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National Highway remains blocked for 3rd day, only Kashmir bound stranded vehicles between Nashri and Ramban allowed

March 25, 2021March 30, 2021 Editor

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained blocked for the third consecutive day due to multiple landslides triggered by rains at various places between Banihal and Nashri in the Ramban district on Wednesday. However, Banihal-Jawahar tunnel stretch of highway was thrown open after accumulated snow was cleared by the BRO. Traffic officials said fresh landslides hit the highway at least at 15 places between Nashri and Banihal. Incessant rains that lashed the area, during the intervening night of March 23 and March 24, triggered fresh landslides at Mehar Cafeteria Morh, Chamba, Seri,…

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, ready to extend full support to peace initiatives between India, Pakistan

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Editor

The moderate Hurriyat Conference faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said it was ready to extend full support to all initiatives between India and Pakistan that aim at bringing peace in the subcontinent. In a statement issued here, the Hurriyat faction said the agreement between India and Pakistan to adhere to a ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC) and the subsequent statements and actions by them indicate a positive shift in the relations between the two neighbours. “The Hurriyat always was and is ready to extend…

No outsider purchased land in J&K: MHA

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Editor

More than a year after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was revoked and the State made a Union Territory, the administration has identified over 22,000 government jobs but recruitment is yet to take place. No person from outside J&K has purchased land in the UT so far, according to information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to a parliamentary panel. The panel was informed that the vacant jobs include only 533 gazetted posts and 21,846 Class IV posts. J&K has been under Central rule since…

GA Mir briefly detained for protesting against inflation

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president GA Mir was briefly detained here on Sunday along with over 12 party workers during a protest against the rising fuel prices, police said. The police acted after Mir, along with senior party colleagues and former ministers Raman Bhalla and Yogesh Sawhney, tried to take out a rally against the price hike of essential commodities, especially petrol, diesel and LPG at Janipur locality of the city. Accompanied by a large number of party activists and supporters, the Congress leaders earlier staged a…

JKPCC leadership protested against rising Fuel Prices & Property Tax

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Editor

J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir and 145 other party leaders and activists Thursday courted arrest, after a brief scuffle with the police which foiled their attempt to march towards Civil Secretariat from Satwari, in protest against soaring fuel prices and imposition of property tax. The police, later, freed all the detained leaders and activists. Led by JKPCC president GA Mir, the protesters assembled here at Satwari against property tax, toll plazas, hike in diesel, petrol and LPG prices and staged a dharna. While shouting slogans against…

GOI busy wooing foreign envoys through guided tours to seek “All Is Well” certificate: Mehbooba Mufti

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Editor

“People of J&K robbed of their constitutional rights, dissent muzzled.” The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has termed the efforts of the Government of India to paint an “all is well “picture of the situation in Jammu & Kashmir in front of the foreign envoys as hogwash even as the people of state live in misery devoid and robbed of their constitutional rights. Addressing the first party workers convention of district Baramulla after August 5, 2019, Mehbooaba said that the very efforts smack of…

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…