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  • Lebanon resumes registration service for Syrian refugees willing to return home

    Lebanon resumes registration service for Syrian refugees willing to return home

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    Beirut: Lebanon’s General Security Directorate has resumed its registration service for Syrian refugees willing to return to their homeland.

    The directorate resumed the operation of a registration centre in Arsal, a town in northern Bekaa Region, after suspending its operations on October 6 of last year due to logistical reasons, Xinhua news agency reported.

    Around 50 Syrian families who wish to return to their villages in Western Qalamoun mountains and Al Qusayr registered their names on Wednesday, it added.

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    The Directorate said it would continue to provide the service at the centre three days a week.

    Lebanese authorities have repeatedly called on the international community to assist the country in returning Syrian refugees to their homeland as it suffers from a dire financial crisis and can no longer host many displaced people on its territories.

    According to the UN Refugee Agency, Lebanon is currently facing its worst socioeconomic crisis in decades and hosts the highest number of refugees per capita and per square kilometre worldwide.

    The government estimates 1.5 million Syrian refugees and 13,715 refugees of other nationalities.

    Ninety per cent of Syrian refugees are living in extreme poverty, with the majority of them settled in the Bekaa region.

    While prices are skyrocketing due to a severe economic crisis, almost half of the Lebanese and 2/3 of the 1.5 million Syrian refugees are food insecure.

    Some 90 per cent of Syrians, 73 per cent of Palestinian refugees, and over 50 per cent of Lebanese households currently need assistance.

    Lebanon has struggled to deal with emergencies like the Beirut port blast, Covid-19, and a cholera outbreak earlier this year.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Traffic Resumes On Srinagar-Jammu Highway After Night Long Halt

    Traffic Resumes On Srinagar-Jammu Highway After Night Long Halt

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    SRINAGAR: The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway resumed on Thursday morning after remaining suspended during night due to landslides triggered by rains in Ramban district.

    Traffic movement was stopped from both sides of the highway last night after landslides blocked the road near Shalgari, Banihal, an official said.

    “Around 300 vehicles remained stranded on the highway during the night halt,” he said.

    He said traffic has been restored now and stranded vehicle are being cleared on priority.

    The official advised vehicle operators and people to travel with caution on the highway. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Traffic Resumes On Jammu-Srinagar Highway After Landslide Debris Cleared

    Traffic Resumes On Jammu-Srinagar Highway After Landslide Debris Cleared

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been reopened after remaining closed for several hours since overnight due to massive landslide at Hingni Nachlana near Ramsoo along the thoroughfare.

    “After clearance of the debris, passenger traffic has been released from both ends on the highway,” a traffic department official here told GNS. He urged people to “keep lane discipline.”

    A big slide was reported at Hingi Nachlana, Ramsoo around midnight, leading to the closure of the strategic thoroughfare. According to the officials, clearance was taken up which was completed around 10 a.m.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Two Way Traffic Resumes On Landslide Hit Highway

    Two Way Traffic Resumes On Landslide Hit Highway

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    SRINAGAR: The two-way traffic resumed on the 270-km-Jammu Srinagar national highway on Wednesday after the road was blocked by a massive landslide that hit seri area of Ramban District on Tuesday resulting in the death of one JCB operator and injuries to six commuters, officials said.

    The debris on the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, were cleared by road clearance agencies late Tuesday night after nearly eight hours of hectic efforts.

    “After clearing hundreds of stranded vehicles on Tuesday night, fresh light motor vehicles (LMVs) were allowed from both Jammu and Srinagar, while heavy motor vehicles were only allowed from Jammu to Srinagar this morning,” a traffic department official said on Wednesday.

    He said the traffic was moving smoothly on the highway when last reports were received.

    The stranded vehicles were allowed to move towards their respective destinations around 10 pm on Tuesday after the clearance of the debris, the officials said.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Air traffic resumes after flight delays amid snowfall

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    Srinagar, Feb 11 (GNS): After morning hiccups due to snowfall and reduced visibility, flight operations to and fro resumed at Srinagar International airport. While there were no cancellations, the morning delays caused some congestion in the afternoon, officials said.   

    “Our peak hour passenger capacity is 950. That is 450 arriving and 500 departing passengers,” Director airport Srinagar Kuldeep Singh Rishi said in a tweet, adding, “A slight weather disruption with a few delays results in bunching of several flights and consequent congestion.”

    Earlier, he said, visibility at the airport increased from 500M to 1000 M, allowing resumption of the air traffic at the airport.

    The operations resumed with the arrival of Vistara (UK643) and SpiceJet (SEJ8963) at the airport, he added.

    In the morning, as per GNS, the authorities had to divert a few flights due to reduced visibility amid light snowfall this morning.  (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Awantipora day after alleged security lapse

    Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Awantipora day after alleged security lapse

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    Srinagar, Jan 28: A day after Congress Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party alleged security lapse, Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed on Saturday from Awantipora area of south Kashmir Pulwama district amid tight security arrangements.

    An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said the Yatra resumed from Chersoo area of Awantipora today morning.

    He said former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, her daughter Iltija Mufti and mother also joined the Yatra at Awantipora.

    Rahul Gandhi’s sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi along with other Congress leaders joined the Yatra near Lethpora.

    Meanwhile, a party insider told KNO that Yatra will end at Pantha Chowk truck yard today and will resume tomorrow from the same spot.

    Officials said tight security arrangements have been put in place to ensure hassle free movement of the Yatra.

    On Friday Rahul Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders alleged security lapse in Qazigund area, the claim denied by the Police—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes amid tight security in J-K’s Kathua

    Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes amid tight security in J-K’s Kathua

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    Kathua/Jammu: The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed Sunday from Hiranagar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district amid heightened security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu.

    After a day-long break, the foot march started as per schedule around 7 am from Hiranagar near the International Border along the Jammu-Pathankot highway which was sealed by police and other security forces.

    Accompanied by J-K Pradesh Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani, working president Raman Bhalla and hundreds of volunteers carrying the tricolour, Gandhi entered Samba district’s Tapyal-Gagwal after crossing Londi check point at around 8 am and was greeted by enthusiastic workers and supporters waiting on both sides of the road.

    After covering about 25-km distance, the march will have a night halt at Chak Nanak before restarting from Samba’s Vijaypur for Jammu, where it will reach on Monday.

    Officials said adequate security arrangements are in place for Gandhi with police, CRPF and other security agencies keeping a tight vigil to ensure a peaceful march.

    Security has been further beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of twin bomb blasts in Narwal area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Saturday, that left nine people injured.

    Police suspect that IEDs were used to carry out the twin explosions in an SUV parked in a repair shop and in a vehicle at a nearby junkyard at Transport Nagar area of Narwal.

    The terror attack comes at a time when security agencies in the region are on high alert in the wake of the Yatra of the Congress and the upcoming Republic Day celebrations.

    The march started from Kanyakumari on September 7 and entered Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab on Thursday.

    The yatra is scheduled to end in Srinagar on January 30 with hoisting of national flag at Congress headquarters by Gandhi.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )