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3 Years After it was Built, Rooftop of Degree College Anantnag Collapses Resulting into Damage worth Crores

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The rooftop of Boys Government Degree College Anantnag collapsed on Friday afternoon due to heavy snowfall resulting in damages to the building and loss of crores of rupees. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday afternoon, the roof of the college building that was constructed in 2017 by the Department of Roads and Buildings with a cost of 7 crore, suddenly collapsed resulting in damage to property worth two crores. They said that besides the rooftop, equipment like chairs, desks, trollies, racks, electronic and other digital equipment got damaged, the DC of Anantnag, Kuldeep Krishan Sidha also took a review of the damage. "We will not spare all those found guilty in executing this project in a mischievous way”, the DC said adding, “I will write to the Commissioner Secretary...

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People of Kashmir Will Never Forget August 5,2019: Mehbooba Mufti

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The President of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti has said that Kashmiris will never forget August 5, 2019, as on that day the Modi-led government usurped their rights undemocratically. Mehbooba Mufti while speaking to media in South Kashmir said that the people of Kashmir are very angry due to the decision of the Indian government. She added that nothing was going to be achieved by harassing the Kashmiri people through different tactics.buy lipitor online buy lipitor no prescription Mehbooba Mufti said that New Delhi must immediately stop harassment in the territory. She added that the people of Kashmir wanted a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute. She maintained that all issues can be resolved only through dialogue for which India has to negotiate with...

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J-K Police Introduces Highway Patrol Vehicles to Increase Security

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Further strengthening its security grid, Jammu and Kashmir Police have introduced highway patrol vehicles and launched CCTV network monitoring lab in Jammu. "There have been many infiltration attempts in Jammu province through national highway in past years. There have been many encounters and a larger number of arms and ammunition have been recovered at the highway," said Mukesh Singh, IGP Jammu Zone. "The security personnel have prevented these by strengthening the border grid. In this process, the police headquarters has introduced highway patrol vehicles which are equipped with screens, cameras and announcement systems," informed IGP. "These vehicles can send live feeds in the highway patrol vehicles CCTV network monitoring lab and police control rooms where head police offi...

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Bird Flu Scare- More than 100 Birds Found Dead in 3 Districts of Jammu Kashmir

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Mubashir Naik With the covid fear yet to be far from being over, A new disease Bird flu has sent a storm among the people of Jammu Kashmir. Panic has gripped across Jammu Kashmir on Thursday, as More than 100 birds were found dead in Rajouri, Kathua and Udhampur district from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening. The Administration has picked up the samples and burnt birds at far off locations. Joint teams of Wildlife and Animal Husbandry Departments have been constituted in all the districts and are closely monitoring the situation. Menawhile, the Principal Secretary Animal and Sheep Husbandry department Navin Choudhary has ordered a ban on import of Poultry products into J&K.

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SSP Anantnag Reviews Traffic Arrangement, Takes Stock of Situation in Anantnag

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The Senior Superintendent of Jammu Kashmir Police for Anantnag, Sandeep Chaudhary on Friday morning reviewed traffic management in the Islamabad (Anantnag) town after the massive snowfall that cut the majority of areas from the district headquarters. He spoke to several shopkeepers in the township while taking stock of the situation in the aftermath of the snowfall. "The past week has been tough for police to manage the traffic in Anantnag town due to heavy snowfall, Civil administration Anantnag has been prompt in its snow clearance operations which facilitated the traffic movement," SSP Sandeep said. "The SSP directed the policemen on the ground to help the public at such a crucial time especially ladies and elders," an official of Jammu Kashmir Police said.

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Bird Flu Scare- Admin Bans Import of Poultry to Jammu Kashmir

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Mubashir Naik In order to have a close eye on the bird flu Virus. the administration in Jammu Kashmir has banned the importation of poultry in J&K till 14-01-2021. This was announced on Thursday and comes into effect from Friday. An order issued by Navin K. Choudhary, principal secretary, agriculture and animal husbandry department, said, "In the wake of the spread of bird flu in neighboring states of J&K as a measure of abundant precaution and in view of the declaration of whole J&K as 'controlled area' for bird flu disease, the admin of UT of J&K imposes complete ban on import of live birds, including poultry and unprocessed poultry meat for any purpose into the union territory of J&K with immediate effect till 14-01-2021." Authorities have already said that ...

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Indian Army to Evacuate Kargil Lower Plateau- To be Provided Alternative Land within Six Months

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In a historic development, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the LAHDC Kargil and the Army to evacuate the Kargil Lower Plateau. The MoU was signed between the Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Baseer ul Haq Choudhary on behalf of the LAHDC, Kargil and Brigade Commander, 121 Infantry Division Brigadier Vivek Bakshi on behalf of the Army in presence of the Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan and the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Mountain Division Major General Praveen Kumar Airy, AVSM. As per the MoU, substitute land shall be provided to the Army near Maratha Unit Kurbathang and Mulbekh area. An official statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reads that the MoU also outlines that the Ar...

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No Fresh Covid Cases in Last 24 Hours in 8 Districts of Jammu Kashmir

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For the first time since the outbreak COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, no fresh cases have been detected in the eight districts across the Union Territory while three new deaths and 127 fresh cases reported from the rest of the districts on Thursday. Moreover, following the declining trend in the cases of the deadly infection, the administration has identified at least 18 hospitals and health centers to de-notify them from the category of COVID designated hospitals. Out of the 8 districts, 4 each belongs to Kashmir and Jammu regions. The data reveals that in Jammu region, the districts including Ramban, Poonch, Reasi and Kishtwar have not reported new cases of infection. Similarly, in the Kashmir region, the districts including Budgam, Anantnag, Bandipora and Kulgam have not detecte...

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Facebook Locks Donald Trump’s Account for Two Weeks

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Facebook has blocked US President Donald Trump’s accounts “indefinitely” and for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed. The decision by Mark Zuckerberg comes after Facebook announced on Wednesday it would Lock Trump’s account for 24 hours as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol. “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Thursday. He said the block would also apply to Facebook-owned Instagram. Twitter and Snapchat also temporarily locked Trump’s accounts on Wednesday. Civil rights groups including the Anti-Defamation Le...

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‘Video Could be Dubbed, May be Nobody was Inside the House’- Not the First Claim of ‘Fake Encounter’ in Hokarsar Srinagar

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Irshad Hussain Here in Shopian, scores of people have gathered at the house of Ghulam Mohammed Lone. Lone family lives in Shopian's Turkwangam area. The Shopian district has seen hundreds of Militant and civilian killings in the new wave of Militancy in Kashmir, which erupted in 2016. Prominent commanders of the "New Age Militancy" hailed from this apple-rich district of South Kashmir. Dozens of neighbours of the Zubair Ahmed Lone have gathered at his house in absolute amazement of the news that struck the area like a volcano on the 30th day of December last year, that three "Militants" had been killed in the encounter in Lawaypora area of Srinagar, one of them was 23-year-old Zubair. ALSO READ: ‘Ours was in Srinagar to Deposit Fees, Our Son Went to Repair his Bike’- Families Plead the...