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Jun132022 by News DeskNo Comments

Hajj Committee of India invites applications for Civil Service exams coaching for year 2022-23

EDUCATION, OTHERS

Hajj Committee of India (HCoI) has invited applications from students studying in its Residential Coaching Institute who are supposed to appear in civil services exams for year 2022-23 for which graduation/final year appeared candidate, has been kept as the essential qualification for filling up the form. The age limit will be as per UPSC guidelines while as the selection process for XIV batch for the academic year 2022-23. “There will be written entrance test of paper 1, Multiple choice Question having 50 questions from different subjects pertaining to UPSC prelims Examinations i.e. History, Geography, Polity/Economics, Science Technology, Environment, Arts, and culture, Current Affairs,” theHCoI said in a statement. A security deposit of Rs 15000 will have to pay at the time of adm...

Jun132022 by News DeskNo Comments

LG calls for strong action to destroy militancy ecosystem in J-K

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Pitching for strong action against the militancy eco-system in the hinterland and on the border, Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said better coordination by security agencies is needed to deal with continuous attempts by outside forces to foment trouble in the union territory. Sinha said the government has a clear-cut policy on dealing with militancy – “not to spare any militant and not to touch any innocent”. The LG said that militants and their supporters should be handed out the same punishment. “Attempts by outside forces (to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir) are continuing. “There is a need for strong action in the hinterland as well as on the borders”, Sinha told army personnel at a function organised in connection with the golden jubilee of the...

Jun122022 by News DeskNo Comments

In Sopore, Women stage protest against BJP member’s remarks insulting Prophet

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A peaceful protest demonstration over the derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by BJP's Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal was held by the burqa clad women, students in Sopore town of North Kashmir on Sunday morning. Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said, that a peaceful protest demonstration that lasted for 10-15 mins was held by the burqa clad women and students of Madarassa at Chinkipora. The protestors took out the rally from Chinkipora to Police Station, Sopore. Holding placards and chanting slogans, the protesters demanded stringent action against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal who had made derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in a live TV show. Pertinent to mention, that peaceful protest demonstrations held by the student...

Jun122022 by News DeskNo Comments

One arrested for ‘provocative’ speech in Jamia Masjid Bhaderwah; Curfew continues in parts of Chenab valley

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One person was arrested for allegedly stoking communal tension as curfew and strict restrictions under prohibitory orders remained in force in parts of Jammu region's Chenab valley for the fourth successive day on Sunday, officials said. The accused Aadil Gafoor Ganai was arrested from his house during an early morning raid on Sunday by police at his residence at Chinar Mohalla locality in curfew-bound Bhaderwah town of Doda district, the officials said. They said Ganai is accused of delivering an inflammatory speech from Markazi Jamia Masjid Bhaderwah on June 9 during a protest rally against recent remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP leaders and social media posts by a few local right-wing activists in their support. On the basis of the provocative speech, police...

Jun112022 by News DeskNo Comments

One militant killed in ongoing Pulwama encounter: Police

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An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Drabgam area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, an official said. A senior police officer while confirming to GNS that one militant has been killed, whose identity is yet to be ascertained as gunfight is still in progress. Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team of forces zeroed towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired on the joint team, which was retaliated triggering off a gunfight.(GNS)

Jun92022 by News DeskNo Comments

England cinemas stop screening of movie on Hazrat Fatima after protests

INTERNATIONAL, OTHERS

Protests rocked England prompting many cinema halls to withdraw the screening of a controversial film based on the daughter of Prophet Muhammadﷺ. Daily Mail reported that hundreds of demonstrators turned out in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham, and Sheffield to protest venues showing `The Lady of Heaven’. The movie was released in the UK over the Jubilee weekend but has been pulled by Cineworld from all its branches after staff faced crowds of protesters demanding it was removed from circulation, the London daily added. The movie’s executive producer Malik Shlibak called the decision ‘unacceptable’. He rejected the criticism that the film is blasphemous, terming it as ‘non-sense’. The response at Cannes was “overwhelmingly positive,” Shlibak told Variety. The producer, who said he has received...

Jun82022 by News DeskNo Comments

Dry weather to continue, Night temp drops slightly in Jammu Kashmir

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While mainly dry weather has been predicted, temperature recorded a slight drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 15.0°C against 15.5°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature, he said, was above normal by 1.6°C during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund recorded a low of 12.4°C against 12.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.4°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam received 2.9mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today and recorded a minimum of 7.6°C against 7.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.6°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said. ...

Jun42022 by News DeskNo Comments

Amid paddy season, lift irrigation scheme defunct in Awantipora’s Dogripora

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A lift irrigation scheme in Awantipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district is lying defunct causing much inconvenience to people. Locals from Dogripora in Awantipora told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that scheme is lying defunct for the last one year and is yet to be made operational. They said the crisis have aggravated as paddy plantation season is underway but they cannot plant the saplings because of lack of irrigation. They said that officials of concerned department have been visiting the site to make it functional. “We have time and again requested the department to look into the matter and make it functional during off season but the work could not be taken up,” he added. They once again requested higher ups to look into the matter so that locals can ...

Jun42022 by News DeskNo Comments

Four killed, 7 injured after cab rolls down the road in Poonch

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Four person were killed while seven were critically when a cab rolled down the road in Poonch’s Saujiyan valley. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a Tata Sumo (JK14A-3699) rolled down the road in Barari nallah in Saujiyan village. "One person got killed on the spot while 10 others received injuries. All were shifted from the site of accident to Sub District Hospital Saujiyan,” officials said adding that one of the injured succumbed to injuries in SDH Mandi. Later, eight injured were referred to District Hospital Poonch where two more succumbed to injuries taking toll to four. Seven passengers are injured with most among them are critical, he said. Deputy SP Headquarters Poonch, Mohammad Nawaz said that the tragic accident took place when the cab fell ...

Jun42022 by News DeskNo Comments

Udhampur blast case: Main accused, few more people arrested

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Police in Udhampur district of Jammu have worked blast case at Slathia chowk by arresting the main accused and some people who had planted explosive material at Slathia chowk. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), during investigation of this blast case, Udhampur police developed some leads and zeroed in over a man from Ramban district who turned out to be main conspirator of the case and had planted explosive material at the site. "Besides, a few more arrests have been made by police in the case who are found involved in the conspiracy and were in touch with handlers who planned this strike," he said. Officials said that Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh is going to address a press conference on Saturday evening at Jammu PCR where a...