Month: November 2022

Eighty percent of work on the Wayil Bridge has been completed so far, the Roads & Building Department Ganderbal said while assuring that the bridge will be ready before January next year. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Executive Engineer R&B Department Tatheer Manzoor acknowledged that the locals face a lot of inconvenience due to traffic diversion near the Wayil Bridge. He has appealed to the people to cooperate with the district administration. He said 80 percent of the work is done and the bridge will be ready before January 2023. According to people, tourists and pilgrims use the route to visit several famous destinations like Sonamarg, Naranag, and Amarnath shrine and they face difficulty due to the ongoing work. "Presently, the passage of ...

An elderly woman drowned in a Nallah in Tangmarg village of of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the woman identified as Haneefa Begum (65) wife of Ghulam Mohammad Mir of Manzgam was walking on the banks of Veshow Nallah when she slipped and drowned. He said her body was later fished out by locals and shifted to a nearby hospital for postmortem—(KNO)

Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) disconnected at least 450 electricity connections for not paying pending electricity dues in northern district of Bandipora. An official told the news agency—Kashmir news observer (KNO), that more than 450 electricity connections were disconnected for the last few days in the district due to non-payment of bills and more action will be taken in coming days as well. He further said that consumers falling under sub division Bandipora who have not paid any power dues for the last several years will face similar action in coming days. Earlier, the government has already announced the amnesty scheme on pending electric bills as it provides a huge opportunity to the defaulters. However, at the same time it was conveyed that once the ...

Suhail Dar Seven former legislators and one municipal councilor have been served eviction notices by the Jammu Kashmir admin to vacate government quarters in the Housing Colony Khanabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. News reports mentioned that those served notices include Mehbooba Mufti, former legislators Mohammad Altaf Wani, Abdul Rahim Rather, Abdul Majeed Bhat alias Larmi, Altaf Shah Alias Kaloo, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Shah alias Veeri, Choudhary Nizamuddin, Abdul Kabir Pathan and MC councilor Sheikh Mohiuddin. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Dr. Bashir Veeri of the National Conference confirmed the Development and said, they have been served an eviction notice by Executive Magistrate (1st Class) Anantnag on Saturday on the directions of deputy commissioner Anantnag. “W...

The authorities have asked former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and 3 former legislators to vacate government quarters in the Housing Colony Khanabal area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Mehbooba Mufti and 3 other former legislators were served an eviction notice by Executive Magistrate (1st Class) Anantnag on Saturday at the directions of deputy commissioner Anantnag. He said the occupants of government quarter number 1, 4, 6 and 7, which belong to ex-MLA Mohammad Altaf Wani, ex-MLA Abdul Rahim Rather, ex-MLA Abdul Majeed Bhat and former CM Mehbooba Mufti respectively have been asked to vacate within 24 hours. The government quarters are located at the Housing Colony Khanabal and the occupan...

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu Kashmir, recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 2.1 degree Celsius against minus 1.0°C on the previous night. The cold wave has tightened its grip in Kashmir for the last week amid a forecast of a dry spell. The minimum temperature continued to settle below freezing point in the Valley as the majority of stations recorded a sub-zero temperature. Details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the minimum temperature at world-famous ski resort, Gulmarg was recorded at minus 1.0 degree Celsius on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday while Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a temperature of minus 1.4 degree Celsius. The mercury in Kokernag in South Kashmir settled at minus 0.4 degree Celsius while...

Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) disconnected at least 450 electricity connections for not paying pending electricity dues in northern district of Bandipora. An official told the news agency—Kashmir news observer (KNO), that more than 450 electricity connections were disconnected for the last few days in the district due to non-payment of bills and more action will be taken in coming days as well. He further said that consumers falling under sub division Bandipora who have not paid any power dues for the last several years will face similar action in coming days. Earlier, the government has already announced the amnesty scheme on pending electric bills as it provides a huge opportunity to the defaulters. However, at the same time it was conveyed that once the ...

The High Court of JK and Ladakh Friday dismissed a petition seeking its directions to quash the order of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) dated September 9 by which the services of Masrat Yousuf as media assistant were terminated. A single bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani rejected the petitioner’s contention that disengaging her was not in consonance with the constitutional safeguard enshrined under Article 311 of the constitution. “Unless there is a post (civil post) against which a person is appointed, provisions of Article 311 cannot said to be attracted,” the court said as it rejected her contention that she was engagement in pursuance of advertisement notice dated June 16, 2011, and that similarly situated employees were regularised in the corporation. ...