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Police Busts Narco- module in Kupwara, One Arrested along with Heroin worth 6 Crore

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The Jammu Kashmir Police (JKP) Thursday said it has busted a narco-module in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and seized heroin worth Rs 60 Cr while one person has been arrested so far. The police also said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate the case further. Addressing a news conference at District Police Office (DPO) Kupwara, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kupwara, GVN Sundeep Chakravarthy as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a narco-module has been busted and 9 kg heroin recovered from a person who has been arrested. “Heroine consignment recovered from the possession of an arrested person was given to him by Pakistan-based militant outfits to ensure financial support to the militant organizations in Kashmir,” the SSP ...

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UP Police Book At least 100 Muslims for protesting Against Prophet’s ‘insult’ by Narsinghanand Saraswati

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The Uttar Pradesh Police have booked at least a hundred people in the Pilibhit town after they staged a protest over ”insulting” remarks made by Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati against Prophet Muhammad, a renowned Urdu newspaper, Inquilab reported. According to the report, the protestors have been accused of violating social distancing norms and section 144 imposed in the area on account of Panchayat elections in Pilibhit. Hafiz Noor Azhari of the Sunni Ulema council condemning the development said that nowadays large gatherings are being witnessed outside the local Block Development Office due to elections but the police fail to take notice of that. "However, they could see the gathering of Muslims who had come out of their houses to peacefully demand action against a terr...

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NIA Arrests ‘Militant’ from Airport in Jammu

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The National Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested a militant at Jammu airport, sources said. Sources said that the NIA today arrested a militant of the Jammu Kashmir Gaznavi Force outfit. Meanwhile, a top official of NIA confirmed to KNO over the phone from New Delhi that an individual has been arrested, however, further details are awaited. KNO

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Six Families Rendered Homeless in Devastating Fire in Kulgam

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At least six families were rendered homeless after a devastating fire incident turned their residential houses into ashes in the Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday morning. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Niyaz Ahmad Bhat said that the residential houses belonging to six brothers at Watigam were reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out in one of the houses which rapidly expanding to the nearby houses resulting in complete damage to two structures. The devastating fire left families of Jahangir Ahmad, Ashraf Ahmad, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Yousuf sons of Abdullah Dar and Mohammad Yousuf, Mubarak Ahmad sons of Ghulam Hassan Parrray of Watigam homeless as their houses were completely damaged in the incident. They said whatever they had inherited ha...

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Kashmiri Journalist Ahmer Khan Awarded Edward Murrow Award for His Documentary ‘India Burning’

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Kashmiri photo-journalist Ahmer Khan along with his four-member team have been awarded The Edward R Murrow Award by Overseas Press Club of America for the documentary film ‘India Burning’. Deeply honoured and humbled to receive @opcofamerica award for our documentary “India Burning” for #ViceonSHO. Kudos to our incredible team @Angadgsingh, @IsobelYeung @JackieJesko, Siddharth, Zach, Drew, David. https://twitter.com/ahmermkhan/status/1379641317089636356 — Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) April 7, 2021 According to the Overseas Press Club of America, Angad Singh, Isobel Yeung, Jackie Jesko and Ahmer Khan are part of the team who have been chosen for the prestigious award. “The 2020 award winners wrote eloquently and vividly about war and disease, discrimination and exploitation, a...

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Two Dead, Two Injured in Road Accident in Reasi

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Two persons were killed while two others received injuries in a road accident that took place at Lower Dugga in Reasi district on Wednesday. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the mishap took place in the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday when a tanker bearing registration number JK02AB-9882 plunged in roadside gorge at Lower Dugga while it was on way to Dugga from Reasi. In this accident, police said that two persons identified as Mohinder Pal of Gabbar Bhomag and Dhayan Singh of Lamsora Arnas were killed, adding that two persons were injured in the mishap who were identified as Tariq of Dharote and Surjeet Singh of Dharote. Both the injured were referred to GMC Jammu for specialized treatment after medical aid in Reasi district hospital, officials said—(KNO...

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Four Including Woman Involved in Rape Case of Minor Girl Arrested in Kulgam, Says Police

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Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four accused including a woman who were involved in raping a minor in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. In a statement, Police said: “Police Station Qazigund received a written complaint by a complainant stating that her daughter (name withheld) was raped by three persons at Bonigam Qazigund where a woman namely Shabrooza W/O Mushtaq Ahmad Itoo R/O Damjen aided them in the rape of a minor girl. The offence surfaced when during the course of a medical examination, she was found pregnant.” Upon receipt of the complaint, a case with FIR No 61/2021 U/S 376D, 342, 109 IPC, 4 POCSO Act was registered in Police Station Qazigund and investigation was initiated, police said. All four accused, identified as Zahoor Ahmad Mir son of Mohd Ahsan Mir r...

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Covid Positive Farooq Abdullah Discharged From Hospital

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Farooq Abdullah, former Jammu Kashmir CM, was released as specialists were of the assessment that he could recuperate at home since every one of his boundaries were fine, authorities said. Veteran legislator and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was on Wednesday released from a Srinagar emergency clinic, where he was conceded a week ago as a careful step in the wake of testing positive for COVID-19, authorities said. Mr Abdullah, a previous Jammu and Kashmir boss priest, was released as specialists were of the assessment that he could recuperate at home since every one of his boundaries were fine, they said. The NC president will, nonetheless, keep on leftover in self-disengagement at his home for quite a while, the authorities added. Five days subsequent to bei...

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Mehbooba Takes Dig at Leaders Quitting PDP : “Didn’t Leave when we Made them Legislators”

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Mehbooba said that the pioneers who host quit the gathering would have the option to clarify better "regardless of whether they avoided with regards to someone's pressing factor or because of something different". Previous JK Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday said that the pioneers who quit her gathering in the new past were a similar who once favored the PDP where they used to be clergymen, MLAs and even parliament individuals. Mehbooba said that the pioneers who host quit the get-together would have the option to clarify better "regardless of whether they avoided with regards to someone's pressing factor or because of something different". "How might I respond to this question? Ask the individuals who left. They did...

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Body of a Newborn Found Floating on Power Canal in Ganderbal

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Rayees Shah The Jammu Kashmir Police On Wednesday recovered the body of a newborn baby near Power Canal Dam at Kullan area of Gund In Central Kashmir Ganderbal district. A Police official told The Kashmiriyat that panic gripped when employees of power Development Corporation who were on duty at Kullan Ganderbal spotted the body of a newborn baby floating in the nearby power canal. “The employees immediately informed the police, who rushed to the spot and the body was taken away," the official said. He said that the body has been brought to SDH Kangan for further medical formalities. The police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to ascertain the cause of the death.