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Month: February 2022

Police detain dozens of job aspirants after they stage protest in Jammu

Police detain dozens of job aspirants after they stage protest in Jammu

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Police arrested dozens of job aspirants including females after they staged a massive protest against the BJP Government for failing to provide jobs to unemployed youth. The aspirants who had applied for their recruitment in Border Battalion in the Jammu region held a demonstration for the failure of concerned authorities to hold the written examination till date though their physical tests were conducted several months back. The protesters were carrying placards denouncing the BJP policies towards unemployed youth. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that unemployed youth mostly females assembled at Bikram Chowk Jammu and staged a massive demonstration against the BJP. Police faced a tough time tackling them and dozens of aspirants were detained. The protestors said fo...
Hizb militant killed in Shopian identified

Hizb militant killed in Shopian identified

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The encounter in Shopian village has ended with the killing of a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, officials said. As reported earlier, Joint forces including the soldiers from 34 and 44 Rashtriya Rifles, 14 Battalion CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off Nowpora Nadigam hamlet of South Kashmir’s Shopian district after receiving inputs about the presence of militants. The cordon and search operation turned into an encounter when militants fired upon the search party. During the exchange of fire, an unidentified militant was killed. Police have identified the slain militant as Umar Ishfaq Malik, a resident of Bongam Shopian. He was affiliated with the banned militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. Police sources said that Malik had joined the militant outfit in November las...
Villagers express anguish over rising theft incidents in Pulwama village, Burglars loot gold from the house

Villagers express anguish over rising theft incidents in Pulwama village, Burglars loot gold from the house

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Locals from a village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama village expressed anguish over the rise in theft incidents and appealed to the police to take stringent action against the culprits. Locals from Astanpora Rahmoo village informed news agency Kashmir News Trust that burglars targeted at least seven houses in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. They said burglars looted gold ornaments from the house of one Muhammad Ashraf Wani son of late Abdul Gani Wani.buy cialis pack online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/cialis-pack.html no prescription Besides, looting the house of Wani, burglars also broke windows, doors, and Amirah's of six other houses, however, failed to loot anything. Locals said that a day before, burglars looted 5 houses...
Three persons arrested after acid attack on Girl in Srinagar

Three persons arrested after acid attack on Girl in Srinagar

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Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three persons after a girl was yesterday attacked with acid in Eidgah area of Srinagar. In a statement to GNS Police said that during the evening of 01.02.2022, Srinagar police recieved an information regarding acid attack on a 24 year old girl in Hawal area falling under Police Station Nowhatta. In this regard a case under FIR No. 08/2022 U/S 326-A of IPC was registered in Police Station Nowhatta and investigation was started immediately, they said. As the case was of heinous nature, SSP Srinagar immediately formed a Special investigation team with SP North Raja Zuhaib-JKPS as Chairman and SDPO Khanyar, SHO Nowhatta, SHO Safakadal and SHO Women PS as members, they said. During the initial field investigations and technical analysis,...
400 militants killed since Vijay Kumar took over as IGP Kashmir

400 militants killed since Vijay Kumar took over as IGP Kashmir

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Four hundred militants have been killed in gunfights during the tenure of Vijay Kumar (IPS) as Inspector General of police Kashmir zone. With the killing of one Hizb militant in Shopian, the militants killed during Kumar's tenure as IGP Kashmir stands at 400. The 1997 Batch IPS officer took charge as Kashmir Police Chief on 30 December 2019, replacing Swayam Parkash Pani (IPS). Officials said his first posting was as SDPO Ganderbal. Later he remained as SP SOG Pulwama, SP Awantipora, SP Kulgam, SP Kupwara, SP Vigilance, DIG Traffic Kashmir and. DIG South Kashmir Range Anantnag. Before abrogation of Article 370, he was repatriated from central deputation prematurely and posted as IGP Armed Kashmir. Earlier Kumar was also posted as Inspector General of Police Commando Battalions for Re...
10 persons injured as minibus skids on snow-bound road in Poonch

10 persons injured as minibus skids on snow-bound road in Poonch

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Ten persons were injured, two of them critically, when a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident in Mandi area in Poonch district on Wednesday. A police official told GNS that the mini bus (JK12-1419) skidded off the road due to snowfall in the Swajian area of Mandi this morning. Ten persons were injured, two of them critically. They have been hospitalized, he said. Locals blamed administration for the accident due to non-clearance of the snow. (GNS)
3 shops gutted, gas cylinder blasts cause panic in Mendhar Poonch

3 shops gutted, gas cylinder blasts cause panic in Mendhar Poonch

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Three shops were completely gutted in a massive fire augmented by the explosion of three gas cylinders in Mendhar area of Poonch district last night, officials said on Wednesday. They said the fire erupted under mysterious circumstances near Dakblangow Mendhar during the interevning night of February 1 and 2. Three gas cylinders inside one of the shops—a tea stall, exploded leading to blast-like sound which caused panic in the entire vicinity. Fire and emergency department along with a police party from Mendhar police station reached the spot and brought the fire under control. However, three shops were completely gutted. SHO Mendhar Manzoor Kohli told GNS that while three shops, belonging to Mumtaz Ahmed Khan son of Hadayat ullha Khan of Gouldh Mendhar, were completely gutted; there...
Shopian Encounter: One Militant Killed, Operation on

Shopian Encounter: One Militant Killed, Operation on

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Meer Irfan One militant has been killed during the ongoing encounter between militants and Government forces at Nadigam area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. Earlier an official confirming the exchange of gunfire said that on Tuesday morning RR of the Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about the Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the Shopian area. The hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter, during which one militant was killed, officials said. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militants were trapped in the area.
Encounter breaks out in Shopian’s Nadigam

Encounter breaks out in Shopian’s Nadigam

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Meer Irfan An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Nadigam area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. A Police official said that on Tuesday morning RR of the Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the Shopian area. During the cordon, the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militants were trapped in the area.
Ganderbal town turns into garbage dump, emanates foul smell

Ganderbal town turns into garbage dump, emanates foul smell

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The failure of administration to arrange a garbage dumping facility has evoked widespread resentment among the locals in Ganderbal as heaps of domestic and market waste are lying scattered across the town.buy light pack online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/light-pack.html no prescription As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), locals said that this central Kashmir’s Ganderbal town has been turned into a garbage dump with heaps of garbage present on the roadside in many areas including the main market due to the non-availability of any proper garbage dumping site. According to locals, the garbage being collected by Municipal Council Ganderbal (MCG) from various areas is being dumped at Taxi stands that emit foul smell making the pede...