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Kashmiri Student arrested in MP over Whatsapp Status booked under Sedition

Kashmiri Student arrested in MP over Whatsapp Status booked under Sedition

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A Kashmiri student studying in Madhya Pradesh who was arrested by police for posting an objectionable status on Whatsapp on the eve of the third anniversary of the Pulwama attack (14 February) has been booked under sedition. Nasir Khuehami, spokesperson of Kashmir students Association providing the update on his Twitter wrote, "Kashmiri student who was arrested after his controversial posts on social media pertaining to the Pulwama Terror Attack in 2019 came to light, has been booked under Sedition with U/S Indian Penal Code Sections 124A (sedition), 153A & 505." https://twitter.com/NasirKhuehami/status/1493547125153538048?t=ILREiKQEdoeLlPp9VDCyuw&s=08 Tufail Maqbool who is a student of B.com Ist year at Swami Vivekanand Govt college Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh had posted an o...

Woman injured in head-on collision between private car, SSB vehicle near Bemina Srinagar

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A woman was injured in a head-on collision between a private car and an armoured vehicle of the paramilitary SSB near the Bemina area of Srinagar on Tuesday. Official sources that the accident took place between i10 car and with SSB’s armoured vehicle, leading to injuries to Sabia Yasmeen wife of Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah of Iqbal Abad Bemina. The injured was shifted to SMHS hospital, they said.buy amoxicillin online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/css/new/amoxicillin.html no prescription A police officer told GNS that the woman suffered “minor” injuries and that a case has been registered in this regard.(GNS)

NIA Conducts Raids in Central, North Kashmir

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at multiple locations in north and central Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. Official sources said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF carried raids at Barapather Batamaloo, Bag-i-Mehtab Housing Colony and Kralpora area of Kupwara district. Raids are being carried out at several other places, they said. It could not be immediately ascertained in which case (s) these raids are being carried out. (GNS)

Light intensity earthquake in Kashmir, ‘Epicenter in Pahalgam’

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On Wednesday, a light intensity earthquake occurred in Kashmir as the authorities said no casualty or damage to property has been reported from anywhere. Officials said, "A light intensity earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 5.43 a.m. today. The coordinates of the earthquake are latitude 33.9 degrees north and longitude 75.23 degrees east. Its epicentre was in south Kashmir near Batkoot between Tral and Pahalgam. The depth of the earthquake was 16 km inside the earth". Officials said no casualty or damage to property was reported from anywhere so far. Seismologically, the Valley is situated in an earthquake-prone region. Temblors have wrought havoc here in the past. More than 80,000 people were killed when an earthquake measuring 7.6 struck the two s...

10 ‘Jaish e Muhammad associates’ arrested during nocturnal raids in Kashmir: SIA

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The recently formed State Investigation Agency (SIA ) conducted overnight raids at ten different locations in various districts of south and central Kashmir and arrested ten persons. "These raids were primarily focused on the network of Jaish e Muhammad (JeM). Ten identified persons who were part of OGW modules and taking instructions from Jeish commanders have been arrested," a press release said. The SIA said that the module whose members were organized into sub-modules, in the form of verticals so that in the event of detection of one member the bigger network does not get compromised had been painstakingly discovered through discreet surveillance in which corroborative intelligence capable of being converted to admissible evidence in court was used to ascertain and confirm the Ja...

One injured in car crash inside Jawahar Tunnel of Jammu Kashmir

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One person was injured in a road accident inside the Qazigund-Banihal tunnel in Jammu Kashmir on Tuesday morning. An official said that a car traveling from Jammu to Srinagar crashed against the wall of the tunnel after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Identified as Roshan Lal, the driver was referred to Government Medical College Hospital in Anantnag district by doctors from sub-district hospital Banihal, where he was initially treated.

ACB traps and arrests JE for accepting bribe of Rs 8000

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Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Gh Hassan, Junior Engineer of Rural Development Department, Block Tregham, District Kupwara is demanding bribe of ₹8000 for preparing Bill for the work executed by complainant under MGNREGA. The complainant alleged that the accused Junior Engineer (JE) was adopting delaying tactics and not preparing bill for the work executed by complainant under MGNREGA & 14th FC at village Kunanposhpura, Block Tregham, District Kupwara. The said Junior Engineer was demanding bribe of ₹8000 from complainant as his commission. Upon receiving the instant complaint prima facie offence U/S 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 was found made out. Consequently, case FIR No. 06/2022 was registered at P/S ACB Baramulla. Subsequently...

11,000 register for 2022 Hajj from J&K, Ladakh: Officials

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Nearly 300 more pilgrims in pipeline, no decision as of now to extend date, says Hajj officer At least 11,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have registered for the Hajj in the ensuing year scheduled to begin from May month while the registration for the last date was today. Given the 1st and 2nd wave of the deadly COVID-19 infection across the globe, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the last two consecutive years barred overseas Hajj pilgrims. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had welcomed the decision of the Saudi government saying that all arrangements for the Hajj were made while they waited for their decision and the central government welcomed the call amid a rise in COVID cases. After the nod from Saudi Arabia regarding th...

DDC Larkipora visits newly commissioned Receiving Station Ara Koshipora

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Sheikh Nadeem DDC Member Shabir Ahmad Dar visited newly commissioned 6.3 MVA Receiving Station at Ara Khoshipora Anantnag. DDC member Larkipora Shabir Ahmad Dar, Executive Engineer PDD Javiad Ahmad Tak, JE Shiraaz Ahmad and concerned PDD employees were present on the occasion. DDC Shabir Ahmad congratulated the locals on getting the Receiving Station and added that the long pending demand of the local people has been fulfilled. DDC Member and the general public expressed their gratitude towards the district administration and power department and said that the Receiving Station will provide a major relief to the people of Ara Koshipora Palpora Damhal and Hakura in getting a better power supply. Meanwhile talking with The Kashmiriyat local residents Rayees Ahmad Itoo and Bash...
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