Tag: State land Kashmir

Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday opposed the Jammu Kashmir administration’s eviction drive, saying the idea of retrieving state land in rural setting is “dangerous”. In a series of tweets, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Lone said that the administration cannot make people homeless and “when will these insane experiments backed by ugly muscularity end”. “Occupation of state Land in villages by inhabitants of a particular village is a generational practice and an irreversible reality. This practice is prevalent in the rest of the country. A sizeable percentage of the population is involved. U can’t make them homeless,” Lone tweeted. He further said the “whole idea of retrieving state land in rural settings is dangerous”. When will these insane e...

Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) while strongly condemning the J-K administration for issuing an order directing 100 per cent removal of encroachments from State land including Roshni and Kahcharai by 31st January has termed it as a ‘Draconian Order’ aimed at harassing the common people of this Union Territory. He appealed the Administration to immediately rollback the said order at the earliest in the larger interest of the people. In a statement issued to media here today, the senior National Conference leader accused the Govt of pursuing anti-people policies and arbitrarily issuing orders one after the other to further its anti people agenda especially in Jammu and Kashmir. He said it is really atrocious initiative on part of t...

The Jammu Kashmir admin has set a deadline of three months for the "removal of encroachments from the State land" across Jammu and Kashmir with the direction to all the concerned agencies to work in a coordinated manner. Quoting official sources newspaper, Daily Excelsior reported that in a high-level meeting held recently, Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta had detailed deliberations regarding the encroachments on the State land in the length and breadth of Jammu Kashmir, which continues to remain a matter of serious concern for the administration. In the meeting, the top brass of the Revenue Department shared with the Chief Secretary the district-wise details of the State land evicted from the encroachers since the issuance of directions in the past, sources said, adding even "so...

Jammu Kashmir administration on Thursday issues final notices for cancellation of land allotment to 586 entities which failed to set up units under the much-touted ‘new industrial development scheme. Notices have been issued as these units failed to deposit the land premium and execute lease deed, according to a top official. The step has been taken to provide opportunity to others in the long queue. The Jammu and Kashmir administration in January 2021 announced a new industrial development scheme (IDS) with a total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore to encourage new investment and take industrial development to the block level. Approved by the Government of India, the new IDS for was not only meant for ushering in an era of socio-economic development of the region, but also take developme...

Budgam administration Saturday retrieved 30 kanals of land from encroachers. An official said that acting upon instructions passed by Deputy Commissioner Budgam Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, authorities in Budgam retrieved state land from the encroachers during a massive anti-encroachment drive launched at Humhama Estate, Budgam. A joint team of Revenue, Municipality and Police departments and Forest headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Budgam Budgam, launched the drive to remove all encroachments on state land which can be used for community purposes in the area. The land under survey no.1026 measuring 30 kanals worth around 75 crores was retrieved during the anti-encroachment drive. Deputy Commissioner Budgam has given strict directions to speed up the drive against the land encro...

Sajad Hameed After the Pahalgam and Rajouri anti-encroachment drives conducted by the local administration, the residents of several villages in the Budgam district have received eviction notices from the Forest Department of Jammu Kashmir causing anguish among the dozens of residents. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a local resident said, "We have been living in these years for several generations, we have a proper living infrastructure here, Government-issued transformers, poles, drinking water supply, electric wires, water pipes, roads and everything else, why are we being asked to leave all of a sudden." He said that from the past few weeks, the Forest department has been sending notices in the Villages including Zilsidara Jabbad asking people to evacuate the lands immediately. ...