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If people get missed calls from unknown international no’s don’t respond, follow twitter handle, FB account of Cyber Cell for safety precautions: SSP Cyber Cell Tahir Ashraf

Srinagar, June 09: The Cyber Cell of Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday sounded an alarm over the “one ring phone scam” urging people of Kashmir not to return missed calls or to respond to the calls from unknown international numbers. The Cyber wing termed it as “global scam, which has got active for Kashmir also” where scammers give missed calls to people, to irritate them and engage them in long conversations to make huge bucks.

Talking exclusively to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Cyber Police Cell Kashmir, Tahir Ashraf said that just a day after “one ring phone scam” stepped into Kashmir, they got active and started taking measures to counter the same.

“We have issued an advisory for the people how to deal with the scam,” he said. The advisory issued by the Cyber wing reads: “If your phone rings once and then stops. If this happens to you and you don’t recognize the number, do not return the call. You may be target of a one ring phone scam.”

The advisory further reads that one ring call may appear to be from the international number. For countering the scam, the advisory states that “don’t answer ore return any calls from number you don’t recognize, report that number as a spam. Before calling unfamiliar number, check to see if the area code is international. Always be cautious, even if a number appears authentic.”

The SSP Cyber Cell said that it is a global scam active across the world where scammers engage people for long durations to make easy money. “Since international calls are costly, the scammers engage people and earn money. By engaging people for long durations over phone, they can access bank accounts and steal the money as well as phone numbers are linked with the banks of the people across Kashmir,” he told KNO

He said if people counter this issue, they should immediately contact their service providers to ensure that the number is marked as a spam. “People of Kashmir should also follow twitter handle and Facebook account of Cyber Cell J&K police for regular updates about how one ring scam can be countered effectively,” the police officer said—(KNO)

A tweet from former Congress chief on Monday on the border situation started off an exchange between Congress leaders and the Defence Minister on social media

Moving away from a poetic engagement, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday posed a direct question to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh if Chinese troops had occupied Indian territory.

“Once RM [Raksha Mantri] is done commenting on the hand symbol, can he answer: Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh,” asked Mr. Gandhi on Twitter.

“Denigrating Party Symbols of Opposition isn’t same as ‘Defending India’. Will @rajnathsingh ji answer the simple question posed by Sh. Rahul Gandhi,” asked Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.

A tweet from Mr. Gandhi on Monday on the border situation started off an exchange between Congress leaders and Mr. Singh on social media.

“Everyone knows the reality of the seema [borders] but Shah-yad [perhaps] the thought is good to keep one’s heart happy,” Mr. Gandhi tweeted by tweaking a famous Urdu couplet of Mirza Ghalib as well as the Home Minister’s surname.

Mr. Gandhi’s tweet on Monday morning was to take a dig at Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim at a digital rally on Sunday where he had said India’s defence policies were globally acknowledged and “after U.S. and Israel, if there is any other country that is able to protect its borders, it is India”.

Late on Monday evening, Mr. Singh responded with another Urdu couplet but took a dig at the Congress party’s symbol.

“If there is pain in your hands, apply medicine. But when hands itself become the source of pain, then what do you do?” tweeted Mr. Singh over the Congress leader’s comments.

Mr. Surjewala then got into the fight with yet another couplet.

“Dear Rajnath ji, When we pose a question, then questions are asked. Those in power question our language. We are India. We want to see you use the force in your hands to answer those who show us a red eye,” Mr. Surjewala replied to the Defence Minister.

With inputs from The Hindu

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported two more deaths due to novel coronavirus as a 50-year-old man from Panzath Qazigund and a 52-year-old man from Sopore died at GMC Anantnag and Srinagar’s CD hospital respectively.

With two more fatalities, the death toll due to the deadly Coronavirus has mounted to 48 in Jammu and Kashmir including 43 from Kashmir and five from Jammu division.

Principal GMC Anantnag, Dr. Showkat Jeelani told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a 50-year-old man from Panzath, who very critical has died at GMC in this morning.

He was tested positive for COVId a few days ago and was suffering from Pneumonia besides other ailments, he said.

Officials from Srinagar said that a man who was an auto driver by profession, met with an accident on May 19.

“He was admitted to SMHS hospital and two days ago his sample returned positive for COVID and was shifted to CD hospital,” officials said, adding that he breathed his last on Tuesday morning.

So far, Srinagar district with 12 deaths due to the virus has the highest fatalities, followed by Baramulla nine, Anantnag seven, Kulgam four, three each in Shopian, Kupwara and Jammu, two in Budgam while one death each has been reported from Pulwama, Bandipora, Doda and Udhampur—(KNO)

Sopore driver dies at Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: A male patient from North Kashmir’s Baramulla district died of Covid-19 infection this morning at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar.

He had been admitted in the hospital aftertested positive for Covid-19 infection.

A medico told News Agency KNT that the deceased hails from Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district and he was 52 years old.

He had been admitted in the hospital on 6 June.

Yesterday Kashmir reported 5 Covid-19 related deaths. (KNT)

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to take action against an IAS officer who allegedly tried to prevent the Amarnath Shrine Board officials from undertaking “pratham pooja” (first prayer) for Amarnath yatra, sources said on Monday.

This is for the first time in many years that the administration has made a complaint to the DoPT against a bureaucrat, they said.

This step was taken after the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) officials made a complaint to the office of Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu that an IAS officer tried to prevent them from undertaking “pratham pooja” for Amarnath yatra, the sources said.

The administration has written to the DoPT seeking action against the officer who tried to create hurdles in the passage of the pooja, the sources told PTI.

The Lt governor has taken a serious note of the “behaviour” of the officer, they said.

The traditional ‘’pratham pooja’’ (first prayer) for the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas was held here last week, officials said.

Normally, the ceremony marks the start of the Amarnath Yatra, which spans nearly two months.

However, this year, according to sources, the yatra is likely to begin on July 21 and its duration shortened to 15 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

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Jammu: Pakistani troops on Monday opened fire and heavily shelled forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said.

“At about 1945 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along LoC in Khari Karmara sector in the district,” he said.

He said the Indian Army retaliated befittingly and cross-border shelling between the two sides was going on when last reports were received.

Some girl students also alleged that their phone numbers mentioned in their ID cards were leaked

As the hostels of the Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir were being used as a quarantine facility by the administration, many students of the university have alleged that their belongings including electronic items, clothes, ID cards, documents, pen drives among other things have gone missing from their cupboards.

Not only this, but the girl students also alleged that their phone numbers mentioned in their ID cards kept in their hostel drawers, were leaked and they have been getting calls from strangers since then.

The hostels were converted into a quarantine facility around two months ago. Since then, many suspected Covid-19 patients had stayed in the hostels.

“When I went to my hostel accommodation, I found my drawer was broken and my ID card was missing. I used to get calls from many people who were in quarantine which forced me to change my phone number,” said a student of the university.

“Even my headphones and pen drives containing my pictures were stolen. The person who had stolen it could even misuse my pictures,” she added.

The students accused the university administration of mismanagement while handing over the two hostels –H1 and H2 –of the varsity to district administration of Pulwama for administrative quarantine purposes. The two hostels have around 100 rooms.

A student of the Jammu division studying at IUST said that the university did not inform them before handing over the hostel rooms for quarantine purposes.

“When we came to know that the hostels were being used as quarantine centres, we called the authorities who assured us that our belongings would remain safe,” she said.

The students were given two days to collect their belongings from the hostels.

IUST controller examinations and in-charge of hostels, Mohammad Amin agreed that people in quarantine had stolen the belongings of the students and also leaked their phone numbers. “We took up the matter with the district administration and the police,” he said.

Awantipora tehsildar, Zubair Ahmad said that the police have registered an FIR after a written complaint was given by a student who had been getting phone calls from strangers.

“Regarding the missing belongings of students, we have reported the issue to the police after lockers of some rooms were broken,” said Ahmad.

Pulwama deputy commissioner Raghav Langer did not respond to repeated calls.

With inputs from Hindustan Times

Meeting comes two days after the talks between senior military commanders to defuse the month-long stand-off.

As tensions continue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the situation along the China border with the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and the three Service chiefs.

The meeting comes two days after the talks between senior military commanders to defuse the month-long stand-off.

However, official sources said the Monday meeting was routine. Mr. Singh had been holding regular consultations with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and Army Chief Gen Manoj Naravane on the border situation and this was also part of the routine review.

While there is still no clarity on the next round of senior level talks, the sources said the dialogue between local commanders on the ground would continue. At the Saturday talks, which was the highest military dialogue so far to address the issue, India firmly conveyed that it wants the restoration of status quo ante of April before the stand-off began and China pull back back troops close to the LAC. More meetings are scheduled to be held both, military and diplomatic, to end the impasse.

Situation stable: MFA

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said the situation overall along the border was “stable and controllable” and the two sides were ready to engage in consultation to “properly solve the relevant issues.”

Responding to questions on the military level talks, MFA spokesperson Hua Chunying maintained a similar line as that of the Ministry of External Affairs. He stated that recently diplomatic and military channels of the two sides had maintained close communications on the border situation. “One consensus is that the two sides need to implement the two leaders’ consensus and make sure that differences do not escalate into disputes.” The two sides would work to maintain peace and tranquility along the border and create a good atmosphere, he noted.

Chinese state Media, Global Times, in a commentary on Monday quoting experts, said the current stand-off would not become another Doklam crisis as both sides have gained a great deal of experience from the 2017 stand-off and since then “all kinds of bilateral mechanisms including on military, diplomatic and local issues have been established, which has eliminated the possibility of an incident escalating into a crisis.” However, it said the ongoing stand-off was not likely to end immediately, as concrete issues must still be resolved.

With inputs from The Hindu

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said violence will never win in Kashmir, as he condoled the death of a sarpanch who was shot dead in Anantnag district this evening.

Ajay Pandita, a Kashmiri pandit sarpanch of the Larkipora area in Anantnag district and a member of the Congress party, was shot dead by militants in his native village around 6 pm, the police said.

Gandhi said Pandita sacrificed his life for the democratic process in Kashmir.

“My condolences to the family and friends of Ajay Pandita, who sacrificed his life for the democratic process in Kashmir. We stand with you in this time of grief. Violence will never win,” he said on Twitter.

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported fifth death due to covid-19, taking the death toll due to the virus in J&K to 46.

Dr Nazir Choudhary, medical superintendent SMHS hospital, told GNS that the 70-year-old woman from Baramulla, admitted on June 6, died this evening. “She had bilateral pneumonia,” he said, adding, “Her body has been kept in mortuary and would be handed over toe the family as per covid-19 protocol.”

Earlier, he said, 55-year-old covid-19 patient, a resident of Pampore in Pulwama district, died of “pneumonia among other underlying ailments”.
A 65-year-old man from Handwara died at CD hospital here, eleven days after he was admitted to the facility, one of the exclusive institutes meant for the management the Covid-19 patients in Kashmir Valley.

Dr Salim Tak, Medical Superintendent CD hospital, said that the covid-19 positive sexagenarian had multiple underlying ailments and died this afternoon. With the fatalities, the number of the people succumbing to the virus in J&K has gone up to 45.
Last night, a 40-year-old paramilitary CRPF trooper and a 35-year-old resident of Khaniyar Srinagar died at two hospitals here.

Confirming the death of the paramilitary trooper, Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS told GNS that the swab samples of the personnel, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was taken on June 5 which subsequently returned positive for the pathogen. “He expired on June 7 due to cardiopulmonary arrest. The Patient was diagnosed with ARDS (Acute respiratory distress syndrome),” he added. Sources said that the personnel was posted with CRPF’s 90 Battalion at Uranhal Anantnag.

Meanwhile, a 35-year-old man from Miskeen Bagh Khaniyar died last night at CD hospital, hours after he was shifted from SMHS hospital after he tested positive for the virus, Dr Salim Tak said.

“He was admitted in SMHS hospital. Soon after his swab sample returned positive for the covid-19, he was shifted to CD hospital where he died,” he said.

So far Srinagar district with 12 deaths due to the virus has the highest fatalities, followed by Baramulla eight, Anantnag six, Kulgam four, three each in Shopian, Kupwara and Jammu, two in Budgam while one death each has been reported from Pulwama, Bandipora, Doda and Udhampur. (GNS)