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Road-Widening a Distant Dream, Hyderbeigh-Chanderseera Road in Baramulla in Shambles

Road-Widening a Distant Dream, Hyderbeigh-Chanderseera Road in Baramulla in Shambles

REGIONAL
Bhat Yasir The Hyderbeigh-Chanderseera road stretch on eight-kilometer which connects several villages with the national highway in Baramulla is in dilapidated condition for years due to which the locals, commuters, as well as drivers, suffer. The road from Hyderbeigh passing through Wanigam, Hurhundpora, Behrampora, Dargam, and Tilgam to chanderseera area in Baramulla is in a pathetic condition which causes immense problems to the residents. Local residents of the area speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the road is in such a condition that even a pedestrian cannot walk on it. "The massive potholes like canals on rainy days shows the real condition of road." They said that the work on the road was started last year, and at some spots, the widening process was also carried ou...
Road infrastructure important for connectivity, public convenience : DDC Anantnag

Road infrastructure important for connectivity, public convenience : DDC Anantnag

REGIONAL
The District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Thursday said that strong road infrastructure is important to enhance the connectivity across the district besides giving convenience to public commuting on these roads. He said this while reviewing the progress on PMGSY roads in a meeting with officers and engineers of PMGSY, revenue and other concerned departments here at Dak Bangalow Khanabal. The DDC directed the concerned officers to immediately settle routine hindrances like court cases, ROWs, forest issues, contractor issues, shifting of utilities, compensation etc. so that road infrastructure is developed in the shortest possible time. Dr. Singla directed the officers of PMGSY to fully utilize the current working season and complete the ongoing/pending works...
30 years of Impunity: The Undocumented Chota Bazar Massacre

30 years of Impunity: The Undocumented Chota Bazar Massacre

WRITE-UPS
Along with Tufail Mattoo's murder, on every June 11, Kashmir also shudders remembering the bloodshed caused by the security forces in the Chotta Bazar Massacre of 1991, which marks three decades today. The limited sources available around this massacre say that around six CRPF men came to Chotta Bazar in the Downtown area of Srinagar from their camp at the Government Medical College, Karan Nagar, and started firing indiscriminately at the civilians. It is believed that these CRPF men were furious about the militant attack the same day at around 2:30 pm noon, almost half a kilometer away, on a CRPF bunker at Gada Kocha Zainakadal. The attack left a few CRPF personnel injured. And in the fury, the CRPF opened fire at the innocent civilians after a few hours of the militant attack. T...
31 year old Woman Commits suicide in Kokernag

31 year old Woman Commits suicide in Kokernag

ISLAMABAD
Waris Shah A 31-year-old woman was found lying dead in his room in Chree Panzgam village of kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. A police official told  The Kashmiriyat that a Women name (withheld) ended her life possibly by hanging herself at his residence at Chree Pangzgam village. He said that the Woman was rushed to the district hospital where doctors declared her dead. The body was then handed over to the family after completing necessary medical formalities. Police have taken cognizance of the incident and an investigation has been taken up, he added.
PDP Urges Government to Revoke Decision on Property Tax by Cantonment Board in Srinagar

PDP Urges Government to Revoke Decision on Property Tax by Cantonment Board in Srinagar

Politics
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said that they cannot participate in the ongoing delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir as the party at present has no incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) as well as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The party, while addressing a presser, also demanded revocation of the decision to charge property tax from the dwellers living within the jurisdiction of Srinagar Cantonment Board. PDP chief spokesperson, Suhail Bukhari, who was accompanied by the party’s additional spokespersons Najmu Saqib and Dr. Harbakhsh Singh Shunty, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the parties in J&K can individually decide on their participation in the ongoing delimitation commission. “However, as far as PDP is conc...
Muslim Filmmaker Booked with Sedition Charges for Commenting on Covid 19 Mismanagement

Muslim Filmmaker Booked with Sedition Charges for Commenting on Covid 19 Mismanagement

INDIA
On Thursday, the Kavaratti police booked the filmmaker and actress Aisha Sultana with charges of sedition and hate speech, on the complaint of BJP Lakshadweep wing president C Abdul Khader Haji, about her remarks on the Covid-19 situation in the UT at a panel discussion on a Malayalam news channel. Abdul Khader, in his complaint, alleged that Ms. Sultana, a native of Chetlat Island, had said that the Centre was using the Covid-19 as a 'bio-weapon' against the people of Lakshadweep. The Kavaratti police have registered a case against Sultana under Section 124A, 153B of IPC. On June 7, Sultana participated in a prime time debate on Malayalam news channel Media One and made remarks against the pandemic mismanagement by the present Lakshadweep Administration. The UT of Lakshadweep ...
Assam Chief Minister Asks Muslims to Control Birth

Assam Chief Minister Asks Muslims to Control Birth

INDIA
The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday asked the Muslim community in the state to adopt a “decent family planning” policy to deal with poverty and other social problems, the Hindustan Times reported. “We want to work with the minority Muslim community to control population,” he said while speaking at a press conference to mark the completion of 30 days of his government. “The root cause of issues such as poverty, land encroachment, etc, lies in uncontrolled population growth. I think we can put an end to a lot of social problems in Assam if the Muslim community adopts decent family planning norms.” Sarma said that his government will work towards educating the women of the community so that the problem can be tackled effectively. The government cannot allow encro...
Youth Critically Injured After Stabbed In Srinagar’s Noor Bagh Locality

Youth Critically Injured After Stabbed In Srinagar’s Noor Bagh Locality

REGIONAL
A 24-year-old youth has sustained critical injuries after stabbed by some unknown persons here in Noor Bagh locality this evening. Reports  said that the boy was outside his residence, when some unknown persons caught hold of him and stabbed him in his lower abdomen. Alerted by the cries of teenage boy, some passersby came to rescue, however the culprits managed to escape the spot till then. The boy has been identified as Huzaif Ahmad Mattoo, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Mattoo, a resident of Palpora Pamposh Colony. The boy was immediately evacuated to SMHS Hospital Srinagar, where his conditions continue to remain highly unstable. Meanwhile a police official confirming the incident to GNS said that a case has been registered in this regard for due investigations. (GNS)
Unlock doesn’t mean pandemic is over: DC Srinagar

Unlock doesn’t mean pandemic is over: DC Srinagar

REGIONAL
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad on Thursday said that unlock process started by the government doesn't mean that Covid pandemic was over. According to the news agency, DC Srinagar, Aijaz Asad along with Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar Sandeep Choudhary, Superintendent of Police (SP) East and SDPO East visited Lal Chowk today to see whether the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) were being followed by the people. “We visited here today to ensure that the SOPs are followed in letter and spirit. The government has announced unlock process, which doesn't mean the Covid pandemic is over,” he said. He said that doing away with SOPs leads to lockdown and other strict measures, therefore, the people must follow protocol in letter and spirit to fight ...
Massive fire breaks out at Baran Power Grid Station in Jammu outskirts

Massive fire breaks out at Baran Power Grid Station in Jammu outskirts

REGIONAL
Massive fire broke out at power grid station in Baran in the outskirts of Jammu on Thursday afternoon, officials said here. Officials told that the fire broke out at the grid station at around 3.30 pm today. "The reason of the fire is yet to be known, it is a major fire and fire fighting vehicles were put in service. Now the fire has subsided a little," an official informed.buy tadasiva online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/css/new/tadasiva.html no prescription He said that power supply of Akhnoor, Roopnagar, Kot Bhalwal, Ban Talab Poorkhoo, Thathar, Barnai, Baba Talab has got affected due to the fire incident—(KNO)