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Kashmir Faces Water Shortage as Chillai Kalan Ends with 75% Deficit

February 1, 2025 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir ends Chillai Kalan with just 25% normal rainfall, experiencing erratic weather patterns, with mild rains and snowfall forecasted. Some parts of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed mild rains in plains and snowfall over mountains on Friday as the Valley’s harshest winter period – Chillai Kalan – ended, recording just 25% of the normal precipitation, the meteorological centre said. The 40-day Chillai Kalan, which started on December 21, has behaved erratically this winter starting with a bone chilling night temperatures of -8° to -12° Celsius but ending with day…

Mehbooba Mufti Appeals to Andhra, Bihar CMs to Halt Waqf Amendment Bill

February 1, 2025 Editor

Former J&K chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti caims that the Waqf Amendment Bill is against religious and constitutional rights of Muslims Claiming that the Waqf Amendment Bill is against religious and constitutional rights of Muslims, former J&K chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday wrote to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to halt the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), after clearing the Waqf bill, had recently presented it before Parliament.…

Dark Nights Ahead: Kashmir’s Hydel Power Generation Plummets by 76%

February 1, 2025 Editor

Dark nights ahead, Kashmir’s hydel power generation falls by 76 % Srinagar, Jan 31 : Owing to the low water level, the Power Development Department (PDD) is currently able to produce only 24 Megawatts (MWs) of electricity against the total capacity of around 250 MWs from the power plants in Kashmir region. A top official from Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that “From Kashmir power plants, we have a power generation capacity of around 250 MW out of which currently,…

Tihar Jail: Incarcerated MP Er Rashid to Start Hunger Strike Over Alleged Ill Treatment

January 31, 2025 Editor

MP Er Rashid to Begin Hunger Strike in Tihar Jail Srinagar, January 31, 2025 – In a significant development, Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh, the incumbent Parliamentarian and Chief of the Awami Itehaad Party (AIP), has announced his decision to go on a hunger strike starting tomorrow. The MP, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, is protesting against what he describes as “ill-treatment” and the denial of his request to attend the upcoming Parliament session. Background Er Rashid, a prominent political figure from North Kashmir, has been incarcerated in Tihar…

Government Orders Major Transfers and Postings in Civil Administration

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 Editor

Govt orders transfers, postings in civil administration; Shantmanu assigned additional charge of Administrative Secretary School Education, Saurabh Bhagat to IT Dept Srinagar, Jan 29: The J&K Government on wednesday ordered transfer and posting of three IAS and one KAS officers in the general administration department. As per an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), it is hereby ordered that Shantmanu, IAS (AGMUT:1991) Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Higher Education Department (additional charge of the post of Administrative Secretary, Information Technology Department) shall hold the charge of post of…

Merit Over Residence: Supreme Court Bans Domicile Quota in PG Medical Admissions

January 30, 2025 Editor

Supreme Court strikes down domicile-based reservation for PG medical courses New Delhi, Jan 29: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that providing domicile or residence-based reservation for admissions to postgraduate (PG) medical courses within the State Quota is unconstitutional, as it violates the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The ruling came in the case of Tanvi Behl v. Shreya Goyal, as reported by Bar and Bench. A Bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia, and SVN Bhatti emphasized that merit alone should determine admissions…

Wildlife Daily Wagers Protest Outside CM’s Residence in Srinagar

January 30, 2025 Editor

Wildlife Daily Wagers, Casual Labourers Protest Outside CM’s Residence In Srinagar; Demand regularisation of services, wages at par with other employees Srinagar 29 Jan: Casual labourers and daily wagers of Wildlife department Wednesday protested outside chief minister’s residence in Srinagar, demanding regularisation of services and wages at par with other employees. Scores of daily wagers and casual labourers assembled outside CM’s Gupkar residence to press for their demands. “We have been serving the department for over a decade and unfortunately, our pleas have been ignored so far,” said one of the…

Political Vendetta? PDP Slams J&K Govt for Hotel Demolition

January 29, 2025 Editor

Peoples Democratic Party leaders allege that the demolition was carried out despite proper permission for the construction Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Omar Abdullah led National Conference government over the demolition of an under construction hotel of the opposition party’s leader Bashir Ahmad Mir in the tourist resort of Sonamarg. “We strongly condemn the selective targeting of senior PDP leader Bashir Mir sahab, whose property was unjustly demolished in Sonamarg. The adoption of Yogi’s bulldozer model led by Omar Abdullah Sahab’s govt in J&K is…

‘If BJP Waited to Abrogate Article 370, We Can Wait to Restore It’: Omar Abdullah

January 29, 2025 Editor

BJP waited years to abrogate J&K’s special status, why shouldn’t we wait to restore it: Omar Abdullah Srinagar, Jan 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the elected government is concentrating on resolving people’s issues and it is worthless to count how many days the government has been in place in Jammu and Kashmir. “If you believe we were not counting days, it is you who are counting days. It is worthless for us. It serves no purpose when we talk of 100 days of working. You know…

Education Neutrality: Omar Govt Prohibits Student Participation in Rallies

January 26, 2025 Editor

Omar Government Bans Education Department from Ordering Students to Attend Rallies In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir government, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has banned the Education Department from directing students or staff to participate in political programmes or rallies. This decision comes in response to widespread criticism following a controversial circular issued by the Poonch Chief Education Officer, which mandated the participation of students and teachers in a Tiranga rally organized by the RSS-affiliated ABVP. The ban, issued through a circular by the School Education Department,…