November 2020 | Page 5 of 6

Amid Sena, Bajrang Dal protests, Mehbooba Mufti arrives in Jammu for PAGD meeting

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Editor

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti arrived in Jammu on Thursday to attend a meeting of the Peoples’ Democratic Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which was formed last month to fight for the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s special status. A spokesman for Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the meeting will be held on Saturday at another former chief minister Farooq Abdullah’s residence. Former minister Sajad Lone and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader MY Tarigami will be among others who will attend the meeting. The meeting is being held…

Biden disappointed with CAA, NRC; Seeks restoration of people’s rights in Kashmir

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Editor

Democratic presidential nominee and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden wants India to take necessary steps to restore the rights of Kashmiris, and has expressed disappointment over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the implementation of the NRC in Assam. According to a policy paper —‘Joe Biden’s agenda for Muslim American community’ — posted recently on his campaign website, these measures (the CAA and the National Register of Citizens) are inconsistent with the country’s long tradition of secularism and with sustaining a multi-ethnic and multi-religious democracy . A group of Hindu…

New land laws a double assault on J&K’s History, Future: National Conference

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Editor

National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir see the changes to land laws as a double assault on their political history as well as their future, saying the party will continue to strive for restoring honor and dignity of people. Party’s General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar and Provincial President Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani said this while presiding over a monthly review meeting with Party’s Zone Presidents Mohammad Akbar Lone, Ali Mohammad Dar, Dr. Bashir Veeri Vice Provincial Presidents Mohammad Syed Akhoon, Syed Tauqeer and…

New power schedule for winters assures “The lowest curtailment schedule in a decade” curtailment

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Editor

The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation has come up with a new curtailment schedule for winters, terming it as “the lowest curtailment schedule in a decade”. As per the schedule, there will be only two to three-hour daily curtailment in metered areas and three to four-hour curtailment in non-metered areas. Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation (KPDC), Aijaz Ahmed Dar, said that it will be the lowest curtailment schedule in a decade. “We have tried our best to resort to least curtailment hours and that is why as per this schedule…

Light rain, Snowfall at higher reaches today: MeT

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Editor

• Gradual decrease in day, night temperatures in next two weeks : Lotus• Traffic to ply from Jammu to Srinagar today on the highway The Meteorological Department has forecast light rains and snow at higher reaches in the Valley for Wednesday.The Kashmir Valley will witness a gradual dip in day and night temperatures during the next few weeks, officials said. Director Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Centre Sonam Lotus told Kashmir Post that weather in Kashmir will likely remain cloudy with the possibility of light snow and rains at isolated places…

J&K’s death toll due to novel coronavirus surpass 1500 mark

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Editor

Twelve more COVID-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, taking the number of casualties in J&K to 1502, while Tuesday witnessed 478 fresh cases, pushing the total number of cases to 96,188, officials said. As per the government, the fresh casualties include eight from Kashmir division and two from Jammu division. With the fresh casualties, the death toll due to novel coronavirus has soared to 1502 in Jammu and Kashmir, which include 999 from Kashmir and 503 from Jammu. So far, Srinagar has reported 366 deaths, Baramulla 146,…

The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) rejects govt assertion on protection of farm land

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Editor

The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday rejected the J&K Government’s assertion that the bulk of the agricultural land would not be transferred to people from outside the UT. The PAGD termed the earlier land laws of J&K the most progressive, pro-people and pro-farmer in the entire Indian subcontinent. “The PAGD rejects the statement of official spokesman on 26th October MHA order as bizarre attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people,” the seven-party alliance said in a statement. It said the real object of the repeal…

Amid voting in US, Donald Trump Jr shows J&K as part of Pakistan

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Editor

In a goof-up, Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump while predicting results of the 2020 presidential elections, shared a distorted map of India, showing Kashmir to be a part of Pakistan. Predicting a “red wave”, Donald Trump Jr posted a world map with majority of countries filled in with red, the Republican Party’s colour, to indicate that his father will emerge victorious in the election. The map, predicting election results posted by Trump Jr on his Twitter handle, shows a predominantly red world map with…

90% of land can’t be sold to outsiders: J&K Govt

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Editor

The government has repealed 11 land laws that existed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir replacing the old, regressive, intrinsically contradictory and outdated laws with a set of modern, progressive and people-friendly provisions. The new land laws will not only afford protection to over 90 per cent of the land in J&K from being alienated to outsiders but also help revamp the agriculture sector foster, rapid industrialisation, aid economic growth and create jobs in J&K. This was stated by the Principal Secretary, Information, and government spokesman, Rohit Kansal,…