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Sep142022 by News DeskNo Comments

Srinagar teenage girl bags gold, JK team 5th in National Wushu Championship

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With one gold, four silver and three bronze medals, Jammu Kashmir Junior Wushu Team has stayed fifth in the 21st Junior National Wushu Championship held at Calicut, Kerala. Kaifa Shah of Kashmir won the gold medal in 56 kg while Muhammad Ali, Musharraf, Ajmal, and Ansa Chishti won silver medals, and Muhammad Amir, Vasu and Pulkit Singh won bronze medals. Kaifa, 16-year-old, a resident of Srinagar's Rawalpura area started playing wushu since 2013. During this time, she also got injured and was bedridden for six months, but she did not lose heart. She went on to win her first national medal in 2016 and this time she won a gold medal, she said. Wushu coach Kuldeep Handoo, who was awarded the Dronacharya Award, praised the Jammu Kashmir team.

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Several private Schools in JK harass students over non-payment of fees: Admin

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Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said that some private schools in Jammu and Kashmir were harassing the students during the morning assembly over non-payment of the tuition and other fees. It said that harassing the students is highly objectionable and can be resorted to corporal punishments. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the School Education Department in this regard issued a circular. “A delegation of parents visited the administrative department of School Education complaining that some Private Schools within the Union Territory of JK are harassing the students for non-payment of School Fees, some resort to disgracing the students during assemblies and classes and even some schools resort to corporal punishments, which is highly objectionable,...

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Kashmiri Journalist Vikar Syed bereaved

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Feroz Ahmad Shah, an uncle of journalist Vikar Syed, passed away on Tuesday evening in the Pulwama district of south Kashmir. As per the family, Shah was unwell for the last few days and breathed his last on the evening of September 13, Tuesday, at his native village in Chandgam, Tahab area of the district. The Rasm-e-Chahrum of the deceased will be observed on September 16, Friday, at his residence, the family informed, FPK reported.

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Indian Navy revives Naval training area at Manasbal Lake

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After 33 years, the Indian Navy has revived naval training area at Manasbal Lake in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district for providing training to NCC cadets. Addressing a press conference, Group Commander NCC Group Srinagar, Brigadier K S Kalsi, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that around 100 NCC cadets including girls from various collages of Jammu and Kashmir are going to participate in the camp. Notably, the training in the area was suspended during the inception of militancy in the 1990s. Brig Kalsi said that the participants expressed excitement for being provide training from this area and also expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made for their lodging and boarding. He said that this is a historic day as after a gap of 33 years NCC traini...

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Man using Fake Twitter Handle of SSP Shopian arrested in UP: Police

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Police on Wednesday said that a notorious criminal was arrested with the assistance of UP police from UP, who was operating fake account in the name of IPS officer Tanu Shree. Shopian Police on twitter wrote "Notorious criminal involved in operating fake Twitter handle in the name of Tanu Shree IPS SSP Shopian and demanding money and sharing objectionable updates on Twitter has been arrested from District Pratapgarh UP with the assistance of UP Police".(GNS)

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Poonch accident devours 11 human lives

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At least 11 passengers were killed when a mini-bus met with an accident in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Official sources said that the mini-bus (JK12 1419) carrying 25-30 passengers from Mandi to Saujiyan skidded off the road at Bareri Nallah and plunged into a deep gorge on Wednesday morning. They said that 11 bodies have been recovered so for and the death toll is likely to go up. “There are passengers with critical injuries who have been shifted to hospital for treatment.” The slain included 2 boys and 3 women. A major rescue operation has been launched by soldiers from 40 Rashtriya Rilfes, Jammu Kashmir Police and locals. (KNT)

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Nine feared dead in Poonch road accident

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Nine people are feared dead in a road accident that took place in the Saujiyan area of Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Officials said that bus, on its way to Mandi from Saujiyan, rolled down into a deal gorge, resulting into several deaths. He said that in the incident at least nine persons including 2 boys and 3 women were killed in during the accident while several others were injured. He said that soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched by police, army and locals and injured were shifted to hospital for treatment. Details emerging

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Kashmir’s first electric train to chug on October 02

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The electric train for the 137-kilometer long Baramulla-Banihal railway corridor is all set to be inaugurated on October 2 with the work going on in full swing. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Jammu and Kashmir government, Indian Railways and Indian Railway Construction Company Limited are working together on this project since August 2019. "The PCEE inspection of the project will be conducted on 26 September 2022 and on October 2, the project will be inaugurated," Additional General Manager, Indian Railway Construction Company Limited Abid Amin Shah told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He said the total project cost is 324 crore and the Budgam-Baramulla section is already complete while the inspection of the Budgam-Banihal section will be cond...

Sep132022 by News DeskNo Comments

Another Shopian youth goes missing

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Meer Irfan A 25-year-old youth has gone missing from his home in Chakoora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Ubaid Ahmed Padder, 25, son of Wali Mohammed Padder a resident of Chakoora in Shopian has been missing from his home since 11 September, his family members told The Kashmiriyat. "A graduate in Arts, Ubaid left his home on Sunday for small work but did not return. We have been trying to call him since, but to no avail,” he said Ubaid's family has filed a missing report at the concerned Police station.

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Unknown vehicle crushes man to death in Srinagar

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A 36-year-old man died after hit by an unknown speeding vehicle in Mandirbagh area of Srinagar city falling under the jurisdiction of police station Kralkhud. Reports said that the man identified as Hashim Ahmed Najar son of Muzaffar Ahmed, a resident of Mandir Bagh was hit by a speeding vehicle. Locals shifted the victim to SMHS Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and registered case under relevant sections of law. (KNT)