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SSP Bandipora chairs joint security review meeting

REGIONAL

In view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bandipora Mohammad Zahid Monday chaired a joint security review meeting at DPL Bandipora. A police spokesman said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the meeting was attended by COs of Army, CAPF, ASP Bandipora SDPOs, SHOs and other senior officers of police and intelligence units. On the occasion, SSP Bandipora was briefed by the participating officers about the overall security scenarios and measures being adopted to counter the challenges in their respective areas. SSP Bandipora directed all the jurisdictional officers to remain extra-vigilant, strengthen nakas/checkpoints and generate actionable intelligence so that the nefarious designs of anti-national e...

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Kashmiri Willow Cricket Bats get ICC Approval

SPORTS

It took 29-year-old Fauzul Kabeer one and a half years of unceasing efforts to finally get his cricket bats made of Kashmiri willow approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The emotional moment of his life came when his Kashmiri willow, similar to the “Salix Alba” wood handmade bat, was used by two Oman cricket players -- Naseem Khushi and Bilal Khan -- in October 2021 during the T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh at the Dubai cricket stadium. Kabeer, who did his Masters in Business Administration from Islamic University at Awantipora and is pursuing his Ph.D. in strategic management, fought a battle for over seven years after the death of his father Abdul Kabeer, who set up the GR8 sports manufacturing unit at Sangam in Anantnag. The young Kabeer wanted to introdu...

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7-Year-Old Boy Dies Under Snow In Kishtwar

REGIONAL

A 7-year-old boy died after getting trapped under snow in the remote Marwah area in the Kishtwar district, officials said on Tuesday afternoon. The boy Mutarif Shabir son of Shabir Ahmad Lohar, a resident of Talwar village in Marwah, lost his life before he could be rescued, they said.buy priligy online buy priligy no prescription A police official told GNS that the incident occurred yesterday and a case has been registered and further investigations have been taken. Reportedly the official said that the boy died after coming under snow-slide from rooftop but further investigations are underway. (GNS)

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Family from Sheikh Jarrah refuses Israeli order to leave house, Owner says will ‘Set Myself on Fire’

INTERNATIONAL

Israeli authorities, on Monday morning, forcibly displaced a Palestinian family from its house in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, Quds News Network reported. Earlier on Monday itself, the Israeli forces and municipality staff stormed the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and forced the Salhiya family to empty their nursery of contents, as a prelude to demolish it and seize the land, claiming that the seizure of the land was in the “public interest” to establish a school there. The house of the family was also cordoned off by the forces who forcibly displaced the family. The Israeli municipality has ordered the family to leave its house and gave it until January 25 to implement the decision. The family received the order at least three times in four months. However, ...

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Cop Dies of Heart Attack in Baramulla

REGIONAL

A police constable died of a massive heart attack at a training center in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said. "Roop Singh, a resident of Jammu, suffered a heart attack at Sheeri training center and was declared dead shortly after", the officials said. The necessary medical and legal formalities into the matter have been completed, they further said. (GNS)

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33 lakh golden cards issued in J&K since 2020, official data

REGIONAL

In Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 33 lakh individual golden cards have been issued by the authorities since 2020 under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), reveals official data. As per the official figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), under Sehat scheme, 33.70 lakh health-golden or Sehat-cards have been issued to individuals in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, in J&K 14.56 lakh families are eligible under PMJAY- Sehat, whereas 9.57 lakh (65.72 percent) of families have received their health cards and are covered under this scheme. Since the launch of this scheme in J&K, 60 thousand above patients have been treated in 218 hospitals empanelled for this scheme. “In PMJAY- Sehat, 60,594 golden card holder patients have been treated in the hospital...

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Shiv Sena Dogra Front holds demonstration in Favour of demolition drives in Jammu

INDIA

Lesser-known outfit ‘Shiv Sena Dogra Front’ believed to be ‘B-Team’ of Bhartiya Janata Party Tuesday carried out a rally amid Covid-19 upsurge in Roop Nagar Jammu, lauding the role of Jammu Development Authority for demolishing the structures of tribal last week. The protesters said that all the people including Gujjar and Bakarwals should be evicted from the land they have encroached in Jammu. President ‘Shiv Sena Dogra Front’ Shiv Gupta in response to a volley of questions said that politicians have given patronage to these ‘encroachers’ and these politicians are all involved in land scams. He castigated Mehbooba Mufti for visiting Roop-Nagar to show sympathies with the tribals. Gupta targeted every political party except BJP saying that due to political intervention in the past...

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Three Cows Charred to death in Ganderbal

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Shah Basit Three cows were charred to death in the Barnbugh of Kangan area of Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a cowshed caught fire during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, resulting in the death of three cows. Locals along with the fire services reached the spot to douse the flames, but could not bring the fire under control before the cowshed was gutted.buy fluoxetine online buy fluoxetine generic As per Locals, the cowshed belonged to Ali Mohammed Mir.

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Shocking! 14-year-old girl abducted, repeatedly raped in Jammu’s Reasi

REGIONAL

A 14-year-old girl was abducted and repeatedly raped in Reasi district. The Jammu Kashmir Police in a statement said, a person lodged a complaint on December 28, 2021, that his 14-year-old daughter went missing after she left home to fetch milk. The complainant said he suspects that his minor daughter might have been abducted. A case was lodged at Police Station Reasi and investigations started. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Shailender Singh constituted a special team headed by the Sub Inspector rank officer and recovered the minor. Police said the team recovered the missing minor girl from the house of Shakeel at Poonch. Sensing the approaching Police party, accused Shakeel alias Sonu fled from the spot. The police team finally arrested him from the Belicharan...

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Light rains, snowfall in Kashmir, night temp rises across J&K, Ladakh

OTHERS

Kashmir Valley including Srinagar received light rains while some plains and higher reaches had light to moderate snowfall since overnight, officials said on Tuesday. Amid cloud cover, the night mercury increased across J&K and Ladakh with only three weather stations set up by the meteorological department here recording below sub-zero temperature. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar received 0.2mm of rain in last 24 hours till 0830 hours while the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of 1.1°C against last night’s 1.0°C. Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. ...