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Sep282022 by News DeskNo Comments

Amid outcry over halting of apple-laden trucks, JK admin transfers SSP highway

REGIONAL

Amid the outcry over the halting of fruit-laden trucks from Srinagar- Jammu, The Jammu Kashmir admin on Wednesday transferred an attached SSP Traffic Jammu- Srinagar Highway Shabir Ahmed Malik. In an official order accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the JK admin ordered, "In the interest of administration, Shri Shabir Ahmad Malik, SSP Traffic NHW, is hereby transferred and attached with the police headquarters, J&K, with immediate effect. Ms. Mohita Sharma, IPS, SP Ramban, shall hold the additional charge of the said post, till further orders." Pertinently, there has been a massive outcry over the halting of apple-laden trucks on the highway for several days. Several apple farmers in Kashmir aghast over the halting of the trucks dumped their produce. Fruit ob-board the trucks rotted...

Sep282022 by News DeskNo Comments

Halting apple trucks spur losses worth crores: KVFGD

REGIONAL

The halting of Apple trucks on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and low demand of the fruit has led to losses worth thousands of crores this month alone. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), President of Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers cum Dealers Union (KVFGDU) Bashir Ahmad Basheer said that fruit industry has suffered losses in thousands of crores in ongoing month and it will take years to overcome the losses. He said that when truck is loaded here and then it remains stuck in Qazigund for days together, the fruit gets spoiled due to heat and pure fruit isn't then reaching the market due to which it fetches low rates. Despite bumper crop this year, growers are suffering losses as rates of fertilizers, pesticides, labours, packing boxes and other things have increased by 2...

Sep272022 by News DeskNo Comments

Militants killed in Batpora encounter were Kulgam residents

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed Two militants were killed during the ongoing encounter that raged between militants and Government forces in the Batpora area of Kulgam district, Police said. Earlier, An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon, 34 RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly laid a cordon and search operation in the Batpora area on specific information generated by police. During the cordon, the hiding militant opened fire on forces triggering an encounter. Two militants were killed during the encounter, who were identified as Mohammed Shafi Gani, a resident of Batpora in Kulgam and Yawar Ahmed Wani (Asif), a resident of Gopalpora, Kulgam. “The killed 02 categorised JeM #terrorists have been identified as Mohammed Shafi Ganie of Batpora, #Kul...

Sep272022 by News DeskNo Comments

After apples, Foreign product in Indian markets casts shadow on Kashmiri walnut

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Despite being high in produce, Kashmir’s walnut is gasping for a breath and survival as intrusion of Californian walnut breed in Indian cities have cast a shadow on the Valley’s indigenous walnut produce and brought down its price. Other reason which has left the walnut growers of Kashmir worried is climate change, population expansion, and imposition of GST and VAT. Official figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), suggest that India produced 2.82 lakh tons of walnuts in 2021-22 with J&K accounting for around 92 per cent of the produce. Anantnag and Kupwara are the leading producers of walnuts in Kashmir. The year wise-walnut production in Kashmir states, 190,451 MTs in 2017-2018, 198,431 MT in 2018-2019, 180,973 MT in 2019-2020, 177,070 MT in 2020-...

Sep272022 by News DeskNo Comments

After Khanqahs, Eid Gah, BJP’s Waqf Chairperson mulls for control over Islamic University

EDUCATION

Senior BJP Leader and JK Wakf Board Chairperson Dr. Darakshan Andrabi on Monday said that Wakf Board will strive to get control over the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) to run its affairs on its own. Speaking during the live Tv show on ANN News, she added IUST is the Wakf property as Wakf Board has provided the hundreds of Kanals on which IUST functions. “The land on which IUST functions belong to Wakf. Further, crores of rupees were given by the Wakf Board for the construction of this University. I don’t know why previous governments have concealed this fact from the public. Very few people in J&K are aware that this University was built by Wakf. The Wakf Board constructed it in the memory of Sufi Saint Syed Hassan Mantaqi (RA),” she said while responding to ...

Sep272022 by News DeskNo Comments

One local militant killed in ongoing Kulgam encounter

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Danishwar Hameed One militant has been killed during the ongoing encounter that started between militants and Government forces in Batpora area of Kulgam district. Earlier, An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon, 34 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly laid a cordon and search operation in the Batpora area on specific information generated by police. During the cordon, the hiding militant opened fire on forces triggering an encounter. One militant has been killed during the encounter, while one more associated with Jaish e Muhammad is said to be trapped at the site of the encounter. As per Sources, an intermittent gunfire is underway at the site of the encounter. "Asif Ahmed Wani and Mohammed Shafi, both local militants are trapped ...

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Encounter breaks out in Kulgam area

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Danishwar Hameed An encounter has started between militants and Government forces in Awahatoo area of Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon, 34 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly laid a cordon a search operation in the Awatoo area Kulgam district on a specific information generated by police. During the cordon, the hiding militant opened fire on forces triggering an encounter. As per locals, massive gunfire is underway at the site of the encounter.

Sep272022 by News DeskNo Comments

17-year-old youth goes missing from Bijbehara area

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A 17-year-old youth from the Bijbehara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district has gone missing. Owais Gulzar, 17, son of Gulzar Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Bijbehara has been missing since 21st September, his family members told The Kashmiriyat. “He had a friend in Srinagar, he went there for work,” a family member said. “From Srinagar, he has gone to Kangan and has passed a night in Dar ul uloom at Wussun on 13th September. The Dar ul uloom authorities said that we gave him some receipt books for collecting money,” he added. He further said that the Owais came back home with these receipt books. “At home, we didn't allow him to work as a donation collector,” the family member said. “On 17th September, he again left home for Srinagar to work as donation collector. For few day...

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Education Department Kashmir chargesheets former CEO Anantnag for ‘corrupt’ practices

EDUCATION

The Director of School Education Kashmir today issued a charge sheet against Joint Director SCERT Kashmir for indulging in corrupt practices in transfers and extorting money from teachers for deleting their names from the dismissal list during his tenure as CEO of Anantnag. An order issued in this regard: "Whereas Administrative Department vide letter No:- Edu-Gaz/122 2022-01 Dt:- 11-08-2022 communicated to this Directorate that Mohammad Sharief, Ex. Chief Education Officer Anantnag and others indulged in corrupt practices, besides resorted to illegal gratifications in routine transfers and developed new modus-operandi to extort money from teachers on the pretext of deleting their names from the so-called dismissal list". Director has asked him to explain position why Departmental ac...

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Home Minister’s JK visit postponed; will arrive now on October 4

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Jammu and Kashmir visit on October 1 and 2 has been postponed and that he will now arrive on October 4, Official sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). A BJP leader privy to the development said that due to some engagements, Union Home Minister’s J&K visit has been postponed. “Now he will arrive on October 4 on two-day J&K visit,” he said, adding that Shah will visit Rajouri and address a rally there. He will also visit Baramulla and address a mega rally there. Shah is also scheduled to make announcements about various welfare schemes for Paharis and Schedule Tribe people in Baramulla. He will also chair a high level security meeting in Srinagar. Shah was supposed to arrive in J&K on September 30, however, due to some engagem...