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3 accused persons involved in Shopian grenade attack case arrested: Police

SHOPIAN

Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that it has arrested three persons involved in grenade attack on CRPF camp in South Kashmir's Shopian district. In a statement issues to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) police said it has solved a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora) and arrested accused persons involved in the crime, besides recovered incriminating materials including arms & ammunition. "During investigation of a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora), Shopian police based on reliable sources picked up one suspect identified as Fazil-bin-Rashid son of Abdul Rashid Alai resident of Melhura. During questioning, he disclosed that he was working with one active terrorist namely Basit Ahmed linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT(...

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Jagmohan put Kashmiri Pandits in buses, Promised to bring them back in 2 months: Farooq Abdullah

Politics

The Former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that nobody in Kashmir supports the migration of Kashmiri Pandits, in fact, Kashmiris want them to return. Farooq Abdullah said the then Governor Jagmohan Malhotra had put Kashmiri Hindus in buses and told them they would be brought back in two months. However, 32 years have passed and his promise remains unfulfilled, Farooq Abdullah said. In an exclusive interview with India, Farooq Abdullah said, “We cannot forget the then Governor Jagmohan Malhotra who put the Pandits in buses and said, ‘We will bring you back in two months because I have to use force on these insurgents and the retaliation might impact you’. It has been 32 years. Where are the Kashmiri Pandits?” Further, he said, “I was not ruling then ...

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Arms and ammunition recovered in Srinagar

OTHERS

Jammu police have recovered arms and ammunition in Safakadal area of summer capital Srinagar, official sources said on Tuesday. They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that “SOG party from Shopian along with a police team from Police Station Safakadal recovered arms and ammunition at Danamazar Ground." “Three Pistol, six Magazines, 30 Pistol Round, four Hand grenades were recovered from the spot and also arrested one person identified as Kaisar Zahoor Khan, resident of Nowpora Safakadal. “ Further investigation into the matter is on, they added. (KDC)

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18-Year-old Kulgam youth represents India in Malaysian University

OTHERS

Danishwar Hameed A youth from the Damhal Hanjipora belt of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Monday represented India in the University of Kelantan Malaysia on the eve of world poetry day. Suhail Ibn Shahnawaz (18), son of Shahnawaz Ahmad Bhat of Khul, DH Pora, who has qualified 12th class in the non-medical stream has written two books so far and is writing his third book at present. Suhail said that today he represented India at the University of Kelantan Malaysia on the eve of world poetry day. “In my 1st book “Own the Wisdom”, I have mentioned how you can achieve goals in life and how to be free of depression.” He said that this book was awarded for “star book of world record” and also nominated for young author and poet of Jammu and Kashmir. I have so far co-authored 50 i...

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Domestic cooking gas hiked by 50 Rupees

BUSINESS

Domestic cooking gas (or LPG) price was hiked by ₹ 50 per cylinder on Tuesday, according to media reports. A 14.2-kg non-subsidized LPG cylinder will now cost ₹ 1065 in Srinagar, ₹ 949.50 in Delhi, marking the first increase in LPG rates since early October. The 19-kg commercial cylinder now costs ₹ 2003.50.

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6-yr-old boy drowns to death in Budgam

REGIONAL

A six-year-old boy died on Tuesday morning after he drowned into a Canal at Soibugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources said that Shahid Farooq Malla, son of Farooq Ahmad of Kamapora Soibugh drowned into the canal when he was playing in the vicinity. He said that the boy was removed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. An official said that further investigation has been started in this regard—(KNO)

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DC Kulgam kick starts plantation drive at GGHSS

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed On the occasion of International Forest Day, Special Forest Division Kulgam today organized a plantation drive at Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Kulgam with "One child one tree." The event was kick started by the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat by planting a conifer sapling in premises of the school. School management and students also participated in this plantation drive by planting saplings of various plants. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner highlighted the significance of forests and added that forests are pivotal for survival and existence of life. He said it is unimaginable to think of existence without forests. He added that forests are the source of priceless health and other benefits so everyone must protec...

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Muslim family donates land worth Rs. 2.5 crore to build world’s largest Hindu temple in Bihar

INDIA

Setting an example of communal harmony in the country, a Muslim family in Bihar has donated land worth Rs.2.5 crore for construction of the world's largest Hindu temple--Virat Ramayan Mandir-in the Kaithwalia area of East Champaran district in the state. Talking to reporters here on Monday, Acharya Kishore Kunal, chief of the Patna-based Mahavir Mandir Trust, that has undertaken the project, said that Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khan, who has donated the land, is a businessman from East Champaran based in Guwahati."He recently completed all formalities pertaining to the donation of land belonging to his family for the construction of the temple at the registrar office of the Kesharia sub-division (East Chanmparan)," Kunal, a former Indian Police Service officer, told reporters. The Acharya said t...

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Centuries-Long Leech therapy continues on Novroz Eve in Kashmir

CULTURE

A number of people visited practitioners of ‘leech therapy’ on the occasion of Novroz on Monday as the therapy is believed to be more effective on this particular day. Scores of people were seen standing in queues, waiting for their turn to go through the procedure, at many places in the valley, especially at Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar. It is believed that leeches can cure frostbite, skin diseases and other blood infections, as they suck out the impure blood from the body. Wali Mohammad, a practitioner of leech therapy, told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), “I am doing this practice for the last 40 years and as per my experience, people are getting cured with this therapy. People understand that this therapy is the best cure for their illness which they don’t get from ot...

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Kashmiri Pandit organisations denounce ‘The Kashmir Files’

REGIONAL

The president of Reconciliation, Return and Rehabilitation of Migrants (RRRM), Satish Mahaldar while targetting the film 'The Kashmir Files' said that a lot of important things have been concealed in the film. "The film does show the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, but several things have been concealed. The selective imagery created in the movie is questionable," Satish said. He said that when Kashmiri Pandits left the valley, the BJP-backed VP Singh government was at the center and the movie has selectively concealed the fact. Criticizing the BJP government for not doing enough, he said that the Modi-led government has been in power for almost eight years but has not even initiated an inquiry into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. He said that there are around 708 families of Kashm...