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Four Hizb militant sympathizers arrested in Kishtwar, arms and ammunition recovered: Police

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Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested four OGWs affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu division. In a statement issued to GNS, the police said that today a joint Parties of Police Kishtwar, army's 17 RR & CRPF 52 BN were on Long Range Patrolling in general area of Dool Dhar forest of Kishtwar. Four Persons were seen moving from Dool towards Dool Dhar Jungle, who on seeing the Security Forces tried to flee from the spot and alert parties of LRP overpowered and detained the suspicious persons. The police spokesperson further said that on preliminary questioning they disclosed their identity as Shafi Bakerwal son of Meer Khan resident of Pyas Padyarna, Fareed Ahmed son of Haji Khan resident of Pyas Padyarna, Zubair Ahmed son of Mohd Shafi resid...

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Explain your position: CEO B’pora to Principals, Headmasters over poor class 10th results

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Chief Education Officer (CEO) Bandipora on Thursday asked the principals and Headmasters of 16 schools to explain their position as to why their institution has performed poorly in the recently declared Class 10th results. An order issued by CEO, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reads that "The result of 10th class annual examination 2021 was declared recently and it was observed that 05 Higher Sec Schools and 11 High School have shown 40% or below pass percentage which has been viewed seriously by the Director School Education Kashmir and the Deputy Commissioner Bandipora." "This is matter of grave concern and needs to be addressed immediately by fixing the responsibility on the teachers who are responsible for the dismal performance of the stud...

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Gbl admin reaches out to self-immolation victim of Haran

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Provides Rs 50,000 cheque as immediate assistance District administration Ganderbal on Thursday reached out to the youth who took an extreme step of self-immolation on Tuesday at Haran, Ganderbal and provided him an assistance of Rs 50,000. The said person identified as Aamir Hamid Shah, resident of Haran Ganderbal took the extreme step during a demolition drive undertaken by Irrigation and Flood Control Department over the banks of Nallah Sindh in Haran and was rescued on spot however he received burn injuries before flames were doused and is being treated at SKIMS, Soura. On behalf of District Administration, Tehsildar Lar today visited SKIMS to enquire about his health condition and have firsthand appraisal about health care facilities being provided to the injured.buy lexapro ...

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SDM Zainapora Monitors Snow Clearance Work and Restoration of Essential Services

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Meer Irfan Shopian: In the backdrop of heavy snowfall on 23rd February 2022 in Kashmir Valley particularly in South Kashmir, SDM Zainapora, Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, KAS personally monitored the snow clearance work on different roads, restoration of power supply, water supply and other essential services in the Sub-Division. Early morning on Thursday, the SDM got his Sub-Divisional Winter Control Room operational while personally monitoring it, kept the executing agencies on toes and got the snow clearance work 95% completed by the evening of 24th February. Under the supervision of SDM some emergency cases of far flung area i.e.Chandwara, Amarbugh, Aglar and Narwani were attended and patients lifted/rescued with the assistance of Police, Health, R&B and Mechanical Engineering De...

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Ill drainage system at Sonman Canal irk Goripora Kakran residents; Appeal Kulgam DC for intervention

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Scores of Residents of Goripora Kakran in South Kashmir's Kulgam district expressed resentment over the ill drainage system of Sonman Canal. The protesting residents said that for the last ten years, the administration had not done anything good for the public of Goripora Kakran. The protesting old man said that the village was in a critical condition.buy silvitra online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/silvitra.html no prescription "We want the damaged bund to be mended to prevent any loss." Another protester said that they woke up at 4 am and saw the drainage failure. "We appeal the DC Kulgam to look into the matter and solve the pending demand," he added.

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Residential house in far flung border village reduced to ashes; Locals appeal admin for help

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On Thursday morning a massive fire broke out in a house in the Keran Village of Kupwara District, reducing the establishment into complete ashes. Sharafat Zooh, a resident of Bani village of Keran Tehsil under Kupwara Administration, suffered a hefty catastrophic damage when his wooden house got completely ablazed and nothing was left. While talking to the media, a spokesperson, Zahoor Lone on Sharafat's behalf said, "Apart from taking out themselves alive, they couldn't take out a piece of article from the fire. Everything turned into ashes. The fire broke out suddenly and before they could realise it scattered all over as the houses in the border areas are built of wood." Lone also grieved about the financial constraints the people in the border area undergo. "These people over ...

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Flight operation resumes at Srinagar airport; 38 operate, 6 cancelled

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After early morning hiccups due to poor visibility, flight operations resumed at the Srinagar International Airport following improvement in wet weather conditions on Thursday. Officials said that after early morning delays and cancellations, flights landed and took off at the Srinagar airport as the visibility increased from 400M early in the morning to 1500M around noon. “38 flights operated so far,” Director, Airports Authority of India, Srinagar, Kuldeep Singh told GNS. A number of flights were delayed or cancelled early morning due to low visibility at the airport but as the day progressed the operations continued normally. “Eight flights were cancelled today” the Director AAI said, adding, “The passengers of these cancelled flights will be accommodated in next available flig...

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R K Goyal Posted Financial Commissioner Home, Shaleen Kabra Revenue

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Jammu Kashmir government appointed Raj Kumar Goyal (IAS) as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Home Department, on Thursday. In all, six officers have been transferred in the interest of administration and Goyal, the 1990— AGMUT cadre IAS officer replaces Shaleen Kabra (IAS, AGMUT:1992) who has been posted as Financial Commissioner, Revenue. As per a separate order, a copy of which is also with GNS, Gulzar Ahmad Dar, JKAS, Additional District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional Director, SKIMS, Srinagar and ex-officio Special Secretary to the Government. “He shall also hold the charge of the post of Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” the order reads. Rey...

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3-year-old kid injured in stray dog attack in Pattan, Second incident of the month

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A three-year-old kid was seriously injured in a dog attack in Singhpora village of Pattan town here in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. This was the second attack from the stray dogs in the same village. Earlier in the first week of this month stray dogs had mauled a 12-year old boy to death. Locals who staged a protest forcing Tehsildar Singhpora to visit the spot said that a kid identified as Hadi Ali son of Shabir Ahmed, a resident of KP Payeen, Hanjiveera Singhpora was attacked by dogs when he ventured out from his house. Locals somehow saved him from the clutches of the dogs, but he sustained injuries and was shifted to the hospital where he is undergoing treatment. Locals alleged that Srinagar Municipal Corporation after capturing dogs in parts of Srinagar drop them in Pa...

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20 Hours of Search: No Trace of Six Persons missing at Margan Top

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Even after more than 24 hours having passed, there is no clue about six people who had gone missing amidst heavy snowfall in the upper areas of Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Director of Disaster Management, Amir Ali said that six people from Warwan village of Kishtwar had gone on foot from Anantnag district of South Kashmir via Margan Top and they left Margan top more than 20 hours ago, but have not reached their home yet. "Since then there is no information about them," the official said. Earlier the police said, more than 50 tourists stranded in Sonmarg have been evacuated after heavy snowfall. Police further urged people to not go to higher reaches in view of bad weather and continuous heavy snowfall.