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Leopard found dead in Soafshali Kokernag

REGIONAL

A leopard was found dead in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials told GNS on Tuesday. They told GNS some villagers noticed the carcass of a full-grown leopard lying in the bushes of Kogamnard Soafshali forest area of Kokernag and informed concerned officials. Later a team of officials reached the spot and took the body. When contacted, an official of the concerned department told GNS that it seems that the leopard had a natural death. However, he said experts of the forensic laboratory have taken the samples from the carcass and the report will confirm the cause of the death. (GNS)

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Pakistan Navy Blocked Indian Submarine from Entering Its Waters: Report

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan's military on Tuesday claimed that its navy blocked an Indian submarine from entering into the country’s waters last week. The incident occurred on October 16 when an Indian submarine was detected by a Pakistan Navy (PN) patrol aircraft, the military said in a statement. The navy "detected and blocked the Indian submarine on 16 Oct 21 from entering into Pakistani waters," according to the statement. It said that during the prevailing security milieu, a strict monitoring watch has been kept by the Pakistan Navy to safeguard maritime frontiers of the country. According to the statement, it is the third incident of its kind during which an Indian Naval Submarine has been prematurely detected and tracked by the Pakistan Navy's Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The ar...

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‘Delay in Exams’: KU’s 6th semester students allege varsity of jeopardizing careers

EDUCATION

Kashmir University, the highest hub of education in the valley has always been in the news for many reasons especially having failed to streamline the conduct of semester-wise exams of the undergraduate students enrolled in degree colleges across Kashmir. This time again, end-semester students enrolled for various courses at different colleges affiliated with Kashmir University are aghast over the alleged delay in the conduct of terminal semester exams as the varsity is yet to take a call on it. A delegation of aggrieved students told GNS that they had taken admission in 2018. “Our degrees were supposed to be completed in 2020 but frequent delays from the varsity have jeopardized our careers. We are already one year late,” they said. Though the stipulated period has elapsed but st...

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Saderkoot Bala Massacre: Last Accused Arrested After 25 years, Sent to Judicial Custody

REGIONAL

A local court on Tuesday has sent one of the last accused in 1996 Saderkoot Bala massacre case to judicial custody. The accused was produced before the court by police in north Kashmir's Bandipora district. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observe (KNO), that the territorial Army (TA) soldier identified as Mohammad Aqoub Dar a resident of Hakbara was produced before principal district and sessions court Bandipora after he was arrested by the police on Sunday. An official said that Wali was sent to judicial custody by the principal district and sessions judge Bandipora and shall face the trial. "He has been sent to central jail Srinagar and police has been directed to produce him on 05 November 2021 for hearing of the case," he said. A day after the massacre, the Sum...

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In Frames- Chaos and Despair at Railway Stations as Migrant Workers Flee Kashmir

WRITE-UPS

Umar Farooq With the shocking events that have unfolded in the valley of Kashmir in the month of October, the migrant workers, who had been earning their livelihood in the valley for decades, are now fleeing Kashmir fearing for their lives after some migrant workers fell prey to the targeted civilian killings by suspected militants. Many have also termed this fleeing as "Exodus of the Migrant Workers." The month of October, 2021 in Jammu Kashmir has brought with itself a killing spree. In about first 17 days of the month, excluding the encounters and suicides, 13 civilians were targeted by suspected militants, of which 12 lost their lives. And of these 12 deceased civilians, five were migrant laborers. The spree began with the killing of Majid Ahmad Gojri, a resident of Chattabal,...

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J&K Reports 84 New Covid-19 Cases, One Black Fungus Infection

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir reported 84 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Among the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Jammu Division and 72 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331221. There was no death due to the virus during the time. So far 4428—2175 in Jammu and 2253 in Kashmir—have died due to the pathogen, they said. Giving district-wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 45 cases, Baramulla 12, Budgam 8, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 1, Anantnag 5, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 1, Kulgam 0, Shopian 0, Jammu 7, Udhampur 0, Rajouri 1, Doda 3, Kathua 0, Samba 0, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 1, Ramban 0 and Reasi 0. Moreover, the officials told GNS that 97 more patients have recovered—17 from Jammu Division and 80...

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Veteran Congress leader Azad on two-day Kashmir visit

Politics, REGIONAL

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is on two-day visit to the Valley amid civilian killings from the last two weeks. Azad is meeting various political leaders, traders, and civil society delegations in Srinagar’s Church lane guest house to take a firsthand appraisal of the political situation in Jammu and Kashmir. A senior Congress leader told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC), that Azad arrived in Srinagar on Monday and met dozens of delegations across Kashmir. The meeting continued on Tuesday during which the scores of political leaders and social activists met him. He said that the veteran leader also met trade union leaders and EJAC leaders who apprised the leader of the economic situation in the Valley and in Jammu and Kash...

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Reciting Durood and Quran, Thousands March in Anantnag on Milad un Nabi; Pray for Peace in Kashmir

FEATURED

The annual Milad procession attended by tens of thousands of people was taken out in Anantnag town of South Kashmir on Tuesday morning. Attended by Kashmiris in large numbers, the procession began from the Jamia masjid of Anantnag, and then marching through the lanes and bylanes of Anantnag town, the historical march culminated at Martyrs Graveyard, where tributes were paid to the Martyrs of Kashmir. Reciting Duroods (praises of the Prophet) and Holy Quran, the devotees marched the streets with folded hands praying for peace in Kashmir. The streets that wore a decorated look, were flooded by residents from all over South Kashmir where the locals had made arrangements of food and water for those who participated in the procession. The day is marked to commemorate the defending ...

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Mosques in the Netherlands investigated by private companies: Report

INTERNATIONAL

Reports by the local media have revealed that at least 10 towns and cities in the Netherlands have been "secretly investigating mosques and Islamic institutions through private companies," as per a report by Middle East Eye. A local daily NRC Handelsblad reported that mosque association officials and members active in the Muslim community were investigated by Nuance door Training and Advice (NTA) on behalf of municipalities, using unlawful undercover methods. Reports reveal that the NTA staff entered mosques and visited community leaders without revealing their true identities in municipalities including Rotterdam, Delft, Almere, Huizen, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zoetermeer, Veenendaal and Ede. The investigations have cost an estimated total of $347,990, NRC Handelsblad reported. ...

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NIA to Probe into Targeted Civilian Killings in Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to hand over the probe of recent civilian killings in Kashmir to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), sources in the security setup said here on Tuesday. According to sources, the investigation in these killings indicate a definite pattern leading to the terror angle, therefore, the investigation may be assigned to the national anti-terror probe agency. They also said that this issue was discussed threadbare in the National Security Strategy Conference held on Monday wherein Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed it with all stakeholders in detail. Another source in the government setup said that civilian killings in Kashmir have given a wrong signal and most of the migrant labourers and non-Kashmiris are leaving Kashmir leading to...