Daily

EXPRESSAsian0703

Green Srinagar Initiative: Nearly 40 thousand tree saplings

planted in first week since launch Congress more dangerous than BJP says Akbar LoneVOL: 18, ISSUE NO: 84 , SRINAGAR, WEDNESDAY APRIL 03, 2019 RNI No. JKENG/2002/09789, Rs. 2/= (Air Surcharge For Delhi/Jammu 50 PAISA, PAGES: 08, WEBSITE: www.asianexpress.net.in

CMYK

SRINAGAR, APR 2: Com-muters face immense problemsduring the movement of convoyson Kashmir highway in South andNorth Kashmir. They have been ac-cusing soldiers and troopers of ha-rassment. The ‘unruly’ behavior oftroopers on highway often leads toarguments and sometimes com-muters are being thrashed forquestioning the ‘diktats’ of forcespersonnel.

“We are really living in Hell andthe behavior of troopers with us ondaily basis makes us feel that wehave been enslaved and strippedoff our dignity and honour,” said adriver Showkat Ahmed who plieson Srinagar-Anantnag route.

“The soldiers guarding highway

stop us 30 minutes before the ar-rival of any convoy. We are not al-lowed to go and forced to wait for

over 30 minutes even after the dis-appearance of the Convoy from theroads,” said another driver.

The commuters allege that theyface harassment on daily basis.“We receive abuses and invectivesfrom troopers and sometimes evenwe are being thrashed and our vehi-cles damaged,” they said while talk-ing to news agency CNS nearprotest site at Letapora whereCRPF personnel thrashed schoolstudents. A school bus belonging toHajahad High School Awantiporawas not allowed to move ahead de-spite an official order by the au-thorities that school buses and am-bulances shall be allowed to moveduring the convoy. However whenthe students protest the CRPF mendeployed thrashed many of themincluding a minor girl.

Cont. on P7

KULGAM, APR 2:Communist Party of India(Marxist) senior leaderMuhammad YousufTarigami Tuesday said thatIndia is not about Modi orAmit Shah but it’s beautylies in its democratic andsecular fabric. Hitting outat BJP from left, right andcentre, Tarigami said thatthe country’s openness tosocial and religious minori-ties and regional differ-ences is at serious risk. “Weshould not believe in hol-low developmental lec-tures of BJP. The reality isthat these hollow claimsand superficial love of BJPfor country hides thefrightening and shrill real-

ity of an increasingly Modi-led Hindu dominance ofIndia,” Tarigami said andaccused BJP of creating adivide and intolerance notonly in India but in Jammuand Kashmir as well.

He according to news

agency CNS claimed thatproxies of BJP in Jammuand Kashmir were hand inglove with Modi led regimewhen Article 35A was chal-lenged in the SupremeCourt. “BJP election

Cont. on P7

NEW DELHI, APR 2:The Indian National Con-gress (INC) on Tuesdaysaid that the party will ap-point three new interlocu-tors if it was voted to powerin the upcoming Lok Sabhaelection.

“Congress promises tofind such a solutionthrough patient dialogueand talks with all stake-holders in the State. Con-gress promises the peopleof J&K talks without pre-conditions. We will ap-point three interlocutorsdrawn from civil society to

facilitate such talks,” readsthe party’s election mani-festo.

The INC, which releasedits election manifesto at its

New Delhi party headquar-ters, said that Jammu andKashmir and its problemsdeserve a large-hearted ap

Cont. on P7

RestoreSecurity to

Congress PartyLeaders,

Congress tellsGovernmentSRINAGAR, APR 3:

The Jammu and KashmirPradesh Congress Com-mittee (JKPCC) has ex-pressed grave concernover the withdrawal of Se-curity of some Party lead-ers in Srinagar andsought explanation fromthe Government over themove.

Party Spokesperson ex-pressed grave concernover withdrawal of Secu-rity and urged upon the

Cont. on P7

SRINAGAR, APR 3:Reacting to the speech bythe former chief minister ofJ&K Omar Abdullah thatKashmir will have its ownPM for the state, the crick-eter turned BharatiyaJanata Party politicianGautam Gambhir said thatOmar needs some sleepand if he still doesn’t un-derstand then give him aPakistani passport.

“Omar Abdullah wants aseparate PM for J&K & Iwant to walk on oceans!Omar Abdullah wants aseparate PM for J&K & Iwant pigs to fly! More thana separate PM @OmarAb-dullah needs some sleep

followed by a strong coffee!If he still doesn’t under-stand then a green Pak-istani passport,” GautamTweeted.

In a reply to GautamOmar suggested the crick-eter to not to interfere in

such stuff what he doesn’tknow about, particularlyKashmir. Omar also askedthe recently turned politi-cian to tweet about IPLrather than indulging inKashmir issue.

“Gautam,I never played

much cricket because Iknew I wasn’t very good atit. You don’t know verymuch about J&K, it’s his-tory or the role of @jknc_in shaping that history yetyou insist on displayingthat ignorance for all tosee. Stick to stuff you knowabout, tweet about theIPL,” Omar tweeted.

Earlier, in a response tospeech by PM Modi after avideo clip of Omar wasshared, Omar- who is alsoa National Conference vicepresident said; “It’s notwhat JKNC_ wants sir, it’swhat the terms of accessionguaranteed J&K, it’s what

Cont. on P7

Students ofAryans Instituteof Nursing visitsOld age home in

ChandigarhCHANDIGARH,

APR 2: As a paragon ofdeveloping a humanisticsociety, GNM and ANMstudents of Aryans Insti-tute of Nursing, Rajpura,Near Chandigarh visitedan old age home- KartarAasra Trust at Chandi-garh. Later the studentsalso visited Verka MilkPlant in Industrial Area,Chandigarh.

Mr Kartar of the old-age home welcomed thestudents and enlightenedthem about various prob-lems being faced by the

Cont. on P7

BANDIPORA, APR 2:Senior PDP leader Niza-muddin Bhat has said thattribal areas in Bandiporeare victims of neglect andpeople living here sufferbadly for want of basicamenities.

Addressing workersmeetings at Panar and Ku-dara, Bhat said that areashave no connectivity, veryfew healthcentres, no ad-equate power supply andno adequate drinking wa-ter facility.

Bhat said several tribalhabitations in Bandiporehave been deprived ofaanganwari centres andration depots and people

live in miserable condi-tions.

He said many pro-poorschemes have not reachedas yet and there is very lit-tle development.

Referring to economicgrowth Bhat said even tra-ditional resource of Gojarcommunity in the animalsector is squeezing.

He demanded thatenough funds shouldreach to raise their stock.

The meetings were alsoattended by PDP districtpresident Bandipora,Ghulam Nabi Tantrey, se-nior local leaders Moham-mad Maqbool and MianNoorani.

Srinagar, Apr 2 CNS: Themedia persons from Maha-rastra who were on a 3-dayFamiliarisation Tour toKashmir were mesmerisedby the Valley's beauty andlocal hospitality. The tourconcluded on Tuesday.

Describing Kashmir atrue paradise on Earth, themembers expressed theirsatisfaction and promisedto visit as Kashmir again astourists with friends andfamily.

Devanshu Desi of Chitr-lekha magazine, a weeklynews magazine publishedin Gujarati and Marathi,said he was not only mes-

merised with the beauty ofthe place but also with thewarm-hearted people.

"There is a wrong notionamong the people outsideJ&K about people of the

Kashmir and this place butthings are quite different.We enjoyed at every placeand everyone who inter-acted, be it a hotelier,houseboat owner, Shikara

rower or shopkeeper, theytreated us as guests. It isamazing, we don't findsuch kind and good-na-tured people too often any-where. During my tour, Iwas constantly sending mypictures and videos to fam-ily and friends showingthem how beautiful Kash-mir is," he said.

It was Devansh's firstvisit to Kashmir and he felt3-days is too less time tosatisfy him for this visit.

"I wish to stay more. Iwill come back with myfamily. Kashmir is a mustvisit a place," he said.

Cont. on P7

Kulgam policeorganizes

Police PublicMeeting

KULGAM, APR 02:In order to interact withgeneral public and re-dress their problems,Kulgam police organizeda Police Public meeting atDPO Kulgam.

The meeting chaired bySP Kulgam ShriGurinderpal Singh-IPSwas attended by re-spectable citizens includ-ing Auqaf committee ofmain town Kulgam.

The participants raisedsome issues during themeeting. They were as-sured by the chairing offi-cer that their issues will

Cont. on P7

SRINAGAR, APR 02:Continuing with his visit tothe Valley, the NorthernArmy Commander Lt GenRanbir Singh, accompa-nied by the Chinar CorpsCommander Lt Gen KJSDhillon, visited the hinter-land formations, where hereviewed the prevailing se-curity situation and strat-egy for counter terroristoperations on 02 April2019 in North Kashmir.

The Army Commanderalso chaired an all agenciesSecurity Review Meeting atBB Cant Srinagar. During

the meeting the prevailingsecurity challenges werediscussed and a joint secu-rity strategy was evolved

for the coming summermonths including main-taining a secure

Cont. on P7

Prof Sangmi isnew Dean

CollegeDevelopmentCouncil of KUSRINAGAR, APR 2:

Noted Academic Prof.Mohiuddin Sangmi hastaken charge of Dean Col-lege Development Coun-cil (DCDC) at Universityof Kashmir.

Author of five books, 65research papers pub-lished in international/national journals and 30articles published in vari-ous newspapers, Prof.Sangmi has acted as advi-sor, Union Public ServiceCommission, Member ofChief Minister's Task

Cont. on P7

People face ‘inconvenience, harassment’during convoy movement on Kashmir roads

Let secular forces join handsto defeat BJP: Tarigami

No change to special status willreview AFSPA, reduce army:

Congress in election manifesto

Omar asks Gautam Gambhirto stick to his own stuff

Tribal areas inBandipora are victims

of neglect: Bhat

3-day FAM trip for Maharastramedia persons conclude

Kashmir beauty, hospitality overwhelms tour members

Army Commander reviewssecurity situation in Kashmirahead of Lok Sabha elections

SRINAGAR, APR 2: Adelegation of KashmirTraders and Manufactur-ers Federation (KTMF) onMonday called on Chair-man and CEO J&K Bank,Parvez Ahmed here at thecorporate headquarters ofthe bank and discussedvarious issues concerningthe business community,putting forth valuable sug-gestions and significantfeedback.

The delegation led by itsSenior Vice-President,Fayaz Ahmad Bhat inter-acted with the Chairman atthe Bank headquarters inpresence of the bank's Ex-ecutive Presidents, P KTickoo and R K Chibber;Presidents, MohammadMaqbool Lone, Moham-

mad Younus Patoo, ArunGandotra, Rakesh Gando-tra and Vice-President,Fayaz Ahmad Bhat andother officers of the bank.

Welcoming the delega-tion, the Chairman andCEO acknowledged the im-portance of direct feedbackfrom all levels and high-

lighted the interdependentnature of the relationshipbetween traders and thebank.He emphasized onthe need to maintain"healthy trade and finan-cial practices" adding,"there lies a joint responsi-bility on both traders andfinancial institutions to

keep each other in goodcondition."

Commenting upon thecredit culture in J&K state,the Chairman extolled thegood track record and hon-esty of the people andstressed on the necessity topreserve goodwill through

Cont. on P7

KTMF delegation calls on J&K Bank Chairman