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JK students asked to give details at Panjab University & its affiliated colleges, Anxiety among students

JK students asked to give details at Panjab University & its affiliated colleges, Anxiety among students

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On Monday, students from Jammu Kashmir studying at Panjab University, Chandigarh and its affiliated colleges were asked to send their details including their Name, Father's name, Date of Birth, Class/Course, Permanent Address, Local Address, Contact number and email to their respective department offices. A student, whose classes for even semester were about to begin in March, wishing anonymity said that their department had asked them to send these details within a couple of hours. "We have no idea why we of all the regions have been asked to send details. Our friends from Jammu and Kashmir in other departments have also been asked to do the same," the student added. Meanwhile, earlier today, Hindustan Times reported that the Government of India special bureau additional commissione...
Five persons injured in Pampore road accident, two critical

Five persons injured in Pampore road accident, two critical

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At least five persons were injured in a road accident in Galandar Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that accident took place between Tavera bearing registration number JK13B-2024 and Santro bearing registration no JK01M-2803 in Galandar in which five persons were injured who were shifted to SDH Pampore for treatment. An official in SDH Pampore said that five injured persons were received by the hospital and among them two were critical. He identified them as Ali Mohamad (70) from Dadsara Tral (critical), Ishfaq Ahmad Malik(28) from Lasjan (critical), Ishtiyak Ahmad (48)Kulgam, Aaqib Rashid Mir (24) from SK pora and Dr Majid (32) from Awantipora. He further added that all of them have been re...
Delimitation panel gets 2 months extension

Delimitation panel gets 2 months extension

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The Government of India on Tuesday extended the tenure of delimitation commission constituted by it to redraw Jammu Kashmir's electoral map by two months. According to a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the tenure of delimitation commission has been extended by two months—(KNO)
Srinagar Acid attack: Police files 1000 page chargesheet against  three accused before CJM court, JJB

Srinagar Acid attack: Police files 1000 page chargesheet against three accused before CJM court, JJB

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'Third accused being a minor to be tried before JJB as per JJ act' Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday filed a 1000 page chargesheet against three accused including two adults and one minor into the Srinagar acid attack case, police said. "About 1000 page Chargesheet Filed today against 3 accused, 2 adults & 1 Juvenile in Hon'ble CJM court & Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). Petition also filed to try juvenile as per JJ act as crime is heinous in nature & juvenile is above 16 & below 18 years," a police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) The accused had threw acid on the face of 24-year-old victim at WantiPora Hawal area of Srinagar. The victin also lost her vision and has been flown out of JK for treatment—(KNO)
The Kashmiriyat Impact: Power paucity ends as much awaited receiving station made functional in Anantnag

The Kashmiriyat Impact: Power paucity ends as much awaited receiving station made functional in Anantnag

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Sheikh Nadeem After a long wait of nearly four years, the construction of power receiving station at Ara Khushipora in Anantnag district has been made functional which has ended power paucity in the area. An official working on the project said that it was part of Prime Ministry Development Package, approved under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for rural electrification, a few years back. The official said that around ₹20 Crore were spent on the project which included two receiving station and distribution work of around 45 habitations. The cost of the receiving station at Ara Khushipora is estimated to be around ₹3.5 Crore. He also said that supply of the receiving station comes from Lisser, which is nearly 7.5 km from the area. The official told The Kashmir...
BJP demands Police FIR against TV Anchor Sanam Aijaz

BJP demands Police FIR against TV Anchor Sanam Aijaz

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The Bhartiya Janta Party has asked the senior superintendent of Jammu Kashmir Police for Budgam district to register an FIR against journalist Sanam Aijaz. In a letter accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the BJP leadership has said that TV Anchor Sanam Aijaz yesterday night have left no stone unturned to defame BJP leaders of "Kashmir unit." "Yesterday Night Sanam Aijaz had put up social media post and made serious false accusations against BJP leaders. He said that BJP leaders of the Kashmir unit are Ikhwan and are involved in drug peddling, use PSOs to supply illegal ammunition in their govt. allotted vehicles and gave other wrong allegations to defame Bharatiya Janata Party," the letter read. The BJP said that the seriousness of the matter is that for a long time Sanam Aijaz frequentl...
‘Hybrid’ JeM militant held in Handwara: Police

‘Hybrid’ JeM militant held in Handwara: Police

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Jammu Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested a ‘Hybrid’ militant affiliated with Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit and that arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession.buy amitriptyline online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/css/new/amitriptyline.html no prescription A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that upon a specific input regarding the movement of militants in Rajwar area, Handwara police along with 21 RR, and 92 Bn CRPF established a joint naka at Sultanpora Bridge at Zachaldara Rajwar Handwara. While conducting the search of pedestrians and vehicles one suspected person on seeing the Naka party tried to conceal his presence and tried to flee from the spot, who was tactfully app...
Youth sets himself on fire to stop demolition drive in Ganderbal Kashmir- Police Appeals to not circulate the Video

Youth sets himself on fire to stop demolition drive in Ganderbal Kashmir- Police Appeals to not circulate the Video

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Shah Basit In a shocking incident and arguably first of its type incident,  a youth set himself on fire in Kashmir during a demolition drive in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir. Divulging information to The Kashmiriyat, official sources said that a team of revenue officials from the district along with Jammu Kashmir Police reached the spot of the "illegal" construction in Ganderbal's Harran area on Tuesday. "Before the Police or the officials could reach the spot of the construction, the man set himself on fire at the rooftop of the building," he said, adding that the construction is illegal and has no permission from any of the concerned departments. During demolition owner of Complex Abdul Hamid Shah son of Ghulam Ahmed Shah, a resident of Harran Ganderbal in a bid t...
Hijab Ban- Protest outside Indian Embassy in Iran

Hijab Ban- Protest outside Indian Embassy in Iran

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Protests were staged outside the Indian Embassy in Tehran against the Hijab ban in educational institutes of the Indian state of Karnataka. Reports said that protestors gathered outside the embassy expressing their solidarity with Muslim students facing humiliation for wearing hijab in India.buy grifulvin online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/grifulvin.html no prescription The move of banning the Hijab has evoked global criticism. Kuwait parliamentarians demanded a ban on BJP politicians from entering the country After a court order which banned the Hijab, a group of students was suspended and a police complaint has been registered against another group of female students for protesting against the hijab ban.
Upper reaches of Kashmir receive fresh snowfall, Rains lash plains

Upper reaches of Kashmir receive fresh snowfall, Rains lash plains

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Amid snowfall in upper reaches including Gulmarg and rains in plains, night temperature recorded a rise in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said that Gulmarg received about 8 centimeters of fresh snowfall overnight. He said upper reaches also had a snowfall while rains lashed plains with Srinagar recording 0.6mm of rain, Kupwara 0.4mm while Pahalgam and Konibal received traces of it till 0830 hours. Due to overnight cloud cover, the night temperature settled above freezing point except for Gulmarg and Pahalgam. Srinagar recorded a rise of 6 degrees Celsius with the mercury settling at 3.8°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C in the summer capital of the J&K. The temperature was above 2.9°C than the normal for this time of the year in Srinagar, he...