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Kashmir Shuts, Protests
Against French Provocation
AIMMM justifies
strike in Kashmir
...........Seneca
(4 BC-65) Roman philosopher and playwright.
Justice Paul
New J&K CJ
sriNaGar: Justice Narayanan Nadar Paul Vasantha Kumar has been
appointed Chief Justice of Jammu
and Kashmir.
Sources said that Union Ministry of
Law and Justice has formally issued
a notification in this regard.
The notification bearing No K
13021/04/2014-US.II dated January 22 has been issued by Praveen
Garg, Joint Secretary with the
Union Ministry of Law and Justice.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 95 of Page 6
FC Suspends
Naib Tehsildar
Protesters burning the effigy of French cartoonist who sketched the carricature of Prophet of Islam (Pbuh) inviting the
world wide Musim ire- Pix Abid Bhat
JammU: Financial Commissioner
Revenue has placed Syed Fayaz-udDin, Naib Tehsildar Pattan under
suspension and attached him with
the office of Regional Director, Survey and Land Records, Srinagar.
The Suspension has been ordered
on the basis of a preliminary report
from Commissioner Survey and
Land records about alleged attestation of land situated in village Devar Yakmanpora Page 6
sriNaGar: amid shutdown, Kashmir valley witnessed protests on
Friday against the publication of
sketches of Prophet muhammad
(Pbuh) in the latest issue of French
satirical weekly Charlie hebdo.
US, French and Israeli flags along
with the effigies of Charlie Hebdo
cartoonist Renald Luzier were set
on fire at dozens of places by agi-
tated protesters soon after the Friday congregational prayers.
Cutting across party lines, almost all the separatist and religious
organizations had Page 6
New Delhi: Renowned Muslim cleric and president ‘All
India Muslim Majlis Mashawrat’, (AIMMM) Dr Zafarul Islam
Khan while justifying the strike
observed by people of Kashmir
on Friday criticized the French
satirical weekly for publishing new caricatures depicting
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in
its first issue after the killings.
He denounced the new caricatures’ as insolence, ignorance
and foolishness and said that
Freedom of speech must not become a hate-speech and it is not
an offense to the others. He said
that no sane person, regardless
of doctrine, religion or faith, accepts his beliefs being ridiculed.
“The decision to print more
caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is an unnecessary
provocation and sign of disrespect that would create a backlash. The journalists working
at Charlie Hebdo invited death
and destruction to themselves
as they offend the Page 6
Terrorist ‘Safe Havens’ in
Pakistan Unacceptable: Obama
PDP-BJP Likely
to Contest RS
Polls Together
sriNaGar: Ahead of a crucial visit
to India US President Barack Obama
has said terrorist “safe havens” in
Pakistan were unacceptable.
In an interview to India Today
magazine which will appear in the
upcoming issue of the weekly, the
US president also said those behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks should be brought to justice
“I have made it clear that even
as the US works with Pakistan to
meet the threat of terrorism, safe
havens within Pakistan are not acceptable,” Obama said.
The US president, who will be-
sriNaGar: With crucial Rajya
Sabha polls approaching, it seems
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)
have reached to some consensus
over seat sharing agreement.
Sources said that both the parties will field two candidates each
for February 7 polls and support
each other to ensure their victory.
While PDP announced names of
Nazir Ahmad Laway and Fayaz
Ahmad Mir as its candidates for
the two seats, the BJP is yet to announce its candidates.
PDP Chief Spokesman Page 6
gin his three-day visit to India this
Sunday, said the US has been relentless in its fight against terror.
“We have deepened our cooperation against terrorism, and we
work together to prevent the spread
of nuclear weapons,” he said.
Obama also said people world
over were horrified by the devastating attack on over 130 children
in Peshawar, an attack that had
paralysed Pakistan.
Of the attack, he said it was a
“painful reminder that terrorists
threaten us all.”
The Nawaz-led government
decided on January 15 to ban the
Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which is led by
Hafiz Saeed, who incidentally has
been linked to being the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack.
“As President, I have made sure
that the US has been unrelenting in
its fight against terrorist groups — a
fight in which Indians and Americans
are united,” the US president said.
Obama said both terror attacks on
September 11 and the Mumbai attacks
included victims of India and the US.
“On my previous visit to India,
my first stop was the memorial at
the Taj Hotel to pay my Page 6
Fix the Link to Pakistan, Bond With India
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washiNGTON: President Obama,
who is visiting India this weekend, and India’s prime minister,
Narendra Modi, have both described their countries as natural
partners. That may be true. But
they cannot achieve a deep and
strategic partnership until the
United States deals more forthrightly with Pakistan, New Delhi’s
neighbor and nemesis.
In other words, Washington
must do more to address India’s
anxieties about Pakistan. But
there is a conundrum. Washington should also not harm its delicate and distrustful relationship
with Islamabad.
Yes, Pakistan harbors jihadist groups that threaten and kill
Americans. But it also sits astride
the Middle East and Asia, boasts a
large and young population, and
enjoys deep friendships with China and Saudi Arabia. Diplomatic
wisdom argues for staying on the
good side of such a strategically
significant state.
In effect, Washington needs
to execute a delicate dance: Push
back against Pakistan in order to
further America’s friendship with
India, while taking care not to
alienate the Pakistanis.
A neat trick? Perhaps. But it can
be done.
First, America should stop giving free passes to the Pakistani
military, which receives billions
of dollars’ worth of aid even as
it sponsors militant groups that
murder Indians. An American law
requires that the government, before releasing security assistance,
certify that Pakistan’s armed
forces have acted to stop Pakistanbased militants, including antiIndia groups. But in recent years,
the Obama administration has
invoked national security waivers
that bypass the certification process. That should stop.
Insisting
on
certification
would show India that the White
House holds Pakistan’s military
to some account. And Pakistan
would probably pass. Last year it
launched a counterterrorism offensive in North Waziristan, and
this month it pledged to ban sev-
eral militant groups operating on
its soil; together, those actions
would probably allow Pakistan to
attain certification today, as it last
did in 2011. Second, Washington
should help India guard against
Pakistan-based
terrorism.
It
should go beyond placing bounties
on top militant leaders, as it does
now, but stop well short of staging
raids into Pakistan to seize them
for transfer to India. It should instead deepen its sharing of intelligence technology with New Delhi
to forestall attacks. Encouragingly,
Mr. Obama’s visit has been preceded by speculation about a deal
involving surveillance drones.
Washington should also target overseas financial holdings of
Pakistanis who Page 6
Taking 'Concrete,
Positive' Steps for
Govt Formation: BJP
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a government and "very concrete and
very positive efforts" are being
made towards that, a top leader
of the bharatiya Janata Party
(bJP) said today.
Party General Secretary Ram
Madhav also hinted that talks
with PDP on forming a coalition
government in Jammu and Kashmir were in progress
Stressing that people there
had voted for a government and
not instability, Madhav said, "We
are shortly going to have a good
government in Jammu and Kashmir."
He was speaking here at an
event organised by 'India Today'
group.
Asked if PDP, which has
emerged as the single largest party in J-K Assembly with
28 seats, was on board, he said
without naming the party that
"there are very concrete and very
positive efforts which are being
made towards forming a good
government in state".
He also answered in the affirmative when asked whether
progress has been made in talks
with allies. "Yes, definitely", he
said.
Madhav, who was the party's
in-charge for polls in the state
and has been fronting talks
with prospective allies, said the
mandate was for BJP to be in
government even as he parried
a query as to whether it will be
the senior or junior partner in
any possible alliance saying that
conditions cannot be laid while
holding talks.
There have been reports that
PDP and BJP, which emerged as
the second largest party with 25
seats in the 87-member J-K Assembly, have made progress in
their talks.
The state's electorate had
returned a hung verdict in the
December polls with no party
managing to reach the majority
mark of 44 seats needed to form
the government there.
Meanwhile sources said that
the much awaited meeting between PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to
take place after the Republic Day
celebrations.
Going by recent political developments, a lot of ground work
has been completed by the negotiators representing both the parties. During the meeting between
Mufti and Modi the remaining
issues would be sorted out amicably to pave way for the alliance
government in the state.
According to senior leaders
belonging to both the parties,
during informal discussions, the
negotiators sorted out the contentious issues and also held
discussions ahead of finalising
Common Minimum Programme
(CMP)
Saudi King Dead, Half
Brother Takes Over
TRANS ASIA NEWS
DUbai: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the powerful U.S.
ally who was an absolute ruler of
the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom died Friday at the age of 90.
A royal court statement said the
king died at 1 a.m. on Friday. Saudi
Arabian state television reported
that Abdullah would be succeeded
by his brother, Prince Salman bin
Abdulaziz, 79.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif and Egypt’s Prime
Minister Ibrahim Mehleb joined
the leaders of Gulf Arab states for
the funeral prayer at the Imam
Turki bin Abdullah mosque.
Bahrain's King Hamad Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim and
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah were at the funeral,
state television showed on Friday.
In keeping with the kingdom's
traditions, the king was buried in an
unmarked grave as was his predecessor King Fahd, who died in 2005.
More than his guarded and
hidebound predecessors, Abdullah assertively threw his oil-rich
nation's weight behind trying to
shape the Middle East. His priority was to counter the influence of
rival, revolutionary Iran wherever
it tried to make advances. He and
fellow Sunni Arab monarchs also
staunchly opposed the Middle
East's wave of pro-democracy uprisings, seeing them as a threat to
stability and their own rule.
He backed extremist Muslim factions against Tehran's allies across
the Muslim world, but in Lebanon
for example, the policy failed to
stop Iranian-backed Hezbollah
from gaining the upper hand. And
Riyadh's colliding ambitions with
Tehran stoked proxy conflicts that
enflamed Sunni-Shia hatreds from
Pakistan to Nigeria. Hiked Sunni
militancy due to Saudi backing has
now returned to threaten tightly
controlled kingdom.
King maintained the historically close alliance with Washington and he consistently pushed
the Obama administration to take
a tougher stand against Iran and
to more strongly back the mainly
Sunni rebels fighting to Page 6
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Processions were taken out on Friday in various areas to denounce the insulting caricatures of Prophet of Islam (Pbuh) in a French magazine
Budgam Protests
Blasphemous Cartoon
Budgam: Amid complete shutdown, massive protest demonstrations were held in central Kashmir’s Budgam district
against the blasphemous sketch
of Prophet (S.A.W) here on Friday.
Soon after Friday prayers ended, hundreds of youth assembled
outside Imambargah at main
town Budgam and took out a
huge protest rally while marched
through the main markets to protest against the French satirical
magazine’s controversial cartoon.
Raising anti- West and pro
Islamic slogans, protesters appealed Muslim Ummah to con-
“
demn the blasphemous cartoons
in strong words across the world.
“Our Prophet Mohammad
(PBUH is the message of humanity and dignity not only for
millions of Muslims but for the
whole humankind round the
globe. If Islam is the body then
the very soul of it is the holy
Prophet (PBUH),” protesting
youth told media persons.
Protesters threatened that
any attempt to disgrace Prophet
would be dealt with stern action. “These acts are intolerable
for Muslims. We love our Prophet
more than our lives,” Mudassir
Ahmad said.
Meanwhile, protesters alleged
that the Western media was hellbent upon defaming the Islam
through its anti- Islamic and antiMuslim propaganda.
“Muslims must understand
that the so called super powers
are busy in creating groups like
ISIS, Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations only to defame the Islam. The West project
these organizations as Islamic but
while the reality is these terrorists groups have been deliberately created to defame our religion,” Kumayl Hyder said.
Our PrOPhet MOhaMMad (PBuh) is the message of
humanity and dignity not only for millions of Muslims but for the whole
humankind round the globe. If Islam is the body then the very soul of it
is the holy Prophet (PBUH),”
Div Com
visits
Jawahar
Tunnel
Srinagar: In the wake of
recent snowfall in Valley,
Divisional Commissioner,
Kashmir, Rohit Kansal,
today visited Jawahar tunnel to take stock of snow
clearance on SrinagarJammu National Highway
besides reviewing arrangements being put in place
for disaster management
preparedness, an official
spokesman said.
The Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag,
apprised the Divisional
Commissioner that ten
disaster centers have
been established from
Lavdora to Jawahar Tunnel and adequate stock of
essentials besides heating
arrangements have been
kept available in these
centers to facilitate the
stranded passengers. He
also informed that 25
school buildings near the
National Highway have
also been identified to accommodate the stranded
passengers in case of
any exigency. Further,
police station Qazigund
has been designated as
Control Room and SDM
Pahalgam has been nominated as coordinator for
overseeing the arrangements.
State Govt. closely
monitoring Zanaskar
eco situation: CS
JAMMU: The State Government
today told the Centre that it is
closely monitoring the situation arisen out of the blockade
of River Phuktal due to a landslide and consequent creation
of an artificial lake in Zanaskar
Sub Division of district Kargil.
Participating via video conferencing in a high level meeting held in this regard at New
Delhi, Chief Secretary, Mr.
Muhammad Iqbal Khanday
informed that the State Government is closely watching
the ecological developments
in the area following the land-
slide and all related agencies
are working in unison in this
regard.
The meeting was chaired by
Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Ajit Seth
and it was attended by Union
Home Secretary, Mr. Anil Goswami, representatives from
National Disaster Management
Authority, Central Water Commission, and other agencies.
Mr. Khanday said the District
administration has chalked out
a rehabilitation plan as well for
the inhabitants of seven catchment villages and their residents.
HWO alleges disparity in
compensation for flood hit
Srinagar: Hussaini Welfare
Organization, a non-governmental organization (NGO)
Friday alleged disparity in disbursement of compensation
to hundreds of flood affected
families of Hassanabad and
Saida Kadal localities here.
In a statement, HWO, executive President, Javed Hussain
Shirazi said that hundreds of
families of Hassanabad and
Saida Kadal were affected
by the devastative floods of
September. He said on the instructions of the administration, revenue officials, includ-
ing the Patwaris concerned
assessed the damage and recommended compensation to
the affected families.
“However, the engineer
discriminated with the flood
sufferers. He recommended
a compensation of Rs 3800
to most of the flood hit families. While as, the rich and
influential were given a compensation of Rs 12000 and Rs
75,000 respectively. This is
injustice with those families,
who have no influence in the
corridors of power,” Shirazi
said.
 In Anantnag Umate Islamia organized a protest after Friday prayers- Pix sameer Rahmani
Anti-ChArlie hebdo
protests in dodA
Srinagar: As Kashmir region Friday witnessed large scale protests
against blasphemous caricatures, the Muslims in Doda district in
Chenab valley of State also took to streets against the French magazine.
Sources and witnesses said that worshippers in all the mosques
of Doda town condemned strongly condemned the blasphemous
sketches of Prophet which were published by French Weekly.
“Soon after Friday congregational prayers, the people from almost all the mosques of the Town took out protest rallies against
the publication and assembled at Jamia Chowk in Doda,” the witnesses said. The protesters said any insult to Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) is unacceptable to every Muslim.
JAh grieVed oVer king
AbdullAh’s demise
Srinagar: Jamait Ahlihadees Jammu Kashmir has expressed its grief and
sorrow over the sad demise of King of Saudi Arabia shah Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz who breathed his last in Riyah today.
Expressing their solidarity with the bereaved family, people of Saudi
Arabia and Ummah, Jamiat president Ghulam Mohammad Bhat Almadani,
general secretary Dr Abdul Lateef Alkindi, Mufti Mohammad Yakoob Baba
Almadani, vice president Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and other leaders of Jamiat, prayed for the heavenly abode of departed soul.
Meanwhile Jinaza prayers in absentia will be held in all major mosques
of Jamiat Ahlihadees on Saturday after Zuhr prayers.
India set to curb
US Chicken imports
TraNSaSIa NeWS
New Delhi : In an effort to offer
protection to the growing domestic
poultry industry from competitively priced American chicken legs,
the Indian government is all set to
ban frozen chicken older than six
months, as well as those that have
fed growth hormones, antibiotics
or genetically modified feed.
A news report in Economic
Times suggests that the new standards meant to tighten the norms
for import of American chicken
legs will kick in within the next six
months.
The World Trade Organization
had recently ruled against India's
ban on chicken import from the US
imposed on account of avian influenza in 2007, calling it 'unscientific'
and non-compliant with the global
trade body's rules.
The Commerce Ministry has
now asked local poultry breeders
to work out fresh risk assessments
that would better withstand scientific scrutiny. The Indian government has time till 26 January to
respond to WTO's ruling.
US chicken legs are priced much
lower than ones from India as
chicken legs have no viable market
in the US, where consumers prefer
white meat like chicken breast and
consider legs as 'harmful' red meat.
So the unwanted frozen chicken
legs are exported at throw away
prices to Central Asia, with India
potentially being one such country. In India, chicken legs are priced
locally at about Rs 150-170 per kg,
while the US sells them at Rs 40-50
per kg.
But given that the domestic
poultry industry fears that allowing free import of chicken legs
would be detrimental to their interest as it will eventually wipe out
our small farmers and the nascent
industry, India currently has a 100
percent import tariff on cut chicken
(chicken legs) and 30 percent tariff
on non-cut chicken.
A report in the Hindu Businessline says, the commerce ministry feels it will have a better chance
of retaining the import ban if it
can issue fresh orders based on a
more valid health concern. Due to
this risk assessment is being done
on factors such as US poultry being
fed genetically modified food or
the fact that frozen chicken is kept
in that state for long periods.
A report in Economic Times suggests India could look at options
such as anti-dumping duties but it
will have to allow US chicken for a
year to assess the dumping margin
or else dumping analysis can be
done by apprehending the price at
which US sells to different markets.
This will not be an easy task.
Earlier this month, China
banned the import of US Chicken
and Eggs after the detection of an
avian flu strain in the Pacific Northwest. More than 20 countries, including members of the EU, South
Korea and South Africa, have imposed curbs on poultry from certain US states or the entire country.
VigilAnCe files CAse
AgAinst reVenue offiCers
Jammu: Vigilance Organisation Jammu has registered a case
against revenue officers/officials of District Udhampur. The
complaint was received through State Vigilance commission
from the Principal Accountant General (Audit) regarding illegalities committed in the transfer of state land under Roshni Act by
officers/officials of Revenue Department District Udhampur.
A verification was conducted into the allegations and it has
emerged that while settling the cases of illegal occupants for
vesting of ownership rights, the officers/officials of Revenue
Department District Udhampur have committed illegalities by
abusing their official position, which include improper recorded
possession, insufficient and incomplete documents, and the
rates have not been fixed by Price Fixation Committee as per
provision of the act and in many cases money has not been
remitted to Govt. Treasury besides, violation of prevention of
Ribbon Development Act, non-eviction of illegal occupants from
the state land and not putting the state land to auction.
JournAlist body ACCuse
poliCe of hArAssment
Srinagar: A journalist body Friday condemned the alleged
harassment of a photo-journalist by a police officer in south
Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In a statement , Anantnag Working Journalists Association (AWJA) said: “It has come to fore that a photojournalist,
Muneeb-ul-Islam; working with the local dailies was threatened
by the In-charge Sherbagh Police post.”
The group alleged that the police official threatened him to
implicate Islam in a false case of grenade hurling.
“AWJA has observed that the police official has been repeatedly found beating, threatening and harassing photojournalists
who put their life on line while covering violent protests and/or
other volatile situations,” it said.
“The Association is repeating the demand and appealing to
the police higher ups that the scribes be allowed to perform
their duties without getting beaten or harassed at the hands of
police officials,” the statement added.
pdp nAmes lAwAy, mir
As rs CAndidAtes
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided to contest two seats in the upcoming elections to the Rajya Sabha
from the state.
The Chief Spokesperson Naeem Akhtar said Nazir Ahmad
Laway and Fayaz Ahmad Mir will be fielded as the party candidates for the two seats. He said the decision was taken by the
party president Mehbooba Mufti after consulting senior leaders
of the party.
Laway and Mir are young and energetic workers of the party
who have struggled hard to promote the party’s interests and
agenda. They contested the recent elections to the state assembly but lost by very thin margin while Laway contesting from
Kulgam lost by 334 votes and Fayaz Ahmad by 151 votes. These
were the lowest margins for any PDP candidate to lose by in the
South and North Kashmir.
dr nAzir mushtAq
disChArged from hospitAl
SRINAGAR: Popular physician Dr Nazir Mushtaq
who recently underwent bypass surgery at
Fortis New Delhi was discharged from hospital
on Friday.
Dr Nazir was admitted in the Fortis Hospital
following a heart attack in Srinagar last week.
He underwent coronary artery bypass graft
surgery at the hospital and is now recuperating,
his family said.
Dr Nazir also a noted writer, is a reputed
physician and has treated thousands of patients during his illustrious career.
Dr Nazir told Kashmir Observer that he was grateful for the
messages of love and affection during his time in hospital from
hundreds of his admirers. He said he will be back shortly.
protest strike shuts
AnAntnAg distriCt
Sameer ahmad
Anantnag :- Businesses and offices closed Friday in Anantnag
district in response to a strike call given by separatists and religous parties to protest against the publication of caricatures of
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the latest issue of French satirical
weekly Charlie Hebdo.
Thousands of people gathered in Lal Chowk Anantnag were
JKLF District President Mohammad ishaq led the rally to protest
against the insulting caricatures.
‘’By encouraging and allowing the reproduction of the highly
provocative and insulting caricatures of our beloved Prophet the
West has contemptuously disregarded
sensitives of the Muslim world, JKLF leader said.
Similar protests were held by Umat-e-Islamia in the town.
In other parts of the south Kashmir like Kulgam and Pulawama Muslims took to streets to protest against the publication
of a blasphemous carricatures..
C M Y K
 In Chattabal Ittehadul Muslimeen took out a protest march- Pix Mushtaq Reshi
saturday
24 01 2015 Kashmir Observer
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My quest
for IslaM!
I
OPINION

nikita singla
was in Mysore, the yoga capital of India. In
one of the yoga teacher training courses that
I was attending with ten different nationalities in the same room, a fellow yogi from the
west asked the teacher, “Say I have a Muslim
student in my class and he refuses to chant ‘Om’ in
the beginning prayer. As a yoga trainer, what am I
supposed to do?”
That had never occurred to me before. While
that class ended, the question didn’t leave me for
months.
I headed back to Delhi and there began my quest
for Islam. As I began discussions and deliberations
with my Muslim friends and workmates, I was intrigued even more to learn about the community
which is nearly one-fourths of the world’s population. It was logical that if I wanted to learn about
the faith, I would start by reading its holy text.
I started reading the English translation for
Surah Al-Fatiha and Al-Baqarah – the first two
chapters of the Qur’an.
“You might want to cover the book with a
newspaper”, a friend remarked! “They say one
who reads the Qur’an converts himself to Islam. I
pray for you”, said another. For a moment, I started
wondering if I had laid my hands on something that
formidable. We have been celebrating Indian independence for seven decades now, but independence
just from the British Raj. Another reform movement is what we need to gradually free ourselves
from the shackles of ignorance. And for that, dire
need is to understand different religions by reading
their holy text. Before we go and put forth our opinions on public forums, the least we can do is not just
read what these texts say in Arabic or Sanskrit, but
also understand the exegesis through translations
in our own languages.
Was I making an attempt to create that big religion comparison chart and have an opinion on
what is right and what is wrong? No! My endeavor
was to understand the faith which is not just so different from the one I have grown up to believe, but
also the faith over which societies have been wrangling over for times immemorial.
My head muddles every time I sit down to watch
these television debates hyperbolizing sensitive to
sensational. With freedom of speech becoming a
contentious issue in recent times, Islam is becoming a topic of heated debate.
As far as my memory serves right, I have grown
up to believe that Muslim men can marry up to four
wives, just for sheer merrymaking (!). The verses in
the holy book have been seen as giving permission
for, in fact promoting polygamy, but the condition
for this ‘permission’ has remained ignored.
This verse has a strong context. In the aftermath of war, it was likely that men lost their lives,
leaving behind widowed women and orphaned
children. It is in this context that the Qur’an
clearly states how men can marry from among
(orphaned/widowed) women, two, three, four, but
only if they can be fair and do justice amongst the
co-wives. If they fear they can’t be just to all wives,
then they should stick to monogamy which is the
‘safest course’. I think the book is very clear on this
subject, that monogamy is the basis for normal relationships, while polygamy is only allowed as an
exception, so that the needs of the wider community can be met.
Similarly, it’s quite a popular perception that
Islam considers two female witnesses equivalent
to one male witness. This is contextual again. In
the patriarchal society of seventh century Arabia,
women were lesser involved in the financial transactions of public life and hence lacked experience
in this regard. Two women could not only encourage each other to become active participants in delivering public duty, but also stand for each other
if any of the female witnesses was coerced, manipulated or forced to change testimony by the party
breaching the contract.
Equally eye-opening it was, when I gradually
began understanding the concepts of fasting, hajj,
apostasy, marriage, divorce, charity, usury, domestic violence, and veil to say the least. I would
do injustice to the very experience of reading the
Qur’an if I impose my views and my understanding of these themes on you.
The holy text is urging to be read, urging to
both Muslims and non-Muslims – to Muslims to
not just blindly follow but understand what shapes
their life, to non-Muslims to know what is true Islam and not bias their understanding on a series of
unfortunate events. And I take the liberty of suggesting that as you read the Qur’an, pick the holy
text of your own faith also, and you will be taken
aback to see how Almighty is focusing on the same
core message in different forms through different
media. Astounded was I, as I read the Surah AlFatiha and the Gayatri Mantra, side by side. Commonalities of these spiritual paths have been lost
in the haze of ‘organizing’ religions.
I couldn’t have agreed more with Robert M.
Pirsig, who so beautifully said:
“You are never dedicated to something you
have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically
shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow.
They know it’s going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious
faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it’s always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.”
So the holy text, be it yours or be it mine, as we
like to classify, is challenging the reader to think
about its message, ponder its meaning, and accept
it with understanding rather than blind faith. In
any religion, learning process can never be complete. As we grow our understanding, we will be
surrounded with more and more questions, but it
is the courage to seek answers to those questions,
test and interrogate our ideas and experiences
afresh that can add meaning to our reverence for
our faith.
Nikita Singla blogs at: https://nikitasingla.wordpress.com/
Liberating Faith,
rigid FoLLowers
W
O
aijaz Zaka syed
f all the angry speeches,
sound bites and opinion
pieces that the Charlie
Hebdo massacre generated, the best one came
from an unexpected quarter – Pope
Francis. In the face of the west’s chorus defending unlimited freedom and
free speech, Pope Francis mustered
the courage to argue that there were
limits to this freedom, especially
when it insults or ridicules someone’s
faith and beliefs.
By way of example, he referred to
Alberto Gasparri, who organises papal trips and was standing by his side
aboard the papal plane when he spoke.
“If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a
curse word against my mother, he can
expect a punch”, the Pope said, throwing a pretend punch his way. “It’s normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot
insult the faith of others. You cannot
make fun of the faith of others.”
The leader of 1.2 billion Catholics
said it was an “aberration” to kill in
the name of God and said religion can
never be used to justify violence. But
he said there was a limit to free speech
when it concerned offending someone’s religious beliefs. “There are so
many people who speak badly about
religions or other religions, who make
fun of them, who make a game out of
the religions of others. They are provocateurs. And what happens to them
is what would happen to Dr Gasparri
if he says a curse word against my
mother. There is a limit.”
The Pope also joined four prominent French imams in issuing a joint
declaration that denounced the attacks but also urged the media to treat
religions with respect, disappointing
many western liberals and closet fanatics whose concept of freedom begins and ends with testing the limits
of Muslim tolerance.
In the relatively short period of
time since he took over as the leader
of the Christendom, Pope Francis has
gone out of his way to win hearts and
minds and not just of his flock. This
is what leadership is all about. This is
what men of faith should and ought to
do – showing the way, making peace
and offering hope and a healing touch.
And what a refreshing change
this Pope offers after his staid, rather
dull predecessor. This is perhaps because of the fact that he is the first
non-European Pope in 1300 years – remarkable for a faith that was born in
the east!
Francis comes from Argentina, a
nation with a long history of western
colonialism and subjugation. So unlike the cold and distant Europeans,
this Pope has no qualms in showing
his human side and warmth from
time to time.
For example during a visit to
e seem to have
lost ourselves
in the literal
world of dogma, leaving
somewhere behind
the soul and spirit of
a generous, powerful
faith. We see technology
and innovation that
the rest of the world
hungrily laps up as
a challenge. We fear
change. We are afraid
of women who drive
and work. We even fear
harmless schoolgirls.
Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ,
he stopped over to pray at the monstrous, ugly Wall that Israel has built
to imprison Palestinians in their own
land. An emotional pontiff touched
the Separation wall and silently
prayed, glancing at the graffiti that
voices Palestinian defiance and resolve for freedom.
When he visited Jerusalem and
the Western Wall, the holiest site in
Judaism, he was seen warmly hugging two old friends – Rabbi Abraham
Skorka and a Muslim leader Omar
Abboud. During a visit to the Yad
Vashem Memorial to victims of the
Holocaust, he met half a dozen survivors of the Nazi genocide, fervently
kissing their hands.
As Tim Stanley notes in the Telegraph: “This is a cleric who is prepared to talk frankly and humanely
about issues of injustice. His simplicity appeals, too. Often, the Pope
is seen boarding a plane carrying
his own bag. But when talking to the
press mid-flight, he displays a rugged
kind of faith that, again, citizens of the
developing world would appreciate
more than ‘cosmopolitan’ Europeans.
“He decried the killings in Paris,
but noted that when people love God
like a father, they take a risk when
they insult Him. For perhaps the first
time, many western liberals were
disappointed with Francis – for questioning the wisdom of blasphemy. But
those who truly want to understand
how Muslims feel about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) could learn a lot from
what he had to say.”
His emphasis is not upon liturgical richness but, happily, upon
straightforward themes of love and
compassion that resonate widely. In
the Philippines, street children asked
him why God allowed suffering. When
one girl broke down in tears, the Pope
told her crying cleansed the soul and
asked why so few women had been invited to speak.
No wonder this pontiff evokes
strong emotions wherever he goes.
In Manila, some six million people
turned up for communion. It was
perhaps the biggest papal mass in
history. Stanley also suggests that it
was Pope Francis who played a critical role in bridging the impossible,
decades-old gulf between the United
States and Cuba, earning generous
praise from President Barack Obama.
The pontiff also earned himself silent gratitude of Muslims around the
world when he defended the Prophet’s
(pbuh) honour with a conviction that
not many Muslim scholars or leaders
have managed to.
Which reminds me – why do we
not see Muslim scholars and religious
leaders reach out to the world with
such love, warmth and kindness? Especially when Islam is being increasingly monopolised by a lunatic fringe
that distorts and twists its humane
teachings and commits every sin
imaginable in the name of all that is
holy.
We never tire of claiming that
Islam stands for peace, salvation and
universal brotherhood. How many
of our leaders, scholars and imams
demonstrate this with their actions or
even in their speeches, reaching out to
the world with the liberal, universal
message of the faith?
Why do we not see Muslim scholars talk more about the kindness, generosity and humanity of the Prophet
(pbuh) that he showed to the worst of
his adversaries? Or his emphasis on
kindness to women and children and
his Last Sermon that celebrates the
equality and oneness of humanity like
nothing else does?
Instead of offering guidance and
leadership to the faithful in these
most trying times and in confronting
challenges such as extremism and ignorance, our scholars spend much of
their time obsessing over frivolous,
non-issues. From issuing fatwas on Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s sartorial choices to condemning social media such as Twitter as ‘the source of
all evil,’ our priorities and propensity
to scout for the irrelevant and absurd
never cease to amaze me. It is as if we
inhabit a different planet altogether.
Recently, Saudi Grand Mufti
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh
stunned everyone by proclaiming
that celebrating the Prophet’s (pbuh)
birthday is ‘sinful’ and a ‘bidaa’ (innovation). One understands the Grand
Mufti’s emphasis on embracing the
teachings of the Prophet (pbuh), rather than ceremonial celebration of his
birth anniversary. But the joy that
the faithful experience on this most
special day, can it really be termed
‘sinful’?
This at a time when Christmas is
being celebrated all over the Middle
East with increasing fanfare and fervour Shopping malls and hotels in the
Gulf are all decked up months before
December 25th.
We seem to have lost ourselves
in the literal world of dogma, leaving
somewhere behind the soul and spirit
of a generous, powerful faith. We see
technology and innovation that the
rest of the world hungrily laps up as
a challenge. We fear change. We are
afraid of women who drive and work.
We even fear harmless schoolgirls.
I know there is no concept of
clergy or a global religious leader in
Islam. But the faithful can certainly
do with some leadership and muchneeded guidance right now. It is time
to rediscover the spirit of the faith.
Aijaz Zaka Syed is a Middle
East based columnist.
row over West Pakistan refugees
bashir ahmad Khan
T
HE row in Jammu and Kashmir over the Government of
India’s move to grant citizenship rights in the light of Joint
Parliamentary Standing Committee (JPSC) recommendations to few
thousand refugees from erstwhile West
Pakistan, settled in Jammu, is snowballing into a major political controversy in
the state.
West Pakistan refugees, eighty percent of whom are of the scheduled caste
Hindus, migrated during the partition
from Sialkot to Jammu and Kashmir.
They chose to take refuge in Jammu as it
was the closest town across the line of partition from Sialkot. The WP refugees continue to live in miserable conditions since
from past six decades in villages from
Kathua to Pallanwalla in Jammu along
the international border with Pakistan.
According to official statistics, only
one lakh 14 thousand West Pakistan refugees are living in 137 hamlets in RS Pura,
Suchetgarh and Bishnah constituencies
of Jammu region. The union home ministry has approved certain concession for
the West Pakistan refugees recently, including recruitment right for the Central
Armed Police Forces and special recruitment drives in the state. Besides, JPSC
of Union Home Ministry has also recommended that the refugees be given citizenship rights in the state. However, all the
separatist factions and mainstream parties of Kashmir in unison have opposed
the Government of India’s move to grant
citizenship rights to these refugees stating such a move was aimed at changing
the demography of the state.
Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali
Shah Geelani has threatened to launch an
agitation if the Centre granted citizenship
and voting rights to WP refugees living in
Jammu. Geelani has also stated that such
a move was aiming at altering demography of the state.
Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq recently held an emergency
meeting over the refugees’ issue and alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “was
planning to change the demographics of
J&K to subvert chances of referendum on
Kashmir problem.” Mirwaiz had said that
Hurriyat was going to chalk out the future
strategy with other separatist groups and
civil society members to launch a united
resistance. Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mohammad Yasin Malik has organised protests
against granting of rights to West Pakistan refugees in the state.
It’s just not only separatists but
mainstream parties of valley seem to be
too concerned about the issue of West
Pakistan refugees in the state. National
Conference, the state’s oldest mainstream
political party has also opposed the recommendations. National Conference General Secretary and Former minister Ali
Muhammad Sagar termed the JPC recommendations as ‘unacceptable’ and are a
wicked conspiracy to temper the special
status of Jammu and Kashmir State.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
which emerged as the single largest party
with 28 seats in the recently concluded
2014 state elections also cautioned Government of India against a “hasty decision.” “It is a legacy of the partition and
a very complicated and complex issue.
No decision on such a sensitive matter
should be taken arbitrarily as it could
have serious repercussions,” PDP spokesman Naeem Akhtar had said.
Earlier, Independent legislator
Sheikh Engineer Rashid had staged a protest and urged all the political parties and
separatists groups to counter the move.
Rashid is also holding a seminar on Jan
19 where he has invited all the separatist
and mainstream leaders against the centre’s move to grant citizenship rights to
refugees.
On the other hand, refugees claim
if the rights would not be given to them,
they would approach international human right organizations as they have a
right to live with dignity. According to
them, they have been living in miserable
conditions from past six decades and have
decided to take their case before international human right organizations if Kashmir leaders would try to ‘subvert’ their
rights.
Rajiv Chuni, the chairman of SOS
international-an organisation of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Pak) refugees settled in Jammu believes Kashmiri
separatists and mainstream parties are
misleading the people.
According to him, how can only a
meagre number of people change the demography of the state?
To grant citizenship and voting
rights to West Pakistan refugees in the
state Assembly elections, apart from
monetary and other benefits was one of
the main election planks of the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP). BJP which emerged
as the second largest party in the state
bagging 25 seats is committed to provide
rights to West Pakistan refugees, who
have been living all odds from the past six
decades. The BJP leaders and even some
Jammu-based Congress leaders like Raman Bhalla, Sham Lal Sharma and Manjit Singh and a number of social and political groups condemned the anti-refugee
forces, saying that the whole issue is of
humanitarian nature and they would continue to fight for their rights.
If separatist leaders of Kashmir continue to resent the move to grant ‘citizenship’ status for the west Pakistan Refugees and granting ‘voting rights’ to them
in the state may prove counterproductive
which can change for the state’s fragile
political atmosphere.
The refugees’ issue has risen to such
an extent that some people are saying the
trifurcation of the state is the only solution to end the crises. The statements
from separatists and other groups can
trigger law and order problem in both
regions of the state which will have serious consequences much like of 2008 Amarnath land row like situation.
It is pertinent to mention that the
election results on December 23 had
thrown up a fractured mandate and the
political parties failed to reach to a consensus over government formation thus
leading the state under Governor’s rule. It
is now time for Governor Administration
to act before it is too late. Governor should
keep all cards open so that neither there
should be any division nor the refugees
should be denied of their rights.
Similarly Central government must
also intervene to find out a possible solution to solve this refugees’ crisis for the
larger interests of the state.
Author can be reached at: bashirakhan5@gmail.com
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PANORAMA
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the Other half Of COnfliCt
The Story Of Kashmir’s Women
Everyone talks of how the men have endured the prolonged unrest and violence,
but how have the women lived through the conflict in their own ways?
Manisha Sobhrajani
D
uring my first interaction with a group of
women labelled “halfwidows”
–
women
whose husbands are not
officially declared dead, but termed
“missing” – from Dardpora in 2003,
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it was difficult for me to fathom how
a man could simply “disappear”. Of
course things have become clearer
now, but that first time was numbing, to say the least.
Amongst this group of women
from Dardpora was Rafiqa, a woman in her mid-twenties, who looked
stunningly beautiful in her salwarkameez detailed with Kashmiri embroidery. I can recall my conversation, with an eager-to-talk Rafiqa,
to the last detail even to this day.
Her husband had been picked up,
presumably by the security forces,
and taken away, never to return.
She was left behind with two children, both below five, and nothing
but memories of her husband. Her
in-laws turned her out from their
house, and other men from the village harassed her day and night. She
did not want to burden her parents,
but had no choice but to return to
their house.
Amongst other things, her biggest regret was that she and her husband only managed to have two children before he “disappeared”. She
didn’t want to “retire” so soon. She
had wanted many more children. I
wasn’t sure if it was appropriate to
suggest a second marriage to Rafiqa.
The Indian government does not
provide any relief to half-widows before seven years from the date of the
‘disappearance’ of their men, and if
the women choose to re-marry before those seven years, they are not
entitled to any official relief or assistance whatsoever. Until recently,
the government had provided relief
only to a few hundred half-widows.
For Rafiqa, as for most
women of Kashmir, the
conflict has been doubly fatal,
as they haven’t just borne the
wrath of the conflict but have
also been treated as objects of
use and amusement, both by
militants and Indian security
forces.
I was meeting her again, after a
gap of many years, during my current visit to the valley. In trying to
find her own Azaadi, she had fought
the battle of survival ferociously.
The journey had been long and painful. She had visibly aged, but was
still stunning, and in control of life.
It was difficult to imagine how she
must have toiled and fretted over rebuilding it bit by bit. She seemed reluctant to talk about it. I decided to
go with Rafiqa to her village, Dardpora.
Dardpora, the “village of widows” in Kupwara, is nestled in the
mountains and is very close to the
LoC. Its name comes from the Dardi
tribe which inhabits the village.
Ironically, it also symbolizes dard,
or the pain and suffering, that the
women here undergo. Even though I
had been to the village before, going
with Rafiqa was a different experience. She had been born and brought
up in Dardpora, and had been mar-
ried to a man from the same village,
Suleiman.
In the early 1990s, when militancy was just setting foot in Kashmir, three militant groups – Al Barq
(mostly comprising Gujjars), HM,
and the Kashmir Liberation Force
- became operational in the area. A
fratricidal war between the three
the men/militants were killed, the
women did not remarry because of
their children. They also said that
nobody wanted a woman with children from a previous marriage.
Since livelihood means were scarce,
and it was only women left behind
in Dardpora, prostitution could not
be ruled out. I had to be very gentle
agencies, mostly by armed personnel, in the last twenty years. Many
of them were young men, and their
disappearance has left behind 2,000
to 2,500 half-widows.37
The official version on these disappearances is bleak. Most men are
either taken away under cover of
darkness, or picked up from some-
groups and clashes with security
forces claimed most of the men in
this village. Prior to that, the hostility between the two prevalent communities – Gujjars and Kashmiris
– had taken the lives of many male
members. As a tragic and sad aftereffect, those who were left in the
village were mostly women and children, women whose men had either
died or had gone ‘missing’. Women
whose husbands went ‘missing’ began to be known as ‘half-widows’.
Hussain drove the two of us up
to Dardpora. It had snowed the previous day, an unusual phenomenon
for the month of November. After
four hours of a journey full of twists
and turns on long, winding roads
through thick forests of unparalleled scenic beauty, we reached
the outskirts of the village, beyond
which we had to make our way on
foot. Hussain wasn’t too happy about
this, but once he realized Rafiqa and
I wouldn’t be deterred, he reluctantly parked his vehicle and followed
us – a gesture which deeply touched
me. His job was simply to take me
to places, not to worry about my
whereabouts and safety. But over
the years, Hussain had donned the
mantle of being my guardian angel in Kashmir: ensuring I ate my
meals, called home and informed my
family of my well-being, and didn’t
get too “adventurous”.
Rafiqa took us to her parents’
house, where she had been living
along with her two children after
her husband went “missing” and
the in-laws turned hostile. Having
spent some time talking to Rafiqa’s
mother and sharing tit-bits of information about my work in general, I
expressed a desire to walk through
the village. “Yahan par charon taraf
dushman hai. Kisi par bharosa nahi
kiya ja sakta,” the elderly woman
told me. Everyone here is an enemy.
No one can be trusted…
Hussain made his exit at this
point, and Rafiqa and I spent the
better part of the afternoon walking aimlessly around lower Dardpora exchanging pleasantries with
the village folk. Most of the widows
in the village were very young, between twenty-one and forty-five
years. Most had large families, with
school-going children to support.
Earlier, Gujjar women would go to
the jungles to chop firewood that
they would then sell, and Kashmiri
women would cultivate the land or
earn a meagre income from handicraft orders. Now, widowhood had
become the dominant marker for
these women. They were harassed
by security forces and militants
alike, not to mention the daily struggle of having to fend for themselves
and their children.
about asking them if they had been
harassed by security forces or government officials. They denied that
this was happening, and indicated
that as they were now liberated from
all men, issues of rape, battering and
assault were no longer relevant.
The basis of my interactions
with the women in Dardpora, as
anywhere else in Kashmir, had to
be trust, which I had to work upon.
Rafiqa was going to help me with
that. My first interaction with the
Dardpora women had taken place in
Srinagar many years before. We had
invited a group of twenty women
from the village to stay with us for a
two-day “trauma healing and reconciliation” workshop. For the Dardpora women, it was strange to be
away from the village, stranger still
that they didn’t have to look after
the house, cook, clean and manage
the children. What was worse was
that there was someone else who
was happy to cook for them and feed
them! A shikara ride on the Dal lake,
which we all take for granted as part
of the deal when visiting Kashmir,
put these women in a state of utter confusion and deep, far-away
thoughts.
In trauma healing, symbolism
plays a crucial role. During the
course of the workshop, it was important for us as the team conducting the workshop to establish an act
of symbolism that we could relate
to as ours, as belonging especially
to our group – the Dardpora women
and the team from Delhi. We tried to
get the group to do several things:
sing, draw, do an exercise wherein
we divided the group in pairs. Nothing seemed to be working. It was an
intense and extremely challenging
experience to even get the women
to talk. All they wanted was some
money, and be allowed to go back
home to their children. “Caring
and sharing” was a concept alien to
them, and they didn’t think much of
“talking”.
Amongst other things, conflict
teaches people survival tactics. An
important part of that is to be able
to say things the other party wants
to hear. So the Dardpora women
said the “right” things which were
meant to move us women from Delhi
After day one of the workshop,
as I was talking to the group during dinner, one of the women took
me aside, and putting my hand inside her pheran, told me she had no
breasts as the militants had simply
chopped them off! My instant reaction was denial. How could this be
possible? However, it was.
In Kashmir, thousands of women are going through an identity crisis owing to the phenomenon of enforced disappearances, which leads
them to the status of half-widows.
For such women, each day begins
with the hope of their men returning, and ends in despair. While officials put the number of enforced
disappearances between 1,000 and
3,000, according to human rights
activists at least 10,000 people have
been made to disappear by state
where where nobody can identify
the person or even know the location from where the disappearance
took place. The ones taken away
for questioning on the pretext of a
“crime” or “violent incident” are
said to be kept under tight security
where neither their families are allowed to meet them nor are they
given any legal assistance. Year after year, they remain missing, and
the government does not say where
they are.
It came to light that there
was once a time when there
was not a single house in
Dardpora that did not house
militants.
Women had a choice between
willingly marrying the militants or
being forcefully carried away. After
Most half-widows are
women from lower-income
families and mostly dependent
on their husbands.
During the seven-year waiting
period, the women’s rights to their
husbands’ property are often threatened. As is common, there is little or
no support from the in-laws. Even
after the completion of seven years
from the date of disappearance,
the women get a meagre amount of
money for their sustenance. Halfwidows have no recourse to justice
or provision of aid, especially in the
form of employment. Many NGOs,
both local and national, have opened
schools for these women where they
are taught stitching and embroidery, and at times, given sewing
machines. This is hardly enough or
practical to help the women out of
their plight.
When I had visited Dardpora
after the two-day workshop in May
2003, there was a certain sadness that
hung around the place like a gloomy
cover. It seemed like life itself was
dishevelled, unkempt and lost. For
the inhabitants of Dardpora, mostly
women, their days revolved around
a few fruit trees, farming land where
they cultivated some rice, and perhaps a small income from a room or
two given out on rent. There was one
school with only one old man acting
as both schoolmaster and mentor
for the fifteen-odd children of all age
groups who came there.
When I visited Dardpora the second time, Master sahib was happy to
see me again, this time with Rafiqa.
During a long chat over a cup of
noon chai, the salty tea for which I
had finally acquired a taste, he told
me how it was important for the
women of Dardpora to have exposure to the outside world and interact with people beyond the village.
When word spread that the
‘madam’ from Delhi had come, some
of the women from the village came
to greet me. I was delighted that two
of them were from the same group
I had met earlier in Srinagar, and
what’s more, they even remembered
me! After exchanging polite banter, I was ushered into one of their
homes and offered tea and blankets
to keep me warm. On the way, I noticed a small stitching school. There
wasn’t much progress in the village
in terms of development, but the
gloomy cover had certainly lifted.
Even the school premises looked
impressive and had an air of selfimportance about it.
However, not much seemed
to have changed in the lives of the
women. They were still waiting to
hear news of their missing men; reports still emanated of them being
tortured by militants and security
forces for the same reasons; they
continued to wonder where their
next meal would come from.
Rafiqa and I made our way back
to her parents’ house, and by now,
her father and her two children
were also home. While the mother
and daughter got busy with preparing the evening meal, and the father
entertained a group of his friends,
I tried to talk to the children. They
responded by bringing their school
bags and displaying their books. I
asked them if they liked school and
what they did there. “We study,
and we play terrorist-terrorist, and
sometimes when one of us can’t be
found by the others, that child is
considered ‘missing’." The ease with
which the children said this sent a
chill down my spine.
Almost all children in Kashmir
have been affected by the conflict
– while some are the children of insurgents, there are others who have
lost their parents to the insurgency.
Some have been physically affected
by the conflict, a victim in a violent
incident; others have been badly
affected psychologically. While
the children in far-flung areas like
Dardpora undergo formal education
courtesy NGOs and some government infrastructure, there is little
or no exposure to the outside world,
particularly due to lack of interaction with people outside their own
area.
In such a situation, how do
children cope with the trauma
of conflict?
The answer was in front of my
eyes: they do so by playing games
like “terrorist-terrorist”. I have often wondered how their innocent
minds address the issues of fear, hatred, anger, rebellion, trauma, disaster, compassion, reconciliation etc.
Do they ever get healed? How do the
children react to being identified as
‘victims’, and how does it affect their
growing up? How does conflict affect
their interactions with each other,
particularly during extra-curricular
activities? Again, I had no answers.
I mentioned this to Rafiqa as
soon as we had all retired for the day
after a delicious meal of haq (locally
grown spinach) and rice with yakhni (meat cooked with spices and
curd). She was not surprised. According to her, it was not just hers
but most children of Kashmir who
played such games and spoke in this
manner. She also mentioned another “favourite” game Kashmiri children played: during firing, which is
a common feature of everyday life
here, children derived thrills by trying to establish whether it was the
sound of rifles, AK-47s or some other
gun!
I only had to slightly encourage Rafiqa to tell me her story,
and she began telling me what had
transpired in her life. Suleiman and
Rafiqa had gotten married in the
village ten- odd years ago and had
begun their family almost immediately. Suleiman was a porter, and
there was a rumour that he, along
with twenty other men from the village, was involved with a militant
group and helped them in various
ways. Rumour also had it that since
Kupwara was very close to the LoC,
one of the routes that militants on
both sides used to cross the border
was through Dardpora.
Rafiqa said Suleiman had been
warned a couple of times by the
armed forces that he was under
watch and his daily activities were
being closely followed. One day, Suleiman left home in the wee hours of
the morning, even before the darkness of the night had given way to
the sunrise. He told Rafiqa he was
going for work, and she knew better
than to ask more.
Suleiman met up with
his acquaintances in the
deep cover of the forest, and
together they set out even
deeper.
They were to meet up with foreign militants and bring them to
safety. However, security forces
had come to know of this movement, and had been keeping watch
for a few days now. Suleiman was
oblivious to this. Suspecting nothing, the group moved on. Soon
enough, there was an ambush; the
security forces had formed a ring
around them. Caught unawares, the
militants fared badly in the clash,
and most of them succumbed to the
bullets. The few who survived tried
to run away into hiding.
When Rafiqa heard persistent
banging on her door, and that too
only a few hours after her husband
had left, she immediately sensed
trouble. She opened the door to find
a badly injured Suleiman almost
collapsing outside the house. She
got him inside, and helped him to
bed. He refused her offer to bring
Khan Chacha who acted as the village doctor, even though he had no
medical background. But once Suleiman lost consciousness, Rafiqa
immediately went and fetched the
old man. She wasn’t very happy to
note Chacha’s expression on examining her husband.
After treating four bullet injuries with whatever could be used as
equipment from within the house,
Khan Chacha administered Suleiman some local herbs as medicine,
and told Rafiqa in no uncertain
terms that his chances of survival
were bleak. He suggested that if
and when Suleiman recovered from
unconsciousness, he should not be
allowed to move at all. With a promise of coming back to check on Suleiman, he left. Rafiqa was lost. She
knew that word would soon spread
around the village about Suleiman and his injuries, even though
Chacha would not be the one doing
the talking. She didn’t know what
to say to her children and Suleiman’s parents. However, she knew
she had to move her husband away
from the house because the security forces would come looking for
him any minute. This she did with
the help of Chacha and some other
elders; Suleiman was moved to an
abandoned and well-hidden cave in
the forest.
In a few weeks’ time, when
Suleiman had regained and lost
consciousness several times before
finally coming about, and when the
whole village including his parents
and children knew what had transpired, there was an air of discomfort all around. Suleiman insisted
on going deeper into the forest to
make contact with the foreign militants to find out what had happened
that morning. Rafiqa and the others
could not stop him. The inevitable
happened: Suleiman left the cave
one afternoon after a bitter argument with Rafiqa, and that was the
last she saw of her husband.
She had not expected him back
soon, but when Suleiman didn’t return even after three weeks, Rafiqa
declared an emergency. She tried
to make contact with Suleiman’s
friends, some of whom had gone
out that fateful morning to help the
militants. This was no easy job. It
involved sending out signals and
messages in the most discreet and
strange manner, then waiting for
days at an end to get even the most
insignificant response. Months
passed, and Rafiqa turned from a
homely, simple woman into a messenger between different stakeholders operating in Kupwara, involving not just members of militant
outfits but also security forces.
Despite this, she failed to get any
concrete piece of information about
Suleiman, and soon, her husband,
like many other men from within
and outside Dardpora, was termed
“missing”. This left her a halfwidow, someone who didn’t know
whether her husband was dead or
alive.
In trying to get any news about
Suleiman, Rafiqa had many a time
ruffled a few feathers here and
there, and had also made many enemies. In order to placate them, she
sometimes had to compromise sexually so as to avoid trouble. Before
long, she was joined by other women who had similar backgrounds.
Soon, Dardpora became known as
the infamous village of half-widows
whose women were aware of shorter routes in the mountains of Kupwara. They guided both militants
as well as security forces through
these routes, and in return demanded favours which otherwise would
not come their way. Sexual manipulation became a common game
played out in the region.
It was early morning by the
time Rafiqa finished her story, almost six years since Suleiman had
gone “missing”. I didn’t know what
to say to her, and sensing my discomfort, she suggested we get out of
bed and have some tea.
Excerpted with permission from
The Land I Dream of: The Story of
Kashmir's Women, Manisha Sobhrajani, Hachette India.
6 Saturday 24012015
Kashmir Observer
India poised for
6.5% growth: Jaitley
DAVOS: The economy is set to clock
a 6.5 per cent growth next year and
then take off to reach 8-9 per cent in
the years to come on the back of huge
public support for reforms initiated
by the government, FINANCE Minister
Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
“There is a huge amount of popular
support, particularly in the backdrop
of slowdown in the last two years,
that we must grow.
“There is fair amount of clarity about
the road map which is required for that
growth. Therefore, I don’t think there is
any resistance as far as bureaucracy is
concerned to the reform process, but
the bureaucracy has long been made
whipping boys for it,” he said, while
speaking at a BRICS session at the
World Economic Forum annual meet.
Mr. Jaitley said the manner in which
the new government was working,
the country would reach 6.5 per cent
growth rate next year and “I think that
is where the take off will start.”
Observing that there was also a
change of mindset with the change of
the government, he said, “Even if this
year [2014-15] we end with about 5.5
per cent growth rate, which is okay by
global standards, India is not smiling
at this growth rate.”
The Minister said 5.5 per cent
growth was much below the real capacity of India and the target was to
get back to 8-9 per cent growth rate
“which is more natural to India and I
think we have the potential to do that.”
India’s economic growth fell to below
five per cent during 2012-13 and 201314. During the current financial year, the
country’s economy is expected to recover
and clock a growth rate of 5.5 per cent.
The world is showing interest in
India which had earlier fallen off
the global radar, he said, adding the
government and policymakers were
working to consolidate on these gains
and sentiments.
Mr. Jaitley is scheduled to present
the Union budget for 2015-16 on February 28 in the Lok Sabha.
Jet Airways and Etihad
launch discounted fares
NEW DELHI: Private carrier Jet Airways in association
with its gulf partner Etihad
on Friday announced limited
period discounted fares for
travel across its network on
the occasion of Republic Day.
Besides, the offer will also
be applicable on Etihad Airways flights, which holds 24
per cent stake in the Naresh
Goyal-promoted airline, for
destinations across the US,
Europe and the Middle-east,
airline said in a statement in
New Delhi.
The three-day offer of 25
per cent discount on tickets,
for which the bookings commence tomorrow, is the third
in series from the Mumbaiheadquartered airline in this
year so far.
The offer is applicable for
economy fares on Jet Airways’ domestic network for
travel between March 1 and
September 30 (on domestic
routes), the airline said in a
statement, adding the dis-
count can be availed in both
economy and premier fares
on the airline’s international
flights.
Etihad Airways will also
join the celebrations by extending the offer to the passengers flying on its network
from India to the Middle East,
Europe and the United States,
Jet Airways said in statement
in New Delhi.
On Etihad Airways flights
the offer, however, is applicable on business and economy
class fares, it said adding the
offer is valid for travel on the
international routes of Jet
Airways and Etihad Airways
from February 1 onward.
“Our special Republic Day
fares will provide the chance
to experience our exceptional
service, a wide global network, flexible schedules and
enhanced connectivity. It’s also
great that guests can enjoy
these special offers on the combined network of Etihad Airways and Jet Airways,” Jet Airways senior vice president for
commercial Gauran Shetty said.
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 117 aircraft to
across 71 destinations both in
India and abroad.
From Front Page
Kashmir Shuts
appealed to the people to protest and observe shutdown
against the blasphemes sketches after Friday prayers across
Kashmir.
All the shops and business establishments remained closed
while transport was off the roads. City Centre Lal Chowk presented a deserted look while the adjoining areas of Srinagar
city also witnessed a complete shutdown. Police had sealed
the Lal Chowk with barbed wire and did not allow people to
assemble there. Movement of people was also restricted in restive Maisuma locality of Srinagar city as police and para-military personnel guarded the streets whole day keeping a strict
vigil on passersby.
Amid protests, shutdown was also observed in other parts of
Kashmir valley including Anantang, Pulwama, Pampore, Awantipora, Shopian, Budgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Sopore, Pattan, Tangmarag, Kupwara and Bandipore.
Despite stringent security arrangements, protestors clashed
with police at various places amid tear-smoke shelling and
stone-pelting.
In the city Lal Chowk, Saraibala, Ram Bagh, Channapora,
Hyderpora, Batamaloo, Nowhatta, Alamgari Bazar, Soura,
Khankah-e-Maula, Safakadal, Habakadal, Saida Kadal, Rainawari, Sonawar, Pantachowk and in other districts and towns
of Kashmir Valley, including Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag, Tral,
Baramulla, Sopore, Bandipore, Budgam, and Kupwara people
took to streets castigating the inflammatory anti-Islamic
sketches and French government for defending the acts.
A procession was taken out from Jamia Masjid Nowhata that
was led by Awami Action Committee General Secretary Ghulam
Nabi Zaki. Hundreds of people participated in the procession
that was taken out soon after Friday congregational prayers.
Angry protesters carried Islamic banners, green and black
flags. They chanted pro-Islamic and anti-American, Israel and
French slogans. The protestors set the effigies of Charlie Hebdo
cartoonist on fire. "West is the enemy of the people," the demonstrators shouted. They also yelled out, "Yes, yes to Islam. Yes,
yes to Quran and there is no God but Allah and Muhammad
(PBUH) is the last Messenger of Allah." Eyewitnesses said that
the protestors clashed with police and CRPF. Police used tearsmoke shells to disperse them.
Protest marches were also taken out from Saidakadal, Rainawari. A big procession was taken out at 90 Feet Soura. The protesters there burned American and Israeli flags, while others
put the photograph of Charle Hebdoo cartoonist on the ground
and stepped on it to express their anger. Protestors clashed
with police at Chinkral Mohalla Habakadal while police burst
teargas canisters to disperse the agitated youth who resorted
to intense stone-hurling.
"Since most Western countries especially America, France
besides Israel did not respect more than 1 billion Muslims, we
should also teach Americans a lesson and tell them what we
can do," said an angry protestor.
Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation members
took out a peaceful march in Lal Chowk Srinagar, that was led
by Muhammad Sadiq Baqal. Carrying placards and banners that
read, “Muhammad (PBUH) is our honour and we will die for
Him”, the protestors demanded stringent punishment for the
owners and editors of the Charlie Hebdo. Police did not allow
the protestors to move towards Clock Tower and stopped them
near Biscoe School. “You cannot write against Jews and Christians in West but you can freely spew venom against Islam. This
speaks volumes about the double standard of the West,” Baqal
told the protesters.
Police resorted to teargas shelling near Zainakadal Srinagar
when protestors tried to move towards Bohrikadal. The procession march that was taken out from Khankah-e- Maula was led
by JKLF vice chairman Bashir Ahmed Bhat. “We were peaceful
but were chased away by police without any provocation,” said
JKLF spokesperson Ashraf Bin Salam.
Protest marches were also taken out in different districts of
South Kashmir after Friday prayers. Jamat-e-Islami supporters
organized a protest march from General Bus Stand in Anantnag,
that culminated at Mehandikadal. Some youth hurled stones
on police near Reshibazar and Chenichowk, however, police
swung into action and dispersed them successfully. Another
peaceful protest march was taken out from General Bus Stand
to DC office Anantnag that was headed by Hurriyat G district
president Hafizullah.
JKLF and Umat-e-Islamia jointly organized a protest march
from Jamia Masjid Hanfia to Lal Chowk Anantnag. The protest
march was led by Mirwaiz South Kashmir Qazi Yasir who denounced the action of French satirical magazine for showing
disrespect to Islam.
In Pulwama, JKLF district president Javid Ahmed Bhat and
chief cleric Markazi Jamia Masjid Maulana Muhammad Akram
Dar led a peaceful protest march and denounced the anti-Islamic policies of France. The protest marches in Shopian, Tral,
Awantipora and Pampore also culminated peacefully.
In North Kashmir’s Palhalan area, the protestors soon after
Friday prayers clashed with police after the latter barred them
from appearing on highway. Peaceful protest against the blasphemous caricatures of Prophet of humanity were also taken
out in Sopore, Handwara, Baramulla and Kupwara, In Trehgam
Kupwara, JKLF leaders Rafiq Ahmed Dar and Master Muhammad Afzal led a peaceful protest. Scores of youth also protested
at mainchowk Handwara against the blasphemous sketches of
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). A protest march was also taken
out in Bandipora district.
A biggest march was taken out from Central Kashmir's Budgam district in which people from hundreds of surrounding
hamlets participated.
Protesters set the photographs of Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist
Renald Luzier on fire and called on Muslims from Arab Countries to get united. Peaceful protest marches were also taken
out from certain parts of Ganderbal district. "No Muslim can
bear what is being told against our beloved Prophet (PBUH).
We are not going to tolerate this,” said a protestor.
A top police officer said that barring few minor incidents of
stone-pelting no untoward incident was reported from any part
of the Valley.
"There were protests against anti-Islamic sketches which
passed off peacefully," he said.
AIMMM justifies
religious sentiments of billions of Muslims across the globe
by publishing blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) in past,” Dr Zafarul Islam Khan told CNS adding that
Western rulers are the open enemies of Islam that enjoy the
patronage of United States of America.
The renowned Islamic scholar said that such cartoons "fuel
feelings of hatred and resentment among people" and publishing them "shows contempt" for Muslim feelings. the publication of new satirical images of Muhammad "amounts to declaring war on all Muslims."
He said that every Muslim has right to protest and send a
clear message to the enemies of Islam that Muslims are alive
and capable to respond to their foolish and insane acts. (CNS)
Terrorist
respects to the victims, meet with survivors and send a
strong message to the Indian people that we stand together in
defence of our security and our way of life,” he added.
PDP-BJP
Nayeem Akhtar said that seat sharing is a necessary scenario
in the present situation. “We have 28 seats and are single largest party. But the minimum to secure one RS seat is 29 votes in
the house of 87 members. No party in the present scenario can
hope to get a seat on its own unless all contest separately and
get support of some independents,” he said.
“We will have to have a seat sharing arrangement with one
of the parties to safeguard PDP interests and try to get in combination with that party and win all the four seats. It will involve give-n-take,” Akhtar said.
Asked whether they have reached to a consensus with the
BJP he neither denied nor confirmed. “Why we have fielded
two candidates only? Seat sharing with some party is necessary. Whichever party we go ahead we have to leave seats for
them. We are in a situation where seat sharing and floor management is thrust on us,” he said without elaborating.
A senior state BJP leader said that party high command has
invited the top state leadership to New Delhi for holding deliberations over the issue of seat sharing and government formation. KNS
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threaten India. One of India’s most wanted men, Dawood
Ibrahim, is an organized crime boss frequently seen in Karachi.
According to the United Nations, he funds the Pakistani militant
group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which attacked Mumbai in 2008. He is
believed to hold assets in Dubai. Washington should work with
officials in the Persian Gulf to freeze those assets.
Third, the United States should try to steer Pakistan’s shortterm focus away from Kashmir and toward normalizing trade
relations with India. Trade negotiations have progressed in
recent years, and Mr. Modi advocates using commercial diplomacy to improve relations with neighbors. And India would be
relieved to hear less about Kashmir, an issue that is nowhere
near resolution.
Of course, it would be a tough sell for Washington to persuade Pakistan that the economic benefits of trade with India would far outweigh any benefit possible from dwelling
on Kashmir. But there may be no better time to try, given the
relatively relaxed current state of American-Pakistani relations.
Still, any efforts to reassure India must be accompanied by nuanced American diplomacy, so as not to feed into the “America
and the world are out to get us” narrative that permeates Pakistan.
The United States should acknowledge Pakistan’s neuroses
about India — a nation perhaps seven times as populous and
four times as large, with an army twice as big and governed by a
Hindu nationalist party known for anti-Pakistan views. Americans should also take into account the Pakistani contention
(rejected by New Delhi) that India engages in subversive activities in Pakistan (specifically, that it aids a separatist insurgency
in Baluchistan province). Pakistanis have not forgotten India’s
support for the secession of East Pakistan — now Bangladesh
— in 1971.
Of course, any American plan that intensifies support to India
is likely to upset many Pakistanis, whose government has long
demanded to be treated as India’s equal. And any plan that aims
not to offend Pakistan would have detractors in India.
Realistically, the United States is in no position to allay all of
India’s fears about Pakistan — in particular, Pakistan’s rapidly
increasing nuclear weapons stockpile. It also can’t end the Pakistani military-intelligence establishment’s insistence on treating anti-India militants as useful proxies. And it won’t succeed
at coaxing Pakistan away from policies that are driven by its
belief, whether manufactured or real, that India poses a direct
threat. Washington should, however, press states that enjoy
more leverage with Pakistan — China, for example — to impress
upon Islamabad the need to rethink its bellicose posture. China
needs stability nearby, and its voice would resonate in Islamabad.
None of these potential limitations should deter Americans
from trying this strategy. In fact, there are compelling reasons
to push forward. With its combat troops out of Afghanistan,
America can relax its fixation on pursuing deep relations with
Pakistan, even while taking care not to spoil the relationship,
and feel freer to engage India more. Its refocusing toward Asia,
which envisions India as a counterbalance to China, should
have a similar effect.
So helping New Delhi address its fears of Pakistan while engaging in damage control with Islamabad would be a logical
and timely policy — a worthy goal for President Obama.
Michael Kugelman is the senior associate for South Asia
at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in
Washington.
Saudi King
overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad.
President Barack Obama expressed condolences and offered
sympathy to the people of Saudi Arabia.
"As a leader, he was always candid and had the courage of
his convictions," Obama said. "One of those convictions was his
steadfast and passionate belief in the importance of the U.S.Saudi relationship as a force for stability and security in the
Middle East and beyond."
Abdullah was born in Riyadh in 1924, one of the dozens of
sons of Saudi Arabia's founder, King Abdul-Aziz Al Saud's 7th
wife. Like all Abdul-Aziz's sons, Abdullah had only rudimentary
education. Tall and heavyset, he felt more at home in the Nejd,
the kingdom's desert heartland, riding stallions and hunting
with falcons.
Abdullah was selected as crown prince in 1982 on the day
his half-brother Fahd ascended to the throne. The decision was
challenged by a full brother of Fahd, Prince Sultan, who wanted
the title for himself. But the family eventually closed ranks behind Abdullah to prevent splits.
Abdullah became de facto ruler in 1995 when a stroke incapacitated Fahd. Abdullah inherited the kingdom where resentment against the deployment of US tropops following 1990
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait had given birth to new militancy.
Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United
States Abdullah steered the new alliance with the US led coalition. The kingdom was home to 15 of the 19 hijackers, and
many pointed out that the baseline ideology for al-Qaida and
other groups stemmed from Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi interpretation of Islam.
When al-Qaida militants in 2003 began a wave of violence in
the kingdom aimed at toppling the monarchy, Abdullah cracked
down hard. For the next three years, security forces battled militants, finally forcing them to flee to neighboring Yemen. There,
they created a new al-Qaida branch, and Saudi Arabia has played
a behind-the-scenes role in fighting it.
After the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings in particular, Saudi Arabia clamped down on any dissent. Riot police crushed street
demonstrations. Dozens of activists were detained, many of
them tried under a sweeping counterterrorism law by an anti-terrorism court Abdullah created. Authorities more closely
monitored social media, where anger over corruption and unemployment — and jokes about the aging monarchy — are rife.
In 2000, Abdullah convinced the Arab League to approve an
unprecedented offer that all Arab states would recognize the
state of Israel if it withdrew from lands it captured in 1967.
However he faced severe Iranian rebuke for the move.
Now Abdullah's biggest priority was to confront rising Iran.
Worried about Tehran's clout, Abdullah told the United
States in 2008 to consider military action to "cut off the head of
the snake" and prevent Iran from producing a nuclear weapon,
according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic memo.
In Lebanon, Abdullah backed Sunni allies against the powerful anti-Israeli party the Hezbollah and in a proxy conflict that
flared repeatedly into potentially destabilizing violence. Saudi
Arabia was also deeply opposed to longtime Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom it considered a tool of Iran.
In Syria, Abdullah stepped indirectly into the civil war that
emerged after 2011. He supported and armed rebels battling
to overthrow President Bashar Assad, Iran's top Arab ally, and
pressed the Obama administration to do the same. Iran's allies
Hezbollah and Iraqi Shia volunteers rushed to Syria after Saudi
backed militants began blasting holy Islamic shrines particularly revered by Shia Muslims including that of Zainab bint Ali
granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad, and the resulting conflict has left hundreds of thousands dead and driven millions of
Syrians from their homes.
From the multiple conflicts, Sunni-Shia hatreds around the
region took on a life of their own, fueling Sunni militancy that
is now plaguing the world from Peshawar to Paris.
Syria's war helped give birth to the Islamic State (ISIS) group,
which burst out to take over large parts of Syria and Iraq. Fears
of the growing militancy prompted Abdullah to commit Saudi
airpower to a U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremists.
Toby Matthiesen, author of "Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi
Arabia, and the Arab Spring That Wasn't," said "Saudi Arabia
plays a huge role in fueling sectarian conflict."
Wary of the rising influence of pro democracy movements,
Saudi Arabia backed military coup led by Abdel Fattah alSisi against popularly elected Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim
Brotherhood in Egypt and dispatched troops to crush popular
uprising in neighbouring Bahrain.
Abdullah’s successor faces multiple challenges like the impact of plunging oil prices domestically, the rise of militancy,
and an assertive Iran whose influence is growing across the
Mideast as its allies take on increasingly powerful roles in Iraq,
Lebanon, and Syria.
He also face an intensifying crisis in Yemen, whose Saudibacked government has been effectively overthrown by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. A Saudi official said in a recent interview that Riyadh sees the future of Yemen as “an existential
threat.”
Abdullah had more than 30 children from around a dozen
wives.
Justice Paul
the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the President is pleased
to appoint Justice Narayanan Nadar Paul Vasantha Kumar, Judge
of Madras High Court to be the Chief Justice of the Jammu and
Kashmir High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge
of his office”, said the notification.
Sources said that Justice Vasantha Kumar is going to assume office
shortly adding his joining would also depend on the availability of
Governor, N N Vohra, who has to administer him the oath of office.
Justice Vasantha had been appointed as Additional Judge of Madras High Court on December 10, 2005 and as Permanent Judge
on July 20, 2007.
Prior to his appointment, Justice Vasantha held the post of Senior
Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and
also Standing Counsel for Central Government.
He was also given an honorary post of the member in Ecclesiastical Synod Court, C.S.I Specialist in Service Law, Labour Law and
Education matter.
FC Suspends
Baramulla in favour of some person in violation of law.
The record of all such transfers in the concerned Patwar Halqa
has been seized and the Regional Director, Survey and Land records, Srinagar has been asked to hold detailed enquiry in the
matter.
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Government of Jammu and Kashmir
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT SHEEP HUSBANDRY OFFICER BANDIPORA
(Chairman District Level Recruitment Committee Sheep Husbandry Department Bandipora)
NotificatioN
It is notified for the information of all concerned that:
1.
The interview of eligible shortlisted candidates shown in the Annexure “A” to the Advertisement notification No. DSHO/BPR/Estt/Adv/201415/612-15;Dated:12/06/2014,for the Posts of Assistant Stockman,Orderly,Chowkidar and Orderly cum Chowkidar in district Bandipora shall be conducted in
Office of the Undersigned from 10:30 AM onwards as per dates shown against each.
2.
The criteria and eligibility for shortlisting of candidates is as under:
(i)
For the Post of Assistant Stockman –
Weightage to basic Qualification
Weightage to higher Qualification
Experience in four Categories
Total Points
i.e 10th =50 points
12th= 10 points
10 points in each
100
(ii)
For the Post of Orderly, Chowkidar and Orderly cum Chowkidar-
Weightage to basic Qualification
Points to higher Qualification
Total Points
i.e 10th =90 points
12th= 10 points
100
3.
The weightage has been calculated on Prorate basis with reference to percentage of marks obtained in particular examination as per the formula (%
of marks obtained in the particular examination multiplied by total points of the examination divided by 100).
4.
The candidates shown in Annexure “A” are shortlisted in terms of 1:10 ratio in each category.
5.
In case the candidates whose names do not figure in the shortlist and have got points more than or equal to the cut off points are advised to submit
their claim on application with the relevant records by or before 30/01/2015,for consideration of their merits and thereafter no claim shall be
entertained.
6.
Mere figuring of the name in the list does not entitle the candidates to appear in the interview as it is subject to scrutiny of all the testimonials of
shortlisted candidates.
7.
No interview call letters shall be issued separately.
8.
The candidates shall have to produce all original certificates/testimonials at the time of interview. The candidates failing to produce such
certificates/testimonials may forfeit their candidature.
9.
Any candidate found guilty of impersonating or submitted fabricated/tempered documents or making false, incorrect suppressing material/
information shall render him/her liable for criminal prosecution under law.
10.
No TA/DA shall be paid to the interviewing candidates.
NOTE: The candidates are advised to bring Photostat copy of each certificate duly attested by a Gazetted Officer ,for depositing with the selection committee
at the time of interview in addition to the original documents.
ANNEXURE "A"
Shortlist of the Candidates for the Post of Assistant Stockman -Open Merit
S.No. Name of the Candidate
Parentage
Residence
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
Aabida Yousuf
Aadil Nazir Wani
Aamir Gulzar
Aarifa Rashid
Aasia Mohiuddin Buhroo
Ab. Hafeez Dar
Ab. Hamid Bhat
Ab. Qayoom Rather
Ab. Salam Chopan
Ab. Salam Magray
Abid Wali Rather
Adil Khursheed parrey
Ahsanul Haq Mir
Ahtisham Gulzar
Ali Mohd Lone
Altaf Hussain Sheikh
Amir Rashid
Amir Yousuf
Amirullah Lone
Anamul Rafiq
Aqib Ali
Ashiq Hussain Mir
Ashiq Hussain War
Asif Gul
Asif Mohiuddin Mir
Asiya Bhat
Auqib Afzal
Azad Ahmad Dar
Babar Bashir
Bashir Ahmad Bhat
Bilal Ahmad Lone
Bilal Ahmad Magray
Bilal Ahmad wani
Faisal Amin Rather
Farhat Khursheed
Farhat Majeed Bhat
Farkhanda Bashir
Farooq Ahmad Wagay
Farooz Ahmad Bhat
Farooz Ahmad Rather
Fayaz Ahmad Wani
Ferooz Ahmad Khan
Firdoos Ahmad Chopan
Idrees Fayaz Harray
Mohd Yousuf Buhroo
Nazir Ahmad Wani
Gulzar Ahmad Mir
Ab. Rashid Rather
Gh. Mohiuddin Buhrro
Lal Mohd Dar
Ab. Rashid Bhat
Ab. Rashid Rather
Ab. Rashid Chopan
Khazir Mohd Magray
Wali Mohd Rather
Khursheed Ahmad parrey
Altaf Hussain Mir
Ab. Rashid Sheikh
Taj Mohd Lone
Mohd ismayal Sheikh
Ab. Rashid Doom
Mohd Yousuf Doobi
Habibullah Lone
Rafiq Ahmad Mir
Ali Mohd Najar
Ab. Rahim Mir
Gh. Mohd War
Gh. Mohd Ganaie
Gh. Mohiuddin Mir
Ab. Rashid Bhat
Mohd Afzal Mir
Ab. Rahman Dar
Bashir Ahmad Rather
Mohd Ramzan Bhat
Ab. Kabir Lone
Khazir Mohd Magray
Nawaz Wani
Mohd Amin Rather
Lt. Khursheed Ahmad
Ab. Majeed Bhat
Bashir Ahmad Lone
Mohd Sultan Wagay
Fayaz Ahmad Bhat
Saifuddin Rather
Mohd Sabir Wani
Ab. Rasheed Khan
Mohd Ramzan Chopan
Fayaz Ahmad Harray
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
Ilyas Ahmad Wani
Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone
Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh
Irfan Ahmad Dar
Irshad Ahmad Beigh
Irshad Ahmad Wani
Irshad Rasool Tantray
Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat
Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat
Ishfaq Ahmad Chopan
Ishfaq Ahmad Doobi
Ishfaq Ahmad Lone
Ishfaq Bashir
Ishfaq Manzoor
Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khan
Islam-Un -Nabi Ganai
Javeed Ahmad Ganaie
Javeed Iqbal Wani
Jehangir Mumtaz
Khan Raja Hyder Ali
Kounser Neyazi Khan
Latieef UL Afzal
Mahak Shafi
Majid Aziz Bhat
Malik Mudasir
Manzoor Ahmad Ganaie
Marajuddin Samoon
Mashooq Ahmad Bhat
Masrat Kamal
Mehboob Akhter
Mehboobul Haq
Mehraj Ahmad Bhat
Merjeena Maheen
Mohd Abaez Afzal
Mohd Afzal Dar
Mohd Altaf Dar
Mohd Ayaz Wagay
Mohd Ayoub Mir Gojjar
Mohd Azharuddin Sofi
Mohd Ibrahim Lone
Mohd Muzaffar Chopan
Mohd Saleem Bhat
Mohd Saqib Wani
Mohd Shafi Baba
Mohd Shafi Malla
Mohd Shahid Bhat
Mohd Sultan
Mohd Waseem Wani
Mohd Yaqoob Beigh
Mohd Yaqoob Beigh
Mohd Yaqoob Margoo
Mohd Yaseen Sheikh
Mohd Yasir Khan
Mohsin Hassan Mir
Mudasir Ahmad Mir
Mudasir Ahmad Samoon
Mudasir Fayaz Shah
Mudasira Mohd
Muneeb Ahmad Rather
Muneer Ahmad Gojjar
Mohd Sayeed Wani
Ali Mohd Lone
Gh. Rasool Sheikh
Gh. Nabi Dar
Bashir Ahmad Beigh
Mohd Shafi Wani
Gh. Rasool Tantray
Mohd Saidullah Bhat
Gh. Mohd Bhat
Ali Mohd Chopan
Nazir Ahmad Doobi
Nazir Ahmad Lone
Bashir Ahmad Rather
Manzoor Ahmad Wani
Farooq Ahmad Khan
Gh. Nabi Ganai
Gh. Mohiuddin Ganie
Ab. Aziz Wani
Mohd Mumtaz Ganaie
Gh. Hassan Khan
Bashir Ahmad Khan
Mohd Afzal Rather
Mohd Shafi Zargar
Ab. Aziz Bhat
Shabir Ahmad Malik
Mohd Jamal Ganaie
Ab. Jabbar Samoon
Ab. Ahad Bhat
Mohd Kamal Chopan
Gh. Mohiuddin Wani
Mohd Yaseen Khan
Gh. Hassan Bhat
Lt. Mohd Muzaffar Mir
Mohd Afzal Chopan
Mohd Jafar Dar
Mohd Ramzan Dar
Gh. Nabi Wagay
Ab. Rahim Mir
Mohd Saidullah Sofi
Mohd Mushtaq Lone
Ali Mohd Chopan
Farooq Ahmad Bhat
Ab. Hamid Wani
Mohd Akbar Baba
Fayez Ahmad Malla
Ab. Gaffar Bhat
Hyder Ali
Ab. Aziz Wani
Ab. Gani Beigh
Ab. Gani Beigh
Ab. Samad Margoo
Ab. Ganie Sheikh
Mohd Yaseen Khan
Gh. Hassan Mir
Rahmatullah Mir
Gh. Nabi Samoon
Fayaz Ahmad Shah
Gh. Mohd Ganaie
Mohd Amin Rather
Mohd Munawar
105
Muqsid Mushtaq
Mushtaq Ahmad Parray
Nadihal Bpr
Gundpora rampora
W.No. 05 Bpr
Asham Sonawari
Nadihal Bpr
Sarai Dangerpora
Gundi Boon
Asham Sonawari
Bonakoot Bpr
Dawar Gurez
Ajas Bandipora
Gundpora Rampora
Nowpora Bandiora
Malangam Bpr
Shahpora Chorwan
Sardaab Tilail
Kaloosa Bpr
Sumbal Sonawari
Shahpora Gurez
Insafabad W.No.01
Onagam Bpr
Arin Bandipora
Asham Sonawari
Tawheed Abad Bagh
Bonakoot Bpr
Ajas Bandipora
W. No. 06 Bpr
Kema Malangam
Madar Bpr
Ajas Bandipora
Dangithal Tilail
Dawar Gurez
PTL
Ajas Sonawari
Gundpora Rampora
Ajas Bandipora
Garoora Bpr
Hakbara Sonawari
Chewa Sumbal
Ajas Bandipora
Tarbal Gurez
Chewa Sumbal
SK Payeen
Gulshanpora
Bagtore
W. No. 02 Bpr
Garoora Bpr
Mantrigam Bpr
Garoora Bpr
Wangipora Sumbal
Bonakoot Bpr
Asham Sonawari
Watpora Bpr
Chittaybanday Bpr
Takiya Safapora
Sumbal Sonawari
Kharpora Bpr
Mader Bpr
Dachigam Bpr
Nowpora Bpr
New Colony Garoora
Onagam Bpr
Sonerwani Bpr
Papchan Bpr
Ahamsharief Bpr
Muslimabad Bpr
Asham Sonawari
Ajar Bpr
Watpora Bpr
Aloosa Bpr
Gund S.K Bala
Khandyal Gurez
Hilal Abad Nesbal
Konan Bpr
Ayathmulla Bpr
Kaloosa Bpr
Sumlar Bpr
W.No.06 Bpr
Chittaybanday Bpr
Gadkhod Sumbal
S.K Bala
Kosumbagh Hakbara
Garoora Bpr
Qazipora Bpr
Watapora Bpr
Khayar Bpr
W.No.06 Bpr
Wani Mohalla
Sumbal Sonawari
Dachigam Bpr
Watpora Bpr
Badwan Gurez
Checkreshipora Bpr
Ganesthan Sumbal
Ganesthan Sumbal
Saudnara Sonawari
Dangithal Gurez
Panzigam Bpr
Ayathmulla Bpr
Lawaypora Bpr
Khandyal Gurez
Shahpora Khandyal
Khayar Bpr
Ajas Bandipore
Sumlar
ShokbabaBpr
Hajin Sonawari
Cut off Points:39.52
Date of Birth Category Date of
Interview
26-05-1994 OM
2/02/2015
16-04-1995 OM
2/02/2015
9/06/1992 OM
2/02/2015
5/11/1994 OM
2/02/2015
6/07/1994 OM
2/02/2015
17-09-1988 OM
2/02/2015
15-10-1993 OM
2/02/2015
3/08/1986 OM
2/02/2015
15-12-1986 OM/RBA 2/02/2015
25/05/1991 OM/ST 2/02/2015
2/10/1993 OM
2/02/2015
3/01/1995 OM
2/02/2015
26-02-1994 OM
2/02/2015
15-10-1991 OM
2/02/2015
16-11-1991 OM/ST 2/02/2015
15-11-1992 OM/ST 2/02/2015
17-11-1992 OM
2/02/2015
14-05-1992 OM
2/02/2015
4/01/1989 OM/ST 2/02/2015
25-09-1992 OM
2/02/2015
28-02-1993 OM
2/02/2015
1/01/1994 OM
2/02/2015
3/05/1992 OM
2/02/2015
20-03-1991 OM
2/02/2015
1/01/1996 OM/RBA 2/02/2015
6/07/1993 OM
2/02/2015
14-03-1992 OM
2/02/2015
12/08/1992 OM
2/02/2015
25-12-1992 OM
2/02/2015
1/04/1990 OM
2/02/2015
23-11-1991 OM/ST 2/02/2015
31-12-1995 OM/ST 2/02/2015
1/03/1994 OM/ST 2/02/2015
1/12/1993 OM
2/02/2015
20/10/1992 OM
2/02/2015
28-03-1990 OM
2/02/2015
16-04-1995 OM
2/02/2015
24-02-1993 OM/RBA 2/02/2015
9/07/1993 OM
2/02/2015
2/02/1992 OM
2/02/2015
15-02-1995 OM/ST 3/02/2015
24-02-1992 OM
3/02/2015
18-02-1990 OM/RBA 3/02/2015
3/07/1994 OM/ST 3/02/2015
10/03/1988
15-03-1990
7/06/1992
4/12/1991
30-03-1989
16-11-1989
4/01/1981
11/09/1995
2/11/1991
8/05/1993
14-06-1993
18-02-1993
2/10/1994
16-03-1995
14-09-1991
28/02/1991
3/01/1993
10/12/1991
9/10/1995
1/01/1994
9/03/1993
5/02/1985
3/08/1993
26-02-1994
3/07/1992
14-04-1990
11/10/91
17-01-1994
11/01/1985
29-03-1991
15/10/1989
10/01/1988
27/09/1993
1/09/1995
1/01/1990
15-03-1992
3/01/1996
1/01/1995
11/01/1992
2/02/1994
11/02/1990
10/02/1988
20-12-1992
3/10/1993
4/12/1992
3/01/1994
15-11-1992
4/03/1995
25-10-1994
25-10-1994
4/01/1990
15-01-1992
1/12/1994
1/07/1990
15-01-1991
3/04/1987
25-08-1994
5/01/1994
9/02/1992
7/11/1995
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM/RBA
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM
OM/ST
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM/ST
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
3/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
19/02/1993
OM
4/02/2015
106
107
108
109
Mushtaq Bashir
Musiab Manzoor Malik
Muzamil Bashir
Naveed Ahmad Rather
Bashir Ahmad Doobi
Manzoor Ahmad
Bashir Ahmad Khan
Rather Ayaz Ahmad
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
Nayeem Ahmad
Nazir Ahmad Mir
Owais Ahmad Koot
Peerzada Mohd Mudasir
Quratul Ain
Rafia Maqbool
Raja Karamat
Rashid Mumtaz
Rayees Uddin Bhat
Razia Hassan
Reqiya Rashid
Rizwan Rasool Ganaie
Saba-Un-Nisa
Sadam Hussain Samoon
Safdar Hussain Akhoon
Saima Nabi
Sajad Ahmad Kumar
Saleem Yousuf Sofi
Saqib Hussain Bini
Shagufta Rashid
Shahanawaz jabar Sofi
Shaista Kareem
Shakeel Ahmad Jan
Shaysta Nabi
Sheikh Javeed Ahmad
Sheikh Zahooruddin
Showkat Ahmad Reshi
Suhail Farooq
Sumaira Bano
Sumaya Habib
Suzia Hassan
Tabasum Mushtaq
Tanveer Ahmad Bhat
Tanveer Ahmad Bhat
Tanveer Ahmad Malla
Tawseef Ahmad Mir
Umair Bashir
Ummar Nazir Wani
Ummar Rashid Aga
Waheedul Majeed
Wajeed Gulzar
Wani Pervaiz Rasool
Waseem Sarwar
Wasiem Maqsood Bhat
Wasim Ahmad Ganaie
Yasir Arfat
Yasmeena Majeed
Zahid Maqbool
Zeeshan Ali Dar
Zubair Ahmad Rather
Zubair Mohd Wani
Zubair Nabi
Mohd Shabaz Bhat
Mohd Ramzan Mir
Khazer Mohd Koot
Peerzada Gh. Mohd
Nazir Ahmad Khan
Mohd Maqbool Lone
Lt. Mohd Khalil
Mumtaz Ahmad Mir
Noor Uddin Bhat
Gh. Hassan Bohroo
Ab. Rashid Chopan
Gh. Rasool Ganaie
Manzoor Ahmad P.Z
Ab. Jabbar Samoon
Gh. Rasool Akhoon
Gh. Nabi Dar
Gh. Hassan Kumar
Mohd Yosuuf Sofi
Sheikh Gh. Mohiuddin
Ab. Rashid Wani
Ab. Jabar Sofi
Ab. Kareem Wani
Dilawar Jan
Gh. Nabi Dar
Sheikh Gh. Mohd
Jalaluddin Sheikh
Ab. Kabir Reshi
Mohd Farooq Khan
Mohd Ramzan Mir
Habibullah Parray
Gh. Hassan Wani
Mushtaq Ahmad Buhroo
Ab. Ahad Bhat
Ab. Ahad Bhat
Gh. Ahmad Malla
Ab. Rashid Mir
Bashir Ahmad Chopan
Nazir Ahmad Wani
Ab. Rashid Aga
Ab. Majeed Parray
Gulzar Ahmad Mir
Gh. Rasool Wani
Mohd Sarwar Dar
Mohd Maqsood
Gh. Ahmad Ganaie
Gh. Ahmad Najar
Ab. Majeed Parray
Mohd Maqbool
Mohd Jaffar Dar
Mohd Ashraf Rather
Gh. Mohd Wani
Gh. Nabi Wani
Sumbal Sonawari
Sumlar Bpr
Panzigam Bpr
Gundikaser
Bandipora
Aloosa Bpr
Wangipora Sumbal
Gundi Dachina
Gundpora Rampora
Ahamsharief Bpr
Gundpora Rampora
Checkreshipora Bpr
W. No. 04 Bpr
Asham Sonawari
Nadihal Bpr
Patushay Bpr
Garoora Bpr
Konan Bpr
Khandyal Gurez
Markoot Gurez
Garoora Bpr
Asham Sonawari
Brar Bpr
SK Bala
Qazipora Bpr
Brar Bpr
Checkreshipora Bpr
Onagam Bpr
Garoora Bpr
Bangar Hajin
Malangam Bpr
Hilal Abad Nesbal
Kaloosa Bpr
Dachigam Bpr
Patushay Bpr
Gundpora Rampora
Nadihal Bpr
Ajas Waza Mohalla
Ajas Bandipora
Chittaybanday Bpr
Kaloosa Bpr
Nazcolony Nowpora
Ayathmulla Bpr
Mangnipora Bpr
Vijpara Hajin
W.No. 05 Bpr
Jaleel Abad Check
Dachigam Bpr
Asham "A"
Garoora Bpr
Chittaybanday Bpr
Asham Sonawari
Hilal Abad Nesbal
Gadkhod Sumbal
Ajas Bandipora
Ajar Bandipora
Checkreshipora Bpr
21-08-1993
18/07/1992
1/01/1990
3/01/1994
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
29-01-1992
16/02/1986
17-07-1995
26-10-1990
27/02/1995
1/11/1994
2/11/1993
29/11/1991
26-07-1995
13-05-1995
11/12/1992
20-03-1995
25-04-1994
4/04/1994
06/09/91
24/03/1992
10/12/1995
11/07/1989
6/06/1992
3/01/1993
22-05-1993
3/06/1992
3/08/1986
15/04/1995
1/01/1991
1/01/1978
12/06/1989
9/10/1989
12/10/1989
17-11-1994
9/01/1995
27-06-1990
1/01/1996
1/01/1996
3/04/1994
3/12/1988
2/01/1994
7/02/1993
3/01/1993
11/05/1989
12/07/1990
31-10-1988
20-10-1994
28/02/1977
20-03-1993
27-03-1994
20/02/1993
7/05/1994
3/10/1994
25-11-1988
2/02/1990
18/03/1993
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/ST
OM/ST
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
4/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
5/02/2015
Shortlist of the Candidates for the Post of Assistant Stockman (RBA)
Cut off Points: 28.16 Cut off Points =28.06
S.No. Name of the Candidate
Parentage
Residence
Date of Birth Category Date of
Interview
1
Ab. Qayoom Sheikh
Ab. Salam Sheikh
Dudwan SK Bala
27-09-1988 RBA
6/02/2015
2
Ab. Rouf Bhat
Gh. Ahmad Bhat
Chendergair
11/10/1994 RBA
6/02/2015
Sonawari
3
Ab. Salam Chopan
Ab. Rashid Chopan
Bonakoot Bpr
15-12-1986 RBA
6/02/2015
4
Ajaz Ahmad Sheikh
Mohd Maqbool Sheikh
Chandergair
12/01/1989 RBA
6/02/2015
5
Ajaz Hussain Rather
Gh. Ahmad Rather
Rekh Shilvat
18-11-1989 RBA
6/02/2015
6
Altaf Hussain Sheikh
Noor Mohd sheikh
SK Payeen
24-03-1991 RBA
6/02/2015
7
Arshad Hussain Bhat
Ali Mohd Bhat
Rekh Shilvat
25-10-1995 RBA
6/02/2015
8
Arshed Ahmad Wagay
Mohd Sultan Wagay
Hakbara Sonawari 11/01/1991 RBA
6/02/2015
9
Arsheed Ahmad Dar
Gh. Mohiuddin Dar
Kosumbagh Hakbara 3/05/1994 RBA
6/02/2015
10
Ashaq Hussain Malik
Gh. Qadir Malik
Sumlar Bpr
15-12-1984 RBA
6/02/2015
11
Ather Gul
Gh. Mohd Mir
Chittaybanday Bpr 9/10/1993 RBA
6/02/2015
12
Azad Ahmad Malik
Mohd Subhan Malik
Chittaybanday Bpr 10/10/1993 RBA
6/02/2015
13
Basharat Ahmad Tantray
Gh. Rasool Tantray
Braripora Bonakoot 11/05/1991 RBA
6/02/2015
14
Bilal Ahmad Dar
Ab. Ahad Dar
Hakbara Sonawari 16-04-1992 RBA
6/02/2015
15
Fahmeeda Rashid
Ab. Rashid Wani
Gund S.Kote
7/07/1990 RBA
6/02/2015
16
Farooq Adil Wani
Ab. Rashid Wani
Gund Saderkote
9/12/1991 RBA
6/02/2015
17
Gh. Ahmad Hajam
Ab. Hameed Hajam
Kosumbagh Hakbara 25-03-1994 RBA
6/02/2015
18
Gh. Mohiuddin Rather
Gh. Ahmad Rather
Rekh Shilvat
14-02-1994 RBA
6/02/2015
19
Gulzar Ahmad Khan
Gh. Hassan Khan
Hakbara Sonawari 3/05/1991 RBA
6/02/2015
20
Hilal Ahmad Khan
Ab. Aziz Khan
SK Bala
15-02-1991 RBA
6/02/2015
21
Hilal Ahmad Khan
Ab. Aziz Khan
Gund SK Bala
15-02-1991 RBA
6/02/2015
22
Hilal Ahmad Rather
Bashir Ahmad Rather
Gund S.K Hajin
10/11/1990 RBA
6/02/2015
23
Imtiyaz Ahmad Kotharie
Ab. Gani Kotharie
Guzerbal Bonakoot 25-10-1991 RBA
6/02/2015
24
Irshad Ahmad Pinchoo
Gh. Nabi Pinchoo
SK Payeen
16-03-1993 RBA
6/02/2015
25
Irshad Ahmad Rather
Bashir Ahmad Rather
Gund S.K Hajin
3/11/1992 RBA
6/02/2015
26
Ishfaq Ahmad Chopan
Mohd Shafi Chopan
Guzerbal Bpr
11/01/1991 RBA
6/02/2015
27
Ishfaq Ahmad Khan
Gh. Hassan Khan
Hakbara Sonawari 24/02/1994 RBA
6/02/2015
28
Ishrat Fatima
Gh. Mohiuddin Chopan Chittaybanday Bpr 3/05/1994 RBA
6/02/2015
29
Javeed Ahmad Shah
Mohd Akbar Shah
Braripora Bpr
3/04/1993 RBA
6/02/2015
30
Kaiser Mohiuddin Rather
Gh. Mohiuddin Rather
Panar Bpr
12/12/1994 RBA
6/02/2015
31
Kalsooma Nazir
Nazir Ahmad Lone
Chittaybanday Bpr 3/01/1989 RBA
6/02/2015
32
Kowser Amin
Sheikh Gh. Mohiuddin
Dudwan SK Bala
15-09-1995 RBA
6/02/2015
33
Mahjabeena Nazir
Nazir Ahmad Lone
Chittaybanday Bpr 3/01/1991 RBA
6/02/2015
34
Manzoor Ahmad Bhat
Gh. Hassan Bhat
Kosumbagh Hakbara 26-03-1989 RBA
6/02/2015
35
Mehrajuddin Sheikh
Ali Mohd Sheikh
Saudnara Sonawari 3/03/1972 RBA
6/02/2015
36
Mohd Ashraf Dar
Mohd Maqbool Dar
SK Bala
9/01/1989 RBA
6/02/2015
37
Mohd Ayoub Margoo
Gh. Mohd Margoo
Saudnara Sonawari 20-03-1993 RBA
6/02/2015
38
Mohd Muzamil Wani
Ab. Rashid Wani
Sumlar Bpr
25-06-1993 RBA
6/02/2015
39
Mohd Shafi Dar
Ali Mohd Dar
Gund SK Bala
1/09/1990 RBA
6/02/2015
40
Mosood Bin Habib
Habibullah Dar
Gund Saderkoot
10/10/1986 RBA
6/02/2015
41
Mudasir Ali Wani
Ali Mohd wani
Rakhi Shilvat
25-10-1993 RBA
7/02/2015
42
Mushtaq Ahmad Chopan
Ab. Kareem Chopan
Chittaybanday Bpr 3/10/1988 RBA
7/02/2015
43
Mushtaq Ahmad Najar
Ab. Khaliq Najar
Bonakoot Bpr
1/01/1974 RBA
7/02/2015
44
Naseeruddin Mohd
Gh. Mohd Lone
Chittaybanday Bpr 4/01/1994 RBA
7/02/2015
45
Nazir Ahmad Rather
Mohd Ishaq Rather
Rekh Shilvat
1/01/1991 RBA
7/02/2015
46
Owais Mohiuddin
Gh. Mohiuddin Ganaie
Chittaybanday Bpr 5/05/1995 RBA
7/02/2015
47
Parveena Bashir
Bashir Ahmad Wagay
Pehlipora Hakbaba 3/01/1989 RBA
7/02/2015
48
Rahina Nazir
Nazir Ahmad Zargar
Chittaybanday Bpr 11/08/1990 RBA
7/02/2015
49
Rayees Ahmad Chopan
Ab. Rashid Chopan
Guzerbal Bonakoot 3/05/1988 RBA
7/02/2015
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Reyaz Ahmad Dar
Reyaz Ahmad Wagay
Saifullah Shahnawaz
Sajad Ahmad Dar
Shafat Manzoor
Shahida Ali
Sohail Ahmad Ganaie
Taveer Hydait Mir
Tawseef Ahmad Malik
Wagay Taj Din
Zubair-ul-Irshad Khoja
Gh. Nabi Dar
Gh. Nabi Wagay
Gh. Hassan Bhat
Gh. Mohiuddin Dar
Gh. Mohd Dar
Ali Mohd Hajam
Mushtaq Ahmad Ganaie
Hadytullah Mir
Gh. Mohd Malik
Mohd Shabaz wagay
Irshad Ahmad Khoja
Kosumbagh Hakbara
Kosumbagh Hakbara
Rakh Shilvat
Kosumbagh Hakbara
Gada Khod Sumbal
Kosumbagh Hakbara
Chittaybanday Bpr
Chittaybanday Bpr
Chittaybanday Bpr
Saudnara Sumbal
Saudnara Sonawari
Shortlist of the Candidates for the Post of Assistant Stockman (ST)
S.No. Name of the Candidate Parentage
1
Amjed Hassan Mir
Gh. Hassan Mir
2
Arif Mohiuddin Lone
Gh. Mohiuddin Lone
3
Ashaq Hussain Najar
Mohd Maqbool Najar
4
Ashaq Rasool Mapnoo
Gh. Rasool Mapnoo
5
Auqib Sajad Lone
Mohd Yaqoob Lone
6
Bashir Ahmad Malik
Gh. Malik
7
Bilal Ahmad Lone
Gh. Rasool Lone
8
Bilal Ahmad Lone
Gh. Ahmad Lone
9
Farooq Ahmad Chopan Ali Mohd Chopan
10
Jameel Ahmad Khan
Ab. Jabbar Khan
11
Khursheed Ahmad Lone Ab. Rahim Lone
12
Kunsar Hussain Chopan Gh. Hassan Chopan
13
Manzoor Ahmad Lone
Ab. Rahman Lone
14
Maymoona Banoo
Mohd Sultan Lone
15
Mohd Abrahim Sheikh Gh. Mohd Sheikh
16
Mohd Imran Harray
Ab. Rahim Harray
17
Mohd Sayeed Lone
Mohd Subhan Lone
18
Moosa Khalil Lone
Mohd Khalil Lone
19
Musrat Naz
Ab. Sattar Ganaie
20
Nadeem Ahmad Chopan Gh. Hussain Chopan
21
Naveed Anjum Lone
Mohd Abdullah Lone
22
Nazifa Wazir
Wazir Hussain Harey
23
Rafia Mumtaz
Mohd Mumtaz Mir
24
Reyaz Ahmad lone
Mohd Subhan Lone
25
Ruqia Bano
Gh. Qadir Samoon
26
Sajjad Ahmad Lone
Ab. Majeed Lone
27
Saleem Shafi
Mohd Shafi Ganaie
28
Shahid Mumtaz Mir
Mohd Mumtaz Mir
29
Tahira Jabeen
Hamidullah Lone
30
Ziyafat Hussain Mir
Atta Mohd Mir
11/06/1990
9/01/1990
15-02-1991
3/04/1994
4/02/1994
14-11-1992
4/05/1994
25-02-1991
4/01/1994
11/11/95
3/09/1994
Cut off points: 31.45
Residence
Gulshanpora Bagtore
Gujran
Dawar Gurez
Shahpora Bala
Dawar Gurez
Kilshay Tilail
Shahpora Gurez
Jalindora Gurez
Chuntiwari Gurez
PTL
Kanzalwan Gurez
Badwan Gurez
Mantrigam Bpr
Shahpora Chorwan
Dangithal Tilail
Bagtore Gurez
Badugam Tilail
Sardab Tilail
Gulshanpora Gurez
Badwan Gurez
Badugam Tilail
Gulshanpora Bagtore
Gulshanpora Tarbal
Badugam Tilail
Dawar Gurez
Gulshanpora Gurez
Bagtore Gurez
Gulshanpora Tarbal
Shahpora Gurez
Dawar Gurez
Shortlist of the Candidates for the Post of Assistant Stockman (S.C)
S.No. Name of the Candidate
Parentage
1
Ajay Kumar
Sh. Tulsi Ram
2
Ajay Kumar Panjathya
Ganesh Dass
3
Akshay Karlupia
Tilak Raj
4
Amandeep
Sh. Janak Raj
5
Antu Kumar
Sh. Kaku Ram
6
Ashok Kumar
Sh. Tulsi Ram
7
Dharmindar Kumar
Sh. Sain Dass
8
Happy Angural
Sat Paul
9
Hira Lal
Sh. Thuro Ram
10
Jeet Raj
Devraj
11
Kooshal Kumar
Omkar Chand
12
Kushal Kumar
Munshi Ram
13
Maneesa Kumari
Rash Pal
14
Mukesh Kumar
Girhdhari Lal
15
Pawan Lal
Kartar Chand
16
Rajinder Kumar
Sudagar Ram
17
Rakesh Kumar
Sardari Lal
18
Rakesh Kumar
Pritam Lal
19
Rakesh Kumar
Sh. Gharu Ram
20
Ranjeet Singh
Dina Nath
21
Rohit Badgal
Dev Raj
22
Sandeep KumarGadiyal
Bansari lal
23
Sanjeev Thapa
Balkar Chand
24
Sanju Kumar
Omkar Chand
25
Sudesh Kumar
Shounku Ram
26
Sunil Kumar
Omkar Chand
27
Sunil Kumar
Madan Lal
28
Sunil Manhas
Dhani Ram
29
Surinderkumar
Waryam Chand
30
Vipan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
234
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
Date of Birth
11/01/1990
12/10/91
19-11-1989
10/11/90
15-12-1995
3/01/1991
11/01/1994
20-11-1993
15-10-1989
12/11/93
4/01/1990
10/12/88
1/04/1981
12/08/1994
5/10/1994
4/01/1989
10/04/1992
26-11-1994
11/09/1991
30-11-1985
3/01/1994
2/06/1995
30-10-1992
10/12/88
30-10-1989
15-10-1991
2/01/1993
10/12/89
4/01/1990
4/01/1989
Cut off Points: 26.70
Residence
Kanki Doda
Chak Jagtu Jammu
Kopri Samba
Jindlehar RS Pora
Rakh AMB Talli Samba
Kanki Doda
VPO Paloora Jammu
Phariwala Akhnor
Sher Kotla Kathua
Pahariwala Akhnoor
Arazi Samba
Thalori Samba
Madna Samba
Check Jangi Samba
Abtal Kattan Samba
Pangdour Samba
Mandhera Samba
Kanhal Upper Jammu
RS Pora Jammu
H.No.263 Muthi Jmu
Katli Samba
Hazuri Bagh Jammu
Pangdour Samba
Panghour Samba
Johnu Udhampur
Glar Samba
Gole Bohri Jammu
Banhore Kathua
Hiranagar Kuthwa
Samba
Category
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
Date of Birth
8/12/1992
1/10/1995
8/01/1994
21-08-1991
27-03-1992
1/01/1989
6/12/1975
19-06-1992
5/02/1994
29-01-1989
18-01-1989
31-07-1988
11/03/1981
8/02/1993
16-04-1979
10/06/1994
31-03-1993
15-06-1991
23-03-1987
5/12/1983
27-02-1995
27-10-1983
27-01-1991
3/02/1992
3/04/1987
2/05/1991
23-06-1990
15-03-1992
5/07/1986
22-06-1980
Shortlist of the Candidates for the Post of Orderly Cum Chowkidar (OM)
S.No. Name of the Candidate
Parentage
1
Azharuddin Bhat
Hamidullah Bhat
2
Bhat Rayees
Mohd Yousf Bhat
3
Fayaz Ahmad wagay
Gh. Nabi Wagay
4
Gh. Nabi Parray
Ab. Gani Parray
5
Hafizullah Wani
Mohd Afzal wani
6
Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir
Ab. Gani Mir
7
Ishfaq Ahmad Wagay
Ab. Khaliq Wagay
8
Javeed Ahmad Ganaie
Mohd Maqbool Ganaie
9
Noorul Hassan Rather
Ab. Aziz Rather
10
Tariq Ahmad Koul
Mohd Hayat Koul
11
Ulfat Atta
Ataullah Bhat
Cut Off Points: 52.12
Residence
Watpora Bpr
Aloosa Bandipora
Qosumbagh
Asham Sonawari
Qazipora Bpr
Arin Bpr
Hakbara Sonawari
Hajin Sonawari
Ajas Bandipora
Baharabad Hajin
Malangam Bpr
Shortlist of the Candidates for the post of Orderly - Open Merit
S. No. Name of the Candidate
Parentage
1
Basharat Nazim
Mohd Maqbool Bhat
2
Mansoor Ahmad Sheikh
Sonaullah Sheikh
3
Mohd Saqib Wani
Ab. Hamid Wani
4
Mubashir Ahmad Rather
Habibullah Rather
5
Mudasir Ahmad Mir
Gh. Mohiuddin Mir
6
Muneer Ahmad Dar
Mohd Ashraf Dar
7
Naseerul Islam
Gh. Mohd Khan
8
Rameez Ahmad Rather
Manzoor Ahmad Rather
9
Shagufta Hussain
Mohd Hussain Mir
10
Shaheena Jameed
Jameed Ahmad Lone
Shortlist of the Candidates for the Post of Orderly - RBA
S. No. Name of the Candidate
Parentage
1
Ajaz Ahmad Dar
Ab. Hamid Dar
2
Arshid Ahmad Hajam
Ali Mohd Hajam
3
Bazilla Bashir
Bashir Ahmad Wani
4
Bilal Ahmad Khanday
Mohd Ashraf Khanday
5
Ishfaq Ahmad Wagay
Bashir Ahmad Wagay
6
Mohd Yaseen Rather
Ab. Ahad Rather
7
Naza Bano
Gh. Rasool Bahar
8
Nusrat Bano
Gh. Rasool Bahar
9
Rasiakh Ahmad wagay
Mohd Ismaiel wagay
10
Tawseef Ahmad Lone
Mohd Afzal Lone
(Cut Off Points:64.18)
Residence
Date of Birth
Chewa Sonawari
6/12/1993
Ajar Bandipora
15-04-1990
Wani Mohalla Sumbal
20/12/1992
Matipora Ajas
19-09-1991
Baharabad Sonawari
14-04-1994
Inderkote Sumbal
14-06-1989
S.K Bala
11/10/1990
Ajas Bandipore
20/04/1991
Asham Sonawari
3/01/1994
Markoot Gurez
7/12/1992
(cut off Points: (Cut Off Points:36.18)
Residence
Date of Birth
Rakh Shilvat
3/05/1994
Kosumbagh Hakbara
7/07/1993
Sumlar Shokbaba
26-08-1994
Saudnara Sonawari
11/03/1984
Hakbara Sonawari
6/05/1991
Chendergair
15-11-1985
Baharabad Sonawari
31-03-1987
Baharabad Sonawari
3/01/1993
Hakbara Sumbal
3/10/1990
Chuntimulla Bpr
5/01/1986
Shortlist of Candidates for the Post of Chowkidar -Open Merit
Date of Birth
15-11-1986
2/03/1986
3/01/1991
4/10/1981
25-03-1989
11/05/1989
12/01/1991
3/01/1988
2/06/1975
11/11/1992
15-09-1995
Date of Interview
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
7/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
Category
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
S.C
Date of Interview
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
9/02/2015
Category
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
Date of Interview
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
Category
OM
OM
OM
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM/RBA
OM
OM
OM/ST
Date of Interview
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
Category
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
RBA
Date of Interview
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
10/02/2015
Cut off points: 40.60
S. No.
Name of Candidate
Parentage
Residence
Date of Birth
Category
Date of Interview
1
Aurif Nazir Lone
Nazir Ahmad Lone
Onagam Bpr
3/10/1991
OM
10/02/2015
2
Bhat Fayaz-ud-din
Bashir Ahmad bhat
Aloosa Bpr
20-01-1981
OM
10/02/2015
3
Gh. Mustafa Mapnoo
Gh. Rasool Mapnoo
Shahpora Chorwan
1/02/1995
OM/ST
10/02/2015
4
Hilal Ahmad Bhat
Mohd Yousuf Bhat
Plan Bpr
15-03-1989
OM
10/02/2015
5
Irshad Ahmad Parray
Gh. Mohd Parray
Wangipora Sumbal
27-04-1985
OM
10/02/2015
6
Mohd Irfan Sofi
Gh. Mohd Sofi
Qazipora Bpr
3/04/1991
OM
10/02/2015
7
Musheer Ul Islam
Mohd Maqbool Bhat
Checkarsala khan
10/10/1986
OM
10/02/2015
8
Nazir Ahmad Wani
Gh.Nabi Wani
Baharabad Hajin
12/05/1985
OM/RBA
10/02/2015
9
Tasqduq Ahmad Bhat
Gh. Mohd Bhat
Chittaybanday Bpr
25-03-1986
OM/RBA
10/02/2015
10
Zaid Mohd Dar
Mohd Shafi Dar
Sonerwani Bpr
10/08/1993
OM
10/02/2015
Shortlist of Candidates for the Post of Chowkidar- RBA
Cut Off Point: 32.94
S. No.
Name of Candidate
Parentage
Residence
Date of Birth
Category
Date of Interview
1
Ab. Qayoom Bhat
Gh. Mohd Bhat
Chandergair Sonawari
26/01/1991
RBA
10/02/2015
2
Firodous Ahmad Bhat
Gh. Mohiuddin Bhat
Saudnara Sonawari
4/11/1985
RBA
10/02/2015
3
Mehrajuddin Malla
Ab. Rashid Malla
Kosumbagh Hakbara
30-03-1983
RBA
10/02/2015
4
Mohd Ashraf Sheikh
Mohd Shaban Sheikh
Zoonipora Sumbal
15-04-1984
RBA
10/02/2015
5
Mohd Mumtaz Dar
Ab. Ahad Dar
Kosumbagh Hakbara
11/10/1993
RBA
10/02/2015
6
Mohd Munawar Rather
Ab. Jabar Rather
Chandergair Sonawari
12/01/1986
RBA
10/02/2015
7
Nissar Ahmad wagay
Ab. Rahman Wagay
Hakbara Sumbal
20-04-1989
RBA
10/02/2015
8
sameer Ahmad Wagay
Gh. Ahmad Wagay
Pahlipora Hakbara
10/02/1993
RBA
10/02/2015
9
Tanveer Ahmad Najar
Ab. Satar Najar
Chittaybanday Bpr
3/09/1989
RBA
10/02/2015
10
Tariq Ahmad Wagay
Mohd Jamal Wagay
Kosumbagh Hakbara
1/01/1976
RBA
10/02/2015
(Dr. Mohammad Amin Dar)
District Sheep Husbandry Officer
Bandipora
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8 SATURDAY 24 01 2015
India clears cows, dogs, dust
for Obama Taj Mahal trip
AGRA, INDIA: As he scrubs the road to India’s
Taj Mahal on his knees for less than five dollars
a day, Ramjeet beams with pride at the thought
of US President Barack Obama admiring his
handiwork.
“If everything is clean then he will be impressed,”
said the aching man as he took a rest with another 10 kilometres (six miles) of road still to be
scoured by him and his co-workers.
“It’s hard on the knees and back,” admitted the
cleaner, who is being paid just 300 Indian rupees
(around $4.80) a day for his part in a massive
makeover.
Ramjeet, who does not have a last name, is one
of 600 cleaners mobilised in the city of Agra
ahead of Tuesday’s visit by the US president and
First Lady Michelle Obama to the world’s most
famous temple of love.
Apart from cleaning white lines on the roads,
authorities have been rounding up stray dogs,
clearing cows from the streets, and have ordered
a lockdown around the complex.
“There are a lot of spit stains and such that need
to be washed away. The streets need to be spick
and span,” said India’s former chief achaeologist
KK Mohammed, who has guided world leaders
around the white marbled mausoleum.
“You cannot have a VVVIP of the world come to
the Taj Mahal and let him see that,” Mohammed
told AFP.
The spruce-up, which comes after Modi himself
launched a national clean-up campaign last October, reflects a wider determination to ensure
the Obamas get to see India at its finest.
In the capital Delhi, workers have been coating
buildings and bollards with fresh paint ahead of
the Obamas’ attendance at a military parade on
Monday.
But the frenzy has been most intense in Agra, no
stranger to hosting heads of state or royalty such
as Britain’s late Princess Diana.
The Obamas’ visit will be covered by a massive
press pack and organisers want to ensure a picture-perfect backdrop.
Pradeep Bhatnagar, chairman of the Taj Trapezium Zone, a buffer region around the monument, said ongoing beautification work has been
halted for 10 days to allow dust to settle before
the guests arrive.
Suresh Chand, who is in charge of the clean-up,
said stray dogs — a common sight in any Indian
city — have been rounded up, and more than two
tonnes of rubbish pulled from the nearby polluted Yamuna river in just two days.
Another official said cows and buffaloes roaming the
streets also “would have to go”.
“When a guest comes to our house then we have
to do something better than the normal,” said
Chand, Agra municipal council’s chief engineer.
Inside the Taj complex, a dozen barefoot women
were busy trimming lawn edges with trowels.
“Obama, Obama,” one lady, who has worked at
the Taj for more than two decades and earns 100
Indian rupees a day, said with a grin.
Some 3,000 police are on duty and will conduct
boat patrols of the river, said Agra police senior
superintendent Rajesh Modak.
Tourists will be turned away while the Obamas
are touring the Taj, built by Mughal emperor
Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved empress
who died during childbirth in 1631.
Locals teeming the alleys around the Taj — which
took 20,000 labourers 16 years to build — said
they have been ordered to stay indoors.
Not everyone is happy about the lockdown,
with some saying it has made them feel like
criminals.
“You can’t go outside, you can’t go onto the
roof, you can’t go outside to the bathroom
— it’s like a curfew,” grumbled Anil Kumar
Sonkar, who runs a sweet shop a stone’s throw
from the Taj.
“We should be open for business and Obama
should be allowed to come and sample my
world-famous petha,” said Sonkar of the sweet
made from sugar and pumpkin.
A similar shutdown occurred during US president Bill Clinton’s visit in 2000, prompting him
to ask officials if he was visiting a ghost town, according to locals.
“We were (then) rounded up and made to stand
in a line and Mr Clinton came past in his car
and shook our hands,” said Sunehri Lal, as he
watched children play in a rubbish heap.
“If Obama did something like that, it would be
overwhelming.”
Amnesty slams West for
overlooking Saudi rights violations
"Nothing has changed as of now. Legally
he is still going to be flogged every Friday
and the only reason they are stopping is
for his medical condition to improve so
they can hurt him again," Shetty warned.
LONDON: Amnesty International has
lashed out at the Western leaders for turning a blind eye to human rights violations in
Saudi Arabia, voicing concern over the fate
of the jailed Saudi activist, Raif Badawi.
"The Saudi regime seems insensitive to
human rights and human dignity and
unfortunately they are also protected by
many Western countries because they
have oil and because they are seen as allies in the fight against terrorism," said
Secretary General of Amnesty Interna-
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JAMMU, JANUARY 23: As per
a notification issued here
today by Law Department,
every notary has to submit
to the government an annual
return in the form XVI of Notaries Act for the work done
by him during the preceding
year.
Accordingly, all the enrolled
notaries, who have not submitted their returns till date,
are called upon to do so within a period of two weeks from
the date of publication of this
notification, failing which action as warranted under law
will be initiated.
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Widespread protests were held in the city against insulting cartoons published by a French journal after Friday prayers- Pix Abid Bhat
Bukhari censures telecom companies for poor services in Kashmir
Srinagar: Asking telecommunication operators particularly the
Government run Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Limited (BSNL) to wakeup and improve their services
in Kashmir, Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) senior leader and MLA
Elect Amirakadal Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has said the
poor mobile and landline services
is giving a tough time to the millions of subscribers in the Valley.
In this connection Bukhari has
shot a communiqué to the Union
Minister of Communications & Information Technology New Delhi
bringing into his notice the plight
of subscribers who are directly
and indirectly affected by the poor
services offered by the telecom-
munication companies operating
in Kashmir.
While referring to the decrepit
landline telephonic services,
broadband internet outage, poor
GPRS, 2G and 3G services, Bukhari
has said that the tall claims made
by telecommunication companies
particularly the BSNL about restoration of its services in short span
of time after floods has proved to
be a hoax.
“The role of telecom companies
has been worst during the floods
and these companies are still operating on a snail’s pace. Four months
have passed since the flood devastated Kashmir in September last
year, the subscribers particularly
those having BSNL landline and
cellular connections find it difficult to make a call, surf internet or
avail a smooth broadband internet
facility in their homes and offices.
Same is the case with private telecom companies who earn thousands of Crores in terms of revenue
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but hardly bother to streamline
their cellular services in Kashmir,”
Bukhari opined.
The MLA Elect said that the poor
and dismal telecommunication
services have also affected the
business community in Kashmir
particularly the tour and travel
companies who are not able to
make regular contacts with their
outside State agencies because
of poor internet and mobile telephonic services. “Similarly the
families of students studying outside J&K complain of poor mobile
and internet connectivity when
they try to talk or chat with their
wards. This dismal situation needs
to be changed without any delay.”
“People across Kashmir particu-
larly in Srinagar are facing tough
times in absence of a smooth
mobile and internet service. The
services offered by the telecom
companies at present are so poor
that subscribers are now fed up by
making constant efforts to make a
call or receive the one properly,”
the MLA Elect observed.
Even at most of the times, people
witness only one way of mobile
traffic or come across frequent
cross connections while making a call. “In various localities
of the flood-affected Amirakadal
constituency, the BSNL is yet to
restore its landline network. This
has created a lot of problems for
the people especially the traders’
community as the non functional
landline connections have rendered broadband internet and
fax services defunct,” Bukhari remarked.
Stressing on telecom authorities
to streamline the mobile and internet connectivity, Bukhari said
that temporary initiatives like intra-circle roaming arrangements
between various mobile service
operators in Kashmir should be
continued for facilitating smooth
mobile services to the subscribers
particularly in far flung areas of
the Valley. “Proper arrangements
should be made till the requisite
infrastructure is put in place by
the telecom companies particularly the BSNL to remove the technical hitches,” Bukhari averred.
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Notaries asked
to submit
annual return
tional Salil Shetty on the sidelines of the
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday.
Shetty also urged the international community not to forget the case of Badawi
following the Saudi king’s death.
Badawi has been sentenced to 1,000
lashes in 20 weekly installments by the
Saudi Judiciary. However, the Saudi officials suspended his verdict following an
international outcry after he received the
first 50 lashes.
The blogger's persecution began in 2008
after he co-founded the “Free Saudi Liberals” website, where he criticized influential Saudi clerics who follow Wahhabism,
a sect which originated in Saudi Arabia.
Although his lawyers appealed for a retrial, the verdict was upheld last May.
His sentence included 1,000 lashes, a
10-year prison term, one-million-riyal
fine ($266,000), 10-year ban on overseas
travel after his release, and 10-year ban
from participating in visual, electronic
and written media after his release.
Criticism of Wahhabi clerics is viewed as
a red line as they play a vital role in supporting the Al Saud regime’s policies.
International human rights organizations have lashed out at Saudi Arabia for
failing to address the rights situation in
the kingdom. They say Saudi Arabia has
persistently implemented repressive
policies that stifle freedom of expression,
association and assembly.
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Raif’s prosecution