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Technician Terminated From Services For Whatsapp Status On Celebration Of India’s Defeat By Pak In T20 Match

Technician Terminated From Services For Whatsapp Status On Celebration Of India’s Defeat By Pak In T20 Match

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Principal Government Medical College Rajouri on Thursday terminated services of Operation Theatre Technician over Whatsapp status regarding the celebration of Pakistan cricket team’s win over Indian team in Sunday’s world cup T20 match. The action followed after the matter was brought to the Principal’s notice by Dysp headquarters Rajouri as well as through media platforms, an order by the Principal reads. “A viral video has come to the notice of undersigned (Principal GMC) from different media platforms and also from Dysp HQ, Rajouri who sent the same via Whatsapp in which Miss Safiya Majeed OT Technician, engaged and working as OT Technician in GMC & AH Rajouri seems to have posted her Whatsapp status showing celebration of defeat of Indian Cricket Team against Pakistan in T-20 Wo...
Kashmiri Students Assaulted by Goons while being Produced in Agra Court

Kashmiri Students Assaulted by Goons while being Produced in Agra Court

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Three Kashmiri students booked under sedition charges in the Agra area of BJP-led Uttar Pradesh were thrashed by goons as they were being taken to the court on Thursday. The Uttar Pradesh Government claimed that the three shouted Pro-Pakistan slogans after a BJP member filed a complaint against the Kashmiri trio immediately after India lost the match to Pakistan in their first encounter in the ongoing t20 world cup. The three were identified as Arsheed Yusuf (21) son of Mohammad Yousuf Paul, a resident of Checkpora Chadoora in Budgam, Inayat Altaf Sheikh Son of Mohammad Altaf, a resident of Dooniwari in Budgam, and Showkat Ahmed of Shahgund in Bandipora district- they are all engineering students. As the Police produced them in the court on Thursday, goons attacked them in the pre...
Farmers affected due to untimely snowfall to get all possible assistance: LG Sinha

Farmers affected due to untimely snowfall to get all possible assistance: LG Sinha

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Says Agri, allied sectors contributing to the development of J&K, apple produce to be increased by 10 percent in next 3 years Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the farmers, who suffered immense losses due to the untimely snowfall, will get all possible assistance from the government. “The government will provide all possible assistance to the farmers who suffered losses due to untimely snowfall,” Sinha said while talking to media persons after inaugurating Apple Festival at SKICC here, adding that a committee has been constituted in this regard, who has been asked come up with the exact figure of losses. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he said that the festival he inaugurated today is a good beginning. He also said Agriculture and ...
10 Cows from 4 Households Stolen in Sofipora, Shopian Overnight

10 Cows from 4 Households Stolen in Sofipora, Shopian Overnight

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Meer Irfan Some residents of Sofipora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district have alleged that thieves barged into their houses at midnight and stole 10 cows from five households. GH Hussain Bhat, Abdul Hamid Khan, Abdul Hamid Mir, and Shahraz Ahmad Mir were among those whose cows were stolen. A local resident, Gayaas Ahmad Khan, whose cow was stolen told The Kashmiriyat that around midnight thieves stole their cow. He said that it wasn’t just his cow alone but a few other residents’ cows were stolen as well. “I request the concerned Station Head Officer (SHO) to look into the matter and arrest the thieves as early as possible,” Khan said. The locals have requested the police to take action and bring their stolen cows back as soon as possible.buy cialis pack online https://heal...
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as GOC WK Corps

Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as GOC WK Corps

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Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh Thursday took over the charge of the General Officer in Commanding White Knight Corps. Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, YSM, VSM took over the charge of GoC White Knight Corps, also referred as 16 Corps, from Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the White Knight Corps of Army is regarded as a sensitive security corps of the Army as Line of Control from Akhnoor to Poonch falls under its area of operation whereas hinterland security of the entire Jammu province is also its area of jurisdiction. The White Knight Corps is a part of Army's Northern Core—(KNO)
Non-local found dead under mysterious conditions in Yousmarg

Non-local found dead under mysterious conditions in Yousmarg

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A non-local resident was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Yousmarg area of Chararisharief in Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Thursday morning. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body of a non-local person was spotted by some locals at Sukhnag Yousmarg, who accordingly informed the police. He said that police reached the spot and took the body to the hospital. “The deceased has not been identified yet and seems the non-local has died due to cold,” he said, adding that an investigation has been started in this regard—(KNO)
Night Temperatures Fall Across Kashmir, Minus 3.4°C In Pahalgam

Night Temperatures Fall Across Kashmir, Minus 3.4°C In Pahalgam

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Night temperatures continue to fall in Kashmir Valley even as sub-zero conditions prevailed in famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 3.4°C against 4.2°C on previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 2.8°C against previous night’s 6.2°C, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.4°C against minus 1.1°C on previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 2.3°C against 2.4°C on previous night, the official said. it had rainfall of 1.4mm last night, the official said. Kupwara town of the north Kashmir recorded a low 1.0°C against 2.4°C on the pre...
Infiltration bids to go up in J&K ahead of heavy snowfall: Intel agencies

Infiltration bids to go up in J&K ahead of heavy snowfall: Intel agencies

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Infiltration attempts will increase in the Jammu and Kashmir ahead of heavy snowfall, intelligence agencies have warned. The input came as security forces intercepted messages from militant outfits in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for intensifying infiltrations before the heavy snowfall despite the fact that the Indian Army and central police forces have initiated major operations against the militants in the Kashmir Valley after the targeted killings there recently. According to the sources, the agencies have sent an alert that a series of the meeting have been taking place in PoK among the militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Al-Badr and they are planning to push more and more ultras into the Kashmir Valley before the heavy snowfall commences. According to ...
NIA raids 17 Jamaat locations across 7 districts of J&K in terror funding

NIA raids 17 Jamaat locations across 7 districts of J&K in terror funding

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School, religious place searched in Nagrota for foreign funds Electronic gadgets, many other items seized The National Investigating Agency (NIA) today carried out raids at 17 locations of outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) outfit in seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with terror funding case and recovered number of incriminating documents, electronic gadgets etc. Searches were carried out in different districts of both Jammu and Kashmir divisions and were aimed at detecting bank accounts, financial transactions and other modes of funding to the organization in view of inputs gathered during previous round of raids across different offices and residential premises of the JeI cadre. Second round of raids on Jamaat cadre was necessitated as questioning of some of those c...
8 Feared Dead, Several Injured in Doda Road Accident

8 Feared Dead, Several Injured in Doda Road Accident

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At least eight passengers are feared dead and around one dozen injured in a road accident that took place at Sui Gwari on Thathri-Doda road on Thursday morning. As per the preliminary reports, a minibus was on way to Doda from Thathri when the driver lost control over the vehicle at Sui Gwari and fell into a deep gorge along river Chenab. “Eight passengers travelling in the vehicle are feared to have died and ten to twelve and may be more others are injured,” official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) They added that a rescue operation has been launched—(KNO)