March 2023 - Page 14 of 32 - The Kashmiriyat

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Two residential houses attached in Bandipora for ‘sheltering militants’

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Jammu Kashmir Police on Monday attached two residential properties houses in Gundpora-Rampora and Chittibanday villages of north Kashmir's Bandipora district for sheltering militants. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the houses were used for the purpose of militancy and shelter was voluntarily given by members of the houses. He said the house in Gundpora-Rampora was registered in the name of Abdul Majeed Reshi, father of the accused Aijaz Ahmad Reshi in case FIR No 15/2022 u/s 18,20,39 ULA(P) Act, 120-B IPC, 7/25 1.A Act of PS Aragam. Another house in Chittibandey was registered in the name of Mohd Jamal Malik, father of the accused Maqsood Ahmad Malik in case FIR No 15/2022 u/s 18,20,39 ULA(P) Act, 120-B IPC, 7/25 I.A Act of PS Aragam—(KNO)

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Jammu-Srinagar Highway shut for traffic due to landslides

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The Srinagar- Jammu highway has been shut for traffic on Monday morning due to landslides at several places. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that there have been landslides at several places in the Ramban district including Cafeteria Morh, Mehad, Shalgari, Sherbibi. The restoration work is going on and till it is restored completely the highway has been shut for traffic movement, they said. "Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (now NH-44) closed since early morning at Shaldagi in Sher Bibi sector due to rains and slippery condition," DC Ramban Tweeted. The highway later reopened for traffic and authorities had announced two-way traffic on the highway on Monday.

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Amid massive crackdown, Parliamentarian Simranjit Mann’s Twitter account withheld in India

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Amid the massive crackdown to arrest Amritpal Singh, the Twitter account of Simranjit Singh Mann has been withheld in India. Earlier in the day, Simranjit Singh Mann who is also the member parliament from Punjab's Sangrur constituency had issued a video stating that there were apprehensions that Amritpal had been arrested and he may be killed in a staged encounter. The Punjab Police, as per local news reports, has arrested 112 people so far, which includes 27 supporters of Amirtpal Singh who were trying to stage a protest in Ludhiana demanding his release. During the massive crackdown more than hundred persons have been detained so far which includes a research scholar, Makhan Singh. More than 21 supporters of Amritpal Singh have been arrested while trying to stage protest in Ludh...

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Eviction drive to retrieve state land will continue in Jammu Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the drive to evict illegal occupants of state land in Jammu Kashmir will be resumed and the recovered land used to fuel an industrial revolution. “We took the lands. Let me make it clear that we will take back all state land. The state land must remain with the government,” Sinha said at the foundation-laying ceremony of the first FDI project in Jammu Kashmir at Sempora here. The J-K administration launched the eviction drive in January this year but had to stop it following protests. Sinha said the retrieved land will be used for driving industrial revolution and creating facilities for people. “The big tracts of land will be given for setting up industry. The smaller plots will be used to create facilities like play fields. The s...

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In Jan, Feb 2023; 4.70 lakh tourists visited JK; figure highest ever: LG Manoj Sinha

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing tourism boom as in just the first two months of the year 2023, 4.70 lakh tourists have visited the UT as the administration expects another record number of tourist arrivals in the ensuing year. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating Asia's largest Tulip garden, situated in the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, the LG said that tourism is picking up and tourists are visiting in large numbers to J&K. “In just January and February months, 4.70 lakh tourists visited J&K and the figure excludes Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims,” the LG said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), adding that the figure is highest ever so far compared to past. He said that in 20...

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Kashmiri youth arrested in Bihar found involved in ‘Anti-national’ activities, says Police

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A Kashmiri youth who was arrested by Bihar Police in Katihar for "suspicious activity" is allegedly involved in anti-national activities. Family sources told The Kashmiriyat that Nasir Yousuf Waza, a resident of Budgam district in central Kashmir was arrested on Wednesday by Police when he was returning from Nepal. They said that Nasir is married to a woman from Finland and stays there with his wife and a two young children. "He had come to Kashmir in 2021 due to his passport expiry after which he was constantly trying to get the issue resolved, however, it was not," they said. He had recently gone to Nepal. Upon his return he was picked up by Police in Bihar when he was on the way to West Bengal to meet his friends in Kolkata, the family source said, adding, "The family members a...

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Have apprehensions of fake encounter amid ambiguity on Amritpal’s whereabouts: Simranjit Mann

INDIA

As the Police continued their flag marches in various areas of Punjab on Sunday afternoon, a pin-drop silence is being observed in the state. Though there are reports of protests from a few places, people have mostly restricted themselves to their homes even as internet and SMS services remained snapped for the second day. On Saturday, Punjab Police launched a massive cordon and search operation to arrest the head of Waris Punjab De, Amritpal Singh, however, he managed to evade arrest. Later in the day, several reports emerged stating that Amritpal had been arrested. "Amritpal Singh has been booked under Arms Act. The crackdown will continue till his arrest," Amritsar SSP said. During the cordon and search operation at least eighty seven including a senior leader of SAD A, an ...

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Unidentified body recovered from Nallah in Sumbal

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An unidentified body was recovered from a Nallah in Inderkoot area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday afternoon, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the body was spotted by locals, who later informed the police. He said that a team police reached to the spot and the body was shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities. The official said the identification of the body is being ascertained, while investigation has been taken up—(KNO)

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Generally cloudy weather with light rains forecast in JK

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Generally cloudy weather with light rain has been forecast at isolated to scattered places in Kashmir Valley in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here told GNS that generally cloudy weather was expected from March 21-22. From March 23 to 25, he said, generally cloudy weather with intermittent light rain with thunder at scattered places was expected. From March 26 to 28, he said, partly cloudy weather was expected. He said Srinagar received 0.2mm of rain in 24 hours till 0830 hours, Qazigund 15.0mm, Pahalgam 0.5mm, Kupwara 0.7mm, Kokernag 19.8mm, Gulmarag 1.6mm, Jammu traces, Banihal 33.2m, Batote 2.4mm, Katra 4.4mm and Bhaderwah 0.8mm. Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 5.5°C against 6.8°C on the previous night and it was 0.8°C above norm...

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Crackdown on Amritpal Singh should have to wait till G20 is over: BJP leader

INDIA

BJP national executive member Sunil Jakhar Sunday termed the Punjab government’s crackdown on Waris Punjab De during G20 meetings in Amritsar as “belated, ill-timed, unplanned, unsuccessful and botched” and said it “ended up doing what the ISI had not been able to achieve for its separatist agenda”, Indian Express reported. Jakhar told the newspaper that the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had “ended up doing what the ISI (Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence) had not been able to achieve for its separatist agenda through many of their minions; whether it is people sitting in Canada, America, Germany or England”. Amirtpal’s supporters stormed the Ajnala police station near Amritsar on February 23 to free one of his associates from custody. The former Punjab Pr...