Month: September 2021

Falling under the dominion of JKPDCL (Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited) the Kashmir valley has nearly eight lakh LTE and HT electric poles. Many of these electric poles are used by private and government telecom service providers without any license, fee, or rent, to carry the fiber-optic internet/broadband lines in various population clusters across the valley. In an investigation carried out by Kashmir Despatch, it was revealed that only one of the telecom companies offering broadband services in Kashmir valley had entered into a contract with JKPDCL to use the electric poles to carry the fiber-optic internet/broadband lines on electric poles across Kashmir. All the rest of the telecom companies, in gross exploitation of government resources, were found to be us...

Waris Shah A 55-year-old man lodged at Anantnag's District jail since January this year died on Saturday. An official confirming the death to The Kashmiriyat said that Mushtaq Ahmed Khan son of Abdul Ahad Khan aged 55 yrs died at the Government Medical College of the Anantnag district. He said that Mushtaq was reportedly under treatment at GMC for the last two days due to various ailments. Mushtaq has been arrested in case FIR No. 08/2021 of P/S Ang. U/S 8/20 of NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act & was on judicial custody in the District jail of Anantnag. Mushtaq was an Auto driver by profession.

The Modi-led government has taken an initiative that different teams of Union Ministers will visit the Kashmir valley, news reports said Saturday. According to multiple news reports, various teams of these ministers will talk to the public, inform them about the steps taken by their government. This move is significant as it comes amid the reports of a strengthening of Militant organizations after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman on Thursday had said that the group will raise the 'voice of the Muslims of Kashmir'. The BJP has said that about 70 of its ministers will participate in this program which will last for 9 weeks. Between 18-24 January last year, 36 Union Ministers have visited Jammu Kashmir. According to reports, the visits of Union Ministers wi...

The Cellphone calling and broadband internet has been restored in the Kashmir valley after a security review meeting on Friday. Around 10 PM, the communication services were restored as the situation remained peaceful in the valley in the aftermath of the death of the Senior most Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The restrictions on public gatherings will remain in place in most parts of the Kashmir valley, while mobile internet services have not been restored as of yet. Geelani (91), died at his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night after a prolonged illness. He was buried at a graveyard near his residence in the Hyderpora area of the Srinagar district. Following his death, restrictions were imposed in Kashmir as a precautionary measure. Roads leading to Geelani’s resid...

Suhail Dar In June 2017, the Ministry of Railways allotted five new stations, however even after four years having passed off, the work on the stations is complete. The new stations were allotted at Hillar, Sangdan in Kulgam, Raazwan in Budgam, Ratnipora in Pulwama, and Naidgam after local requests. The officials have blamed COVID 19 for the delay. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the locals expressed anguish over the slow pace of the work and said that the delay in the completion of the work has led to hopelessness among the locals. "Looking at the pace of the ongoing work, it looks like that the stations will not be completed even in the next decade. People are living through a tough time as we have to travel several kilometers to get vehicles. The Government at that time granted...