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The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Saturday announced that the Ramadan moon has been sighted and the first of fast of the holy month will fall on Sunday (tomorrow). The announcement was made by Chairman Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad from Peshawar where he was chairing the meeting to sight the moon. The zonal committees of the central body met in Lahore, Quetta, Karachi and Islamabad Maulana Khabeer said the moon was sighted in Lahore, Narowal, Islamabad, Sialkot, Kasur, Pakpattan, Kharian, Karak, and other places, while a substantial number of people also reported that they had seen the moon. "May Allah make this month a blessing for us," the chairman of the committee said, noting that the entire country will observe the holy month together from tomorrow (April...

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Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday claimed to have trapped and arrested an Assistant Engineer of Rural Development Department (RDD) Block Pahalgam, Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5000 for processing the bills of Rs 98,776. As per a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Anti Corruption Bureau received a complainant alleging that Shakeel Ahmad Dar, Assistant Engineer, Rural Development Department, Block Pahalgam, Anantnag is demanding bribe of Rs 5,000 from complainant for processing the pending bill of Rs 98,776. “The complainants alleged that he is contractor by profession and he has done the work under MGNAREGA scheme titled as “R/Wall Nazir Merisi to Qasim bokad via Gh Rasool bokad at Gowass” amount of work Rs 98,776, but the said En...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday justified the hikes in fuel prices, thrice in the last four days, saying that the oil prices had gone up within the international market owing to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which was beyond the Indian government’s control, reported news agency PTI. Speaking at a session titled New India, New Manifesto-Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas, at the ABP Network’s inaugural deas of India’ summit here on Friday, Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, also said that, Sometimes, Hindutva is projected in a wrong way. In India, 80 per cent of the oil is imported. Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the oil prices have spiralled up within international markets and we can not do anything about that, he said when asked about the...

Police on Saturday said “clarified” properties of those harbouring militants “willfully” will be attached and not done under duress. “There has been misinformation, rumours floated by certain quarters regarding information provided by Srinagar Police with respect to initiation of attachment of properties used for purpose of (militancy),” a police spokesperson said in a statement to GNS. “It is clarified that Srinagar Police is well aware of the difference between willful harbouring of (militants) and one done under duress,” the spokesperson said, adding, “The attachments being done are for properties where it has been proved beyond doubt that the house owner/member had willfully provided shelter/ harboured (militants), in most cases for days together and that it was not done under an...

Despite J&K chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta’s clear instructions to the authorities that the project implementing agencies (PIAs) engaged for training youth under the Government of India’s Himayat scheme shouldn’t have any case registered against them in the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), a Vishakhapatnam-based PIA whose role is under scanner of the prestigious anti-graft agency for fraudulent drawal of funds has resumed training at its centers in Kashmir, raising questions on the administration’s oft-repeated claims about zero tolerance on corruption. In a meeting held in January this year, J&K Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta directed the authorities that PIAs which are not involved in any case in ACB should be engaged for training/placement of the identified youth. “While ...

Joint Forces busted a militant hide-out in Midora Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that during a routine search operation in the orchards, Joint Forces unearthed a militant hideout. They said that some rusty utensils and cooking items, besides shoes and socks, were recovered from the hideout.buy flagyl online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/flagyl.html no prescription Police in this regard have registered a case under relevant sections of law. (KNT)

A woman was on Friday afternoon crushed to death by a tractor trolley vehicle on highway in Surankote area of Poonch. Police officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an accident took place on Friday afternoon when a woman was walking along highway and was crushed by a tractor trolley vehicle at Dundak village. “The body of woman was taken into possession and further legal formalities are going on on,” SHO Surankote, Mohammad Niaz said. He added that cognizance of the matter has been taken and identified the deceased as Zanoo Begum (60), wife of Kamal Din of Lathoong village—(KNO)

Professional Artists who beautified blank spaces and walls with graffiti artwork in parts of Kashmir capital Srinagar under the Srinagar Smart City Project have been wandering from pillar to post to get their dues. In December last year, the Government hired several professional Artists to paint artwork on walls depicting different species of birds, Kashmiri culture, and other things. Over one dozen Artists beautified the walls in parts of Srinagar including MA Road, Ram Bag, Lal Chowk, and Dalgate. “We were promised payment as soon as work is started but even after finishing our assignments, no payments have been made. The officials resort to dilly dally tactics,” a group of Artists told news agency Kashmir News Trust. The Artists said that after approval from Srinagar Smart City...

The OIC Contact Group on Jammu Kashmir said on Wednesday that lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without a settlement of the Kashmir issue. The group met on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad and was chaired by the OIC Secretary General Hissien Brahim Taha. India has previously hit out at the 57-member grouping of Muslim majority nations, saying bodies like OIC should not make irresponsible statements. In its joint communiqué, the OIC Contact Group stressed that lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without a just settlement of the core Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN resolutions. The group members reiterated their demand that India must reverse unilateral...