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Detailed Update: MeT forecast widespread moderate to heavy rain and snow- check details – Kashmir News

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Srinagar, Jan 23: As Jammu and Kashmir awaits snowfall and rains amid forecast by meteorological department, the minimum temperature fell below freezing point in the valley on Monday, officials said.
A meteorological department official here told that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.4°C against last night’s 1.0°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was 1.1°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.9°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 4.7°C against minus 6.3°C on the previous night and it was 2.8°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.7°C against minus 1.9°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C above normal for the place, the officials said. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 9.6°C against minus 6.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at minus 2.9°C against minus 0.5°C on the previous night and it was normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 6.5°C against 7.1°C on the previous night. It was 0.5°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 2.4°C (above normal by 2.7°C), Batote 2.1°C (below normal by 0.7°C), Katra 6.2°C (0.2°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 2.0°C (3.3°C above normal).

Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 12.6°C and minus 16.6°C respectively, the official said.

Kashmir is under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long harsh winter period that started on December 21. It does not mean an end to the winter either. It is followed by a 20-day-long period called ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that occurs between January 30 and February 19 and a 10-day-long period ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold) which is from February 20 to March 1.
The MeT department has forecast “isolated” light rain and snow over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
“Widespread moderate snow/(rain in Jammu) & moderate to heavy snow over middle and higher reaches of J&K very likely from evening of January 24th to 25th,” he said, adding, “On January 26-28th, weather is expected to be partly to generally cloudy with light snow/rain at isolated places.”
From January 29-30th, MeT forecast widespread moderate to heavy rain and snow.
He said that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours Srinagar received 2.6cm of snowfall. Reports said that snowfall was also received from some upper reaches in the Valley. (GNS)
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January 23, 2023
Two Residential Houses Damaged In Fire

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SRINAGAR: At least two residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Guzarbal area of Noorbagh in summer capital Srinagar on Monday morning.
Reports said that two residential houses were gutted in a fire incident in the Guzarbal area this morning.
They said that fire tenders doused the flames on time and prevented any further damage. However, there was no loss of life or injury reported in this incident.
A police officer also confirmed the fire mishap and said, cognizance of the incident has been taken, and the cause of fire was not immediately known, however investigation has been set into motion. (KDC)

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January 23, 2023
India Blocks BBC Documentary On Modi’s Role In Gujarat Riots – WATCH VIDEO – Kashmir News

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India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of any clips via social media is barred.
Directions to block the clips from being shared have been issued using emergency powers available to the government under the country’s information technology rules, said Kanchan Gupta, an adviser to the government, on his Twitter handle on Saturday.
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While the BBC has not aired the documentary in India, the video was uploaded on some YouTube channels, Gupta said.
The government has issued orders to Twitter to block over 50 tweets linking to the video of the documentary and YouTube has been instructed to block any uploads of the video, Gupta said. Both YouTube and Twitter have complied with the directions, he added.
Govt blocks YouTube videos sharing BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/MS87bUXN3b
— DD News (@DDNewslive) January 22, 2023
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The first episode of the documentary titled India: The Modi Question, which released on January 17, alleged that a team sent by the British government had found that Modi, then the Gujarat chief minister, was “directly responsible for a climate of impunity” that led to the violence against Muslims. While the documentary has not been officially released in India, its pirated versions have been circulating on social media platforms.
The Ministry of External Affairs has alleged that the documentary pushed a discredited narrative.

Do note that this has not been screened in India…We think that this is a propaganda piece, designed to push a particular discredited narrative. The bias, lack of objectivity & continuing colonial mindset is blatantly visible: MEA on the BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/5Pd9XV18Jm
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) January 19, 2023
“[The BBC’s] vile propaganda was found to be undermining the sovereignty and integrity of India, and having the potential to adversely impact India’s friendly relations with foreign countries as also public order within the country,” Gupta said.

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has joined the opposition leaders who have criticised the government action against the BBC’s two part documentary on the riots in Gujarat about two decades ago. The AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) leader was speaking at an event on Sunday when he sought a ban on the movie “Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh”, which is due to release on January 26 on Republic Day.
He sought the move after the central government blocked access to the BBC documentary – “India: The Modi Question”‘ – last week on social media, including YouTube and Twitter. The first part was recently released, but not in India.
Opposition leaders have ripped into the Centre over the removal of the controversial BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Twitter and YouTube. Some of them tweeted alternative links where the first of the two-part series can be watched.
Amid controversy over BBC’s documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his role in the Gujarat riots Fraternity Movement held a special screening of the first episode of the documentary on the campus of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), on Saturday.
On learning about the screening of the documentary, ABVP activists reportedly staged a protest and lodged a complaint with the University registrar and at the Gachibowli police station. However, when contacted, the ABVP and the Gachibowli police denied the claim. (Agencies)
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January 23, 2023
MeT Predicts More Rain, Snow In Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: Weather was inclement in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Monday that generally cloudy sky is likely in Jammu division and scattered rain and snow would prevail in Kashmir.
“Weather is likely to remain dry with generally cloudy sky in Jammu and scattered to isolated rain/snow in the Valley during the next 24 hours,” an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said.
Srinagar had minus 3.4, Pahalgam minus 4.7 and Gulmarg had minus 9.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
In Ladakh region, Kargil had minus 16.6 and Leh minus 12.6 as the minimum temperature.
Jammu had 6.5, Katra 6.2, Batote 2.1, Banihal 2.4 and Bhaderwah 2 as the minimum temperature. (IANS)

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January 23, 2023
Mercury Falls Below Freezing Point In Kashmir; Minus 3.4°C In Srinagar; Minus In 9.6°C In Gulmarg

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Srinagar, Jan 23: As Jammu and Kashmir awaits snowfall and rains amid forecast by meteorological department, the minimum temperature fell below freezing point in the valley on Monday, officials said.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.4°C against last night’s 1.0°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was 1.1°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.9°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 4.7°C against minus 6.3°C on the previous night and it was 2.8°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.7°C against minus 1.9°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 9.6°C against minus 6.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at minus 2.9°C against minus 0.5°C on the previous night and it was normal for the north Kashmir area.

Jammu recorded a low of 6.5°C against 7.1°C on the previous night. It was 0.5°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal recorded a low of 2.4°C (above normal by 2.7°C), Batote 2.1°C (below normal by 0.7°C), Katra 6.2°C (0.2°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 2.0°C (3.3°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 12.6°C and minus 16.6°C respectively, the official said.
Kashmir is under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long harsh winter period that started on December 21. It does not mean an end to the winter either. It is followed by a 20-day-long period called ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that occurs between January 30 and February 19 and a 10-day-long period ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold) which is from February 20 to March 1.
The MeT department has forecast “isolated” light rain and snow over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
“Widespread moderate snow/(rain in Jammu) & moderate to heavy snow over middle and higher reaches of J&K very likely from evening of January 24th to 25th,” he said, adding, “On January 26-28th, weather is expected to be partly to generally cloudy with light snow/rain at isolated places.”
From January 29-30th, MeT forecast widespread moderate to heavy rain and snow.
He said that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours Srinagar received 2.6cm of snowfall. Reports said that snowfall was also received from some upper reaches in the Valley. (GNS)
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January 23, 2023
Jammu & Kashmir: Ex-CMs, Ministers, Politicians, Bureaucrats Among Big Encroachers Identified – Kashmir News
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Jammu & Kashmir: Ex-CMs, Ministers, Politicians, Bureaucrats Among Big Encroachers Identified
- Ex-CMs, Ministers, politicians, bureaucrats among big encroachers identified in Jammu
- Encroachments not reflected in records but verified on ground
- Commercial structures, party office raised on State land
JAMMU, Jan 22: Former Chief Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, politicians, bureaucrats and hoteliers are among the big encroachers of the State land in Jammu and their names figure in the list prepared by the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for eviction. Shockingly, the encroachments made by these influential people have not been reflected in the records but have been verified on ground by the field officials of the Revenue Department.
The list also included some politicians of National Conference and People’s Democratic Party, former Members of Legislative Assembly and relatives of politicians. Even office of a mainstream political party (PDP) has been constructed on the encroached land.
As per the list of big encroachers, who are in illegal possession of State land other than the land patches covered under the Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001 popularly known as Roshni Scheme, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, former Chief Ministers and senior leaders of the National Conference are the illegal occupants of about seven kanals and seven marlas of State land in Sunjwan village of Bahu tehsil.
Similarly, former Cabinet Minister of PDP Choudhary Zulfkar Ali has encroached three kanals and 12 marlas of State land in Chowadhi village of Bahu tehsil and he has raised banquet hall over the encroached land.
Former Cabinet Minister of National Conference Dr Mustafa Kamal too has encroached two kanals of land in Sunjwan area of Bahu tehsil. Another former Cabinet Minister of Congress Taj Mohi-ud-Din is in the illegal possession of 50 kanals of land in Jammu Khas tehsil and he has raised farm house over the land titled as Gair Mumkin Tawi.
Businessman Subash Chudhary is in the illegal possession of two kanals of Gair Mumkin Khad in Deeli village of Jammu South and a building has been constructed over the encroached land while as former bureaucrat and political leader Basheer Ahmed Runyal has encroached one kanal and five marlas of land in Channi Rama village of Tehsil Bahu and a palatial house has been constructed over the same.

Former MLA and National Conference leader Abdul Wahid Shan is in the illegal possession of 3.5 marlas of land in Sidhra area while as former MLA of National Conference Bashir Ahmed has encroached one kanal of land in Sidhra and the same is being used for residential as well as commercial purpose. Nazir Ahmed Koul, relative of politician and former Minister of State Aijaz Khan has encroached three kanals of land in Sidhra area.

Even People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has encroached three kanals of land in Sunjwan area and party office has been constructed over the same. The Block Development Council Chairperson Satwari Nazeer Bibi has encroached three kanals of land in Sunjwan area while as influential businessman Mushtaq Chaya is in the illegal possession of one kanal and five marlas of land in Sunjwan area.
PDP leader Talib Choudhary has encroached two kanals of land in Channi Rama area and the same has been converted into commercial property. Ashfaq Mir, son of retired Justice is in the illegal possession of one kanal of land in Sunjwan while as Zehan Din, relative of former Minister Aijaz Khan has illegally encroached two kanals of land in Sunjwan area.
A property dealer Mohd Hussain, son of Noor Hussain, who is also relative of a politician, has encroached 15 kanals of land in Deeli area and a commercial building has been constructed over the same. Likewise, Nizam Din Khatana, Jamat Ali (Lamberdar Dungian) and former IGP Nissar Ali are in the illegal possession of huge chunk of land in Sunjwan and Channi Rama areas respectively.
Imran Beg of Beig Construction Company is in illegal possession of five kanals of land in Channi Rama while as Owais Ahmed has raised Shuhul Showroom on two kanals of encroached State land in Channi Rama area.
“All these encroachments have not been reflected in the official records but have been checked and verified on ground by the field staff of the Revenue Department”, sources said, adding “all these land patches were not covered under the Roshni Scheme”.
Meanwhile, Khyber Hotel in Gulmarg has agreed to voluntarily remove encroachments as soon as weather improves as still there is lot of snow in the area. “The field staff of Revenue and Forest Departments has already removed the fencing around encroached area and land could not be removed due to inclement weather”, sources said.
(News Source: Daily Excelsior/Mohinder Verma)
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January 23, 2023
2 IEDs Recovered, Destroyed: Police

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SRINAGAR: Police on Monday said that two Improvised Explosive Devices were recovered by it along with army and paramilitary CRPF in Dassal and its adjoining area of Rajouri district.
“On 22-01-2023 at 1800 hours a joint search operation was launched by Police, SOG Rajouri, Army 225 field Regiment and CRPF 72Bn at Dassal and its adjoining area,” news agency GNS quoted police statement as having said.
During the searches, the police said, two IEDs were recovered. “Later on IEDs were destroyed by Bomb Disposal Squad team,” it said, adding, “On this a case (FIR No. 39/2023) under section 13/16/UAP Act, 3/4 Explosive Act has been registered.”

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January 23, 2023
2 IEDs Recovered In Rajouri, Destroyed Later: Police

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Jammu, Jan 23: Police on Monday said that two Improvised Explosive Devices were recovered by it along with army and paramilitary CRPF in Dassal and its adjoining area of Rajouri district.
“On 22-01-2023 at 1800 hours a joint search operation was launched by Police, SOG Rajouri, Army 225 field Regiment and CRPF 72Bn at Dassal and its adjoining area,” police said in a statement to GNS.
During the searches, the police said, two IEDs were recovered. “Later on IEDs were destroyed by Bomb Disposal Squad team,” it said, adding, “On this a case (FIR No. 39/2023) under section 13/16/UAP Act, 3/4 Explosive Act has been registered.” (GNS)
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January 23, 2023
Big Breaking: Govt notifies fresh guidelines for issuance of ration cards and licenses of Fair Price Shops In J&K – Kashmir News

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Big Breaking: Govt notifies fresh guidelines for issuance of ration cards and licenses of Fair Price Shops In J&K – Kashmir News
IMAGE 1/4: JKPSC Released Provisional Answer Key For Various Posts
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January 23, 2023