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Srinagar: 4 including 3 non-locals arrested for theft

REGIONAL

Four people including three non-locals were arrested in Srinagar's Batamaloo area for theft. Police on Tuesday said that three Non-Locals and 1 local thief were arrested for stealing from many places including a home at Sir Syedabad, near Iqbalabad, Batmaloo. "One CCTV footage had went viral 2 and during the investigation, four persons were identified who have been taken into detention," Police said. The Police identified the accused as Mohd Imran R/o Noorbagh, Saidullah Mirza R/o Ghaziabad, Mohd Aziz R/o Bengal and Mohd Kabir R/o Bengal.

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Three LeT militants killed in Shopian Gunfight

REGIONAL

Three militants on Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit were killed in a gunfight in Nagbal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Officials sources told GNS that three militants of LeT were killed and their bodies were also recovered from the encounter site. Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the target spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, leading to an encounter.(GNS)

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After Babri petitions, SC disposes off 11 pleas in Gujarat Genocide

INDIA, REGIONAL

The Supreme Court of India disposed of 11 please pending from 2002-2003, seeking its intervention in the Gujarat Muslim genocide cases noting that they had become infructuous in view of the subsequent developments in the matter, Maktoob Media reported. The pleas included transfer petitions filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking that the cases be transferred from the Gujarat police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as well as Special Leave Petitions (SLP) filed by genocide victims and a writ petition filed by NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace, headed by jailed rights defender Teesta Setalvad. The matter was being heard by a bench of the new Chief Justice of India, U.U. Lalit, as well as Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and J.B. Pardiwala. The top court n...

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Shopian encounter: Two LeT militants killed, search on

SOUTH KASHMIR

Two militants affiliated with LeT were killed in a gunfight that broke out between militants and government forces at Nagbal village of Zainapora area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. He said during exchange of fire, two militants were killed who were affiliated with LeT and further identification is being ascertained and search operation is underway in the area—(KNO)

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One militant killed in ongoing encounter in Shopian area

OTHERS

One militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter that started between government forces and militants in Nagbal area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that militants fired on the government forces and a cordon and search operation laid in the area on Tuesday afternoon. During the exchange of gunfire, one unidentified militant has been killed. Details emerging.

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7 people killed, 5 others injured as Tata Sumo falls into gorge in Kishtwar

OTHERS

At least seven people were killed and five others injured when a Tata sumo they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into gorge in Kishtwar district on Tuesday, officials said. They said that the accident took place near Bunda Chatroo Changa when driver of the vehicle (JK17 -9117), a private taxi, lost control over it. Five people died on the spot while two others succumbed while be evacuated, they said. Five others were shifted to hospital by rescuers including locals, police and army, they said. Among the injured, they said, some are very “critical.” A police official confirmed to GNS the accident and casualties in the accident. He said a case is being registered with regard to it. (GNS)

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1,64,000 suicides in India in 2021, Over 25% daily wagers: Report

OTHERS

Daily wagers suicides in India has crossed the quarter mark for the first time, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) — one in four of the recorded 1,64,033 suicide victims during 2021 was a daily wage earner, Indian Express reported. The report — “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” — shows that daily wage earners remained the largest profession-wise group among suicide victims in 2021, accounting for 42,004 suicides (25.6 per cent). In 2020, too, daily wage earners accounted for the highest share, with 37,666 (24.6 per cent) of the 1,53,052 recorded suicides in the country. In 2019, before the Covid outbreak, the share of daily wage earners was 23.4 per cent (32,563) of the recorded 1,39,123 suicides. At the national level, the number of...

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Won’t allow the drug peddlers to rise and extend their activities : Sopore Police

REGIONAL

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, Police in North Kashmir's Rafiabad in Sopore destroyed bung cultivation, sought the support of every section of society to eradicate drug menace and protect the youth. A senior police official told the news agency - Kashmir News Service (KNS), that they won’t allow the drug peddlers to rise and extend their activities, adding “If they do not shun the trade the police won’t spare them unpunished”. Drug abuse is one of the most dangerous and threatening challenges before humanity. “Neither police nor society alone can face this menacing challenge which is destroying our younger generation, he said. The official hailed the role of parents, elders and civil society for coming forward for preventive measures, saying ...

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64 leaders quit congress in JK in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Politics

More than 64 senior Congress leaders, including former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Tara Chand, resigned from the party in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad here on Tuesday. They submitted a joint resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Chand and several others, including former ministers Abdul Majid Wani, Manohar Lal Sharma, Gharu Ram and former MLA Balwan Singh, announced their resignations from their party, including its primary membership, at a press conference. “We have submitted a joint resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in support of Azad,” Balwan Singh said. Azad, 73, a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, ended his five-decade association with the Congress on Friday, terming the party comprehensively destroyed and lashing out ...

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Babri Demolition: Supreme court closes contempt petition against BJP leaders

OTHERS

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a involving former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh in connection with the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition matter in Ayodhya. The court cited that a larger bench has already delivered a judgment over the matter and said that "nothing survives in the matter now". Petitioner Mohammad Aslam Bhure had filed a petition in the Supreme Court in 1991 against various BJP leaders. Significantly, on 6 December 1992, the Babri structure in Ayodhya was demolished by a mob. A case was registered against many leaders including BJP veteran LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti. After this case, there were communal riots across the country. More than two thousand people lost their lives in these riots. ...