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Locals of Anantnag Village Complain About Construction Work Being Handed Over to Non-Locals

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Suhail Dar The inhabitants of the Tachloo area in Shamsipora of South Kashmir's Anantnag district have alleged that the ongoing construction work in the village is in the hands of non-locals. Although, MGNAREGA is meant to strengthen the rural areas and to provide employment opportunities to the local community. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that time and again they've Registered their queries to the concerned BDO office but unfortunately, any concrete step hasn't been taken yet. They alleged that construction of a riverbank under the MGNARGA scheme of the Government which is going on for the past nearly fifteen days is being carried out by non-Locals. When The Kashmiriyat contacted the concerned BDO, he assured that the work will be stopped with immediate effects and the issue w...

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Village in Shopian reeling Under Darkness for Last two Years

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Meer Irfan Notwithstanding its tall claims over providing basic facilities to the people, the residents of Darazpora Turkawangam village in Shopian district in South Kashmir are reeling under darkness for the last two years. The local residents while talking to The Kashmiriyat said the transmission lines and transformer was installed by the Power Development Department (PDD) two years ago but still our village is deprived of basic facilities like electricity." The locals have demanded the government to provide them electricity which is a basic need. "The education of our children is getting badly affected as they are not able to charge their mobile phones and attend online classes due to non-availability of electricity in our village," said a local. Another local said that t...

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Body Of Non-Local Laborer Retrieved From Jhelum In Pulwama

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Body of a 25-year-old non-local laborer, drowned in river Jhelum on Wednesday evening, was retrieved this afternoon. A police official told GNS that the youth had fallen into the water body at around eight in the evening yesterday. Rescue efforts were launched by SDRF alongside locals, however the body could only be retrieved this afternoon, he said. Identifying the deceased as one Zeeshan Ahmad (25) son of Ayoub Shah a resident of Uttar Pardesh, a brick kiln worker, the official further said that body has been taken into custody for medico-legal formalities. (GNS)

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Two dead, seven injured in Kathua road accident

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Two persons hailing from Uttar Pradesh died while seven others were injured in a road accident that took place at Logate Morh in Kathua district on Thursday afternoon. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a vehicle hit highway divider at Logate Morh, resulting in injuries to nine passengers. The official said that among the nine passengers, one was declared dead on arrival at the hospital, while another one succumbed to injuries during treatment. Deceased have been identified as Idresh (61) son of Mohammad Sharif resident and Shaad son of Mohamad Sarfaraz—both residents of Uttar Pardesh. He said that seven other passengers were administered first aid at Kathua GMC, while four among them were later referred to GMC Jammu. Meanwhile, Police have taken...

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Sweeper found dead in Budgam’s Beerwah

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A 56-year-old man who was working as a sweeper at Tehsil office Beerwah was found dead in Nallah Sukhnag at Beerwah in Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that today morning a group of people found the body and accordingly informed the police. He said that the body was later shifted to sub-district hospital Beerwah. He identified the deceased as Abdul Rahman Bhat son of Ghulam Qadir, resident of Beerwah, adding that investigation into the matter has been started—(KNO)

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J&K leaders made their people proud in all party meeting: Sajad Lone

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Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said all the leaders who participated in the recently held All Party Meeting in New Delhi on June 24, made the people of JK feel proud. Addressing a news conference, Lone, who was accompanied by Imran Raza Ansari and Basharat Bukhari, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Correspondent said, the participants from Jammu and Kashmir in All Party Meeting made their proud as they reflected the pain in befitting manner. He said that it is obvious that those who will reach New Delhi to represent people can never disrespect the sentiments of people. “I would give equal marks to all who participated in and spoke in the meeting,” he said. “As on date, there were no winners or losers. It’s a long process. We have to ...

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to 7 Murder Accused in Delhi Communal Violence Case, says Can’t Jail Them Until the Trial is Concluded

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On Wednesday, a Delhi court granted bail to 7 accused in a murder case related to the Northeast Delhi violence in February 2020. The court has said that the accused cannot be incarcerated until the trial is concluded. And the trial will be delayed most likely, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 12 people were accused in the alleged murder case of Vinod Kumar, in the communal violence that took place on February 24, last year.buy cozaar generic buy cozaar generic Amitabh Rawat, the Additional sessions judge has granted relief to 7 accused. He says that the accused can only be incarcerated when the trial is concluded, which will be elongated due to the pandemic. He noted that most of them remained in judicial custody for more than an year. He said that after considering facts and circumsta...

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CBI arrests PDD employee for demanding, accepting bribe in Jammu

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an employee of power development department, Jammu for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 6,000/- from a complainant. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that a case was registered on a complaint against an employee, working in the office of AEE, PDD sub-division-III Jammu on the allegations of demanding bribe for providing electricity connection and updating records of installed electric meter in the name of the complainant. "It was further alleged that the complainant had applied for installation of electric meter at his residence in December 2019 and the electric meter was installed but connection to main electric supply was not provided and also name of the complainan...

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Jammu Kashmir High Court Quashes Detention of Senior Hurriyat Leader, Directs Police to Get Him Released from Haryana Jail

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Jammu Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of senior Hurriyat leader and close aide of Syed Ali Geelani for the second time and directed police to get Syed Imtiyaz Hyder released from Haryana jail. Syed Imtiyaz Hyder-a resident of Gojra village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district was arrested besides 9 persons including 4 separatist leaders in a nocturnal raid in March 2019. Hyder was shortly after his arrest booked under Public Safety Act and shifted to Kot Balwal Jail, Jammu. Since his arrest, Hyder has been lodged in different jails and recently he was shifted from Amphala Jail to Haryana Jail. The detention of Syed Imtiyaz Hyder was challenged by his family through his Counsel Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak. The court had quashed his first detention order on 12 July, 2019 ...

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Bangladesh Sends Armed Force on Streets as a Week-long COVID Lockdown Starts

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Bangladesh has gone into a severe COVID-19 lockdown. The military and police have been directed to stop individuals from leaving their homes aside from crises or to purchase the basics. Armed force troopers have been sent to watch close by non-military personnel powers during the closure, starting on Thursday. An administration request said workplaces and transportation would be closed during the seven-day lockdown, which will help to avoid the current crisis. "Nobody will be permitted to venture out from home with the exception of a crisis during this seven-day time span," the notification read. Dhaka's police officials told journalists that anybody venturing out from home without reason would be fined and may confront capture. "In the event that we need to document 5,000 c...