Tag: Budgam

  • One migrant labourer killed, every other injured in terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam

    By way of PTI

    SRINAGAR: A non-local labourer used to be shot useless whilst every other injured by way of militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night time, officers mentioned.

    Militants fired at two non-local labourers at a brick kiln at Magraypora in Chadoora house of the central Kashmir district, the officers mentioned.

    They mentioned the labourers, known as Dilkush Kumar and Guri, had been injured within the assault.

    Whilst Guri used to be discharged from the health center, Kumar used to be shifted to SMHS health center right here the place he succumbed, the officers mentioned, including Kumar (17) used to be a resident of Arnia house of Bihar.

    Police have cordoned off the realm and are on the lookout for the terrorists concerned within the incident, which came about at 9.10 pm, they mentioned.

  • Protest at Kashmiri Pandit camp in Sheikhpora continues; staff call for relocation

    Through PTI

    SHEIKHPORA: Concern and anger had been writ huge at the faces of Kashmiri Pandit staff and their members of the family as they persevered their protest on Saturday on the Sheikhpora transit camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district in opposition to the killing of Rahul Bhat and critical their relocation to more secure puts outdoor Kashmir Valley.

    A posse of safety forces body of workers stood guard outdoor the camp, ostensibly for his or her coverage. The protesters, alternatively, claimed that the protection forces body of workers averted them from putting off a protest march.

    The camp, which properties the households of Bhat and different Kashmir Pandits who had been hired underneath the top minister’s package deal in 2008, has turn into an epicentre of protests within the aftermath of the killing Bhat, who was once shot lifeless through terrorists in his administrative center in Chadoora on Thursday.

    The protesters had been hard their relocation to secure environments within the wake of a spurt within the assaults at the minority neighborhood individuals within the valley.

    On Saturday, over 100 staff — women and men — sat underneath a big makeshift tent, so as to offer protection to themselves from the sizzling warmth prevalent around the valley, as they protested in opposition to Bhat’s killing as neatly to press for the acceptance in their calls for.

    To this point, they mentioned, there have been no visual indicators of any answer to the issues. “That is the failure of each the central in addition to the union territory governments. That is the 9th killing (of minority neighborhood individuals), we face massive issues, however there is not any redressal,” Vimal, a Kashmiri pandit worker, informed PTI on the camp.

    He mentioned for the migrant staff to paintings freely, a secure and safe atmosphere will have to be created. “There has to have fool-proof safety preparations for us to paintings. We can not paintings like this and so, we’re making plans to publish mass resignations,” Vimal mentioned.

    On Friday, there have been studies of mass resignations through the workers, particularly within the militancy-hit south Kashmir, however the executive pushed aside the ones.

    As a substitute, it mentioned, their service-related problems had been being addressed in a time-bound means inside of every week. Vimal, alternatively, mentioned the federal government’s intentions weren’t transparent. Whilst many paid tributes to Bhat — {a photograph} of his was once put on a desk — a number of others raised slogans in opposition to the federal government and the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

    A tri-colour additionally positioned at the desk. The protesters were given up and rushed in opposition to the principle gate of the camp which has close through the police since Friday night time. The protesters attempted to throw the gate open, however police prevailed. A police automobile was once additionally introduced in entrance of the gate to forestall the march of the protesters.

    The workers — who on Friday had sat at the major street connecting the district with Srinagar town in addition to the airport — mentioned they had been fooled through the police into vacating the street and had been now “caged” within the transit camp.

    “We had been got rid of from the dharna through the DIG (central Kashmir) at the assurance that the Lieutenant Governor will come to look us. Then again, the LG didn’t come. He despatched his major secretary, Nitishwar Kumar, as an alternative round 11 pm,” Vimal mentioned. “He (Kumar) had no answers, no redressal to our problems,” one of the most staff mentioned.

    Sanjay Kumar, some other worker, mentioned studies about offering the migrant staff fingers licenses had been “faux”. The neighborhood has a approach to their issues — the federal government will have to quickly relocate them to “more secure puts” until a safe environment is created within the valley.

    “For the time-being, two years, 3 years, we will have to be relocated until the time they keep watch over the location. They aren’t doing anything else excluding telling us that there is not any provision to relocate them,” some other worker from the neighborhood, Aparna Pandit, mentioned.

    The Kashmiri Pandits mentioned they have got by no means pop out on roads or raised their voice, however Bhat’s killing has “shook us”.

    “Do they would like us lifeless? We will be able to publish mass resignations as the federal government has utterly failed as a result of now staff are killed within their places of work. The place is the protection? Why is there no provision for us to be transferred outdoor Kashmir? Folks can come from Bihar and Maharashtra to paintings right here, however we can not move outdoor,” she mentioned.

    They claimed their issues will proceed as the federal government was once “making us sacrificial lamb”. “Both settle for our mass resignations or do one thing to safe our lives. Switch us then to every other state in India. The federal government mentioned they are able to neither settle for our resignation, nor switch us,” she mentioned.

    Some other Kashmiri pandit, who didn’t want to be named, mentioned the federal government needs to create an environment of concern. “They don’t need us to reside fortuitously right here. We left our households, our kids had been residing fortuitously and learning neatly after they informed us they’re going to rehabilitate us. Is that this what that rehabilitation is? Has Rahul Bhat been rehabilitated?” he mentioned.

    “Why are we no longer being allowed to visit press colony (in Srinagar) to protest Bhat’s killing and to pay homage to him? Why are we being caged right here? Are we stone-pelters? Are we anti-national components, terrorists? We sat peacefully the day prior to this. The police is intentionally harassing us,” he mentioned.

    Whilst the protest persevered close to the principle gate, the entire transit camp — which properties about 300 households — offered a grim image.

    Many Kashmiri Pandits, particularly the aged, had been busy with their day-to-day chores, however none of them looked to be at peace. Their faces betrayed their hearts which had, for goodbye, been longing to go back to Kashmir.

  • Slain Kashmiri Pandit’s circle of relatives calls for probe as mourners flock his Jammu space

    Via PTI

    JAMMU: Mourners flocked the home of a Kashmiri Pandit executive worker shot lifeless through terrorists within his place of work in central Kashmir’s Budgam district Thursday, as his circle of relatives and kinfolk waited for his frame and the daddy demanded a probe into the incident.

    Rahul Bhat, who had were given the process of a clerk below the particular employment package deal for migrants in 20120-11, was once gunned down through terrorists within the Tehsil place of work in Chadoora the town.

    “His frame must be returned right away and an inquiry ordered into the incident to spot all those that are curious about his cold-blooded homicide,” his father Bita Bhat mentioned at his Durga Nagar place of abode within the outskirts of Jammu.

    Wails and shrieks crammed the home as mourners together with neighbours and kinfolk rushed to convenience the circle of relatives after listening to in regards to the killing of Bhat, who was once in his early 30s.

    “I used to be at a sanatorium accompanying my ill brother when a circle of relatives good friend known as from Kashmir and knowledgeable me in regards to the incident. I attempted to touch the deputy commissioner of Budgam and the involved law enforcement officials however my calls went unanswered,” the daddy informed the mediapersons seeking to submit a courageous face and cling up his feelings.

    He mentioned it was once the duty of the deputy commissioner to a minimum of tell the circle of relatives as his worker was once killed within his place of work chamber in broad-daylight.

    “If an individual is shot within his place of work, no one is protected within the valley, when any such factor has came about this can be a evident instance of the federal government’s failure. The ones serving (a number of the Kashmiri Pandits) there are doing it at their very own chance as the federal government has failed to supply safety to them,” he mentioned.

    A relative of Bhat broke down ahead of the media. “They’ve taken our youngsters for death there and now not for jobs.” Bhat is survived through his oldsters, spouse and a minor daughter. His spouse and daughter had been placing up with him at Sheikhpora migrant colony in Budgam district.

    Rakesh Koul, the BJP municipal councilor in south Kashmir’s Mattan, mentioned the selective killings through terrorists is a reason for worry for the entire group, particularly those that are serving within the valley.

    “We’ve risked our lives and returned to Kashmir with a hope to rebuild a reference to our roots,” he mentioned, as he attempted to console the bereaved members of the family.

    Bhat’s neighbours mentioned he was once an intensive gentleman and the inside track of his killing got here as a surprise for them. Politicians slicing throughout birthday party traces condemned the killing and demanded stern motion towards the perpetrators of violence.

    “The coward Pakistani terrorists have as soon as once more bled the Kashmir through the cold-blooded homicide of Bhat, the ones in the back of the killings may not be spared and will likely be eradicated through our safety forces,” J&Okay BJP president Ravinder Raina mentioned.