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  • Watch: A massive ‘tornado’ on the sun, the height of 14 Earths, caught on camera – Kashmir News

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    Watch: A massive ‘tornado’ on the sun, the height of 14 Earths, caught on camera

    Images of possibly the tallest tornado in the solar system have been captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The solar tornado happened in the north pole of the sun and had been building for three days, ultimately rising as high as 120,000 kilometres before collapsing into a cloud of magnetised gas.

    I spent 3 hours yesterday with my solar telescope pointed at a tall tornado-y looking thing on the sun. This 14-Earths-tall swirling column of plasma was raining moon-sized gobs of incandescent material on the sun. I can’t imagine a more hellish place: Andrew McCarthy

    The boiling plasma in the sun’s atmosphere was reportedly brewing for three days last week. It then gained a height of 120,000 kilometres, which is equivalent to 14 piles of Earth. The solar tornado then collapsed and ejected lots of different materials in the form of plasma into space. However, a report on Space Weather said that our planet is not likely to feel any effects of the tornado and the ensuing material.

    The occurrence of Earth-sized blobs falling onto the Sun had astronomers in awe who described it as nothing less than hell. “This 14-Earths-tall swirling column of plasma was raining moon-sized gobs of incandescent material on the sun,” astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy tweeted. “I can’t imagine a more hellish place.”

     

    Reports say that the sun has been immensely active for the last few days. There are at least six sunspots currently visible on its disk, a UK space weather forecaster said. More solar flares and plasma eruptions can be expected in the coming days in one of these spots on the sun’s southeastern edge.

     

    Massive solar winds are also happening right now on the sun, with the winds being ejected from two coronal holes in the sun’s upper atmosphere, that is the corona. These solar winds upon contact with the Earth’s magnetic field are likely to trigger geomagnetic storms.


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  • Police have launched massive war against narco-terror in J&K: DGP Dilbagh Singh

    Police have launched massive war against narco-terror in J&K: DGP Dilbagh Singh

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    Jammu, Mar 24: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that police have launched a major war against the narco-terror in J&K as more and more youth are falling prey to the drug menace.

    “Police have busted several drug modules and recovered not just drugs but weapons as well,” Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a function at Kathua, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He said police is taking help and probing the narco-terror cases jointly with State Investigative Agency (SIA), National Investigating Agency (NIA), and also National Crime Bureau (NCB).

    “Drug abuse especially the narco-terror is the second biggest challenge after militancy,” he said, adding that strict action is being taken against those found involved in the drug abuse. “It has been seen that more and more youth are falling prey to the drugs. “We are committed to root out this menace once for all and a collective approach has been launched by the police in this regard,” the DGP said.

    About query on infiltration, the DGP said that infiltration is on decline even though attempts were made from Rajouri, Baramulla and Kupwara areas. “Last year, 56 foreign militants were killed. Some foreign militants are still active who are being tracked down. Some foreign militants were involved the dastardly act in Dhangri area of Rajouri,” he said. “Pakistan’s internal situation is very bad at this juncture and the country should focus on their own situation rather than pushing in terrorists into this side.”

    On some journalists were arrested in Kashmir in for terror-links, the DGP said that in the society, law is for one and all. “Some journalists were found involved in terror related activities and law has taken its own course. Law is same for all,” the DGP said, adding that “nobody will be spared”.

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • SRK, Salman to shoot for ‘Tiger 3’ at massive set, deets inside

    SRK, Salman to shoot for ‘Tiger 3’ at massive set, deets inside

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    Mumbai: Preparations for the shoot of superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s special appearance in Salman Khan-starrer ‘Tiger 3’ have been going on in full swing. As per a trade source, a massive set will be constructed over 45 days to shoot the Salman-SRK action scene in ‘Tiger 3’.

    “Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will be seen on screen again in Tiger 3 and Aditya Chopra and director Maneesh Sharma have planned this to be the biggest surprise element of the film. YRF has quietly commissioned to build a massive set over 45 days to shoot the scene where Salman and SRK will be involved in some mind-boggling action,” the source said.

    “When Salman appeared in Pathaan to help SRK, fans went into a frenzy seeing their biggest cinema idols beating their antagonists to a pulp. Now, it’s time for King Khan to repay the compliment in Tiger 3 and we expect Salman and SRK to pull off crazy, adrenaline-pumping, high-intensity action sequences that will blow our minds,” the source added.

    SRK is expected to start shooting for his cameo in Salman Khan-starrer in April. He will shoot for seven days in Mumbai.

    Tiger 3, the third in the Tiger franchise, will be directed by Maneesh Sharma. The film will release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu this Diwali. The upcoming action-thriller stars Emraan Hashmi as the antagonist.
    Katrina will play the female lead in the film.

    Prior to Tiger 3, Salman and SRK were seen together in Siddharth Anand’s blockbuster ‘Pathaan’. The film, which went on to become a blockbuster, marked the return of SRK to the silver screen after a four-year hiatus.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Massive search operation on to arrest fugitive Sikh radical Amritpal

    Massive search operation on to arrest fugitive Sikh radical Amritpal

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    Chandigarh; Massive search operation continued on the second day on Sunday to arrest Sikh radical Amritpal Singh, head of ‘Waris Punjab De’, who has been declared a ‘fugitive’, a senior police official said.

    Jalandhar Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal on Saturday night told the media that Amritpal Singh was declared a ‘fugitive’.

    The police search operations are now mainly focused in Jalandhar district from where he managed to give the police a slip when it tried to intercept his vehicle to arrest him.

    Amritpal’s father Tarsem Singh told the media the police should have arrested him before he left the house. “We don’t have any information about his whereabouts. They carried out a search at our residence for 3-4 hours but did not find anything illegal.”

    He called the police action “unjustified” and said his son was weaning the youth off drugs. “Why the police were not acting against criminals and those involved in drugs,” he asked.

    Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Chahal said Amritpal’s six gunmen were nabbed. “A manhunt for Amritpal Singh is on and we are hopeful that he will be arrested soon. A total of 78 people have been arrested so far and further searches and raids are underway,” he added.

    “During the state-wide operation, nine weapons, including one .315 bore rifle, seven rifles of 12 bore, one revolver and 373 live cartridges of different caliber have been recovered so far,” the police said in a statement on Twitter on Saturday evening.

    “Waris Punjab De elements are involved in four criminal cases relating to spreading disharmony among classes, attempt to murder, attack on police persons and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duties of public servants. FIR stands registered for the attack on Ajnala Police Station,” it added.

    A house-to-house search operation in villages in Nakodar in Jalandhar district was carried out throughout the night, said a senior official. Even the central paramilitary forces have been involved in the search operation.

    Meanwhile, internet services across the state were suspended as a precautionary step.

    Supporters of Amritpal Singh have been sharing videos of police vehicles chasing Singh’s cavalcade.

    Anticipating a disturbance of peace, a large contingent of the paramilitary force was deployed outside his native village, Jallupur Khaira, in Amritsar district.

    A special team of the police, comprising personnel from seven districts, had followed the separatist leader’s convoy while he was on his way to Jalandhar’s Shahkot tehsil. They had closed on his vehicles two to three times but Amritpal Singh managed to escape.

    Section 144 has been imposed in many districts of the state. The police have also increased security in the state. In addition, all vehicles are being checked at the Punjab-Haryana border.

    Thirty-year-old Amritpal Singh, a pro-Khalistan fiery propagator and self-styled preacher, has been running ‘separatist’ propaganda through speeches. Three cases, including two of delivering hate speeches, have been pending against him.

    On the radar of Central investigating agencies, he has drawn comparisons to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale owing to his similar looks and donning a navy blue turban, a white chola, and a sword-sized kirpan.

    On February 23, an armed mob led by Amritpal Singh clashed with police and laid siege to a police station near Amritsar, demanding the release of one of their colleagues who had been taken into custody in an alleged kidnapping case.

    Six policemen were injured in the bloody clash.

    Police officials had later clarified that they were unable to control the crowd as they were carrying a physical copy of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, also called Bir in Punjabi, as a shield.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Watch: Massive sand tornado hit Taif in Saudi Arabia

    Watch: Massive sand tornado hit Taif in Saudi Arabia

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    Riyadh: In a rare phenomenon, a massive sand tornado struck the desert of the Saudi city of Taif, which alarmed the Saudis.

    A video of the tornado was shared on social media platforms on Monday, showing the sheer force of the storm as it tore through a field.

    The footage also showed the moment the hurricane swallowed all the stones and rocks in its path, which sparked a state of fear.

    Video clip also showed the devastation left behind by the tornado – from uprooted trees to smashed vehicles and piles of debris.

    The spokesman for the National Center of Meteorology, Hussein Al-Qahtani, said, “The observed weather phenomenon in Taif Governorate is classified as a tornado and does not recur permanently.”

    He explained in tweet that “their occurrence is often associated with severe thunderstorms, and they occur in a narrow range and for a limited period of time,” noting that “the center has monitored the recurrence of this situation during the past years.”

    On Sunday, the Kingdom’s National Meteorological Center warned of thunderstorms of varying intensity that are expected to affect most parts of Saudi Arabia in the coming week.

    According to the warning, heavy rain and lightning accompanied by a sandstorm with winds of more than 50 km/h, hail and flash floods are expected to affect the provinces of the kingdom this week.

    What is tornado?

    A tornado is a violent air storm characterized by a rotating cone cloud, a condensing funnel, and a cloud of rotating dust around it.



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  • Hyderabad: Massive fire engulfs timber depot at Attapur

    Hyderabad: Massive fire engulfs timber depot at Attapur

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    Hyderabad: A massive fire broke out at a timber depot where woods were kept here in MM area of Attapur in Hyderabad’s Rajendra Nagar, fire officials said on late Sunday evening.

    “A massive fire broke out at a timber depot in Rajendra Nagar,” Pura Santan, a fire official said.

    The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immedtaiely, but locals suspected that the fire was caused by a short circuit.

    No loss of life or property has been reported so far, they said.

    “The fire started at 8 pm on Sunday evening. Heavy stock of wood was kept in the warehouse,” the official informed.

    At least 7-8 fire tenders were pressed into service to douze the blaze, he added.

    “The fire was brought under control after some time. There was no loss of life reported so far,” the official added.

    “The cause of the fire is being investigated,” he said.

    More details are awaited.

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  • Massive Fire Damaged 2 Residential Houses in Rainawari

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    Rehan Qayoom Mir

    Srinagar, Mar 9 (GNS): At least two houses were damaged after a massive fire broke out in the Kalwal Mohalla Rainawari area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thursday, officials said.

    They told GNS that the fire broke out in one house and soon after spread to another house in proximity, causing damage to the roofs and upper parts of both houses.

    Soon after the news broke, the men from F&ES rushed to the spot. Despite the tightly packed and congested area, the fire was eventually brought under control. “The men are doing their job, and the fire will be contained down within some time,” an F&ES official added.

    The cause of the fire and the identification of the house owners affected were not known – at the time of filing this report. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Massive Fire Breaks Out In Srinagar

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    SRINAGAR: At least two houses were damaged after a massive fire broke out in the Kalwal Mohalla Rainawari area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thursday.

    Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the fire broke out in one house and soon after spread to another house in proximity, causing damage to the roofs and upper parts of both houses.

    Soon after the news broke, the men from rushed to the spot. Despite the tightly packed and congested area, the fire was eventually brought under control. “The men are doing their job, and the fire will be contained down within some time,” an F&ES official added.

    The cause of the fire and the identification of the house owners is yet to be ascertained.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Man dead, 6 injured after massive landslides Jmu-Sgr highway in Ramban, traffic remains suspended

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    Ramban, Mar 07: A man was killed and six others were injured when two massive landslides struck Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Seri area of Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said.

    An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two landslides hit the highway at Siri area of Ramban within an hour, resulting in the death of a crane driver working at the site, while six members of a family, travelling in a private car, were injured when their vehicle plunged into a gorge after being hit by a rolling boulder.

    He said the highway was completely blocked from both sides after the landslides, adding that a rescue operation is underway to make the road traffic worthy. He said two vehicles, an earthmover and a private car were also damaged in the incident.

    “Deputy commissioner Ramban Mussrat-ul-Islam and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Mohita Sharma also visited the spot and supervised the rescue operation”, he said.

    Official identified the deceased as Surjeet Singh son of Sher Singh, a resident of Sumber, while as injured were identified as Mohd Taj son of Mohd Ishaq of Kalakote Rajouri, Hamid son of Suba, Rubeena Begum wife of Mohd Shafiq, Sakeena Begum wife of Reyaz Ahmed; Salma Banii daughter of Reyaz Ahmed and Amir son of Mohd Shafeeq all residents of Munglu Rajouri.

    All the six injured were shifted to the district hospital Ramban. Five of them were later referred to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu for specialized treatment, officials added—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Massive Fire Breaks Out In Sopore

    Massive Fire Breaks Out In Sopore

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    SRINAGAR: A massive fire broke out in a commercial cum residential building in Sopore village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday afternoon.

    An official said that the fire erupted this afternoon in a commercial cum residential building of Abdul Majeed Banday at Dangerpora village, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

    After hectic efforts by locals and the fire service department, the fire was put under control and prevented from spreading, as the area is congested, the official added.

    The cause of the fire was not known immediately, but is said to be a short circuit. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )