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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…

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

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Security forces neutralize improvised explosive device in Rajouri
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Security forces neutralize improvised explosive device in Rajouri

RAJOURI: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Topa and Hill Tak areas conducted a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) during which they found and successfully demolished an improvised explosive device (IED). The Rajouri police and soldiers carried out the operation based on particular intelligence about suspicious movement. "On specific input about some suspicious movement, a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched by Rajouri Police & Army in Topa, Hill Tak areas under the jurisdiction of Police Station Darhal," said the police of Jammu and Kashmir. The Bomb Disposal Squad assisted the security personnel in destroying the IED on the spot in a controlled way after they discovered it during the search operation. The quick action prevented possible dangers and guaranteed the area's safety. [caption id="attachment_6604" align="alignnone" width="300"] Security forces neutralize improvised explosive device in Rajouri[/caption]    

Scores of political social activists join Congress in Kathua
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Scores of political social activists join Congress in Kathua

KATHUA: In the Jammu and Kashmir region of Kathua, several political and social activists joined the Congress on Saturday, according to the party. It added that the newcomers, who were led by AAP leaders Robin Sharma and Vindu Bala and BJP worker Vinay Sharma, were welcomed into the party fold by Pradesh Congress Committee president Vikar Rasool Wani and other senior party leaders. Wani added that many workers from other parties and individuals are joining the party across the nation, including Jammu and Kashmir, following the "successful" execution of the "Bharat Jodo Yatra" under Rahul Gandhi's leadership."After the yatra, the Congress has already won Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka...In the five states that just had elections—Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, and Chhattisgarh—the Congress party will win and grow stronger once more," he declared. "People now realise the political tactics of the ruling party and shall not fall in the trap of the BJP which has not delivered on any single promise made to common people and unemployed youths," the Congress leader warned party workers and the general public against the alleged "divisive tactics" of the BJP-RSS. He requested that they expose the "falsehood and failures" of the BJP by reaching out to the local population in their various districts. We have protested in the streets against the poor quality of governance, the lack of progress, and the government's inability to fulfil its commitments to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Wani stated. [caption id="attachment_6601" align="alignnone" width="300"] Scores of political social activists join Congress in Kathua[/caption]    

BJP will sweep the upcoming Parliament, Assembly elections, will form the next govt in J&K: Raina
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BJP will sweep the upcoming Parliament, Assembly elections, will form the next govt in J&K: Raina

RAJOURI: The foundation stone for a number of significant projects, including the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Bridge in Dhallian (Nowshera) and the Shree Guru Nanak Dev Ji Bridge at Rajpur-Qilla Dharal (Nowshera), was set by J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma of the Lok Sabha. During the historic development projects' dedication to the local populace, Ravinder Raina emphasised that the Narendra Modi government had carried out previously unheard-of development projects that had fundamentally altered the lives of the common people. He stated that the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is working quickly on a number of road widening, bridge, tunnel, raised road, and ring road projects.According to Ravinder Raina, the lack of adequate road access to these areas persisted for 70 years because the NC, Congress ignored the complaints of the general populace. Following severe rains and flooding, which caused great hardship for the populace, the BJP has now opened up all of these roads for human and other transportation. "Sabka, Saath, Sabka Vikas" is the Modi government's motto, according to him, and it has provided free rations to 80 crore impoverished people as well as Ayushman cards for free treatment up to 5 lakhs. Jugal Kishore Sharma criticised the PDP, NC, and Congress administrations in J&K for abandoning the common people. He claimed that these parties were just abusing people's votes to get access to the corridor of power. He claimed that these parties purposefully ignored the fundamental needs of the general public in order to maintain their hold on power and to build their own luxuries. He claimed that Prime Minister Modi is leading a committed administration that is aware of the demands of the populace. He claimed that the Modi administration has consistently tried to improve the disadvantaged and marginalised groups while maintaining its focus on the development of the hitherto undeveloped areas.Ravinder Raina and Jugal Kishore Sharma were accompanied on the occasion by BDC Chairperson Av Khalid Firdous, DDC Dr. Manohar, BDC Chairperson, DDC Sangeeta, DP Neena, Sarpanch Kuldeep Singh, Sarpanch Satwant Kour, Jasveer Singh, Choudhary Sukhdev, Ajay Choudhary, Harjit Singh, Shubham Sharma, Narinder, Vicky Sharma, Ganesh, Mohinder, Swarn Singh, Sonam, President Municipal Committee Narender Sharma, Ashok Choudhary, Bahadur Nath, Ravi, Mool Raj, Parshottam Lal, Bharat Kumar, Tiger Singh, and others. [caption id="attachment_6598" align="alignnone" width="300"] BJP will sweep the upcoming Parliament, Assembly elections, will form the next govt in J&K: Raina[/caption]    

CBI Conducting Searches Over ‘Graft’ In Contract For Rs 2,200-Crore Kiru Hydro Power Project In J&K

New Delhi, Dec 2: In relation to the purported graft brought to light by former governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik in the course of awarding the contract for the Rs 2,200-crore civil work for the Kiru Hydro Power Project in Kishtwar in 2019, the CBI is reportedly conducting searches at six locations across four cities, officials said on Saturday. According to them, there have been three separate places where searches have taken place, including the homes of D P Singh and Kanwaljeet Singh Duggal of Mainstream IT Solutions Private Limited. The operation is covering three of the company's and Duggal's locations in Delhi, as well as one each in Shimla, Noida, and Chandigarh, according to the officials.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) revealed that this is the fourth wave of searches in the case; they had previously conducted similar operations on April 21, July 6, and May 17 of this year. In August 23, 2018, Malik, who held the office of governor of Jammu and Kashmir until October 30, 2019, claimed to have received an offer of Rs 300 crore in exchange for clearing two files, one of which was related to the project. "The case was filed on charges of wrongdoing in the contract awarding Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (HEP) civil works worth about Rs 2,200 crore to a private company in 2019," the CBI had previously stated.The agency has made reservations for former officials M S Babu, M K Mittal, Arun Kumar Mishra, and Patel Engineering Limited, as well as former chairman of Chenab Valley Power Projects (Private) Limited Navin Kumar Chaudhary. Chaudhary is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Jammu and Kashmir cadre (now the AGMUT cadre), having joined in 1994. "Even though the 47th board meeting of Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd) decided to cancel the ongoing tendering process and re-tender through e-tendering with reverse auction, the 48th board meeting decided to do the same thing, and Patel Engineering Limited was ultimately awarded the tender," the FIR claims.   [caption id="attachment_6588" align="alignnone" width="300"] CBI Conducting Searches Over ‘Graft’ In Contract For Rs 2,200-Crore Kiru Hydro Power Project In J&K[/caption]  

Army commander reviews security situation in south Kashmir

SRINAGAR : Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Commander of the Chinar Corps, evaluated the current security environment and oversaw the winter counter terrorism grid on Saturday. He also gave the troops props for organising and carrying out the Arihal mission. An army official on X stated, "To review the current security situation & coordinate the CT Grid during the winter season, #ChinarCorps Cdr chaired a Security Review Meet at Awantipur, #Pulwama today." He additionally "complimented the troops for their planning & execution of OP ARIHAL, #Pulwama on 30 Nov - 01 Dec where one terrorist was eliminated & war-like stores recovered." [caption id="attachment_6585" align="alignnone" width="300"] Army commander reviews security situation in south Kashmir[/caption]

J&K Crime Branch Files Charge Sheet Against 3 Brothers In Land-Fraud Case

Jammu, Dec 2: According to an official, the Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a charge sheet on Saturday against three brothers who are suspected of defrauding a man of Rs 43 lakh by convincing him to sign a contract for the sale of 2.5 kanals of their land in the Samba area. According to a spokesman for the investigative agency, the Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch (Jammu) filed a 253-page charge sheet against Narayan Singh, Suram Singh, and Chain Singh for cheating Manmohan Singh, a resident of Gandhi Nagar in Jammu. According to the official, the victim claimed that the accused had approached him with a proposal to sell their 51 marlas (2.5 kanals) of land in Birpur for Rs 51 lakh, using the excuse that the land was being acquired. Manmohan Singh was purportedly informed by them that he would be eligible to obtain the compensation sum at the conclusion of the purchase procedures provided he paid each of his brothers Rs 17 lakh. According to the official, the brothers had claimed that the compensation for acquiring the land would exceed the amount he would be giving them to purchase their land.The three suspects signed a special power of attorney in December 2021. According to the spokeswoman, the complainant also executed an agreement to sell that recognised receiving the "consideration amount" and his rights. He claimed that when the accused approached the collector for land acquisitions and announced in writing that they had revoked the complainant's special power of attorney, their scheme to deceive the complainant was discovered. They further insisted that the money be deposited into their account by the collector. Following the filing of a complaint, an initial investigation was started. According to the spokesman, the inquiry revealed that the claims were true, which prompted the formal complaint to be filed for a thorough examination.The official continued, "The investigators obtained pertinent documents, obtained witness statements, collected scientific, circumstantial, and other substantial evidence, and established offences under pertinent sections of the Indian Penal Code against the accused for deceiving the complainant with criminal intent and defrauding him of Rs 43 lakh." [caption id="attachment_6579" align="alignnone" width="300"] J&K Crime Branch Files Charge Sheet Against 3 Brothers In Land-Fraud Case[/caption]    

Rubbing Salt Into Wounds Of People: Omar On Nagaland State Day Celebration At J&K Raj Bhavan

Srinagar, Dec 2: Omar Abdullah, the leader of the National Conference (NC), claimed on Saturday that by commemorating the day of Nagaland Statehood, Raj Bhavan was "rubbing salt in to the wounds" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. An official statement said that the Nagaland Statehood Day was celebrated on Friday at the Raj Bhawan in Jammu, fostering the spirit of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat" with zeal and excitement.But speaking of another state's statehood day celebration, Abdullah said that irony dies in Jammu and Kashmir because the region's union territory day was observed after it was demoted from a state. "In J&K, Irony meets his demise. In Jammu, we commemorate Nagaland Statehood Day at Raj Bhavan, but in J&K, we observe "Union Territory Day." Talk about adding salt to the people's wounds here, wrote Abdullah, the former J-K chief minister, in a post on X. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370 of the Constitution, dividing Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories: J-K and Ladakh. On October 31, the J.K. administration observed Union Territory Day. [caption id="attachment_6570" align="alignnone" width="300"] Rubbing Salt Into Wounds Of People: Omar On Nagaland State Day Celebration At J&K Raj Bhavan[/caption]