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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…

J&K’s tourism industry blown down by latest Covid crises

January 30, 2022 Editor

The third wave of Covid has impacted tourism in Jammu and Kashmir in January after it had made an encouraging comeback till the end of last year. From a record 1.4 lakh tourist arrivals in December 2021, the numbers this month have come down to less than half with just over 60,000 visitors till January 27. Officials of the tourism department said owing to escalating Covid cases this month, the tourist arrivals have come down, but have not stopped. “The pandemic has an effect on the arrivals, but they have…

J&K Govt orders for CID verification of all employees appointed after 2018

January 29, 2022 Editor

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Pole has directed deputy commissioners of all 10 districts of the valley to ensure that CID verification of new appointees is done as per the directions of the Jammu and Kashmir government at the earliest. Reports said the Jammu and Kashmir government has amended service rules which mandate that for those who join government services, their credentials must be verified by the Crime Investigation Department of police As per the officials, the amendments in the rules of the service have been done to ensure that the…

Head Constable shot down by gunmen in Anantnag

January 29, 2022 Editor

A policeman was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, reports quoting officials said. Quoting a police official, news agency GNS reported that Head Constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by unknown militants in the Hassanpora area of the district, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag where doctors declared him dead. “He was brought dead,” a doctor at GMC Anantnag said. The killing comes a day after a cop escaped unhurt in a militant attack in the Batmaloo area of Srinagar. Police…

Pending payments, Lock-downs wreaking havoc on businesses, Economy: Kashmir Chamber

January 29, 2022 Editor

The business community in Kashmir has urged the J&K administration to pay the overdue payments of the businessmen and entrepreneurs pending for over four years now and rethink the recent decision of imposing lockdown on the weekends. They stated that the weekend lockdowns have once again adversely impacted the livelihood of daily wagers and the larger business community. The business representatives urged the Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha to pay heed to the demands of the business community, allow the opening of businesses promising to ensure implementation of Covid19…

26 Weeks and ON; Jamia Masjid remained closed for Friday Prayers

January 28, 2022 Editor

Srinagar Jan, 28, (KIF): Authorities today, once again for the 26th consecutive Friday, did not allow Muslims to perform mandatory Friday prayers at Jama Masjid Srinagar, the largest place of worship in Kashmir and the great centre of da’wah and preaching. By doing so, the administration continues to hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims. Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar said in a statement. The Anjuman also termed it extremely painful and distressing that its head Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, continues to be under house arrest since August 5, 2019, incapacitating him…

Mercury plunges as ‘Chillai Kalan’ nears end in Kashmir; Minus 11.8°C In Pahalgam

January 28, 2022 Editor

With ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ending in a couple of days, the minimum temperature plunged across Kashmir Valley as the world-famous Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 11.8°C on Friday. An official of the meteorological department here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of minus 3.6°C against last night’s minus 1.3°C. Kashmir is presently under the grip of a 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan’, which started from December 21. Its exit does…

Aspirants cry foul as Kashmir varsity goes ahead with recruitment process of lapsed assistant registrar posts

January 28, 2022 Editor

In a clear violation of its own recruitment rules, Kashmir University is going ahead with the hiring process for assistant registrar posts that had lapsed in October last year, eliciting allegations of nepotism by prospective aspirants. The university advertised seven positions of assistant registrar/assistant controller of examination on October 24, 2019, and as per the varsity statutes, the posts should have been filed within two years of the date or else re-advertised. Interestingly, when the posts were advertised in 2019, the varsity had asked those candidates who had already applied…

How Kashmir’s Half-Widows are denied their basic property rights

January 27, 2022 Editor

By: Safina Nabi Thirty winters have passed since Atiqa Begum, 59, last held her husband’s hand. Married at the young age of 19, Atiqa spent the next eight years of her life happily with her husband, who worked as a contractual employee in Kashmir’s power development department. The couple lived in Zogiyar village in Baramulla district with their four children. The youngest was four months old when a knock on their front door on a cold February night in 1990 changed the course of their life. “We were woken up…