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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments
2 dead as truck rolls down into gorge in Ramban

2 dead as truck rolls down into gorge in Ramban

REGIONAL
At least two persons died after a truck, laden with gas cylinders, rolled down into a deep gorge near Battery Chishma area of Ramban district on Monday early morning, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a gas cylinder laden truck rolled down into a deep gorge near Battery Chishma at around 04:00 AM. He said soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched jointly by Police, QRT and Army's ROP. The official said two bodies have been recovered from the spot while their identity was being ascertained. “The rescue operation is still going on in the area, as the truck has rolled down deep into the gorge,” he added—(KNO)
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Two persons injured in road accident in Kulgam

REGIONAL
Danishwar Hameed Two persons were critically wounded in a road accident in the area of Kulgam. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday afternoon, a bike with a rider and pillion were traveling from Bangward to Kulgam when they collided with a Tata magic, resulting in injuries to both of them. The duo identified as Nisar Ahmad Gorsi son of Atta Mohammed Gorsi, aged 22, and Nisar Ahmad Tenda son of Fakeer Mohd Tenda, aged 25, both residents of Bangward were shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment. The two were referred to SMHS for further treatment, the official said.
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Suspect detained after IED material weighing 15Kg, other material recovered in Udhampur

REGIONAL
A suspected person was detained by police on Monday after IED material weighing 15kg along with other materials were recovered in forests of the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district of Jammu division. Official sources told GNS that IED-like material weighing around 15 kg in a cylindrical shape, 300-400 gms of RDX, 7 7.62mm cartridges, 5 Detonators, one coded sheet, and one letter pad page of LeT outfit were recovered. In this regard an FIR NO-47/2022 U/S 4/5 explosive act &16/18/23 UAPA act has been registered in Police station Basantgarh, they said. Meanwhile a top police officer told GNS that a suspect has been detained for questioning in this regard.(GNS)
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

High Court directs former JK Minister to evict government bungalow

REGIONAL
The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed the application filed by former Minister Choudary Lal Singh in which he had challenged his eviction from a ministerial bungalow. Choudary Lal Singh had filed an application through his counsel asking the court put the eviction order on hold till the threat perception against him is being assessed. The court not only dismissed the application but also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 upon the former minister Lal Singh. “For what has been discussed here, it is evident that security assessment and entitlement to Government accommodation are two different issues and cannot be intermingled to defeat the process of law. The present application filed by the applicant (Lal Singh) is nothing but an abuse of the process of law,” the Divisio...
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiri man receives Rs 10,000 E-challan from Rajasthan, a region he never visited

INDIA
In a bizzare incident of its kind, a man from Pattan area of Baramulla district got E-challan for his vehicle for violating traffic rules in Rajasthan, where he never visited. Vehicle owner, Abdul Ahad Yatoo told said that he got the E-challan of Rs 10, 000 for his vehicle beating registration number JK05F 1965 via an SMS of E-Challan for violating traffic rules in Rajasthan. He said he was shocked when he suddenly received an SMS on his mobile phone that his vehicle has been challaned for not having driving license and carrying over height load while plying in Ganganagar area of Rajasthan. He said that he has not gone outside of Jammu and Kashmir so it was surprising for him to recieve a Challan from Rajasthan state. When contacted Divisional Inspector General (DiG) Traffic Ka...
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Shift KP employees to Jammu till situation improves in Kashmir: Azad

POLITICS
Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chief, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that there is a need to make difference between militants & non-militants and the Kashmiri Pandit employees should be shifted to Jammu till situation in Kashmir improves. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Anantnag, Azad as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that every individual should not be looked through the prism of militancy. “There is a dire need to make difference between militants and non-militants as everyone should not be looked as a suspect,” he said. He added Kashmiri Pandit employees, in wake of the targeted killings don't want to stay here and they should be shifted to Jammu till the situation improves.—(KNO)
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Twitter suspends Indian journalist Ahmed Khabeer’s account

INDIA
Twitter suspended Ahmed Khabeer's account from the microblogging platform. Khabeer works with the news portal 'The Jamia Times,' and was active on Twitter in raising issues regarding the harassment faced by the Muslims of India under the current dispensation. Meanwhile, in a statement, Ahmed Khabeer who's the founding editor of The Jamia Times said that the fact that there's been no outcry over the suspension of his Twitter account was yet another act that demonstrates the growing islamophobia in India. However, it was big news when Elon Musk suspended the Twitter accounts of at least nine tech journalists last week (over alleged dox-ing) and then reinstated them this week after Twitter users demanded as much, the statement said. Ahmed said that he woke up on December 22 to read a...
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

16-member committee set up to oversee preparations for G20 event in JK

REGIONAL
The Jammu Kashmir administration on Monday constituted a 16-member committee to oversee the preparations related to the G20 event in the Union territory. According to on order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the committee will be headed by Financial Commissioner (additional chief secretary), home department =, JK. “In view of the visit of officials from G20 participating countries/organizations to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of the Committee to oversee the preparations related to the G20 event in the Union territory of Jammu Kashmir,” reads the order—(KNO
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Dec262022 by News DeskNo Comments

India snapped internet 690 times since 2012, Jammu Kashmir tops with 418 internet shutdowns: Report

FEATURED
India has witnessed at least 690 internet shutdowns for the last ten years, Jammu Kashmir tops that list with a total of 418 documented internet shutdowns, Internetshutdowns.in reported. In the past ten years, the longest communication blockade was imposed in Kashmir. The Internet was shut down on the evening of 4th August 2019 for 552 days. On 5 August 2019 Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated by the Modi-led Government. Kargil district of Ladakh faced a shutdown of 145 days, which was imposed in August 2019 on the erstwhile State of Jammu Kashmir. The real-time database of its kind in India documented "almost" every single Internet shutdown since 2012, starting with the first imposed in Jammu Kashmir on January 26. However, in the same year, the database puts the tot...
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