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6000 Acres of Land Identified for Businesses in Jammu Kashmir, Says Guv Sinha

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Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that the administration plans to attract investments worth up to $4 billion in the next two-three years. He said that the administration was identifying 6,000 acres (2,400 hectares) of land for businesses and that they would make companies feel secure, adding, "The administration was also working on organising an investors summit after a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic." “We have an annual budget of 1 trillion rupees ($13.68 billion) for the region and a good amount of that is being used for providing security for businesses,” Sinha said to a group of journalists in New Delhi. “We are in touch with all major business houses,” he said.

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Sopore Youth Eats Poison to Save himself from ‘Police Persecution’- Police Says He is Wanted in a Militancy Case

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Athar Maqbool, a 22-year-old youth from Sopore who is pursuing M.A from the Kashmir university allegedly tried to commit suicide to save himself from being persecuted by the Government Forces in this North Kashmir area, however, the Police has said that Athar is wanted in a Militancy related case. Athar's family has raised serious allegations saying that Athar is being harassed by the SOG of Police constantly for no reason whatsoever and the officials are accusing him of having Militancy links. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat over the phone, a family member of Athar said, "On Friday, Athar had been summoned to a SOG camp in Wadoora area of Baramulla district, not for the first time. He is being constantly asked to present himself in the camps for the past several weeks." On Friday, when ...

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Days After Mufti Islah’s Viral video, Wildlife Department Captures the Leopard in Srinagar Area

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Mir Junaid Days after the video of Mufti Islah, a senior journalist went viral on Social media, The Wildlife Department has captured the leopard sighted in Bagh e Mehtab area of the summer capital of Jammu Kashmir- Srinagar. Mufti had posted the video on December 29, when Srinagar received a few centimeters of snowfall and the leopard in the video was seen openly roaming inside the civilian houses in the Srinagar area.buy cialis oral jelly online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/cialis-oral-jelly.html no prescription https://twitter.com/islahmufti/status/1343844759878561792 The officials of the wildlife department have said that the team that has been "on their-toes" since December 29 has been able to capture the animal from an abandoned ho...

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Jeweller Who Got a Domicile Certificate Last Month Shot Dead in Srinagar

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A 70-year-old Punjab born jeweler, who obtained a domicile certificate just last month, was killed by Suspected Militants at a busy market in Srinagar on Thursday. Satpal Nischal was shot dead by motorcycle-borne terrorists at his shop in Sarai Bala. He was brought dead to the nearby Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital. Having lived and worked in Kashmir for 40 years, Satpal Nischal had obtained a domicile certificate last year and purchased a house in the high-security Indira Nagar area of Srinagar city in addition to a shop in the Sarai Bala area, where he was shot dead. Under the new laws that followed the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, any citizen of India, who have lived in Jammu and Kashmir for more than 15 years, can obtain a domicile certificate and thereby own property i...

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Snowfall in Kashmir Likely on January 04- Pahalgam Freezes at Minus 8.4

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The extreme cold condition continues unabated in Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh region on Saturday as the valley braced for another spell of rain and snow likely to begin on Monday. “Another spell of light to moderate snowfall is likely to occur in J&K and Ladakh on January 4 and 5. Till then, the present cold wave will continue in the region,” an official of the MET department said. Snow fed water reservoirs in the region get replenished by the snowfall during the Chillai Kalan. Srinagar recorded minus 5.9, Pahalgam minus 8.4 and Gulmarg minus 7.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperatures of the day. Leh town of Ladakh was at minus 19.2 and Kargil at minus 16.2 degrees Celsius. Jammu city was at 5.5, Katra 5.2, Batote 0.5, Bannihal minus 1.2, and Bhaderwah recorded minus 2....

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Seven Injured in Explosion at Amar Singh College in Jammu

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At least seven persons were injured in an explosion that took place in a compartment of the famous Amar Singh Club Jammu on Friday afternoon. Officials told that an explosion took place on Friday at noon in the kitchen complex of Amar Singh Club, located in Jammu city. The persons present in the complex received burn injuries who have been shifted to hospital for treatment, they said. The injured persons include Surinder Singh, Parkash Chand, Daljit Singh, Muneer Hussain, Mustaffa, Rajul and Tilak Raj, officials said, adding that police has started an investigation into the matter. Reportedly, it was a gas cylinder explosion at the Club while the officials said that the investigation has been started to ascertain the facts. KNO

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Srinagar Encounter- Slain had Never went to Fill the University form, Claims Police

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The Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday refuted the claim of parents of one of the slain that he went to University to fill up form on the day of the Lawaypora encounter which broke out in Central Kashmir's Srinagar district. In a statement, the police said that the Lawaypora Srinagar encounter started with army inputs and eventually fructified into a joint operation of Army, CRPF and Police. After the cordon was laid, militants lobbed grenade from inside and fired upon the search party. ALSO READ: ‘Ours was in Srinagar to Deposit Fees, Our Son Went to Repair his Bike’- Families Plead the Innocence of Sons Killed in Srinagar Encounter Although as per SOP militants were repeatedly appealed by the troops to surrender in the evening and again in the morning. However, instead of surrendering, ...

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Shopian, Pulwama Shut on Second Consecutive Day Against Srinagar Killings

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Skinder Gulzar/ Meer Irfan The Shopian and Pulwama districts of South Kashmir have shut down for the second consecutive day to protest against the killing of three South Kashmir residents in an encounter in the Lawaypora area of Srinagar. ALSO READ: ‘Ours was in Srinagar to Deposit Fees, Our Son Went to Repair his Bike’- Families Plead the Innocence of Sons Killed in Srinagar Encounter Locals from Awantipora, Shopian, and Pulwama townships told The Kashmiriyat that business establishments, Shops, oil stations ar shut in the area while traffic movement is thin on the streets of the twin districts. Meanwhile, people in large numbers are visiting the homes of the slain for the third consecutive day.' Parts of Srinagar have also shut to protest the killings, Meanwhile, in Islamabad ...

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Transporters in Jammu Kashmir Warn to go on ‘Indefinite Strike’ from January 06 on Punjab Border

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Mubashir Naik The transporters of Jammu Kashmir have warned to go on an indefinite ‘Chakka Jam' strike from Lakhanpur to Kashmir, from January 6, 2021, as the Government has failed to address their issues. Addressing a press conference here, president All J&K Transport Welfare Association (J&K), T S Wazir, who was accompanied by presidents of various Bus, Truck, Tanker, Sumo/ Taxi, Minibus, Auto-rickshaw Unions, said that since March 2020, the transporters and transport operators have suffered a lot in view of COVID lockdown. He said many transporters have turned bankrupt due to lock down and lack of any support from the Government. Wazir said there was strong resentment among the transporters against the Government for its rigid attitude. All the commercial vehicles have ...

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Srinagar- Leh Highway Closed for Winter Months

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Basit Shah/ Rayees Shah The 434-km-long strategic Srinagar-Leh highway, connecting the Ladakh region with the Kashmir valley, has been officially closed for the winter months to avoid any accidents following fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions due to freezing temperatures. Official sources said that the highway has been closed for winter months after the areas along the highway including Sonamarg, Drass and Zojila Pass experienced heavy snowfall. The highway, which usually remains closed from 1st week of December for about four to five months every year, had remained open for a longer period this time around because of the dry weather, officials said. As per an official communiqué from Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole, the highway has been officially closed from 1st Ja...