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Foundation stone of water tank laid in Anantnag village

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar The foundation stone of a water tank was laid in Kanganhal village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district today. DDC member Achabal Sameena Hussain laid the foundation stone of the project in presence of local villagers and NC's senior leader Hashim Hussain. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat they said, “We have been working on this project for the last two years and today we inaugurated it and it is estimated around 4.5 crores.” "We are trying every means so that every household gets the water supply, by this water scheme our mothers, and sisters there will not suffer hardships,” they said. We talked to administration, they gave us a time limit under which all the contractors have to work and the people will benefit, they added. The ceremony was attended by the DDC off...

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Aqsa Storm made Israelis believe in their ‘nightmare of collapse’: Iran military chief

INTERNATIONAL

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says the “glorious” Palestinian military operation in the occupied territories made the rulers of the regime believe their “nightmare of collapse” is coming to life, Qods News Agency reported. In a message issued on Sunday, Baqeri congratulated the Gaza-based resistance fighters on their victorious raid, dubbed Al-Aqsa Storm, saying Palestinian youth will soon enough liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the occupation of the Zionist enemy. “Al-Aqsa Storm turned the Zionist leaders’ nightmare of the regime’s collapse into a certainty and proved that some desperate efforts, such as the ridiculous normalization show, will not be able to slow down or delay the decline and the collapse of the spider’s den (Israel),” he s...

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Two residential houses gutted in Handwara fire mishap

REGIONAL

Two residential houses of three brothers in north Kashmir's Handwara village were gutted in a fire mishap on Monday, officials said. An official told Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Scroll (KS) that a massive fire broke out in Patwari Qalamabad Mawer area in the residential house in which three families were living, including Farooq, Shabir, and Altaf sons of Haider Khan. In the mishap, the house was completely gutted, and a team of the fire service department, police, and locals put the fire under control and saved other nearby houses. Meanwhile, police took cognizance of this fire mishap. (KS)

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Jammu Kashmir’s road accidents claim 580 lives in 2023

REGIONAL

In Jammu Kashmir, up to August 2023, a total of 4,165 accidents were reported, resulting in 499 fatal incidents and 3,666 non-fatal ones, tragically causing the loss of 580 lives and injuring 5,565 individuals. In the previous year, 2022, the region saw 6,092 road accidents, leading to 805 fatalities and 8,372 injuries. The latest data from The Excelsior reveals that Jammu District had the highest number of fatalities up to August 2023, with 134 deaths and 900 injuries, followed by Kathua District with 58 deaths and 476 injuries. Other districts, such as Anantnag, Udhampur, Rajouri, Samba, Reasi, and Poonch Town, also witnessed significant casualties and injuries. Doda District saw 23 fatalities and 220 injuries, Kishtwar District reported 24 casualties and 96 injuries, and Ramban Di...

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Will inform about J-K Assembly polls at ‘right time’ keeping in view security, other polls due: ECI

REGIONAL

Election Commission of India (ECI) Monday said it will inform about holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the right time keeping in view the security and other elections that are also due. Replying to a query about J&K polls during the presser about elections in five states of India, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said: “We will inform about holding Assembly polls in J&K at the right time keeping in view the security and other elections that also due in the (UT).” ECI announced dates of polls for five states—Chattisgrah, Mizoram, Madhaya Pradesh, Telangana and Rajasthan. Elections will start on November 7 and counting will be done on December 5. Pertinently, J & K has been under president’s ru...

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Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 2400, thousands of structures damaged

INTERNATIONAL

In the aftermath of a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Saturday, the death toll has climbed to a devastating 2,400, making this one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit the country in the past two decades. The earthquake, followed by intense aftershocks, wreaked havoc in western Afghanistan, claiming numerous lives, as reported by the country’s national disaster authority. Abdul Wahid Rayan, the spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture, revealed that the death toll from the earthquake in Herat was higher than initially reported. Tragically, six villages have been obliterated, and hundreds of civilians are trapped under the debris, necessitating urgent assistance. In an update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitari...

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Habba Kadal residents protest over water shortage

REGIONAL

Residents of Nai Sadak locality of Habba Kadal in Srinagar on Monday held protest demonstration over water scarcity in their area. Witnesses told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that residents including women and children blocked road, thereby disrupting traffic movement. They said that there is no water supply in their area for the past one week, making them suffer immensely. “We have been facing severe water shortage even as we informed the authorities several times, but to no avail,” they said. The resident appealed to the authorities to redress their grievance at an earliest—(KNO)

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NC-Congress alliance win should serve a wake up call for BJP: Omar Abdullah

Politics

National Conference Vice-President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said the victory of NC-Congress alliance in LAHDC polls should serve a wake up call for BJP. Taking micro-blogging site X, (formerly Twitter) Omar writes "The BJP was dealt a resounding defeat at the hands of the NC-Congress alliance in Kargil today. In celebration of our strong alliance with the Congress party, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is delighted to announce its victory in the LAHDC Kargil elections. This result sends a message to all forces and parties that have, undemocratically and unconstitutionally, divided the state of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh without the consent of its people." "This victory belongs to the people of Zanskar, Kargil, and Drass, who have decisively endorsed...

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Al-Aqsa Storm comes in response to Israeli crimes: Palestine’s Hamas

INTERNATIONAL

The Al-Aqsa Storm operation came in response to the ongoing Israeli crimes, said deputy head of the Hamas Movement, according to Qods News Agency. Saleh al-Arouri, in press statements on Saturday said that “We must all fight this battle, especially the resistance fighters in the West Bank.” “The West Bank is the final word in this battle, and it can open a clash with all the settlements in the West Bank. We call on our people to participate in the battle of the Al-Aqsa Storm,” QNA quoted Hamas leader as saying. He also called on the Arab and Islamic nations to participate in the battle.(QNA)

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Fire breaks out in Boniyar Forest

REGIONAL

A massive fire broke out in the forest area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday evening. Reports reaching news agency Kashmir Scroll said that a fire broke out in the forest area of the Shahkote area of Limber in the Boniyar sector. Sources said a team of forest department fire tenders rushed to the area to put the fire under control. When last reports came in, fire in the area was going on. (KS) Details Awaited