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Jan272023 by News DeskNo Comments

343 Kanals of State/ Kahcharie land retrieved from encroachers at Shopian, say officials

SHOPIAN

More than 343 kanals of State/ Kahcharai land was today retrieved from encroachers during anti-encroachment drives held across the district. The land retrieved from illegal encroachment includes 25 kanals, 12 marlas at village Zainapora of Tehsil Zainapora, 55 kanals, 23 marlas at village Nagisharan in Tehsil Hermain, 43 Kanals, 3 marlas in village Berthipora Tehsil Keller, 85 Kanals in village Chittragam Tehsil Chittragam, 28 Kanals in village Vedapora Tehsil Keegam, 12 Marlas in village Hergam Tehsil Shopian and 105 Kanals, 5 marlas in village Mahandpora Tehsil Barbugh of the district. During these anti-encroachment drives, commercial structures and land illegally occupied by influential persons including Ex. Minister was also demolished and land reclaimed. The drives were condu...

Jan242023 by News DeskNo Comments

Full dress rehearsal for Republic Day held at Shopian

SHOPIAN

Full Dress Rehearsal in connection with the celebrations of 74th Republic Day 2023 was held with great enthusiasm at District Police Lines in Shopian. The contingents of CRPF, JKP, Forest Protection Force, Home Guards, NCC cadets, and School Children of various Educational Institutions presented an impressive March past. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Shopian, Yar Ali Khan unfurled the National Flag, inspected the parade, and took a salute at the March Past. Speaking on the occasion, ADC put up the District Development Profile comprising ongoing projects and programs besides distinguished sector-wise achievements of the district. The ADC called upon the participating students to exhibit their best performance with the spirit of patriotism at the Republic day function to m...

Jan242023 by News DeskNo Comments

Water shortage hits Kulgam’s Mondhole village, residents suffer

SOUTH KASHMIR

Danishwar Hameed The residents of Mondhole village area Devsar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district are facing scarcity of potable water for the last few days, locals alleged today. Blaming the Jal Shaki department for ignoring their plight, the residents demanded immediate redressal of their genuine grievances. The residents said that acute water scarcity has hit their village in the last few days while the officials are paying no heed to their sufferings. “Over 200 households are without drinking water facility due to which locals are facing immense hardships,” Asif Ahmad, a local resident told. We are being deprived of water facility and despite repeated requests, the concerned department nor the administration is bothered to sort our hardships,” said another resident Ghu...

Jan222023 by News DeskNo Comments

DDC member installs 5 transformers in Anantnag area

SOUTH KASHMIR

A DDC member from the Achabal area of Anantnag donated six electric transformers to the people of the Achabal belt in the south Kashmir district. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, locals said that due to the lack of electricity, DDC member Sameena Hussain provided transformers to the Telwani, Sansuma, and Bulbul Nowgam areas of Anantnag. They said that the installation of transformers has brought relief to the local residents who had been suffering due to the shortage of electricity in the area. Accompanying her during the installation cum inauguration was Jammu Kashmir National Conference senior social media analyst JKNC Hashim Hussain, who said, "It cost us around 6-7 lac on average, it is from DDC funds. We installed 250kv upgradation transformation in Telwani."

Jan202023 by News DeskNo Comments

Gunshots fired by troopers on observing suspicious movement in Kulgam: Police

KULGAM

Police on friday said that security forces fired some rounds of bullets in air after observing suspicious movement in DH Pora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. In a brief handout to GNS, the police said that suspicious movement was reported during late afternoon in the main town DH Pora Kulgam. CASO was launched to search the area and some speculative shots were also fired. Police Kulgam, 9RR and CRPF 18 Bn are jointly conducting search, reads the statement.(GNS)

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

26 Jan, 2023 arrangements finalised at Shopian

SHOPIAN

To finalise the arrangements for Republic Day, 2023 celebrations, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today chaired a meeting of concerned officers at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex, here. The meeting finalized arrangements for smooth and error-free conduct of national event. The DC directed all the concerned departments to make fool proof arrangements for R-Day Celebration. He asked the security agencies to ensure fool proof security at all venues throughout the district. Various issues including seating arrangements, barricading, security, traffic regulation, drinking water and power supply, sanitation, first-aid, PAS, fire-tenders, Media gallery were discussed and finalized. The contingents of Police, CRPF, JKP, Home Guard, NCC, School children, bes...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Several Unit Holders in Pulwama yet to obtain lease-land rights despite paying hefty sums

PULWAMA

Despite paying the lease amount and rent since August last year, district administration Pulwama has not given possession of land to the Unit Holders who want to set up their units at Industrial Growth Centre Lassipora. At least 8 Unit Holders have taken 15 Kanal lands each on lease and for which every Unit Holder has paid Rs 4.50 lakh per Kanal. “Besides the lease amount, we have been paying rent since August last year and despite fulfilling all the formalities, no possession of land has been given to us,” one of the Unit Holders from South Kashmir’s Pulwama district told news agency Kashmir News Trust. The Unit Holders said that the leased land which they are supposed to obtain from the district administration Pulwama is still under the ‘illegal’ occupation. “Even Assistant C...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Locals of Khudwani area protest demanding drinking water

SOUTH KASHMIR

Danishwar Hameed A large number of residents including women assembled near Rahpora khudwani to stage protest against the Jal Shakti Department. Amid slogans, the protestors also blocked vehicular movement on the road. While speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the protestors said that the Jal Shakti Department is playing with their lives by not supplying them with drinking water. “We are facing an acute water crisis and no one from the department is concerned about that," they added. Meanwhile, the concerned Xen Jal Shakti Department Shahnawaz Ah assured that the water crisis in the village will be sorted out very shortly. He directed the concerned officers of the said area to restore the old line as soon as possible.

Jan182023 by News DeskNo Comments

PDD engineer dies of cardiac arrest in Kulgam

SOUTH KASHMIR

An assistant executive engineer of the Power Development Department (PDD) died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that AEE Mohammad Ayoub of Bon Dailgam area of Anantnag died when he was on his way to attend to his duty in Yaripora. He said Ayoub was posted as AEE at sub-division Yaripora in Kulgam district. “He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival,” the official said—(KNO)

Jan132023 by News DeskNo Comments

Kulgam: Elderly man dies, his house gutted hours after his death

KULGAM

A tragedy struck a family in Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir's Kulgam on Friday after an elderly man died on Friday while his residential house was gutted in a fire incident a few hours after his death. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Rouf Ahmad Lone told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that an elderly man (house owner) died early morning on Friday after a few hours his house caught fire. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Khatana son of Ali Mohd Khatan, a resident of Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam. Rouf said immediate relief was given to the family and he himself visited the spot along with other officials. “As per SDRF norms we will forward the case within the shortest period of time so that the family gets compensation...