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Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 6: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday unleashed an attack against the BJP-led Central government, saying that it harmed the relation between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country with its decision of abrogating the Article 370 provisions. The NC leader, while speaking to media persons here, said that no one there was happy with the decision to revoke the special status of the erstwhile state. “There is no doubt that they did it and they have hurt the sentiments of people while doing it. The promises made to Jammu and Kashmir were not promises made by one leader sitting in Delhi or a party, but it was the country that made promises to the people of J-K. The bond was not between a person in Delhi and...

Srinagar, Dec 06: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Wednesday said that if consumers use electricity judiciously, the authorities will minimise power cuts further. He said the government has made sufficient arrangements of power supply for prioritised installations including hospitals. “You will see better electricity supply this winter. Also if consumers use electricity judiciously, curtailments will be minimised further,” said Bidhuri. He said the government has made sufficient power arrangements for vital installations. “Directions have been passed to the concerned to ensure better heating arrangements in hospitals. Gensets have been made available to meet demands in exigencies,” he said. He added that people by and large should realise their responsib...

Srinagar, Dec 6: Cold conditions intensified in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded season’s coldest night at minus 2.0°C on Wednesday. A meteorological temperature department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.0°C against minus 1.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.1°C below normal for this time of the year in Srinagar. Qazigund recorded a minimum of minus 2.0°C against minus 1.6°C on the previous night, he said. The minimum temperature was 1.0°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, the official said. Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 5.1°C against minus 4.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.8°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 0.5°C against 0.2°C on the p...

Srinagar, Dec 5: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has asked amicus curiae in its suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to submit suggestions about alleged violations and encroachments which have allegedly taken place in seven wetlands recognised to be of international importance and declared Ramsar Sites in J&K and Ladakh. A division bench of Chief Justice, N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Kazmi asked Nadeem Qadri, the amicus curiae, to put forth suggestions to the comprehensive and voluminous report submitted by the Wildlife Warden, Kashmir, following his request for the same. “Accordingly, the amicus curiae may submit the same (views) along with his suggestions about certain alleged violations and encroachments which have allegedly taken place in Ramsar Wetlan...

Srinagar , Dec 5: The government on Tuesday ordered the transfer and posting of two officers, Kishore Singh Chib and Haris Ahmad Handoo and posted them as Special Secretaries in the Chief Secretary’s office and gave additional charge of Vice Chairman Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) to Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Athar Aamir-uI-Shafi. An order of the General Administration Department (GAD) issued here said that in the interest of administration, Chib, Special Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the office of the Chief Secretary. Haris Ahmad Handoo, Vice Chairman of SDA, has also been transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the office of Chief Secr...