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Snow Forecast: Barring Gulmarg and Pahalgam, Mercury Settles Above Freezing Point In Kashmir

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Amid forecast for moderate to heavy snowfall in next few days, the minimum temperature settled above freezing point across in J&K except Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 3.0°C against previous night’s 0.3°C. It was 5.0°C over normal for this time of the year. 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’. The mercury at the world famous resort of Gulmarg settled at minus 5.8°C against minus 6.2°C on the previous night, he said. Last night’s temperature was above 1°C normal there for this t...

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Met PM Modi to discuss farm laws, he was arrogant, says Satyapal Malik

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Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “arrogant” when he met him to discuss the farmer protests and that he ended up having an argument with him, The Indian Express reported. Addressing a social function at Dadri in Haryana, Malik said, “Main jab kisano ke mamle me Pradhan Mantri ji se milane gaya, to meri panch minute mein ladai ho gayi unse. Woh bahut ghamand mein the. Jab maine unse kaha, hamare 500 log mar gaye… to usne kaha, mere liye mare hain? (Maine) kaha aapke liye hi to mare the, jo aap raja bane huye ho… Mera jhagda ho gaya. Unhone kaha ab aap Amit Shah se mil lo. Main Amit Shah se mila… (When I went to meet the Prime Minister to discuss the farmer issue, I ended up fighting with him within five minutes. He was very arrogan...

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Vaishno Devi Stampede: JK LG chairs high-level meeting of Shrine Board, Seeks reasons responsible for stampede

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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, which is managing the yatra to the temple. He announced additional ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh fpr deceased and sought reasons that led to the stampede. Officials sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that Lt Governor Sinha, who is also Chairman of Shrine Board chaired a high level meeting where Chief Executive Officer among other board members were present. Lt Governor took stock of situation post stampede in which two women among twelve pilgrims lost their lives. "He sought detailed report on the reasons that caused stampede," they said. Sources said that LG also announced an additional Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin who died in ...

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Body of Hawker dealing with cloths found in Rajouri

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Body of hawker dealing with cloths was found under suspicious conditions in Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. A police official told GNS that body of the hawker identified as Pawan Kumar son T Ram of Udhampur was found at Rajouri. SHO Rajouri Fareed Ahmed Confirmed the recovery of the body and said that investigation is going on. (GNS)

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18 injured in Udhampur collision

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At least eighteen person sustained injuries in an accident that took place near Kud on Udhampur Patniop road. Police officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that accident took place on Sunday evening when a mini bus and truck collided head-on in which 18 passengers travelling in minibus got injured. Officials further said that many of the injured are tourists who were going towards Patnitop. "All the injured were evacuated from the spot and taken to CHC Chennani from where many were referred to main hospitals for specialised treatment," said officials. Police have taken up the investigation of the case—(KNO)

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Samba police arrests man for impersonating as army officer

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District Police Samba Sunday claimed to have arrested a person impersonating as an army officer in Bari-Brahmana.buy Xenical generic rxbuywithoutprescriptiononline.net over the counter According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) police team of police station Bari-Brahmana while patrolling at Telli Basti area, noticed one person in army uniform roaming under suspicious circumstances. "On questioning, the said person did not give any satisfactory answer and unable to produce his army identity card which created more suspicion among the patrolling party," the police said. Police said that on sustained interrogation, the accused disclosed that he is not an army officer and impersonating himself as an army lieutenant. The arrested person disclosed his identity as Raman...

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Teenager Goes Missing in Srinagar; Family Appeals for Public Help

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Mir Junaid A teenager has gone missing from his home in Srinagar's Dum Kadal area of Nawakadal on Sunday afternoon. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, his family member said that Mohammed Saif Sheikh, son of Showkat Ahmed Sheikh, aged 12 left his home on Sunday evening and did not return home. "We tried to find him everywhere, but failed to find any trace of him," the family member said. Asking the public to help them find the teenager, the family member said, "if anyone has any information about Saif, they can contact us on the phone number, 9906687818."

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Several sheep killed in Gund after stray dogs attack

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Basit Shah Gund: At least five sheep were attacked and killed by a pack of stray dogs in Ramwari Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, on Sunday afternoon. Locals of the area told The Kashmiriyat that stray dogs attacked a flock of sheep, belonging to Mohammad Yousuf Ahanger in Ramwari Gund village, on Sunday afternoon and killed atleast five sheep. Several other sheep received serious injuries. The locals said that since the past couple of weeks, a group of stray dogs has been roaming in the locality. This group has not only attacked the livestock, several people, mostly children have been injured by them. The situation has resulted in panic among the local people of the area. Locals appealed to the district administration, Ganderbal, to take immediate steps to ca...

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27 Labourers, Mostly Non-Locals, Injured As Under Construction Bridge Collapses In Vijaypur Samba

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At least 27 laborers, mainly non-locals, were injured, two of the seriously, when an under construction bridge collapsed in Koulpur area of Vijaypur area of Samba on Sunday. Officials told GNS that about 1607 hours the under construction bridge at river Devak near village Koulpur collapsed, leading to the injuries to 27 labourers. Eleven of the injured have been admitted at Ramgarh hospital and include Santosh Kumar, 26, of Chhattisgarh; Vijay Durdershi, 40 of Chhattisgarh; Sikender Singh, 27, of Jharkhand, Karan Singh, 50, R S.Pura, Vijay Kumar, 30, Chhattisgarh; Sonu Kumar, 28, of Chhattisgarh; Naresh Kumar, 36, Chhattisgarh; Madan Lal, 50, Rs Pura, , Naryan Kumar, 35 of RS Pura; Santoshi Lohar, 30, of Chhattisgarh, Sudhgar, 36 of Rs Pura. Others have been admitted at Emergency...

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165 fresh covid-19 cases, no death reported in J&K

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Jammu and Kashmir reported 165 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. 66 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 99 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 341624. There was no death reported due to the virus during the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4530 persons—2199 in Jammu and 2331 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 41 cases, Baramulla 18, Budgam 13, Pulwama 6, Kupwara 5, Anantnag 5, Bandipora 1, Ganderbal 10, Kulgam 0, Shopian 0, Jammu 31, Udhampur 3, Rajouri 1, Doda 6, Kathua 3, Samba 3, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 7, Ramban 3 and Reasi 9. Moreover, 133 Covid-19 patients recovered ...