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Srinagar, Aug 29: A 43-year-old CRPF trooper from Bandipora was killed after hit by train near railway bridge Humhama in Budgam in central Kashmir, officials said.

They said trooper identified as Mohammad Ismael Mir of 35 battalion of G-company, from Bandipora, deployed at Railway Bridge Humhama was hit by the train, resulting in his on the spot death. He was referred to SMHS Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival, a police official told GNS. He said that proceedings have been initiated. (GNS)

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday expressed hope that militancy will get over soon in Kashmir and asked people to keep faith.

We will get over insurgency soon. Keep faith. We have to survive and we make our nation survive, he said at the closing ceremony of Greentech Foundation’s two-day meet on Safety and Energy at Sonamarg tourist resort in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

On people afraid of travelling to Jammu and Kashmir due to militancy, Abdullah said, Yamraj (God of death) is everywhere .

“Though J-K is paradise on earth, still people have fear in travelling to this region. Due to the violence and insurgency, they are not sure whether they will go back alive or not. But, I am happy you (visitors) have come, you made it a point to come here. When you go back tell your friends what you have witnessed here,” he said.

Abdullah, the Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, said he would like to see a new India, the India that stands for all.

“God is neither in temple nor in mosque. The God, the Allah, is in every one of us. It is an earnest desire for all of us to live together and progress together. We made a nation that stands for all,” he said.

The NC leader said COVID-19 crippled mighty nations like USA, but India fared well despite widespread poverty.

Our scientific and medical community made our country proud, he said.

Abdullah also said constructing tunnels in places like Sonamarg will pave way for people to travel to such regions even in winters and also open up another dimension to winter sports.

“We are constructing some major tunnels in Jammu & Kashmir. A section of it is going to be open this winter. This will pave a way for people to travel to region even in the winters, which otherwise was difficult so far.

“These tunnels also open up another dimension to winter sports. This may help us improve our medals tally in Olympics. Many smaller nations won more medals than us. We need tunnels. They are important not just for enabling travel in winter, but for strategic reasons for our army as well,” he added.

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Leh: A joint strike call given by the Apex Body of People’s Movement for 6th Schedule and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) disrupted normal life in Ladakh Saturday. The protest is against the Centre’s delay in holding talks with them regarding their demand for statehood and constitutional safeguards to the region.

Delegates meet Union minister

A delegation met Union Minister Nityanand Rai regarding their demands
They have been demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards to the region
Also a joint delegation of the Apex Body and the KDA met the visiting Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday afternoon after accepting his invitation. Both the groups have also been demanding one more Lok Sabha seat and two Rajya Sabha seats besides a special recruitment drive for the local youth to fill up over 10,000 vacancies.

“The meeting with the minister took place in a cordial atmosphere. The Union minister heard our demands patiently,” said Qamar Ali Akhoon, former minister and co-chairman of the KDA.

Akhoon, who was flanked by other prominent leaders including apex body leader and former MP Thupstang Chhewang and Co-chairman KDA Asgar Ali Karbalai, said the union minister assured them that the dialogue with them would continue for the resolution of their demands.

He thanked the people of Ladakh for observing a “complete strike”. He said the delegation also raised the demand for filling up of vacancies to provide employment to the UT youth. — PTI

SRINAGAR, AUG 28: “India is an important country in the region and we want good trade and economic relations with it,” Taliban leader Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai said in a recent interview.

“We want our relationship with India to continue as it was before,” he told TOLOnews today. He said that Afghanistan’s trade with India is very important along the way to Pakistan. “We also need to keep air trade open with India.”

“We attach great importance to India in our trade, economic and political relations and want to maintain relations with India.” During the interview, he expressed his desire to work with India on all these issues.

“I am very grateful to the people of Pakistan for sheltering the refugees and for allowing our refugees to live there for so many years,” he said.

“We also expect to have good relations with Pakistan, our neighbor. As we have been friends before, we still hope that our relationship will be positive and that we will both pursue non-interference politics. (PTK)

Says won’t allow situation in Kashmir to deteriorate in wake of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan; Killing of Abbas Sheikh, his aide major breather for police, people

Kulgam, Aug 28: Two lecturers, working in the School Education department Saturday claimed to have discovered a “gigantic fossil site” while scouting for fossil samples near world famous Aharbal waterfall in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

As per reports available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the gigantic fossil site was discovered by two lectures namely Manzoor Javaid and Dr Rouf Hamza when they came across a site, which is rich in fossil diversity at specific locations aged between 488- 354 million years.

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Notably, the site is located at a distance of about two kilometers from Ahrabal Waterfall in Kulgam district and the site is studded with thousands of fossil remains of diverse nature which got exposed due to weathering, construction of road and subsequent erosion.

Dr Rouf Hamza while talking with KNO said that thousands of fossils are visible at the site superficially without any excavation. “This is an indication that huge haul of fossils could be hidden beneath.”

He said that if the potential areas of the site are excavated, it may reveal an astonishing fossil world to the scientific community.

“During the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the fossil samples fall between Ordovician and Devonian period. However, it needs to be ascertained through serious research and Carbon Dating.”

He said that the organisms commonly found during this period belong to Bryozoa (Fenestella, Fenestrillina, Trepestome, Rhombopore), Trilobites, Crinoids, Brachiopods, Corals etc. “However, the site needs to be evaluated for other fossil flora and fauna.”

Rouf claimed that till date, it is presumably the biggest find in J&K in terms of occurrence, area, diversity and age of the fossils.

“Interestingly most of the fossil sites have been discovered either by the foreigners or by the professionals. However, this is the only discovery in Jammu and Kashmir made by the amateur fossil hunters,” he claimed—(KNO)

Two guys from Shareefabad held a flag reading “Oppressed Kashmir” in 10th Moharram procession in Budgam. Police responds by booking them under oppressive UAPA to prove that they are not oppressed.
This model of policing should be adopted by every democracy in the world.

— Ruhullah Mehdi (@RuhullahMehdi) August 27, 2021

Says we must fight that fear and we will vercome insurgency soon, Two-day National Meet on Safety and Energy concludes at Sonamarg

Sonamarg, Aug 27: Referring to the people who are afraid of travelling to Jammu and Kashmir due to insurgency, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday said the Yamraj is everywhere.

“Though J&K is Paradise on Earth, still people have fear in travelling to this region. Due to the violence and insurgency, they are not sure whether they go back live or not. But, I am happy you have come, you made it a point to come here. Like you fought the fear came here, you have seen how secured it is. When you go back home tell your friends, what you have witnessed here,” he said, as per a statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS)

Dr, Farooq Abdullah, the former Chief Minister of J&K was the chief guest at the closing ceremony of Greentech Foundation’s two-days meet on Safety and Energy.

Welcoming the gathering, CEO of Greentech Foundation, Kamaleshwar Sharan, said what they hear about Jammu & Kashmir about safety is different from what they have been witnessing for the past couple of days.

“There is a perception gap. We need to correct this. We will spread a positive word about it. We will convey the ground reality of the region.”

Recalling an incident, which he witnessed in Dubai on a 31st New Year evening, where Dr Abdullah saw a hotel caught up with fire, killing many. “Later it was found that it didn’t have fire fighting mechanism in place. We have been constructing sky scrapers, but fail to give attention to fire safety and security,” Abdullah said.

Referring to Covid-19, which crippled mighty nations like the USA, he said that India has fared well, despite the highest poverty. “Our Scientific and Medical community made our country proud.”

Giving hope to the audience that comprised of Safety and Energy Professionals Greentech Foundation drawn from across India, Abdullah, a former Union Minister for Energy said, they will get over insurgency soon. “Keep faith. We have to survive and we will make our nation survive.”

He also said that the Holy Quran teaches us to respect each other, respect humanity. “When you go back home make a new India, make India for all. Before I sleep I want to see a new India. The liberators of this nation, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru couldn’t see. But, I am optimistic and I would like to see a new India, the India that stands for all.”

Dr Abdullah also gave away Genentech’s Leading Director Awards to a few individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to their profession and the Industry.

The few recipients include City Corporation, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company and Manipur Police Housing and others.

As per the statement, 150 delegates from across India and cross-section of industries participated in the meet.

“The delegates came from organizations like ONGC, NTPC Ltd, Dalmia Cement, HPCL, IIM Rohtak, Steel Authority of India Ltd, Lupin Ltd etc deliberated, said Kamaleshwar Sharan, CEO of Greentech Foundation.”

The two-day national meet organized by New Delhi based 21-year-old Greentech Foundation on Safety at Workplace and Energy concluded on Friday with an awards presentation ceremony.

A weak Western Disturbance is very likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir from tomorrow. Under its influence, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are expected at some places in Jammu and Kashmir.

There is no forecast of any continuous or heavy rainfall. However, intensity of thundershowers in parts of Jammu region can be heavy as the western arm of monsoon lies close to the foothills of the Himalayas.

These shorts spells of rain may keep the weather pleasant across the Union Territory till 01 September.

Regards: Kashmir Weather