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Srinagar, May 4: Two persons died while four others were injured in different road accidents across the valley.

According to a police statement issued to KNS, the traffic Constable Abdul Rashid resident of Tral who was injured in an accident at Sanat nagar on 22 April succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura. Meanwhile, an unknown Sumo hit and injured a pedestrian Syeda Begum resident of Saderkote Bala at Saderkote Bala, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Sumbal, Bandipora. She was shifted to hospital for treatment where she succumbed to her See Accident on pg 07

Residential house damaged in fire Srinagar, May 4 : Two residential houses were partially damaged in two fire incidents, last evening.

According to a police statement issued to KNS, fire broke out in the residential house of Farooq Ahmed Dar son of Abdul Rehim resident of Waniyar Noorbagh, in the jurisdiction of Police station Safa Kadal, Srinagar resulting in partial damage to the See Fire on pg 07

Man electrocuted in Bandipora Srinagar, May 04: Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh son of Abdul Ahad resident of Potushahi, Bandipora received an electric shock at Potushahi Bandipora. He was shifted to Sub District Hospital, Bandipora where doctors declared him brought dead.

After completing all medico-legal formalities, the body was handed to his relatives for last rites. Police has registered a case in this regard.

Injured teen recuperating as parents ask people to pray for him Srinagar, May 04: Outside the intensive care unit in one of the oldest medical facilities in Kashmir, Bilal Ahmad Kinoo takes several rounds in the corridor. Intermittently, he peeps through the glass door of the ward to check on his son Momin Bilal admitted in the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar’s old city.

And when visitors arrive, Bilal accompanies them to the window pane where from Momin’s bed is visible and explains his health condition.

“Doctors told me we will have to amputate Momin’s finger so we need your signature. I signed. They amputated his finger and then

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WEATHER

Srinagar, May 4: The Srinagar city especially the down town area returned to normal after four consecutive days of curfew, restrictions and checking. Elections on April 30 and the killing of a youth that took later on the same day at Nawa Kadal area had paralyzed the normal life in the entire city.

People had observed a complete strike particularly in most parts of the city next day after the killing and the authorities later imposed curfew in Down Town area which was lifted on Saturday late evening after four days. Despite no strike call extended by

any separatist leaders including Syed Ali Geelani, people at many places in the City observed a spontaneous shutdown for two consecutive days.

With no curfew or shutdown today, shopping

establishments especially the Sunday market witnessed a huge rush and the transport services also resumed plying on all routes across the valley. Meanwhile, in a minor incident of

Light Rain/Thundershower would occur at a isolated places

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stone pelting at Nawa Kadal, a 6-year-old girl got injured. She has been hospitalized. Talking to KNS, IGP Kashmir A. G Mir said: “The situation by and large remained normal except for a minor stone pelting incident at Nawa Kadal in which a six year old girl got injured. She has been admitted in a hospital.”

According to a police statement, some miscreants pelted stones on a police deployment at Nawa Kadal chowk, this afternoon. “The stone hurled by the miscreants hit a minor 9 year old girl Tanzeela daughter of Ghulam Jeelani See Returns on pg 07

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‘Such atrocities fuel sense of insecurity, alienation among Muslims’

Kupwara, May 4: Strongly condemning the latest massacre of minorities in Assam through organized violence, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Moham-

mad Sayeed today warned that such senseless and targeted carnage could have dangerous consequences for the country. “It’s extremely painful to see such barbar-

Snoop gate scandal

Omar opposes judicial commission in dying hours of UPA 2 Srinagar, May 4: Opposing the UPA government’s announcement of setting up of a judicial commission to investigate if the Gujarat police spied on a young woman architect allegedly at the behest of BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said setting up a commission of inquiry ‘in the dying hours’ was wrong.

“Was talking to my dad last night and he felt the same way—setting up a commission of inquiry in the dying hours of UPA 2 is just wrong,” Omar tweeted. Omar also observed through his tweets that the decision should have been implemented when it was taken in December.

“If the decision to appoint a commission was taken in December, it should have been implemented. To appoint a judge 5 months later is wrong,” the chief minister stressed. The so-called Snoopgate as the matter is commonly known now actually pertains to November 2013 scandal that broke when two websites, Cobrapost.com and Gulail.com, obtained audio recordings of telephone conversations in which Modi’s right-hand man Amit Shah had allegedly directed the illegal surveillance of a young woman in late 2009, allegedly at Modi’s request. The surveillance included tapping her phone, tailing her See Scandal on pg 07

ic acts of targeted violence being operationalized in the 21st century democratic India India,” he said. “Continuation of such atrocities against minorities, lack of accountability and stereotyping of Muslims is not only fueling a sense of insecurity among the community but is also breeding perilous alienation,” Sayeed said while addressing an election rally in Lolab Assembly segment of Baramulla Parliamentary constituency.

Sayeed said once elected to the Parliament, PDP representatives would work with the community leaders across the country to address the issues of minority insecurity and their developmental rights.

According to a statement See Mufti on pg 07

issued to aspirants with bachelors in pharmacy.

Talking to KNS, Taj Mohiuddin, minster for health and medical education said that government will review 14000 licenses that have been issued 2001 onwards in Kashmir. “We will see whether the license holders are using these licenses properly as per the guidelines set by the government.

The problem of spurious drug menace is more rampant in

Says PDP’s propaganda of change, a gimmick Kupwara, May 4: Castigating PDP for carrying the bogus propaganda of change, Chief Minister,

Omar Abdullah who is also Working President of National Conference, Sunday said that infact by ‘change’ PDP means its attempt to bring Narendra Modi and BJP in power at the Centre as against UPA and Rahul Gandhi.

ter and the MLAs, as such, by raising the false slogan of ‘Badlau’ (change) PDP means bringing BJP and Narendra Modi to power at New Delhi”, Omar maintained, according to a statement issued to KNS. “But the people of See Omar on pg 07

‘Will also focus on development needs of North Kashmir’ Srinagar, May 4 : Appealing the voters of Baramulla parliamentary constituency to vote for him on 7th May Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former deputy chief minister, Muzzafar Hussain Baig has said while he would make an honest effort to bring Kashmir debate to the national scene in-and-outside the parliament he would specially focus on development needs of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipore districts.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing various wayside meetings in Rafiabad segment of Baramulla parliamentary constituency he said the PDP is going to the parliament with a clear agenda to push for a peaceful settlement of Jammu and Kashmir unlike the National Conference

Govt to review 14000 Pharma licenses small towns where the proprietors have either sub let their licenses or do not run the pharmaceutical shops themselves,” Taj added.

The minister for health and medical education said that his department will move a proposal soon the cabinet meets next for issuance of an ordinance in this regard. “We will press for an ordinance by virtue of which the pharmaceutical See Licenses on pg 07

fices besides Raj Bhawan closed in Jammu on April 25 and are scheduled to reopen here on Monday (May 5). Meanwhile, most of the employees along with their families who are part of this bi-annual exercise have already returned to their homes in valley. A senior spokesman in the civil administration said that the move offices in Srinagar will start functioning from See IGP on pg 07

“As is evident that Parliamentary Election is for electing the Parliament and the Prime Minister of the Country and it has nothing to do with the election of the Chief Minis-

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Srinagar, May 4: One of the initiatives to tackle the growing spurious drug menace in Kashmir, the government has decided to cancel the drug sale licenses not used by the proprietors as per the terms and conditions laid down by the government. Besides cancellation, the government has also settled on not to issue any further licenses to persons with matriculation qualification and instead the licenses will be

Srinagar, May 4: The highest government offices are all set to function in Srinagar for next six months after shifting from Jammu—state’s winter capital as part of a century-old six monthly exercise.

A senior officer in the administration told KNS that all necessary arrangements for opening of the Move Offices in Srinagar have already been completed.

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Omar addresses rallies at Kupwara

Assam Killings blot on secular India: Mufti

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Markets witnessed huge rush, transport plied normally

PDP has become first choice of people: Mehbooba

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Srinagar returns to normal after 4 days of curfew

Inside story Srinagar, May 4: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti has said the National Conference has failed to rake up bogus issues and people are instead making their decision in the election on its performance and its traditional role against the interests of Kashmir.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing a number of public meetings in Tanmarag segment of Baramulla parliamentary constituency she said the NC had tried to raise issues which had no relevance to the problems of Jammu & Kashmir but it has miserably failed on the ground to convince the people

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which has always used the people’s mandate to seek power for the members of Abdullah family. “The aim of the PDP is to give voice to the aspirations, sentiments of people of Kashmir at the national level by involving all shades of political and social opinion so that we could realize the lasting peace in the region,” he said.

On the occasion the party General Secretary, Mohammad Dilwar Mir also addressed the meetings.

Baig said the PDP will make every effort to forcefully pursue its agenda of political resolution and for that matter it will involve the parliament, which, unfortunately, till now has now has been missing as the NC would always prefer power instead of working seriously See PDP on pg 07

Pulwama youth booked under PSA Srinagar, May 04: A youth has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA), described as lawless law by Amnesty International, and has been shifted to Kathua Jail, official sources told GNS today.

They said Waseem Ahmad Sofi (23), son of Bashir Ahmad of Dangerpora village of Pulwama in South Kashmir was arrested by police last week.

After remaining in police custody for three consecutive days, the youth was booked under PSA (DM no. 12 dated 03-05-2012) for his alleged role in pelting stones on the forces. He was shifted to Kathua jail early Sunday morning.

However, the family refuted the police claims that the See Pulwama on pg 07

Lifted 300 MTs of garbage from curfew-bound areas:SMC Srinagar, May 4: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) claimed to have lifted around 300 metric tonnes of garbage from the old parts of Srinagar city on Sunday where curfew remained enforced recently.

According to a statement issued to KNS, the SMC carried out a special drive in curfew-bound areas to ensure cleanliness and sanitation. The instructions to this effect was made by SMC commissioner Dr G N Qasba. "Cleanliness of the city remains our priority area," said Qasba. The SMC recovered and shifted 300 metric tonnes today, which crosses the amount of average garbage lifted on a particular Sunday multifold. Dozens of garbage-lifting vehicles ferried it for scientific disposal. Around 75 truckloads of garbage were lifted from the old parts of the city.

The drive was carried out by 600 employees, who worked since the Sunday morning in the city. The shrines and mosques remained priority areas during the exercise. Besides the Shah Hamdan and Makhdoom Sahib shrines, Jamia See SMC on pg 07

Corruption, nepotism hallmark of NC, PDP politics: Sajad Langate, May 4: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference Sajad Gani Lone today said that National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party have made corruption, nepotism and cronyism hallmarks of their politics.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing thousands of people in Batagund, Langate, Lone said: “Kashmiris have been deprived of the right to dream of

a better future by traditional political parties as the dreams of the common-man -those of dignity, prosperity and progress- were detrimental to the manipulative political system these parties represent. It’s time for a Kashmiri to dream beyond the political and economic limits designed and enforced by NC and PDP.” The PC chairman said the time has now come to give these inept, dishonest and uncaring

political entities a befitting them by rejecting them in the parliament polls. He said Kashmir has been the most misruled corruption –ridden State and this has been a shame that has lasted through the tenure of successive governments in the State.” He said NC and PDP have let down Kashmiri at every critical juncture of the history. “Be it the hanging of Maqbool Bhatt or See Sajad on pg 07

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Srinagar, Monday 05 May 2014

FROM THE FRONT PAGE

Returns Kosgar resident of Rehbab Sahib, M.R Gunj on her head. The injured girl was shifted to SMHS hospital by a police party headed by chowki officer Noorbagh.

The innocent girl is a 3rd primary student received 04 stitches on her head. She had gone out to fetch bread for her home at about 5:15 pm when the incident took place. A Case FIR number 73/14 under section 336, 147, 323 RPC is registered at police station Safa Kadal.” (KNS)

IGP 9.30 AM to 5 PM at the Civil Secretariat, while as other departments located outside the Civil Secretariat, will start their work from 10 AM to 4 PM. Talking to KNS, IGP Kashmir A G Mir said: “The security arrangements have already been made in this regard.” (KNS)

Mufti issued to KNS, Sayeed said the continued denial of justice and full democratic rights has led to a sense of mistrust in Kashmir as well and there seems to be no reason for the country’s political leadership to dither on this most serious problem that has been a source of discord, disruption and destruction for more than six decades. “Peace and resolution is an idea that has arrived for Kashmir and if the people want to change their destiny through democratic means they shall have to join the movement for change through ballot,” he said and added that through its untiring efforts and the Self-Rule agenda PDP has been able to create a middle ground for all forces of peace progress and reconciliation to operate. These forces, he said, need to be strengthened and given credible instruments to deliver on peace and progress fronts.

He said the progress achieved through various confidence building measures that were put into place during PDP-led government between 2002 and 2005, should now be utilized for a final Kashmir solution by taking all the stake-holders on board. He reiterated the resolve of his party to stand by the people of the State and work for the agenda of peace, progress and prosperity set by it. Sayeed said the miseries people of Jammu & Kashmir have been undergoing for the past six decades are the outcome of the deceitful tactics resorted to by the NC leaders in their lust for power.

“To quote some instances of NC’s dubious role, the party in a hurry to grab power couldn’t bargain with the Government of India for any political or economic concession for the State when it was in a position to do so in 1996 and how it rushed through the formation of Government after the latest 2008 polls without having even a Common Minimum Program with Congress reflects the power-lust of once the premiere political party of the State,” he said and added that given its opportunistic policies, no wonder people in south and central Kashmir have already discarded this party and it was now for the people of North Kashmir to take the ongoing movement for change to its logical conclusion. Sayeed made it clear that prior to conceiving and debating the issue of resolution and outlining its contours, it is imperative that an enabling environment is created for a sustainable solution. “This is the phase where mental, material and motivational reconciliation takes place, both at the intra and inter-state level,” he said and added that the Government of India must firmly make up its mind that the only way forward in Jammu & Kashmir is the non-military and democratic way. Addressing the rally senior PDP leader and former Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Karra said propelled by its pro-people agenda PDP, has laid strong foundations for the ultimate and amicable resolution of the larger Kashmir issue. He said whatever issues PDP raised including opening of traditional cross-LoC road links, ensuring relief to the people in the security measures and the reduction of troops, the party has had a success that eluded earlier attempts. He said the driving force for the PDP’s endeavors is the public support, without which the party could have not achieved much. “We still have a lot to accomplish in the interest of the people of the State and our struggle would continue come what may,” Karra said. PDP leaders Abdul Haq Khan Gh Mohd V.P, CH, Salaam –ud-din ,CH,Nizam Ud- din, Peer Ab Gine Ex MLA, Ab, Raheem Wani,Din Mohd Cheetah, Ab Gine Kohli, Haji Gh Mohd Bhat, Riyaz ah, Gh Hussain Bhat, Tariq Mazloom Mir, Sarpanch Gh Mohi-u Din, Sarpanch M Maqbool, Ab Razaq, Ab Ahad Mir, Ab Khaliq, Rustum Ali Khan, Dawood Ah, Mohd Rafiq, Aashiq Hussain Khan, Mehraj –ud-Din and others also addressed the rally. (KNS)

Omar Jammu and Kashmir are wise enough to understand the trick and deceptive strategy being employed by PDP to mislead people and garner support for its mentor Narendra Modi”, he said and added that Narendra Modi is non-entity in Kashmir and no effort of PDP, acting as his agent, will help him to germinate the seeds of communal ideology and implement his anti-J&K agenda.

“The leadership of PDP is helping Narendra Modi to seek his blessings to grab power in the State by implementing divide and rule policy as was witnessed by people of Jammu and Kashmir in 2002 when BJP engineered the installation of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the Chief Minister of the State despite having the support of only a small group of MLAs”, he said and appreciated the people for understanding the conspiracy being hatched by BJP and PDP against Jammu and Kashmir. He thanked the people for rallying behind NC-Congress to counter this conspiracy.

Omar Abdullah was addressing largely attended public gatherings at Kupwara and Lolab organized in favour of the NC-Congress joint Candidate from Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary Constituency Sharief-ud-Din Shariq.

The NC Working President cautioned the people against the hidden league between BJP and PDP and urged them to foil the anti-J&K designs of BJP by ensuring the defeat of PDP candidate in Baramulla-Kupwara Parliamentary constituency. He said that every vote cast in favour of PDP will strengthen Narendra Modi whose communal stance and anti-J&K agenda is an open secret, while the vote for NC-Congress candidate is in the interest of Jammu and Kashmir and its people.

Omar Abdullah said that NC-Congress alliance is for safeguarding and strengthening the secular democratic credentials of the Country, as such, supports Rahul Gandhi for Prime Ministership who represents the aspirations of all sections of the society and all the regions of the Country.

Omar said people of Jammu and Kashmir are under

Zabarwan Times a crucial test to make selection between the PDP candidate, representing Narendra Modi ideology and NC-Congress candidate representing the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and safeguarding the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, strengthening of communal harmony, regional solidarity as also equitable and inclusive development.

The Working President, National Conference appealed to the people to vote whole heartedly and in large numbers in favour of NC-Congress coalition candidate and help positively to arrest the march of Narendra Modi towards the power seat in New Delhi.

Omar Abdullah said the track record of Sharief-udDin Shariq as Member Parliament has been of high standard and he has always raised Jammu and Kashmir centric issues in the Parliament and worked for seeking liberal financial help to the State for its faster growth and development in the past and would continue to do so in future.

The Working President, National Conference said in contrast to this the PDP candidate contesting Lok Sabha Election was forced by his party to fight the Parliament Election as he was not interested in contesting the LS poll. Omar said when PDP candidate possessed no interest in the contesting Parliament Election how can he be able to represent the people.

The Election rallies were also addressed by Provincial President, National Conference Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani, Minister for CAPD, Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, Law Minister, Mir Saifullah, contesting NC-Congress candidate, Sharief-ud-Din Shariq, District NC President, Qaisar Jamsheed Lone and various senior leaders of National Conference and Congress. (KNS)

Pulwama youth was involved in stone pelting.

“Police claims are a concocted and my brother has nothing do to with stone pelting,” Sofi’s cousin told GNS. (GNS)

Scandal family, and even monitoring her movements outside the state boundaries.

On Friday, the UPA government had said a judicial commission to probe ‘Snoopgate’ allegedly involving Modi will be in place before the Lok Sabha poll process comes to an end on May 16. Earlier the UPA government had decided four months back to set up the inquiry commission but the process got delayed reportedly because of its inability to find a judge. (KNS)

PDP to address the problems which J&K is facing. “The NC didn’t act seriously to help bridge gaps between Kashmir and New Delhi, but instead it made power its only choice and kept the country in darkness about the aspirations of the people of Kashmir,” he added.

Earlier in the day Baig interacted with the Pandit migrants, of North Kashmir, in Jammu through video conferencing and discussed their concerns, problems and host of other issue including minority status to Pandits, employment package for their educated youth, soft-loans schemes.He assured them that the PDP will make all out efforts to address their genuine issues.

Baig said he will specially focus on the development needs of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipore districts which have lagged behind in economic progress. He said the far flung areas and weaker sections will receive his primary attention and he would use all his influence as Member of Parliament to open up areas like Gurez and Tangdhar so that round the year traffic is possible in these areas. He said he will strive for tunnels across the Razdan and Sadna passes to ensure all weather traffic to Gurez and Karnah. He also said that he would strive to seek special projects in education and health sectors for these districts so that they could progress on all socio-economic indicators.

Reiterating resolve of his party to open all traditional routes connection Jammu and Kashmir with rest of the world Baig said it is the vision of the PDP to make Kashmir a free economic zone in the region. He said opening of all traditional routes through Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh would help the state in harnessing its inherent potential as a business centre as it was before 1947.

He said the PDP will push for the expansion of crossLine of Control (LoC) trade and travel which will not only help to create a conducive atmosphere on the ground that will bring Baramulla back on the trade and commerce map. “To make the historic 2005 initiatives more meaningful it is necessary to remove the hassles in the movement of goods and passengers,” he added. He said the PDP will make every effort to open Chhamb Jourian-Mirpur, Nowshere-Mirpur-Kotli and Teetwal-Chilhan routes and other routes to exploit the full potential of this region. (KNS)

SMC masjid and Pather Masjid areas were cleaned. The SMC workers also collected garbage from market hubs like Bohri Kadal, Safa Kadal, Fateh Kadal, Rajouri Kadal etc. "The employees stand instructed to clean all garbage dumping sites, lift all left-overs from major lanes in the old city. The workers are working dedicatedly. The SMC will make no compromises on cleanliness of the city as summers have set in," said Dr Qasba. Chief sanitation officer Manzoor Ahmad Tarray oversee the drive and guided the employees. (KNS)

Licenses

licenses would be issued only to applicants possessing bachelors in pharmacy and we will not entertain any of the applicant having matriculation qualification with five years of experience as was a norm in past,” he added. “Till the cabinet meets next we have unofficially decided not to issue any license anymore.”

He said that samples of drugs are being lifted from nook and corner of the state especially from the rural areas and small towns. “We cannot check the medicine at the entry points because it comes in bulk so we will have to apply other possible alternatives to curb this menace,” Taj informed KNS. Pertinently, a government report on drug sample analysis submitted before the High Court last week said that 83 fresh samples, out of 3130 have been substandard. Taj said that various agencies including Central Drug Control Organization (CDCO) is on job lifting samples from the state to test their efficacy. (KNS)

Sajad the hanging of Afzal Guru, NC was the co-signatory to both these travesties of justice. NC has at every crucial juncture deceived the people of Kashmir and

joined those who oppress and persecute them rather than standing up to such oppressive and communal lobbies.” “NC is the patron political party of Ikhwanis and the Task Force and is responsible for all the injustice and barbarism that Ikhwanis and the Task Force meted out to the people of Kashmir.” Sajad added that it was the responsibility of the people to ensure that the killers of Kashmiris don’t get to occupy seats of power. Continuing attacks on both the parties, Lone said,“Muftis and Abdullahs are colonial extension of the slavery system as they treat Kashmiris as their slaves and indulge in the cruelties against them.” (KNS)

Accident injuries. The body was handed over to her relatives for last rights. Police has registered a case in this regard.

A load carrier without registration number turned turtle at Vaikoo, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kunzer, Baramulla resulting in injuries to two persons. Both the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. In another accident, an unknown vehicle hit and injured a pedestrian Rafiqa Bano resident of Madipora at National Highway Madipora, in the jurisdiction of Police Post Drugmulla, Kupwara.

She was shifted to hospital for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. Abdul Hamid son of Abdul Jamal resident of Qamarwari, Srinagar sustained injuries when the tyre of his Scooter bearing registration number JK01/1012 he was riding bursted at Reram, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kunzar. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. (KNS)

Fire house. Fire was brought under control by tenders and Police. In another fire incident, fire broke out in the kitchen of Trilok Singh son of Kiker Singh resident of Chatti Singh Pora, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Mattan, Anantnag in which house hold items got damaged. (KNS)

Dr. Farooq addresses election rally in Pattan Pattan-Baramulla, May 4 : National Conference Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah addressed an impressive election rally in Pattan, North Kashmir today and said that PDP's Parliamentary Candidate Muzaffar Baig and its patron Mufti Sayeed formed a brutal trio of repression along with Governor Jagmohan. Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that it was this trio that was responsible for unprecedented mayhem, massacres and bloodshed in Kashmir and had Mufti Sayeed not become the Home Minister of India, thousands of young Kashmiri boys would have been alive today.

Addressing the election rally Dr. Farooq said that it was none other than Muzaffar Baig, who as Governor Jagmohan's Advocate General suggested the abrogation of Article 370 and showed Jagmohan the legal ways and recourses to transfer Kashmiri prisoners outside the State in scorching heat. "It was Mufti and Baigh who were part of Jagmohan's assault on the soul of Kashmir when unprecedented massacres were being carried out in Kashmir. These who are pretending to be wound healers today are the ones who have inflicted some of the most brutal wounds on the hearts and minds of the Kashmiri people", Dr. Farooq said.

Dr. Farooq said that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed doesn't believe in the politics of ideology but has invested his entire life in the politics of sabotage and intrigue. "Mufti has spent the greater part of his career trying to dislodge democratically elected governments and hopping from one party to another and one camp to another for power. Now he has fallen to the level of joining hands with Narendra Modi - a person whose hatred and animosity towards Muslims and towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir is no secret.", he said.

Addressing the impressive election rally in Pattan, Dr. Farooq said that Muzaffar Baig as the Advocate General of Jagmohan and with patronage from Mufti Sayeed as the Home Minister, played a significant role in the implementation of laws like AFSPA and DAA in the State. "Today they shed crocodile tears about the same laws.

PDP has become first choice of people: Mehbooba

‘NC failed to convince people by its lies, concocted stories’ Srinagar, May 4: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti has said the National Conference has failed to rake up bogus issues and people are instead making their decision in the election on its performance and its traditional role against the interests of Kashmir.

According to a statement issued to KNS, while addressing a number of public meetings in Tanmarag segment of Baramulla parliamentary constituency she said the NC had tried to raise issues which had no relevance to the problems of Jammu & Kashmir but it has miserably failed on the ground to convince the people by its lies and concocted stories.Mehbooba said NC had tried to mislead the people by its false propaganda against the PDP as it has nothing to show by way of performance to win over the electorate. She said the people know what their real issues are and they can’t be deceived anymore by the murky politics which the NC leadership has been playing in Kashmir from many decades now.

She said now mind of people has changed and the PDP has become their first choice.On the occasion senior PDP leader and MLA Pahalgam, Rafi Ahmad Mir; zonal president, Abdul Aziz Dar; local leaders, Mohammad Abbas Wani, Abdul Hamid, Shabir Ahmad and others were also present.

She said everyone knows it is the NC which had trucked with

the BJP in 1996 only to get junior ministry job for Omar Abdullah.

And without any positive issues in their hands the NC leadership went all guns blazing against the PDP predicting its future course of action but everything went against them as the people have clearly rejected them both in South and Central Kashmir. She said, “In 1996 it is Dr Farooq Abdullah who went on for an alliance with the BJP for just getting his son a junior minister’s job. During that period the Abdullahs handed over seven feasible power projects to the NHPC without getting anything substantial for the state. They started the STF, Ikhwan and got POTA into the state. Blanket ban on government jobs, Shahtoos was enforced.

Opening and up-gradation of new schools were also banned.” She said since the NC had nothing to show as its performance report to the people at the end of its tenure it had resorted to lies to divert the attention of people from its failures.

After feeling rejected, Mehbooba said, now the ruling coalition partners have started a blame game about which party voted for the PDP in Anantanag and Srinagar parliamentary constituencies. She said both the NC and Congress had got a chance to make a difference in the lives of common people and in the overall situation in the state, but they have failed in utilizing it effectively. Mehbooba said instead of providing an honest, effective

and accountable administration Omar Abdullah has been responding arrogantly and his only achievement has been his war with every section of the society over the last more than five years.

She said innumerable scandals have taken place during the present regime. There are serious charges of corruption against the highest political authorities of the state including the chief minister, Omar Abdullah, Dr Farooq and many ministers. “Cases like Haji Yousuf’s death and cricket scandal, forest land grab where hushed up which is in contract to what is happening in rest of the country where high and might have lost their jobs and gone into jails but in J&K the Congress and NC have been protecting each other and covering up their misdeeds that is why the people are feeling disillusioned with them,” she said.

Mehbooba said there is a strong mood prevailing on the ground in favor of the PDP and people are now fed up with the ruling party which has never been serious to address their issues. “It is only through the vote that we can get rid of the NC to pave way for a responsible system in the state and sincere leadership at the national level, she said and added the people are aware enough this time about the importance of vote as they think it is the only weapon to change the destiny of Jammu & Kashmir and resolve its issues,” she said. (KNS)

Army rescued villagers from Raging fire in Baramulla Srinagar, May 4 : Army rescued and saved precious lives of residents of a house in Chattisinghpora area of Baramulla district, when their house caught fire on May 3, 14. According to an army statement issued to KNS, at about 1700h on 03 May 14, Army camp located at Rainpora received information that the house of one Master Tarlok Singh, of village Chattisinghpora had caught

Injured teen recuperating as parents ask people to pray for him Srinagar, May 04: Outside the intensive care unit in one of the oldest medical facilities in Kashmir, Bilal Ahmad Kinoo takes several rounds in the corridor.

Intermittently, he peeps through the glass door of the ward to check on his son Momin Bilal admitted in the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar's old city.

And when visitors arrive, Bilal accompanies them to the window pane where from Momin's bed is visible and explains his health condition.

"Doctors told me we will have to amputate Momin's finger so we need your signature. I signed. They amputated his finger and then handed over to me," he explains.

The family buried the sixteen-year-old's amputated finger in their ancestral ancestral graveyard at Saraf Kadal.

Momin was injured in 'security forces' firing on Wednesday evening when groups of protesters clashed with police.

As polls for Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency concluded on Wednesday evening, the 'security forces' resorted to firing in Old City's Nawa Kadal after clashes erupted in the area. The firing left Bashir Ahmad Bhat dead while several others including a woman and Momin were injured.

Momin who hails from Maharaj Gunj was hit by bullets in his both hands. Due to excessive bleeding and shock, he went into coma and was put on life supporting system.

Doctors have amputated a finger in his left hand.

Momin's father, who is an auto driver by profession, has only desire to see his 'son safe'.

fire and the residents of the house were trapped inside.

A rescue team immediately rushed to the spot with all available firefighting effort. Realizing the gravity of the situation, the team quickly went into action and successfully rescued all the residents of the house. the resident had sustained minor burn injuries and were administered first aid.

Public notice

Date of birth of my ward Mohammad Yaseen Rather, a class 8th student, has been wrongly entered in school records as 1.6.1999 instead of 1.6.2002.

Now this is to be rectified. Anybody having any objection in this regard may file the same in writing in the office of the Principal, Makki Memorial Educational Institute, Buchroo within 7 days of publication of this notice after that no objection will be entertained.

Mohammad Shafi Rather F/o Mohammad Yaseen Rather, R/o Mathan, Chanapora Srinagar

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