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17-year-old Kashmiri to feature in AR Music Studio’s video

17-year-old Kashmiri to feature in AR Music Studio’s video

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A teen from Kashmir Valley is going to make his mark in a video album ‘Malanga’ that has been produced by AR Music Studios. Pertinently, Mumbai-based AR Music Studios has been founded by Kashmiri musical icon Jaan Nisar Lone. “We are here to promote the talent and deeply rich and cultured music of Kashmir Valley,” Jaan Nisar Lone told news agency Kashmir News Trust. After introducing many young stars in the past, this time, AR Music Studios has caught a 17-year-old teen Shah Idrees on camera. Shah Idrees, a resident of Shat Muqam hamlet of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district is a student of renowned acting school ‘Ice Balaji Institute’ that has been founded by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms. “With the monetary help from my parents, I was able to take admission at ‘Ice Balaji In...
Anti-Poaching team seizes punt gun, Contraband articles from boat in Wular Lake

Anti-Poaching team seizes punt gun, Contraband articles from boat in Wular Lake

REGIONAL
A punt gun, a boat and contraband articles were seized in Lankreshipora area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district during a raid carried by Forest Protection Force (FPF) on Tuesday. An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on a tip off regarding the use of punt guns at Wular for killing certain bird species, the anti-poaching team headed by Deputy Inspector was deputed to carry out the raid. “During the operation, a 09-feet long punt gun, a boat and live shells were seized from the spot,” he said, adding that a punt gun is a type of extremely large shotgun used in wetlands to shoot large numbers of waterfowl for commercial hunting. Forest Protection Force have intensified their surveillance operations in and around Wular Lake to stop illegal hunting and provide protection...
Lt Gen Manoj Pande to be the new Army Chief of India

Lt Gen Manoj Pande to be the new Army Chief of India

INDIA
Lt Gen Manoj Pande will take the reins as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff after incumbent Gen MM Naravane’s tenure ends on April 30. Lt Gen Pande, currently serving as the vice chief, will become the first commander from the Corps of Engineers to take charge of the 1.3-million-strong force as the position has been held so far by officers from infantry, artillery and armoured regiments. Before taking charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on February 1, he was heading the Eastern Army Command tasked with guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh sectors. Officials said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointment of Lt Gen Pande as the next Army chief. Lt Gen Pande also served...
10 pistols, 5 grenades smuggled along LoC recovered in Kupwara: Police

10 pistols, 5 grenades smuggled along LoC recovered in Kupwara: Police

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Police and army recovered 10 pistols along with magazines and bullets as well as five grenades in Karnah area of Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. “Acting on a specific information that a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been smuggled in from across LoC, a police team led by SHO Police Station Karnah Mudaser Ahmad and PSI Ayush Sharma, Incharge Police Post Taad Ayush Sharma along with local Army unit undertook a search operation in general area of police post Taad,” a police spokesman said, adding, “During the course of search, huge cache of arms and ammunition including 10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds and 5 grenades, were recovered from Hajam Mohallah, Taad Karnah”. Apparently, he said, it looks like a new consignment smuggled for m...
MeT predicts rainfall in Kashmir valley during next 48 hours

MeT predicts rainfall in Kashmir valley during next 48 hours

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Weather remained dry in J&K on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light/moderate rain in JK during the next 48 hours. A statement issued by the MeT department said, “In Kashmir division, weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with possibility of light rain at scattered places mainly from late afternoon/evening. “Thereafter, light to moderate rain/Thunderstorm accompanied by occasional gusty wind and isolated hailstorm is likely at many places of Kashmir division during April 20 and 21st. “In Jammu division, the weather will be mainly clear and hot at most places today. Thereafter, a spell of light to moderate rain/thunderstorm is likely at many places during April 20-21st. “There is no forecast of any Major Rain during this spell”. Srinagar had 11...
Right-wing wants India’s biggest helicopter service provider to be banned after list of muslim joinees goes viral

Right-wing wants India’s biggest helicopter service provider to be banned after list of muslim joinees goes viral

INDIA
India’s right-wing is now up in Arms against the state-owned Pawan Hans and has been demanding a ban on the company. Pawn Hans- India's biggest helicopter service provider has apparently caused displeasure among the extremist Hindus with its alleged list of new apprentices, as the list mostly includes Muslims—who joined the company on March 30.buy azithromycin online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/azithromycin.html no prescription After the list of these candidates went viral, several including BJPs elected parliamentarians have been demanding a ban on the company. https://twitter.com/Sadhvi_prachi/status/1515515646011916291 Hindu nationalists allege that the new joiners are all products of Delhi’s famed Jamia Milia Islamia University. Not surprisingly, #BanPawan...
Over 110 PDD employees died of electrocution since 2010

Over 110 PDD employees died of electrocution since 2010

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Over 110 regularized as well as temporary employees of Power Development Department (PDD) have lost their lives due to electrocution in the past more than one decade in Kashmir, figures reveal. According to the figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a total of 113 regularized as well as casual laborers, daily wagers and need-based workers have died due to electrocution while performing their duties in Kashmir. These deaths due to electrocution have occurred since 2010 to April 18, 2022.buy flagyl online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/flagyl.html no prescription Of total 113, 53 among them were regularized while 60 others were casual laborers, daily wagers and need-based employees. 63 employees regularized as well ...
One CRPF trooper dead, 12 others injured in Hyderpora accident

One CRPF trooper dead, 12 others injured in Hyderpora accident

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A CRPF trooper died while a dozen others sustained injuries after a truck hit a forces vehicle last night in Hyderpora area of uptown Srinagar. Sources told the local news agency KDC reported that one truck bearing registration No. JK05K 7200 hit the CRPF vehicle bearing registration No. HR55AC 5705 of B Coy 181 BN CRPF near IQ Mall Hyderpora resulting in the injuries to twelve troopers and the conductor of the civil truck. All the injured CRPF personnel were shifted to Composite Hospital BSF STC Humhama where one Constable identified as M.N Mani succumbed to his injuries sources said, adding that two CRPF troopers identified as ASI Jasraj and constable Sushant Biswas have been referred to 92 Base Hospital and injured conductor of the truck has been shifted to SMHS hospital for treat...
One Railway Protection Force personnel dead, another injured injured in Pulwama militant attack

One Railway Protection Force personnel dead, another injured injured in Pulwama militant attack

SOUTH KASHMIR
A Railway Protection Force personnel was killed while as another was injured in a militant attack in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday.buy singulair generic infobuyblo.com/singulair.html over the counter A top police officer told GNS that two cops of Railway Protection Force were injured after militants attack them at Kakapora. Both the injured personnel were shifted to nearby hospital for treatment, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers, the police officer added.(GNS)
Conductor of school bus dies in accident in Kupwara

Conductor of school bus dies in accident in Kupwara

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A 24-year-old conductor of an A.G.s school bus died following an accident near Taratpora village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that the conductor identified as Azim Ahmad Shiekh (24) resident of Sontipora Aloosa Kralpora allegedly fell off from the moving vehicle near Taratpora Ramhall area, resulting in his on the spot death. However police said that the cause of the death, if due to falling off from the bus or due to collision etc, was being investigated. A police officer told GNS that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigations taken up. (GNS)