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Mentally unsound man injured after speedy CRPF vehicle hit him in Sopore

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A speeding CRPF vehicle hit and injured a man who is mentally ill in north Kashmir’s Sopore area of Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that a speedy CRPF vehicle hit and injured a mentally unsound man at Amargrah Bypass in Sopore town. "50-year old Abdul Majeed Najjar son of Mohi u Din Najjar, a resident of MET road Sopore got injured and was brought to SDH Sopore for necessary treatment," reports said. Meanwhile, Police official while confirming the incident said that the injured person is currently admitted in SDH Sopore where his condition is stated to be stable. The officials added that they had taken cognizance of the incident. (KNS)

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After Admin’s Assurance, 20,000 PDD Employees Call off Strike in Jammu Kashmir

OTHERS

The employees of the Power Development Department (PDD) in Jammu Kashmir have called off their indefinite strike late on Monday following an assurance from the administration. With the JK administration agreeing to all demands of the employees in principle, employees are currently on restoration work with immediate effect. The administration has set up a committee to look into the issues pertaining to the problems that PDD employees and engineers face. A decision to hold the joint venture that it wanted to sign with the Power Grid Corporation of India was also taken. The administration has also agreed to ensure the employees working with the power corporations will get their salary in time. Jammu Kashmir has been experiencing a power crisis since the protests began on Friday...

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UAPA Tribunal Seeks Zakir Naik’s Stand On 5-year-Ban

INDIA

A Tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Monday sought the stand of Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in proceedings to consider the Centre's decision to declare it as an unlawful association. The one-member Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, comprising Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel, issued notice in the proceedings after hearing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who represented the central government. On November 15, the Centre had declared IRF as an unlawful association for five years, saying that it has been indulging in activities that are prejudicial to the security of the country and have the potential of disturbing peace and communal harmony and disrupting the secular fabric of the country. Pursuant to section 5(1) of t...

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‘Significant Rise’ In Night Temperature As Chillai-e-Kalan Begins

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There was "significant" improvement in minimum temperature in J&K and Ladakh but most places continued to reel under sub-zero conditions as the 40-day long harsh part of the winter started on Tuesday. Weatherman said that "gradual" rise was expected in the night temperatures in coming days due to approaching "feeble" Western Disturbance. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of minus 2.8°C and was three degrees up from previous night’s minus 5.8°C. However, he said, overall it was below minus 1.3°C than the normal for this time of the year. The 40-day long ‘Chillai Kalan starts on December 21 it is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. The mercury in the world fam...

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DC Anantnag Invokes Section 144; Prohibits Any Strike by Employees

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The District Magistrate of Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla on Monday issued orders under Section 144 of Cr PC prohibiting employees associated with essential services including electricity supply, water, etc to refrain from calling any strike in the South Kashmir district. Dr. Singla in an order said that the employees must ensure that essential services are maintained/ provided uninterruptedly. He said that all essential services are functioning normally in the district with only minor disruptions. According to a press release, Dr. Singla carried inspections at various grid stations, receiving stations and feeders by concerned magistrates to ensure uninterrupted supply. He further said that students from various ITIs and Polytechnic colleges have been kept on standby to meet any e...

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The Kashmiriyat Impact: Work on Amberpora to Haritar Road Taken Up After 5 Years

REGIONAL, THE KASHMIRIYAT

The authorities have resumed work on Amberpora to Haritar road, which was abandoned nearly 5 years back. The abandoned work at the road had caused much resentment among the locals. The Kashmiriyat, in its 15th November edition, had carried a story highlighting the plight of the people of Sopore town and adjacent vicinity due to lack of proper road connectivity. Earlier the locals had complained that the road stretch from Amberpora to Haritar, which was considered a priority road, was in shambles. “The road is dotted with potholes which speak volumes about the tall claims of the administration of improving road connectivity,” the residents said. The road connects vital areas from Sopore to Srinagar, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Baramulla. A month after The Kashmiriyat carried the ne...

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‘Instead of addressing issues, those in power furthering agenda of disempowering people’ – Hurriyat Conference’s statement on PDD Strike

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On Monday, the Hurriyat Conference released a statement on the PDD Strike in Jammu and Kashmir, "expressing serious concern at the J&K authorities decision to privatise assets of the Power Department J&K" and merging them "with the Power Grid Corporation of India." The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, in the statement, said that at no other place in India had such kind of a merger taken place as the authorities were doing in Jammu Kashmir. "It becomes obvious that the policy of seizure of natural resources of J&K by the Government of India continues," the statement read, further. It also said that such decisions lead "to justified moral outrage among the people for their indigenous resources that continue to be under threat of being stolen." APHC also supported the...

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J&K records 5601 incidents of CFVs since Nov 2019: Defence Ministry

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Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 5601 incidents of Ceasefire Violations since November 2019; the Ministry of Defence informed the parliament on Monday. The Defence Ministry was responding to the query raised in the parliament, seeking the details about the number of times Pakistan has violated the Line of Control (LoC) during the last two years and about action taken in retaliation. Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Defence, Ajay Bhatt in a written reply, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that a total of 5601 instances of Cease Fire Violations (CFVs) were reported along the LoC under operational control of Indian Army in Jammu & Kashmir from 30 November 2019 to 29 November 2021. The MoS said that the troops deployed on forward posts enjoy complete ...

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Statement of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on the Electricity scenario in the UT on the sidelines of a function at Convention Centre

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I want to tell 1.25 crore citizens of Jammu and Kashmir that I understand your pain caused by the disruption in electricity supply due to strike by the power department employees. The well-being of each and every citizen is our top priority. Many Generations of J&K have spent their life dreaming about getting an uninterrupted 24 hours supply of electricity and we have taken the bold initiative of reforms in the power sector to realize that dream. Unfortunately, the people who were at the helm of affairs for many decades did nothing; they didn’t want the system to get better to bring qualitative change in people’s lives. Talks have been held with those who were on strike and as on date no dues/salary are pending on part of the government. I do not want to name them, but some p...

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Opposing Privatization PDD Employees Continue Protest in Anantnag

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Sheikh Nadeem Employees and engineers of the Power Development Department (PDD) of Anantnag district continue their protest at various places in Anantnag District aganist the 'privatisation' of grid stations and unbundling. Protestors assembled under one banner and raised slogans, saying that unbundling of the department would put employees as well as consumers to immense hardships as all the policies framed by the authorities would be only meant to gain profits. The employees were seen holding placards against the privatisation of power. The employees observed protests against the privatisation of electricity. The protesting employees said that they have put a four-point agenda in front of the government and said if their demands were not fulfilled, their protest will cont...