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Suspicious Object Found Near Alamgari Bazar Srinagar, Being Destroyed: Police

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Police on Saturday said that a suspicious object was found near Alamgari Bazar Srinagar on Saturday and the same is being destroyed “without taking any chances.” A senior police officer told GNS that as soon as the suspected objected was found, the traffic through the area was halted and bomb disposal squad rushed to the scene. “We are destroying it without taking any chances,” the officer said.buy levitra soft online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/new/levitra-soft.html no prescription Traffic through the area is being restored, the officer added.

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Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine, asks Civilians to evacuate the city

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The Russian Defence Ministry on Saturday said it is halting its offensive at 10 am local time on Saturday for enabling Civilian residents to leave the encircled Azov Sea port city of Mariupol, around 110km (68 miles) from Donetsk. Earlier Russia opened another humanitarian corridor for the nearby town of Volnovakha, also controlled by the Ukrainians. Moscow said that safe passages had been agreed on with Ukraine. Russians and Ukrainians met for the second round of peace talks in Belarus on Thursday. Mariupol officials said civilians have until 4 pm local time to leave by car or bus via three evacuation routes. The evacuation will take place “in several stages spanning several days,” officials announced. Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boychenko said the ceasefire will allow work to commen...

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Cause of fire at B&J hospital being ascertained: Principal GMC

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The cause of the fire at Kashmir's lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla is being ascertained, the authorities said on Saturday. However, they said that the top priority at present is to resume OPD and emergency services at the unaffected building of the hospital. Principal GMC Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid told the news agency–Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the cause of the fire is being ascertained. Nonetheless, she refuted LPG cylinder blasts in the hospital as being attributed to a statement by a senior health official. The investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire is on while restoring the immediate patient care especially of shifted patients to various hospitals and resumption of OPD and emergency services at the unaffected building of Bone and Joint Hospital Barz...

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CRPF man dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar

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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man died of cardiac arrest in the Maisuma area of Srinagar on Saturday morning. Official sources said that a 41-year-old CRPF man identified as Dinesh Kumar of the 132 battalion fell unconscious at Dashmani Akhara Maisuma CRPF camp. He was rushed to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival, they said. KNO

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U.S Official presses for immediate elections in Jammu Kashmir

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Donald Lu- U.S Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, has expressed concerns about the human rights abuses in India. Donald along with several issues also expressed his concern about the delayed elections in Jammu Kashmir, human rights abuses, and also on growing reports of discrimination against minorities, freedom of speech, and on NGOs in India, media reported. “The troubling work” of the Assembly elections remains in Jammu Kashmir. This has not been held even after the promises being made," he said. “We believe that all Kashmiris deserve the right to live in dignity, We look forward to encouraging India to fulfill its commitments,” Mr. Lu said in his opening remarks before the Senate Committee. The senior diplomat, who has served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in N...

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Four members of Anantnag family on the way back home die in Road accident in Samba

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Suhail Dar Four members of a family were among five persons who died in a road accident in the Samba district on Saturday morning, one person was injured. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday a vehicle bearing the registration number (JK01U-0223) skidded off the road when it was on the way to Kashmir from Jammu. "The vehicle fell down into a deep gorge in Mansar area of Samba," he said. The onboard passengers named Gulzar Ahmed Bhat (60), his wife Zara Begum, his son Mohd Iqbal Bhat, his daughter Masarat Jan Bhat all died in the accident. The driver Saqib Ahmed also died during an accident. The deceased were residents of Anantnag's Ranipora area. Police have registered a case and further investigations are underway.

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Youth who set himself ablaze in Ganderbal against demolition drive succumbs

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A youth, who set himself ablaze during a demolition drive in Ganderbal, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS, Soura on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on Saturday, a youth namely Amir Ahmad Shah, son of Abdul Hamid of Harn Ganderbal, who set himself ablaze during demolition at Harn, succumbed. Pertinently, on 22 February during the demolition of a complex at Gundrahman, a youth in ABID to prevent the demolition set himself ablaze and sustained severe burn injuries.buy zydena online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/zydena.html no prescription The injured youth was referred to SKIMS Soura for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries today, he said—(KNO)

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CS launches e-services on mobile platform in Jammu Kashmir

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Ushering an era of mobile governance in J&K, the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today launched 25 e-services on the UMANG platform. In a press relese, the admin said, The UMANG unified mobile application for new-age governance is a multi-lingual mobile platform for providing ‘anytime-anywhere governance’. Speaking on the occasion Chief Secretary said that in sync with the vision of ‘APPKA MOBLE HAMARA DAFTAR’ the Government of J&K is committed to providing citizen-centric services through the mobile mode. “This will enhance the accessibility of services and add to the convenience of citizens availing services”, he added. The services on the UMANG platform are end to end digitized and provide a one-stop solution to the citizens starting from application for a service...

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In 3 Financial Years, J&K gets only over two percent shares from Emergency Covid Package

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In the three Financial Years (FYs), among all states and Union Territories (UTs) of India, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has received more than two percent of shares from the Emergency COVID-19 Response Package (ECRP) from Union Health Ministry. According to official figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), “In the Financial Year 2019-20, the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has received a total of Rs 26.69 crores on account of COVID-19 funds under the centrally sponsored scheme National Health Mission (NHM).” The figures were revealed by the Center Public Information Officer (CPIO) and Section Officer for NHM, Suidigwangbe Hau Ministry of Health and Family Welfare—NHM Finance Division in a reply to Right to Information (RTI) application filed by acti...

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Fire Breaks Out in B&J Hospital Barzulla

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A massive fire has broken out in Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Reports reaching GNS said that the fire broke around 9:30 and was continuing when this report is being filed. Several fire tenders are on spot to douse off the flames. More details awaited. (GNS)