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Nov272021 by News DeskNo Comments

Coaching Industry: Amid concerns of Covid related lockdown, Admin yet to clear its stand

EDUCATION

Amid concerns over the new Covid-19 variant, the administration of Jammu Kashmir is yet to clear its stand about the fate of the coaching industry which runs into millions in the Valley, especially in Srinagar city. During this peak season, parents are admitting their kids to different coaching centers, paying hefty sums but operators of these centers are still unsure whether the government will allow them to operate offline or not. “You don’t know when the government will impose Covid related lockdown. We are unsure about it while there are reports that Covid-19 cases are rising. The imposition of lockdown will badly hit coaching centers,” an owner of a reputed coaching centre told news agency Kashmir News Trust. Owner of another reputed coaching centre said that he doesn’t want ...

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Vehicle theft incidents on rise: Auto-thieves make a killing without any ‘fear of law’

OTHERS

Auto thieves are making a killing in Kashmir by lifting parked vehicles whenever they find an opportunity. Earlier, bike thefts were frequently reported by victims in different police stations but now four wheelers are on the radar of auto thieves. In a latest theft of incident, Sajad Ahmad Khardari of Bangidar village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district reported at police station Anantnag that on his Santro vehicle (JK03A-8781) has been stolen away by some unknown persons from Bye Pass near Sports Stadium Anantnag. Police much satisfaction to the affected person registered an FIR vide number 490/2021 under section 379 IPC and assured the victim in affirmative. There are number of persons from Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district whose vehicles have been stolen and never recovere...

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Five Kashmiris Selling Warm Clothes Assaulted in Ranchi- Forced to Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Slogans

INDIA, REGIONAL

Kashmiri youths who sold hot clothes in the Doranda area of Ranchi were thrashed by a mob in the area. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat state that the incident happened on Saturday Saturday, around 11 o’clock when a mob rounded up the Kashmiri youth and started beating them without any provocation. The group of Kashmiri vendors selling warm clothes and Shawls was also robbed of their possessions by the mob. The five identified as Mohammad Burhan, Tanveer, Sartaj, Riyaz, and Ghulam Nabi said that they were selling clothes when around twenty miscreants attacked them near Kadrupul and looted many of their belongings. Police have said that the matter is being investigated. The statement of Kashmiri youths who have alleged assault has been recorded. The Police have also arrested thre...

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MeT Predicts Snowfall on 4 and 5 December

REGIONAL

The Meteorological (MeT) Department of Jammu Kashmir predicted light to moderate snowfall in Kashmir valley on December 4 and 5. The probability of snowfall on the -4 and 6 of December is more than 50 percent, till then the weather in Kashmir will remain dry mostly. Amid an overnight cloud cover in Kashmir and Ladakh, freezing cold conditions eased a bit with Srinagar recording a minimum temperature of 0.4°C on Saturday. Freezing cold conditions eased a bit in Kashmir and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording 0.4°C on Saturday. Mercury in Srinagar settled at 0.4°C against the previous night’s minus 1.3°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C which is the lowest temperature recorded so far this season.

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Residents Block Roads in Sangam Area, Demand Restoration of Water Supply

OTHERS

The residents of Naina area in the Batpora area of Sangam in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday morning staged a protest against the Public Health Engineering (water) department. Residents blocked the link road leading to Pulwama from Sangam as they have been facing water scarcity in their area from the last ten days. Riyaz Ahmed, a local resident speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that Riyaz Ahmed the area is not getting any water supply for the last ten days leading to drastic problems in the area. "We have approached several authorities to get the issue fixed, however, the issue remains unaddressed even after ten days," he said.buy intagra online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/intagra.html no prescription The Locals demanded the...

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No forecast for snowfall, cold conditions to continue; weatherman

OTHERS

Freezing cold conditions eased a bit in Kashmir and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording 0.4°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that mercury in Srinagar settled at 0.4°C against previous night’s minus 1.3°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C which is lowest temperature recorded so far this season. Qazigund recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.3°C against 1.2°C on the previous night, he said. It was minus 0.7°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 3.3°C on previous night. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.5°C against minus 0.6°C on previous night and normal of 0.6°...

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New Covid-19 variant raises alarm, Can reduce vaccine effectiveness by 40 percent

INTERNATIONAL

A New variant of Covid 19 has been found in South Africa, which has raised a global alarm. As per a news report published in Daily Mail UK, Salim Javid, the UK Health Secretary sounded an alarm over the new variant calling it the 'worst-ever super-mutant Covid variant He also said that the variant will make vaccines at least 40 percent less effective. The UK has banned flights from South Africa and five other countries He said that the early finding of this variant is that it may be more transmissible than the Delta variant. The variant, which could be named ‘Nu’ by the World Health Organization in the coming days, has caused an “exponential” rise in infections in South Africa and has already spread to three countries, including Hong Kong and Botswana, where it is believed to hav...

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Police recovers ancient Sculpture from Budgam local

OTHERS

Jammu Kashmir Police has recovered an ancient Sculpture from a local in Sathran area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the Sculpture was recovered after a police party in Khag apprehended a person identified as Showkat Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Hassan, a resident of Sithran and during search police recovered ancient Sculpture from his possession. They said that police got reports that the local resident had recovered the Sculpture probably while extracting sand in Srinagar. “He was probably attempting to sell it but police recovered it from him before being sold,” they added. A police officer confirmed the recovery of Sculpture to news agency Kashmir Dot Com and said they would inform the Archeological Survey of ...

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J&KHC seeks land lease agreement extension

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club (J&KHC) on Friday urged the government to extend the land lease agreement of the hoteliers at Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and Srinagar which is witnessing an overwhelming influx of tourists in the upcoming winter. In an executive committee meeting held here at Hotel Sarovar Portico, Chairman J&K Hoteliers Club Mushtaq A Chaya, according to a statement received by GNS said Kashmir especially Gulmarg is receiving huge bookings of the travelers for Christmas, New Year and winter season which has raised the hopes of the travel industry. Chaya said Government’s successful promotional campaigns outside Jammu and Kashmir is bearing fruit however due to the non-extension of the land lease agreements, the hoteliers at Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and Srinagar are facing ...

Nov262021 by News DeskNo Comments

HC rejects bail to Sehrai’s sons in ‘anti-national slogans’ case

REGIONAL

The High Court of Jammu Kashmir denied bail to Mujahid Ashraf Khan and Rashid Ashraf, the sons of Mohammed Ashraf Sehrai. The duo was arrested from this residence in the Baghat area of Srinagar on the 15th day of May. The inspector General of Jammu Kashmir Police had said that the siblings were booked under UAPA, for raising anti-national slogans that attract UAPA. A bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar rejected the bail plea of the duo and the order passed by Special Court on July 19, 2021, whereby the application for grant of bail in FIR No.21/2021 for offenses under Section 13, 18 and 38 ULA(P) registered at Police Station Sogam had been dismissed. The Special Court had granted extension in the period of investigation and detention of appellants beyond 9...