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SRINAGAR, MONDAY, 01 SHAWAAL 1433 AH ; 20 AUGUST 2012

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No plan to construct road to Shri AmarnathjI cave: Rather

SHPC constituted by SC to examine various issues

                SRINAGAR, AUGUST 19: The Government today clarified that there is no truth in the reports published in some Newspapers about the directions issued by the Supreme Court (SC) for construction of road to Shri Amar Nathji Cave or execution of a Gandola project there.            This was disclosed by the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affair, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather at a  press conference at Banquet Hall, Srinagar today. Minister for Health, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma was also present on the occasion.

            Mr. Rather said that the Supreme Court has  constituted a Special High Powered Committee(SHPC) headed by Governor of J&K State, ,who is also the Chairman of Shri Amar Nathji Shrine Board. The SHPC has to visit the site, examine various issues and submit its report to the Supreme Court, adding that the next date of hearing is on September 10, 2012.

            Mr Rather clarified that Supreme Court has  actually identified seven issues relating to medical facilities, protection of environment, amenities at base camps  and enroute the holy cave, method for collection  and disposal of domestic and human waste,  facilities available for treating cardiac arrest  and other heart related problems and measures for handling huge crowd and seven times the  number  of yatris were allowed  to visit the cave in a day.

            Mr. Rather appealed the people to remain vigilant and not get carried away by the false propaganda and rumours and said that this year a record number of pilgrims visited the Holy Cave and they were provided adequate facilities enroute the cave. 

            Responding to the question, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma said that the death of pilgrims is unfortunate, adding that the  number of deaths occurred this year is less as compared to the last year. He said that most of deaths were caused due to cardiac arrest.             He also said that out of over 6 lakh yatries , almost  3 lakhs yatris availed the benefit of   the  health services available at the camps and enroute the holy cave.

Strengthened PRIs, SKEWPY, PSGA landmark initiatives of govt: Dy CM

Continues tour of rural belts

JAMMU, AUGUST 19 – Continuing with the drive to bring the administration at door step and redress the grievances of people, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Tara Chand today on second consecutive day along with a team of senior sectoral officers visited far-flung border areas.

Series of public rallies were held at Selanwali, Jangiwala, Panyali, Pahariwala, Sarmala, Patyari, Naryana, Masyal and Dhaleri.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Akhnoor Mr. N.S.Jamwal, Superintendent of Police along with other senior officers and engineers of different departments were present during the tour.

Addressing rally at Selanwali, the Deputy Chief Minister said empowerment of people at grass root level, SKEWPY and Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA) are landmark initiatives of the government to strengthen democracy and make administration accountable to people, besides addressing burgeoning problem of unemployment. Panchayati Raj Institutions have been made functional by giving powers to take up projects of minor nature and now de-silting of distributaries, kools etc. can be undertaken at panchayat level, he added.

In order to address the potable water requirements of people of the area, on the spot directions were issued to the PHE authorities to explore option of interconnecting tube wells, so that in case of failure of one source the demand can be met by sharing from other sources.

He passed instructions to the SDM to identify household to be covered under Integrated Low Cost Sanitation (ILCS) scheme for construction of toilets.

He called upon youth of the area to derive maximum benefit from employment oriented schemes initiated by the government. He said flagship schemes like SKEWPY have ample scope to help youth in starting their own ventures and be master of their own destiny, adding that these schemes have provision of stipends for the registered unemployed and go a long way in promoting entrepreneurship among young force.

5 IAY benefit cheques of Rupees 25,000 were distributed to beneficiaries at Pahariwala and Rupees 1 lac were sanctioned for construction of boundary wall of the local Middle school under CDF. Directions were given to the concerned officers for opening of an Anganwari centre.

While responding to the demands of potable water at Jangiwala, Mr. Tara Chand sanctioned 15 shallow hand pumps and directions were issued to the local Panchayat for identifying deserving cases of houseless to be covered IAY benefits.

He said the government is working on the roadmap for all out development of all regions and sub-regions of the State and exemplary steps have been taken for ushering the State into a new era of development and progress.

Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik, Shah under house arrest

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activists arrested

Step taken to prevent trouble on Eid: Police

Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): Launching a massive crackdown on the separatist leadership, authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions on their movement by either arresting them or putting them under house detention, in order to prevent their activities on Eid-ul-Fitr.

According to Hurriyat Conference sources, Chairmen of both the factions, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have been detained at their respective residences in Srinagar.

Separatist leaders Mohammad Yasin Malik, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Zafar Akbar Bhat have also been put under house arrest, the sources added.

Meanwhile, a senior police officer told KNS that the restrictions have been imposed on movement of Hurriyat leaders to prevent happening of any untoward incidents on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The security contingent at Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has been strengthened today, the sources added. Geelani had earlier announced that he would offer Eid prayers at Hazratbal mosque, however, Hurriyat (G) spokesperson Ayaz Akbar told KNS, the octogenarian leader had no plans of holding a procession there and his plans were to just offer Eid prayers there.

Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is scheduled to lead Eid prayers at Eidgah here today, has also been put under house arrest at his Nigeen residence, after the security contingent at his residence was also strengthened. The Hurriyat spokesperson has condemned the arrest of Mirwaiz, calling a direct interference into religious matters of the head priest.

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front spokesperson has also condemned the house arrest of the Front’s Chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik at his Maisuma residence. Malik had been put under house arrest and his movement restricted, said the spokesperson.

Democratic Freedom Party Chariman Shabir Ahmad Shah has also been detained at his residence, after his return from Vessu Qazigund where he had gone to meet Pandits to assure them of their safety in Kashmir, said the DFP spokesperson.  He while condemning the restrictions on movement of the resistance leadership said such restrictions cannot suppress the aspirations of the people.

In the meantime,  Tehrik-e-Hurriyat General Secretary Mohammad AShraf Sehrai has also been detained at his Barzalla residence, after a contingent of police was posted at his residence.

Police has also house arrested National Front Chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Salvation Movement leader Zafar Akbar Bhat at their respective residences at Srinagar, party sources told KNS.

Tehrik-e-Hurriyat spokesperson in a statement said police has arrested Mohammad Yousuf Falahi and Shakeel Ahmad (District President Shopian) from Moolo Chirtragam in Shopian district on Saturday evening. “Whileas District President Pulwama Mohiuddin Andrabi and district secretary Shakeel Ahmad were arrested from Rathsuna Tral and Dogri Pora Pulwama respectively”, said the spokesperson adding Andrabi was later released by police. Police has also arrested Shah Wali Mohammad from Sopore, Mohammad Ashraf Laya from Srinagar, said the Tehreek Spokesperson. He said police had also raided residences of Pulwama Tehsil President Mohamma d Ayoub and Tral Tehsil President Fayaz Ahmad, however the duo was not arrested on account of their not being present at their respective residences.

Hurriyat Conference (G) spokesperson Ayaz Akbar’s residence was also raided by police, however, he was not found at his residences, said Hurriyat (G) sources. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat has condemned restrictions on the resistance leadership, calling it a brazen interference into the religious matters of muslims in general and the leaders in particular. (KNS)

DDC Anantnag calls for early completion of work on Ang hospital

Calls for beautification of town, inspects markets

Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): The District Development Commissioner Anantnag Farooq Ahmad Shah today visited Janglatmandi hospital to inspect the ongoing work at the 300-bedded hospital.

The DDC after having suspended two officials including a doctor earlier visited the hospital and directed different departments involved in construction of the said hospital to speed up the construction work.

Shah on the occasion said “120 beds along with all the allied facilities which are required for a modern state of the art hospital will be operational by December 2012 which will have the central heating facility, out patient and other allied facility of high standard”.

He said that the Chief Minister is personally keen to see this hospital complete before or within the stipulated time frame adding that the District administration is working round the clock to ensure the proper services shall reach the people of the District without any delay or dilly dallying approach.

Earlier the DDC personally lead a market checking squad and passed strict instructions to ensure the providing of quality food products and services to the public. He also inspected the ongoing work at Sherbagh and instructed the concerned to speed up the work of beautification in and around the Anantnag town.

The DDc urged people of the Distrct to cooperate with the District administration in bringing Governance to peoples doorstep so that the District  is  again called as the city of springs and that heritage value of the town of Anantnag is restored .

Meanwhile the District administration has intensified market checking of the town AND arrested two people Gulzar Ahmad Bhat and Mohd Rafiq Bhat  for indulging in bad trade practices.

City traffic management widely appreciated

‘Traffic police, SDA did a commendable job’

Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): Special traffic and parking arrangements in the city saved people from agony of traffic jams on the eve of Eid-ul-Firt this year. People in general and commuters in particular appreciated meticulous and efficient arrangements by Traffic authorities and Srinagar Development Authority for ensuring smooth traffic and parking arrangements during the festive week.

According to sources, the IG traffic Muneer Khan, SDA Vice Chariman Khwaja Renzushsh, DIG traffic Sfafkat Watali, SSP Traffic Haseeb Mughal and other senior officers have been personally working round the clock.

Pertinently the SDA had created huge parking area in Sangarmal to accommodate a large number of vehicles which went a long way in ensuring smooth traffic, they added.

Similarly, in the old garages near press colony and traffic parking area in Sheikhbagh, sufficient parking space had been earmarked for eid parking as well.

“Traffic authorities this time have devised a traffic flow system tomorrow on Eid day with those offering prayers in TRC shall also have sufficient parking space available in Sangarmal”, the sources said.

“As compared to earlier times, people were not held in the traffic jams either in the civil lines area or the Shehr e Khaas “, said Bashir Ahmad a commuter.

“Proper traffic flow and parking places in Batamalloo, Qamarwari and Bemina areas has also been ensured”, he added.

Sajad Lone, PC leaders greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr

Ask traders to shun black marketing, overpricing
Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): Peoples' Conference Chairman Sajad Lone has extended warm greetings and felicitations to the people of the State on the occassion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Sajad Lone while wishing the people has stated that the month of Ramadan is a test of man's resillience over evil and his own selfish needs. Those who spent the month in worship, fasting and prayers know the power of self control, humility, empathy and brotherhood. It's imperative that on the occassion of Eid-ul-Fitr we as a nation share our blessings and joy with the destitute and underprivileged. Our nation has thousands of men, women and children who have been pushed into the ruthless jaws of poverty and misery due to the turmoil that we witnessed. On Eid we should all reach out to our suffering brothers and sisters, the victims of any kind of violence or turmoil and include them in our celebration and happiness.
Sajad Lone said that Eid was an occassion for hope, introspection and reaffirmation of our resillience and inherent harmony as a nation of courageous men and women.
Other leaders who greeted people on Eid-ul-Fitr include Vice Chairman Advocate Sheikh Bashir Ali, Vice Chairman Mr. Bhushan Lal Pandita, Vice Chairman Mr. Mohammad Kamaal Malik, General Secretay Advocate Abdul Rashid Lone, General Secretary Mr. Rashid Mehmood, Kupwara District President Mr. Bashir Ahmed Dar, Srinagar District President Mr. Junaid Azim Mattu, Baramulla District President Mr. Asif Lone, Ganderbal District President Mr. Fayaz Alam, Bandipora District President Mr. Tanveer Dar and Budgam District President Mr. Firdous Farash. Other PC functionaries who wished people on Eid-ul-Fitr include Mr. Indumeet Singh Raina, Mr. Shafaat Rasool, Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Dar, Mr. Syed Owais Qadri and Advocate Syed Faisal Qadri.

Peoples' Conference leadership has implored upon traders to shun black marketeering and exorbitant pricing of commodities during Eid. The leadership has also asked the administration to ensure that people have adequate access to essential services like water and electricity during Eid-ul-Fitr. Emphasizing the importance of austerity and compassion for the lesser priviliged on the occassion of Eid, PC leaders have appealed to the nation to include orphans and widows in their observance of Eid and in the festivities and feasts of the occassion. 

Yasin put under house arrest

Undemocratic, interference in religion: JKLF

Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mohammad Yasin Malik was today detained by police at his own house from early in the morning.

“In the morning heavy contingent of police and forces laid siege around the house of Yasin sahib and ordered him not to leave for anywhere as he was detained”, said a JKLF statement.

Yasin sahib was scheduled to perform Eid prayers at TRC grounds Srinagar and he was scheduled to address a public gathering there, it added.

This is worth to mention that Yasin Malik has been for about last ten years performing Eid prayers at TRC grounds and every year he addressed people there also said spokesman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front while condemning strongly the detention of M Yasin Malik . He said “the rulers and their police are so much afraid of public popularity of Yasin sahib and other pro movement leaders that they have resorted to mean steps like this”.

Spokesman termed the police action as un-democratic and straight interference in religion and asked world conscience to take a strong note of these kinds of condemnable acts of state terrorism.

5 arrested after police busted Cattle lifter gang

96 cattle, two vehicles used in the crime recovered

Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): Ganderbal police has busted a gang of cattle lifters and recovered about 96 stolen cattle from the arrested gang members.

“Police station Kangan raided several places and arrested five members of a cattle lifter gang that has been active in the Kangan area for a long time. 96 cattle including sheep and goats have been recovered from their instance”, said a police statement.

The arrested gang members have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Bijad resident of Baba Nagri, Javid Ahmad War resident of Soura, Faiz Ahmad Kollu resident of Soura, Ghulam  Hassan  Lone resident of Khanyar, Ajaz Ahmad Dagga resident of Soura, besides, two TATA mobile vehicles that were allegedly used by the accused for committing the crime were recovered from their possession. More arrests and recoveries are expected, police said.

The process of the identification of the cattle is under way so that the rightful owner gets his stolen cattle back, added police.

Police has registered an FIR  under No. 70/2012 under section 379 RPC stands has been registered in Police Station  Kangan in this regard, police added.

Khalida, Muzafar greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr

Srinagar, August 19 (KNS): Awani National Conference Chairperson Begum Khalida Shah and senior Vice President Muzafar Ahmad Shah have extended warm greetings and felicitations to the people of the State on the occassion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
While wishing the people they stated that the month of Ramadan is a test of man's resillience over evil and his own selfish needs. Those who spent the month in worship, fasting and prayers know the power of self control, humility, empathy and brotherhood.

On Eid, Don't Bcame Victum of 'cyber conned'



At first Abdul Rashid and his family could not believe when they heard
that they have won a lottery worth lakhs of rupees in a lucky draw.
Interestingly they had never even entered the lucky draw.

Over a phone call Rashid was asked to deposit Rs.50,000 in an account
and was assured that after processing charges  money worth Rs.25 lakhs
 will be deposited in his account.

Minutes after receiving the call from an unknown international phone
number, Rashid hurriedly began to sum up the money while borrowing it
from relatives and friends.

But at the end what happened with Rashid was quite shocking as after
depositing the whole sum, no amount was released in his account and
the phone number also switched off.

Like Rashid there have been several reports from the past few months
when a commoners especially educated youth in the valley are being
duped through internet or mobile SMSes.

These cyber criminals are claiming to be representatives of reputed
international companies who flash messages on cell phones or Emails
accounts of youth in the valley informing them they have been
specially selected by some particular company as winners after draw of
lots of their email accounts or mobile numbers.

“In just two months I have received more than six mails where in a
sender asks me to drop some Rs.5000 in his account number. They mailed
to me that I have won a bumper prize in some contest in which I never
took any part,”  Ayaan Ahmad,told Kashmir Examiner a student of S.P
College.

The prospective winners are then advised to follow certain guidelines
for receding the prize money which include payment of processing fees,
courier charges etc. By this way many persons are being trapped and
deprived off the money

“The sender of mail was asking for my personal information and he also
sent me some internet links to follow. When I clicked on the link,
there were some images of gold and dollars and a text reading that you
have won it in a lucky draw, ”added Ahmad.

More often they use the names of well-known companies, including
Microsoft, Hotmail, MSN etc to gain the trust of a user.

They more often tricks they use to lure a person include-

·       Someone from "Microsoft Tech Support" calls to fix your computer.

·       You have won the Microsoft Lottery.

·       Microsoft "requires credit card information to validate your
copy of Windows.

·       ‘Microsoft’ sends unsolicited email messages with attached
security updates.

It is worth to mention that few months back Jammu and Kashmir Police
have arrested two Nigerian people in this case.

After the incident they have issued an advisory against these prank
calls, emails and SMS and also appealed to the general public not to
fall prey to such hoax calls on mobiles phones.

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