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NDA’s 38 vs Opposition’s 26: Full lists of parties at Delhi, Bengaluru meets

July 18, 2023 Editor

Leaders from 26 opposition parties and 38 National Democratic Alliance partners are meeting in Bengaluru and New Delhi, respectively to discuss strategy ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While the first day of the opposition meeting saw informal discussions followed by a dinner meeting, Tuesday will see formal deliberations. All political parties were asked at the dinner meeting on Monday night to suggest names for the alliance and the same would be discussed and consensus would be arrived at during the deliberations. Some reports have claimed that the parties…

Former J&K CMs Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti reached Bengaluru to attend 2-day Opposition meet

July 18, 2023 Editor

Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have reached Bengaluru to attend joint opposition meeting for a brainstorming session to work out strategy against Bhartiya Janta Party in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. One of the party leaders confirmed that both the leaders have reached Bengaluru to attend two-day joint opposition parties’s meeting from today. He said that both Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who also attended the joint meeting in Bihar last month, reached Bengaluru today morning. The leader said that they will attend the…

SDA takes action against illegal encroachments at Batamaloo bus stand

July 18, 2023 Editor

The Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) conducted a demolition drive on Monday at old bus stand Batamaloo. Shopkeepers at the site were taken by surprise as some of their shops were razed to ground “without any prior notice or warning.” “We don’t understand why our shops were demolished; we have proper documents and pay bills regularly,” said one of the affected shopkeepers. Another shopkeeper said, “We had no idea about demolition today. There was no communication or warning given to us, and now our businesses are in jeopardy.” The shopkeepers claimed that…

Tragic Accident in Srinagar: Traffic Cop Among 2 Dead, 1 Injured

July 18, 2023 Editor

A traffic policeman was among two persons dead in a major road accident in Maloora, Shalteng area of Srinagar on Monday. Police said that the accident occurred Monday afternoon, leaving two persons dead and one injured. It said that the accident happened when a load carrier, a tipper, and a car crashed, resulting in the death of two persons and injuring one person. Police said that among the dead included a traffic policeman Zahoor Ahmad Khan of Pattan, Baramulla.Another person who died in the accident has been identified as load carrier…

Kashmir University PRO, Constable, Revenue officer sacked for anti-national activities

July 17, 2023 Editor

PRO Kashmir Universit Constable Revenue officer sacked for anti-national activities

The Jammu and Kashmir government has sacked the Kashmir University public relations officer, a police constable and a revenue department officer for allegedly working with Pakistan-based militant outfits, raising finances for them, and propagating their ideology, officials said on Monday. The three employees have been identified as PRO Kashmir University, Faheem Aslam, Revenue Department officer, Murawath Hussain Mir, and J-K Police Constable Arshid Ahmad Thoker. The officials said their services have been terminated due to a number of charges, including for allegedly working with Pakistan-based militant outfits, providing logistics to…

Nourish Your Immunity: Discover 4 Superfoods to Include in Your Rainy Season Diet

July 17, 2023 Editor

Gut health can take a beating in monsoon if one is not prudent with their diet choices. High humidity levels during the season, unhealthy surroundings and contaminated water due to sewage overflow and microbial growth can make one susceptible to several stomach infections, cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea among other illnesses. Vector-borne diseases too are common during this season from dengue, malaria, to chikungunya. A robust immunity can fight most of the infections. While taking other precautions during monsoon like boiling your water, washing your veggies thoroughly to cleaning your hands at…

IMD Issues Alert; Heavy rains likely in multiple states this week

July 17, 2023 Editor

Amid rain fury in parts of India, another active phase of the south-west monsoon is expected to begin this week, the India Meteorological Department said Sunday. The weather body issued a rainfall alert for multiple states, warning about the anticipated ‘heavy’ rainfall in states including, flood-wrecked Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand among others. Even as heavy monsoon triggered floods and landslides in some states, rain deficiency was observed in other parts of India in the past fortnight. “A low-pressure area has developed while another cyclonic circulation will develop around Tuesday. Consequently,…

Online Scam Alert: Man Loses Rs 40 Lakh After Receiving Rs 150 for Liking YouTube Videos

July 17, 2023 Editor

The work-from-home scam has become comman way for scammers to cheat people. In the past few months, thousands of individuals have lost lakhs after falling for the lucrative offer of working and earning extra money from home. Cases are being reported from all around the country. Recently, a man from Moraiya, Ahmedabad became the victim of this online scam and ended up losing Rs 40 lakh to scammers. In a recently reported case by TOI, Devang Chauhan who works as a 3D designer lost Rs 40 lakh after falling for…

Traffic Movement in Srinagar Hindered by Prolonged Construction Works

July 17, 2023 Editor

Construction works at many places in city have overburdened several roads resulting in traffic gridlocks during peak hours. Among the burdened roads is MA Road. Due to construction of a bridge near Badyari Dalgate, MA Road is witnessing heavy rush of vehicles “more than its capacity.” “Dalgate bound vehicles coming from Downtown take the Sangarmall route instead of Badyari Crossing, overburdening the already overburdened MA road,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic (City) Muzaffar Ahmad Shah. The SSP said there are 18,000 students studying in different schools in Lal Chowk.…

Highway closures leave perishable foods in Kashmir at risk of contamination

July 17, 2023 Editor

The recent series of the Srinagar-Jammu highway closures has led to a growing apprehension among the consumers in Kashmir regarding the safety and quality of perishable food items, particularly meat products. With truckloads of edibles being stranded during transportation, concerns have arisen over the freshness and hygiene of these essential commodities. J&K consumes a high quantity of meat products, especially chicken. Much of this poultry is transported from other states, 50,000 birds per day as per reports. In addition, dressed chicken is also supplied to Kashmir, and sold mostly to Food…