December 9, 2021 | Kashmir POST

J&K HC Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal makes controversial remarks at RSS-Linked body’s event

December 9, 2021 Editor

Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal said that the inclusion of the terms “secular” and “socialist” in the Preamble of the constitution had “narrowed” India’s “spiritual image”. Jehangir Ali The presence of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh high court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal at a seminar organised by an outfit linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), where he said that the inclusion of the terms “secular” and “socialist” in the Preamble of the constitution had “narrowed” India’s “spiritual image” has triggered controversy. The controversy erupted after Chief Justice Mithal delivered…

96 Civilians, 366 Militants killed in Kashmir post Article 370 repeal: GoI

December 9, 2021 Editor

At least 96 civilians have been killed in Kashmir post the abrogation of Article 370 while 366 terrorists have been neutralized by security forces, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that “no Kashmiri Pandit/Hindu has been displaced from the valley” post the repeal of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. “However, recently some Kashmiri Pandit families, mostly women, and children, living in Kashmir have moved to the Jammu region. “These families are of govt. employees, many…

Sunny days, Freezing nights in Kashmir; Srinagar receives rains, snow in Gulmarg

December 9, 2021 Editor

All the weather stations in Kashmir recorded zero or sub-zero temperatures during the night while the sun was shining during the day on Tuesday. For the second night in a row, the snow resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded -7°C, the coldest place in the Valley this season so far. In south Kashmir, the mercury dipped to -4.8°C at the mountainous resort of Pahalgam in Anantnag district. The summer capital Srinagar witnessed – 1.4 °C while it was – 1.2 °C in Kokernag, – 1 °C in Kupwara, – 0.2…

Restoration of Articles 370, 35A, Statehood for J&K among seven resolutions passed by NC

December 9, 2021 Editor

Demand for the restoration of full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir along with the provisions of Articles 370 and 35-A of the constitution were among the seven resolutions passed by the National Conference on Tuesday in a meeting here chaired by party president Farooq Abdullah. Its other demands included restoration of the ‘darbar move’ practice, special package for the tourism industry, employment for youth, implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations in Jammu and Kashmir, a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, and slashing prices of essential commodities. The…