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New power curtailment schedule to be ready by Wednesday: KPDCL

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The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is working to finalize the curtailment schedule for the winter period in the Valley with officials saying that the plan will be out by Wednesday. Sources within the KPDCL told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the corporation is set to finalize its power curtailment schedule for the winter period in Kashmir. They said it would take one or two days more to complete the process, adding that the schedule would likely be ready by November 03 (Wednesday). Chief Engineer, KPDCL, Aijaz Ahmad Dar told KNO that the fresh schedule is being finalized with less curtailments as compared to previous year. “We are working to ensure less curtailment this year,” he said. However, he said that to ensure less power cur...

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Unemployed Homeopathic doctors allege injustice

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‘In last 10 years, we have been completely ignored’ Unemployed Homeopathic doctors of Jammu Kashmir Monday alleged that they are facing injustice for the last ten years. Addressing a news conference in Srinagar, Unemployed Homeopathic doctors as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that they are being neglected and are not getting any benefits under the government schemes. “Homeopathy is being practiced globally and in India as well. However, in Kashmir, the concerned doctors have been facing injustice for the last 10 years,” they said, adding that the government has failed to come up with any single post for them in Kashmir. More than 400 Homeopathic doctors have been registered themselves from 2003 in which approximately 37 doctors have been appointed through ...

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Earthquake Hits Jammu Kashmir

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Ritcher scale hit near Hanley, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed that the earthquake took place at a depth of 20 kilometres and 513 kilometres East of Hanley.buy soft pack online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/soft-pack.html no prescription

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Court awards death sentence to cop for killing wife, mother-in-law for dowry

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Principal Sessions Judge Bhaderwah Virender Singh Bhou, on Monday, awarded death sentence to cop namely Pawan Kumar for killing his wife Champa Devi and mother-in-law, Sumitra Devi for dowry. Court ordered that the convict is sentenced to death for the commission of offence under section 302 of RPC and for the commission of offence under section 7/27 of (3) Arms Act and hanged by neck till death, subject to the confirmation of the said sentence by High Court of J&K and Ladakh. The facts of the case is that a matrimonial discard between the accused and his wife Champa Devi, resulted in the alleged ghastly act committed by the accused wherein the victim Champa Devi and Sumitra Devi, who happened to be mother-in-law of accused (hereinafter referred to as deceased persons) lost their...

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Amid Cloud Cover, Night Temp Rises Slightly Across Kashmir

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Amid cloud cover, mercury rose slightly across Kashmir Valley during the night even as Pahalgam and Gulmarg continue to record below normal temperature for this time of the year, officials said on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 4.4°C against 2.6°C on the previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 2.2°C against previous night’s 2.2°C, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.2°C against minus 3.2°C on previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 2.3°C against 2.3°C on previous night, the official said. Kupwara town of the north Kashmir recorded a low of 2.5°C against 0.7°C on the previous n...

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Pay Cut: JK Bank Security Guards up in arms against Chandigarh based ‘Delta Company

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Security Guards associated with Jammu and Kashmir Bank Monday staged a protest against Chandigarh based ‘Delta Company’ against huge pay cut. Scores of security guards assembled at Press Enclave Srinagar and registered their protest. There are around 3500 skilled and unskilled security guards working at different banks and ATMs in Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam. “This protest is not against JK Bank but against the Chandigarh based Delta Company that despite being paid by JK Bank in advance has resorted to pay cut,” Tahir Ahmed, one of the protesters told news agency Kashmir News Trust. He said: “Earlier JK Bank had given contract to Chandigarh based ‘Para-Green’ Company. The Para Green Company was paying Rs 11,250 to skilled guards and Rs 7,500 monthly to unskilled security gua...

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Man held on sedition fees in MP for pro-Pakistan feedback after T20 World Cup match

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Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district on fees of sedition for allegedly making pro-Pakistan feedback after the neighbouring nation’s victory over India in a current match of the continuing T20 cricket World Cup, an official stated on Monday. The FIR was registered in opposition to the person on Sunday evening at Maihar police station following a grievance by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Satna district secretary Anurag Mishra and others. “The person, recognized as Mohammed Farooq, 23, has been booked underneath Indian Penal Code Sections 124-A (sedition), 153-B (assertions prejudicial to nationwide integration), 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace), and 505 (public mischief) following the grievance,” Maihar’s sub-divisional...

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One Killed, Three Injured in Kupwara Road Accident

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32-year-old man was killed and three persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kralpora area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Monday, officials said. They said the car (JK01V/9561) while on way to Kupwara fell into a deep gorge in Upper Nachaya area.buy Bactroban generic buy Bactroban generic Four persons onboard it were injured and immediately rushed to Sub-District Hospital Tangdhar. However one of them, Nissar Ahmad Khan (32) son of Ghulam Hussan Khan of Karlpora died before he could be admitted there, they said, as per news agency GNS. The injured have been identified as Iqbal Ahmad Awan (24) son of Abdul Rasheed of Karlpora, Altaf Ahmad Awan (33) son of Abdul Rasheed Awan, Ashiq Hussain Bhat (33) son of Abdullah Bhat of Lone Hari ...

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Unidentified Male Body Found in Kupwara’s Kralpora

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An unidentified elderly male body was recovered from a rivulet in Kralpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday evening, official sources said. They told GNS that the body, presumably in his fifties, was found in Durid Nallah Budnambal falling in jurisdiction of police station Kralpora. A police team reached the spot and took the body into its possession, they further said. A police official confirming the recovery of the body told GNS that the identity of the dead person is being ascertained. (GNS)

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New Delhi Creating and Fostering New Fault lines to Divide and disempower People of J&K: PDP

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Mehbooba Chairs meeting of the Party PAC The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed serious concerns over New Delhi’s renewed efforts to create and foster new fault lines between the people of Jammu & Kashmir aimed at dividing and further disempowering the people. The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the party that met here with the party president Mehbooba Mufti in chair observed that resorting to naked communalism and pitting people against each other on the basis of religion, caste, sect, and ethnicity are the only tools of the BJP to cover-up its failure in governance hence divisive policies are gaining fresh ground and are being promoted unabashedly. This, the meeting observed, is being done to further divide the people so as to accomplish the agenda of “complet...