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‘Mehbooba, Omar part of ‘Pakistan’s toolkit’, Says BJP’s Over SIT ‘Clean-chit’ in Hyderpora Encounter

‘Mehbooba, Omar part of ‘Pakistan’s toolkit’, Says BJP’s Over SIT ‘Clean-chit’ in Hyderpora Encounter

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Former Deputy Chief Minister and BJP politician Dr. Nirmal Singh on Wednesday said that Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah are tool-kits who operate on behalf of Pakistan. Singh’s remarks came a day after Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) termed the police version with regard to the Hyderpora encounter as a ‘concocted, cover-up story’. Four persons were killed in a contentious Hyderpora encounter last month in November. Yesterday, DIG, Central Kashmir Range Sujit Kumar who heads the Special Investigation Team probing the ‘gunfight’ had said that though the investigation is still under progress, but prima facie it seems that Dr.buy finasteride online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/finasteride.html no prescription Mudasir Gul was killed b...

Patwari, PHE daily wager caught ‘red handed’ while accepting bribe in Budgam

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Jammu Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday caught a Patwari and a PHE daily wager red-handed while taking bribe at Tehsil office Budgam in Central Kashmir. Official sources said that a team of ACB under the supervision of SSP central Kashmir raided at a specific location and caught the Patwari, Raja Mudasir and a PHE daily wager employee Nawaz Hussain Mir red-handed while taking bribe of Rs 10000 and a cheque of Rs 90000. They said that the accused were subsequently arrested, while further investigation was going on.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/valtrex.html A top ACB officer confirmed the arrests and said further details will be shared after sometime as the legal proceedings are on. (KDC)

Kulgam residents stage protest against the non-availability of drinking water

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Danishwar Hameed The residents of the Ahmadabad area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir's Kulgam District on Wednesday staged a protest against the Jal Shakti department, who according to them failed to provide them drinking water. The protesting people hit the streets near SDM office Damhal Hanjipora and shouted slogans against the department. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, they alleged that they are facing an acute shortage of drinking water, but the concerned officials have yet not resolved the problems. They said that the department is forcing us to use the dirty water from nearby Nallah or from the open fields.buy cialis generic yourcialisrx.com over the counter The Kashmiriyat spoke to SDM of the concerned area who assured that the issue of drinking water storage will...

Baldev Prakash appointed as the new MD and CEO of Jammu Kashmir Bank

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The Board of Directors of Jammu Kashmir Bank has appointed Baldev Prakash as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank for a period of three years. J&K Bank said in the information given to the stock exchange on Tuesday that the Board of Directors meeting held on December 28 approved the appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD and CEO. The bank said that his appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge. Apart from this, the board of directors has appointed RK Chhibber as additional director.

Thieves steal 450 apple boxes in Shopian

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Meer Irfan Thieves broke into a house in the Ramnagri area of South Kashmir's Shopian district and stole apple boxes from the house. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that during the intervening night of 28 and 29 December thieves broke into the house of Manzoor Ramzan and stole 450 boxes of apple from the storage shed of the house. The family has reported the incident to a nearby police station, the said.

‘Yahan kaun si Azadi hai, sab dhong hai’- Apni Party stages protest in Srinagar against Delimitation Proposal

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The Supremo of Apni Party Jammu Kashmir, Altaf Bukhari led a protest on Wednesday against the delimitation proposal in Srinagar terming the delimitation proposal unacceptable to the people of Jammu Kashmir. Apni Party in its memorandum stated that the party had earlier welcomed the Delimitation Commission and even interacted with their delegation while suggesting certain requisite changes. https://twitter.com/knewstrust/status/1476092244394332162?t=B1kxNejN3T2W-QT2WrO2ag&s=08 “We believed that the process would be factual and transparent, however, the recent proposed report is visibly disproportionate and encourages doubts of favoritism towards a specific political party,” the memorandum reads. Altaf Bukhari said that people of Jammu Kashmir are being stabbed in the back in...

Panun Kashmir Renews Demand for Carving our Separate Homeland for Kashmiri Pandits

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Panun Kashmir, on Tuesday, renewed its demand for carving out a separate ‘homeland’ for the community with union territory status within Kashmir. The outfit observed the 30th ‘homeland day in Jammu to mark the adoption of Margdarshan resolution in 1991, Panun Kashmir Chairman Ajay Charungoo said. Charungoo said that the effect of “ignoring” the genocide in Kashmir which forced the KP community to flee can be seen in other states. Eminent lawyer Tito Ganju claimed that “paper genocide” has been rampant in J-K right since the first census and the consequent delimitation that took place after independence. He alleged that the current crisis is a direct fall out of “fudged census” which gave a “hegemonic clout” to Kashmir valley. PTI

Jammu Kashmir police inducts ‘Black Panther’ vehicles

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The Jammu Kashmir Police said that fighting with Militancy and maintaining peace and tranquility in the region is a continuous process. He added that regularly successful operations against Militancy have been carried out in south Kashmir in the last few days and with more intensity and the operations would continue to consolidate peace in Jammu Kashmir. Notably, Dilbag was at an event where he flagged off several operations command vehicles, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and additional safety features to the Jammu Kashmir Police’s fleet.canadian pharmacy canada pharmacy generic The vehicles have been named ‘Black Panthers’. He said that the Black Panthers vehicles are fully air-conditioned and equipped with 14 CCTV cameras, PTZ camera, 360-degree view camera, public ...

Gulmarg Freezes at Minus 10.4°C; Mercury Drops in Jammu Kashmir

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Barring Qazigund, the minimum temperature across Kashmir Valley settled below the freezing point on Wednesday with famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.4°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of minus 2.3°C against last night’s 1.4°C. Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. The mercury settled at the world famous resort of Gulmarg at minus 10.4°C against minus 9.4°C on the previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had a low of 0.6°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night, he said. ...

‘CCTV was not Working for 15 Months’- Hyderpora Victim Families Reject Police’s SIT Probe

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The families of civilians killed in Hyderpora on November 15 have rejected the police claims while calling the SIT probe a 'staged drama.' Families of Mohammed Altaf Bhat and Dr. Mudasir Gul, both residents of Srinagar said that the entire aim of the probe was to give a clean chit to the force personnel. ALSO READ: Hyderpora ‘Encounter: Building owner Altaf was used as human shield by foreign militant: Police “We are not satisfied with the investigation. The same drama was narrated and twisted. They deliberately took 43 days, but the SIT yielded no results,” the families said. The family members of Mohammed Altaf claimed that the CCTV installed in Altaf's building was not working for the past 15 months. "The CCTV footage is also fabricated. They should independently verify the CCTV...