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Another injured Sarpanch succumbed today after the bus they were travelling in crashed into a tipper and overturned on Baramulla-Srinager Highway at Pattan on Monday evening. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that one more injured Sarpanch Abdul Jabbar (56),son of Abdul Rahim Lone of Lachipora Baramulla has been succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Srinagar hospital taking the toll of dead persons to 3 including two Sarpanchs and a driver. Earlier on Monday evening the SRTC bus, enroute to Baramulla with PRIs on board, crashed into a tipper resulting in on the spot death of a sarpanch identified as Fayaz Ahmad Bhat son of Samad Bhat from Gulgam Kupwara, and injuries to six others. However, the driver of the bus identified as Abdul Qayoom Shah succumbed to h...

The Delimitation Commission in Jammu Kashmir is likely to submit full and final report in the month end after it received more than 400 recommendations to its draft proposal. Delimitation Commission submitted its draft proposal on March 14 and called for various suggestions and objections to its draft report. The Commission said it received nearly 400 objections and suggestions from March 14-21 after putting draft report in public domain followed by its two-day visit to both Jammu Kashmir divisions on April 4 and 5. Headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai and comprises Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra and State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma, the commission is settling all the suggestions and objections and is on final stage of report. The objec...

The Jammu Kashmir Police claimed that it has arrested two "hybrid militants" from the Pattan area of Baramulla in north Kashmir. In a press statement, Police said, Based on specific reliable inputs regarding the movement of two terrorists in a vehicle towards Srinagar, on 26 April, joint MVCPs of 29 RR, JKP & 2 SSB were placed at various spots along the national highway and surrounding bylanes. "A speeding Tavera, swerving in a suspicious manner, was signaled to stop however, the vehicle stopped abruptly and two individuals (driver & co-driver) jumped off the vehicle and fled towards a nearby wooded orchard area," Police sai. Joint paarties gave chase to the two and the escape route cut-offs were also activated who succeeding in nabbing the duo, the press release read. ...

Police arrested two persons including a cop and recovered contraband substance from their possession during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in central Kashmir's Budgam district.buy zovirax online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/zovirax.html no prescription An official source said that patrolling party of police station Chadoora stopped an Alto Vehicle bearing Registration Number JK04E 9628 for checking on Nagam-Hayatpora road near Tangnar crossing and during the search of the vehicle, 69 kgs of Poppy straw and cash of 55000 was recovered from their possession. He identified the duo as Mohd Ayoub Beigh Son of Mohd Jamaal Beigh a resident of Nowhar Chadura who is working in the Police department and is currently posted at dis...

Inhabitants of the Nai Sadak area of Habba Kadal here on Monday staged a protest against the PHE Department for failing to provide adequate water supply to them during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan. Scores of women from the locality blocked the main road, causing traffic jams in the area. “For the last one month, we are not getting an adequate water supply. We have been given assurances multiple times by the authorities, but nothing has been done in this regard,” the protesting women told news agency Kashmir News Trust. They demanded that Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and top officials of the concerned department to look into the matter and redress their genuine demand at the earliest. (KNT)

Targeting the Modi-led Government over the pathetic condition of electricity in Jammu Kashmir, the senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami said that the region is being deprived of its own electricity. "You counted thousands of crores to be given to the region but did not speak a word about the electricity and how NHPC makes Kashmir suffer and deprives Kashmir of its electricity. 45 percent of the overall electricity produced by NHPC comes from the water resources of Jammu Kashmir and here we are reeling under complete darkness," the senior leader said. He demanded that the people of Jammu Kashmir should be given an equal share in NHPC's total electricity production. Calling the promise of Narendra Modi to the newer generation of Jammu Kashmir ...

The Supreme Court of India is likely to hear pleas challenging the decision to abrogate Article 370 and 35A after the summer holidays that are scheduled from May 23 to July 11. On Monday, senior advocate Shekhar Naphde mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana stating that it was an urgent matter as delimitation is to be conducted in Jammu Kashmir. The Chief Justice of India responded, “It’s a five-judge bench matter. I will have to ask the other judges as some retirements are also due to take place.” On August 05, 2019, the Indian Government unilaterally abrogated the special status of Jammu Kashmir demoting the state into two union territories. Thousands of people including the three former chief ministers of the state were arrested.

An 18-year-old youth who had gone missing from his home in Srinagar's Khanyar area on 16 April was killed during an encounter in Pulwama. The Jammu Kashmir Police in its press release said,  based on specific input generated by Pulwama Police regarding the presence of militants in the Pahoo area of Pulwama, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police and Army (50RR ) in the said area. As the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired indiscriminately upon the search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter, the statement read. “Later on CRPF also joined the operation. In the ensuing encounter, 03 terrorists linked with LeT were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. They have been i...

Parts of Kashmir received fresh rains as cloudy weather continued in the Valley on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received traces of rain overnight till 0830 hours today even as it recorded a low of 12.2°C against 7.6°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 3.3°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital. Gulmarg had 1.2 mm of rainfall during the time and recorded a low of 4.4°C against 0.5°C on the previous night, the official said. While 3.3°C is normal for the world famous skiing resort during this time of the season, the official said that the temperature was 1.1°C above normal for the place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Kupwara town in north Kashmir received 1.2mm of rain and recorded a l...

Anti-Corruption Bureau on Sunday arrested a technician for demanding and accepting Rs 25000 bribe for processing power agreement case in Anantnag. In a statement issued to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ACB said it arrested Vinood Kumar Fotedar, Technician-2nd in the office of Assistant Executive Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited(KPDCL), Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 25,000/- for processing power agreement case. "Upon receiving the instant complaint, prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out. Consequently, case FIR No. 07/2022 was registered in PS ACB Anantnag and investigation was taken-up," reads the statement. During the course of investigation, ACB caught technician red handed whil...