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A media outlet based in Srinagar on Thursday published an editorial 'Pro-People Move’ while referring to the admin's recent order over the imposition of Property tax in Jammu Kashmir. The editorial further read, critics who oppose the tax are envying the prosperity of Jammu Kashmir. ALSO READ: Property tax to be imposed from April 1 in Jammu Kashmir, Here is everything you need to know The organization also published a video of over one minute with the concluding remarks, "So, let us all deposit property tax." The outlet also tagged a senior official of Jammu Kashmir administration in their video. The scenario, however, on the ground is not as rosy. As the External Affairs of the Government of India, S. Jaishankar recently remarked the age more than anything is a battle of narratives. "A...

Kupwara district has huge potential in the industrial sector and thermal power generation as there are around 17 lakh metric tonne major mineral deposits available in different areas of this frontier district. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iFcZKcR1mA An official handout said that 9 Lakh metric tonne Lignite deposits are available at Nichahama and Hangnikkot areas of the district, and have huge potential of thermal power generation. Likewise, at Awoora and Zirhama, there are 8 lakh metric tonne high quality Marble deposits which can revive the industrial sector and can provide ample employment opportunities in the district. District Mineral Officer (DMO) Kupwara, Dr.Shujat Ahmad Qureshi in a statement said that Geology and Mining department has seized 440 vehicle...

Sajad Chopan Chaos is rising in the Daksar neighbourhood of Gool's Dalwah area in Jammu Kashmir's Ramban district, and villagers are moving their valuables and cattle in preparation for the worst, which they think is on the way. People have been forced to abandon their ancestral homes and farmlands. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyZvHO48ofA   The panic spread around 2:30 AM on Friday (17 February 2023), when the locals felt the ground beneath them was slipping away. As the residents moved out of their houses, they witnessed the collapse of two residential houses and several others had developed cracks. An ancestral graveyard of the locality also sunk during the incident. "We could save only one dead body, the rest of the graves just slipped away during th...

The Jammu Kashmir administration has announced the rules for levy, assessment and collection of property tax from the residents of Jammu Kashmir. In a copy of the order accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the administration has said that the Taxable Annual Value (TAV) of a property under the Act and the property tax due thereon for a financial year shall be calculated in accordance with the formula given in Schedule-l to these rules (which are mentioned below). Against media reports, both residential and non-residential properties have been included in the collection of the property tax. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) authorized the JK administration to impose property taxes through Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Municipal Committees in October 2020 after the acts were ...

Sajad Chopan Fear is growing here in the Daksar area of Gool's Dalwah area in the Ramban district of Jammu Kashmir and the residents are packing up their belongings and cattle in fear of the worst that they fear is approaching. People have been forced to leave behind their ancestral houses and their farmlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24TU92cXxec Around 5 AM on Friday (17 February 2023), chaos gripped the area when the ground suddenly started sinking which resulted in the sinking of two residential houses while about 10 more houses developed massive cracks. As soon as the ground started sinking, the local residents started rescue operations and successfully evicted people from their homes, including their livestock and valuables, who were at high risk. Speaking to The...

Sajad Choppan Amid the massive noticeable environmental changes in Jammu Kashmir, the changed colour of a tributary of Chenab river in the Kishtwar area has triggered panic among the local residents of the area. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat said the Chatroo Sub-Division of Kishtwar said they spotted the flow and the colour of the Chatroo river, a tributary of Jhelum, having suddenly changed. As the news spread in the locality, many people rushed to the banks of the river to witness a shift in its colour and flow. "The upper layer of the water seemed white," a local Ashraf Khan said. Ashraf, 62, said that he has never seen such a phenomenon in his entire life. "Never in life have I seen this river change its form or shape. This is for the first time in my life that I have seen the r...

The air quality in Kashmir has been consistently deteriorating for the past three years, reveals the data compiled by the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board (PCB). Pollution Control Board (PCB) data accessed by news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has revealed that the air quality has been deteriorating more in winters and Lasjan area has the most polluted air. The Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM 10) levels at all four stations in Srinagar have shown a steep rise in the last three years. At the Raj Bagh station, the yearly average of PM-10 level for year 2021-22 was 139.26 µg/m³ against the permissible limit of 60 µg/m³ while at the same station it was 73.88 µg/m³) in year 2019-20 and 89.61 µg/m³ in year 2020-21. At the Khonmoh station, the yearly ...

From 14.8 per cent in December, the unemployment rate in Jammu Kashmir has shown a spike of over 7 per cent for the month of January, which is the highest in states and UTs across India. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), monitoring monthly unemployment in India, has pegged Jammu Kashmir's employment rate at 21.8 percent in the month of January. The monthly figures of the unemployment rate maintained by CMIE since 2016 show that in August 2022, unemployment reached the highest over the years when it jumped to 32.8 per cent. In the month of December, unemployment went down to 14.8 per cent against the 22.4 per cent unemployment rate in November. Pertinently, the states of Uttar Pradesh (4.2), Bihar (11.9), and Haryana (21.7) are ahead of Jammu Kashmir. Recently, the Ja...

The Geological Survey of India has found 5.9 million tonnes of Lithium inferred resources (G3) in Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi District of Jammu Kashmir. Lithium is the key component in manufacturing of EV batteries. The government on Thursday said lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu Kashmir, as per a report by Indian Express. Upon exploration by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), lithium reserves have been found in Reasi district of Jammu Kashmir. Earlier, the mines ministry had said that to strengthen the critical mineral supply chain for emerging technologies, the government was taking several proactive measures to secure minerals, including lithium, from Australia and Argentina. Currently, India is import-dependent for many m...

The Jammu Kashmir admin has notified rules for the Jammu Kashmir Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2023’. In October, The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order'. ‘The Jammu Kashmir Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, is a reform in the existing system and permits diversification of commodities & services other than those distributed under the TPDS at FPS, which will, besides making FPSs economically viable, will help in putting an end to leakage/pilferage, the admin said. In a copy of the order, of which a copy is available with THe Kashmiriyat, The JK admin has said that the Government shal...