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Pakistan Announce Playing 11 for Match Against India

Pakistan Announce Playing 11 for Match Against India

SPORTS
Pakistan has announced their playing 11 for the T-20 world cup match against India. The match between the Asian neighbours is scheduled on Sunday, with millions of people around the world eagerly waiting for the competition. In its playing 11, Pakistan has Included Babar, Rizwan, Fakhar, Hafeez, Malik, Asif, Imad, Shadab, Hasan, Shaheen, Haris, and Haider. India has not announced their playing 11 as of yet.
Poor phone connectivity irks Airtel, Jio customers in city

Poor phone connectivity irks Airtel, Jio customers in city

REGIONAL
Subscribers of Jio and Airtel are anguished over poor connectivity, Internet disconnection, and call drop. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) subscribers from many parts of Srinagar and uptown complain of call drop, internet interruption, and poor network on Jio and Airtel from the last few days. A jio subscriber from an uptown area said that for a few days his internet is getting interrupted frequently. An Airtel subscriber from the city outskirts said that he is trying to call customer care for a call muting issue but the operator is closing his complaints without providing satisfactory resolution. “My work is suffering due to slow and interrupting services,” another Jio subscriber from downtown said—(KNO)
3 dead, 1 critical after boundary wall collapses in Awantipora

3 dead, 1 critical after boundary wall collapses in Awantipora

REGIONAL
Amid incessant rain since last evening, three people lost their lives while one is critical after a boundary wall collapsed in Kanji Nag area of Noorpora Awantipora hamlet in South Kashmir Pulwama district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a wall collapsed in Kanji Nag area injuring four nomadic people after their make-shift tents came under the debris. He said that soon after the reports police, CRPF and locals rushed to the spot and started rescue operation. "All the four were rescued and were referred to a Srinagar hospital for better treatment, but unfortunately 3 of them succumbed on the way, while another one is critical, " an official said. Three people who lost their lives have been identified as Irshad Bargud, Mahnaz Akhter, and Wahab J...
All UG Exams Scheduled Today Postponed

All UG Exams Scheduled Today Postponed

EDUCATION
Sahil Gulzar Kashmir University postponed all UG examinations scheduled to be held on Saturday amid inclement weather. “In view of inclement weather, all UG examinations of the University of Kashmir scheduled today on 23-10-2021 are hereby postponed,” Officials in KU told The Kashmiriyat. Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo told The Kashmiriyat that fresh dates for the deferred examinations will be notified separately later.
Ganderbal Police Establishes Emergency Helpline in View of Inclement Weather

Ganderbal Police Establishes Emergency Helpline in View of Inclement Weather

REGIONAL
In view of inclement weather, Ganderbal Police has established a Flood Control Room and following helpline numbers to facilitate the general public of District Ganderbal and to avoid any untoward incident or distress especially in farflung areas & areas prone to landslide/Flash Floods/Snow avalanches. In case of any such emergency, the general public of District Ganderbal is advised to contact on the below mentioned contact numbers : DySP Hqrs Ganderbal : 9419063660 SDPO Kangan : 9419013484 SHO Sonamarg : 9419001413 SHO Gund : 9622431700 SHO Kangan : 9419088801 SHO Lar : 7006403030 SHO Safapora : 9419042458 SHO Ganderbal : 9906034729 DO Nagbal: 7006248873 DO Gutlibagh : 9419006700 DO Shadipora : 9419007372 Police Control Room Ganderbal: 9906668731...
CS inaugurates Mining Department’s Web Portal

CS inaugurates Mining Department’s Web Portal

REGIONAL
24X7 e-portal to allow transparent, time-bound processing of various Govt services Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Friday inaugurated the e-services web portal of Geology and Mining Department to provide single touch point between the applicant and the Department and strength accountability and responsiveness. The e- services portal will ensure 24×7 services to the citizens/businesses in a transparent and time-bound manner. The portal designed for an online application will facilitate the mineral entrepreneurs to seek services like grant and renewal of mineral dealer license/quarry license; grant of mining leases for private land; short term/ disposal permit besides providing online facilities for monthly return, annual return by mining lessees/MDL holders. The Chief Secretar...
Amit Shah Reaches Kashmir, Visits the House of Slain CID Inspector Killed in June

Amit Shah Reaches Kashmir, Visits the House of Slain CID Inspector Killed in June

REGIONAL
Amit Shah, the union Home Minister on a three days visit to Jammu Kashmir on Saturday visited the residence of slain CID inspector Parvez Ahmed in Nowgam Srinagar to offer condolences with his family. Parvez was killed by suspected militants in June 2021. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah will spend three days in Jammu Kashmir. His Kashmir visit comes as part of the Narendra Modi government’s outreach programme under which Union ministers are travelling to the region. This is Amit Shah’s first visit to the Kashmir Valley since August 2019 when he brought a resolution to cease operation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, and a reorganisation bill that bifurcated the erstwhile state into two Union Territories — Ladakh being the other. As the Union home minister, this is Amit...
Early Snowfall Dashes a Million Dreams in Kashmir

Early Snowfall Dashes a Million Dreams in Kashmir

SOUTH KASHMIR
Meer Irfan/ Danishwar Hameed Abdul Rehman Shah, a resident of Shopian, looks through the window of his house, as the flakes of snow slowly cover the ground. The trees have leaves, the garden around his house is still green. This is not a common sight- It normally snows after the trees have shed their leaves and by then, the farming activity is almost over. After incurring losses worth millions of rupees in the preceding years of 2019 and 2020, due to lockdowns and plagues, the Kashmiri farmers who were expecting a bright year in terms of business woke up to a snowfall. Abdul Rehman Shah, a 67 year old orchardist from Shopian doubled men in his field for harvesting the apples as he heard of the predictions of rain and snowfall issued by Kashmir's Meteorological Department. In Kashm...
50 Companies of Additional Security Forces Deployed in Kashmir: Report

50 Companies of Additional Security Forces Deployed in Kashmir: Report

REGIONAL
The Central Government has sent additional security forces to Jammu and Kashmir in view of the increasing militant related activities. New bunkers are being put on the ground to cut down on the free movement of militants. According to the report by NDTV, 50 companies of additional paramilitary forces are being inducted to strengthen the security apparatus in the Valley, especially in Srinagar, in the wake of civilian killings. Security bunkers are making a comeback on the city streets and paramilitary personnel are being deployed after nearly eight years of civilian killings by militants in Kashmir over the past two weeks.buy lipitor Canada langleyrx.com/lipitor.html no prescription Security bunkers operated by the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) are being set up in sever...
NIA arrests 8 people in ‘Militancy conspiracy Case’

NIA arrests 8 people in ‘Militancy conspiracy Case’

REGIONAL
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday said that it searched ten locations in six districts of Jammu and Kashmir and arrested eight persons in connection with the militancy conspiracy case. In a statement to news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC), NIA stated that on 22 October, it conducted searches at 10 locations in Srinagar, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Anantnag and Baramulla Districts of Jammu and Kashmir and arrested eight more accused persons namely– Adil Ahmad War r/o Srinagar; Manan Gulzar Dar r/o Srinagar; Hilal Ahmed Dar r/o Kupwara; Sobhia r/o Parimpora, Srinagar;) Rouf Bhatt r/o Anantnag; Shaqib Bashir r/o Kupwara; Zamin Adil r/o Srinagar and Haris Nisar Langoo. “The case relates to conspiracy for undertaking violent militant acts in J&K and other major cities, by c...