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Two militant modules busted in Anantnag, 11 arrested: Police

OTHERS

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted two militant modules of proscribed outfit JeM and arrested 11 accused persons. The Jammu Kashmir Police in its statement said Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession. "Based on credible inputs that proscribed outfit JeM is planning to carry out attacks on Police and special forces in Srigufwara/Bijbehara areas of Anantnag, multiple nakas/checkpoints were established at various locations," the Police said. Meanwhile during checking at one of such checkpoints at Sakhras crossing Srigufwara, a bike rider with 2 pillion riders was intercepted, the said persons tried to flee but were apprehended tactfully by the alert police party. Upon their personal search, 02 Pistols (C...

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PAGD to hold meet on Feb 23 in Srinagar

Politics

The Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is all set to hold a meeting on February 23, to discuss the recent draft put forth by the Delimitation Commission. Sources within the PAGD told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the conglomerate will meet on Feb 23 in Srinagar at its president Dr Farooq Abdullah's Gupkar residence. They said that the meeting will be presided over the conglomerate president, which will begin at 11:30 AM on Feb 23, 2022. Earlier, the meeting was scheduled to be held at Jammu on Feb 13. However, the sources said that the meeting has been rescheduled and will now be held on Feb 23 in Srinagar at Dr Farooq's residence. Spokesman of PAGD, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami, confirmed the meeting on Feb 23, saying that the draft presented by Delimita...

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Over 1 lac fine imposed on Food business operators in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Additional deputy commissioner Srinagar Dr. Syed Haneef Balkhi imposed a fine of Rs. 1,25,800 on various Food Business Operators for violating different provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act. According to a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), those fined include refined edible oil manufacturers namely Regional Oilseed Growers Co-operative union M.I. Area, Alwar having brand Name “Dhara Assure”. The statement reads that these complaints were submitted by Food Safety Officers of District Srinagar after prosecution sanction from Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Srinagar. “Moreover 9 complaints against butchers who do not adhere to the sanitary and hygienic requirements of Food Safety and Standards Act were prepared for presentation before competent court.” It ...

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Budgam resident arrested for ‘conspiracy’ to conduct blast in Lucknow: NIA

REGIONAL

The NIA has arrested an al-Qaeda operative for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to carry out an IED blast here, an official said on Tuesday. Tawheed Ahmad Shah, a resident of Jammu Kashmir's Budgam district, was arrested on Monday, the official of the premier investigation agency said. The case was registered by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in July last year in Gomtinagar police station against the accused who had entered into a conspiracy for recruiting members for the global militant organisation al-Qaeda's affiliate Ansaar Gajwatul Hind (AGH) and for committing terrorist acts in Lucknow, the NIA official said. Earlier, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested five accused in the case against whom a charges sheet was filed last month. Tawhee...

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Seven more die of Covid 19, 771 Fresh cases reported in Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir reported 771 fresh covid-19 cases while seven persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. Regarding the fresh cases, the officials told GNS that 408 were reported from Jammu Division and 363 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall count to 448105. Five of the fresh deaths due to the virus were from Jammu Division and two from Kashmir Valley, taking the toll to 4728. 2316 of the deaths so far has been reported from Jammu and 2412 in Kashmir Valley. Besides, they said, 3330 Covid-19 patients recovered during the time— 1297 from Jammu Division and 2033 from Kashmir. So far 431019 people have recovered, leaving the active case tally at 12358—4074 in Jammu and 8284 in Kashmir. They said there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis...

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‘Credible Examination Important’: KU makes earnest appeal to parents, students

EDUCATION

The University of Kashmir on Tuesday made an earnest appeal to the civil society members in general and parents of students, in particular, to make their wards understand the importance of a credible examination. The formal appeal was made by the varsity’s Dean of Academic Affairs Prof Farooq Masoodi after a fraction of students started pressing the university authorities to revert to online mode of examinations. “The world suffered heavy loss on many fronts during ongoing pandemics and the loss on academic front is undoubtedly the one that cannot be compensated. The institutions not only lost the number of working days but had to shift to online mode of teaching and examination. This shift to online mode indeed offered some advantages also but the institutions faced some serious iss...

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800 posts vacant in Fire and Emergency Services in Kashmir since 2013- Aspirants stage protest

REGIONAL

The Fire and Emergency Service recruitment aspirants of the Kashmir valley staged a protest demanding recruitment for vacancies in the department since 2013. Numbers of Fire Service aspirants on Tuesday gathered in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar in context of the Petition lodged by them to Central Administration Tribunal (CAT) regarding commissioning of candidates to 800 vacancies in the department since 2013. An aspirant Ittihad Ahmed from Ganderbal district said, "We appeal to the authorities to start recruiting petitioners to the pending vacancies as per the CATs direction. We have been suffering since 2013 and now through media and press we are appealing the LG led administration to intervene in the matter and start the proceedings on a fast track so that we get employment as...

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Government criticizes RSF on Press Freedom report- Says ‘No registered body by the name Kashmir Press Club’

INDIA

The centre told the Lok Sabha that there is no registered body by the name of 'Kashmir Press Club' and the government does not subscribe to the view that there is a lack of press freedom in the country. "Presently, there is no registered body by the name of 'Kashmir Press Club' or its elected managing body since Kashmir Press Club, as a registered body, has ceased to exist and has failed to register itself under the Societies Registration Act, 1860," Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha. The Estates Department took over the government press club building in January in the presence of the executive magistrate of Srinagar, the ministry said. Responding to India's decreasing rank on World Press Freedom Index, the ministry said, "This is published by a foreign n...

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Govt Orders Transfer Of 5 Officers

REGIONAL

Government on Tuesday ordered transfer of five officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Navneet Singh, IFS, DFO, Doda, has transferred and posted as Additional Chief Executive Officer, Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. Naresh Kumar, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhawan, Katra, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director in the Directorate of Information, J&K, vice Irshad Ahmad, JKAS, has been asked to report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. Sudhir Bali, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue in the Jammu Municipal Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhawan, Katra. Chander Parkash, JKAS, Deputy Director (Audio Visual) in the Directorate of Inf...

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16-year-old boy injured in mine blast in Poonch

REGIONAL

A 16-year-old boy was injured after an apparently old landmine exploded in Poonch district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that Mohammad Yasar (16) son of Lal Din of Noorkote Mohalla Pothi was injured due to suddenly old land mine blast. They said he suffered injuries in left foot and was shifted to District hospital Poonch. A police official confirmed the incident to GNS. (GNS)