January 2023 - Page 14 of 43

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Cows are important, All problems on Earth will be solved if their slaughter is prevented: Gujarat Court

INDIA

A court in Gujarat while sentencing a youth to life imprisonment for illegally transporting cattle from Maharashtra, noted that all of earth's problems will be solved if cow slaughter is prevented. According to Bar and Bench, in an order passed in November, Principal District Judge Samir Vinodchandra Vyas paid tribute to the importance of cows to the entire Universe. "Cow is not only an animal but it is mother that is why it is given the name of mother. None is as grateful as a cow. A cow is the living planet of 68 crore holy places and 33 crore gods. The obligation of cow on the entire Universe defies description. The day when no drop of blood of cow drops on the earth all problems of earth will be solved and the well being of the earth will be established." The order, translated...

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‘Gaw Kadal’: Shafiqa learnt of her husband’s killing three days later

WRITE-UPS

Sumbul Khan Early in 1990, widespread arrests, curfews, and crackdowns were daily occurrences in the Kashmir valley. The Gawkadal Bridge in Srinagar, Kashmir, was the inspiration for the massacre's name. The survivors recount that a group of Kashmiri protesters were shot at by Indian paramilitary soldiers from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). On January 19, 1990, the Indian government appointed Jagmohan Malhotra as the governor of Jammu Kashmir, and just two days later, a massive protest rally was taken out in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. It started when the reports that some women in the Chotta Bazar neighborhood of downtown Srinagar had been assaulted during the nighttime in a crackdown on the preceding night of January 20 broke out on January 21, 1990. As soon as t...

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4200 Kanal of ‘state land’ retrieved in 3 days at Anantnag, say officials

REGIONAL

The District Administration Anantnag has removed encroachment on more than 4200 kanals of state/ kahcharai land in the last three days, totaling more than 40000 kanals of land retrieved so far from encroachers in the district. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Basharat Qayoom said that encroached lands in various tehsils have been identified and the anti-encroachment drive shall continue in full force. He said that focus is on retrieving large chunks of encroached land which can subsequently be utilized for public purposes. He said that nearly 50% of the encroached land stands retrieved and another 50% will be retrieved soon. Giving details, it was given out that in tehsil Anantnag nearly 1600 kanals of state land and 1550 kanals of Kahcharie land have b...

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LG Manoj Sinha announces 50K relief for persons injured in Jammu blasts

REGIONAL

The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has strongly condemned the blasts that have taken place in Narwal, Jammu this morning. Senior police officials briefed the Lt Governor about the blast and on the state of investigation. He called for urgent steps to identify and take action against those responsible. “Such dastardly acts highlight the desperation and cowardice of those responsible. Take immediate and firm action. No efforts should be spared to bring the perpetrators to justice,” the Lt Governor told the security officials. The Lt Governor has offered heartfelt sympathies to those injured. He also announced relief of Rs. 50,000 to those injured in the incident. The Lt Governor said that the administration would ensure best possible treatment and extend every help required by the...

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11 Employees of RDD suspended for unauthorized absence from duties at Kulgam

REGIONAL

On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, a team of officers headed by Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kulgam, Mohammad Imran inspected several offices of Rural Development Department in Kulgam. During the inspection, 11 employees were found unauthorizedly absent from their duties and were placed under suspension with immediate effect vide order No12-ACDK of 023. Moreover, ACD stressed on cent percent attendance at all offices of Rural Development Department Kulgam and directed all employees to attend their duties regularly. He warned that strict action shall be taken as per the law against employees for their unauthorized absence from duties.

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Among encroachments in Srinagar appear UN office, Guv. house, influential schools among high rank properties

FEATURED

In compliance with the orders of the Jammu Kashmir administration, the revenue officials have appealed to people to vacate the "encroached" state land or else legal action will be taken against them. The order of the Jammu Kashmir administration to vacate the "state land" by January 31 started with the identification of the land across Jammu Kashmir for which the Revenue Department undertook a massive exercise throughout the districts of Kashmir valley and Jammu. The Kashmiriyat reported that over 1,65,000 Kanal of land falls under various categories of state land in central Kashmir's Srinagar district. The move has evoked widespread criticism and protests across Jammu Kashmir, however, LG Manoj Sinha has said that the Common masses, the poor wouldn’t be touched by the ‘State Land...

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Amid ongoing eviction drive, Sajad Lone writes to LG Sinha

POLITICS, REGIONAL

Amid the ongoing eviction drive in Jammu Kashmir, People Conference president Sajad Lone Saturday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha urging him to issue a formal and unambiguous order, which spares the poor and makes a distinction between possession borne out of necessity and possession borne out of the land grab. In the letter, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Lone stated there have been voices across the social and political spectrum to spare the poorer sections over the government’s drive to retrieve state and grazing land. “I am taking the liberty of writing to you about the government's drive to retrieve state land and grazing land under the possession of private people. There have been voices across the social and political s...

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Waqf Board orders valuation of commercial properties across JK

OTHERS

Jammu Kashmir Waqf Board here has launched a comprehensive exercise for the valuation of its hundreds of commercial properties across the JK “Continuing with its reformative agenda initiated under the leadership of Chairperson, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, J&K Waqf Board has started an exhaustive Valuation exercise of its hundreds of commercial assets spread across the UT of Jammu & Kashmir,” a statement issued in this regard to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said. Interestingly, despite being the second largest asset-rich organisation in the UT after the Govt itself, no significant efforts have been made till date for assessment of Commercial Properties by the previous authorities at the helm of affairs in Waqf over the last several decades, revealed the sources in Wa...

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‘Cannot sit back with our people suffering’, Protests staged against ‘state land’ eviction order in Kishtwar, Rajouri

POLITICS

Protests were taken out in the Rajouri and Kishtwar areas f Jammu Kashmir against the Land eviction drive of the Jammu Kashmir administration. Hundreds of Civil Society members and party workers under the chairmanship of Th Yashu Vardhan Singh, Additional Spokesperson and In-charge Kalakote constituency JKNC assembled near Bus Stand Kalakote and raised slogans against the draconian order of J&K Govt. DDC and BDC members also joined the protest. In Kishtwar, hundreds of people led by the workers of the Democratic Azad party staged a protest asking the admin to roll back the order. Talking to reporters in Kalakote, Yashu Vardhan criticized the government for rendering the people homeless by carrying out the anti-encroachment drives. He said that the incumbent J&K Administrat...

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Live mine recovered, Destroyed by security forces in Poonch

REGIONAL

Security forces said that it recovered, and destroyed a live mine near the Makhi Post Karmara area of the Poonch district. Official sources told GNS that security forces recovered a live mine near Makhi post-Karmara yesterday. Soon a team of Police and security forces reached to the spot, today morning the live mine was successfully destroyed by the forces. Meanwhile, a senior police officer told GNS that a case has been registered in this regard and an investigation has been taken up.(GNS)