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Hut occupied by LG’s Advisor damages after tree branch falls over it

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The hut in which Advisor to LG Manoj Sinha is staying got damaged after a branch of the tree fell over it. Sources told that hut number-6 at Church Lane Srinagar, in which Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar-the Advisor to LG is staying suffered damage after the branch of a tree fell over it. The incident occurred in the intervening night due to massive snowfall. Sources added there was some loss to property, however, no inmate was harmed. The area falls under the jurisdiction of Ram Munshi Bagh Police Station. (KNT)

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‘Russia-Ukraine Crisis’- Romania Intercepts Ukrainian Fighter Jet in its Airspace

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A Su-27 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force was intercepted by Romania's airspace on Thursday, the Romanian Ministry of National Defense said.buy premarin online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/premarin.html no prescription Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft took off immediately to clarify the situation and escorted the Ukrainian jet to the Bacau Air Base, where it landed. After landing, the Ukrainian military pilot turned himself into the Romanian authorities, the legal measures required in these situations will be taken, the Ministry added. "Regarding the security situation in Ukraine, the Romanian Army has activated the military command points to monitor the situation and coordinate the forces and means for concrete situations that may arise...

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‘Russia-Ukraine Crisis’- Oil prices go up, Stock Markets Sink

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Analysts have turned cautious amid Russia's military operation and said downside risks remain for financial markets over the coming days, NDTV reported. "Clearly, the situation in Ukraine is incredibly fragile, and investors remain nervous that Russian authorities lay claim to broader areas of the Donbas than those currently held by rebels and potentially now by the Russian military. The market reaction to the first tranche of Russian sanctions has been relatively sanguine so far," Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING said. Meanwhile, the price of Brent oil surged to $100 per barrel for the first time since 2014. Bloomberg, in a report, said the world economy's inflation shock set to worsen from Oil at $100, representing a double-blow to the world economy by further denting...

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Trooper dies after shed collapses due to snow in Srinagar

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A trooper of the Indian army died after coming under a shed that collapsed due to snow inside Badami Bagh Cantonment area of Srinagar city. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a soldier of Field Ordnance Depot) was standing beside a shed when its roof collapsed leaving the soldier injured. He was shifted to hospital where he succumbed to is injuries. He has been identified as Sepoy Altaf Ahmed (6946767M), a resident of Argi Virajpath Kodagan area of Karnataka. Srinagar-based Defense Spokesperson Colonel Emron Musavi said that he will share the details about the incident once those reach him. Pertinently, Kashmir on Wednesday witnessed massive snowfall, disrupting air to surface transport, damaging property in parts of Valley. (KNT)

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Kashmir to witness another wet spell in next 48 hours

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The weatherman on Thursday forecast moderate rain and snow at scattered places of J-K in the next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter till February end. “As expected, rain/snow decreased significantly since last night but weather is overcast in Kashmir, cloudy in Jammu and partly to generally cloudy in Ladakh,” said a meteorological department, adding, “We expect gradual improvement in visibility as the day progresses.” He said light to moderate rain and snow was expected at scattered places of J-K in the next 24 hours and tomorrow (Friday). “Mainly dry is expected thereafter till the end of February,” he said, adding, “There is no forecast of any major snowfall till the end of the month”.

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‘Russia-Ukraine crisis’- Will not attack Civilians, Says Russia; Biden says World will punish Putin

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Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions, warning other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government. U.S. President Joe Biden pledged new sanctions meant to punish Russia for an act of aggression that the international community had for weeks anticipated but could not prevent through diplomacy. Putin justified it all in a televised address, asserting the attack was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine — a ...

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‘Russia-Ukraine Crisis’ – Panic among Kashmiri students, Demand speedy evacuation

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On Thursday, the situation between Russia and Ukraine escalated, leading to rising concern about the Kashmiri students stuck in Ukraine. Nasir Khuehami, president of the Jammu Kashmir Students' Association, took to Twitter and said that he spoke to Kashmiri students studying in Ukraine and that he was informed that the situation was completely fine until a few days ago and that the University classes were going on in offline mode, as per the norm. However, today in the wee hours, around 5 am, Gunshots were heard. The noise of which led them to get up from sleep. And since then the situation was not normal and there was uncertainty all around. A student told him that they are in the city of Kharkiv, which is about 30 km away from the border. "As soon as the firing started, I called...

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Air traffic hit for the second consecutive day at Srinagar Airport

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The air traffic to and from Kashmir was affected for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to low visibility following heavy snowfall across the valley, officials said. No flight operations took place at the Srinagar airport here so far, the officials said. They said the visibility at the airport was about 800 metres which was less than the required visibility for the flight operations to take place. “All flights are delayed. At least two flights have been cancelled,” the officials said. The flight operations will commence once there is an improvement in the visibility, they added. Kashmir valley received heavy snowfall — the first heavy fall of the season in the plains — on Wednesday. The snowfall threw life out of gear and led to disruption of flight operations. All the ...

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Russia- Ukraine War- Vladimir Putin says ‘strikes’ begun after Ukraine attacked military infrastructure

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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced it had begun strikes against military targets across Ukraine, with explosions heard in major cities after military infrastructure was targeted by Ukraine. As per Reuters, Russia has claimed that it has destroyed Ukraine airbases, air defenses, while Ukraine has claimed that it has downed five Russian airplanes. The news came after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order authorizing the immediate use of force as part of a "special operation" in the Donbass. Citing requests from local leaders for support, Putin said he would "take decisive and immediate action" to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" Ukraine. Kiev's foreign minister, Dmitry Kuleba, issued a statement in which he declared that Moscow "has just launched a full-scale inva...

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BSF Fires at Drone near International Border in Jammu

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The Border security force (BSF) troops on Thursday fired at a drone along the International Border in Jammu Kashmir’s R.S. Pura and Arnia sectors A BSF spokesman said, “Drone movement was observed near R.S. Pura, Arnia sectors of the International Border area. The drone returned after the BSF fired 10 to 20 rounds. “A search operation is underway”. Reports said the area is being scanned by the paramilitary forces, but nothing suspicious has been found so far. Sources said the drone was first spotted in the R.S. Pura sector and after being fired upon it moved to the Arnia sector and finally went back to the other side of the border. Agencies