KUPWARA UPDATES

 55 People fall ill after consuming ‘Wazwan’ in north Kashmir's Kupwara A health official said people who have consumed the Wazwan complained of vomiting, high fever and dysentery soon after they finished the meals. At least 55 persons fell ill due to suspected food poisoning on Saturday after consuming Wazwan at a marriage party in Mirnag Haihama area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Locals said that soon after villagers took the feast yesterday at a marriage ceremony, they complained of vomiting, dysentery and fever, prompting some of them to seek treatment at Sub District Hospital Kupwara. They said that today also more than thirty people complained of same problems following which they were admitted at SDH Kupwara.

 *63-yr-old man crushed to death by train in Qazigund*   Qazigund, Jul 30 : A 63-year-old man was crushed to death by a train in Badragund area of Qazigund in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday morning. An official told the news agency— that a retired government employee of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department namely Ghulam Nabi Chopan, son of Abdul Aziz Chopan of Vessu Qazigund was crushed by a train at around 11:00 am, resulting in his on spot death.  “It was not known whether he has committed suicide,” official said, adding that police has started investigation in this regard. Station House Officer (SHO) Qazigund, Reshi Irshad also confirmed the incident—(KNO)

 92 BN CRPF ORGANISED MEDICAL CAMP AT Govt. Middle School,K ralgund, Handwara.  Kralgund HANDWARA Today 92 Bn KOS, Central Reserve Police Force has organized a free medical camp in the vicinity of Police Post Kralgund, PS Handwara at Govt. Middle  School Kralgund,  under Civic Action programme.  More than 200 patients including children, women and elderly were treated and given medicines.   Though the main role of CRPF is internal security, even then we are always ready to provide assistance to the public by conducting medical camps. This Unit will conduct more such camps to assist the local public in future.       While delivering vote of thanks Sh. Vijay Kumar, 2nd in command 92 Bn CRPF briefly described about the programme and stated that such programmes have been organized by the CRPF under its social responsibility schemes where in they identify the needy segment of the society in their area of operations.  He also added that s...

 *235 packets of duplicate Tata Salt recovered in Poonch* Poonch, July 27 :  Police along with experts recovered at least 235 packets of duplicate Tata Salt at Harni Bazar in Poonch on Tuesday. A police officer told that a police team along with experts of the Tata Company, New Delhi, seized the duplicate Tata salt packets from a wholesale shop. SHO Gursai Niaz Ahmed, who was heading the team, confirmed to GNS the recovery of the duplicate salt packets. He said an FIR has been lodged and investigations have been taken up. (GNS)

 Employees Joint Action Committee Jammu Kashmir (EJAC) lead by Fayaz Ahmad Shabnum today held a Covid awareness programme at Town Hall Handwara. Photo By Aadil Akbar Aadil Akbar Handwara Employees Joint Action Committee Jammu Kashmir (EJAC) lead by Fayaz Ahmad Shabnum today held a Covid awareness programme at Town Hall Handwara. On this occasion it was impressed that all the employees should come forward in tackling the situation which they have been doing since the outbreak of Covid. Fayaz Shabnum said that since all activities be it sports, picnic or others already stand resumed then why government is reluctant to resume physical mode of education. He impressed upon LG administration to redress all issues of employees at the earliest. Officials all across Kashmir valley participated in the programme. Later an award ceremony in favour of those teachers who have  exceptionally done well with regard to online classes was held during which several teachers were garnered awards f...

 *4 IEDs Recovered In Kuwpara* Kupwara, July 25 : Four Improvised Explosive Devices concealed under a big stone were found Nadernagh Avoora in Kupwara district on Sunday, officials said.     A police official told  that the IEDs were recovered during a cordon-and-search-operation by police and army’s 41 RR army. The official said a Bomb Disposal Squad has been summoned for defusing the devices.  In the meantime, he said, the CASO continues in the area. (GNS)

 *DC Kupwara kick starts sale, distribution of vegetable seedlings* KUPWARA,JULY 24: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kupwara  Imam Din today Kick started Sale cum distribution of quality hybrid vegetable seedlings among progressive farmers of district Kupwara at Organic Vegetable Demonstration Cum Training Centre (DCTC), Department of Agriculture Kupwara. Deputy  Commissioner, on the occasion,  directed concerned officers for promotion of vegetable production in the  district through area expansion under vegetables. He stressed on viable employment opportunities existing in the agriculture sector and urged the rural educated  unemployed youth to come forward and avail benefits from various schemes for self employment.  Deputy Commissioner directed Chief Agriculture Officer, Nazir Ahmad Wani(CAO) for promotion of High yielding/High Value vegetable crops in the district to achieve Prime Ministers goal of doubling the framers income by 2022.     ...

 *Bandipora Encounter: Two militants killed, operation on: Police* Srinagar, July 24: Two unidentified militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter in Shokbaba Forests in North Kashmir's Bandipora district on Saturday. Kashmir Zone Police on its official Twitter handle wrote, " 02 unidentified militants killed. Operation in progress". The operation is being carried out by joint team of Police, Army's 13RR, 14RR and CRPF.(GNS)

 *3 Soldiers Injured In Ongoing Bandipora Encounter*  Srinagar, July 24 : Three soldiers were injured in the ongoing gunfight with militants in Shokbaba forests in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday, officials said.  Two militants were killed in the encounter so far, according to the police. The official sources told  that three soldiers sustained bullet injuries in the gunfight and were removed to the hospital. The status of their condition was not immediately known, they said.   The operation is being carried out by joint team of Police, Army's 13RR and 14RR besides CRPF, the official said. (GNS)

*Drone carrying 5 kg IED material shot down in Jammu's Kanachak area* Jammu, Jul 23 In a major development, the Jammu and Kashmir police Friday shot down an aerial object carrying an IED weighing 5 kgs in Kanachak area of Jammu, officials said. A senior police official told news agency  that in the wee hours today, a general information was received by Jammu district police that a drone has been spotted near International Border of Kanachak after which a Quick Reaction Team (QRT) deployed in the area as part of Anti Drone strategy was pressed into action. "Drone was spotted and police personnel shot it down," the official said, adding that  adding that the aerial vehicle, generally referred as drone, is tetra-copter having six wings. "On five of its wings, it had five kgs IED attached to it which is a grave security concern,” the official said. “The IED material has been seized and investigation as well as physical and technical examination is going on.” The official...

  * North Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Sopore * Srinagar, July 22:(GNS) A fierce Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Warpora of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thrusday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army's 22RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Warpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an gunfight. A senior police officer also confirmed to GNS about exchange of firing between militants and security forces. The officer further said that the surrender option was also given to the trapped militants. However they refused to lay down the guns.(GNS)

 Kashmir Valley Petroleum Dealers Association (KVPDA) on Thursday said they should not be held responsible for breakdown of vehicles by use of ‘Ethanol-blend petrol’ as people were not aware about the precautions to be taken while using it. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, last month made it mandatory to blend petrol fuel with 10 percent Ethanol for use in vehicles. The association demanded authorities to create awareness at mass-level among the consumers regarding use of Ethanol-blend Petrol and precautions that are needed to be taken as its use is new to consumers here.  “We have written to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar in this regard but we have not received any response to date,” said Bilal Ahmad, spokesperson of the KVPDA. “Here in Kashmir we have a different weather and appropriate precaution needs to be taken to prevent water entering into the fuel tank as it can lead to damage in the vehicle,” Ahmad said. H...

 Javid Qureshi holds anti 13 July rally in Handwara, termed it black day Handwara, July 13: Bhartiya Janta Party fire brand leader Javid Qureshi on Tuesday held protests along with his supporters and termed July 13 as 'black day'. He said the observance of July 13 as the Martyrs' Day by some political parties was akin to rubbing of salts into the wounds of the minority community. He said that hundreds of innocents were killed on this day and remembering it Martyrs Day was a big joke to the whole nation. "The terrorism does not started in nineties but it did started on 13th July 1931 by killing of hundreds of innocents," he added. Javid termed the present regime lead by Prime Minister at centre as people friendly which has raised a new ray hope among people in Jammu and Kashmir with regard to peace and prosperity.

 RASHTRA SHAKTI FOUNDATION HAMARA NARA BHAICHAARA MISSION J&K UT.  PRESS RELEASE Today 05 July 2021 With directions of Asad Mallick State President H. N. B. C Mission J&K UT and Pawan Kesar State General Secretary Organization. Sartaj Majeed Zargar S/O:- Ab Majeed Zargar R/O:- Jamia Qadeem Handwara is Nominated State General Secretary Youth H.N.B.C Mission J&K UT. Majid Ashraf Mir State General Secretary H.N.B.C Mission J&K UT was also Nominated as Prabhari Youth H.N.B.C J&K UT. State office bearers have congratulated both for good work for Mission in J&K UT. Regards Asad Mallick State President H.N.B.C Mission J&K UT. Pawan Kesar State General Secretary Organization H.N.B.C Mission J&K UT.

 TMG brigade  Held Swarnim vijay Varsh Celebrations The victory march included Army officers, Civil dignitaries and Participants of 1971 War carrying the flame to military station Naugam where it was given a grand welcome. Aadil Akbar Handwara 03 July :In conjunction with the nation wide celebration to mark the 50th year of victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak  war ,  TMG Brigade organised a grand reception of the victory flame at Military station Naugam.  The flame was received by Brigadier KDS Jhala,Commander at  Naugam.  As part of the year-long Swarnim Vijay Varsh Celebrations, Four Victory Flames were lit by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at National War Memorial on 16 December 2020, which were sent to four cardinal directions. One of the Victory Flames travelling to North was brought to TMG Brigade at  Nowgam today on 3rd of July.  The Victory Flame was brought to Kandy Bridge  and handed over for mile long Victory Run till ...

  Will meet to present our viewpoint before Delimitation Commission: Altaf Bukhari  Prominent Political Leader from Rajwar-Handwara Aijaz Ahmad Mir joins Apni Party Party leadership welcomes the new entrant SRINAGAR, July 03: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said that a delegation of Apni Party leaders will meet and present their viewpoint before the Delimitation Commission in both divisions of Jammu and Kashmir as per their scheduled appointments. Addressing media persons on the sidelines of a joining ceremony at Party headquarters in Lal Chowk Srinagar, Bukhari said that though he had pleaded for holding of assembly elections in J&K without waiting for the completion of delimitation process before the All Party meeting held in New Delhi on June 24, this year but the union leadership presented its genuine reasons against this demand. “The union leadership argued that the delimitation in J&K cannot be equated with that of Assam where the pro...