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Tehsildar Chanapora laments fake propaganda, demands action against man responsible for it

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The office of the Tehsildar Chanapora has refuted the allegations of absenteeism and corruption in the Tehsil Office Chanapora in Summer Capital Srinagar. Tehsildar Chanapora has written to Deputy Commissioner Srinagar refuting the allegations levelled against the Office in viral videos and a news report published in a newspaper. While throwing light on the allegations, the Office of the Tehsildar Chanapora in a communique to Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, a copy of which lies with news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) has stated that the allegations made by a ‘self-styled’ Journalist (name withheld) are false, frivolous and without an iota of truth. “The allegations in print and fake propaganda on social media have been propagated in the furtherance of a nefarious design of a person (...

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Journalists acting in a manner ‘prejudicial’ to security, public order will lose Govt accreditation, says new policy

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Journalists acting in a manner prejudicial to the country’s “security, sovereignty and integrity” as well as “public order, decency or morality” will lose their Government accreditation, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said in its new guidelines. The Central Media Accreditation Guidelines-2022, announced on Monday, also lays down guidelines for the accreditation of journalists working for online news platforms. News aggregators are not being considered for accreditation, the Government said. According to the new policy, accreditation is liable to be withdrawn or suspended if a journalist “acts in a manner prejudicial to the country’s security, sovereignty and integrity, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in any relation to c...

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Kidnapped minor girl recovered from Udhampur, accused held: Srinagar Police

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Jammu Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have recovered a kidnapped girl (minor) from Udhampur and said that the accused involved in kidnapping has also been arrested. A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that on 5th of February, Police station Sadder recieved an information that a minor girl (name withheld) has been kidnapped from Rambagh area. “A case was registered under FIR number 21/2022 under section 363 of IPC and investigation was started.” The statement said that today a police team from Police Station Sadder was sent to rescue the minor girl, which safely recovered the minor girl from Udhampur. “The accused person namely Arif Ahmad, son of Rehman Ahmad of Adarsh Colony Udhampur has also been arrested by the poli...

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Amid light snowfall in upper reaches, mercury drops in Kashmir

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While upper reaches including Gulmarg and Pahalgam received fresh light snowfall while rains lashed plains, night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, had 0.7mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today and recorded a low of 1.4°C against last night’s 2.2°C, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had 0.8mm rain while it recorded a low of 0.3°C against 0.6°C on the previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 0.5°C against minus 1.3°C on the previous night, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, received 0.3 cms of fresh snowfall and recorded a l...

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Seven injured in Rajouri accident

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At least seven passengers travelling in a bus were injured after an ill-fated vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on Tuesday. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the accident of bus bearing registration number JK02A-3187 took place at Thangrote in Teryath tehsil of Rajouri district. Seven passengers were injured in the accident who include Jameet Singh, Sushma Devi, Supria Devi, Jameer Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Shashi kumari and Kamal Singh. Police said that all the injured have been shifted to Teryath hospital where they are undergoing treatment—(KNO)

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3 years on, upgraded sub-centre yet to made functional as NTPHC

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It is a sub-centre, never upgraded to NTPHC: Officials Despite the authorities approving for upgradation of sub-centre Chakoora in Pulwama district alongside four other such centres as New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) in 2017-18, the particular health facility continues to function as sub-centre even after three years. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), locals said that in 2017-2018, the government upgraded many sub-centers into PHC's and NTPHC’s like SC Satoora, SC Aripal, SC Rathsuna, SC Shar’Shali and SC Chakoora. “All of them excluding sub centre Chakoora have been upgraded and made fully functioning,” they said. Locals claim that the sub-centre was inaugurated as NTPHC by senior health officials but due to unknown reasons it continues to function as ...

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Shopian village decries ‘fatty’ bills dispatched by PDD

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Villagers especially women folk from South Kashmir’s Shopian village Monday blocked the road and staged a massive protest against Power Development Department. The villagers from Tullihalan Sedaw hamlet alleged that PDD is dispatching fatty bills to them every month, exacting extra money even though the village faces erratic power cuts. The protesters raised slogans against Power Development Department saying the department is unilaterally dispatching huge power bills much to the discomfiture of the people. One of the protesters told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the unilateral increase of power fee is unacceptable to them and they will not pay any penny till the Department comes out clear on the issue. The protesters demanded immediate revocation of the electricity bills...

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Ready to provide land worth Rs 70,000 crore for further investments: LG Manoj Sinha

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Jammu Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that the government has received around Rs 1400 to Rs 1500 crore investment in Jammu Kashmir and is ready to provide land worth Rs 70,000 crore for further investments. Sinha said, on March 1 the government would organize a groundbreaking investment ceremony that would be up to the tune of Rs 20,000 to 25,000 crore. Sinha said that the stretch of Jhelum bank in the Lal chowk would be developed for recreational activities that would depict the rich culture of Kashmir. On the withdrawal of the government posts before October 2019, Sinha said that the process of recruitment has changed and all the posts would be re-advertised as per the new rules and laws. He said Covid third wave has started to settle down and if the sit...

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Missing since 17 January, Karimabad’s Irfan killed during Awantipora encounter

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Irfan Ahmed Sheikh from Pulwama district’s Karimabad who went missing on 17 January 2022 has been killed during an encounter in the Nambal area of Awantipora in Pulwama district. The Jammu Kashmir Police had said that 42 Rashtriya Rifles, 130 Battalion CRPF, and SOG personnel from Jammu and Kashmir Police arrived at the Nambal area and during random searches, contact with a militant was established who was killed in the exchange of fire. The Police identified the slain as Irfan, an affiliate of Lashkar e Taiba. As per police records, Irfan was a categorized militant. “He was involved in several cases including attacks on security forces”. Besides, he was also providing logistic and other support to the active militants operating in the area before joining the militant ranks, he sa...

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Incarcerated PDP Leader Waheed Para brought to SMHS Hospital for Medical Checkup

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Days after incarcerated youth leader Waheed Para was found unconscious in jail, mainstream political leaders, researchers, educationists and others appealed J&K Government for medical assistance in favour of Waheed and his early release. On Wednesday, special NIA Court directed the Superintendent of Central Jail Srinagar to get Waheed Para medically examined by a specialised doctor. “In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to allow the applicant in the interest of justice,” read the order copy. “The applicant is allowed and Superintendent central jail Srinagar is directed to get the accused medically examined from a competent/ specialised doctor under the rule and submit compliance report before this court,” the order added. Today, acting o...