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Kashmir Police Defend UAPA Action Against Students Accused of Pro-Pakistan Slogans During World Cup Match

November 29, 2023 Editor

Seven students have been booked for cheering Australia’s win in World Cup final. Reacting to the opinions and comments on booking of some students of SKUAST-Kashmir under UAPA for sloganeering during India-Australia cricket World cup final, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said ‘it is not merely about raising pro Pakistan slogans and is also about normalising an abnormal : that everyone hates India (as different from the government of the day and party in power) ‘openly’. In a statement, a police spokesperson said a number of opinions and comments…

J&K Fortifies Power Grid with Additional 500 MW to Combat Winter Demand

November 27, 2023 Editor

This will subside the energy demand in Jammu and Kashmir which is increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 10%, the spokesperson said The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday approved the purchase of an additional 500 MW of power from the Centre to meet the winter demand, an official said. Due to the low proportion of hydropower in the Union Territory, the availability of electricity reduces in winter because of reduced water discharge in rivers. In order to bridge this gap between demand and availability of power during…

Abdullah Voices Frustration over Lieutenant Governor’s Ineffective Measures to Resolve Jammu and Kashmir Power Shortage

November 26, 2023 Editor

Omar’s tirade against Sinha comes at a time Union Territory is facing worst power crisis in years Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Jammu and Kashmir government was making all luxuries available to lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha while the common people were struggling for basic amenities such as power. Omar’s tirade against Sinha comes at a time the Union Territory is facing the worst power crisis in years. Most Kashmiris have to endure up to 16 hours of power cuts amid freezing cold, leading to widespread anger…

Omar Abdullah Urges PM Modi to Return Control of NHPC Power Projects to Jammu and Kashmir

November 23, 2023 Editor

Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah today appealed the prime minister Narendra Modi to return the power projects under National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in Jammu and Kashmir to the J&K people. He was talking to media persons on the sidelines of a function in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, a local news agency KNS said. “We have never handed over power projects to NHPC, instead it was compulsion then. We have repeatedly said that NHPC earned a lot from these projects, so…

Army Captains Among Four Soldiers Killed in Fierce Firefight with Militants

November 23, 2023 Editor

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir – 23 – Nov- 2023 In a tragic turn of events, four valiant Army personnel, including two Captains, laid down their lives in a fierce encounter that erupted between security forces and militants in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The intense gunfight, which continues to rage in the area, has resulted in the death of one militant, while additional troops have been deployed to neutralize the remaining militants. The encounter commenced early on Wednesday morning when security forces received credible intelligence regarding…

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

November 22, 2023 Editor

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…

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

November 21, 2023 Editor

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…

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

November 21, 2023 Editor

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,…

Panchayat Body Raises Concerns over Proposed Empowerment of District Development Councils

November 21, 2023 Editor

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…

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

November 21, 2023 Editor

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…