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KPDCL Instructs 57000 Power Consumers to Switch Smart Meters to Prepaid Mode or Face Action

July 3, 2023 Editor

Over 57,000 smart electricity meter users have been told by the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) that they must switch from postpaid to the prepaid mode to keep receiving electricity. Else, their connections would be cut off. The customers have been advised by the government-owned KPDCL to settle any outstanding debts before switching their postpaid electricity connections to prepaid mode. “To avoid inconvenience due to the disconnection of electricity supply, you are requested to clear your previous bills and port your electricity connection from postpaid mode to prepaid service…

Pulwama Mosque Incident: Mehbooba Mufti calls for Investigation following residents’ claims

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Editor

Armymen enter mosque, force Muslims to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Mehbooba Mufti seek probe Residents of Zadoora village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district have alleged that Armymen entered a local mosque and forced people to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ during pre-dawn prayers on Saturday. The alleged incident prompted former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to seek a probe. “Shocked to hear about army troops… storming a mosque at Pulwama & forcing Muslims inside to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’. Such a move when Amit Shah is here & that…

Omar taunts as J&K marks five years under central rule: ‘Democracy ends where J&K begins’

June 20, 2023 Editor

Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Monday taunted the continuation of central rule in Jammu and Kashmir and said democracy ends where J&K begins. “Democracy is in our veins, it is in our culture’; ‘India is the mother of democracy’; ‘India is the temple of democracy’. Great sounding words that the international community lap up & regurgitate ad-nauseam,” Omar tweeted. “Meanwhile J&K completes 5 years under central rule today. Democracy ends where J&K begins.” It has been five years since Jammu & Kashmir saw…

Kashmir In The Dark: Electricity Crisis a threat to economy and tourism

June 19, 2023 Editor

Unscheduled power outages in Kashmir do not seem to be going away anytime soon as a result of the government’s move to purchase less power from outside J&K discoms, which has increased the gap between supply and demand for electricity. Official sources said, “There is a directive to procure less electricity from outside discoms, resulting in annoying and unannounced power outages.” A senior official of Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL), who wished to remain anonymous, said, “Right now, our peak demand is around 1450 MWs and we are only…

National Conference’s Omar Abdullah hints at staying away from grand alliance against BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

June 11, 2023 Editor

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday hinted at his party staying away from the grand alliance against the BJP in next year’s general elections, saying most such parties remained silent when Article 370 was abrogated. He also said the talks on a pre-poll alliance in J&K would be premature before the sounding of bugle for the Assembly elections in the Union Territory. “What we have (to contribute) outside J&K? We have a total of five (Lok Sabha) seats and what storm these seats can create? We have…

Kashmiris Suffer as unscheduled Power Cuts worsen summer woes in the Valley

June 10, 2023 Editor

Kashmir valley has been witnessing daily unscheduled curtailment of power, much to the chagrin of people as the summer has arrived. Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is resorting to daily power cuts in metered as well as non-metered areas. Locals and officials said that the non-metered areas, which are two-third of total customers, face a curtailment of 5-7 hours daily, while the metered areas face two hour power cuts. “After the major power cuts daily in winter, we are again facing cuts of five to six hours now which…

NIA Appeals for Death Penalty for JKLF Chief Yasin Malik, Files Petition in Delhi High Court

May 27, 2023 Editor

The National Investigation Agency moved to Delhi High Court on Friday seeking death penalty, capital punishment for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik. Last year, the Trial Court awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. In its appeal, NIA stated that India lost its most valued soldiers due to the crime committed by such terrorists and that their ‘act of war’ gave the entire nation unrepairable grief. NIA further added that the accused, over the years, has been leading terrorist activities in Kashmir along…

2019 Lok Sabha Elections Fought Amidst the Sacrifice of Our Soldiers: Satyapal Malik

May 23, 2023 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik again attacked the government over the Pulwama attack issue, saying the 2019 Lok Sabha elections were “fought on the bodies of our soldiers”, and the then home minster would have to resign had there been a probe into the incident. He claimed he had informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the attack just after the incident but “he told me to keep quiet”. “Elections (Lok Sabha 2019) were fought on the bodies of our soldiers and no investigation was done. Had an inquiry…

G20 In Srinagar: Turkey, Saudi skip registration, China wont attend meeting in ‘Disputed’ Kashmir

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 Editor

THREE DAYS before the G20 tourism working group meeting begins in Srinagar on Monday, three countries – China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia – had not registered till Friday. A PTI report from Beijing quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying: “China firmly opposes holding any form of G20 meetings on disputed territory… We will not attend such meetings.” There was no official word from Turkey or Saudi Arabia. However, Union Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh said the window to register would remain open till the morning of May 22.…

G-20 Summit preparations in Kashmir prompt school closures and heightened Alert for mainstream Politicians and Minorities

May 19, 2023 Editor

Schools at “vulnerable” points have been closed and members of minorities, migrant workers and mainstream politicians are being put on alert in Kashmir, especially Srinagar, ahead of the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting scheduled for next week. Official sources said several schools in the city, especially those in “vulnerable pockets” in Srinagar, will be closed for the next one week. A teacher, who teaches at a private school located on the outskirts of Srinagar city, said she received “directions from the school administration to announce a nine-day holiday from May…