues were raised by the legislators.

Police takes cognizance of Zadibal incident

Curfew imposed across 9 police stations in city

A precautionary step: Div Com

Srinagar, Nov 28: Police has taken the cognizance of some skirmishes between two sectarian communities in Zadibal area, a police spokesperson said in a statement here. “The civil and Police administration are monitoring the situation. There are no reports of anybody getting injured. However, sporadic incidents of stone pelting have been reported”, the police spokesperson added

Meanwhile, the District Magistrate Srinagar has imposed curfew in the areas police station areas of Nowhatta, M.G Gunj, Safakadal, Khanyar, Ranawari, Nigeen, Lalbazar, Zadibal and Parimpora with immediate effect, till further orders.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asghar Samoon confirmed to VOS that curfew had been imposed across 9 police stations in the city. “It is a precautionary step to ensure that no untoward incidents take place in the city”, Samoon told VOS over phone.

Geelani grieved over loss of property, livestock at Frislan

Appeals people to extend assistance to affected families

Srinagar: Nov 28: The Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has  expressed grief and sorrow over the  heavy loss of property and livestock  in a fire at Frislan, Pahalgam,  and extended his sympathy with the affected families.

Geelani has appealed the people of neighbouring villages to come to the help of these affected families and extend their assistance for their rehabilitation. Wednesday in a press statement, Hurriyat stated that Syed Ali Geelani sent a team of Hurriyat members including Mohammad Altaf Shah, MohammadYusufMujahid and the membersof district committee of Islamabad visited the affected villages to ascertain the loss .The team distributed the blankets and daily need items for the affected families. The team was apprised by the locals that despite the tall claims of the administration no assistance was provided by the authorities. Syed Ali Geelani while expressing the deep sorrow and anguish said that this is an unfortunate that in the severe cold the affected families have to look after their innocent infants and livestock and added that it is the moral obligation and the major share responsibility lies on the locals and requested them to come forward and assist these families.

BBCDF extends support to PDP in LC elections

JAMMU, Nov 28: In a statement issued by Bhaderwah Bhalessa Chirala Development Forum (BBCDF) on Wednesday held a meeting under its chairman Mehboob Iqbal in which all the party office bearers, Panches and Sarpanches of Bhaderwah took part.

While welcoming the Panches and Sarpanhes in the meeting, Iqbal exhorted the Panches and Sarpanches to cast their vote to the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party in the ongoing Legislative Council elections for the development of the area.

Mehboob Iqbal cautioned sarpanchs against voting for other parties , telling them that leaders of those parties could not get respect for themselves from their parties all these four years, so how can they fight for you?

Among others who participated in the meeting were Sarpanch Makhan Lal, Sarpanch Wazir Mohammad, Sarpanch Suresh Kumar, Sarpanch Talib Hussain Wani, Sarpanch Abdur Rehamn Bhat, Sarpnach Rishi Kumar, Sarpanch Ajaz Ahmad Beigh, Sarpanch Sartaj Ahmad, Kewal Ktwal, Sarpanch Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, Sarpanch Rajender Kumar and Sarpanch Talib Hussain Ganaie.

Irfan Naqib concerned over callous attitude of PDD authorities
Srinagar, Nov 28: Senior Congress leader and renowned social worker Irfan Naqib has expressed serious concern over the callous attitude of Power Development Department authorities in mitigating the sufferings of people.
In a statement Naqib said, “While the power crisis has engulfed the whole Kashmir, PDD higher authorities are in deep slumber. of line of transmission areas in Srinagar city but the PDD is least bothered.”
“When I personally met Chief Engineer PDD (Muzafar Ahmad Matoo) at his office and tried to draw his attention towards the problem he rudely told me that I should approach Chief Minister. He (Matoo) is least bothered about the sufferings of the common people,” he added.
Naqib said that Chief Engineer told him that they have no funds for repairing transformers stage, transmission lines and electric poles & hymass lights . “Where is the money going if the PDD has no funds for basic infrastructure,” he asked.
Appealing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who also hold Power portfolio to intervene, Naqib said, “The PDD headed by Matoo has become a hub of corruption. he is  supporting only influential persons,  Omar Sahab should personally see why the transformers which go for repairs in PDD workshops take weeks. In most of the areas people have to pay money from their own pockets to repair the transformers at the PDD workshops.”& Zadibal constituency is total ignored about infrastructure.
Alleging discrimination with Congress workers, he said, “PDD higher ups are not giving heed to the pleas of Congress leaders and workers which would be taken at the highest level.”In another comming days we go far mass protest against dept.
Terming PDD toll free helpline for the people of the state as a hoax, Naqib said, “When the PDD authorities aren’t giving ear to the problems of people what is the idea of launching so called 24X7 helpline.”

Strong, vibrant Panchayati raj system commitment of coalition: Malik, Aijaz  

GOOL, NOVEMBER, 28:   Minister for Higher Education, A.G. Malik and Minister of State for Haj Aquaf & Fisheries, Aijaz Ahmed today stating that a powerful Panchayat Raj system is the commitment of the Coalition government headed by Omar Abdullah. They appealed the Panches and Sarpanches to en-mass vote in favour of National Conference -Congress joint candidates Dr. Shehnaz Ganai and Sham Lal Bhagat and protect Panchayati Raj system.

The Minister was addressing Panches and Sarpanches at Gool, Mahore and Arnas.

Minister for Higher Education appraised the gathering with the steps being taken up for empowerment of Panchyat Raj in state by the Coalition government.                                          

Malik appealed the panchayat members to ensure victory of NC-Congress candidates in the ensuing Legislative council elections and pave way for constitution of powerful, viable three tier panchyat system in the state which he said is the commitment of the coalition government and will be fulfilled.

He further said that success of our candidates will be a befitting reply to all those who are trying to undermine the strength of the coalition government.

While Speaking on the occasion, Aijaz Ahmed Khan said that holding of panchayats elections after a period of over thirty years indicates the intention of coalition government to empower people at grass root and involve them in policy framing and implementation of schemes.

He said coalition government has transferred powers of fourteen departments to panchayats . He said capacity building training camps and workshops were organized in the state to train panchayats and apprise them of their functions and duties at the grass root level. He said steps will be taken to make these panchayats more effective and vibrant.
Khan urged the Panches and Sarpanches to overwhelmingly vote in favour of the NC-Congress candidates and make them victorious.

Dr. Shehnaz Ganai and Sham Lal Bhagat candidates  for Legislative Council seats  also addressed  the meetings

KU postpones all exams scheduled for Nov 29

Srinagar, Nov 28: Kashmir University (KU) has postponed all the exams which were scheduled to be held on 29^th of November, Thursday, said a KU spokesperson in a statement issued here.

“All the Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held Thursday 29th November have been postponed. Fresh dates will be notified separately”, the statement said quoting Controller of Examinations, Kashmir University.

ECI appointed Shantmanu (IAS) as Election Observer

            SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 28: For the smooth conduct of Legislative Council Election for two seats from Panchayat quota, Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed Mr. Shantmanu (IAS), Commissioner/Secretary, Industries and Commerce as Election Observer for Kashmir Division.

            In this regard, any person/persons/association desirous of providing information of any sort in the instant matter may contact Mr. Shantmanu (IAS), Election Observer, Circuit House, Srinagar, Room No: 207/208, Tel/Fax: 01942477426, mobile number 9419025285.

Chib takes stock of Tour De International Motor Cycling event

                SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 28: Minister for Medical and Technical Education and Sports, Mr. R.S. Chib convened a high level meeting of officers here at youth hostel today and took stock of the arrangements made by the divisional /district administration for organizing a Tour De International Motor Cycling Race to be organized at Royal Spring Golf Course on December 4, 2012 in which 120 cyclists of international level will participate.

            Mr. Chib asked the concerned authorities to fully cooperate with each other to make the event successful on international level which will help the state to become famous.

            The meeting was attended by Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Sports, Secretary Sports Council, Srinagar IGP Kashmir, SSP Srinagar, SP Traffic Srinagar, Joint Commissioner, Sports Council, Joint Director of Information Kashmir, officers of Sports Department and other functionaries.

            While discussing various issues relating the international event, the Minister emphasized the officers for ensuring adequate arrangements for transport, medical facilities etc for the International cyclists.

            Mr. Chib was informed that services of seven ambulances and medical team would be kept available on the event to meet any exigency. He was also apprised that SRTC will arrange better transport facility during the event.

            The Minister directed the Department of Information for arranging special cultural programme as well as media coverage on state level.

Qamar takes stock of availability of LPG at Pampore Gas plant

                SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 28: In order to ensure adequate LPG supply to the consumers of the valley, Minister for CA&PD, Mr. Qamar Ali Akhoon today visited LPG bottling plant at Pampore and took stock of the availability of gas.

            The Minister was accompanied by Director CA&PD and other officers of the department.

            The Minister was informed on the occasion that 32000 LPG cylinders are available in bottling plant. He was also informed that 32000 metric ton of gas have been dumped in various bottling plants.

            Later, the Minister visited the Food Corporation of India Godown at Lethpora and took stock of availability of rice there. He was informed that 70000 quintal of rice is available there.

Gul visits to Qalamdanpora fire victims

                SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 28: Advisor to Chief Minister, Mr. Mubarak Gul visited Qalamdanpora, Nawab Bazar area of Srinagar district today and took stock of damages of residential houses that were gutted in a fire incident last day.

            The Advisor directed the authorities for providing relief to the fire victims. He assured the fire sufferers that steps for sanctioning of relief would be taken soon by the government.

            The district administration has distributed cash relief among the fire victims on behalf of Red Cross society.

People pin hopes with public representatives: Akbar Lone

Javed asks people to know their rights

Lalad Sopore, November 28, 2012:  Speaker Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone has said that people pinned their hopes with public representatives and asked the Panchs and Sarpanchs to work wholeheartedly for welfare and development of the people who gave them their confidence.

 He was addressing a public rally at Lalad in Sopore constituency today.

 Among others, Minister of State for R&B, Health and Medical Education, Javed Ahamd Dar, MLA, Sopore, Mohammad Ashraf Ganai,  Panchs, Sarpanchs, were present on the occasion.

 The Speaker said that public representative have an important role in formation and implementation of development plans at gross root level. He asked people to identify the developmental works need to be under taken in their areas so that plans are framed by Panchayat Raj Institutions accordingly. He said holding of BDC elections would further empower this institution thereby increase responsibilities of Panches and Sarpach. 

Javed Dar, while speaking on the occasion, said that primary responsibility of the public representatives is to go to the people for ascertaining and addressing their problems through Government agencies.  He asked people to know their rights and seek due share in development process launched by the Government across the State.

Cautioning Panchs and Sarpanchs, Javed appealed them to remain vigilant from the cunning policies adopted by opposition party. He said they (opposition) will get nothing from the false propaganda resorted by them against our party and leadership.

  Javed said that Government is committed to increase and improve the basic needs of the people, adding that Panchayat Raj Institutions have direct role in this process. He said public representatives have been given opportunity to frame development plans as per their local needs.

MLA Sopore appealed the Panchs and Sarpanchs to ensure equal developmental opportunities in their respective panchat halqas so that people will get equal share in development.

Pvt. Secretary Association of Civil Secretariat convened condolence meeting

            JAMMU, November 28- Private Secretary Association of Civil Secretariat today convened a condolence meeting on the sad demise of Deputy Secretary Secretariat Cadre, Mr. Habib-ullah-Bhat who died today due to severe heart attack. They remembered the services of Habibullah Bhat who served all along with sincere dedication and honesty.

            While expressing sympathies with the bereaved family they prayed for the eternal peace and observed 2 minute silence on the occasion.

Obama decriminalizes killer drone war: Prominent academic

An eminent academic says US President Barack Obama’s push to seek legal cover for the US assassination drone attacks in different countries in the world amounts to a criminal move to “legalize the illegal.”

“Obama is committing crimes against humanity under the guise of ‘a nice man’; as ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing,’ he is making every brazen effort to legalize the illegal and justify the unjustifiable,” prominent Iranian political analyst Dr. Ismail Salami wrote in an article on Press TV website on Tuesday. 

“Under the pretext of combating terrorism, Obama has followed in the footsteps of former President George Bush and even intensified the killer drone attacks in different parts of the world, a move which has terminated in the unfortunate deaths of multitudes of innocent people,” the Iranian author further pointed out.

According to a report published by the New York Times on November 24, the US has been drawing up a formal rulebook to “legalize” its assassination drone attacks in six Muslim countries. 

The rulebook would give the new government “clear standards and procedures” to continue its targeted killing program. 

Salami then referred to the US administration’s illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran and described the bans as an act of “silent killing.” 

“In parallel with the illegal CIA-operated killer drone attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq and many other secret destinations, Obama has initiated a system of silent killings in Iran by imposing sanctions which have indirectly but agonizingly targeted the Iranian patients, endangering the lives of 6 million people and claiming the lives of many,” he noted.

“On November 26, Dr. Seyed Alireza Marandi, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, wrote a letter to Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary General and voiced grave concern over the health of the ailing people in Iran and called on him to take necessary steps for the effective removal of the sanctions so brutally targeting the Iranian patients,” he added. 

Though US rules have not imposed any bans on American firms to sell medicine and medical supplies to Iran, exporters have been required to apply for special licenses. Besides, as the aftermath of the sanctions, the impossibility of transferring money through banks has cast its cumbersome shadow upon medicine and healthcare in Iran and has gravely affected the import of medicines to Iran. 

At the beginning of 2012, the US and the European Union imposed new sanctions on Iran’s oil and financial sectors with the goal of preventing other countries from purchasing Iranian oil and conducting transactions with the Central Bank of Iran. 

The illegal US-engineered sanctions were imposed based on the unfounded accusation that Iran is pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. 

Although the US-led sanctions do not directly ban selling medicine and medical supplies to Iran, the sanctions on the banking sector are effectively hindering the import of medicine to the country, thereby jeopardizing the lives of millions of patients suffering from special diseases such as thalassemia, hemophilia, hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and many others. 

Salami also cited Obama’s failure in keeping his campaign promises to the American people and the Muslim community, “as he made no tangible efforts to eliminate poverty in the US and deracinate Islamophobia in the country and the West.” 

“On the contrary,” the Iranian analyst said, “he has consciously augmented the phenomenon to a degree of inconceivable horror.” 

“As a peace Nobelist, Obama is indeed a man dressed in borrowed robes. Needless to say, those who awarded him with the peace prize should now be hanging their heads low in shame,” Salami concluded. 

Gazans thank Iran for support in Israeli war

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have expressed their gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for helping them during the recent eight-day Israeli war.

Palestinians have installed large billboards on three major road junctions in the besieged strip reading "Thank you Iran."

Iran supplied Palestinian resistance movements with the technology to develop Fajr-5 missiles, which hit Tel Aviv and al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip in response to an Israeli onslaught on the besieged territory from November 14 to 21, 2012, in which over 160 Palestinians, including many women and children, were killed and about 1,200 others were injured.

On November 21, Egypt announced that the Israeli regime and the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, had reached a cease-fire agreement under which the Palestinians and Israelis agreed to end all hostilities.

Earlier today, Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said that the first shipment of the Islamic Republic’s humanitarian aid for Gaza is ready to be sent to the coastal strip.

IRCS director for international affairs Shahabeddin Mohammadi Eraqi said on Wednesday that the organization has prepared the aid consignment according to a list of people’s needs provided by the office of Palestine Red Crescent Society in Gaza.

The Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli blockade since June 2007, which has resulted in mass unemployment, extreme poverty and food price hikes.

The Israeli regime has repeatedly refused to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip. 

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