State land Kashmir Archives - Page 4 of 6

Jan302023 by News DeskNo Comments

Video: Jammu areas observe shutdown to protest state land ‘eviction’ drive

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Several areas of Jammu City Monday observed a shutdown to protest against the ongoing eviction drive over state land in the region. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that Sunjwan, Bathindi, and Malik Market and several other Muslim-populated areas in Jammu have shut down in protest against the eviction notices they have received from Jammu Kashmir admin. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYHFDWGDpXg Amid rain, Shops and other business establishments in the areas have shut down in the area. Several locals in these areas have received eviction notice including one Abdul Rashid Malik, a local who has donated his personal property in Sunjwan for the PDP office. As per the locals, a massive crowd has gathered at Nawabad area of Sunjwan in Jammu to protest against th...

Jan282023 by News DeskNo Comments

40 shops ‘built on state land’ sealed in Shopian, 406 Kanal retrieved, say officials

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The District Administration Shopian today said that it retrieved around 406 kanals of state land during anti-encroachment drives carried out across the district. In tehsil Shopian, 40 shops built on State land were also sealed today by Executive Magistrate (Tehsildar) Shopian, they said. A team of revenue officials under the supervision of the Tehsildar also freed 90 kanals of kahcharie and 12 kanals of state land in Ramnagri village during the anti-encroachment drive, an official press release issued to The Kashmiriyat read. ALSO READ: Officials mark over 75,000 Kanal of land ‘state land’ in Shopian district, details here: Providing a Tehsil wise breakdown of the eviction drive, officials said, in tehsil Keegam, a team of revenue officials under the Supervision of Tehsildar Keega...

Jan282023 by News DeskNo Comments

Over hundred kanal of ‘state land’ including 15 kanal belonging to former minister retrieved in Shopian, say officials

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Administration on Saturday said it retrieved about 15 kanal of land illegally occupied by former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu during the ongoing eviction drive in south Kashmir's Shopian district. "Among the 100s of kanals of illegally occupied land freed today, the Shopian administration retrieved 15 Kanals of illegally occupied high-value orchard land from former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu (15 Kanals). Govt's zero-tolerance policy ensures the land is used for public benefit," he said. On Friday, More than 343 kanals of State/ Kahcharai land was today retrieved from encroachers during anti-encroachment drives held across the district, officials said. The land retrieved from illegal encroachment includes 25 kanals, 12 marlas at village Zainapora of Tehsil Zainapora, 55 Kanal, ...

Jan272023 by News DeskNo Comments

Commercial structure of former minister demolished in Shopian

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A structure allegedly raised by a former minister was demolished in the Shopian town of south Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday afternoon a commercial structure raised by Ghulam Hassan Khan former minister of the Jammu Kashmir government was demolished by officials as a part of the ongoing eviction drive on state land. Ghulam Hassan Khan was the Social Welfare Minister in Jammu Kashmir Government. Earlier, on 25th January a structure raised allegedly by Ali Mohammed Sagar was demolished in Srinagar.

Jan202023 by News DeskNo Comments

Officials mark over 93,063 kanal of land under ‘state land’ in Kulgam, details here:

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Complying with the order of the Jammu Kashmir administration, the officials have prepared a list of the patches of state land in the Kulgam district of south Kashmir. The Kashmiriyat has learned that a total of 9597 patches of land registered under various Khasra numbers have been listed under various state land categories of the state land in the south Kashmir region out of which 5295 patches of land have been "encroached" upon while 4284 patches of land are vacant. ALSO READ: 1,65,000 Kanal of land marked as ‘state land’ by officials in Srinagar, details here: 1392 patches of land out of those listed as "Encroached" are being used for agricultural purposes, as per the documents. The documents reveal that a total of 93,063 Kanal (11632.8738 acres) of land have been mentioned as st...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

1,65,000 Kanal of land marked as ‘state land’ by officials in Srinagar, details here:

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Officials in the Srinagar district of central Kashmir have listed a total of 6926 patches of land registered under separate Kharsa numbers with the revenue Department of Jammu Kashmir as state land - out of them 6426 patches of state land have been encroached, while 503 patches of land are lying vacant. Documents accessed by The Kashmiriyat show that a total of 1,65, 182 Kanals (20647.7478) of land across seven tehsils of Srinagar have been marked as state land under various categories including Banjar e Qadeem, Khul, Maliyari, Gair Mumkin, Maidani, Bathoo among others. ALSO READ: State land ‘retrieval’ drives intensified across Kashmir: Here is the area wise list of state land in Anantnag The Jammu Kashmir admin has launched a massive drive to evict state land from the "encroachers" ...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Video: ‘State land’ eviction drives evoke protest in south Kashmir

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The land acquisition drive on part of the administration triggered a massive protest in the Larnoo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S5pgjiPmgk People living in far-off areas mostly from the tribal community participated in the protest in huge numbers. They denounced the policy of evicting people from the land terming it an injustice and anti-human. Notably, the JK admin has ordered the eviction of "encroachments" from the alleged state land by January 31 this month. The order has created widespread protests while politicians have expressed resentment, asking the government to reconsider the decision. The protest that was led by tribal leaders urged the LG administration to roll back the order saying that it will render ...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Anti-encroachment drives intensified in all tehsils of Ganderbal

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Shah Basit The Jammu Kashmir administration on Thursday "retrieved" 718 kanals of state land in the central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. An official said, on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shyambir a joint team of Revenue, and Police departments led by Additional Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Mehraj-ud-Din Shah today retrieved 718 kanals of State and Kahcharai land in various tehsils of the district. During the ongoing eviction drive, Ganderbal's district administration has retrieved 11600 Kanal of State land across the district as of today. While giving details about the anti-encroachment drives undertaken to preserve Government land, the DC said that the drive will continue and no one will be spared and all the "illegal encroachments" on the state land, wi...

Jan192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Officials mark over 75,000 Kanal of land ‘state land’ in Shopian district, details here:

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Officials in the Shopian district of south Kashmir have marked over 75,000 Kanals (9374.999 acres) of land under various categories of state land in the south Kashmir district. Documents accessed by The Kashmiriyat show that 5453 patches (units) of land marked by the revenue officials in Shopian have been "encroached" upon by people and are being used for agricultural purposes, and schools, among other purposes. The data shows more than 1799 patches of land are vacant in the Shopian district of south Kashmir. ALSO READ: State land ‘retrieval’ drives intensified across Kashmir: Here is the area wise list of state land in Anantnag The Jammu Kashmir administration led by Manoj Sinha has ordered the removal of all "encroachments" in Jammu Kashmir over the state land by January 31. Various...

Jan182023 by News DeskNo Comments

DDC Ramban passes resolution asking admin to stop ‘state land’ eviction drives

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The District Development Council Ramban has unanimously adopted a resolution to oppose the Manoj Sinha-led Administration's order to vacate "occupants" from the state land. A copy of the resolution, accessed by The Kashmiriyat, stated that the DDC Ramban unanimously passed a resolution with an appeal to the Lt. Governor to issue directions to the concerned authorities for preventing any adverse action which is detrimental to the farmers/landless people residing in villages and are wholly and solely dependent on the state land which they were occupying since decades. The DDC members, in their resolution, said, "Simply branding the occupants as land grabbers is not only unjustified but misleading as well. The historical aspect needs to be taken into consideration while deciding about s...