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The minimum temperature recorded a further increase at most places on Sunday as Kashmir braces for snowfall in next 48 hours. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against last night’s minus 1.4°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 1.8°C above normal, he said. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.3°C against minus 1.6°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 1.8°C above normal for the gateway town, he said. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against minus 2.8°C on the previous night. Today’s minimum temperature was 5.6°C above normal for the place, he said. The coldest night recorded this season in the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was on January 2 when mercury plunged to minus 9.6°...

State Investigation Unit (SIU) of police on Thursday carried out searches at various locations in frontier North Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said. They told GNS that sleuths alongside Naib Tehsildar reached Mirnag in Manzhar area and conducted searches of a house. Similarly the team alongside DySP DAR Kupwara reached Kanibakh Batpora and conducted searches at another house. The team also raided a residential house at Salkoot Kupwara, in presence of Naib Tehsildar Kupwara and DO PP Bazaar Kupwara. The team alongside SHO Kralpora raided a house at Babapora. The officials said that further details would be shared later. (GNS)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will end in Srinagar on January 30 with hoisting of the national flag after it resumes on January 3 after covering 9 states and a Union Territory in its first leg, party leaders said on Monday. The Bharat Jodo Yatra has covered 3,122 km so far from Gandhi Mandapam in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari to the Red Fort in Delhi. Over 108 days, it has covered 49 districts in 9 states and a Union Territory - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi. Congress General Secretary, in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh said: “Rahul Gandhi and the Bharat Yatris have been meeting, interacting, and conveying the message of Bharat Jodo to tens of thousands of people every si...

Jammu Kashmir police have announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for sharing information about militants involved in Rajouri attack in which six civilians were killed on Sunday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that if any person shares any specific information about militants involved in the attack he/she will be rewarded with Rs 10 lakh. He also said the details of the informer shall be kept secret. Earlier today, a special team of the National Investigation Agency also reached to the crime scene in Dangri village. Notably, 4 civilians were killed while 6 others were injured after suspected militants stormed Dangri village on Sunday evening. Next morning, two minor children also died and few others were injured after an unattended IED blast we...

The authorities have imposed night curfew from 9 pm to 6 am in a strip of 1 km from the International Border in Samba district of Jammu division. According to an order, issued by deputy commissioner Samba, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), BSF authorities during the meeting of District level standing committee on Border Security, took up the issue of imposition of night curfew in the border area enabling them to perform their duties more effectively. The order states to ensure smooth functioning as well as better domination of border by BSF authorities, close to the border areas and to preclude nefarious activities close to the border areas, the regulation in the movement of people has become imminent, particularly in the area upto 01 Km from the ...

Suspected militants on Sunday snatched weapon from Central Reserve Police personnel near Below Rajpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A top police officer told GNS that militants snatched a rifle from CRPF personnel of 183 BN posted on Naka duty near Below area. Soon after the incident whole area has been cordoned off to nab the fleeing militants. More details will follow.(GNS)

Authorities have issued an Avalanche alert in different districts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh and have asked people to avoid going to higher reaches. The alert has been issued for the districts of Bandipora, Baramulla, Doda, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Ramban, and Kargil. “Avalanche with low danger level is likely to occur above 2500 metres over Bandipora, Baramulla, Doda, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Ramban and Kargil in next 24 hours. People are advised to avoid visiting higher reaches.” [KNT]

For COVID-19 management, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences conducted a mock drill on Tuesday to test all the resources in presence of Prof Parvaiz A Koul Director SKIMS & EOSG and Prof Farooq A Jan Medical Superintendent, SKIMS. The drill was mainly aimed to have better preparedness with regard to required resources for COVID-19 management and to address deficiencies in advance, a statement issue to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads. Medical Superintendent SKIMS informed that four (4) mock patients were arranged for the drill and the Disaster ward with 21 beds equipped with all facilities was used for the drill. Consultants and Resident staff from General Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Administration and Nursing/Parame...

A 30-year-old man from Punjab was arrested by Jabalpur police for allegedly putting a poster of Khalistani militant Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on his tractor. “Prabhjot Singh, a Jabalpur resident, participated in the sankirtan procession of Sikh on December 18 by putting the photo of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on his tractor,” Police said, as per Hindustan Times. According to the police, after investigating the matter following a complaint by a local resident, they arrested Singh and booked him under section 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory) of the Indian Penal Cord and and section 13 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). “As of now, no criminal record was found against ...

In a shocking incident, an elderly man died while waiting in a queue to submit an old age pension form in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday, Local news agency Kashmir News Observer reported. The Jammu Kashmir administration recently announced that the old-age pension beneficiaries must submit their forms for online registration as the process was being moved online. The Kashmiriyat reported several stories on the issue from various districts of Kashmir valley on how old-age pension beneficiaries were forced to stand outside designated offices for hours despite the intense cold. Many beneficiaries said that they had been turning to the designated offices for several days, but the officials showed "non-seriousness" about their forms being registered. Some had been coming...