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50-year-old woman found dead in open field at Poonch

REGIONAL

The body of a 50-year-old woman was found under mysterious circumstances in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency GNS that the body was found by police in an open field near Ari Bridge at Mendhar area of the district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was later identified as Shahmim Akhter (50) wife of Mohammad Ashraf of Ari village. Meanwhile, police shifted the body to Sub District Hospital Mendhar for autopsy. “We have started inquest proceedings,” official said.

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‘₹60,000 for a chicken’: Meet Kashmiri youth introducing foreign poultry breed in Kashmir

REGIONAL

25-year-old Rahil Mushtaq with a Master's in Business Administration degree is credited with the introduction of foreign poultry breeds in Kashmir. Mushtaq's foreign chicken breeds are selling like hot cakes with some breeds even costing Rs 60,000 a pair. The young man completed his MBA from Kashmir University in 2021 and he set up a poultry farmhouse on the city outskirts after the Covid lockdown had made life come to a standstill. He said he imported a few flocks of chicken from America, China, Ireland, the Netherlands and Turkey during that period and his farm instantly became popular after exhibiting them on social media. “I was very fond of animals since my childhood. My parents used to purchase chickens and I used to keep them as pets at home”, Mushtaq told UNI. Mushta...

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JKSSB job aspirants protest in Srinagar, demand complete ban on APTECH Ltd

OTHERS

Scores of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) job aspirants gathered here in Press Enclave on Wednesday to protest against the purported grant of contract to APTECH Ltd. for conduct of various exams. The protesters, as per the GNS, demanded that the LG administration must investigate as to why paper leak and scam issues only occur in Kashmir. “All blacklisted companies should be banned in Jammu and Kashmir, until action is taken against these blacklisted companies, no student will sit for any competitive exams,” the protestors opined. The protesters pointed out that APTECH Ltd. has been involved in numerous scams in other parts of the country including in Rajasthan, Leh, Ambala, and others. “Many national papers have also highlighted these scams, nothing significant...

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‘Planted weapons, killed for money’: Here is what really happened in the ‘staged’ Amshipora encounter

FEATURED

In the wee hours of July 18, 2020, an encounter raged in the Amshipora area of Shopian. Conducted jointly by Indian Army's 62 RR, and Jammu Kashmir Police, the encounter ended after three were killed. Following Standard Operating Procedures, the bodies were handed over to the Police who called in some families from the Shopian district of south Kashmir to identify the three slain. On July 19, The Kashmiriyat reported that five families of active militants were called for the identification of the trio, however, they denied them being their kin. Later in the day, the bodies were transported to north Kashmir and buried there as unidentified militants. By then, department inquiries had been initiated into the encounter and the process of identifying the trio was going on, however, no ma...

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‘Human rights situation in Kashmir worrying,’ says UNHR commissioner; India expresses regret

INTERNATIONAL

India on Tuesday voiced regret over comments by the UN's human rights commissioner on the situation in Kashmir, terming the reference as "unwarranted and factually inaccurate". In a statement at the General Debate on the Oral Update by the High Commissioner during the 52nd Session of Human Rights Council, Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey also asserted that New Delhi does not see any role for the human rights commissioner office's in matters that are the country's internal affairs. "We take note of the oral update and thank the High Commissioner. Since the constitutional changes in August 2019, there has been unprecedented progress in Jammu Kashmir, in taking democracy to the grassroots, enhancing people's participation in political pr...

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Mercury rises, Dry weather till March 12 in Kashmir: MeT

REGIONAL

Amid forecast for mainly dry weather, the minimum temperature recorded a rise in Jammu Kashmir barring Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Kupwara on Wednesday, officials said. An official of the meteorological department here said Srinagar recorded a low of 3.5°C against 3.3°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 2.4°C against 2.0°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.7°C against minus 1.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Kokernag recorded a low of 4.1°C against 3.9°C on the previous night and it was 2.2°C above normal for the place, th...

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Two persons killed after being hit by ambulance in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Two persons were killed after being hit by an ambulance near Children's hospital in Bemina area of Srinagar early Wednesday morning. An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that two persons identified as Ali Mohammad Dar, a resident of Nowpora, Baramulla, and Fayaz Ahmad Chopan, a resident of Hadipora, Rafiabad were critically injured after they were hit by a speeding ambulance near children's hospital Bemina in wee hours on Wednesday. Both the injured were shifted to JVC hospital for treatment, where doctors declared them dead on arrival, he said. The driver of the ambulance has been arrested, while the vehicle was seized under relevant sections of law and further investigation of the incident is going on, he added

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NIA attaches four houses in militancy-drug smuggling cases

REGIONAL

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday intensified its cracked down against militant-gangster-drug smuggler networks across north India. In a handout, the NIA said that following investigations in cases against three major organised crime syndicates-gangs being operated by Pak based Harvinder Rinda, Lawrence Bishnoi and Bambiha group, the NIA has attached another four properties in Haryana and one in Delhi owned by members of organised crime syndicates operating in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. According to statement, properties attached today were found acquired from funds generated from carrying out different types of militant and criminal extortion activities and were thus ‘proceeds of militancy’, as they were being used for hatching militant...

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‘Allow us to use loudspeaker for Adhan during Ramadhan’, Karnataka Muslims submit memorandum to BJP

INDIA

Muslim organisations have submitted a memorandum to the District Commissioner and BJP MLA, national General Secretary C.T. Ravi to allow them to use loudspeakers for Azaan early in the morning during the Ramzan period in Chikkamagaluru district. The Muslim organisations are demanding that they should be allowed to use loudspeakers between 5 a.m. and 5.30 a.m. in the backdrop of the beginning of the Ramzan festival on March 22. The use of loudspeakers for Azaan early in the morning is prohibited in the state following agitations. The memorandum has been submitted to Deputy Commissioner K.N. Ramesh and Chikkamagaluru constituency MLA and National General Secretary C.T. Ravi on Tuesday. The memorandum says, “Ramzan season is sacred for the Muslim community. The festival is celebrated...

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Administration to scrutinize over 7 Lakh ration cards in Kashmir

REGIONAL

The government on Monday said that the process to scrutinize over seven lakh ration card holders falling in the category of AAY and PHH in the Valley. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Abdul Salam Mir said that the process to identify the undeserving families who have been categorized in AAY and PHH has been started. “We have directed the officers to complete the process across Kashmir within the period of one month,” he said. He added that a total of 1.5 lakh families fall in AAY category while nearly 5 lakh families fall in PHH category. “We have been identifying the families, who don’t deserve to be in AAY and PHH categories and they are accordingly added in APL category,” he said. Director...