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Tremors in J&K and other areas after earthquake reported in Pakistan

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Editor

Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Noida, and other areas after an earthquake was reported in Pakistan. The National Center of Seismology confirmed an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region. The quake occurred at 9.45 am IST at the depth of 181km. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred 45km southwest of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said that eyewitnesses reported jolts in Pakistan at 9:18 am local time. It was based on automatic crowdsourced detection and was not seismically verified. “The shaking…

Six persons killed in road accident in Kishtwar

February 4, 2022 Editor

Six passengers were killed when a vehicle in which they were traveling skidded and fell into a gorge in Kishtwar district on Thursday evening, authorities here said. An Eeco vehicle carrying six people skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge near Nagriana area, they said. Five persons died on the spot and one succumbed to his injuries in hospital, they said. The deceased have been identified as Latief Rather, Abdul Rehman, Mohd Irfan, Ghulam Hassan, Atta Mohd, and Zubair Ahmed, they said.

Two years after J&K lost special status, outside investors stay away from Kashmir

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Editor

By: Safwat Zargar More than two years after Delhi scrapped statehood and autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre’s push to attract outside investment to the Kashmir valley remains a non-starter. Last year, the Union Territory administration set up an online portal, InvestJK, “a single-window clearance system for ease of doing business in J&K.” Potential investors can use this portal to apply for the allotment of land in long-term leases in Jammu and Kashmir. According to Mehmood Ahmad Shah, director of the industries and commerce department in Kashmir, “99.9% of…

More rain, snow in Kashmir predicts MeT

February 3, 2022 Editor

While the sky remained cloudy on Wednesday, meteorological department officials said there was a possibility of rain and snow in the region till February 8. Officials said, “The region is likely to receive be widespread light to moderate rain and snow between February 2 and 4, primarily on February 3. Some places in the Jammu region may receive thunderstorms and hailstorms on February 3. There may be isolated heavy rainfall, and snowfall in south Kashmir, and Jammu. Light rainfall and snow may also take place at scattered places on February…

Rs 35581.44 Crore Budget; Disappointed, no major announcements for J&K: Kashmir Inc

February 2, 2022 Editor

Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday has failed to impress Kashmir Inc, which was hopeful that the Budget will have a special package for Jammu and Kashmir. President, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Sheikh Ashiq said that the Union Budget has failed to provide any succor to Kashmir’s business community who are facing losses for the last three years. “Though we have not conducted a detailed postmortem of the annual statement, still by having a glance at the Budget highlights, there is…

Hope PoK will become part of India by 2024: Kapil Patil

February 1, 2022 Editor

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Union Minister Kapil Patil hoped that Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) would be integrated into India by 2024. Speaking at an event in Bhiwandi town in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Saturday, the Minister of State for Panchayati Raj said Modi did not become PM to bring down the prices of onions and potatoes and that people must come out of this mindset. “So now let’s wait.. Maybe something will happen by 2024.. POK will get integrated into India. Should not be a problem in hoping…

Third wave of corona-virus has crossed peak in J&K: Health Experts

February 1, 2022 Editor

The third Covid wave has crossed its peak in Jammu and Kashmir as infections are declining continuously for the past six days, health experts said. The UT on Monday recorded 15 deaths and 2,550 cases, the lowest daily tally in the past 18 days. Kashmir saw 1,576 cases and five deaths while 974 cases and 10 deaths were reported in the Jammu division. “What I can see from the weekly data is that we have certainly crossed the peak,” said Dr. Rouf Hussain Rather, community medicine specialist and in charge…