November 2022 - Page 34 of 40

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Eight detained in Srinagar for performing dangerous stunts on bike, Counselled

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The Jammu Kashmir Police detained eight teenagers and seized four bikes for doing dangerous stunts on roads, officials said on Monday. "Eight teenage boys detained for doing dangerous life-threatening stunts on Boulevard road on banks of Dal Lake," Srinagar police said in a tweet. The boys, however, were allowed to go with their families after counselling. "The delinquent boys were handed over to families after full day counselling and after receiving good behaviour bond. The four modified bikes used by them have been seized," it said.

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Mughal, SSG Roads Closed Due To Snowfall; People Advised To Confirm Highway Status Before Travel

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Mughal road remained closed for vehicular movement for the second consecutive day due to snowfall, officials said on Monday. The Mughal road, connecting twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Shopian was closed for traffic on early Sunday after snowfall at several places enroute including Pir Ki Gali (PKG), Mansar Mohre and Posha, a police officer told GNS. Similarly, the officials said, traffic has been closed on Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari road after snowfall in areas around Sonamarg. The thoroughfare was also closed on Sunday morning but was reopened later. Fresh snowfall however has forced its fresh closure, they said. Meanwhile, traffic authorities have urged people to confirm the status of Jammu-Srinagar highway before embarking on a journey on the thoroughfare. “People a...

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CBI arrests 4 more accused including police officer in JK Police SI Recruitment Scam

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Continuing its arrest spree in connection with Jammu Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment Scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested 4 more accused including a police officer. With the arrest of these 4 accused, the total number of arrests made by the CBI in this connection has reached 13. Pertinently, examination for the recruitment of JK Police Sub-Inspectors posts witnessed grave malpractices. The probe is conducted by CBI which has so far searched over 3 dozen locations arresting 13 persons among which some are from the armed forces. In September, Police constable Raman Sharma, Akhnoor Tout Suresh Kumar, and Akhnoor Teacher Jagdish Sharma were arrested by CBI in this regard. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the four more arrests include...

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80 per cent of pellet victims in Kashmir have lost vision partially: Research

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The vast majority of people who suffered eye injuries as a result of rifle pellets in Srinagar between July and November of 2016 have lost a degree of vision, Times of India reported. Quoting a research paper, the report added that, on 777 eye procedures performed during this time period, over 80% of them have been limited to "counting fingers." The researchers strongly cautioned against using pellet guns on civilians. It stated that the injuries put a "major physical, emotional, and socioeconomic burden" on society and the patients (mainly males aged 20 to 29) due to poor vision, high medical care costs, and long-term rehabilitation. One of the main authors of the paper, published in ‘The Indian Journal of Ophthalmology', is Mumbai-based retina surgeon Dr S Natrajan. He had trave...

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No change expected in weather today, another wet spell likely from 9-11 Nov: MeT

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As Rains/snow has lashed J&K in last 24 hours while no major change is expected today besides that another wet spell is expected in J&K from 9-11 November. An official of MeT told KNA that rain/snow at most places of J&K with snowfall over higher reaches was recorded in last 24 hours and no large change is expected today. Tomorrow, weather will be generally cloudy and light snow may occur over higher reaches, although chances are less, he said and from 9-11th Nov, there are chances of Widespread Rain/Snowfall over higher reaches are expected and improvement from 11th. Snowfall & low temp. may led to temporary disruption of surface transportation, mainly over Zojila, Jmu-Srinagar HW, Leh-Manali oad etc. On 7th & 9-11th, official said. Prior to embark on journ...

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Apple market down by 50-60 per cent, Growers face further losses

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Apple growers in Kashmir continue to suffer huge losses as Apple is down and for the last two months there have been no signs of improvement. Growers from different areas told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the fruit demand has remained very low this year and there wasn't a market down like this in the last decade. Javaid Ahmad, a fruit grower from Pulwama said that this year the rates of apple boxes have almost doubled besides that the labour charges, and fertilizer and pesticide rates have increased due to which they were already suffering. He said that freight rates have also increased and growers aren't even able to fetch the amount that they have spent on it in the ongoing year. Ghulam Hassan Nengroo, president of the fruit growers Association Dachnipora, Ana...

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Do Kashmiri Lives matter, PDP asks in monthly ‘Speak Up’

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday expressed concern over alleged incidents of violence against Kashmiri Muslims since the abrogation of Article 370. "A few weeks ago, a college in Akhnoor was raided by Bajrang Dal goons because they found out that Muslims students were offering prayers on the campus. They threatened the students but not before snatching away their mats and prayer caps," the party alleged in its monthly newsletter 'Speak-Up'. What was happening in the rest of the country is finally happening in Kashmir and Muslims are being treated in the same way as other places in India, the Mehbooba Mufti-led party said. "Bearing in mind the events of the past few years, we cannot help but ask - do Kashmiri lives matter?" the party said. "Imran Bashir Ganaie would not ...

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NIA files charge sheet against Dawood Ibrahim in militancy funding case

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a charge sheet against fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, his close aide Chhota Shakeel and three other members of ‘D-Company’ in connection with its probe into raising funds to carry out terrorist activities in Mumbai and other parts of India. According to a statement issued by the NIA, the charge sheet has been filed against Arif Abubakar Shaikh alias Arif Bhaijaan, Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh alias Shabbir, Mohammad Salim Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar alias Shaikh Dawood Hassan, and Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel, under the relevant sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and the India Penal Code (IPC). “Investigations have establis...

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Year on, vital bridge in Pulwama awaits completion

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After one year, a vital bridge on Pulwama-Anantnag road via litter is awaiting completion due to which public is suffering. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), locals from Niloora’s Pulwama said that last year construction of a new bridge was started but it has not been completed yet due to unknown reasons Mohammad Akbar Ganaie, a local resident said that a small diversion has been constructed there but the road is connecting SIDCO Lassipora with National Highway and heavy motor vehicles are plying on the road. It was learnt that authorities worked on it for a few months and abandoned it, he said. Parvaiz Ahmad, another local, said that narrowness of the diversion leads to huge traffic jam as only one-sided traffic can ply on at one time. Locals said that the...

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2 teachers suspended in Kupwara over alleged corporal punishment to students

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The district administration Kupwara has suspended two teachers for allegedly giving corporal punishment to students in a government school in Kralpora zone of the district. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a complaint was filed against two teachers namely Shaukat Ahmad Lone and Naseer Ahmad Lone posted at UPS Gampora Budanamal Zone Kralpora in Kupwara district. The order reads that one Ghulam Mohammad Lone son of Abdul Khaliq of Bundnamal along with his wife and three school going children approached the office of deputy commissioner with a written complaint regarding corporal punishment by two teachers. "The preliminary enquiry was conducted into the matter and prima-facie it appears that the matter is a case of corpora...