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Notorious drug peddler held in Sgr

Notorious drug peddler held in Sgr

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Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested a notorious drug peddler in Srinagar and recovered contraband substances from his possession. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a police spokesman said that a police party of Police Station Zadibal led by SHO Zadibal under the supervision of SDPO Zadibal at a checkpoint established near Mill Stop Zadibal intercepted a person identified as Dawood Shafat Mir, son of Shafat Mir of Nowshera Soura. During checking, the officers were able to recover contraband substances from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to a police station where he remains in custody, police said. Accordingly, police said that a case under FIR number 32/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registe...

India-Pakistan LoC is ‘Killing Fields’ for Security Forces , Civilians: RTI

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The India-Pakistan International Border and Line of Control have witnessed maximum casualties and fatalities due to cross-firing on both sides under the NDA government, as per the latest RTI revelations here on Monday. There were a whopping 14,411 cross-border firing incidents from 2010 till February 2021, claiming a staggering 267 lives, as per RTI replies given to Pune activist Prafful Sarda. This includes 1,178 firings notched between 2010-2014 during the Congress-led UPA government and a staggering 13,235 from 2015 till February 2021 under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, according to the responses furnished by Sulekha, Director (S-JK) and CPIO in the Ministry of Home Affairs. In the fatalities recorded on the border killing fields, a total of 138 security personnel lost th...

Social Activist Spread Message of Anti Dowry at Shopian

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DDC Vice-Chairman participated in Spreading the same message Meer Irfan The social activist from the minor community, Aarenjeet Khalsa spread the message of the anti-Dowry system in the society at Shopian. Later, he was joined by several locals and vice Chairman DDC Shopian, Irfan Manhas, and social activist Mansoor Magray in the same Anti-dowry campaign. Everyone held placards with messages that dowry was an evil practice. Furthermore, he added that the unmarried generation must come forward and should object to the dowry system in the society so that there will be an end to late marriages and the poor ones are able to get married on time, too.

After a Two Year Gap, Kashmiri Pandits Take Out Janmashtami Procession in Kashmir

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After a gap of two years, Kashmiri Pandits took out a Janmashtami procession to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna here on Monday.buy norvasc generic buy norvasc generic Amid tight security arrangements, the procession started from the Ganpatyar temple in the Habba Kadal area of the city and passed through Kralkhud, Barbarshah before reaching the clock tower at the historic Lal Chowk, officials said. They said the procession crossed over the Amirakadal bridge, passed through the Jehangir chowk and returned to the temple. The devotees, including men, women and children, danced alongside the chariot and distributed sweets among people. A senior citizen among the devotees said it was after two years that they were allowed to take out the Janmashtami procession in Srinagar. ...

Failed to Understand Agenda of PAGD: Altaf Bukhari

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Says it has given up on its promises, commitments made to people of JK Former minister and Apni Party president, Syed Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that his party fails to understand the agenda of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and asked whether the conglomerate has forgotten its promises done with the people. Addressing a presser here at party office, Bukhari as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the PAGD made high and tall claims when it came into existence, but the conglomerate recently participated in the meeting of nearly two dozen opposition parties, which later come up with the statement as well. However, he said that the opposition parties didn't even mention a single word vis-a-vis restoration of Article 370, indicating that the congl...

Budgam Police arrested 03 notorious drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession

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During Naka checking at Dafpora Nasrullapora, the police party of Police Station Budgam intercepted one vehicle bearing registration No.JK04E-9755 EECO Van with 03 persons onboard, during the search of said vehicle, police party recovered 2.80 Grams of Heroin like substance, 5 Kgs of codeine-based syrup in a plastic container, 02 Bottles of codeine-based Syrup and 471 tablets of controlled medicine Alprazolam. The 03 arrested persons have been identified as - Jahangir Ahmad Mugloo@Jan Kandeel S/O Abdul Rashid Mugloo R/O Putlibagh, Firdous Ahmad Dar S/O Habibullah Dar R/O Nasrullapora, and 03 Manzoor Ahmad Dar@Jakass S/O Farooq Ahmad Dar R/o Nasrullapora Budgam. The vehicle used in the commission of the crime was also seized on the spot. Case FIR number 276/2021 under relevant sect...

Pakistan not in position to go on war with India: Rajnath Singh

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing Late Balram Das Tandon Memorial Lecture on national security on Monday said that the inability to wage a direct war against India forced Pakistan to work on the policy of giving 'death of thousand cuts' to India. Referring to the 1965 and 1971 war between Indian and Pakistan, Defence Minister while speaking at the event said that Pakistan has made several attempts to create an atmosphere of instability within India but their defeat in these wars completely proved that they are not in a position to do full-scale war with India. He further said that earlier this year in February, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the DGMO of India and Pakistan.buy metformin online buy metformin generic "We are in 'wait and watch mode' bec...

2 Youth Killed After Vehicle Falls in Gorge in Poonch

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Two youth were killed after a vehicle they were traveling in fell into a gorge in Surankote area of Poonch district on Monday, officials said. They said that at 0940 hours, a Eco vehicle (JK06- 542) driven by Imran Ahmed (25) son of Abdul Qayoom with other youth, Aabid Hussain (20) son of Mohammad Sadiq, sitting along, skidded off the road at Traranwali and fell down into 20-25 meters deep gorge. Both of them, residents of Murrah, received serious injures, they said. Meanwhile, locals reached the spot and removed the duo to nearby Sub District Hospital. However both of them were declared dead on arrival by the doctors who attended upon them. A police officer told GNS that a case has been registered and investigations taken up. (GNS)

CRPF 14th Battalion Celebrated “National Sports Day” at Government Higher Secondary School, Shopian

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Meer Irfan The 14th Battalion CRPF today Organised a massive and splendid Sports event at Shopian on National Sports day at Boys Higher Secondary Shopian. 300 Players From Different Areas Of Shopian participated In the Sqay Martial Art Event to spread the importance of Sqay Martial Art. A number of sports events were also organised on the occasion for different age categories for boys and girls Skye Martial Arts. The participants said that Sqay Martial Art is a game of Self defense and it keeps players physically and mentally Fit. The aim of the event was to motivate the students towards the importance of sports and to highlight the importance of sports in day to day life of students. The event was attended by large numbers of children and locals of Shopian district. O...

Policeman Arrested for Wife’s Murder in Poonch

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Police have arrested a policeman for murder of his 36-year-old wife in Poonch district, officials said on Monday. They said that the woman, a teacher by profession, was strangulated by the policeman along with his mother and the duo had placed the body at around 100 meters from the residence. Later the police recovered the body of the woman, Shanaz Akhter (teacher) at Keri Gulatta on August 24. While injury marks were visible, police filed a case (FIR No. 91) under section 302 and 109 of IPC at Police station Gurasi and started investigation. Subsequently, they said, the police worked out the blind murder case of the woman, a mother of three girls and a son. SDPO Mendhar Z A Jaffri told GNS that based on the technical and other evidence, it has found that the woman husband, con...