Month: November 2022

The Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited has warned of strict action against defaulters for not paying pending electricity dues in Old Town area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the KPDCL has issued a circular asking defaulters in Old Town area to pay pending electricity bills or case will be lodged against them in the police station. "It is to inform all Mohalla presidents that to advise the defaulter consumers of your Mohalla to pay your pending electricity bills immediately, otherwise FIR in the police station Baramulla will be lodged against the defaulters", reads the circular. The official said that there are hundreds of consumers in the Old Town area of the district who have not paid any power d...

A BSF trooper died of cardiac arrest in Srinagar, officials said on Tuesday. Official sources told Kashmir News Apex- (KNA) that a BSF man of AC 33 Bn BSF who had suffered a heart attack three days back and was subsequently hospitalised died today. He said that in this regard inquest proceedings initiated and body has been sent for medico legal formalities. He has been identified aa Akshay Bar Singh(43) son of Sukhart Singh resident of Bihar. (KNA)

Transporters including Sumo unions in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday threatened to go on an indefinite strike against administration’s move of accommodating illegal sumo's in general bus stand. President graduate mini bus owners, Abdul Hameed while talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the move administration of rehabilitating 400-500 illegal sumo's in general bus stand Sopore is totally unacceptable. "Will go to any extent, but will not allow administration to do this, as this move will affect us,” he said. Transporters say that this is not possible to have three stands in the same location, while Municipal council and local administration is playing with them. "We were not taken on board, this is not an acceptable move...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that Pahari community will be given reservation but there will be no tempering with the reservation status being already enjoyed by Gujjars and Bakerwal community in JK. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, LG Sinha as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that some people are playing politics over the issue of reservation being given to Pahari community. “Let me assure the Gujjars and Bakerwals that there will be no tempering with the status they are enjoying,” he said. The LG said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his recent visit to Jammu has already made it clear that Pahari’s will get reservation but Gujjars and Bakerwals won’t loose anything. About his meeting with the Prime Minister Narendera Modi...

South Kashmir-based preacher Sarjan Barkati has taken ill in Police custody in Zainapora in the Shopian district of South Kashmir on Tuesday morning. A family member of Barkati told The Kashmiriyat over the phone that Sarjan who has been under detention since fell ill during the night in Police custody in the Zainapora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. "He was complaining of chest pain. We initially thought it was a heart attack, after which the Police rushed him to the hospital. He is fine now," his family member said. A Police official confirming the development said that Sarjan had complained of stomach aches after which the Police rushed him to the hospital. "The doctors conducted various tests on him and he is doing absolutely fine now," the Police official told Th...

Mainly dry weather has been forecast in Jammu Kashmir for the next 24 hours even as mercury recorded a drop on Tuesday at most places with Gulmarg and Pahalgam resorts recording sub-zero temperatures following snowfall over upper reaches. “Mainly dry weather over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir with very light rain at one or two places on higher elevations,” said a meteorological department official regarding the forecast for the next 24 hours. He said that there was no large change expected in the weather till the evening of November 18 and it was likely to remain mainly dry. There is the possibility of light rain and snowfall on November 18 (night)-19, he said. However, he said, there was no forecast for any major snowfall till November 20. In the last 24 hours till 0830 hour...

Two young boys have gone missing from the Anantnag district of south Kashmir following which their families have appealed them to return home. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat locals from Shangus area of Anantnag said that  two youth identified as Majid Deva and Zubair Malik have been missing since early November. They said that Zubair Ahmed Malik son of Ghulam Nabi Malik, who is a resident of Sombruna area in Anantnag left his home on November 04 and has been untraceable since. Majid Deva son of Mohammad Amin Deva، who is a resident of Nowgam was a student and his family has been running from pillar to post to find Majid, however, to no avail. The duo are said to be neighbours and were both students by profession. "Their families have issued appeals asking their children to return ...