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  • Dawoodi – Veeri Among Five Detained In J-K Under PSA

    Srinagar, Sep 15: Five people, including two influential clerics, from south Kashmir were detained under preventive laws on Thursday, officials here said.

    Among those detained are Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, they said.

    The authorities are contemplating booking the clerics under the Public Safety Act and shifting them to a Jammu jail, they said.

    The PSA is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases.

    Further details are awaited.–(PTI)

  • Srinagar Gunfight: Two AuGH Militants killed

    Srinagar, September 14: Police on Wednesday identified both the militants who were killed in a gunfight at Nowgam area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

    While Quoting ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, The Kashmir Police Zone wrote on twitter, “Killed militants were affiliated with militant outfit AGuH & identified as Aijaz Rasool Nazar of Pulwama & Shahid Ahmad @ Abu Hamza. They were involved in recent militant attack on an outside labourer namely Muneer ul Islam from West Bengal on 2/9/22 in Pulwama.

    Pertinently Both Shahid resident of Malpora Budgam and Ajaz Rasool Najar of Karimabad had gone missing few days ago.(GNS)

  • Man Arrested in Srinagar After Seen in Video Trying to Throw Infant into River: Police

    Srinagar, September 14: A man was arrested on Wednesday by police in Srinagar after a Video went viral in which he was allegedly seen trying throwing Infant into river.

    In a handout to GNS, the police said that a video was uploaded on the social media where a man is allegedly seen trying to throw an infant into a river.

    According to Police spokesman, Taking cognizance of the fact, Srinagar police acted swiftly and apprehended the person namely Mohd Abbas resident of Shar Shali Pulwama.

    Who disclosed that his wife had delivered a male baby who was stillborn(dead at birth) and to save the inconvenience of carrying the dead baby back to his native village he tried to dispose off his body into the river. But then people interrupted him and he carried the baby back to his native village and performed his last rites there, he said.

    The facts are being cross checked from the medical records and witnesses, reads the statement.(GNS)

  • Meet 63 Year Old man who married 53 women

    Riyadh: A 63-year-old Saudi Arabian man has created a record of sorts by marrying 53 women during his life.

    A video clip showing a Saudi citizen recounting the experience has now gone viral.

    Abu Abdullah married 53 women at different intervals. He got married for the first time at the age of 20 and she was 6 years older than him.

    According to the Arabic daily Sabq, the reason for his multiple marriages was his search for a woman who would make him happy in his life, as his marriages continued even after divorcing his fourth wife, indicating that he tried to do justice between his wives.

    He explained that stability comes from marrying an older woman, not a young one, noting that the minimum duration of his marriage was only one night and that all his marriages were traditional.

    It is reported that most of his marriages were with Saudi women, he also married a foreign woman when he traveled outside the Kingdom for his own work, and he stayed for 3-4 months.

    “When I married for the first time, I did not plan to marry more than one woman because I was feeling comfortable and had children,” he recalled. “But after a while, problems happened and I decided to marry again when I was 23 years old and I informed my wife of my decision,” Abdullah said.

    He pointed out that when a problem arose between his first and second wife, he decided to marry the third and fourth and after some time divorced the first and second, then the third after a quarrel between him and his fourth wife.

    The number of people, married to more than one woman, has decreased in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab and Islamic world with the spread of contemporary lifestyles and living in small homes. The rising costs of living and the requirements for childbearing, education, health, and transportation, are also reasons for the decrease.

  • Recitation, sermon robots launched at Grand Mosque in Makkah

    MAKKAH: Robots will recite the Holy Qur’an and provide information to visitors at Islam’s holiest site following the latest technology rollout by the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques.

    The recitations, sermons and azan robots will feature at the Grand Mosque in Makkah through the work of the imam and muezzin affairs authority.

    The smart robots will display barcodes enabling users to download services on smartphones. Alternatively, users can press commands on the robots to access information on prayers, imams, muezzins and weekly schedules, including the names of clerics delivering Friday sermons.

    The launch of the robots by the presidency is part of a series of smart technology projects dedicated to the Two Holy Mosques to provide improved services to visitors.

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    The smart robots will display barcodes enabling users to download services on smartphones. Alternatively, users can press commands on the robots to access information on prayers, imams, muezzins and weekly schedules.

    The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosque is keen to provide high- quality services, leadership and the latest administrative practices at the Grand Mosque to millions of Muslim visitors from around the world.

    Chief of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais said that the launch is part of a “big strategic plan” to implement the smart Haramain project, according to Vision 2030 and the strategic 2024 plan of the presidency to provide improved services to visitors.

    Al-Sudais added that the attention of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques is not limited to maximizing the utilization of modern technology in the Two Holy Mosques, but also aims at providing the same technology and and sophisticated services in the service of visitors.

    He said that the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosque is ensuring the facilitation of daily services for visitors by reducing physical efforts and enhancing smart technology to keep pace with Vision 2030.

    Al-Sudais added that the presidency is determined to move forward and keep pace with digital transformation, support technological development, provide a strategy to create task forces and ensure the sustainability of a creative culture.

    The aim of the recitations, sermons and azan robot is to convey the messages of imams and muezzins of the Two Holy Mosques to visitors.

    Al-Sudais has launched other smart robots that work without human intervention, including a disinfectant and sterilization robot, fatwa robot, smart disinfectant robot and a Holy Kaaba surface cleaning robot.

    The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosque is keen to provide high-quality services, leadership and the latest administrative practices at the Grand Mosque to millions of Muslim visitors from around the world.

  • Newly recruited LeT militant killed, solider injured in Shopian

    Shopian, Sep 12: A newly recruited local militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed while as a soldier was injured in a gunfight that broke out between militants and security forces in orchards of Shirmal village in Zainapora area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Monday.

    An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on specific input about the presence of militants, a joint team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area.

    He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter.

    The official said that during exchange of fire, a militant identified as Aqib Ahmad pall, son of Mohammed Akram Pall, Resident of Drawani Imamsahib  Shopian who was affiliated with LeT and active since 05 September this year was killed besides that one soldier of 44 RR was injured who has been shifted to 92 base hospital Srinagar for treatment.

    He added that more reinforcement has been rushed to the spot search operation is going on in the area—(KNO)

  • Success Story: Sahil Farooq Young Flawless Musician From Srinagar

    Srinagar: Advancing toward a successful career in the world of music, Its Sahil Farooq is striking out and creating his own legacy through his mesmerizing tracks. Sahil is a popular artist whose tracks are enjoyed by people all over the globe. His audience loves his tracks because they are dynamic, with catchy lyrics and energizing beats that get their blood pumping. Songs like Bad Man, Shivers, and Bad Habits have become fan favorites because of the way Sahil crafts his songs to stand out amongst other artists in the industry. The talented singer has also released many popular singles that recently became viewable on Youtube, snagging over a million views as more and more of Pamesh’s music gets rediscovered by fans.
    Sahil was born on 10th December 2004 in Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir. His birthday, which falls under the Generation Z category, was a way to celebrate all people who were born globally between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1999. He is currently living in India after relocating there in 2014. He is a prolific music composer and producer but has also found success as a singer amongst his peers.

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    Sahil’s music and lyrics are not only beautiful but sometimes also heartbreaking. His albums depict a message of immense love, passion, and devotion that both the artist and his audience feel together. The way in which his songs blend melody, rhythm, and expression is truly something extraordinary. With his boundless energy and passion for music, his eccentric songs have enlightened listeners and helped them understand music in a new way. The songs are filled with intense emotion, allowing the audience to connect with them more quickly than before.
    Sahil’s music is touching for the very reason that Sahil’s interest in music does not come from commercial ambition, fame, or money. He is driven by a deep personal passion and dedication of his own, which creates a certain joy to be felt when listening to one of Sahil’s compositions. This drive for a lifelong passion for making music (which happened accidentally) requires a dedicated and disciplined mindset. His love for what he does definitely shines through in the heartwarming quality that his music possesses, with lyrics carefully chosen and articulately curated so as to stir up intense sentiments within listeners and make them feel more connected to motivation.

  • Don’t want to enter politics in prevailing terrified atmosphere: Iltija Mufti

    Jammu: Asserting that she has no attraction for politics and media gaze, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Sunday said she did not want to take a plunge into politics under the prevailing “terrified” atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir.
    However, she did not completely rule out joining politics and said situations do come in one’s life which give direction as nobody knows the future.
    “…In the current atmosphere where the politicians have become journalists and the latter stenographers, I do not want to do politics in such an atmosphere. Politics is about building your relationship with the public. Certain situations come in your life (which guide you),” Iltija Mufti said at a conclave here.
    She said she had seen politics from close quarters since her birth, being the granddaughter of PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “For other people, it might be attractive…I have no attraction for it.”
    Referring to her statements after the detention of her mother under the Public Safety Act (PSA) following the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into Union territories in August 2019, she said, “I came forward and started talking because of a vacuum, otherwise I would not have as I have no glamour for both politics and camera.”
    Iltija said it was her responsibility at that time and she had fulfilled that. “What is stored for me for the future, I do not know.”
    On the feedback of her fortnightly interactive session with people since May, a move which many viewed as an exercise before she takes the political plunge, she said the people are disappointed and feel broken in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370.
    Alleging that Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into an “open air prison”, Iltija said, “We do not have the civil rights and liberties.”
    “They want to disempower the people. They robbed our clothes and their intention is to shift the goal post but they have failed,” she said.
    Iltija said the government is trying to project tourism as a sign of normalcy but the fact is that the civilian killings have increased 20 percent since 2019.
    “Take away my security but secure the minorities…the peace they are talking about is graveyard silence which they have managed by filling up jails and creating fear among the people,” she alleged.
    PTI

  • Man accused of raping minor girl arrested in Srinagar

    Srinagar, Sep 11: A man accused of raping a minor girl has been arrested in Srinagar, Police said on Sunday.

    Srinagar police in a tweet as per (KNA) said that accused namely Sajad Ali Sofi of Gulshanbagh, Lal bazar arrested for raping a minor girl of same locality (name withheld).

    They said that FIR no 53/2022 under sections 376 of IPC and sections 3/4 of POCSO Act stands registered at Lal Bazar PS and further investigation has been taken up.

    “One Accused namely Sajad Ali Sofi of Gulshanbagh, Lal bazar arrested for raping a minor girl of same locality (name withheld). In this regards FIR no 53/2022 under sections 376 of IPC and sections 3/4 of POCSO Act stands registered at Lal Bazar PS,” Srinagar Police Tweeted. (KNA)

  • Panic in Srinagar’s Rajbagh after bear, cub surface in residential area

    Wildlife warden says searches launched in probable areas to catch wild animal; Police ask people to stay indoors till it is caught

    Srinagar, Sept 11: Panic gripped Rajbagh area of Srinagar after a bear and it’s cub were seen roaming in the area late last night, even as the wildlife department and police have asked the residents to stay indoors till the bear is caught.

    Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Wildlife Warden Altaf Hussain said that he received a call last night that a bear and its cub have been seen roaming in the area.

    He said that a team has launched a search operation and probable areas are being searched so that the bear is caught.

    He also advised people to stay indoors, especially don’t leave the children alone and lock the main gates of their houses, so as to prevent any untoward incident.

    Meanwhile, Srinagar police also issued an advisory asking people to stay indoors after a CCTV footage surfaced, wherein a bear and its cub can be seen roaming in Rajbagh area.

    “One Wild Bear & a small Cub are roaming in Rajbagh locality of Srinagar. Wildlife officials & Police are on the job. Citizens of this & nearby areas are advised to remain indoors till it is caught. If anyone notices/sees the bear, pls inform at SHO Rajbagh’s number 7006572050,” police tweeted—(KNO)