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Govt committed to offer 200 units free electricity: CM Omar Abdullah

JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…

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Grenade attack on police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, no casualties: Officials
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Grenade attack on police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, no casualties: Officials

BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…

Fire Breaks Out At MLA Hostel In Srinagar

SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the Member Legislative Assembly Hostel (MLA) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident. The Fire and Emergency officials said that fire broke out at around noon in the first floor of the MLA hostel quarter situated at the…

Fire Breaks Out At MLA Hostel In Srinagar
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10 infants dead after massive fire erupts at Jhansi Medical College
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10 infants dead after massive fire erupts at Jhansi Medical College

JHANSI: At least 10 infants were killed after a massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh late Friday evening, officials said. According to hospital officials, there were 54 infants admitted to the NICU ward and several infants trapped have been rescued. The dousing, as…

Keep Vigil, Take Pre-Emptive Measures To Protect Society From Inimical Elements: ADGP Vijay Kumar
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Keep Vigil, Take Pre-Emptive Measures To Protect Society From Inimical Elements: ADGP Vijay Kumar

Srinagar, Nov 30: In light of the recent protests at several educational institutions, a senior police officer examined the state of law and order in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. "To evaluate the current scenario, the police, CAPF, and intelligence wings in PCR Kashmir met today under the chairmanship of ADGP Law and Order, J&K, Vijay Kumar. A police spokesperson in Srinagar stated, "The officers briefed the ADGP about the timeline of events (that) happened during (the) past couple of days vis-à-vis handling of these issues as per the merits and law by the J&K Police."According to the spokesman, Kumar commended society for its maturity and law enforcement for their "timely action." He urged the police to seize complete control of the situation and to prevent malicious plans from taking advantage of it. The ADGP has emphasised to all law enforcement authorities that in order to properly uphold the integrity of law, they must find the actual miscreants who have been spreading misinformation and take necessary preventive legal action. Kumar further requested that the intelligence services maintain a "hawk's eye" on the circumstance. [caption id="attachment_6472" align="alignnone" width="300"] Keep Vigil, Take Pre-Emptive Measures To Protect Society From Inimical Elements: ADGP Vijay Kumar[/caption]      

DM Kupwara asks general public to refrain from misuse of Social-media networking platforms
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DM Kupwara asks general public to refrain from misuse of Social-media networking platforms

[caption id="attachment_6468" align="alignnone" width="300"] DM Kupwara asks general public to refrain from misuse of Social-media networking platforms[/caption] KUPWARA: On Thursday, District Magistrate Kupwara Ayushi Sudan issued an order requesting that the district's populace abstain from any misuse of social media platforms. According to the district magistrate's order, "it has been made to appear that some anti-national persons or groups are resorting to misuse of social-media networking platforms on internet by 'preparing' or 'posting' or 'spreading' or 'propagating' by way of 'forwarding' or 'sharing' incendiary messages and propoganda of terrorist and separatist outfits." According to the order, these activities are being carried out with the intent to: a) glorify terrorists and their actions; b) intimidate and terrorise individuals, the general public, or specific groups within the public; c) encourage members of the public to resort to violence by inciting, encouraging, and spreading disaffection or hatred; d) propagate false narratives and terrorist and secessionist ideology; and e) promote feelings of hatred and ill will based on religion that are likely to disturb public order and tranquilly. "Such acts on part of these anti-national persons or groups are prejudicial to the security of the state, maintenance of law and order and are likely to disturb the public tranquilly" , the order states. It further states that "such acts on the part of these anti-national persons or groups are aimed at terrorising common citizens and public functionaries from discharging their lawful duties." "In exercise of powers conferred upon me (District Magistrate) by section 144 CrPC 1973, I, Ayushi Sudan, IAS, District Magistrate, Kupwara do hereby prohibit and order the general public to refrain from 'posting' or 'uploading' or 'propagating' by way of 'forwarding' or 'sharing' any messages or content as mentioned with immediate effect within the limits of District Kupwara" , the order states. The order states, "This order will come into force with immediate effect."      

Jury Still Out, No Convincing Answer By Pak On Why It Broke Ceasefire At IB: BSF DG
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Jury Still Out, No Convincing Answer By Pak On Why It Broke Ceasefire At IB: BSF DG

HAZARIBAG (Jharkhand), Nov 30: BSF director general (DG) Nitin Agrawal stated on Thursday that there is still no "convincing" explanation from Pakistan's commanders during flag talks for the country's recent breach of the long-standing ceasefire along the International Border. On the eve of the 59th Raising Day of the force, Agrawal was addressing reporters at the yearly news conference held at a Border Security Force camp in the 'Meru' area of Hazaribag, Jharkhand. Raised on December 1, 1965, the force, which has a strength of roughly 2.65 lakh, is mainly responsible for policing the 6,386 km-long Indian fronts with Bangladesh and Pakistan.It is anticipated that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will salute during Friday's ceremonial procession here. Regarding the cause of the ceasefire violation, we are clueless. We're examining every facet. They (Pak Rangers) have been providing XYZ with arguments for this (ceasefire violation) during flag sessions, but they are not at all persuasive. The Pac Rangers believed that their voice lacked conviction. The BSF DG stated, "They basically brought up something for the sake of it. Why they did it is still up for debate. He said there's no definitive answer to it yet. In the Jammu sector, Pakistan Rangers started cross-border shelling in October, injuring a woman and a BSF jawan. This was the first significant ceasefire violation since 2021. Ever since the two parties signed a ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021, there have been at least six violations in total. According to the BSF DG, during these ceasefire violations, the force launched "effective" retaliation fire, and "there were reports from multiple sources of heavy casualties on the other side." According to a senior officer, the BSF firing is believed to have claimed the lives of at least seven Pakistani Rangers. The DG declared, "I can assure the nation that the BSF will effectively guard the borders." According to the head of the paramilitary force, ninety drones that had crossed over from Pakistan into India were found between November of last year and October of this year. Of them, 81 were found in Punjab, and the remaining ones were found in Rajasthan, according to official data. According to official sources, the police observed up to 300 sightings of unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, during the same time period. UAVs are primarily used to transport drugs from Pakistan to Punjab, which is a border province. Over the past year, we have retrieved almost 1,000 kg of heroin from the western front, which is the border between India and Pakistan, the DG stated. Agrawal stated that if we alert our Pakistani counterparts about this cross-border criminal activity, they "always deny." The drones that we shoot down and recover are primarily manufactured in China. In response to the "increasing" threat posed by UAVs along the India-Pakistan front, the BSF has also installed several vehicle-mounted anti-drone systems, according to an official statement. Later, a senior officer informed that the force had been observing a new trend for the past few months, which involves using tiny drones to smuggle drugs from Pakistan to Punjab. The drugs, predominantly heroin, are smuggled in plastic cold drink bottles.Cross-border narcotics officers find small drones more effective for the job than large or mid-size drones since they are less expensive and can carry a kilogramme or less of drugs, the officer added. He said that the BSF had just foiled a smuggling attempt by capturing a man in Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border. He added that after we apprehended the spy and asked him to stay in contact with his Pakistani counterpart, four drone sorties carrying drugs were found. [caption id="attachment_6465" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jury Still Out,…

LG Manoj Sinha interacts with citizens, addresses grievances filed on JK-IGRAMS
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LG Manoj Sinha interacts with citizens, addresses grievances filed on JK-IGRAMS

JAMMU: During the "LG's Mulaqaat" Live Public Grievance Hearing at the Civil Secretariat, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha engaged with the public virtually. The Lieutenant Governor acknowledged receipt of the citizen complaints on JK-IGRAMS and ordered the prompt settlement of the concerns along with the required actions to improve implementation. According to him, the quicker programme execution is significantly boosting J&K, UT's economy and is crucial in upholding accountability and transparency norms for an efficient public delivery system. "The rapid development and performance of various sectors show the limitless potential of Union Territory and we are determined to transform this potential into reality to change the destiny of J&K in Amrit Kaal," stated the Lieutenant Governor.In response to Attina, Budgam resident Sh Pralad Singh's complaint about a road's poor state, the Lieutenant Governor instructed the Deputy Commissioner Budgam to take the necessary action to resolve the matter as soon as possible. The Additional Chief Secretary of the Jal Shakti Department informed the Lieutenant Governor that the work on the aforementioned water supply project, which is a reservoir in the Chanderseer Tilgam to Wanigam Payeen area, will be finished by the end of December of this year, in response to the grievance regarding its completion. The blocked drain at Goal Mela, next to Jaganath Temple, was brought to the attention of the authorities by a complainant named Vidyut Vats, who lives on Dhar Road in Udhampur.The Deputy Commissioner Udhampur was instructed by the Lieutenant Governor to make sure the drain was cleared in ten days. The Lieutenant Governor also addressed Sh Payar Singh's complaint against the BPL Ration Card that was issued in his favour, from Ganote Chakka Bhartund, District Ramban. At the LG's Mulaqaat, Ms. Rehana Batul, Secretary, Public Grievances, presided. Both in person and virtually in attendance were Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh. R.K. Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Sh. R.R. Swain, DGP; Administrative Secretaries; Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, HoDs, and other senior authorities. [caption id="attachment_6452" align="alignnone" width="300"] LG Manoj Sinha interacts with citizens, addresses grievances filed on JK-IGRAMS[/caption]  

Those sharing provocative content online will face strict action : DGP
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Those sharing provocative content online will face strict action : DGP

JAMMU, Nov 30: Director General of Police (DGP) for Jammu and Kashmir, RR Swain, stated on Thursday that social media posts, texts, and videos that could incite violent protests, disturb the peace, or encourage terrorism and separatism will be met with legal action. He quickly added that in an effort to undermine peace and incite violence, J&K police had a duty to make sure that no one attempted to denigrate Prophet Muhammad (SAW) or any other religious community or group. In an interview with reporters in Jammu, DGP Swain stated that he spoke with senior police officers about the situation in Kashmir against the backdrop of a disparaging video that the NIT student had shared on social media."Police will apprehend the anti-social elements, anti-peace elements, and vested interests working on some backdoor agenda after proper investigations," he said. "Any sort of objectionable video, messages, texts, or posts having potential to disrupt peace, vitiate communal frenzy, trigger violence, street protests, promote terrorism and separatists will be strictly dealt as per the law." He advised anyone who receives texts or recordings that might be used to disturb the peace to get in touch with the relevant police station as once. The DGP declared, "The person shouldn't be involved in the dissemination of the text or video that can promote communal harmony and disturb the peace."When asked if political groups that are claimed to seek to incite unrest will face consequences, the DGP responded, "J&K police is the custodian of Law." The legal system would function in such a way that political leaders would be held accountable if a specific action was taken on purpose with malevolent intent and resulted in attacks, property loss, or casualties. According to him, law enforcement officials honour Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and have a duty to ensure that no one disrespects the Prophet (SAW). "No factor will be permitted to undermine the intercommunal harmony that Kashmir has long been recognised for." No one must be permitted to do harm or show disrespect to any faith community," he declared. In response to a question about potential consequences for the NIT student, the DGP stated, "The law will take its own course." [caption id="attachment_6449" align="alignnone" width="300"] Those sharing provocative content online will face strict action : DGP[/caption]  

LG meets former international cricketers at M A Stadium, Jammu
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LG meets former international cricketers at M A Stadium, Jammu

Jammu, Nov 29 : During the current Legends League Cricket match, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited M A Stadium in Jammu on Wednesday and spoke with former international players Ross Taylor, Yusuf Pathan, Lendl Simmons, and Irfan Pathan. The LG tweeted: "It was a moment of great pride to meet the former international players during ongoing Legends League Cricket match at M A Stadium, Jammu," according to an official spokesman in a statement released here. This competition will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on J&K sports history and inspire the next generation. [caption id="attachment_6434" align="alignnone" width="300"] LG meets former international cricketers at M A Stadium, Jammu[/caption]  

ED conducts searches in Rs 250 cr J&K Cooperative Bank fraud case
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ED conducts searches in Rs 250 cr J&K Cooperative Bank fraud case

Srinagar, Nov 30: In connection with the J&K Cooperative Bank fraud of over Rs 250 crore in the name of a fictional housing association, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting searches, according to officials today. The ED's Srinagar office released a brief statement stating that six locations—including the former J&K Cooperative Bank chairperson's premises—had been targeted. "In the money laundering case related to J&K (cooperative) Bank Fraud of more than Rs 250 Cr in the name of fictitious Society namely River Jhelum cooperative House building Society, the Srinagar ED office is conducting search u/s 17 of PMLA today," the statement states. The statement said, "A total of six premises have been covered, including the then-chairperson J&K (cooperative) Bank and Trustees of Society in Srinagar."Notably, Mohd Shafi Dar, Hilal Ahmed Mir (Chairman of Fake Society), and other individuals have already been charged by the ACB with crimes under the Corruption Act and IPC sections. [caption id="attachment_6428" align="alignnone" width="300"] ED conducts searches in Rs 250 cr J&K Cooperative Bank fraud case[/caption]  

Mughal Road Closed Due to Fresh Snowfall
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Mughal Road Closed Due to Fresh Snowfall

JAMMU, Nov 30: Due to further snowfall on Thursday, the Mughal Road—which links the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch with the Shopian district in Kashmir Valley—was closed, according to officials. They said that there had been recent snowfall at a number of locations along the route, including "Pir Ki Gali," which had caused the road to close. The closure of the road was confirmed by DySP PC Surankote Hamid Ali Bandey. The route, which is thought of as a substitute for the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, was blocked multiple times earlier this year because of snowfall, especially in "Pir KiGali" and the surrounding districts. [caption id="attachment_6425" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mughal Road Closed Due to Fresh Snowfall[/caption]