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According to the District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO) Anantnag, 11 candidates have withdrawn their nominations for phase-IV of upcoming District Development Council (DDC), Panchayat and ULB by-elections for Verinag and Shahabad blocks besides, Municipal Committee Dooru Verinag on the last date (23 November 2020) for withdrawal of candidature. These 11 withdrawals include 2 for DDC seats, 3 for Sarpanch, 4 for Panch, and 2 for ULB vacancies. Thus a total of 129 candidates are in the fray for the polls scheduled to be held on 07 December 2020 wherever it is necessary.

Waris Shah A 38-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside his home at Tantraypora area of Kokernag in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a man (name with held) was found by his family in an unconscious state on Tuesday morning in his house in this Anantnag area. The family shifted him to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. An official told The Kashmiriyat that after the completion of medical and legal formalities, the body will be handed over to family members for last rites, the official added. A police officer also confirmed and said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered in this regard and further investigation has been initiated.

The District Development Commissioner Anantnag K.K.Sidha (Chairman District Level Task Force Committee) for J&K Rural Employment Generation Programme today held a thorough interaction cum counseling session in DIC Ang. individually with each of the prospective entrepreneurs who had applied for financial assistance during B2V3 etc in the district. As per a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat by District Information officer, The meeting was attended by the members of the DLTFC for JKREGP. While interacting with the applicants, the DDC enquired about their educational backgrounds, skills, expertise and experiences etc. He assured them full support to channelize their energies towards positive and productive activities as per their skills and interests so that they get profitabl...

The Deputy Commissioner of South Kashmir's Anantnag district K.K.Sidha along with CEO on Thursday inspected the examination centres in Government Girls Model HSS  Ranibagh and Waqf Hanfia HSS Lalchowk Anantnag where JK BOSE class 10th & 12th examinations are being conducted. As per an official press release issued to The Kashmiriyat by Ditsrict information Office, the Deputy commissioner enquired from the concerned authorities about the facilities being provided to the students and took stock of the arrangements made for the smooth conduct of examinations in these centres. The Deputy Commissioner directed the principal Government Girls HSS Ranibagh to prepare and submit a detailed report/ plan for the development of school path, Heritage Gallery and for converting classrooms int...

The Deputy Commissioner of South Kashmir's Anantnag district K.K Sidha briefed the media persons about the demolition drive done by District Administration in Pahalgam. ALSO READ: SHOCK AND GRIEF, SCENES OF DEMOLISHED HOUSES IN GUJJAR AREAS IN KASHMIR'S PAHALGAM AS THEY FEAR MASS EVACUATION As per an official press release issued to The Kashmiriyat by the District Information office, He said that the drive was undertaken to retrieve the encroached forest & state land. The DC said that 1035 Kanals of land have been retrieved from encroachers, "No shelter was demolished in Lidroo area of Pahalgam," he claimed, adding, "Nobody who has forest rights has been evacuated from the areas." He said sections of media are portraying that the nomads have been left shelter less, however...

Sheikh Nadeem The Residents of Ara Koshipora Damhal and Palpora have demanded a functional of Receiving Station that is located at Ara Koshipora area of south Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District. The Locals of Damhaal and koshipora areas in this South Kashmir district staged a protest in front of the receiving station against the Power Development Department.buy lexapro online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/lexapro.html no prescription Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals told that the recieving station was sanctioned in 2018. "In 2019, the work on recieving station started, but it is still incompleted and non-functional, due to which the locals face hardships especially in winter session due to frequent power cuts," a local resident...

Irshad Khatana Travelling by foot into the higher reaches of Lidroo area in Pahalgam the former chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met the members of the indigenous Gujjar and Bakerwal community in the area. ALSO READ: Shock and Grief, Scenes of Demolished Houses in Gujjar Areas in Kashmir’s Pahalgam as they Fear Mass Evacuation  Mufti met various members of the community whose houses had been demolished in the recent demolition drive that the authorities say was launched against illegal occupants of the forest land. While warning the authorities of dire consequences against such "Anti People" moves, She said that the government is pushing these nomads to the wall by destroying their houses in the harsh winter. Hundreds of people w...

Sheikh Nadeem The Divisional forest officer of social forestry division Anantnag Shama Rohi along with SDM Pahalgam, CEO Pahalgam development authority, Tehsildar, and Employees of concerned department of social forestry started plantation of saplings in Pahalgam. Shama Rohi told The Kashmiriyat we have started this drive from Pahalgam for its beautification. "We planted at least 1.20 lac saplings under campa and other schemes. We have also covered different areas that fall around the forests to increase afforestation". Talking to The Kashmiriyat she said that every individual to have a right to play his role in keeping the environment clean and polluted free. She urged employees of the social forestry department to plant trees in institutions, Office premises, etc so that ...

Waris Shah A biker died during a tragic road accident early morning on Wednesday in near the Poolia in Verinag area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a bike bearing no JK02 BT -9895 collided with a tipper bearing the number JK 13 A 9311 at main road near poolia in Verinag. The accident resulted in the on-spot death of the bike rider, who was later identified as 18-year-old Shakeel-ur - Rehman son of Mohammed Ramzan, a resident of the Vavtharoo area in Nadoora area of Dooru. The Jammu Kashmir Police has registered an FIR in the reegard and taken up an investigation,

Sheikh Nadeem People from Palpora area in Dialgam of Anantnag district on monday staged a protest against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to provide them drinking water. Scores of women from Palpora assembled on road and blocked traffic for nearly three hours. The residents speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that due to immense shortage of drinking water family the residents approached concerned authorities many a times, but nothing was done on ground level. The protesters blocked the Kokernag to Anantnag road leading to a long and messy traffic jam in the road. Shouting slogans against the PHE Department, the locals demanded scheduled drinking water supply in area. Later on Deputy Superintendent of Police for Anantnag district along with the loc...