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Month: October 2022

Mainly dry weather forecast in JK

Mainly dry weather forecast in JK

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The weather department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here told GNS that there was no large change expected in the weather for the subsequent two days. Regarding the mercury, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 9.2°C against 9.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.0°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said. Qazigund recorded a low of 5.0°C against 7.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.5°C below normal there, he said. In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 5.3°C against 5.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.8°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said. Kokernag recorded a low of 7.7°C against 9.8°C on the previous night an...
Militancy Case: SIA raids at multiple locations in south Kashmir

Militancy Case: SIA raids at multiple locations in south Kashmir

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State Investigation Agency of Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday carried out Multiple raids in South Kashmir in connection of Militancy supporting case, officials said. Official sources told GNS that SIA are carrying raids at three districts of South Kashmir, they include Anantnag, Shopian and Kulgam. The raids are being carried out in these districts related to the militancy case, they said. Till this story was being filed, no arrest or any recovery of incriminate material or document was reported.(GNS)
Stray dog attacks injure 18 persons in Poonch

Stray dog attacks injure 18 persons in Poonch

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At least 18 persons were attacked and injured by a stray at Saujiyan village in Poonch Mandi area, who have been hospitalized for treatment on Thursday. Locals told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a stray dog has attacked eighteen people in Saujiyan area of Poonch Mandi, who belong to Gagriyaan and Saujiyan villages of Poonch Mandi villages in the district. The injured include Mushtaq Ahmed, Aashiq Parvez, Sharifa Bi, Saleema Bi, Tabassum Aara, Insha Banu, Jaan Begum, Manzoor Ahmed, Abdul Hamid, Bagh Hussain, Farooq Ahmed, Shahjahan Ahmed, Ghulam Mohammad, Tasveer Hussain, Mubarakh Gul, Shah Mohammad, Shamim Begum and Rubina Akhter. The victims have been hospitalised in local hospitals and are undergoing treatment—(KNO)
Army man dead after his rifle went off accidentally in Sopore

Army man dead after his rifle went off accidentally in Sopore

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An Army trooper was killed after his service rifle went off accidentally on Thursday in Rafiabad area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. Official sources told GNS that an army personnel identified as Chander Mohan (28) received fatal bullet wound when his service rifle went off accidentally, resulting his instant death. The body has been handed over to Army after legal formalities were performed, an policer told GNS.(GNS)
Missing since last week, ‘Hizb militant’ arrested in south Kashmir

Missing since last week, ‘Hizb militant’ arrested in south Kashmir

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A week after he went missing, the Jammu Kashmir Police arrested Danish Mohiuddin, a resident of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. As per a police statement, on Thursday, joint forces including Indian Army's 42 Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF arrested a man at Chandrigam check-point and during the search, one Pistol along with a pistol magazine was recovered from him. The arrested person was identified as Danish Mohiuddin Ganai of Dadsara Awantipora. On October 03, The Kashmiriyat reported that Two more youth have gone missing from their homes in the south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Shopian. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family of Danish Mohuiddin son Ghulam Mohiuddin Ganie, a resident of Dadsara in Tral belt of south Kashmir’s Pulwama has gone m...
Non-availability of Anaesthesia technicians in Srinagar Hospital creates problems for patients

Non-availability of Anaesthesia technicians in Srinagar Hospital creates problems for patients

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Gousia Hospital here in Kashmir capital Srinagar has no Anaesthesia technician as a result no surgery is taking place in the same hospital. “My maternal uncle was supposed to undergo gallbladder surgery but due to the non-availability of the Anaesthesia technician, we left for home without the operation,” Mehraj Ahmed, an attendant told news agency Kashmir News Trust. Anesthesia technicians are healthcare professionals who oversee activities related to anaesthetics. They administer anesthesia to patients and assist doctors in related activities. They also monitor the patient after the anaesthesia is administered to ensure that no harmful side effects occurred. Government Gousia Hospital is listed under Public Hospitals and is located in Khanyar, Srinagar. Another patient said t...
Medical students oppose Admin’s decision of pooling of MBBS seats in Jammu Kashmir

Medical students oppose Admin’s decision of pooling of MBBS seats in Jammu Kashmir

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The administration's decision to combine MBBS and post-graduate seats in the all-India quota beginning with the current session has been contested by the medical students in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu Kashmir admin recently ordered that 50% of PG course seats and 15% of MBBS seats will be shared in the All India Quota (AIQ), evoking sharp criticism from medical students. The students said that by enrolling non-local medical students in undergraduate and graduate programmes the admin is risking the future of local medical students. "Only Jammu Kashmir-based students should be qualified for postgraduate and undergraduate positions as we already have a less number of seats in the region," a student said. Students said that there will be rise in unemployment among doctors in Jammu Ka...
Video: ‘Children gave up schooling’, In Uri, Locals lock houses, evacuate villages as wild animal attacks rise

Video: ‘Children gave up schooling’, In Uri, Locals lock houses, evacuate villages as wild animal attacks rise

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Safoora Hilal/ Duwa Bisati On 22 September evening, when the light had faded a bit in the Molinag area of Danisayedain Uri, Ali and his elder brother were tailing their father Abbas Hussain near the house. Hussain was a few meters away from his sons when he suddenly heard a scream from his elder son, when he reached, the elder brother told his father that Ali was taken by a leopard. Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zTYzhUrra4 The news spread across the locality, and people rushed out of their houses to search for Ali. Till then, some policemen alongwith wildlife personnel reached the spot and joined the search. Some hours after, in a nearby forest area, they recovered Ali's badly eaten dead body. The wildlife officials say they have already asked the people li...
Hizb militant apprehended in Awantipora, Arms and ammunition recovered: Police

Hizb militant apprehended in Awantipora, Arms and ammunition recovered: Police

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Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit in South Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a handout issued to GNS, the police said that based on specific input Awantipora Police along with Army 42 RR and CRPF 130 BN laid a special naka at Chandrigam and during naka checking one person who was moving in suspicious circumstances was apprehended and during search one Pistol along with pistol magazine was recovered from the apprehended. According to Police spokesman, during questioning, the said person has been identified as Danish Mohidin Ganie son of Ghulam Mohidin Ganie resident of Dadsara Awantipora. On preliminary questioning the apprehended militant deposed and admitted that he is militant of proscribed militant outfit HM active since 29-...
Anjuman Shira Shian observes Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari

Anjuman Shira Shian observes Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari

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Jammu Kashmir Anjuman Shira Shian observed the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari “As” is regarded as the eleventh imam of the twelve imams , succeeding his father, Hazrat Imam Ali al-Hadi “As” was born in Medina in 844 and was brought with his father . Imam Hassan Al-Askari “As” was one of that illustrious series of the immaculate infallible each member of whom displayed the moral excellence of human perfection. On this auspicious occasion the president of Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman Shira Shian Hojetul Islam Wal Muslimeen in his condolence. message conveyed the Muslims that “ The religion of Muhammad PBUH our last Prophet is being shielded by life and death struggles by the Saviour promised imam Mehdi AtF, Agha mentioned that era when Islam was undergoing desperate troublesome times...