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Man slips to death while returning home with firewood in Poonch

REGIONAL

A 25-year-old young man died after he slipped while returning home with firewood from a jungle nearby his residence in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources told GNS that one Manzoor Hussain (25) of Ucchad Nabana who was carrying firewood from nearby jungle (forest) slipped and fell down, resulting in his on the spot death. A police police party of Mankote reached the spot and completed legal formalities. SHO Mendhàr Manzoor Kohli confirmed the incident to GNS and said that body is being handed over to the family for last rites.(GNS)

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Srinagar Court Asks Tyagi Previously Waseem Rizvi To Appear Before It

INDIA, REGIONAL

A local court here has summoned Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Waseem Rizvi for his alleged statement against Islam and Holy Quran. “Prima facie case for issuance of process for the offences punishable under sections 153A, 295A, 505 of Indian Penal Code is made out against the accused (Tyagi). As such, in the first instance let a summons be issued to the accused calling upon him to appear before this Court and answer the allegations leveled against him in the instant complaint,” Second Additional Munsiff, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Srinagar, Shahber Ayaz, said in an order and put up the complaint for further proceedings on 25 March 2022. Former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman, Tyagi last year converted to Hinduism. The complainant–Danish Hassan Dar, a resident of Srinagar, through his ...

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PDD lineman electrocuted in Baramulla village

REGIONAL

A lineman of Power Development Department (PDD) was on Thursday injured after he received an electric shock at Mukam village of Kreeri in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. Official sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that a PDD lineman identified as Hilal Ahmed Lone son of Abdul Rahman Lone a resident of Kreeri while repairing an electric wire received an electric shock. He was rushed to SDH Kreeri where from doctors referred him to GMC Baramula for better treatment.(KNS)

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Supreme Court refuses to hear matter on Hijab row in Karnataka

INDIA

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give a date for hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking transfer of the cases over the hijab row from the Karnataka High Court to itself. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said: “Let the High Court decide first, then we may see it." The Chief Justice, however, said: “Please wait. Let the Karnataka High Court decide the matter first as they are hearing the matter today.” Sibal said schools and colleges were closed in Karnataka and girls were being stoned. And so the Supreme Court must hear the case. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter and requested the apex court to list the matter urgently and said that what is happening in Karnataka was spreading in the entire country. UNI

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Police asks landlords in Srinagar to do tenant verification

REGIONAL

Representationa; Police on Thursday asked all those landlords in Srinagar who haven’t done tenant verification to do the same before giving any premises or room on rent. “In view of recent spurt in incidents of theft, assault and other crimes, all those landlords in Srinagar who haven’t done tenant verification are adviced to do it before giving any premises/ room on rent,” police said in a tweet as per GNS.buy Zyban generic buy Zyban generic “Responsibility may be fixed in case of any crime following non-compliance.” (GNS)

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JK admin signs MoC with New Zealand G2G for transforming sheep farming sector in the UT

BUSINESS

Administration of JK today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for transforming Sheep Farming Sector in the UT. The virtual MoC signing ceremony was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan. The MoC was signed by Sh. Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to JK Government, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department and Ms Mischa Mannix-Opie, Executive Director, New Zealand G2G as a mutual commitment between J&K and New Zealand for complementing each other’s capability in sheep sector. The Lt Governor observed that the new partnership between J&K and New Zealand will boost production & productivity in livestock sector of the UT. Overarching objective of the MoC is to improve farmers' remuneration, transfer of technology in research & dev...

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At 547, Covid-19 cases drop to 33-day low in JK, 7 persons die

REGIONAL

Daily Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir fell to 33-day low, with 547 infections reported in the last 24 hours even as seven persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Thursday. They said 307 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 240 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall infection tally to 449333. On January 8, 655 cases were reported while 542 persons had tested positive on January 7. Regarding the fatalities, the officials told GNS that four were reported from Jammu division and three from Kashmir Valley. So far 4739 persons have succumbed to the virus so far—2320 in Jammu and 2419 in Kashmir. Giving district-wise details of the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 103, Baramulla 16, Budgam 22, Pulwama 17, Kupwara 28, Anantnag 11, Bandip...

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‘Autonomous Administrative Division be carved out’- Kashmiri Pandits in diaspora release manifesto for their return to the valley

FEATURED

Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) on Thursday released their manifesto for their return to the Kashmir valley. GKPD in a statement said that the manifesto was released after a two-year-long study by eminent, international scholars and human rights practitioners on the way forward for the just and sustainable return of Kashmiri Pandits to their homeland. While commending the present government for removal of Article 370 and making progress on the 6,000 Prime Minister jobs package, there was universal agreement that the state had abandoned the Kashmiri Pandit community which was now facing extinction, GKPD said. Furthermore, the statement said, Notwithstanding occasional rhetoric, the continuing official tag of ‘migrants’ showed that the State had not only not classified the Pa...

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MBBS admissions scam: Federal Investigation Agency Pakistan files FIR against Hurriyat leader Altaf Bhat, 17 others

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed a graft case against Kashmiri separatist leaders weeks after they were charged by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s SIA for allegedly elling MBBS seats in Pakistan to Kashmiri students and using the money to allegedly spread unrest in the valley, The Tribune reported. The report statss that the FIA has filed a graft case against Altaf Bhat presently in Pakistan and 17 others for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of over Rs 100 crore funds in the Central Board of Revenue Employees Cooperative Housing Society. The case was filed during an enquiry ordered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Bhat has allegedly gone underground in Pakistan. Altaf Bhat, a resident of Begh-e-mehtab in Srinagar is the brother of Salvation Movement fou...

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JK real estate summit, 2021: A door open for development

REGIONAL

Real estate sector is one of the most globally recognized sectors of development. The growth of this sector is well complemented by the growth in the corporate environment and the demand for office space as well as urban and semi urban accommodations. The construction industry ranks third among the 14 major sectors in terms of direct, indirect and induced effects in all sectors of the economy. The Real Estate sector has four sub sectors like housing, retail, hospitality and commercial. In India, the real estate sector is the second highest employment generator, after the agriculture sector. It is also expected that this sector will incur more Non-resident Indian (NRI) investment, both in short term and long term. Real estate sector in India is expected to reach US $1 trillion in mark...