Facebook pages exploit Kashmiri Women with morphed images in quest for Popularity

Facebook pages exploit Kashmiri Women with morphed images in quest for Popularity

Posting your personal and private pictures on social media is never a good idea, as thousands of social media users including some Facebook page owners are taking the shortest possible route to gain followers and popularity on social media, by using morphed pictures of women, especially young girls on their timelines. Diving a little deeper into the dark net of Facebook pages and chat groups in Kashmir, the story gets murkier with hundreds of Facebook profiles, pages and chat groups using pictures of kashmiri women, especially social media influencers and…

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MeT Predicts further rainfall as temperature plummets below average in J&K

MeT Predicts further rainfall as temperature plummets below average in J&K

Weather department on Friday forecast “fairly widespread to widespread intermittent light to moderate rain, thunder and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds” during next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told that intermittent light rain, thunder and lightning was expected at a few places during May 27-28. From May 29-30t, the MeT department forecast “fairly widespread intermittent light to moderate rain, thunder and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places.” The MeT department also urged farmers to suspend…

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Alarming increase in Fish Deaths in Dal Lake raises concerns, Authorities Label it as ‘Annual’ Occurrence

Alarming increase in Fish Deaths in Dal Lake raises concerns, Authorities Label it as 'Annual' Occurrence

Dead Fishes Float In Dal Lake After G20 Beautification, Locals Blame Authorities Thousands of fish in the Dal Lake here have died over the past few days with authorities blaming a sudden fluctuation in temperature in the region. Dal Lake dwellers expressed alarm over such large-scale fish deaths even as authorities said the occurrence was an annual affair. “I received reports about the deaths of fish in Dal Lake yesterday. We sent a team to scout the lake for samples. We found that a lot of dead fish had collected around…

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LG calls to Ban Rental Bikes from Manali amidst ongoing tussle in Ladakh

LG calls to Ban Rental Bikes from Manali amidst ongoing tussle in Ladakh

Amid the tussle between rental bike operators from Leh and those from Manali, a high-level meeting was held by senior officials with the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Ladakh in which the demand to ban rental bikes from Himachal was raised. Ladakh shares its boundary with parts of Himachal Pradesh. Tourists coming from different states often hire bikes from Manali to reach Leh. However, the rental bike operators here have often claimed that it impacts their business. The issue turned hostile recently when residents of Leh vandalised 15 bikes and a…

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Hailstorm and Gusty Winds ravage Kashmir, Resulting in Loss of Lives, Crop Damage, and Destruction of Property

Devastating gusty winds claim lives of four family members in Kashmir

Residential house, vehicles damaged, many trees uprooted; Hailstorm causes extensive damage to crops, rains lash plains; MeT predicts more rains till May 30 Srinagar- Gusty winds coupled with rains and hailstorm at many places in the valley on Thursday afternoon left at least four people dead and caused considerable damage to buildings and crops. The winds also affected the electricity supply in several areas of the Valley. Four members of a tribal nomadic family died in Kishtwar district on Thursday morning when a pine tree fell on their tent due…

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