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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.…

Srinagar, Qazigund coldest places in Kashmir, Drass in Ladakh freezes at -12.6

November 12, 2021 Editor

Srinagar and Qazigund are the coldest places in Kashmir valley while Drass, Leh, and Kargil in Ladakh Union Territory showed a further dip in minimum temperature throwing life out of gear. A Meteorological Department official said cold conditions continued to intensify in Kashmir valley on Thursday with a further drop in the night temperature as Srinagar recorded the lowest minimum temperature of the season at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius as against the minimum temperature recorded as minus 0.5 degrees Celsius previous day. Similarly at Qazigund on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway…

Security pickets removed by UPA, coming up again across Kashmir Valley

November 12, 2021 Editor

Jammu & Kashmir administration has ordered the re-construction of security pickets across Kashmir valley, especially in Srinagar city, where targeted civilian killings have increased since October. The order came on a day when two terrorists were killed in the valley in two separate encounters. One unidentified terrorist was killed in the first encounter between holed-up terrorists and security forces on Thursday morning at the Chawalgam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said a joint team of police and Army personnel launched a cordon-and-search operation in Chawalgam. As the team…

Businessmen, Students decry Kashmir’s new ‘Unscheduled, Unannounced’ Internet Shutdowns

November 12, 2021 Editor

The unscheduled internet shutdowns in different parts of Kashmir, especially capital Srinagar, have hit the students and businesses hard. By: Auqib Javeed For the last two weeks, Aisha Jan, 22, had to travel over 15 kilometers every day to attend her online classes in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district along with her younger sister. Jaan, who lives in the Soura area of Srinagar city, was accompanied by her younger sister, Aira Jan along with their father, who drops them at a relative’s home in Ganderbal so that his kids don’t miss…

Govt keen to ensure ‘Vibrant Winter Tourism’ season in Kashmir: Chief Secretary

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Editor

“Government is keen to ensure a vibrant winter tourism season in Kashmir and for this purpose, provision of reliable electricity supply is of critical importance,” Chief Secretary A K Mehta said. The Jammu and Kashmir administration is keen to ensure a vibrant winter tourism season in the valley, Chief Secretary A K Mehta said on Wednesday, urging the officials to provide round-the-clock power supply to the famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam. The Chief Secretary chaired a meeting with senior officers, including Principal Secretary Power Development Department Rohit Kansal, here…