Infiltration bid foiled along LoC, JCO killed Chenab Valley quake victims allege discrimination

Srinagar, May 18: A Junior Commissioned Officer was killed while a soldier was injured as Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid by militants in Macchil sector along the Line of Control in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Troops of 56 Rashtriya Rifles noticed some suspicious movement of two to four persons along the LoC in Macchil sector at around 3.00 am and challenged them, an Army spokesman said here. The militants, who were trying to sneak into the Valley from Pakistan administered Kashmir, opened fire on the Army positions including on Dingeri Post, which was retaliated.

Jammu, May 18: Victims of the May 01 earthquake in the mountainous Doda and Kishtwar regions of Jammu and Kashmir allege the government is adopting an "unfair and partisan approach" in disbursing relief to them. "Even after 18 days of quake hitting the area no relief has reached and the government is adopting partisan approach in giving tents and ration to the affected people," one of the victims said. But the administration countered by saying: "It is difficult and mountainous terrain and it takes time to reach the inaccessible areas."
Omar meets PM
Demands Leh type package for Doda quake sufferers 		Are Omar, Mehbooba hunting for 'safe' seats for 2014 polls?

NEW DELHI, MAY 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday afternoon met Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh here and discussed various matters pertaining to the peace and development in the State.The focus of the discussion was recent earth quake which hit various parts of districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban. The Chief Minister while giving resume of the damages caused by the quake to the large number of public and private property including essential public service infrastructure demanded the package of relief for the affected people on the pattern, the Union Government had sanctioned for Leh cloud burst survivors.

 Srinagar, May 18: Are Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti hunting for "safe" seats for the 2014 assembly elections? The question is particularly poignant in Abdullah's case as it would mean his moving away from a constituency that his grandfather and father have nursed since 1975 and which has gone out of the family's grasp only once.
 
2 differently-abled girls allegedly raped in Jaipur Contractors call for Secretariat gherao on June 5
Jaipur, May 18: Two differently-abled girls were allegedly raped and beaten at an NGO near Jaipur where they had gone for speech therapy and studies. The teenagers, who are speech and hearing impaired, were sent to Awaaz Foundation in January by a government run-orphange for a speech counselling course. Three other girls had also gone with them.
When they returned to their orphanage on April 30, they allegedly complained that they were raped and also beaten up by the staff at Awaaz Foundation. 		Srinagar, May 18: Alleging the government of being insensitive towards it, the Jammu and Kashmir central contractor’s coordination committee (JKCCCC) has threatened for picketing (Gharao) of Secretariat on June 5.
Notably the call has been given in the wake of accusation that the government owes it pending bills of 700 Crores.
“The withholding of the massive funds (owing to paucity of funds in Treasury Department) is heavily telling on us. We warn the government to release the pending bills immediately or face music,” JKCCCC General Secretary, Farooq Ahmad Dar said.
Allow peaceful protests: Tarigami
Jammu, May 18: Expressing serious concern over the restrictions being imposed on peaceful public protests across the state, the CPI (M) State Secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said it is ironic that at a place like Jammu and Kashmir where the efforts are afoot to strengthen participatory democracy, the state is repressing channels of disagreement.
Addressing Chenani Nashiri tunnel project workers at Nashri in Batote, the CPI (M) leader said by scrutinizing workers’ protests; limiting and controlling them in a variety of ways and the government’s policy to use repressive means to stifle dissent within a liberal democracy has unfortunately become a routine occurrence in the state.
“Freedom of assembly is an essential element of a democratic system. The basic assumption in a democratic polity is that government shall be based on the consent of the governed,” the CPI (M) leader said while quoting a Supreme Court ruling. Tarigami said “Unfortunately some companies recruit and terminate the poor workers unlawfully. These poor workers are recruited after asking them to sign on an affidavit having unreasonable conditions. When they protest against the violation of their rights, they are terminated without serving any prior notice to them.”
Stating that there seems to be a systematic and routine violation of labour laws in Jammu and Kashmir, he underscored need for strict implementation of regulations guaranteeing protection to labour class in the state. The CPI (M) leader lamented that labourers are enduring minimum wages and overtime violations, hazardous working conditions, discrimination, and retaliation for speaking up or trying to organize. “These hapless labourers have little recourse because of their need for work, especially during the pressing times of inflation and price rise. Workplace violations are severe and widespread in the low-wage labor market,” he added.		  

 

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