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At least 50 sheep, goats perish after cattle shed collapses in Rajouri

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At least 50 sheep and goats perished after a cattle shed collapsed amid recent heavy rains in Jomala Potha of Rajouri district. Official sources told GNS that cattle shed belonged to one Mohammad Shafi (Bakarwal) and as soon as information was received, a police party rushed to the spot. SHO Rajouri Fareed Ahmed confirmed to GNS collapsing of the cattle shed and subsequent death of the large number of sheep and goats inside it. (GNS)

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Nocturnal encounter breaks out in Kashmir’s Budgam

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An encounter has broken out between militants and government forces in the Zolwa Kralpora area of Chadoora in Central Kashmir's Budgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that 53 RR of the Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police on Thursday evening launched a joint launched cordon and search operation in the Chadoora area of Budgam. During the cordon the militants opened fire on the forces, triggering an encounter. He said that two militants are believed to be trapped inside and intermittent exchange of gunfire is going on. Locals meanwhile said that a heavy contingent of forces has reached the area and have installed lights to not give a chance to militants to escape from the spot using darkness. More details are awaited.

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Amid heavy snowfall, pregnant lady evacuated to hospital in JCB in Anantnag

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Always ready to help patients in need: JCB driver Amid massive snowfall and snow accumulation, a woman writhing with labour pain was shifted to hospital in a JCB in Kapran area of Verinag in Anantnag district. A woman from Trajan village in Verinag hamlet developed labour pain in the dead of night and her family members were finding it very difficult to take her to nearby hospital due to accumulation of snow and continuous snowfall in the area. Officials said that the distressed family contacted PMGSY officials and contractor of the road leading to the area namely Javaid Ahmad. They said that first they offered them the light motor vehicles on phone, however, the family was reluctant as they were aware that light motor vehicles won't reach due to heavy accumulation of snow on t...

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Tehsildar Dooru visits SDH Dooru, Reviews winter preparedness in hospital

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Sheikh Nadeem On the directions of D.C. Anantnag, tehsildar Dooru Khalid Muzafar, along with officials of Revenue Department T.S.O. and Jammu Kashmir police visited the S.D.H. Dooru to look into the medicare facilities and patient care in the hospital. Tehsildar Dooru enquired about the Healthcare facilities and heating arrangements in the hospital.The Medical Officers were also directed to ensure round the clock functioning of hospitals and availability of medicines, doctors, and paramedical staff, he said. Later on, Tehsildar Dooru Khalid Muzafar alongwith officers of Revenue, enforcement wing and police, conducted a surprise market checking in Dooru town. "The checking was aimed to ensure quality, to curb black marketing, profiteering of essential commodities, to keep vigil ...

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NC denounces transfer of land to Army in Kashmir

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National Conference (NC) on Thursday denounced the allocation of 1034 Kanals of land to the Army under ‘Strategic Areas Act’ in Kashmir’s Gulmarg and 354 Kanals in Sonamarg. "Our reservations about the 'strategic areas act' are evidenced by this reckless land transfer. We had contended that the act will be used arbitrarily to grab civilian, tourist and other mineral resources rich areas. The recent transfer order substantiates our detestation for the act," Party’s General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said while taking to media at Nawa e Subah. Criticizing the measure, Sagar said that the constitutional propriety demanded to halt any such decisions because such decisions are a consequence of August 5,2019 decisions, which are constitutionally suspect and awaiting the due validation fr...

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J&K reports 349 fresh covid-19 cases, 3 deaths;

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For the second consecutive in a row, Jammu and Kashmir recorded higher number of cases with 349 of them confirmed in the last 24 hours along with three deaths due to the virus, officials said on Thursday. 202 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 147 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 342768. There were three deaths reported due to the virus, two from Jammu and one from Kashmir, during the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4533 persons—2201 in Jammu and 2332 in Kashmir—have died due to the virus, they said. Giving district wise details of the fresh cases, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 80 cases, Baramulla 21, Budgam 16, Pulwama 9, Kupwara 6, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 9, Ganderbal 5, Kulgam 0, Shopian 1, Jammu 119, Udhampur 14, Rajouri 8, Doda 7,...

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In Kashmir, Srinagar and Anantnag have become hotbeds of Drug abuse: Report

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In the Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Srinagar have turned into hotbeds of drugs during the year 2020. According to a report, a total of 1222 cases were registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act across Jammu Kashmir in the year 2020- 573 cases in the Jammu zone and 634 in Kashmir. Of the total 634 cases in the Kashmir region, a maximum of 100 were registered in South Kashmir's Anantnag district followed by 92 in Srinagar district.buy desyrel online buy desyrel no prescription 56 cases were registered in Awantipora, 44 in Kulgam, 37 each in Pulwama and Shopian. The Budgam, Ganderbal districts of Central Kashmir reported 52 and 25 cases registered under NDPS. 23 in Bandipora, 44 in Kupwara, In Handwara 35 and 38 in Sopore. In the Jammu division...

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2 Active LeT/JeM Militants, As Many Associates Alleged for Killing of Srinagar-based Property Dealer Arrested

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3 FIRs against Dr. Asif for using provocative language to invoke disaffection against the govt establishments & promoting enmity Between different groups, Also found directly involved in militancy in Kashmir: IGP Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday said to have busted a module it said was involved in the killing of property dealer in Srinagar. “On 22/12/2021 militants targeted and killed a property dealer namely Rauf Ahmed in Safakadal area. After the incident Srinagar Police started investigation into this killing. During the course of investigation movement of some suspects was detected in Srinagar City”, said a police spokesperson in a statement to GNS. “Based on further analysis and credible human intelligence Srinagar Police detected suspicious movement of militants...

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Dubai Ports Giant DP World to Build Inland Port in Jammu Kashmir

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Dubai-based ports giant DP World is all set to build an inland port in Jammu Kashmir, the Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday. Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), would invest in infrastructure and other projects in the Jammu Kashmir region claimed by India and Pakistan but ruled in parts by both, Economic Times reported. Sinha, who is in Dubai this week to promote investment, said DP World would soon visit the 250-acre site earmarked for the inland port facility. "We will finalize it shortly," he told Reuters in Dubai, describing the project as a "firm commitment" by state-owned DP World. A DP World spokesperson said the company had a "productive meeting" with Sinha on Thursday and that it was preparing a proposal for the project. The a...

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Jammu Kashmir, 8 other states UTs urged to speed-up Covid 19 testing

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Underlining the highly transmissible nature of Omicron and the preponderance of asymptomatic cases, the Centre has urged nine states and union territories to ramp up COVID-19 testing to ensure that infected people do not spread the virus to others. In a letter to Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar, Additional Secretary of Union Health Ministry Arti Ahuja pointed out a considerable decline in COVID-19 testing amid rising cases and positivity rate and said it is a "cause of concern". In the absence of sufficient testing, it is rather impossible to determine the true level of infection spread in the community, Ahuja said in her letter dated January 5. "With the increased detection of the Variant of Concern (VOC), Om...