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Claims of good Governance Index for Jammu Kashmir fall flat on the ground: CPIM

Politics

Responding to the release of the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) for J&K, CPI(M) leader Mohamed Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday said that claims of good governance and development in J&K is far from ground realities. One of the principle fundamentals of good governance is participation and representation of people, a right that continues to be denied to the people of J K. Releasing such indexes is intended only to help the government optics-wise, CPI (M) said in a statement. However, the ground reality of dilapidated roads, erratic power supply, inaccessibility of potable water combined with huge unemployment, social unrest is reflecting a contrasting picture. For good governance, accountability is the key for ensuring freedom of the press, freedom of expression and asso...

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Decades on, No portable water for Bagdoo-Pati Village in Ganderbal, Residents suffer

REGIONAL

Shah Basit Water being an essential part of life is one of the most used resources on earth, however, there are many people struggling for basic drinking water. Bagdoo-Pati Kachnambal-B village barely 13 km from Sub-division Kangan in Ganderbal district is yet to get a drinking water facility with locals being forced to consume contaminated water of a local canal. The village comprises over 60 households. Locals from the village speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the government has “ignored the area completely and left it without any drinking water facility”. They said they have to consume water from surrounding streams which can be dangerous in times of increased pollution and pose a serious threat to their health and well-being. The locals complained that although they ...

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Covid-19: 6568 test positive, 7 deaths reported in Jammu Kashmir in last 24 hours

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir reported a major spike as 6568 persons tested positive for covid-19 in the last 24 hours, while seven deaths have been reported across the region, officials said on Saturday. An official speaking to The Kashmiriyat confirmed that 6568 cases were reported in the region in the last 24 hours- 1875 of these fresh cases were reported from the Jammu division and 4693 from Kashmir. 2230 patients recovered in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday- 993 from Jammu Division and 1337 from Kashmir Division. Giving district-wise details of the fresh cases, the officials said that Srinagar reported the highest with 1604 cases, Baramulla 749, Budgam 643, Pulwama 230, Kupwara 320, Anantnag 243, Bandipora 418, Ganderbal 99, Kulgam 333, Shopian 54 Jammu district repoted1236 cases during last 2...

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Iran and Russia to further promote cooperation in nuclear energy sector

INTERNATIONAL

Iran and Russia have discussed ways to further promote cooperation in the nuclear energy sector, including the construction of new units at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran’s atomic energy agency revealed. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said enhancing strategic nuclear cooperation was an important topic in Wednesday’s meeting between Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday. “Negotiations are underway between Tehran and Moscow to construct the second and third units of the Bushehr power plant,” said Kamalvandi. Kamalvandi expressed hope that Iranian and Russian technical groups would soon increase cooperation and exchange of information to k...

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OGW apprehended along with Pistol from Zurhama, Kupwara: Police

OTHERS

A joint team of Kupwara Police and Army 160 TA here has apprehended one OGW namely, Fareed Ahmad Chowhan on of Shamas Din Chowhan resident of Reshwari, Awoora, aged 33 , Ward Member Zurhama, Kupwara. Fareed was moving in suspicious circumstances in the area when local people surrounded him and informed the police about it late last evening. Acting on the tip of local police along with a team of TA 160 Bn apprehended Fareed who was subjected to personal search. During his personal search a Chinese Pistolwas recovered from his possession. He has been taken into custody and a case under relevant provisions of law has been registered against him at PS Trehgam and investigation taken up.- (KB)

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Two Local TRF militants killed in Shopian Encounter: Police

SHOPIAN

Two local militants of outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) an offshoot of LeT were killed in a gunfight in Kilbal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. A senior police to GNS said that two local militants belonging to TRF/LeT were killed in a gunfight in Kilbal, their identity will be shared later in the day.buy vardenafil generic rxbuywithoutprescriptiononline.com over the counter Earlier, a joint team of Police, army’s 34 and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on the input generated by JK Police in the area. As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the target spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces triggering off a gunfight.(GNS)

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JeM Militant Associate held along with Grenade in Awantipora: Police

SOUTH KASHMIR

Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Jaish-i-Muhammad outfit along with a grenade in South Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement issued to GNS, the police said that Awantipora Police along with Army 55 RR and CRPF 185 Bn arrested one militant associate of outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Awantipora area involved in providing shelter, support, logistics and assisting militants in their ferry from one place to another besides aiding in transporting arms/ammunition of militants, as well as passing sensitive information regarding movement of Police/Security forces to the militants of outfit JeM. The police spokesman identified arrested militant associate as Umer Farooq Bhat son of Farooq Ahmad Bhat resident of Renzipora Awantipora. Incriminating material incl...

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Police register case after back-to-back theft incidents in Srinagar locality

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Police have registered a case and taken up the investigation after the back-to-back burglary incidents in Zakura locality of Srinagar outskirts.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/priligy.html Locals from Syed Pora Batapora area of Zakura said that burglars have struck 4 times in a week in the area. They said burglars decamped with cash and jewelry from 3 residential houses. “Yesterday, burglars looted cash from a donation box inside the shrine of Mir Syed Hussain Hasnani. They demanded stringent punishment for culprits. When contacted, a senior police officer told news agency Kashmir News Trust that cognizance has already been taken and formal FIR stands registered. “Investigation is underway and the culprits will be identified and booked,” he said. (KNT)

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Aircraft-shaped Balloon With ‘PIA’ Written On It Recovered in Samba

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An aircraft-shaped balloon with 'PIA' written on it, was found and recovered from an agricultural field in Samba district of Jammu division on Saturday afternoon, officials said. They told GNS that the balloon tugged with a small paper flag of Pakistan was found lying in fields belonging to one Yashpal Singh in Raghu Chak in Samba district. SSP Samba Abhishek Mahajan confirming it told GNS that they have taken the balloon into their possession.buy antabuse online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/antabuse.html no prescription (GNS)

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Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be solved peacefully: Antonio Guterres

INTERNATIONAL

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he hopes the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be solved peacefully. "Well, the position of the UN and the resolutions that were taken are the same, remain the same. We have, as you know, a peacekeeping operation there. We are, of course, committed," Guterres said on Friday. "I'd offered my good offices several times, and we hope that this is something that can be solved peacefully and that the situation in Kashmir is a situation in which human rights are respected and in which people can live in peace and security," he said. Guterres was responding to a question by a Pakistani journalist on the Kashmir issue during a press conference here. New Delhi has been categorically rejecting any scope for third-party mediati...