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Police, security forces recover 11 grenades, 11 UBGL and other explosive material in Baramulla

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Police on Thursday claimed to have recovered huge explosive material in Zandfaran area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district. A senior police officer told GNS that a joint team of Police, army, SSB and CRPF during searches in Zandfaran area recovered huge explosive material. The police officer while giving details said that 11 hand Grenades 11 UBGL, a crude grenade and other explosive material was recovered. Further details regarding this operation will be shared shortly, the officer added. (GNS)

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Militants hurl grenade at security forces in Shopian

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Militants lobbed grenade on security forces in Keegam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian on Thursday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants lobbed grenade on CRPF vehicle, however, grenade missed the intended target and exploded on roadside. In this incident, there was no loss of life or injury reported. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.(GNS)

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Local Women Protest against Hijab ban outside Indian Embassy in Kuwait City

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Four days after a massive protest in Kuwait's Irada Square, Scores of Muslim women Wednesday staged a protest outside the Indian embassy in Kuwait against the Hijab ban in Karnataka. Holding placards and sloganeering against the ban, the female protesters demanded that the ban be rolled back and the harassment of Muslims be stopped immediately in India. "It is our choice whether to wear Hijab or not. Nobody should be stopped from exercising their right," a protester said. She demanded that the majority community should respect the beliefs of the minorities. Muslim students have been denied entry into various educational institutes in India. Many female students were also forced to take off their hijab before entering educational institutions.

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Naib-tehsildar Chuker in Kunzer B’la arrested for demanding bribe: ACB

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Anti Corruption Bureau Thursday said it arrested naib-tehsildar Chuker in Tehsil Kunzer in Baramulla district for demanding bribe from a complainant. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant had alleged that Habibullah Mir, Naib Tehsildar Chuker, Tehsil Kunzer, District Baramulla was demanding bribe of Rupees 30,000 from complainant for granting permission for removing walnut tree”, the ACB said in a statement to GNS. “The complainant approached Habibullah Mir, Naib Tehsildar for the removal of the walnut tree with his application moved through Tehsildar Kunzer. The tree as per the complainant was very old. It was about to fall anytime. There were apprehensions of tree causing damage to the house or to any family member. He approached authorities for seek...

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SIA quizzes JeI Ameer, 5 other key members for eight hours

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State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday quizzed Ameer (president) of Jammat-e-Islami and six other members of the banned association for eight hours. “Today SIA had summoned about more than half a dozen persons associated with the proscribed JeI and were interviewed for more than eight hours regarding various unlawful activities,” SIA said in a statement to GNS. “Besides foreign funding and foreign operations of JeI they were questioned about activities of Jamaat-e-Islami in and out of J&K,” it said, adding, “Questioning included properties of JeI having direct or indirect links with (militant) funding. Believed to have its origin in foreign countries including, UK, Canada, Bahrain etc.” The SIA said that the “interview” is an investigation of JEI related case originally ...

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Small fish at Manasbal lake die due to low water level, pollution caused by Sewage

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Basit Shah Large number of small fish have been found dead in Manasbal lake, Ganderbal, causing significant damage to the Department of Fisheries and those involved in the business. An official from the Fisheries Department told The Kashmiriyat that dropping down of water level to two and a half feet in the Manasbal Lake is the reason that the fish were dying. He also said that the Manasbal Development Authority was constructing a park at Nani Nara, for which the water level was being lowered by opening the lake gate. Pollution was another reason given by the officer for the death of the small fish. "The sewage from the houses around this lake gets mixed in the water of this lake, due to which this water is getting polluted and the fish are dying." Another official from the ...

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Sikh body opposes Delimitation proposal, Demands reservation in Jammu Kashmir assembly

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Expressing its opposition to the draft proposal of the Delimitation Commission, the All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee on Thursday demanded that at least eight seats should be reserved in Jammu Kashmir assembly for the Sikh community. “If 16 seats can be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Jammu Kashmir assembly, why no seat can be reserved for the Sikhs of the Union Territory?” APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said in a statement here. Raina claimed that at least eight seats can be reserved for the Sikh community. “There are many Sikh dominated constituencies across the length and breadth of Jammu & Kashmir. These include Batmaloo, Baramulla and Tral in Kashmir region and Gandhi Nagar, R S Pura, Suchetgarh, Nowshera and Vijaypur in Jammu region. ...

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Arrest warrant issued against Journalist Gowhar Geelani

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An arrest warrant has been issued against Gowhar Geelani by the court of executive magistrate first-class Shopian for his non-appearance, news agency— Kashmir News Observer (KNO) learnt Thursday. An order issued by the court of executive magistrate first class Shopian while directing Station House Officer (SHO) Heerpora, said that in view of non-appearance of Gowhar Nazir Geelani after serving notice at him under section 107/151 crpc vice number TS/ESTT/21-22/145, dated 03/02/2022, you are directed to arrest the produce the above person before this court on Feb 19, 2022, in order to maintain peace and public tranquility in the jurisdiction of this court—(KNO)

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Army trooper shoots himself dead in Jammu

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An army soldier ended his life by shooting himself to death using his service rifle in Nagrota area of the Jammu region on Thursday. Police sources said that an army soldier affiliated with 60 Rashtriya Rifles allegedly shot himself to death at the place of his posting. The slain soldier was posted at Romeo Force Rear Headquarter in Nagrota. He has been identified as Biswajit Gogai (15517717), son of Atul Gogai, a resident of Goraguri of district Golaghat Assam.buy clomiphene online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/clomiphene.html no prescription A case in this regard has been registered at police station Nagrota. (KNT)

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Jet fuel prices hiked again, Air travel likely to get costlier

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On February 16 the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) hiked prices for the second time in February. In the national capital, the price of jet fuel was raised to Rs 90,519.79 per kilolitre from Rs 86,038.16 per kilolitre. In the other metro cities of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, the price was increased to Rs 94,888.70, Rs 88,987.20 and Rs 93,371.18 per kilolitre, respectively. The hike is expected to impact aviation companies' finances that are under huge stress amid high debt. Fuel retailers revise jet fuel prices on a fortnightly basis. At present, fuel based expenses account for over 30 percent of the overall operating cost of an airline. With the hike in the ATF, it is expected that airline companies will pass the buck to the passengers, as a substantial amount of the air ticket price...