January 2022 - The Kashmiriyat

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Decades on, Budgam villagers keep date with traditional grinding mill ‘Aab-e-Gratte’

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Wahpora village of district has five fully working mills With the introduction of modern gadgets, Kashmir's traditional grinding mill, Aab-e-Gratte are fast losing the ground, however Wahpora village in central Kashmir's Budgam district is preserving centuries-old methods of grinding by running 5 water grinding mills in the area. These water mills grind cereals, wheat, rice and other cereals in fine quality to provide tasty flour. Talking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the water mill owners said that the flour that comes out of this mill is considered to be the sweetest and people from around 5 kilometres come to their village to grind their cereals. "Water mills harness renewable resources like running water which otherwise would be of no use. Villagers and r...

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Committee constituted for demarcation of Gair Mumkin Khads in Jammu Kashmir

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The Administrative Council which met here today, under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved the procedure for delineation and demarcation of Gair Mumkin Khads/ Daryas/ Nallahs which do not form a part of water channels but has been recorded in revenue records as such. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting. The approved procedure provides for Khasra-wise delineation by the internal departmental committees using GPS for generation of digital maps, conducting actual spot verification to establish desirable width of water course/channels especially in the proprietary lands, and removal of ...

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13 JKAS Officers Transferred, One Assigned Additional Charge Of Post

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Government on Monday ordered transfer of 13 JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the government, Tariq Hussain Ganai, JKAS, Director, Rural Sanitation, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Director, Hospitality and Protocol, J&K, against an available vacancy. Rakesh Kumar Srangal, JKAS, Director, Panchayati Raj, J&K, has been asked to hold the charge of the post of Director, Rural Sanitation, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders, reads the order, a copy of which lies with GNS. Manzoor Hussain, JKAS, General Manager, DIC, Rajouri, has been transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Shopian. Mohammad Ahsan Mir, JKAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, ...

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Damaged transformer yet to be lifted from Gingal Uri, villagers unhappy with PDD

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The residents of Gingal village of north Kashmir’s Uri Monday expressed deep anguish over the inordinate delay in lifting damaged transform by PDD officials in the area. They appealed higher authorities to intervene into the matter and ensure the replacement of transform in the area at the earliest. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) , the aggrieved residents said that the transform suffered damage thrice in last four days. They said despite the matter was communicated to higher ups of PDD at local level but all in vain. They said in bone chilling winters the residents of the areas are suffering huge inconvenience especially elders, patients and children. They said in times of pandemic, many elder patients need supply of oxygen however due to shortage of electric supply in the ...

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Two residential houses gutted in blaze at Dargam, Pattan

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Two residential houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Dargam village of Pattan in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. Witnesses told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a fire broke out in a residential house belonging to Ghulam Hassan Parray S/o Mohd Sultan Parray and within no time the fire spread to nearby house belonging to Muhammad Maqbool Parray S/O Gh Mohd Parray at Dargam, Pattan. Soon after noticing the flames, locals and police reached to the spot and informed the fire-fighting service after which fire tenders reached the spot and douses the flames. In the incident, two residential houses got damaged completely, the witnesses said—(KNO)

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Last date for Haj-2022 application forms extended to February-15

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The intending Haj pilgrims are being informed that the last date for submission of online Haj Application Forms for Haj–2022 has been extended up to 15th February, 2022. It has been informed that only those applicants who possess machine readable valid Indian International Passports issued on or before 15th February, 2022 and valid up to 31st December, 2022 will be eligible to apply for Haj–2022. Besides, those intending pilgrims who have already submitted their Haj Application Forms online but have not received their Cover Numbers through SMS till date, are requested to approach/contact J&K Haj Committee, Haj House Bemina, Srinagar during office hours either personally or through telephone numbers viz. 0194-2495365, 0194-2495367 so that their Cover Numbers are generated well bef...

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Sopore residents rue dilapidated condition of roads

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Ulfat Bashir The dilapidated condition of roads in Sopore area of district Baramulla, including link road of upper Ashpeer has been giving tough time to the commuters. The residents, here, have appealed the concerned authorities to maintain the road to avoid agitation. Talking to The Kashmiriyat, locals said that the condition of the link road of upper Ashpeer was so bad that no vehicle can ply on it. So many potholes have surfaced that it is possible that accidents can occur at any moment, the locals said. Every commuter, including people of different professions including businessmen, office staff, school-going students, especially the elders of the surrounding areas and other passers-by are in great danger, said a local. Locals complaining about the administration's careless...

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Both way traffic on highway tomorrow

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Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the outside world, shall remain open for both way traffic on Tuesday, officials said. “On 01-02-2022, subject to fair weather and better road conditions LMVs(passenger)/private cars shall be allowed from both sides on Jammu-Srinagar highway viz Jammu towards Srinagar and vice-versa. TCU Jammu/Srinagar shall liaise with TCU Ramban before releasing the traffic,” a traffic department official said in a statement to GNS. He said Traffic Control Unit Jammu/Srinagar shall liaise with TCU Ramban before releasing the traffic, he said. He said cut off for LMVs/private cars from Nagrota (Jammu) will be at 0700 hours to 1200 hours, from Jakheni (Udhampur) at 0800 hours to 1300 hours and from Navyug Tunnel (Qazigund sid...

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Bemina residents protest against takeover of lands at ‘Unreasonable’ prices

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On Monday, Agriculture land dwellers from Bemina, Srinagar staged a protest at Press Colony, Srinagar, against the administration, alleging that the administration was trying to buy their agricultural land (500 Kanal), where they have been dwelling since decades, at an unreasonable price. A protester said that they were not protesting against the fact that their lands were being taken away for administrative purposes. "Our demand is that if you're taking our lands, pay us a sufficient amount of money by which we can start farming somewhere else," he added. The protester added that the said land was their only source of income. "The amount they're paying us is very little. If not money, then they should provide us some alternative land in some other area," he said. The protesting f...

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JK reports 15 Covid-19 deaths, 2550 fresh cases

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Jammu and Kashmir reported significant decline in the number of covid-19 cases as 2550 were confirmed in the last 24 hours even as 15 persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Monday. They said 974 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1576 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 435425. Regarding the fresh fatalities, the officials told GNS that ten among them were reported from Jammu division and five from Kashmir valley. So far 4674 people have died due to the virus—2285 in Jammu and 2389 in Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, he said, Srinagar reported 391 cases, Baramulla 210, Budgam 172, Pulwama 84, Kupwara 225, Anantnag 138, Bandipora 171, Ganderbal 18, Kulgam 140, Shopian 27, Jammu 500, Udhampur 120, Rajouri 53, ...