Tremors of an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan, were felt in Kashmir Valley on Saturday.
“In view of the overall improvement in the law and order situation and the prevailing circumstances in the Kashmir Valley, there is no justification for fresh registration of migrants at this stage”, he said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley as part of an ongoing investigation into terror-related activities and funding networks.
Emphasising their rightful place in Kashmir, Dr Abdullah said that with their children engaged in employment and education, would the migrated community want to return, as they have built homes where they currently reside in other parts of the country?
Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, against minus 6 degrees Celsius the previous day.
Addressing his party workers after inaugurating a new party headquarters here, a visibly emotional Gandhi said, "My family lives in Delhi. Before that my family lived in Allahabad. And before Allahabad, my family lived here."
The pilgrimage to the shrine has been cancelled as a precautionary measure due to Covid-19 and only security forces were deployed there on guard duty.
The Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed several times due to snowfall this winter.
Mir urged the Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha that essential commodities for valley should be airlifted on war footing and also steps be taken to evacuate the stranded passengers from different places.
Kashmir valley remained cut off from rest of the country for the past four days when the air services and the road links were snapped due to snow and poor visibility.
