Month: October 2022

The National Green Tribunal hit out at the Jammu Kashmir administration for failing to prevent the discharge of untreated sewage into the Doodh Ganga and Mamath Kol (stream) in Kashmir valley's Srinagar and Budgam districts and imposed a fine of Rs 35 Crore on the Jammu Kashmir administration, Live Law reported. "It is seen that there are serious lapses on the part of the Administration in waste management and in failing to control illegal mining which has resulted in huge damage to the environment and public health. Remedial action is inadequate on the ground. The same is more in the nature of future promises without much accountability for the past failures," the bench headed by NGT's Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said in the order dated October 14. Observing that accountab...

Former ‘Sadre Riyasat’ of Jammu Kashmir and senior Congress leader Dr Karan Singh Monday said democracy is immaterial without ‘elections. He said there should be elections and Jammu Kashmir and it is the demand from all political parties. “I have heard that there will be elections in March but I am not sure as I have only heard this and it is not an official statement,” Dr Karan Singh said. While talking to reporters, Singh said his thoughts are unclear about the inclusion of non-local voters in Jammu Kashmir. “It is strange matter. Some say non-local voters are being enrolled in lakhs and others say in thousands. I don’t know about it,” he said. Expressing satisfaction over the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ by Rahul Gandhi, Singh said that it is also good to see elections being conducted i...

BJP leader Javid Quershi and ten others from Jammu & Kashmir figure in the list of candidates who have been disqualified by the Election Commission of India (ECI) from contesting any election till July 2023. In an official communication to chief electoral officers of States and Union Territories on October 13, 2022, a copy of which is in possession of the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the poll–body has barred Quershi and ten others from contesting any election till September 9, 2023. These candidates had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha seat but had failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time, attracting three—year disqualification from the poll—body. Quershi had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from the Baramulla Lok Sabha segment as an indepen...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday said that four more drug peddlers were booked under PSA in central Kashmir's Srinagar district. In a tweet, Srinagar Police as per Kashmir News Apex- (KNA) said that "Four(4) more drug peddlers booked under PSA in Srinagar district. Many more are under process to be booked in PSA & PIT-NDPS." "This year 34 drug peddlers/narcotic smugglers have been booked under PSA so far. Some peddlers are undergoing detention under PIT-NDPS also", it said. "Four(4) more drug peddlers booked under PSA in Srinagar district. Many more are under process to be booked in PSA & PIT-NDPS. This year 34 drug peddlers/narcotic smugglers have been booked under PSA so far. Some peddlers are undergoing detention under PIT-NDPS also." Srinagar Police tweeted. (KNA)

Danishwar Hameed Burglars on Friday stole nearly thirty sheep after they barged inside a residential house in the Kelam area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that nearly 30 sheep belonging to one Abdul Salam Shan were stolen from a shed by unknown persons from his residential house in Kulam's Kelam area. The victim Abdul Salam Shan son of Kabir Shan said that during the dark of the night thieves broke the lock of the cow shed and managed to steal almost 30 sheep worth lakhs of rupees. "All the 30 sheep are of the local breed,” he said. Salam has filed a complaint at the local police station.