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Dooru Police launches drive against illegal extraction of minerals from Nallah Bringi and Nallah Sandran

SOUTH KASHMIR

Police have seized 13 vehicles for illegal mining and extraction of minerals in Dooru area of Anantnag district on Sunday. 13 vehicles were seized during illegal extraction in Dooru Anantnag .SHO Syed Nazir Andrabi along with team launched a drive to enforce the ban on illegal material extraction from Brengi Nallah and Nallah Sandran in Anantnag district. After specific inputs of illegal extraction in zaldoora Shankerpora and Jaal Kreeri area of dooru area was raided by SHO Dooru. During the raid 5 JCB’s 4 Tippers 2 dumpers and 2 tractors loaded with illegally extracted boulders were seized. These vehicles were carrying material extracted from Nallah Brengi Nallah Sandran and other streams of the area. Police claimed FIR has been lodged against accused persons involved in Mineral ...

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Army trooper from Budgam dies of heart attack in Leh

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An army trooper from central Kashmir Budgam district died due to cardiac arrest in Leh district, official sources said on Tuesday. They said that army personnel identified as Bashir Ahmad Ganie son of Late Ghulam Hassan, a resident of Wahabpora Ganie Mohalla of Budgam district suffered a major heart attack and died on the spot in Leh district where he was posted.buy paxil online salempregnancy.org/wp-content/languages/new/paxil.html no prescription Officials confirmed the incident to news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) and said “His body will be shifted to his native village in Budgam after completing necessary medico legal formalities”. (KDC)

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Revenue official in Bijbehara suspended over ‘casual approach’ towards stopping of encroachments

SOUTH KASHMIR

Sub Divisional Magistrate Bijbehara Tuesday placed Patwari, Patwar Halqa Wopzan Bijbehara under suspension for ‘casual approach’ towards preventing encroachments. As per the order issued here, the Patwari has been placed under suspension, for casual approach towards removal of encroachment, with immediate effect and shall remain attached with the office of SDM Bijbehara. Tehsildar Bijbehara has been in the meantime directed to conduct an inquiry into the matter and submit a detailed report within 10 days. (GNS)

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10 logs Kail Round Illicit timber seized in Kokernag

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The Forest Range officer Kokernag Peerzada Riyaz Ahmad seized 82 Sqft of illegal timber from Compartment No 67 V in Kokernag area of south Kashmir while also registering a case in this regard. The Range Officer Kokernag, along with special team and other officials of the department, after receiving a tip-off swung into action and seized 82 Sqft of illegal timber in 67 V Compartment. The operation of illicit timber Seizure conducts by the beat staff of Bindoo Zalangam and B.O Syed Mohd. Yousuf under the supervision of Peerzada Riyaz Ahmad in this operation FPF was also included, an official said. He said illicit kail Round 10 logs of 82 cft from Compartment 67/V beat Bindoo Zalangam of Kokernag Block were seized. He further added after receiving a tip-off smugglers we raided the sp...

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Fire & Emergency Services aspirants stage protest, Demand filling up of vacancies

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Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department, who had applied for various departmental posts held a protest on Tuesday demanding filling up of the vacancies. Aspirants of various posts across Kashmir assembled at Press Enclave, Srinagar, holding placards to press for their demands. "Since 2013, we have had to take three written and physical tests, but when it came to results, there was deception. The papers were leaked. Later, an exam was conducted in 2020 and an old physical test was considered. But the paper was leaked again," the protesting aspirants said. "We have the proof of paper leak but we are not allowed to present this proof in court. Why is there no investigation for the scam that took place?" asked the protesting aspirants. “We want this issue to be looked into. We d...

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Kulgam police arrests notorious drug peddler, recovered contraband substance

SOUTH KASHMIR

Kulgam Police continuing unwavering efforts to eradicate the menace of Drugs from the society, arrested one more Drug Peddler and recovered huge quantity of contraband substance. On a specific information from reliable sources, a team of officers of Police station Qazigund raided the suspected place (residential house) at Sesman Danjan, Qazigund and recovered; 25 Kg of Poppy straw from the possession of a notorious drug peddler namely, Nisar Ahmad Dar S/O Ab Rehman Dar R/O Sesman Damjan Qazigund. The accused was arrested, and regarding the incident Case with FIR No 26/2022 U/S 8/21 NDPS Act has been registered in Police Station Qazigund and investigation is in progress. Kulgam Police has been reiterating its request to general public to come forward and join hands to support us so ...

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Human Activities, Encroachment posing major threat to Hokersar Wetland

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Shabir Ali Around 10 kilometers from Srinagar city, Hokersar Wetland, which is known to be the home of tens and thousands of Migratory birds, is located at Zainakoet area of Srinagar. It is the largest bird reserve in the Kashmir Valley, serving as an important staging ground for medium and long distance migratory shorebirds, geese, cranes, ducks and other species. Over the years, the wetland has been receiving domestic waste from all the residents, who live in the adjacent areas. Discharge of domestic waste into the wetland, primarily through the intel streams, has led to excessive weed growth and eutrophication, both of which pose a great threat to the reserve. Ghulam Mohammed (36) told The Kashmiriyat that everyday, people would throw domestic waste into the Hokersar wetlan...

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Residents of Sedow, Shopian travel several kilometers on foot to fetch water everyday

SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan The old and the young from Sedew, a far flung village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district gathered around a Water Tank, on Tuesday, to fetch water. They made sure that they collected ample water for a week, since the water supply through the tank only reaches them after a week or so. Amid snowfall, the residents of Sedow walked long distance carrying huge utensils for water towards the Water Tank. The residents told The Kashmiriyat that the situation has remained the same since an year now. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Wani, a resident of Sedow, told The Kashmiriyat that they had been facing extreme water shortage since the past five months. "We travel several kilometers to fetch water in our utensils. The employees of PHE department are nowhere to be seen," he added. "Minor k...

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Non-local hawker’s body found in Noorbagh Srinagar

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Body of a non-local hawker was found at Sheen Mohalla area of Noorbagh Srinagar, officials said on Tuesday. They identified the deceased as Papu son of Sohan Lal of Saharanpora Uetter Pradesh. The 31-year-old, they said, was putting up as tenant in the house of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi of Baghwanpora Noor Bagh. Police shifted the body to SMHS hospital for medico-legal proceedings, they said. (GNS)

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LeT Militant arrested in Aloosa Bandipora: Police

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Arms & Ammunition recovered Acting on a specific input about the presence of militants in Aloosa area of Bandipora, joint parties of Police Bandipora, 26 Assam Rifles and 3rd Bn CRPF laid a joint naka at Aloosa. A suspicious individual was seen approaching the naka and on being challenged by the joint parties, the individual tried to flee into the nearby orchards. He was chased by the joint party and tactfully apprehended. The individual identified himself as Danish Ahmed Shah @ Haris Ellahipora Aloosa Bandipora.On carrying out the personal search of the individual, one Chinese pistol and one grenade was recovered from his possession. During initial questioning, the person disclosed that he was working at the behest of LeT Handlers Samama @ Ali and Hilal Malik (A/P Pakistan...