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Police Arrests two Drug Peddlers Bashir Ahmad Sheikh Resident of Batpora Handwara and Tahir Ahmad Sheikh Resident of Tujer Sharief Sopore in Kupwara

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Continuing its unwavering efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, Police in Kupwara have arrested 02 drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession.

A Spokesperson said that a Police party of PS Lalpora at a checkpoint established in their jurisdiction, intercepted two individuals coming from Diver towards Lalpora. They have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Sheikh son of Gh Hassan Sheikh resident of Batpora Magam Handwara and Tahir Ahmad Sheikh son of Gh Mohammad Sheikh resident of Tujer Sharief Sopore. During search, 60 grams of charas was recovered from their possession.

“Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 67/2024 has been registered at Police Station Lalpora and investigation has been initiated”, he said.

General public is requested to come forward or Dial 112 with any information regarding drug peddling/anti-social activity in their vicinity and extend their cooperation to Police in eradicating the drug menace from society.

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Lethpora Terror Attack Update: An Accused dies of cardiac arrest in Government Medical College Jammu

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An accused in the Lethpora terror attack has died of cardiac arrest in government medical college Jammu late last night, officials said.

An official told  that the accused identified as Bilal Ahmad Kuchay son of Ghulam Nabi Kuchay of  Pulwama was lodged in jail in Jammu division and was unwell since last week.

He said that he was getting treatment in the jail and later was shifted to GMC Jammu. “Kuchay suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday evening and died while further proceedings in this regard have been taken up,” he said.

Meanwhile, his Muzaffar confirmed to  that Kuchay was undergoing treatment and breathed his last on Monday evening.

Kuchay was arrested in 2020 after he was accused of providing logistic support to terrorists involved in Lethpora suicide attack in 2019 in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed—(KNO)

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UP Girl’s Rape in Ram Mandir, Farooq Abdullah Questions Silence of PM Modi and Home Minister

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and UP chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of keeping mum on the rape of a Schedule Caste girl in Ram Mandir.

Farooq Abdullah said that the girl has been raped inside Ram Mandir but did you hear any statement from PM, did you hear anything from HM, who is sitting in Jammu or from UP CM. “Isn’t she our sister, isn’t she our daughter? How many times will they become target? Then they will claim to be protector,” the NC president asked and said, “They can’t protect anybody. They can only protect their chair.”

Farooq Abdullah was in Budhal to support party candidate Javed Choudhary on the last date of campaigning for the second phase of election. NC’s Choudhary is facing tough competition from Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Choudhary Zulfiqar, who recently switched to BJP.

Targeting BJP for terming NC and Article 370 responsible for terrorism in J&K, Farooq Abdullah said, “For the last five years Article 370 is not there but has terrorism come down. Look what happened in Kishtwar yesterday. Why is it happening now?”

Replying to a query whether Article 370 will be restored in J&K or not, he said, “It is a legal battle. Earlier two judgments of Supreme Court termed it permanent but the recent judgment termed it temporary. We will continue to fight this legal battle till it is restored.”

Commenting on BJP’s remarks of NC to take back ST status of Paharis, Farooq Abdullah said, “BJP ruled for 10 years and why they didn’t give the ST status to Paharis during that time. Why it was that ST status was given ahead of the parliamentary elections. Pahari people know this and they will not fell into their trap.”—(KNO)

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West Pakistani Refugees Set to Vote for first time in Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections

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Laying out preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, District Collector and Election Officer Rajesh Sharma on Saturday said that all necessary facilities at the polling stations have been put in place.

Detailing about the polling in Samba, which is set to be held in the third phase of the Assembly elections on October 1, Sharma said, “There are three Assembly constituencies and 366 polling stations in Samba. The polling will be conducted here in the third phase. We have prepared everything according to the timeline of ECI.

As of now, we are prepared. There is a festival like environment here. We started taking the nominations from September 5. I personally visited the polling stations and I wanted to ensure the basic facilities like ramp, water, washrooms”.

Notably, West Pakistani refugees settled in Jammu who were given citizenship by the Prime Minister earlier this year will also exercise their right to vote in the valley.

“Now, they (West Pakistani refugees) have become normal voters. This time, they will choose their representative in Vidhan Sabha for the first time. They are in big numbers from Vijaypur and Ramgarh. We can see they are very enthusiastic,” he added.

A voter turnout of 61.13 pc was registered in the first phase polling in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, which were held on 24 constituencies in seven districts on September 18.

Kishtwar district recorded the highest turnout at 80.14 per cent followed by Ramban at 70.55 per cent, Doda at 71.34 per cent, Kulgam at 62.60 per cent, Anantnag at 57.84 per cent and Shopian at 55.96 per cent

Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an interesting contest with several political parties and independents in the fray. National Congress and Congress have allied, though they are also in friendly contest on some seats.

This is the first election in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Leaders have held hectic campaigns to boost the prospects of their party candidates.

Voting for the second and third phases in J-K will be held on September 25 and October 1, respectively. Votes will be counted on October 8. (ANI)

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Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Tashi Rabstan Inspects the ongoing construction works at Drass, Kargil and Khaltsi

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In an endeavor to give impetus to Judicial Infrastructure in the UT of Ladakh, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Tashi Rabstan today inspected the ongoing construction works on various courts at Drass, Kargil and Khaltsi.

During his visit to Drass and Kargil, Justice Tashi was accompanied by M K Sharma, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice and Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, Juvenile Justice Committee, High Court of J&K and Ladakh.

The acting Chief Justice was accorded ceremonial guard of honour and warm reception by the Deputy Commissioner/CEO LAHDC Kargil, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, Shree Ram SSP, Fariqa Nazir CJM, Wangiyal Tsering Special Mobile Magistrate, Chemet Yourgyal Secretary DLSA and Deldan Angmo Munsiff Sankhoo, Skalzang Superintending Engineer, President along with members of Bar Association Kargil and officers from civil administration and police.

Sadiq Ali, Executive Engineer PWD (R&B), gave a detailed presentation about the ongoing projects, the progress made so far and the timeline fixed for completion of the projects.

Justice Tashi expressed satisfaction over the progress registered on various works, so far and impressed on the officers of the executing agency to optimally utilize the working season ensuring completion of construction works well in time.

Justice Tashi Rabstan was informed that the District Court complex Kargil is being constructed over 45 Kanal of land at Kurbuthang plateau at a cost of Rs 61.680 crore and 60% of the work has already been completed. The executing agency further informed that every endeavor is being made to complete the ongoing works within the timeline fixed.

Justice Tashi instructed all heads of the departments associated with the projects to work in tandem and ensure that the quality is maintained at all costs.

The Bar Association Kargil raised some issues regarding the Lawyer’s chambers which were addressed by the acting Chief Justice on the spot by issuing necessary directions to the concerned officers.

Enroute to Leh, the Chief Justice also inspected the under construction building of the Court of Munsiff and hoped that the same shall be completed within a couple of months.

Justice Tashi Rabstan interacted with the Judicial Officers and took stock of the pendency of the cases in their respective Courts and urged upon them to ensure speedy disposal of the cases specially those pertaining to senior citizens, women and the children. He also emphasized upon the Principal Magistrate JJB Kargil to fast track the pending enquiries of the Juveniles in conflict with law.

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Election Commission of India Revised Voter Turn out to 61.38% Recorded in phase-1 for 24 constituencies in J&K

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The Election Commission of India Friday revised voter turn out to over 61 per cent in the firsts phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly election that was held on September 18.

In a statement, a spokesperson said that turnout of 61.38 per cent has been recorded in phase-1 for 24 constituencies in J&K.

The statement reads that voting turnout trends at the polling stations on the poll day was facilitated by the Commission through its voter turnout App, every two hours starting 9:30 am.

It added that CEO J&K has confirmed that all polling parties have returned safely and final votes polled will be available post-counting with counting of postal ballots.

it reads that postal ballots include service voters, absentee voters (85+, PwD, Essential Services etc.) and voters on election duty. “Daily account of such Postal ballots received, as per established guidelines, are given to all candidates,” it added—(KNO)

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Jammu and Kashmir Honoured for Excellence in Renewable Energy at Global Expo

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The Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has recognized Jammu and Kashmir with highest achiever award in Hydro Power Capacity and overall Renewable Energy Capacity besides the third highest achiever certificate in Solar Power Capacity among the UTs in its contribution towards India achieving the milestone of 200 GW of Non-Fossil Power Capacity.

The award was conferred by the MNRE, during the three day 4th Global Renewable Energy Investment Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST) organized at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Commissioner Secretary Science & Technology Department J&K, Saurabh Bhagat, Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Dr. P. R. Dhar along with other officers from JAKEDA attended the expo on behalf of J&K, which had been selected as one of the stakeholders to be recognized during the RE-INVEST.

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Police Conducted Operation at Pati Shalbugh Gasi Mohla Ganderbal and Registers Four FIRs Against Cannabis Cultivation

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In a decisive move to combat the drug menace, Police in Ganderbal has taken significant action against cannabis cultivation.

A Police spokesperson said that Following reliable intelligence, a special police team, led by the SHO Police Station Ganderbal, conducted an operation at Pati Shalbugh Gasi Mohla, where cannabis (Bhang) spread on approximately 12.5 Kanals was discovered.

“During the operation, Cannabis (Bhang) cultivated on land belonging to 06 accused persons was destroyed in presence of First Class Magistrate Tulamulla. The said six accused persons have been identified as Ab Khaliq, Ab Hamid, Ab Aziz, Mohd Sadiq, Muzaffar Ahmad, and Ashiq Ahmad all residents of Pati Shalbugh”, he said.

In this regard, cases under relevant sections of law were registered at Police Station Ganderbal & further investigation has been taken up.

General Public has applauded the swift action taken by J&K Police against the culprits & in eradicating drug menace from the society. Police requests general public to co-operate with J&K Police and share information of such land owners, so that roots of drugs can be eliminated.(Agencies)

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BJP Workers from North Kashmir Protest out of Sher-e-Kashmir stadium Srinagar After Being Denied Entry to Modi’s Rally

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BJP supporters and workers from north Kashmir held a brief protest when they were not allowed by the security grid to enter the venue for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally here after they reached late.

The protesters claimed that they were not allowed to enter the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium at Sonawar as they had arrived at the venue later than the time given to them.

“Many people have come from Tangdhar, Pharkian Top and Baramulla. However, the injustice is that we could not reach here on time. We reached at 10.45 am but the security personnel did not allow us,” one of the BJP workers said.

Modi arrived at the election rally few minutes after noon but the gates to the venue were closed at 10 am for security reasons.“What was the fun of coming here? We incurred expenses, left our work as we wanted to see and listen to Modi, but it was not in our fate.

“The BJP government is our own government and we are BJP workers. I am vice president of Trehgam constituency and I brought my workers here in dozens of vehicles but we are not being allowed,” he claimed.Another man from Kupwara said they had come from far flung areas and were late as the roads are not good in their area.

“We are from a far flung area and there are no roads in such places. If there is a road, then getting a vehicle is difficult and we have to walk.“We were so excited to come here to see Modi. I am a worker of the BJP. We were stopped at the gate,” he said.Mudasir Ahmad, BJP district secretary, Kupwara, said the workers had risked their lives to come to the rally.

“We came here risking our lives. I brought 50 vehicles but am standing on the road. We came to catch a glimpse of Modi ji and listen to him,” he said.Ahmad said they left their livelihood to meet the prime minister. But there was no use coming here, he said.“If there was no space, then they should not have invited the people. We were better off at home then. This is not right,” he added.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address public rally in Srinagar and Katra on Today

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Following a 59 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a public rally in Srinagar and Katra on Thursday.

“I look forward to being among the people of Jammu and Kashmir today. Will address a rally in Srinagar and Katra. Yesterday’s turnout has shown that the people of J&K are very enthusiastic about the elections and are keen to make the poll process vibrant. I will speak about our development agenda and seek people’s blessings,” PM said in a post on X.

“A mega BJP rally will take place at Sher-e-Kashmir Park, Srinagar, ahead of the Assembly elections,” a party spokesperson told PTI.Approximately 30,000 party workers are expected to attend the event.“Senior BJP Leader Mohammad Anwar Khan has been appointed as the rally in-charge,” he added.