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Family of Srinagar youth arrested by NIA stage protest, seek his release

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Family members and relatives seek the release of a Srinagar youth currently in NIA custody. Family members and relatives of Arsalan Feroz-an 18-year-old youth from Zaldagar Srinagar emerged in Press Enclave Srinagar and said that Arsalan was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) after a raid. One of the aunts of the arrested youth told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a team of NIA raided the Zaldagar house of Arsalan in his absence. “NIA found nothing suspicious and later ordered us to call Arsalan. We produced Arsalan before the police and yesterday we were shocked after learning about a statement from NIA that Arsalan is a TRF operative,” she said. Pertinently, NIA, day before yesterday issued a statement claiming that it has arrested a TRF/LeT operative. “He is...

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CBK files chargesheet against accused for drawing pension after death of actual beneficiary

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Crime Branch of Kashmir produced a chargesheet against an accused for fraudulently drawing ‘Freedom Fighter pension’ after the death of her mother – the actual beneficiary. “The Crime Branch Kashmir produced the Charge-Sheet in case FIR No. 14/2017 U/S 420-RPC, against accused lady, resident of Dalhasanyar Habakadal, Srinagar before the Hon’ble Court of Mobile Magistrate, 13th Finance Commission Srinagar”, said a CBK spokesperson in a statement to GNS. Stating brief facts of the case, the statement reads that Crime Branch Kashmir received a complaint from CBI, alleging therein that a woman was receiving Freedom Fighter Pension of her husband maintained in J&K Bank Branch Zaldagar Srinagar. The said lady being aged and weak authorized her daughter through a Power of Attorney to re...

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MSc Geology student, ‘Key-Conspirator’ in Pulwama Attack, likely killed in Anantnag encounter

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The Jammu Kashmir police said that one of the slain militants in the December 30 encounter at Anantnag is possibly Sameer Dar, the last surviving accused in the Pulwama attack case, in which 40 CRPF men were killed.buy Revatio generic infoblobuy.com over the counter The IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said that the picture of one of the killed #militants in the Anantnag encounter that took place on December 30 matches with JeM top commander Sameer Dar, who was the last surviving militant involved February 14, 2019 Pulwama. “We are going for DNA sample matching,” IGP Kashmir said. On March 19, 2018, three youth identified as Tawseef Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rashid Dar, Adil Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Hassan, and Sameer Ahmad Dar (MSc Geology student) son of Mohammad Subhan Bhat, all residents...

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Mehbooba Says GoI ‘Deeply Paranoid’ When J&K People Want To Protest Against ‘Disempowerment’

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Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that government of India was “deeply paranoid and intolerant when people of J&K want to protest against its disempowerment.” “GOI trumpets scrapping Article 370 & dismembering J&K throughout the country but is deeply paranoid & intolerant when people of J&K want to protest against its disempowerment. For the umpteenth time, we’ve been placed under house arrest for trying to organise a peaceful protest,” Mehbooba said in a tweet, adding, “I am also saddened by the tragic accident at Vaishno Devi & neither the administration the nor police are carrying out their duties. Instead they are engrossed in threatening people into silence. My condolences to the families of those who lost their lives,” ...

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Slight rise In night temperature but sub-zero conditions prevail In Kashmir, Ladakh

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Sub-zero conditions prevailed across Kashmir Valley and Ladakh even there was slight rise in minimum amid forecast for snow and rain spell from next week. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of minus 2.4°C against previous night’s minus 3.0°C. Although the temperature was six notches above the previous night, it was minus 0.3°C below normal for this time of the year. 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 at the world famous resort of Gulmarg settled at minus 6.0°C against minus 9.0°C on the previous night, he ...

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Scheduled Protest :PAGD leaders placed under house arrest

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In wake of scheduled protest against proposed draft of Delimitation Commission, police have placed top PAGD leaders under house arrest. Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration Spokesperson Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami told news agency Kashmir News Trust that he was informed by policemen that he is under house arrest and he can’t move out. “The gate of my quarter has been locked by the police,” Tarigami said. He said PAGD had already announced a peaceful protest today against the biased unconstitutional draft of Delimitation Commission in which it has proposed 6 additional seats to Jammu and one to Kashmir. “The intentions are very clear. Government of India by using Delimitation Commission wants to disempower us,” Tarigami said. Meanwhile, Omar Abdullah while posting couple of pho...

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12 Persons Killed, 14 Injured In Stampede Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine

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LG Orders High-Level Probe, Rs 10 Lac Exgratia; PM, J&K Leaders Express Grief At least twelve pilgrims died and fourteen others were injured in a stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that the stampede was triggered by a massive rush of devotees. They said a huge number of devotees, who had come to pay their obeisance to mark the beginning of the New Year, entered the Vaishno Devi Bhawan "without permission slips", leading to the stampede. A police officer told GNS that 12 pilgrims have died while 14 others are injured. He said police launched an immediate rescue operations and all the injured have been taken to hospitals, where condition of some is stated to be “critical”. While officials said that...