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Locals in Pulwama up in arms over transfer of 100 kanals of land to armed forces

November 15, 2021 Editor

A protest was held in Okho Kakapura area in Pulwama district today over the transfer of land to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). People were demanding that the government should reconsider the decision. Hundreds of people in Okho Kakapura of Pulwama today chanted slogans of “Give justice, take back the decision” and strongly demanded the government to take back this decision. Locals said that earlier, the administration had identified about 100 Kanals of land in the area for the purpose of it being transferred to the paramilitary. They said…

Demonetization, Kashmir; How the process left the valley untouched

November 15, 2021 Editor

Many of us thought land prices in J&K will go down. But seven years down the line land prices are going up and up and people are unable to afford to buy land. Even after demonetization, Kashmir valley behaved as if the demonetization had happened somewhere else and they have nothing to do with it. There was the complete absence of chaos in the streets of Srinagar that was so visible in other parts of the country. No long queues were seen outside any ATM. And people were not complaining…

Versatile Women’s of Modern Era

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 Editor

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life “ (Mohammad Ali) By: Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon Human life in the world is as much dependent on women as it is on men, while naturally, women are handling the most important affairs of creation such as birth and training of children. There are many such talented and enthusiastic women in the Kashmir Valley in sports. Somewhere they face a lack of basic amenities and their work is not appreciated in government and public circles. Speaking of…

Shivering in major power outages, Kashmir spurs Kangri sales

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 Editor

It’s three years since the government promised round-the-clock electricity with ₹35,000 crore investments in new projects Prolonged electricity outages have spurred the sale of kangris, the wicker-covered, charcoal-filled earthen pot used for heating in the winters by people in Kashmir, three years after the government promised round-the-clock electricity with ₹35,000 crore investments in new power projects. Kashmir faces unscheduled power cuts of six to 12 hours a day in its urban pockets, with minimum temperatures already hovering at less than one degree Celsius in most parts of the valley. Continuing…

Govt terminates three erring officials from JKRTC

November 14, 2021 Editor

Jammu Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) Authorities have terminated the services of three officers/officials involved in ‘misappropriation of Corporation revenue and dereliction of legitimate duties.’ Jammu Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) Authorities have terminated the services of three officers/officials involved in ‘misappropriation of Corporation revenue and dereliction of legitimate duties.’ As per the JKRTC, the terminated employees are ‘Abdul Majid Dar Conductor No. 2490 involved in carrying 43 passengers without tickets out of 55 passengers boarded in the JKRTC Bus on Srinagar-Anantnag route on 16.10.2021; Sham-us-din, Conductor No. 2691 committed…

J&K records 181 new COVID cases, highest in over 2 months

November 14, 2021 Editor

The Covid case count six of the total 20 districts in Jammu and Kashmir went into double digits after several months, an official health bulletin revealed. Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded the highest daily Covid count in 52 days after 181 fresh cases were reported. The infection count six of the total 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir went into double digits after months, an official health bulletin revealed. Except for 204 Covid cases on September 22, the union territory had recorded fewer daily cases than Saturdays in August,…

Srinagar records ‘Coldest Night’ so far, shivers at 0.1 degree

November 14, 2021 Editor

Besides Drass being the coldest in Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 9.6 degrees and Kargil minus 6.4 degrees as their minimum temperatures. As the mercury continued to dip, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far at 0.1 degrees Celsius, as Ladakh’s Drass town remained frozen at minus 12.7 degrees, the Met Department said on Saturday. “The minimum temperature in Srinagar was 0.7 degrees yesterday (Friday), but it fell further to 0.1 today. Pahalgam recorded minus 3.5 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg recorded minus 0.2 degrees as the minimum,” a…

Prevailing situation in J&K worrying and disturbing: Hurriyat (M)

November 14, 2021 Editor

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has termed the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir as extremely “worrying and disturbing”, saying that “the large-scale additional deployment of armed forces in cities and towns has created an atmosphere of panic and insecurity among the people”. APHC said that besides continued policy of arrests, raids, killings, and severe human rights violations continues unabated. The group added that “according to newspaper reports, in these days of severe cold, people are being subject to regular stoppage and frisking on roads by the government forces…

Bajrang Dal protest Mehbooba Mufti’s Jammu visit

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Editor

Bajrang Dal activists on Friday held protests against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti who is on a visit to the city. They raised slogans and showed black flags to Mehbooba when she came out of the Jammu airport. The right-wing outfit activists alleged that the PDP leader was supporting Pakistan and defending Kashmiri medical students who raised slogans in favor of the Pakistan cricket team. Bajrang Dal president Rakesh Kumar said, “We will continue to protest against Mehbooba Mufti for her pro-Pakistani statements. We criticise her for defending students in Kashmir…

Below normal temp continues in most parts of Kashmir Valley, Srinagar shivers at 0.7 degrees

November 13, 2021 Editor

Below normal minimum temperatures continued in most parts of Kashmir on the fifth straight day. First sub-zero temperatures of the season were recorded at many places during the night intervening Thursday and Friday. Kupwara, in north Kashmir, shivered at minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, which was 1.4 degrees below the average and was this season’s coldest night. Gulmarg, the popular ski-resort in north Kashmir, recorded night temperature above the freezing point at 0.6 degrees Celsius as the snow cover shrunk over the area, after over 5 inches of snowfall last week.…