Jammu: Former Chief Minister of J&K and President People’s Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday blamed the UT Government for the breach in security of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. The government is fully responsible for the security breach of pundits in Kashmir

While talking to media persons here in Anantnag distirct, Mehbooba asked the Authorities how the list of Kashmir Pandits got leaked to terrorists in the Valley.

Former CM Mehbooba said that BJP is only using sufferings of Kashmiri Pandiths for political mileage and have failed to protect them.

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has urged all industrial and commercial unit holders to install meters that can read both KVAH and KWH units.

In a statement, KPDCL said, “As per the new tariff policy issued by JERC FY22-23, all LT Industries (below and above agreement load of 50KW) and Commercial 3 -phase Installation has been mandated to be billed on KVAH instead of KWH”.

“Therefore, KPDCL as a corporation requests all the Industrial and Commercial Unit Holders to kindly install meters that can read both KVAH and KWH units. Those installations that have meters installed reading KVAH, as well as KWH, need not change their respective meters”, it reads.

For further details please get in touch with your local Sub-Div Office. New meter purchase costs are to be borne by the unit holders. KPDCL is committed to providing a better and more reliable power supply,” the statement reads.

New Delhi, Dec 6: The Union Home Ministry is going to hold a high-level meeting to review security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
The high-level security review meeting will take place this noon at the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi.
According to official sources, the high-level security meeting will be held in a hybrid mode.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will chair the meeting, and discuss internal security as well as the current security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. (Agencies)

Srinagar, December 6:

Farooq Abdullah, who had recently announced that he would step down as the National Conference (NC) president, was on Monday re-elected unopposed as the party chief. He said boycotting the panchayat polls in 2018 was a huge mistake. The poll was held at the party head office in Srinagar.

Abdullah also warned the government and the security forces not to interfere in any election process. He threatened to launch a protest if such things crop up. “I want to tell the party that boycotting the panchayat elections (in 2018) was a huge mistake. Remember this, we will not boycott any upcoming election. Instead (we will) contest and win them,” He said while addressing a party session.

On November 18, Farooq had said he would quit in December to hand over the mantle to the younger generation, a move termed by his party a “sudden announcement”. Farooq said he wanted to step aside but was persuaded to continue as “the current phase was a difficult one”.

Referring to his son Omar Abdullah’s announcement that he would not contest elections as long as J&K remained a UT, Farooq said Omar should contest elections. “If we have to fight them, we all have to contest elections,” he added.

The 83-year-old succeeded his father Sheikh Abdullah as NC president in 1981. He has been holding the current position since 2009. He has served as the CM of the erstwhile state of J&K thrice — 1982-84, 1986-90 and 1996-2002.

SRINAGAR, Dec 6: Intense cold coupled with mist and haze at many places continued unabated in J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday.
Pahalgam remained the coldest place, recording a low of minus 3.8°C, quoting a meteorological department official here.
He said it was 0.5°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Srinagar, he said, recorded a minimum of minus 2.2 against minus 3.4°C which was the coldest so far this season in the summer capital.
The MeT official said, today’s temperature was 1.3°C below the normal for this time of the year in Srinagar which also remained engulfed in mist this morning.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 2.2°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.2°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 0.8°C against minus 1.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C below normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.5°C against minus 3.3°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 0.2°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 2.7°C, the same as on the previous night, the official said. It was 1.3°C below normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 7.3°C against 8.1°C on the previous night. It was 2.5°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.6°C (below normal by 2.7°C), Batote 3.1°C (1.2°C below normal), Katra 7.8°C (1.1°C below normal) and Bhadarwah 1.0°C (0.1°C below normal).
In Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 8.0°C, Kargil minus 11.4°C and while details regarding mercury in Drass, the world’s second coldest place after Siberia, were not immediately available, the official said.
The MeT department has forecast light to moderate snowfall in Kashmir from evening of December 9 to 10.
“A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from December 9. Under the influence of the system, there is a possibility of light snow over plains and lower reaches, light to moderate snow over middle and higher reaches during 9th December (evening) to 10th December (evening) particularly over north, northwestern, central parts of Kashmir and South Kashmir,” the MeT official said. (Agencies)