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300-meter portion of link road sinks in Ramban

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300-meter portion of a link road in Ramban district has sunk due to incessant rains, disconnecting at least five Panchayat blocks of Gandhri from District headquarters, officials said on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the portion of Kanga-Gandhri-Bhatni road caved in late Thursday afternoon amid incessant rains. SHO Firdous Ahmed confirmed it to GNS and urged people not to move through the area as the portion is still sinking. “The people are requested not to move through the road till the restoration work is taken up,” he added. (GNS)

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Saudi-led coalition conducts 28 Air strikes in Yemen

INTERNATIONAL

The Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday it launched 28 airstrikes in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah in the past 24 hours. Though the immediate damage was not known. The Saudi government claimed that the strikes destroyed 14 vehicles of the Houthi rebels. The airstrikes coincided with raging battles between the forces of the government and the Houthis in several parts of the province bordering Saudi Arabia. Since March 2015, Amnesty International’s researchers have investigated dozens of air strikes and repeatedly found and identified remnants of US-manufactured munitions. Amnesty International previously identified the use of the same US-made Raytheon bombs used on 21 January in a Saudi-led air strike carried out on 28 June 2019 on a residential home in Ta’iz governo...

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55-year-old man killed in hit-and-run accident in Pattan

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A 55-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS said that a man identified as Farooq Ahmad Lone (55) son of Mohammad Ramzan Lone of Zangam Pattan was crushed to death by unknown vehicle. After the accident, the driver fled in the car from the spot. A police official confirmed to GNS the accident and said that a case has been registered in this regard. “Further investigations are underway,” he added. (GNS)

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KU to re-open for offline classes from March 3; authorities notify guidelines for HODs, faculty, students

EDUCATION

The University of Kashmir on Friday issued necessary guidelines for deans, heads of departments, faculty members and students ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline classes from March 3, 2022. "This is for the information of all concerned that the class-work/examination in the teaching departments of the main and satellite campuses shall resume in off-line mode from 3rd March, 2022. Accordingly, all Heads/Directors/Coordinators of the teaching departments shall adhere to the necessary guidelines in letter and spirit," a notification issued by Office of Dean Academic Affairs said. Listing the mandatory guidelines, the DAA office said all students shall produce vaccination certificates to attend the classes in offline mode and shall be subjected to random checks for COVID19 sym...

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Indian Embassy in Ukraine issues advisory; Says evacuation route from Romania, Hungary being established

INTERNATIONAL

As the war between Ukraine and Russia enters the second day, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine on released advisory for all Indian Nationals including students in Ukraine. "In this difficult situation, Embassy of India requests Indians to continue to remain strong, safe and alert. Embassy is also working round the clock to support the Indian community in Ukraine," the Embassy said in the statement. It also said that the Government of India and the Embassy of India were working to establish evacuation routes from Romania and Hungary. The Embassy said that the teams were getting in place at the following check points: CHOP-ZAHONY Hungarian Border near Uzhhorod PORUBNE-SIRET Romanian Border near Chernivtsi The Embassy advised the Indian nationals, especially students li...

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Two Local Militants killed during Shopian Encounter, Internet suspended

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Meer Irfan Internet Services have been snapped in the Shopian areas of South Kashmir following an encounter that raged in Amshipora area of the same district. On Friday morning, the internet services have been snapped as a preventive measure, an official said.buy super avana online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/super-avana.html no prescription Two militants and a civilian were killed in an encounter between the security forces and militants in the area.buy zenegra online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/zenegra.html no prescription Police identified the slain militants as Muzamil Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Hameed Mir resident of Chatripora, Shopian and Shariq Ayub son of Muhammad Ayoob Wagay resident of Bonpora, Amshipo...

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Civilian killed during Shopian encounter

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Two militants and a civilian were killed in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, Inspector General Of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said. "Based on a specific input of police about the presence of (militants) in village Amshipora, Shopian, a joint operation was launch during the late night of 24/25-02-2022," IGP said in a statement to GNS, adding, "After a cluster of houses were taken into cordon, following the drill civilians were evacuated to safety. Thereafter, house to house searches were started in the wee hours to locate the hiding militants". During the searches, he said the militants came out and "resorted to indiscriminate firing". "In the indiscriminate firing of the militants one civilian namely Shakeel Ahmed Khan son of Abdul Rahim Khan resident of ...

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LG Manoj Sinha escapes unhurt in a road accident in UP

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Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s car met with an accident in Varanasi town of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, media reports said. Sinha was on way to this hometown Ghazipur from Varanasi. Reports said that the car in which Sinha was traveling hit an iron pillar damaging the window of the car, however, the J&K LG escaped unhurt. The incident occurred near Rajghat bridge. Sinha had sustained injuries in a road accident in UP back in 2016 when he was Union Minister of State for Railways. (KNT)

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Will have consultations with India on Russia-Ukraine Crisis: US President

INTERNATIONAL

President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States will have consultations with India on the crisis in Ukraine following a military operation from Russia. In a televised address on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his move to launch a military operation in Ukraine came in response to threats emanating from the neighbouring country. He also warned other countries that if they attempted to interfere with the Russian military operation they would see "consequences they have never seen". "We are going to have consultations with India (on the Ukrainian crisis). We haven't resolved that fully,” Biden told reporters during a White House news conference on the Ukrainian crisis. He was responding to a question if India was fully on board with the United States on...

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Kashmiri soldier dies in Leh, family appeals to LG to get the body airlifted

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A Budgam family Friday appealed to the Lieutenant Governor to airlift the body of the soldier from Leh to Srinagar.buy aurogra online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/aurogra.html no prescription An army soldier Bashir Ahmad Ganaie son of Late Ghulam Hassan Ganaie from Wahabpora Ganie Mohalla of Budgam district succumbed in the Leh hospital on Friday morning after suffering from a brain hemorrhage attack a few days back. Dr Javaid Ahmed, the cousin of the soldier told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Bashir Ahmed died today in the hospital and now they earnestly appeal to the authorities particularly to LG Manoj Singh to get his body airlifted from Leh to Srinagar.buy vidalista online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwen...