Srinagar, Mar 6 : Authorities on Friday said that high speed internet services and prepaid calling across Kashmir will be restored by evening following a review of the prevailing situation, officials said.

The services were suspended on Sunday following the protests over the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Sources within the security establishment told  that internet connectivity, and prepaid calling which had been restricted as a precautionary measure in parts of the Valley, will return to normal later in the evening.

Officials said the decision comes after the situation across Kashmir remained largely peaceful throughout the day on Friday.

Notably, internet services were restricted to 2G speed and outgoing prepaid mobile calling services were suspended on Sunday, March 1. (JKNS)

Srinagar, Mar 6: Authorities on Friday said that normalcy has been restored across Kashmir and all restrictions imposed earlier as a precautionary measure have been lifted.

Senior officials within the security establishment told that the decision was taken after the situation across the Valley remained peaceful and under control over the past few days and mostly today as it was Friday.

“There will be no restrictions in place now and normal movement of people and vehicles will resume across all districts tomorrow i.e; Saturday,” officials said.

“Friday prayers were offered across Kashmir and culminated peacefully,” official said.

Authorities, however, said that security forces will continue to maintain routine deployment to ensure law and order and keep a close watch on the situation.

“Notably, restrictions were imposed across all districts of Kashmir on Sunday, March 1, following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”

Srinagar, Mar 6: The Kashmir Valley is likely to continue facing dry weather conditions for another two weeks, as no major wet spell is expected until at least March 18, the Meteorological Department said on Friday.

Speaking to the media, Director Meteorological Department, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, said that Kashmir experienced an unprecedented dry spell throughout February, which has persisted into the first week of March.

“The weather remained dry throughout February, and the dry spell is continuing in the first week of March as well,” Dr. Mukhtar said.

He said that despite the prolonged dryness, both day and night temperatures are expected to remain moderate in the coming days. However, the MeT chief added that although there is a possibility of very light precipitation in mountainous areas after March 7, it will not be significant enough to break the prevailing dry pattern.

“In the coming days, there is a possibility of light snowfall in the mountainous areas. However, overall, no significant wet spell or rain-snow is forecast until March 18,” he added. (KNS)

Syed Ata Hasnain Named Bihar Governor, Syed Ata Hasnain Named Bihar Governor; Kavinder Gupta Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor

New Delhi, Mar 5 : The President of India on Thursday accepted the resignation of Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose as the Governor of West Bengal and announced a series of fresh appointments and transfers of Governors and Lieutenant Governors across several states and Union Territories.

According to an official communiqué issued from Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shiv Pratap Shukla, currently Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana, while Jishnu Dev Varma, presently serving as Governor of Telangana, has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra.

The statement further said that Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland, while Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain has been appointed as the Governor of Bihar.

It also stated that R.N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu, has been appointed as the Governor of West Bengal. Meanwhile, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Kerala, will discharge the functions of the Governor of Tamil Nadu.

In another key change, Kavinder Gupta, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Vinai Kumar Saxena, currently Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, while Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

The communiqué added that all the appointments will take effect from the dates the respective appointees assume charge of their respective offices.

Srinagar, Mar 5 : Authorities have decided to continue precautionary restrictions across all districts of the Kashmir Valley on Friday in view of recent protests over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said.

The decision was taken as a preventive measure to maintain law and order and avoid any untoward incidents, they said.

Some parts of the Valley witnessed protests earlier this week following reports of Khamenei’s death amid air strikes in Tehran, prompting the administration to impose restrictions in several areas.

A senior official said the situation across Kashmir remained largely peaceful on Thursday, but the administration was not taking any chances.

“The restrictions will continue on Friday as a precautionary step to ensure that peace is maintained,” the official said.

Security personnel have been deployed in sensitive areas, while movement in certain localities may remain regulated depending on the assessment of district authorities, officials added.

They said the administration was closely monitoring the developments and would review the situation periodically. Further decisions would be taken based on the ground assessment, they said.

There was no report of any major law and order incident during the day, officials added.

Raise concern on Illegal Mining, Land Compensation, Waste Management etc  

Budgam: A delegation of J&K Climate Action Group -JKCAG & JK RTI Movement on Thursday had a detailed interaction with newly posted Deputy Commissioner Budgam Athar Amir Khan. The group led by Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat formally welcomed Athar Amir Khan for assuming the office of Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate Budgam and presented him a Cypress Plant as a token of gratitude. The group also presented him a memorandum related to environmental degradation in Budgam especially with regard to earth mining, riverbed mining, waste management.

During the meeting JKCAG & RTI Movement raised serious concern over non-payment of compensation to the Ring Road affected landowners from Wathoora Chadoora for which award stands to have been prepared and sent to NHAI by Collector Land Acquisition in November last year. Issues related to plantations on degraded land around Karewas, giving grazing rights to pastoralist communities and declaring Yousmarg , Doodhpathri and Tosamaidan as plastic free tourist destinations were also discussed. Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat thanked Athar Amir Khan for his role in ensuring setting up of STPs on Doodh Ganga during his tenure as SMC Commissioner.

“ As CM Omar Abdullah has formally laid the foundation stone for Sewage Treatment Plants-STPs on Doodh Ganga recently we urged upon DC Budgam to make sure this plant on Doodh Ganga downstream especially Chadoora to Mochwa Baghe Mehtab is set up efficiently as huge amount of around Rs 63 crores has been sanctioned for this work. DC Budgam assured that he will call a meeting of UEED officers soon to make sure better technology is used. He said that he would try to hold consultation with reputed institutions of the country in this regard. We discussed issues about sustainable earth mining and riverbed mining by obtaining proper environmental clearance-EC from competent agencies”   said Dr Raja Muzaffar

In addition to Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat the JKCAG, RTIM delegation consisted of Dr Rouf Malik, Mir Mushtaq, Advocate Shakir Parray and Gulzar Ahmad