September 15, 2021 | Kashmir POST

All Kashmiri Hindus are not Kashmiri Pandits: High Court

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Editor

The Court said this while dismissing a plea seeking appointments against the quota of jobs provided for Kashmiri non-migrant Pandits under the Prime Minister’s Package. High Court of J&K and Ladakh Tuesday ruled that all Kashmiri Hindus are not Kashmir Pandits. “It is difficult, to accept the contention of counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners, who are mostly Kshatriyas, Rajputs, Scheduled Caste non-Kashmiri Brahmins, etc., etc. should be treated as Kashmiri Pandits and admitted to the benefits of Prime Minister’s revised package for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants…

COVID Showing Steady Rise in Kashmir; Five more Srinagar areas declared containment zones

September 15, 2021 Editor

In view of the continuous surge in the daily reported cases of Covid19, the district administration on Tuesday declared five more areas in Srinagar as containment zones. The public movement in these areas has been disallowed as a preventive measure to control the virus. The areas include one Yateem Trust, one Factory, Nowpora at Khanyar, Sheikh Faisal colony at Bachpora, and Sheikh Hamza Colony Lal Bazar. “We have also sealed five shops in downtown and uptown areas of Srinagar as we found the COVID19 SoPs were not being followed inside…

Train Service to Kashmir before 2024, Promises railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Editor

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday promised that rail link with the Kashmir Valley would be open to the public before 2024, an official spokesperson said. He said systematic surveys are being undertaken to link the remotest regions of the country through mobile and internet connectivity. The minister, who visited the Jammu railway station and a community service center (CSC) here, took stock of the facilities being provided to the public. His visit is part of the public outreach initiative of the Union government for Jammu and Kashmir. The…