July 2023 - Page 23 of 33 - The Kashmiriyat

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Industrial Estate employees protest in Sopore over power crisis

REGIONAL

Scores of employees of Industrial Estate in Sopore town of north Kashmir Baramulla district on Wednesday held a protest over power crises, stating that they suffered huge losses. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Industrial Estates President Sopore Javed Bhat said that they are facing huge losses due to power crises which are persistent for the last two months. "On an average, industry suffers around 2-3 Crores losses per day. In the absence of power supply, we are now thinking to shift the sector to Jammu,” he added. The protestors warned of massive agitation if their demand is not met and urged the administration to intervene into the matter. Notably, power crisis have gripped the town at a time when government is installing smart meters in the area—(KNO...

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MeT forecasts mainly dry weather with possibility of ‘isolated’ light rain in J-K

REGIONAL

Weather department here on Wednesday forecast mainly dry weather with possibility of isolated light rain and thunderstorm till July 14 even the minimum temperature recorded increase and decrease at other places in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told GNS that “intermittent light to moderate rain” was expected at many places of J&K from July 15-17. Regarding the minimum temperature, the official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 16.8°C against 16.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.3°C below normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 14.5°C against 16.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.0°C below normal for the gateway town of the Kashmir Valley. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 10.6°C against 10.7°C on the p...

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Four Amarnath pilgrims among five injured in Udhampur accident

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At least five persons including 4 Amarnath pilgrims were injured in a road accident in Udhampur district on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 5 persons including driver of the vehicle and 4 Amarnath Yatris were injured in the accident near Samroli area. He said that soon after the incident the injured were evacuated to GMC Udhampur for treatment—(KNO)

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Mismanagement slows down traffic in Srinagar

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Srinagar is witnessing a significant surge in vehicular traffic clogging the streets with long queues of vehicles. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), many residents complained about lack of traffic management in Srinagar causing frequent traffic jams on roads. They pointed out Dalgate to Khanyar saying the road faces chronic traffic jams on a daily basis. Similarly, long lines of stranded vehicles are seen on weekends on busy Boulevard road along Dal Lake. “Despite the introduction of new vehicles by the traffic department, the traffic situation in Srinagar city remains a major concern,” said a commuter. Furthermore, the stretch from Bypass to Sonwar is always bustling with traffic. A few years ago, authorities had attributed the traffic congestion on the stretch t...

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BJP suffers major jolt in Jammu as former MLC quits party

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Former Member of Legislative Council (MLC), Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined National Conference later in the day, ending over a year-long association with the BJP. Surinder Choudhary took to Twitter to announce his resignation. https://twitter.com/Surinderch55/status/1678560127820136449 “Gud bye BJP….Ravinder Raina enjoy with your parivharbad and corruption,” he wrote on his twitter handle. Choudhary is considered a powerful leader with considerable clout. He lost the 2014 election from Nowshera seat by a very thin margin to BJP chief Ravinder Raina. Earlier, he quit Peoples Democratic Party on March 30 last year and crossed over to the BJP within a week in the presence of senior leaders including the party’s national general se...

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Two students arrested over allegation of beating fellow student at KU

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Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two students over the allegations of beating a fellow student. According to Police, two students were arrested for assaulting their fellow students at the University of Kashmir. The Police identified the duo as Ali Aga of Raj Bagh Srinagar and Burhan Bhat of Qazibagh Anantnag, adding, "They were arrested for beating and grievously injuring fellow LLB student in Kashmir University." Police said that an FIR no 86/2023 has been registered under the relevant sections of law and Nigeen Police station. Earlier, a video had surfaced on social media in which a woman was seen accusing the duo of beating her son who is a junior to the two.

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PUCL says Manipur violence is ‘state sponsored’; Police registers FIR

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Days after the registration of an FIR by Manipur police against the fact-finding team of People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), the human rights network has called for the withdrawal of the F.I.R. In a statement, PUCL said that the Fact-Finding team addressed a press meeting in Imphal at the conclusion of a Fact-Finding tour in Manipur, in which they expressed their views that the 3rd May, 2003 riots which broke out in Imphal, and surrounding areas was `state sponsored violence’. Addressing the press conference, National Women’s movement, Ms. Annie Raja and Nisha Siddhu, General Secretary and National Secretary of National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) and advocate Deeksha Dwivedi had also been prosecuted for describing the protest of the Meira Paibis (women belonging to the ...

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Two missing teenage sisters from Shopian traced

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Meer Irfan The two minor girls who went missing from their home in south Kashmir's Shopian have been traced in Srinagar. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a family member confirmed the development and said that the duo has been traced in Srinagar. They said that family is on the way to Srinagar's Child Welfare Centre where the duo has been taken. An official of the Child Welfare Centre Srinagar confirming this said, "the sisters are being taken care of since Monday evening." The official also confirmed that the duo were traced alone, not in the company of anyone else. 'The sisters were on their own when they were found," the official said. Earlier, The Kashmiriyat reported that Raziya Jan and Asmat Jan have been missing from their home in Pahnoo area of Shopian in south Kashmi...

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SC disregards center’s fresh affidavit on 370; ‘Abrogation weakened argument for secession’ say local leaders

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Political parties from Jammu Kashmir have expressed hope in the Supreme court which has said that it would hear the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir. The bench said that the hearings will be held on a day-to-day basis from August 2, leaving Mondays and Fridays, which are meant for hearing miscellaneous cases by separate benches. The bench comprising the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant directed the petitioners, respondents and the interveners to file all documents, compilations and written submissions by July 27. Supreme Court also disregard Central govt's fresh affidavit about the end of militancy, decline of violence in Jammu Kashmir post abrogation. Mehbooba ...

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After autonomy, Admin takes away recruitment powers from SKIMS

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After autonomy, Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Tuesday said that all Gazetted/Faculty vacancies/posts under direct quota at SKIMS, Soura and Medical College, Bemina shall be made through J&K Public Service Commission (PSC). In an order by the General Administration Department (GAD), a copy which lies with Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Dot Com reads “That the recruitment against all the Gazetted/Faculty vacancies/posts under direct quota, borne on the establishment of SKIMS, Soura as well as SKIMS Medical College, Bemina, henceforth, shall be made through J&K Public Service Commission.” “This is in continuation to this department's reference No. GAD(Adm)S1/2020-IV Gated 15.01.2021 vide which the SKIMS stands already advised about filling up all ClassIV and Non Gazett...