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Over 32 Lakh People Issued Domicile Certificates: MHA

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A total of 32,31,353 applicants have been issued Domicile Certificates in Jammu Kashmir as of December 31 last year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Parliament on Tuesday. Citing information provided by the J&K Administration, Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said these applicants were among the 35,44,938 people who filled applications for the issue of Domicile Certificates have been received till December 31. "As of December 31, 2020, a total of 31,08,682 Domicile Certificates have been issued to the dependents or holders of erstwhile Permanent Resident Certificates in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir," the Minister said in a written reply. However, a total of 2,15,438 applications have been rejected as of December 31 last year. Rule 5 o...

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Shia Advocate Announces Cash Prize of 11 Lakh for Anyone who Beheads Wasim Rezvi

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Amir ul Hasan Jafri, who is the former president and senior advocate of the Moradabad Bar Association, has said that anyone would behead Wasim Rezvi would be awarded a cash prize of 11 Lakhs by Jafri. During the ongoing Rahat Maulai Qaumi Ekta program in the IMA Auditorium in Moradabad, Hassan Jaffrey announced that anyone beheading the former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, would be awarded a reward of Rs 11 lakh. Jafri said that Muslims globally condemned the petition filed by Wasim Rizvi against the 26 verses of the Quran in the Supreme Court. He said that he will collect money from the bar association. "If the amount falls short after this, I will also sell my child," Jafri said. There has been anger amongst the comments made by Waseem Rizvi in which he petitione...

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Masked Men Rob Grameen Bank in Srinagar Outskirts

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Three masked men on Tuesday afternoon robbed a bank in the Mujgund area in the outskirts of Srinagar and decamped with cash amount of around 3.5 lakh. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that three masked men broke into the Grameen Bank Mujgund branch and looted a cash amount of Rs 350000 from the bank. They said that as soon as the incident was reported to police, a police team from Parimpora police station reached the spot to ascertain the facts.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/vibramycin.html Meanwhile, an official said that the police team is on the post and was ascertaining the facts about the bank robbery. He said that further details will be shared later—(KNO)

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Jammu Kashmir Police Prevent Two Youth from Joining Militancy in Ganderbal

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Rayees Shah The Jammu Kashmir Police have managed to locate two youth who had left home to allegedly join militancy in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The SSP of Ganderbal Khalil Poswal said that a youth hailing from Kurhama and another one hailing from Batwina village had left home to join militant ranks a couple of days ago. They said these youth had taken this step without informing their families. After receiving information, both these youth were located and are being counseled. Meanwhile, the SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal in his tweet said that Ganderbal Police succeeded in bringing back two youth hailing from Batwina and Kurhama, Ganderbal who had left home to join militant ranks. He said parents were unaware of their clandestine activities.

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CBI Files Case Against 17 Army Officials in Connection with Recruitment Scam

INDIA

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a corruption and criminal conspiracy case against 17 Indian Army personnel including five Lieutenant Colonels and two Major-ranked officers and six others in a recruitment scam at several Service Selection Board centres, Hindustan Times reported. On Monday, CBI Spokesperson R C Joshi said that the agency carried out raids at 30 locations across 13 cities including the Army’s Base Hospital in Delhi Cantonment Area, residences of several accused in Bhatinda, Kapurthala, Kaithal, Palwal, Lucknow, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, Guwahati and Jorhat. Among the officers named in the CBI FIR are Lt Col MVSNA Bhagwan, Lt Col Surender Singh of 31 SSB centre North, Lt Col YS Chauhan of 6 Mountain Division Ordnance Unit, Lt Col Sukhdev Arora...

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India Record 24,492 Covid-19 Positive Cases in past 24 Hours

INDIA

On Tuesday, India registered 24,492 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,14,09,83. The country’s toll rose to 1,58,856, with 131 deaths reported in 24 hours. Active cases went up by 4,170 to 2,23,432. The number of recoveries reached 1,10,27,543. Reportedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called a meeting on Wednesday, 17th March. He will be meeting all chief ministers to discuss a surge in coronavirus cases in several parts of the country. He is also expected to review India’s vaccination drive. This will be the first meeting between the prime minister and chief ministers since India launched its inoculation drive. On Monday, Maharashtra recorded 15,051 cases, pushing the state’s overall tally to 23,29,464. While this was slightly lower than the cases registered a ...

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Three Students of Women’s Degree College in Srinagar test Covid Positive

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Three students of the Government Degree college for women in Srinagar were found to be covid positive during the Corona Training Campaign at the Women's College Srinagar. The college management, however, has decided to not shut the institute saying, "Necessary protocols are being followed in the college to prevent the spread of infections". According to a report published by Jagran, 512 samples were collected in the college under this campaign. On examination, the infection was confirmed in three girl students. Pertinently, last week the principal of Islamia College of Science and Commerce ordered the closure of the establishment for a week after two members of staff were found to be covid positive. The colleges were reopened on February 15 in the winter areas of the Kashmir di...

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Another Aircraft Shaped Balloon with PIA Sign Recovered in Jammu Kashmir

INDIA

Days after an aircraft-shaped balloon with PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) written on it, that fell in Jammu’s Bhalwal area was recovered by JK Police on Tuesday another similar balloon was recovered by police last week on March 9, after it landed in Sotra Chak village of Hiranagar sector of Jammu. As per reports Locals saw the balloon in Sotra Chak village and informed the police. On receiving the information, the Rajbagh police team in Jammu reached the spot and seized the balloon. The matter was under police investigation.

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30-Year-old Man Falls From House, Dies in Srinagar

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A 30-year-old man died after he fell from the first floor of a residential house in the Chanapora area of Harwan in Srinagar. Official sources said that a 30-year-old man identified as Bashir Ahmad Khatana, son of Fazal Khatana of Kupwara, who was working as servant at the residence of Sheikh Yasir at the Chanapora area of Harwan fell accidentally from the 1st floor of the residential house. He was immediately rushed to Bone and Joint Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, they said. Meanwhile, proceedings under section 174 has been initiated in this regard and investigation has been launched. KNO

Mar152021 by News DeskNo Comments

Protest and Complete Shutdown Against Frequent Power Cuts in Dooru, Anantnag

SOUTH KASHMIR

Waris Shah Scores of people on Monday staged a protest demonstration in South Kashmir’s Dooru area of Anantnag district against the erratic electricity from past weeks. The protesting People assembled at Main Market Dooru and raised slogans against the district administration and power development department (PDD) for failing to provide uninterrupted power supply in the area. “From last several weeks Dooru town is reeling under darkness as PDD has failed to provide power supply as per schedule. The department has resorted to unscheduled power cuts, forcing us to come out on the roads,” said locals protesting.