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Passport verification to go online in Kashmir

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To cut down the time in getting security clearance, the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in summer capital Srinagar is connecting the passport office with all the police stations across Kashmir through an online system. A top official of the Ministry of External Affairs told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on September 1, officials of the MEA will inaugurate the pilot project conceived by RPO Srinagar B B Nagar from central Kashmiri’s Ganderbal district. Similarly, a project has been put in place in Leh where authorities are awaiting for the Ladakh police’s online app to go live. Under Mr Nagar, who is moving back to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), his parent department, on Wednesday, the RPO Srinagar received the best passport award in the country. His work w...

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Mainly dry weather predicted across Jammu Kashmir for next 24 hours

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The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. The weather was mainly clear in the union territory on Tuesday. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Jammu had 25.8 degrees, Katra 23.2, Batote 18.1, Banihal and Bhaderwah registered 15 and 17 degrees respectively. Srinagar recorded 16.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 10.4 and Gulmarg 9.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature this morning. Drass town in Ladakh had 7.3 degrees, Leh 10.1 and Kargil 16 as the minimum temperature.

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Teenage girl killed, 3 others injured in road mishap in Bandipora

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A 16-year-old girl was killed and three others injured in a road accident in Tulail area of Bandipora district on Tuesday, officials informed this morning. They told GNS that a Maruti car bearing registration number JK05G 2093 turned turtle at Neeru Tulail, resulting in injuries to four persons. The injured persons were shifted to SDH Gurez, where a girl namely Insha Parveen daughter of Mohammad Munnawar, a class 10 student at Higher Secondary School Rajouri Kadal Srinagar, succumbed shortly after, they said. The other three persons after receiving treatment at SDH Gurez were then referred to SKIMS Soura for preferential treatment, they said. A police official has in the meantime also confirmed the incident to GNS, saying cognizance has been taken for further investigations. (GNS)

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6 yrs on, Lack of funds delays construction of PHC Kullan, patients suffer

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The non-availability of funds has delayed the construction of much-awaited Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Kullan area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, leaving the people to lurch at large. The construction of the hospital was started in the year 2012, the locals told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), saying that the non-availability of funds have hampered the progress of the construction work. The PHC is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 7 crores and the project is being executed by J&K Housing Board. The residents said that the hospital has been under construction for the last six years and hasn't been completed as of now, adding that the delay in the completion of the PHC is forcing the locals to face immense hardships. “We are being forced t...

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Asia’s famed Wular lake to have non-motorable walkway: Admin

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Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Kundbarao Pole said that the administration is going to construct a non-motorable walkway around the Asia’s famed Wular lake in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Talking to reporters on the side-lines of Wular festival organised by Wular Battalion, 26-Asam Rifles and district administration Bandipora on Tuesday evening, Pole, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that beautiful non-motorable walkway will be developed around the lake which will attract more and more tourists. "Odisha's Chilika Lake is famous for tourism all over the world but the Wular lake is more beautiful than that in terms of biodiversity and other natural varieties," he said, adding that the Wular has the potential to change socio-economic condition o...

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Ceasefire fallout: In Kashmir, cross-LoC marriage bring relations closer

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As the guns of India and Pakistan have fallen silent after a ceasefire agreement last year, at least 112 cross-LoC marriage have taken place bringing back the old memories and a sorts of re-union among relations. According to details gathered by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), at least 112 marriages ceremonies have been taken place during current year in Keeran, Machil, Bangus, Tanghdar, Gurez, and Uri along the LoC in north Kashmir. The locals said that after almost 30 years, the marriages are taking place in these areas with great enthusiasm as the areas have been the worst hit due to cross-border shelling and firing. Remembering loved ones who lost their lives due to cross border shelling, they said that their sorrow will remain forever. "Be it a wedding or any fes...

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Ganderbal youth, who was injured due to electrocution, succumbs

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A 22-year-old youth, who was injured due to an electric shock in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the youth namely Danish Nisar (22) son of Nisar Ah Rather of Gangarhama was injured due to electric shock, while unloading a truck at Bamloora. He said that soon after the incident, he was shifted to district hospital Ganderbal, where from he was referred to SKIM Soura. The official said that he, however, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at SKIMS Soura—(KNO)

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Coimbatore church invites Muslim woman to deliver sermon at Sunday service

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In an example of communal harmony, Shehnaz Parveen who is a member of Jeeva Shanthy Trust was invited by the iconic CSI All Souls’ Church in Coimbatore to give a sermon at the Sunday service inside the church prayer hall on August 28, 2022. Ms. Parveen who addressed the gathering wearing Hijab, ended her sermon with a verse from the Bible, “One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deed (Proverbs 19:17).” “We do not have words to explain our happiness. I truly believe that this type of gesture among different faiths is what the country needs right now,” Ms. Parveen said adding, “after all, all religions emphasis love and harmony.” Ms. Parveen got a standing ovation from the congregation as she thanked the CSI church for the rare ges...

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Engineering student turned militant among three militants killed in Shopian encounter

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Three militants have been killed in the encounter that raged on Tuesday afternoon in the Shopian district of south Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon Forces including RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF had launched a cordon and search operation in the Nagbal area of Shopian, during which militants opened fire upon forces to which the forces retaliated. The Kashmir Police Zone while quoting ADGP Vijay Kumar wrote, "The 3 killed militants have been identified as local militants of LeT namely Danish Khursheed Bhat, Tanveer Wani & Tawseef Bhat. They were involved in several militant crime cases. Militant Danish was involved in the recruitment of youth into militant ranks in Shopian." One of the slain Tawseef Ahmed Bhat, a 23-year-ol...

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Post quitting Congress, GN Azad’s 1st public meet in Jammu on Sunday

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Former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the Congress last week and has decided to float a political party, will hold a public meeting on Sunday at Sainik Colony in Jammu. This will be his first meeting since he snapped his nearly 50-year-long association with Congress. The public meeting is scheduled for 11 am. Mr Azad has said he will launch a new party soon and the first unit will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir in view of impending assembly polls. Mr Azad was Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. With Mr Azad signalling that he will float a new party, several leaders have resigned from the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir. Former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand is among 64 leaders who have resigned from the Congress. (ANI)