MIRPUR (Asif Iqbal): A sudden fire broke out at Ghausia Furniture Shop in Pindi Sabarwaal village near Jatlan, a town in Mirpur district, on Tuesday, gutting furniture worth millions of rupees. According to eyewitnesses, the fire erupted suddenly and quickly engulfed the entire shop, leaving little time to save the goods. Residents and shopkeepers rushed
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MIRPUR (Asif Iqbal): Sub-Inspector (SI) Mirpur Police Chaudhry Riaz was suspended today after a scuffle between police personnel and lawyers in Mirpur District Court premises on Monday. As soon as the incident was reported, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mirpur Khurram Iqbal took immediate notice and summoned the parties to his office. After reviewing the
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SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): A balloon with “PIA” marking was reportedly found in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s Kachriyal village. According to Kashmir Media Service, the balloon was spotted by locals in an agricultural field and handed over to authorities. Police have taken cognizance of the incident and are investigating how the balloon landed
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JHELUM VALLEY (Umar Bhatti): A serious incident of hooliganism occurred in broad daylight in Darra Top Gujran, within the jurisdiction of Chikar Police Station, Tehsil Chikar, Jhelum Valley, which left the residents in a state of fear. According to eyewitnesses, a few miscreants, allegedly under the influence of drugs, suddenly entered the market and
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NEW DELHI (Kashmir English): The wife of Ladakh’s detained climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Gitanjali Angmo, has slammed the Modi government’s handling of the case, saying there’s “no merit” in the National Security Act (NSA) detention and authorities are seeking repeated date extensions. According to Kashmir Media Service, in an interview, Angmo expressed disappointment over
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KOTLI (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Monday announced several major development initiatives for Kotli district, including the addition of 50 beds to the DHQ Hospital, approval of a Rs 20 million road scheme, and directives for master planning of a 25-kilometre ring road project. These announcements were
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Education Department of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has achieved another historic milestone with the official launch of a long-delayed Out-of-School Children project worth approximately Rs 7 billion, the DGPR AJK said in a press release on Monday. Under the leadership of Prime Minister AJK Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, the Elementary and Secondary
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KOTLI (Kashmir English): The oath-taking ceremony of the District Bar Association was held in Kotli, in which Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore attended as the special guest. Addressing the ceremony, the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir described lawyers as a segment of society that not only plays a role in solving
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SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): Official figures released by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs have revealed that Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is the worst-hit region under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), confirming that the draconian law is being abused as a tool of collective punishment rather than justice. According to Kashmir Media Service,
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HAJIRA (Kashmir English): Former minister and member of the Azad Kashmir Assembly, Sardar Amir Altaf Khan, laid the foundation stone of Hajira Bypass that is supposed to ease city traffic. The ceremony was attended by numerous Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) workers, local dignitaries, political and social figures, and a large number of residents. Traffic
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