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Two seniors officials of Military Engineering Services Arrested for Accepting Bribe

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Two senior employees of Military Engineering Services (MES) were arrested after they were allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 here, an official said on Sunday. Assistant Garrison Engineer Abhay Kumar and Junior Engineer Atma Singh were trapped by sleuths in a swift operation on Saturday following a complaint about their involvement in corrupt practices, the spokesperson of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/strattera.html He said searches were conducted at the official and residential premises of the accused

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Taliban to Probe Reports of Afghanistan Reprisals, Vows to be Accountable

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The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the group told Reuters on Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the group planned to ready a new model for governing Afghanistan within the next few weeks. It has been only a week ever since the Taliban completed a lighting fast takeover of the country, eventually walking into Kabul last Sunday without firing a shot. Since then, individual Afghans and international aid and advocacy groups have reported harsh retaliation against protests, and roundups of those who formerly held government positions, criticised the Taliban or worked with Americans. "We have heard of some cases of atrocities and crimes against...

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25 Kanal Land Granted to Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) for 40 Years at Rs. 10/- per Kanal per Annum

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As per an order issued by the Revenue Department, government of Jammu Kashmir, 25 Kanal land has been granted "in favour of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB)." This 25 Kanal of land is "situated at village Panthachowk, Tehsil Panthachowk, District Srinagar." The said land is being granted to the SASB "for construction of Office and Yatri Niwas on lease basis for a period of 40 years from the date of taking over the possession" of the land. The order dated August 20, 2021 said that an amount of "Rs. 10/- per kanal per annum without charge of any premium subject to the condition that the land shall be used only for the purpose for which it is granted," has to be paid. "The allotment/lease shall be governed under the J&K Land Grants Act 1960 and the rules made thereunder," t...

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Readymade Garments’ Showroom Gutted in Fire in Kulgam

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Danishwar Hameed A readymade garments’ showroom namely Dream Garments gutted in fire in main town Kulgam near 18 Bn CRPF Headquarter on Saturday night. Fire tenders from Fire Station Kulgam were immediately rushed to the spot which took about 30 minutes to douse the flames. However, till then whole stock of the garments had been turned into ashes. Tenant namely Irshad Ahmad Sheikh S/O Mohd Afzal Sheikh R/O Zaban Yaripora.

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Public Outreach Needed in Kashmir: Ex Army Chief

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Former Army chief Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury said the government needs to step up outreach in Kashmir and reassure people there that India will continue to be a secular democracy as the Taliban victory in Afghanistan is likely to see a renewed offensive by Pakistan-based militants. The retired General, who had commanded 16 corps in Kashmir at the height of militancy in that state in early 1990s, and became Army chief later in the same decade when Taliban last came to rule over Kabul, believes that Pakistan, re-enforced by the recent Taliban victory, “will make a fresh bid on Kashmir” using groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed. He also said that India needs to reach out to both former Afghan government forces rallying around Ahmad Massoud, son of the late legendary anti-Taliban commander Ah...

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51-year-old Militant Whose Son was Killed in 2017 Encounter Among Militants Killed in Tral

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The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday has identified the second JeM militant who was killed along with two others in the upper reaches of Tral woods in South Kashmir's Awantipora. A top police officer said that besides Wakeel Shah, the second slain militant has been identified as Abdul Hameed Chopan(51). The officer further said that Hameed's son was also a militant who was killed in 2017 in an encounter. His name was Adil Ahmad Chopan and was associated with Hizb. The third militant's identification is yet to be ascertained, the officer added. Meanwhile, Kashmir Zone on Twitter said that "SLR recovered from today's encounter is the same looted from minority guard at Zainpora Shopian on 11/12/ 2018,". Earlier, a joint team of Police and Army had launched a cordon and search o...

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Unknown Persons Beat Kashmiri Driver, Cleaner in Himachal for ‘Islam Zindabad’ Written on Vehicle

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A Kashmiri truck driver and conductor were allegedly beaten by unknown people in Damtal area of Himachal Pradesh for having "Islam Zindabaad" written on their vehicle.buy amitriptyline generic buy amitriptyline generic Fayaz Ahmad, owner of the vehicle, said that his driver namely Rayees Ahmad and conductor Salman Dar, both residents of Watrad village in Khansahib hamlet of Budgam district were allegedly beaten by unknown persons on Friday evening. Fayaz said that while they were unloading at the cardboard factory in Hamtal, unknown persons came and started beating them ruthlessly and despite 60 persons present at the factory, “nobody intervened”. He said that the goons were continuously questioning them about the "Islam Zindabaad" written on their vehicle. “Despite contacting...

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Jammu Kashmir to Hold Week-Long Festival Under ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’

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The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the celebrations under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence across the Union territories. The Chief Secretary, J&K, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, along with Chief Secretaries of other Union territories participated in the meeting. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Home, General Administration, Culture and Youth Services & Sports were also present in the meeting. The Chief Secretary, J&K, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta informed about the unprecedented Independence Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir this year which saw participation on approximately 10 lakh youth from 28,000 institutions. He also spoke about unfurling of 100 feet flag at Hari Parbat, overse...

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Stolen case and Gold weighing 1.27 KGs recovered by Police in Poonch

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The joint teams of police and army on Friday seized cash worth over Rs 40 lakh along with huge quantity of gold weighing upto 1.27kg and silver ornaments 1.04kg suspected to be stolen during searches in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police spokesperson said, "A joint team of police (headed by SHO Surankote, JS Sambyal) and Army was on routine patrolling when an information was received regarding suspicious movement in three houses in general area of Surankote town. "During searches, huge amounts of valuables were recovered from these houses including cash amounting to Rs 40,72,134 /-, gold ornaments weighing 1.27-kg, silver ornaments weighing 1.04-kg, 11 wrist watches, 60 mobile phones and one camera among other valuables." Police said, "The joint team conducted searches ...

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Assam Police Book 14 People Under UAPA Charges for Pro-Taliban Social Media Posts

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Fourteen people were arrested from across Assam for alleged social media posts "supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan", police said today. The arrests were made since Friday night and they have been charged under different sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IT Act and CrPC, a senior police officer told news agency PTI. "We were on alert and monitoring social media for inflammatory posts," the officer told news agency Press Trust of India. Two people each were arrested from Kamrup Metropolitan, Barpeta, Dhubri and Karimganj districts, the police said. One person each was arrested from Darrang, Cachar, Hailakandi, South Salmara, Goalpara and Hojai districts, they added. Deputy Inspector General Violet Baruah said the Assam Police is taking stern legal a...