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J&K Govt issues notification imposing Property Tax on land and buildings across J&K

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Editor

This is the first time residents of Jammu and Kashmir will have to pay property tax. The Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has issued a notification imposing property tax through urban localbodies (Municipal Corporation, Committees) in their respective areas across Union Territory. In this regard, a notification was issued on February 12, 2021 by Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development department of UT J&K. “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Jammu & Kashmir Property Tax Board Act, 2013 (Act),…

Panic across Kashmir Valley due to strong earthquake tremors

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Editor

Two powerful tremors jolted Kashmir valley on Friday night, prompting panicked residents to run out of their homes. The tremors were felt in parts of north India, including Delhi and Punjab, as well. According to the US Geological Survey, the 5.9-magnitude earthquake took place at Tajikistan-Xinjiang border at 17:01 UTC (10:31 Indian time). It said the quake occurred at a depth of 92 kilometres. There are reports of minor damages to houses in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. However, there is no report of any loss of life. “Report of minor…

MP’s demand bodies of three youngsters killed in Hokarsar Encounter

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Editor

This comes days after the police booked family members demanding the return of a teenager killed in the encounter at Hokarsar on December 30. The former chief minister and National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday held a demonstration seeking the return of the bodies of three youths killed in the Hokarsar ‘encounter’ on December 30, and an investigation into the alleged encounter. This comes days after the Jammu and Kashmir police booked family members of a teenage boy killed in the encounter under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act,…

Fast Internet Services (4G) restored after 550 days across J&K

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Editor

India has ended an 18-month-long ban on high-speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has surged after it revoked the region’s autonomy. India ended an 18-month-long ban on high speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has deepened after it revoked the region’s semi-autonomy. The order late Friday lifted the ban on 4G mobile data services However, the order issued by the region’s home secretary, Shaleen Kabra, asked police officials to “closely monitor the impact of…

Fresh Snowfall disrupts road traffic, Air traffic remained suspended on the second straight day from Srinagar

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Editor

Improvement in weather from today afternoon: MeT Traffic to ply from Jammu to Srinagar today Air traffic remained suspended on the second straight day in Kashmir The Kashmir Valley on Wednesday received fresh spells of light snowfall at many places causing cancellation of some flights at Srinagar International Airport and also disrupted traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway. Snowfall started from Tuesday night and continued till Wednesday morning bringing some respite from bone-chilling cold. Director MeT Sonam Lotus told Kashmir Post that both plains and higher reaches of Valley received light to…

Kashmir under worst siege since August 2019: Mehbooba Mufti

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti accused the government of using Central agencies to hound political leaders, businessmen, and journalists to choke dissent. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that Kashmir has been under the worst form of siege since August 2019. The former chief minister also expressed solidarity with the protesting farmers on Delhi’s borders who are seeking the repeal of three contentious farm laws. “Concertina wires & trenches around farmer protests have shocked everyone but the sight is far too…

High-Speed Internet Ban extended till Feb 6, Restrictions challenged in SC for the third time post abrogation of Article 370

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Editor

High-speed mobile data services will continue only in the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur. Petition in the Supreme Court states that Doctors in Jammu & Kashmir have reported that they are unable to download the latest studies, protocols, manuals, and advisories due to slow internet speed. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has extended the ban on high-speed mobile data services across the Union Territory, except Ganderbal and Udhampur, till February 6. High-speed mobile data services will continue in the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur, while in other districts, the internet…

Prolonged highway closures still a norm for Kashmir in the 21st century

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Editor

Srinagar-Jammu closed for 6th day, over 7000 vehicles stranded The prolonged closure of the 270-kilometre Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to landslides triggered by inclement weather has been a norm for the last several decades. Locals from Banihal recollect that due to a heavy snowfall in 1985-1986, which had led to closure of the highway for almost two weeks is one of the longest road closures in the last four decades. In 1991 also, a heavy spell of snowfall had led to the closure of the road for several days. “There…

‘Heavy Snowfall’ declared state-specific calamity

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Editor

Extending much needed relief to the people of snowbound areas, J&K Lt-Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday declared “heavy snowfall” as state specific natural calamity under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms. The L-G was chairing a meeting to take stock of the winter management, particularly, snow clearance efforts of the administration, with all deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police of the Kashmir Division through virtual mode, at the Raj Bhavan here, an official spokesperson said. “Heavy Snowfall” did not figure in the list of ‘natural calamities’ under the SDRF…

How will the Supreme Court turn the clock back on Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Editor

In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah says he is no longer sure who he is, what he can expect and what he will do “I still have faith in the Supreme Court of India,” says former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah in an interview to The Wire, put up by the website on Saturday evening. But he is also anguished, he adds, at the court’s ‘complete, inexplicable and mind boggling’ lack of urgency in dealing with petitions challenging the Government’s action…