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Palestinian Journalist killed in Israeli firing

INTERNATIONAL

A Palestinian journalist was killed today in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, Palestine's WAFA news agency reported. According to WAFA, Mohammad Salhi was killed by an Israeli army bullet while covering the events at the border east of al-Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip. Earlier, Palestine's Hamas militant group launched a surprise rocket attack on Israel killing at least 100 Israelis. A few hours after Israel launched a counterattack on Palestine, over 200 Palestinians were killed. Meanwhile, international organisations have urged both countries to stop the escalation immediately.

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Five district hospitals in Kashmir lack CT-Scan facilities

REGIONAL

Five district hospitals in Kashmir are lagging behind in medical technology as they do not have CT-Scan facilities available, causing significant challenges for the local populace. According to information obtained by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the districts lacking CT-Scan facilities include Srinagar, Budgam, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Shopian. Health officials revealed to KNO that JLNM Hospital in Srinagar currently does not have CT-Scan facilities. However, residents of Srinagar have alternative hospitals available, mitigating their difficulties. An official mentioned District Hospital Bandipora where a CT-Scan machine was approved three years ago, but it has not been installed yet, leaving patients in the district to suffer immensely. The absence of this crucia...

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CBK chargesheets trio accused of cheating, relevant offences in Kulgam

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Crime Branch of Kashmir on Saturday produced a chargesheet before Court of Anti-corruption in Anantnag, against three persons accused of involvement in cheating and other relevant offences. "Special Crime Wing (Crime Branch) Srinagar produced charge sheet of case FIR number 25/2012 before the Hon’ble Court of Anti Corruption Court Anantnag on 05.10.2023 against three accused persons for their involvement in commission of offences punishable under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201, 120-B RPC, 5(2) PC Act", reads a statement issued to GNS. The said case, the statement reads, was registered in Crime Branch Kashmir on a complaint from then Zonal Education Officer Kulgam, wherein, it was alleged that one Rashid-Ul-Hassan Gojjar son of Gh. Hassan, resident of Arigatnoo Tehsil Kulgam has bee...

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Palestine-Israel: ‘Day of greatest battle to end last occupation on earth’, says Hamas commander

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Palestinian fighters have launched the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas of southern Israel amid a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip that killed at least one woman and injured 15 others, Israeli medical workers said according to Al Jazeera. The rocket fire began from multiple locations in Gaza starting at 06:30am local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday and continued for nearly half an hour, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported. Military commander, later announced the start of a military operation in a broadcast on Hamas media, calling on Palestinians everywhere to fight. Deif said the rockets fired marked the start of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm”, according to reports. “We’ve decided to say enough is enough,” Deif said as he urged all Palestinian...

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Thieves steal over 450 Apple boxes in Shopian

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Meer Irfan Thieves have plundered over 470 boxes of Apples from orchards in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday night. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that over 350 boxes of Apples of Abdul Gayas Khan S/O Abdul Hameed Khan R/O Sofipora and Rouf Ahmad Malla R/O Zainpora were stolen by thieves in Gundbagh Zainpora in Shopian district. In another incident, over 120 boxes of apples of Farooq Ahmad Lone R/O Bandpahoo were plundered by thieves in the Bandpahoo area of Chitragam Shopian. Abdul Gayas Khan while talking to The Kashmiriyat said that he came to know about the incident this morning when he with laborers went to the orchard to pack these apples. “I only found two trials there, the apples were stealed,” he said. “This is a huge amount of money,” he said while...

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One dies, another injured in Jammu Road mishap

REGIONAL

One person died while another injured in a road mishap in Jammu division on Saturday, officials said. An official told Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Scroll (KS) that in one incident, a person identified as Mangta, son of Chirag Din (57), of Vill Rajpura Kollar Samba, was declared dead by doctors at GMC Jammu. The officer said that the deceased was critically injured in a road mishap. In another case, Irfan Ahmad, son of Sultan Mohd (18) of Ban Toll Plaza Nagrota, was hit by a motorcyclist; however, he was immediately admitted to GMC Jammu for advanced treatment. Meanwhile, police took cognizance of both road mishaps. (KS)

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Traditional Kashmiri apples in high demand despite significant drop in production

BUSINESS

Traditional apples from Kashmir are in high demand across the country this year due to a significant drop in production, according to various fruit grower associations in the valley. The growers, while speaking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said there is a 30-40 percent decrease in apple production compared to the previous year. They attributed this decline to adverse weather conditions during spring, which hampered proper fruit setting. One of the members of the Fruit Growers Association in Shopian lamented the impact of erratic weather, citing a drastic reduction in his orchard yields. He said there were approximately 3,000 apple boxes in the orchard last year; however, this year's yield is estimated to be around 1,200-1,500 boxes. Similar challenges have...

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‘State of war’: Israel targeted as Hamas fired rockets in surprise attack

INTERNATIONAL

Thousands of rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel in a surprise attack by the Hamas militant group on Saturday morning. Large plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from a number of Israeli towns. Images on social media show cars on fire and some buildings damaged, and the Israeli ambulance service reported one woman had been killed and at least 15 other people wounded. Mobile phone footage also shows Hamas fighters attempting to reach Israel by sea using small boats, and in a highly unusual development, a number of Palestinian fighters appeared to have crossed the border using paragliders, reaching the town of Sderot where gun battles were heard. Footage from security cameras shows them entering the town in pickup trucks and motorbikes. Air raid siren...

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MeT predicts rain, snowfall from Oct 9 evening to Oct 10 in J-K

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Weatherman on Saturday forecast rain in plains and snowfall over higher reaches in Jammu and Kashmir on October 9 evening and 10. A meteorological department official told GNS that a brief spell of rain may occur at isolated places of Kashmir during next 24 hours. Fair to partly cloudy weather has been forecast in both Jammu and Kashmir regions on October 8. "Rain/snowfall over higher reaches is likely at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir during 9th evening/night with main activity on 10th (70-80% chance)," he said. On October 11-13, he said, mainly dry was expected. From October 14-20, he said, mainly dry was in store in Jammu and Kashmir. However, he said, a brief spell of rain/snowfall over higher reaches can't be ruled out although chances are less. The weatherman...

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Three killed, Five injured in Doda road accident

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Three persons lost their lives and five others were injured in a road accident in Doda district of Jammu region on Friday late evening, an official said Saturday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that when a vehicle bearing registration number (JK06A-8682), en route from Khellani to Sarhoa Humble, reached the vicinity of Sarhoa Humble, it rolled down a steep slope, tumbling approximately 300 feet from the road. He said eight people were onboard the ill-fated vehicle, and three of them lost their lives on the spot, while five others sustained injuries in the accident. The deceased have been identified as Minay Kumar son of Daya Ram, Lal Chand son of Jamit Ram, both residents of Sarhoa Humble and Karan Jeet Singh son of Shib Charan. Those who survived have...