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5 persons injured in bear attack in Boniyar

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At least five persons were injured in a bear attack in Boniyar Baramulla on Sunday afternoon, reports and officials said.buy vardenafil online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/new/vardenafil.html no prescription Reports reaching GNS that a black bear appeared in residential area in Bernate Boniyar this afternoon and went berserk, leaving at least five persons injured. The injured persons have been identified as; Mohammad Akram Ganai, Ali Mohammad Lone, Sulaiman Sood, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Ganai and Shuker Din Sood. Four of the injured persons were taken to PHC Boniyar treatment from where they were referred to GMC Baramulla for preferential treatment. Block Medical Officer Boniyar Dr Pervaiz Masoodi told GNS that on intimation about the incident, an ambulan...

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4 ‘active associates’ of JeM arrested in Pulwama: Police

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Jammu Kashmir Police Sunday said to have arrested four ‘active associates’ affiliated with Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “During the investigation of a case FIR number 50 and 51 of 2022 of P/S Pulwama, it was established that 04 youth were actively associated with the JeM outfit providing logistic, transportation and other facilities for commission of militant acts”, reads a police statement issued to GNS. The accused have been identified as; Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather son of Mohammad Shaban Rather, a resident of Chewa Kallan, Naseer Ahmad Malik (Madrasa Administrator) son of Abdul Hamid Malik, a resident of Wasoora, Rayees Ahmad Sheikh son of Gh Nabi Sheikh, a resident of Khanpora Newa and Yawar Rashid Ganai son of Ab Rashid Ganai of Gudoora Pulwama. “It ...

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Body of missing Boniyar woman recovered from Jhelum

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Going missing from her home in Azad Pora Boniyar since this morning, body of a 31-year-old woman was recovered from river Jhelum this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that the woman (name withheld) went missing from her home on Sunday morning. After failing to get any clue on searching for her at all possible places, the family finally approached the police and filed a missing report. However after several hours of intensive searches, the woman was found inside river Jhelum near Chandanwari Boniyar, much to the shock of the family,. The body was subsequently retrieved by the police with the help of locals. A police official told GNS that on receiving a report regarding the missing woman, a police team was rushed to the area. “After hours of searches, the woman was found from J...

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Caught in two districts Achanambal, Zarfran Colony, Srinagar road link to Pampore in shambles

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Locals stage protest, urge DC Sgr, SMC Mayor, R&B dept to repair road on fast-track basis. A road stretch that connects Srinagar with Pampore via Frestbal is in shambles and the irony is that half of road that falls in Pamore area of Pulwama district is fully macadamised while the portion that lies in Srinagar district stands ignored badly. The condition of the road, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) is such that one finds it difficult to walk let alone driving on it. People on Saturday staged protest and demanded that thw road be repaired as it leads to various schools and above all the nearest SDH Pampore. The locals that includes Mohalla president Muhammad Ismail Rather, Haji Bashir Ahmed Mir and numberdar Haji Abdul Gaffar Rather urged the district administ...

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Shopian town clogged with heavy traffic congestion

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Haphazard parking of vehicles on narrow roads in absence of designated parking bays in Shopian town is triggering frequent jams in this south Kashmir district. The problem aggravates as heavy vehicles flout the rules and enter the town during no-entry hours. Aijaz Ahmad, a local resident told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that vendors and shopkeepers are putting their goods and cars on roads and hence narrowing space for vehicular traffic. Many commuters said it takes them hours to cover a distance of a few kilometers. A group of employees said the persistent traffic jams have put their jobs at stake as they fail to reach their respective destinations in time. Locals said that this issue was brought into the notice of concerned officials several times but nothing chan...

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Two drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla: Police

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On routine Naka checking, Baramulla Police under the supervision of Mohammad Nawaz SDPO Pattan assisted by Inspr. Nisar Ahmad, SHO PS Pattan, and SI Ather Parvaiz, DO Palhallan arrested 02 drug peddlers namely Adil Mushtaq Bhat and Mohammad Ashraf Zargar both residents of Eid Gah Colony Kreeri, District Baramulla at Hyderbeigh Pattan, and recovered 145 grams of Charas like substance from their possession. A case under NDPS Act was registered in Police Station Pattan and an investigation was set in motion. General People of Hyderbeigh hailed the efforts of Baramulla Police and showed their willingness to support police to eradicate the menace of Drugs from the society which is the real sign of Police Public relationship. The police also requested the people to come forward with inf...

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Admin asks 50 families living in Yarkand Sarai, Srinagar to vacate within 7 days

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At least 50 families, living in Yarkand Sarai at Safa Kadal area of Srinagar have been asked to vacate the building within seven days while the dwellers have urged the authorities to make some alternate arrangements for them. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the administration has issued a notice to the dwellers living at Yarkand Sarai at Safa Kadal, asking them to vacate the building within seven days. As per the notice issued by Executive Magistrate 1st Class, Tehsildar South Srinagar, the families are living there illegally and if they don't vacate from the Sarai within set time frame, legal action would be initiated against them as warranted under the law. Abdul Rashid, an elderly person, presently living at Sarai said that it has been almost 66 years that...

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MHA to conduct high level security review meet on Jammu Kashmir

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is reportedly going to hold a high-level review meeting over the security situation in Jammu Kashmir in the wake of recent militant attacks. A CRPF trooper Mukthar Ahmad, who was home on leave, was killed by suspected militants in Shopian district on Sunday which was the fourth such attack in the last three days. Ahmad succumbed to his injuries on the way to a hospital. Shabir Ahmad Mir, a sarpanch, was shot dead in Kulgam on Friday, while the sarpanch of Khanmoh Bashir Ahmad Bhat was killed two days prior on the outskirts of Srinagar. On March 7, two civilians were killed and at least 35 people, including a police official, were injured in a grenade attack Amira Kadal, a busy Sunday street market in Srinagar. Security has been heightened acro...

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Bandipora-Gurez road reopens for 1-way traffic after nearly 3 months

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After remaining closed for nearly three months due to accumulation of heavy snow, the authorities on Saturday allowed one-way traffic movement on 85-km long Bandipora-Gurez road. “Soon after clearing the snow by utilizing the men and machinery of BRO, the road was reopened today for the one-way vehicular movement of passengers and essential commodities from Bandipora to Gurez,” officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). They said that the drivers have been directed to travel to Gurez with snow-skid chains as a precautionary measure.buy singulair generic buy singulair generic Notably, Gurez area remained cut off from the rest of the Kashmir due to the accumulation of snow along the high peaks through which the road passes—(KNO)

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Will get 2 digit seats in Kashmir valley in Assembly polls: BJP

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The Jammu Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said that the party will emerge as single largest in the upcoming polls in the Union Territory and in Kashmir alone, it will secure 2-digit seats as well. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), addressing a press conference, Sunil Sethi, BJP State Chief spokesperson said that it is a fact that the party has not won anywhere in Kashmir so far in assembly polls, but this time the party will cross 2-digit mark and will form its own government. “The party has worked hard in J&K and it will form its next government here in the Union Territory,” he said. Sethi also said that as soon as the party will assume the power, it will come up with plans to decrease the unemployment rate in J&K. He added that ...