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Srinagar-Jammu Highway closed after fresh landslides

REGIONAL

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by rains at multiple places and snow accumulated around the NAVYUG tunnel, officials said on Saturday. “Jammu-Srinagar NHW closed for vehicular movement due to landslides, shooting stones at many places on NHW, and snow accumulation around the NAVYUG Tunnel,” Jammu Kashmir Traffic police said. The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir Valley and the main road link connecting Srinagar with Jammu. Kashmir bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway.

Feb252022 by News DeskNo Comments

DC Anantnag chairs quarterly review meeting with Banks

SOUTH KASHMIR

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Friday chaired the quarterly District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting with all leading banks of the district to review the progress of credit lending and activities being taken up under RSETI. As per a statement issued, The credit plan for the district was also reviewed at length on the occasion. The DC said that due to the efforts of concerned officials and bankers’ genuine beneficiaries have benefitted from self employment schemes. He said that the mechanism put in place in the district shall continue to be followed with the same vigour. The LDM informed the meeting that due to the concerted efforts of District Administration and Banks, a record 1904 PMEGP cases have been sanctioned as compared to 484 cases sanctione...

Feb252022 by News DeskNo Comments

4532 undertrials lodged in Jammu Kashmir Jails, 410 detained under UAPA

REGIONAL

As many 1442 persons are in jails of Jammu Kashmir for their involvement in drug-related crimes, official data shows. The official reveals that as of December 31, 2021, out of 4532 undertrials lodged in jails of Jammu Kashmir, 1442 are involved in drug-related crimes. Of them 1421 are males and 21 are females, the data released by J&K’s Prison department reveals. Of those involved in cases registered under” The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act – 1985”, 286 are in the age group of 18-25, 569 in the age group of 25-35, 355 in the age group of 35-45, 199 in the age group of 45-60 and 33 are beyond 60 years of age. According to the data, 1229 undertrials are lodged in prisons for their involvement in murders. Of them 1129 are males and 100 are females. The data...

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Ready to contest upcoming assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir: BJP

Politics

State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul who is on 3-Day tour to Kashmir had a meeting with the BJP leaders regarding the progress of the activities going on, Koul said we are ready to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir while he chaired a crucial meeting of senior party leaders to plan its strategy for upcoming Assembly polls at Srinagar. According to a statement issued here, Koul also reviewed the overall situation arisen in the aftermath of recent snowfall in the Valley, and also stated that in this regard a review meeting with the party's main leaders. They were asked to make a survey all over the Kashmir of the left out deserving people who could not take the benefits of these schemes till date and frame their list to furnish the same to party higher ups in...

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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Abuses; ‘Do away with Neo-Nazis, Take the power in your hands’, Putin asks Ukrainians

INTERNATIONAL

"Right-wing Banderites and neo-Nazis in Ukraine are putting up heavy weapons, including multiple launch rocket systems, right in the central districts of major cities, including Kiev and Kharkiv," Vladimir Putin said in a statement issued to the world. “Do not let Banderites and Neo-nazis use your children and wives and the elderly as human shields. Take power into your own hands, it looks like it is us who will do better at negotiating.” The Russian FM Sergey Lavrov meanwhile insisted Russia is not carrying out strikes at any civilian infrastructure in Ukraine but will ensure the demilitarization of the country during the operation, after which the situation in Ukraine will return to negotiations. The Ukrainian president, meanwhile, claimed that the death toll stands at 137 soldi...

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J&K Reports 95 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, Active Tally Now Less Than 1000

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir reported 95 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 65 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 30 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452817. Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS, Srinagar reported 18 cases, Baramulla 3, Budgam 3, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 3, Anantnag 1, Bandipora 1, Ganderbal 0, Kulgam 1, Shopian 0, Jammu 27, Udhampur 0, Rajouri 2, Doda 20, Kathua 5, Samba 5, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 1, Ramban 5 and Reasi 0. There was no death reported in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4748 persons have succumbed to the virus—2325 in Jammu and 2423 in Kashmir. Besides, they said, 187 Covid-19 patients—126 from Jammu and 61 from Valley— r...

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Nine Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Syria

INTERNATIONAL

At least nine people including Syrian troops were killed in Israeli airstrikes near the capital Damascus. According to media reports, it is the fourth time this month that Israeli strikes have been reported inside Syria. “Israeli strikes killed six people, including two Syrian troops and four fighters whose nationalities remain unknown,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. On the same day as Russia has invaded Ukraine, four people, including 3 women were injured in a drone strike on a civilian vehicle at the Qamishli-Amude road in North-East Syria (Feb. 24). The people injured in the civilian vehicle on the Qamishli-Amude road have been identified as Daliya Şêxmûs (20), Roza Hemo (38), and Menîfe Himêdî (33), Local media reported.

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Protest in Anantnag against proposal to open six wine shops in Kashmir

REGIONAL

A protest was staged in Anantnag on Sunday against the "approval" to open wine shops in various locations in Jammu Kashmir. Led by a local Councillors Amir Fayaz Reshi and Mohammed Asif Bhat, the youth raised slogans demanding an immediate reversal of the order. "We have been hearing that wine shops are being opened in various locations of Jammu Kashmir, which includes places in Anantnag. This is not tolerable to us (Kashmiris)," one of the protesters said. These protestors demanded a complete ban on the sale of Alcohol and other drugs in the entire region.buy cymbalta online https://www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/languages/en/cymbalta.html no prescription Pertinently, the Jammu Kashmir admin recently announced that it was going to open new liquor sale points a...

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Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Imran Khan discusses Kashmir with Putin

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘exciting’ time to be in Russia as its President Vladimir Putin waged a ‘military operation’ against Ukraine also saw another significant development. The Pakistan PM raised the issue of Jammu Kashmir with Putin as they sat in Kremlin together. As the Russian forces moved to occupy Ukraine on Thursday, Khan at the same time underscored the imperative of peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, the official APP news agency of Pakistan reported. He also committed to a “long-term and multidimensional” relationship with Moscow. Khan, a cricketer-turned-politician, is the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia in 23 years after former premier Nawaz Sharif travelled to Moscow in 1999. He was in the country from February 23 to 24, at a time...

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50 percent reduction on stamp duty for first-time Real estate buyers in Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir administration Friday approved the remission of fifty percent (50%) stamp duty for all first-time buyers of real estate in the housing sector for a period of two years. The decision was taken by the Administrative Council at a meeting headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also attended by Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar among others. An official spokesman said the decision is aimed at giving a boost to the real-estate sector in Jammu Kashmir and motivating the new buyers to participate in the market". "It is also expected to provide momentum to property sale and registration by making the purchase of property attractive and affordable". The Administrative Council also asked the Housing and Urban Development Department to work out the modalities for sm...