Year: 2022

At 27.6°C Srinagar saw warmest March in 131 years: Experts

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At 27.6°C Srinagar saw warmest March in 131 years: Experts

Srinagar recorded the warmest temperatures in the month of March in 131 years, weather analysts said, while referring to the data being maintained since 1891 Srinagar recorded the warmest temperatures in the month of March in 131 years, weather analysts said, while referring to the data being maintained since 1891. “We recorded a maximum temperature of 27.6°C in March 2022, the highest since the data was started to be recorded in 1891. In March 1971, we had seen a highest of 27.3°C,” said Mohammad Hussain Mir, a meteorologist at the…

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Post terror attacks migrant workers from Bihar start returning from Kashmir

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Post terror attacks migrant workers from Bihar start returning from Kashmir

A large number of migrant workers from Bihar left for their homes on Tuesday from Kashmir’s Pulwama district and some others are preparing to leave following the terrorist attack on Monday in which two labourers suffered gunshot injuries. A large number of migrant workers from Bihar left for their homes on Tuesday from Kashmir’s Pulwama district and some others are preparing to leave following the terrorist attack on Monday in which two labourers suffered gunshot injuries. Speaking over the phone from Awantipora railway station in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Pappu…

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CRPF Jawan killed, another injured in militant attack in Maisuma Srinagar

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CRPF Jawan killed, another injured in militant attack in Maisuma Srinagar

A CRPF jawan was killed and another injured in a militant attack in Srinagar on Monday afternoon. Police said the CRPF jawans were patrolling in the area when militants opened fire on them A CRPF jawan was killed and another injured in a militant attack in Srinagar on Monday afternoon. Police said the CRPF jawans were patrolling in the area when militants opened fire on them. A police spokesman said that at 3: 30 pm, terrorists fired upon two CRPF personnel in Maisuma resulting in critical gunshot injuries to both personnel.…

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Two non-local workers shot at by unknown gunmen in Pulwama

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Two non-local workers shot at by unknown gunmen in Pulwama

Two migrant workers were shot at by terrorists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, a day after a similar attack left two injured in the area, police said. Two migrant workers were shot at by terrorists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, a day after a similar attack left two injured in the area, police said. Patlashwar Kumar and Thaugh Chowdary, both residents of Bihar, were attacked by terrorists at Lajoora in Pulwama district, said officials. They said the two injured men were rushed to a nearby hospital,…

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Local shopkeeper a Kashmiri Pandit shot at in Shopian

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Local shopkeeper a Kashmiri Pandit shot at in Shopian

Terrorists fired upon a Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper and injured him in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The man, identified as Bal Krishnan of Chotigam village in Shopian, suffered injuries in his hand and leg. He was taken to an Army hospital in Srinagar where doctors stated his condition to be stable. Officials said Army and police personnel rushed to the village on receiving the information about the attack on the Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper.

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Two Non-locals shot at by unknown gunmen in Pulwama

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Two Non-locals shot at by unknown gunmen in Pulwama

Two non-locals were shot by unknown militants on Sunday at Bala, Nowpora village of Pulwama on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. Police sources said the two have been brought by locals to the district hospital of Pulwama. The two, identified as Surinder and Deeraj Dat are both residents of Pathankot, Punjab. The duo-driver and an associate of vehicle-carrying poultry have been shifted to the hospital. Surinder has a bullet injury near the chest and has been referred to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital for advanced treatment. Deeraj was…

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Pakistan ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees: General Bajwa

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Pakistan ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees: General Bajwa

He had made similar comments at the Islamabad Security Dialogue last year when he had said it was time for both countries to ‘bury the past and move forward’ Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said that his country is ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees, Dawn reported. “Pakistan continues to believe in using dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute, and is ready to move forward on this front if India also agrees to do so,” he…

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10th hike in 12 days; Surge in fuel prices continues

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10th hike in 12 days; Surge in fuel prices continues

Petrol and diesel price today, April 2, 2022: According to news agency PTI, petrol and diesel prices have hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in their rates to ₹7.20 a litre. Fuel is set to be costlier in India with yet another surge on Saturday as petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre. This is the tenth hike the country is witnessing in 12 days after there was no change in the prices for four months since November. The government has…

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Arms Licence Row: 16 Properties of bureaucrats attached in J&K

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Arms Licence Row: 16 Properties of bureaucrats attached in J&K

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 16 properties of IAS and JKAS officers allegedly involved in the infamous arms license case. The attached properties are worth Rs 4.69 crore. The case is being investigated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, registered in 2020 against several serving as well as retired bureaucrats, officials, several arms dealers, and brokers of J&K. On March 24, the ED had searched 11 premises, including those of IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan, JKAS officers Itrat Hussain Rafiqui and Ravinder Kumar Bhatt among other officials…

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25 Rohingyas belonging to Tablighi Jamaat detained in Ramban

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25 Rohingyas belonging to Tablighi Jamaat detained in Ramban

At least 25 Rohingya men, owing allegiance to Tablighi Jamaat, were detained in Ramban district and sent to Hiranagar holding center on Friday, said officials At least 25 Rohingya men, owing allegiance to Tablighi Jamaat, were detained in the Ramban district and sent to Hiranagar holding centre on Friday, said officials. “They were part of Tablighi Jamaat and had come for religious preaching. They were staying at mosques in Ramban,” said a senior police officer. On March 6 last year, 169 illegal immigrant Rohingyas were sent to the holding centre,…

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