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Power Pirates Beware: Consumers Found Engaging in Power Theft to Face Criminal Charges

December 3, 2023 Editor

KPDCL talks tough, warns it could make list of defaulters public 11,238 connections snapped on account of pending dues 10,465 inspections carried out across Kashmir Division Rs 85.24 cr revenue realised by power distribution corporation Rs 1.03 crore penAlty imposed on consumers engaged in power theft In a concerted effort to curb extensive power theft and address outstanding payments from defaulting consumers, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) executed an impressive 10,465 inspections and disconnected the power supply of more than 11,000 consumers in the last 10 days of…

Omar Abdullah Criticises BJP and Election Commission for Stalling Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections

December 3, 2023 Editor

Fielding media questions after addressing a public rally in Rajouri’s Nowshera, Omar said that being on a sticky wicket, BJP doesn’t want to hold elections in the UT National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Saturday blamed the Election Commission and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the delay in holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Fielding media questions after addressing a public rally in Rajouri’s Nowshera, Omar said that being on a sticky wicket, BJP doesn’t want to hold elections in the UT. “Leave aside 50 plus seats, the…

UAPA Charges Withdrawn: 7 SKUAST Students Released on Interim Bail

December 3, 2023 Editor

The students, all hailing from Kashmir, were booked under the UAPA for allegedly celebrating India’s loss in the ICC Cricket World Cup final against Australia. After police dropped the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) charges against the seven students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), the court of judicial magistrate in Ganderbal granted interim bail to all the accused students. The students, all hailing from Kashmir, were booked under the UAPA for allegedly celebrating India’s loss in the ICC Cricket World Cup final against Australia and raising…

Six Individuals Face Legal Action for Spreading Misinformation

December 2, 2023 Editor

A day after Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Ranjan Swain said that they have decided to bring a law to deal with misuse of social media for instigation, Police in Srinagar took cognisance and initiated legal action against six persons for propagation of false information on social media platforms. The Police appealed to the people to desist from posting any material that would lead to instigation and breach of peace. “Srinagar Police and Cyber Police Kashmir have taken cognisance against six persons for the propagation of false information, instigative…

Rs 250 Crore Fraud Unravelled: Former J&K Co-operative Bank Chairman Nabbed in Massive Money Laundering Scheme

December 2, 2023 Editor

Former bank chairman Mohammad Shafi Dar arrested along with chairman of River Jhelum Cooperative Housing Building Society, a ‘fictitious firm’ The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former J&K Co-operative Bank chairman Mohammad Shafi Dar in connection with a Rs 250-crore money laundering case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Dar was arrested along with Mohammad Hilal A Mir, the chairman of the River Jhelum Cooperative Housing Building Society, a “fictitious firm”, and they will be presented before a special court, according to the officials. The ED had conducted…

Kashmir Endures Nation’s Worst Power Outages, Disrupting Daily Life

December 1, 2023 Editor

Valley’s electricity Woes National Power Portal points to KPDCL as the weakest performer among power distribution companies Monthly average number of interruptions has reached 80.49 hours, with interruptions reaching up to 105.32 hours For 2022, KPDCL reported a dismal System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) of 889 and a System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) of 723.95 In contrast, the all-India averages for the same indices were significantly lower at 116.12 for SAIDI and 171.64 for SAIFI Amid mounting concerns over power challenges, Kashmir is confronting the undesirable distinction of…

BJP Supports UAPA Charges Against Students for Raising Anti-India Slogans

December 1, 2023 Editor

Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta has supported the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to invoke the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against some students accused of anti-India sloganeering on a university campus in Srinagar during the Cricket World Cup final. India lost the match to Australia on November 19. “We fully support the administration’s move to invoke UAPA in case of anti-India sloganeering by some students…. The dispensation cannot allow bids to incite revolts and rebellion,” Gupta told reporters here. The former deputy chief minister criticised Kashmir-based political parties, including…

J&K Criminalizes Social Media Posts Inciting Disharmony, Reinforcing Commitment to Peace

December 1, 2023 Editor

Posting such messages or videos by “terrorists, separatists or anti-national elements” will be a crime, Swain said Posting any content on social media that promotes disharmony will be a criminal offence in Jammu and Kashmir, director general of police RR Swain said on Thursday. A new provision under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will be introduced into the effect, the DGP said. Posting such messages or videos by “terrorists, separatists or anti-national elements” will be a crime, Swain said.” Under (Section)144 CrPC, we have decided to…

Kashmir’s Electricity Crisis: A Looming Threat to Daily Life and Economic Vitality

November 29, 2023 Editor

Kashmir’s Power Crisis: Casting a Shadow over the Region’s Well-being By : Javid Amin The picturesque landscapes of Kashmir, often revered as “Paradise on Earth,” are currently shrouded in the darkness of an escalating power crisis that has plunged the region into extended periods of electricity deprivation. Daily power cuts reaching up to 16 hours have become a grim reality for Kashmiris, disrupting their daily routines, hindering economic activities, and casting a pall over the region’s overall well-being. The Grip of Darkness: Disrupting Essential Services and Education The power crisis…

Tarigami Spearheads Demonstration Against Allegedly Anti-Public Government Measures

November 29, 2023 Editor

CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday held a protest rally under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Kisan Tehreek against “anti-workers, anti-farmers and anti-people policies” of the government. He also called slapping UAPA against seven students of a farm university in Kashmir as “repressive”. Despite restrictions imposed by the UT administration, hundreds of workers and farmers assembled at Maharaja Hari Singh Park here and held protest demonstration against “anti-workers, anti-farmers and anti-people” policies of the governments at the Centre and UT of Jammu and Kashmir, he said. While…