Month: February 2024

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that because of Article 370, over 40,000 people got killed in Kashmir and militancy and separatism increased in the Valley, but on August 05, 2019 PM Modi-led government struck down the Article once for all. Amit Shah made the remarks while addressing BJP National Convention in New Delhi today. Thousands of BJP delegates and leaders are taking part in the 2-day national convention of the party, which is being held months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the convention, Amit Shah, said that when constitution came into being its was decided that Article 370 is temporary, which means it needs to be struck down at an appropriate time, but due to appeasement politics that appropriate time never came in 70 years under the Congress ru...

Danishwar Hameed The residents of Agroo Zahipora, Kulgam, gathered peacefully for a protest against the frequent unscheduled power cuts. Despite diligently paying their monthly electrical bills, they said that they have been receiving a mere few minutes of electricity each day. The residents emphasized that they consistently receive bills totaling Rs. 1050 while enduring prolonged power cuts. “We understand the pattern of timely power cuts, but we don’t receive even two hours of consistent electricity supply”, a protesting resident told The Kashmiriyat. The dire consequences of the electricity shortage extend beyond mere inconvenience. "With exams looming overhead, students face immense challenges in their studies due to the unreliable power supply," a local resident said. ...

The family members of a woman, who was found mysteriously dead at her in-laws home in Zonimar area of Srinagar, Sunday alleged that she has been murdered, while her in-laws claimed she died by suicide. Speaking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), family members of the woman, identified as Mehvish, alleged that she has been murdered by her in-laws. One of the family members said that they tried to call her many times, but she was not available. “Her in-laws are claiming she died by suicide, but they have murdered her. We demand a thorough probe into the matter,” he said. Meanwhile, a police official told KNO that FIR under relevant sections of law has been registered, and investigation is underway. He said that the cause of woman’s death was also being ascertained—...

A man from Budgam lost his life in a road accident in Chandigarh on Sunday officials said. Reliable sources told News Agency Kashmir Scroll that a man identified as Mohammad Aslam from Pakherpora Budgam met with an accident at Mohali and died on the spot at around 3 am on Sunday. They said that Sajad was dealing in selling and purchasing vehicles and was in Gujrat to bring some vehicles. Sajad as per locals is survived by two daughters and a son besides wife and parents. They said that his dead body is being brought to his native area from Chandigarh.(KS)

The visitors will have to pay Rs 75 per head to enter into Asia's largest Tulip Garden as the government has revised the entry fee of all parks and gardens being maintained by the Department of Floriculture. As per an order issued by the Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reads that sanction is hereby accorded to the revision of Entry Fee/Tickets of All Gardens and Parks being maintained by the Department of Floriculture, Gardens and Parks. As per the revised entry fee, adults visiting all parks and gardens (except Tulip Garden and Children Park Hazuri Bagh, Srinagar) will have to pay Rs 30 each while the children below 12 years of age will have to pay Rs 15 per head. Both children as...

President of the All JK Shia Association, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari, has written to Jammu Kashmir Police to file a case against a Facebook page for  derogatory remarks made against the Shia community. In an official complaint filed with the Station Officer of Zadibal, Mr. Ansari addressed the dissemination of hateful rhetoric that has caused distress within the Shia community and has the potential to incite tensions within society. The complaint highlights a live video uploaded on Facebook by Mudasir Aziz, wherein a woman made offensive and demeaning comments referring to the Shia community as "Rafizi." The woman in this video is furthering holding her husband in disregard for living in a Shia locality and starting further that there was only one Sunni household in the locality, res...

Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Mussarat Islam, Saturday chaired a meeting with all Sub Divisional Officers of KPDCL to review the feeder-wise AT&C (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses in Kashmir Division. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir, Er. Sandeep Seth, SEs of all O&M Circles and Executive Engineers of all Electric Divisions. During the review meeting, MD KPDCL issued standing directions to all SDOs to bring down AT&C losses and show visible improvement in smart metering saturation as well enhancing billing and collection efficiency. Directions were also issued to snap the power connections of those consumers who fail to pay their pending electricity dues. In order to ensure charg...