Day: December 15, 2020

The administration in Jammu Kashmir has identified 200 kanals of land in Budgam district to set up Kashmir’s first Sainik colony, The Print reported. The report quoted a senior official saying that the land will be primarily used to set up housing facilities for retired armed forces personnel and their families belonging to Jammu Kashmir, also accommodating the widows and families of deceased personnel of the armed forces. "The 25 acre grazing land and its transfer to the relevant authorities will take place after completion of all the bureaucratic processes, central and Jammu Kashmir," the report read. The Government Forces had been long seeking the establishment of the colony for the Force personnel. The 25 acre land, including revenue papers had been forwarded to the concern...

Various shopkeepers in the Anantnag township of South Kashmir Tuesday alleged that they were forced to shut down their shops ahead of the sixth phase of the District development Council polls in the Kashmir valley that are scheduled for Wednesday. In this sixth phase, polling will be held for Anantnag & Sagam DDC seats, Panch and Sarpanch vacancies (where ever necessary) in these blocks and ULB vacancies (where ever necessary) in Municipal Council Anantnag and Municipal Committee Kokernag on 16th of   December, 2020, an official communique of the District Information office issued to The Kashmiriyat notified. Shops, business establishments are shut in the township, while people are indoors and traffic is majorly off the roads in the town and the areas surrounding it. "Two da...

The Jammu Kashmir Police has said that some people have been misusing social media to spread hatred among religious communities in Jammu Kashmir. In a press release, the Jammu Kashmir Police said, Taking a serious note of the misuse of social media Srinagar Police have registered an FIR against social media user who intended to disturb the religious harmony. This false post was uploaded on social media 'Twitter' using URL www.twitter.com/vimarsh, a police spokesperson said in a statement. The accused has used provocative language while posting this falsehood with criminal intention to hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu community and to promote enmity & ill will between different religious groups. Therefore taking cognizance of said false post-Srinagar Police hav...