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Delimitation Commission proposes 6 more assembly seats for Jammu, 1 for Kashmir; J&K political parties reject proposal

December 21, 2021 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, “My apprehensions about the Delimitation Commission weren’t misplaced. They want to pitch people against each other by ignoring the population census & proposing 6 seats for one region & only one for Kashmir.” As the news of the Delimitation commission’s proposal reached Kashmir, all the main regional parties reacted promptly in one voice saying it is “unacceptable”. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, “My apprehensions about the Delimitation Commission weren’t misplaced. They want to pitch people against each other by ignoring the population census &…

Srinagar freezes at -3.9 degrees; Kashmir to see white Christmas

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Editor

There was no snow or rain anywhere during the night despite such predictions by the meteorological department Kashmir recorded the coldest night of the season with the mercury dropping to a low of -8.6°C in the ski resort of Gulmarg on Wednesday amid the forecast of snowfall on Christmas Eve. There was no snow or rain anywhere during the night despite such predictions by the meteorological department. “A western disturbance was over the region but it was very weak and did not bring any precipitation,” said an official of Srinagar’s…

PDP rebel politicians seek re-induction in party, had Joined BJP to avoid corruption investigations

December 16, 2021 Editor

Several former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) politicians, who resigned from the party and joined other political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, are seeking re-induction in the party. Sources in political circles reveal to a Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that several political leaders who left the PDP after the abrogation of Article 370 and joined other local political outfits are again approaching Mehbooba Mufti for re-induction. For the past one week, several leaders who switched from the PDP to other local political parties are now pushing for their return…

In last three decades 89 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants in Kashmir: RTI

December 16, 2021 Editor

89 Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in Kashmir by militants during the past over three decades, information accessed by an RTI activist has revealed, Indian Express reported. It also revealed that as many as 1,724 people in Jammu and Kashmir were killed by the militants during this period. In response to a query raised by RTI activist PP Kapoor from Haryana’s Samalkha (Panipat), a DSP of the district police headquarters in Srinagar informed that as many as “89 Kashmiri Pandits were killed in attacks since the inception of militancy in…

5 Dead, 2 Injured as tempo falls into Gorge in Ramban

December 16, 2021 Editor

Five people including four women died on spot after a passenger vehicle in which they were traveling skidded off the link road and fell into a gorge near Ganoteh Kashtigarh in Ramban on Tuesday afternoon. The ill-fated Tempo Traveller was moving from Ramban to Doda. Police sources said the accident victims had come to Chuchater in Ramban to condole the death of slain ASI Ghulam Hassan Bhat, killed in Zeewan militant attack on Monday evening. The police report said a Tempo Traveler bearing registration number (JK06-2675) was on its way…

Seven plots bought by non-residents in J&K since abrogation of Article 370: Home Ministry

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Editor

All are located in the Jammu division, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informs Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that “seven plots of land” have been purchased by persons from outside the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). “All the seven plots are located in Jammu division,” Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply. He was responding to a question by Jharna Das Baidya (CPI-M) on the status of purchase and sale of…

Kashmir records sub-zero temperatures, Srinagar shivers at -3.5 °C

December 14, 2021 Editor

All the weather stations in Kashmir witnessed sub-zero temperatures during the previous night with Srinagar recording -3.5 °C, the weather office said on Monday All the weather stations in Kashmir witnessed sub-zero temperatures during the previous night with Srinagar recording -3.5 °C, the weather office said on Monday. Nights continued to record sub-zero temperatures in Kashmir for the ninth day on Monday with the mercury plunging to – 5.3 °C in the mountain resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir. The days remain dry as the sun makes appearances while occasionally…

Ladakh observe strike over statehood demand

December 14, 2021 Editor

Demanding separate statehood, a strike was observed in Leh and Kargil districts of the Ladakh region on Monday; the call for strike was given by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance Demanding separate statehood, a strike was observed in Leh and Kargil districts of the Ladakh region on Monday. The call for today’s strike was given by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance – an amalgam of several trades, religious and political groups fighting for the rights of the two regions of the Ladakh. All the shops and…

Rebels strike police bus at PanthaChowk near Srinagar, Killing 02 & Injuring 12 cops

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Editor

Rebels strike police bus near Srinagar, Killing two cops & Injuring 12 Personnel

Two cops were killed and 12 others injured as militants opened fire on a police bus in a high-security area near Srinagar city on Monday. This is the first major attack on the security forces in the valley since Article 370 was abrogated in 2019, revoking the temporary special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir. The militants opened fire on the police bus carrying personnel of the 9th Battalion of J&K Police’s armed wing on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The incident took place in Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar…

Citing Covid concerns, authorities bar Mehbooba Mufti from holding youth convention

December 13, 2021 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of sabotaging her youth convention at her residence in Srinagar in the name of Covid protocols and roughing up her workers People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of sabotaging her youth convention at her residence in Srinagar in the name of Covid protocols and roughing up her workers. The police responded saying the local administration had advised the PDP to apply for holding this convention in a more open area in view…