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High Court’s Position on Freedom of Speech Challenged by Kashmir Police Chief’s Warning on Writings

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High Court's Position on Freedom of Speech Challenged by Kashmir Police Chief's Warning on Writings

Director-general of police Rashmi Ranjan Swain on Saturday vowed a tougher anti-militancy campaign, promising action against writers “hiding behind freedom of speech and expression” but whose “writings” are believed to have incited youth to pick up arms The new police chief of Jammu and Kashmir seems to be in dissonance with the high court over the limits of freedom of speech and expression here and which “writings” can constitute a “terrorist act”. Director-general of police Rashmi Ranjan Swain on Saturday vowed a tougher anti-militancy campaign, promising action against writers “hiding…

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Authorities Seize Over 500 Properties across Jammu and Kashmir as Part of Ongoing Anti-Terrorism Drive

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Authorities Seize Over 500 Properties across Jammu and Kashmir as Part of Ongoing Anti-Terrorism Drive

With over 500 properties seized by various government agencies in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces continue an all-out war against terror organisations, terror networks and terror financing. The government of India says that if the terror ecosystem is crushed, the terrorism in the Valley would end. According to the Jammu and Kashmir government, over 500 properties belonging to terrorists, terror sympathisers and OGWs have been seized by various agencies like the National Investigative Agency (NIA), State Investigative Agency (SIA), State Investigation Unit (SIU), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Crime…

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Erratic Power Supply and Ration Shortages Pushing People’s Tolerance to the Limit, Warns Omar Abdullah

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Erratic Power Supply and Ration Shortages Pushing People's Tolerance to the Limit, Warns Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah Monday said that biting power outages and ration shortages were testing the patience of the people. A statement of NC issued here said that addressing a workers convention at Malwan, in DamhalHanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, Abdullah said the BharatiyaJanata Party’s developmental claims in Jammu and Kashmir were a bundle of lies. Accusing the party of betraying people in the name of bringing change and providing employment and development, the former chief minister said that the BJP had consistently betrayed the people,…

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Panchayat Body Raises Concerns over Proposed Empowerment of District Development Councils

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Panchayat Body Raises Concerns over Proposed Empowerment of District Development Councils

AJKPC president Anil Sharma condemned the proposal of the administration and termed it not only against the J&K Panchayati Raj Act but also against the basic principle of decentralisation of power, the basic ingredient of a vibrant democracy The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), an umbrella organisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions, on Monday strongly objected to a proposal of the administration that planning of the panchayats and block development councils (BDCs) for the next financial year will shift to the district development councils (DDCs). The term of both…

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Omar Abdullah slams BJP for Fabricating Developmental Achievements in Jammu and Kashmir

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Omar Abdullah slams BJP for Fabricating Developmental Achievements in Jammu and Kashmir

On holding of polls in J&K, Abdullah said that when Supreme Court announces its decision on Article 370, they will also announce its decision on the elections in UT Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for ‘spreading lies’ about J&K’s development, saying people of the UT have been deprived of everything, including electricity. “Here we are facing worst electricity crisis. When we were ruling here, the situation was much better in J&K. The BJP only believes…

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Construction of Anji Bridge Advances, Paving Way for Rail Connectivity to Kashmir

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Construction of Anji Bridge Advances, Paving Way for Rail Connectivity to Kashmir

Track-laying work on Indian Railways’ first cable-stayed Anji Khad bridge in Reasi district of J&K is continuing apace. With the completion of ongoing track-linking work on Anji bridge- one of the major components of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project- Indian Railways will edge closer to connecting Kashmir valley to the rest of the railway network. According to Chief Engineer (S) USBRL Sandeep Gupta, track-laying work is progressing at a brisk pace and over half of track-linking work has been completed. “Ballast-Less Track is being laid. The process is on and…

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HC Orders J&K Administration to Provide List of Remaining Unlawful Residents in Govt Housing

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HC Orders J&K Administration to Provide List of Remaining Unlawful Residents in Govt Housing

Pursuant to an high court order, the estates department had filed a compliance report regarding whether or not the 35 occupants possessed alternative residences Jammu A division bench of the high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh comprising chief justice N Kotiswar Singh and justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi on Saturday directed the administration to furnish additional information about 13 former ministers and legislators who continue to occupy their government accommodation in Jammu and Srinagar. Pursuant to an high court order, the estates department had filed a compliance report regarding…

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Kashmir Gripped by Bone-Chilling Cold as Temperatures Plummet Below Freezing

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Kashmir Gripped by Bone-Chilling Cold as Temperatures Plummet Below Freezing

The sub-zero temperatures were recorded at multiple places in Kashmir while a weak western disturbance has affected Jammu & Kashmir from Saturday, increasing the chances of light snowfall or rainfall at isolated places of the Union Territory. As per the details, five stations of Kashmir including Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Budgam and Bandipora recorded minus temperature. In Anantnag, a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 degree Celsius was recorded while in Pulwama, minus 2.0 degree Celsius was recorded, the data said, adding that the lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Shopian at…

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17,000 Landless Tribal Beneficiaries to Receive 5 Marla Land Under PMAY (G) Scheme

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17,000 Landless Tribal Beneficiaries to Receive 5 Marla Land Under PMAY (G) Scheme

Govt will provide 5 marla land to the 17,000 PMAY (G) eligible landless tribal beneficiaries: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said that the government would provide 5 marla land to 17,000 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) eligible landless tribal beneficiaries. An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that addressing the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah’ celebration in Jammu, the LG said, “The J&K administration will provide 5 marla land to the 17,000 PMAY (G) eligible landless tribal beneficiaries in the coming days.” “It is our topmost…

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Kashmir Grapples with Power Crisis, Unscheduled Cuts Disrupt Daily Life

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In a worsening power crisis, Kashmir finds itself grappling with a severe shortage, leaving habitats in darkness and rural areas particularly hard-hit by unscheduled load shedding. A senior official from the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) revealed that on Friday, forced curtailment reached a staggering 1000 MW, indicating a substantial gap between power demand and supply. The official who wished not to be named said, “It doesn’t need rocket science to understand that the power curtailment schedule announced by KPDCL is hardly followed. The widening gap between power requirement…

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