Category: Kashmir
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4 People Injured In Poonch Road Accident
Jammu, January 8: At least four people were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Chaktroo near the police post area of Mandi in Poonch district on Thursday morning. Officials told GNS that a minibus lost control this morning and turned turtle, resulting in injuries to four people in…
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Cold Wave Grips Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh as Several Places Record Lowest Temperature of the Season
Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today Kashmir Region: Srinagar = -5.1°CQazigund = -5.4°CPahalgam = -8.6°CKupwara = -5.1°CKokernag = -3.0°CGulmarg = -9.2°CPampore = -4.5°CSrinagar Airport = -6.8°CAwantipora = -5.6°CBudgam = -5.4°CAnantnag = -6.3°CBaramulla = -5.3°CBandipora = -4.6°CPulwama = -6.8°CShopian = -7.8°CKulgam = NAGanderbal = -4.9°CSonamarg = -9.8°CZethan Rafiabad = -7.2°C Jammu Region: Jammu = 7.1°CBanihal = 3.7°CBatote =…
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Cold chain godown gutted in Lassipora fire, growers’ material destroyed
Pulwama, Jan 7: A cold chain godown at Lassipora Industrial Estate in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was gutted in a fire incident on Wednesday, resulting in the destruction of material stored by growers, officials said. The fire broke out at a storage facility operated by Valley Fresh Cold Chain, where large quantities of growers’ material…
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Gastroenteritis cases reported in Jagti, Nagrota migrant camps; water testing ordered
Jammu, Jan 7. Authorities in Jammu have ordered urgent testing of drinking water samples in Jagti and Nagrota migrant camps following reports of gastroenteritis cases, official documents reveal. The Office of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), Jammu, has directed the Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Department, Migrant Camps Jagti and Nagrota, to immediately collect and test…
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Patwari arrested on bribe charge jumps from ACB vehicle, lands in hospital
Udhampur, Jan 7. A Patwari arrested on bribery charges in Udhampur district yesterday was hospitalized after allegedly attempting to escape custody by jumping from an Anti-Corruption Bureau vehicle, officials said. The Anti-Corruption Bureau yesterday arrested Pardhan Singh, Patwari of Patwar Halqa Laddha in Tehsil Moungri, Udhampur, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000…
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Driver Flees as Police Seize Vehicle Carrying Illicit Timber in Central Kashmir
Ganderbal, Jan 7: Police and the Forest Protection Force have seized 63 cubic feet of illegally extracted timber during a joint operation conducted at Wussan Kangan area of central Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Deputy Inspector, Forest Protection Force, Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the action was initiated following…
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Derecognition of Medical College:
Jammu Loses an Institution, Kashmir Loses Trust in Merit-Based Education, Doctors Warn Long-Term Damage Srinagar, Jan 7: The withdrawal of recognition for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi by the National Medical Commission has sparked widespread concern across Jammu and Kashmir, with doctors and academics warning that the fallout harms…
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Permission Withdrawn for SMVD Medical College by NMC, Students to Be Shifted
Reasi, Jan 7: The National Medical Commission has withdrawn its permission for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College, Kakryal, leading to a decision to shift affected students to other recognised medical institutes, official sources said. The move follows an inspection visit by an NMC team to the SMVD Medical College two days ago. The “hurriedly”…
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Trump says US to get 30-50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price
Caracas, Jan 07: President Donald Trump has said on his social media site that “Interim Authorities” in Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of “High Quality” oil to the US at its market price.The announcement on Tuesday came after officials in Caracas announced that at least 24 Venezuelan security officers were…
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ICC rejects Bangladesh’s request to shift their T20 World Cup 2026 matches from India
Dhaka, Jan 07: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to shift their matches from India to Sri Lanka for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026, according to ESPNcricinfo.The report said a virtual call on Tuesday took place between the ICC and BCB, during which the ICC informed…