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‘Sent fake photographs, collected mehr’: Fake marriage holding nexus busted in Kunzer

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A fake marriage-holding nexus has been busted in the Kunzer area of Baramulla in north Kashmir and four persons detained in the connection. Police in a statement said that the case was brought to police's attention through an application submitted by some persons of Kunzer area. According to the complaint, the accused individuals were operating as middlemen during marriage functions. "They used WhatsApp to send photos of various young women, falsely claiming they were ready for marriage. These individuals convinced the victims on the other side to agree to marriage proposals, fix the Mehr money, and make payments. However, despite the financial transactions, no marriages were conducted, and the money was not returned," the Police statement said. The Police claimed that this gro...

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‘Bought land on Moon’, says corporate businessman from Jammu following Chandrayaan-3 triumph

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Rupesh Masson, who is the regional director of UCMAS for Jammu Kashmir and Leh claimed that he has bought land at “Luna Earths Moon, Tract 55-Parcel 10772 known as Lacus Felicitatis (Lake of Happiness).” “I purchased the land from The Lunar Registry in New York City and it was certified on August 25,” said Masson, as per Hindustan Times. He said that he feels that a plot on the moon is either a token of hope in the future or a cost-effective psychological escape hatch for the person confronting climate change. Rupesh also claimed that around 675 celebrities and three former presidents of the United States had extra-terrestrial land holdings.

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Kashmiri truck driver dies in road accident in Rajasthan

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Danishwar Hameed A truck driver from Kulgam district in south Kashmir died in Rajasthan. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a family member said that Waseem Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Kulgam's Laroo area died in a road accident in the Bhilwara area of Rajasthan. Waseem, aged 33 was driving his truck on the highway carrying loaded with bananas was driving his truck to Kashmir when he met an accident in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, the family member said. Waseem has left behind his wife and 2 year old daughter.

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HC quashes PSA of four Kashmiri youth

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High Court of J&K and Ladakh quashed the detention orders of four persons booked under the Public Safety Act and ordered their release "if not needed in any other case." A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar quashed detention orders against Saqib Ahmed Waza of Tral and Imran Ganie of Baramulla and Shakir Ahmed Kumar of Shopian. Imran was booked under the Public Safety Act since April 9 April 2022, Saqib was detained on 16 December 2021. and Shakir was jailed under PSA since 28 June, 2022. The PSA detention of Manzoor Ahmad Wani of Qaimoh Kulgam, detained since 27 August, 2022 was quashed by Justice M A Chowdhary.

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Jammu: Anger brews against BJP, ‘Matters should be resolved’ says top BJP leader

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The lesser-known organizations in Jammu that act as pressure groups and leveling fields for political parties are up in arms against Bhartiya Janata Party. These groups believe that local body polls in Jammu are likely to be postponed as the BJP currently lacks popularity. The host of issues that people of Jammu want to be addressed on a priority basis includes ‘Smart Meters’, ‘Toll Plaza, and ‘Property Tax. Amit Kapoor president - president ‘Dogra Welfare Sanghatan’ Jammu who led multiple protests against the installation of Smart Meters in Janipora, Tawi Bridge, Bhagvati Nagar believes that BJP is yet again playing a game and instead of raising the issue of smart meters, jobs, inflation, it is highlighting the issue of toll plaza that is affecting a small chunk of the population. ...

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Article 370: Central Government likely to finish arguments today

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Supreme court's five-judge constitution bench has on Friday resumed the hearing of the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir. Over 20 petitions were filed in India's apex court to challenge the central government's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution/. The erstwhile State was subsequently bifurcated into two Union Territories- Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. The Court began hearing the petitions on August 2 on a day to day basis to check the legality of the "unliteral" abrogation of Articles 370 and 35a. On August 24, the Central government began its arguments in Supreme Court to defend its 2019 move to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution. The Solicitor Gen...

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Baramulla alone saw seizure of drugs worth over 12 crores in 2023

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Bhat Yasir The drug trade in Kashmir has seen a drastic rise in the Kashmir valley during the past few years. Official figures reveal that drugs worth over 12 crores have been recovered from north Kashmir's Baramulla district alone during the present year. As per official figures, accessed by The Kashmiriyat, during the first eight months of 2023 drugs, including cash used for drugs, worth twelve crore, seven lakh and fifty nine thousand were recovered by Police in the Baramulla district. Police data revealed that a total of 213 cases were registered against 313 persons in drug related cases- out of which 289 persons were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Three houses have also been attached by Jammu Kashmir Police in the north Kashmir distr...