Unknown gunmen wearing Police uniform and PP kits on Thrusday have looted J&K Bank Branch Sherabad Khore in District Baramullla
Sources told SNS KASHMIR that on Thrusday 3:50Pm 3-4 Masked People with Pistols wearing PPkits and Police uniform entered into j&k Bank Branch Sherabad Khore and looted the Cash from the Bank during shuffle one Security guard of the bank has been also injured.
Meanwhile after few gun Shots they have succeeded to loot some cash, Rifle of security guards and one vehicle of Local resident and fled away from the spot.
The High Court today asked Regional Transport Officer Kashmir to file affidavit before it by tomorrow on what necessitated the issuance of circular, mandating vehicles bearing outside registration number to apply for a new registration within fortnight. The Court also sought the personal appearance of the Secretary to the Government Transport Department to clarify whether the Regional Transport Officer Kashmir (RTO) was competent authority to issue the circular. A Division Bench of Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Vinod Chatterji Koul also made it clear that pendency of the petitions would not be an impediment for traffic or the Transport Authorities to screen the vehicles with non-local registration mark for checking their veracity vis-a-vis the documents and the bonafide entry into the territorial limits Jammu and Kashmir. However, the Court said that such exercise shall be undertaken by the officials of the Transport Department only. Earlier, RTO Kashmir, who was present through virtual mode, submitted that the decision to notify the circular was taken in a meeting convened by the Secretary to the Government, Transport Department for ensuring screening of the vehicle which bears the non-local registration. The officer upon being pointedly asked by the court as to whether any exercise was undertaken to meet the requirements of Sections 46, 47 and 50 of the Motor Vehicles Act by the Transport Department, he submitted that he has no records to that effect. “Since the officer was not in a position to satisfactorily demonstrate the origin of the circular and his authority to issue it, the court feels it appropriate to ask the officer to file his affidavit before the court by tomorrow (April 22), indicating therein as to what necessitated the issuance of circular and remain present in person along with records on the next date,” the court ordered. “The Secretary to the Government, Transport Department, Civil Secretariat, Jammu, shall also remain present through virtual mode on April 21”, the court said. Last week, the court had also directed the authorities to file response to the petition filed by one Irshad Hussain Munshi, a resident of Buchpora Srinagar. The court has, however, already declined to hear the plea as a Public Interest Litigation. The petitioner, Munshi, has sought directions to the concerned authorities to quash RTO Kashmir’s circular dated March 27, mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside registration number to apply for a new registration as per the provisions of Section 47/50 of Motor Vehicle Act 1988 within a prescribed period of 15 days, failing which action as warranted shall be initiated against them. He also sought directions as also clarification by way of a circular or order on the issue of levying of tax on the vehicles purchased outside J&K if the previous owner of the vehicle has already paid the tax on the vehicle. He also sought directions to clarify by way of circular from which period the tax is to be levied on the vehicles. Munshi has also sought directions to the concerned not to seize or impound or fine the vehicles bearing outside registration number in pursuance of the RTO’s circular. He also sought direction to the authorities concerned to give the public ample period of time for submitting their documents for re-registration and also sought directions to amend/relax the rules in order to avoid inconvenience to the general public. (Excelsior )
India reported 314,835 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15,930,965, according to MoHFW.
This is the first time any country country has recorded over 300,000 cases in just 24 hours.
Amid oxygen shortage and faltering health system in the country, India saw 2,104 deaths in highest single-day spike. The death toll from the deadly infection stands at 184,672.
The country now has nearly 2.3 million active cases.
The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (4,027,827), Kerala (1,197,301), Karnataka (1,109,650), Tamil Nadu (962,935), and Andhra Pradesh (942,135).
Prior to India, only the United States recorded more than 3 lakh cases in a single day on January 2, 2021.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed pleas by social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging India”s competition regulator CCI”s order directing a probe into WhatsApp”s new privacy policy.
Justice Navin Chawla said that though it would have been “prudent” for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to await the outcome of petitions in the Supreme Court and the Delhi HC against WhatsApp”s new privacy policy, but not doing so would not make the regulator”s order “perverse” or “wanting of jurisdiction”.
The court said it saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).—(PTI)
The Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday carried out raids at three different location in Central and North Kashmir in a case related to JKPCC Scams, officials said here.
Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the CBK carried out raids in Ganderbal, Nishat and Sopore areas of Kashmir in case FIR No. 18/21 related to JKPCC Scams.
Raids at these places were going on when this report was being filed—(KNO)
Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor Kashmir University,(file photo)
SNS KASHMIR
SRINAGAR, APRIL 22 :
Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor Kashmir University, has been admitted to SKIMS Soura, days after testing positive for the covid-19, official sources said on Thursday.
They said that Talat is suffering from bilateral covid pneumonia and was admitted to SKIMS Soura where his condition is now stated to be stable.
Dr G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer coronavirus control measures at SKIMS Soura, told GNS that professor Talat Ahmad was admitted around 9 p.m. last night with “bilateral pneumonia.”
“His condition is stable,” he added. Sources said that oxygen saturation of Talat Ahmad’s fell last night and was immediately shifted to the hospital. (GNS)
Says admin follows the slogan of Jaan Bhi, Jahan Bhi, callousness still among people, needs to be plugged; situation not alarming at all, urges people to follow Covid protocol in spirit
SNS KASHMIR
SRINAGAR, APRIL 20 :
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Tuesday said that there is a callousness in the public which needs to be plugged sooner the better and that there was no plans to impose any sort of lockdown in the valley as the administration is following the slogan of “Jaan bhi, Jahaan bhi.”
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir said that last year, lockdown was imposed to save lives as there was not much knowledge about the virus and its behavior.
“With the passage of time, unlocking was done and measures were taken to prevent the spread of virus. Last year, there was no tourism and the economy suffered a lot. As the time passed, we evolved a country-wide Covid protocol that entails preventive measures like wearing of masks, using sanitzers, and maintaining distance,” Pole said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)
He said that at present there are 7300 positive cases while Kashmir has recorded 1300 deaths so far. “The percentage of deaths is 1.47. In total, there were 90,000 Covid positive cases of which 80,000 recovered so far. He said that 28 lakh people were tested of which 20 lakh were done through Rapid Antigen Testing, and remaining through RTCPR.”
He said that there is a mutant virus about which “we don’t have much knowledge.” “At present we are following Covid-protocol. There is a callousness among people which needs to be plugged,” the Divisional Commissioner said. The Divisional Commissioner said that there were no plans of imposing any sort of lock down as administration is following the slogan of “Jaan Bhi aur Jahan Bhi.”
He said that there are 1500 beds available of which total occupancy is 30 percent only. “37 percent hospitals in Kashmir are having adequate oxygen facility,” Pole said, adding that the situation is not alarming in the Valley—(KNO)
Says shops to remain open from 10 AM to 7 PM on other days; Restaurants, shops dealing with eatables to remain open till 9 pm
SNS KASHMIR
JAMMU, APRIL 20 :
At a time when Lieutenant Governor administration of Jammu and Kashmir have ordered 50 per cent opening of markets besides laying out a number of new SOPs amid surge in Corona virus cases, Jammu’s Chamber of Commerce has rolled out a new market timing in order to assist administration in the fight against COVID19.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), president of Jammu Chamber of Commerce, Arun Gupta said that after meeting with traders’ bodies of various areas of Jammu city, it has been decided that all kinds of business establishments will remain closed on Sunday.
He also said that all kinds of shops in Jammu city will open from 10 AM to 07 except establishments dealing with eatables and restaurants that shall close at 09 PM.
“This is crucial time and we all need to extend our best possible cooperation to the government for fighting corona virus,” Gupta said—(KNO)
COVID-19 surge: J&K govt extends night curfew to all 20 districts
Besides, public transport shall be permitted to ply only at 50% of its authorized seating capacity while only 50% shops within the municipal limits / urban local body limits shall be open on an alternate basis through a rotation system.
Maulvi Naik Mohammad, a key Taliban commander, was killed and two of his comrades were injured on Monday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“Maulvi Naik Mohammad, a key Taliban commander was killed this afternoon in the Haji Camp area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, and two of his comrades, including Azizullah Mashhur Mustafa, the head of the city network, were wounded,” Nangarhar Governor Ziaulhaq Amarkhil wrote in a tweet.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, including Taliban.
However, reports suggest the commander has been killed by ISIS Pakistan.
The incident comes after, Andreas von Brandt, the EU ambassador in Afghanistan, on Saturday had urged the Taliban to take the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan seriously and hoped that the Taliban will not miss this opportunity offered to them at the upcoming Istanbul conference.
The Turkey conference on Afghanistan is scheduled for Saturday. This comes after Washington announced its decision to withdraw US troops out of Afghanistan till September 11.—(ANI)
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