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People Allege Poor Execution Of Blacktopping Works, Inquiry Ordered

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SRINAGAR: District Magistrate Poonch, Yasin M Choudhary has ordered an inquiry into the allegations of poor blacktopping work on two roads in the Poonch district.
Quoting an official, KNO reported that there were allegations of poor blacktopping on Chandak to Sathra and Bus stand Mandi to Shri Baba Budha Amarnath temple.
He said that the inquiry officer has been asked to submit a detailed inquiry report within fifteen days for further necessary action.
Locals had alleged that both these roads were blacktopped last year only and have turned dilapidated within less than a year allegedly due to poor quality work.
Additional District Development Commissioner Poonch, Malikzada Sheraz ul Haq has been appointed as inquiry officer and has been asked to submit a detailed inquiry report within 15 days.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 10, 2023
Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment After Decade Long Trial

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SRINAGAR: In a tragic incident that took place more than a decade ago, a man was sentenced to life imprisonment by Principal Sessions Judge Reasi R N Wattal for killing his wife and 10-year-old child. The case had been under trial for years, and the verdict was delivered on Monday.
According to the prosecution, the police received information from reliable sources on March 7, 2010, that the body of Shiv Devi, the wife of Kuldeep Singh, was found on the road leading from Shikari to Thuroo in the Dubri forest. A short distance away, the body of their 10-year-old child, Sachin, and the weapon used in the crime were also discovered.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused and the deceased had been married for 13 to 14 years and had two children. The accused, who was working in Kangra Himachal Pradesh, used to quarrel with his wife over suspicions of her having an illicit relationship. Due to the strained relations, Shiv Devi was living with her parents at Bathoi.
On the day of the incident, the accused called his wife to the Dubri forest and administered some drug to her and their son, rendering them unconscious. He then killed them both. The police presented a charge sheet before Munsiff (JMIC), Mahore, who committed the case to Principal Sessions Judge Reasi for judicial determination.
After hearing the prosecution and the defense, the judge observed that the nature of the offense committed by the accused played an important role in awarding the punishment. “The penal statute has prescribed punishment for the offense of murder for life or capital punishment, and to view such offenses once proved lightly is itself an afferent to humanity,” the court said.
The judge also noted that there are only two types of punishment for an offense under Section 302 RPC – life imprisonment or the death penalty. “The convict is as such sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for the commission of the offense under Section 302 of RPC and imprisonment of two years for the commission of offense under Section 4/25 Arms Act,” the court said.
The verdict has brought closure to the family of the deceased after a long and difficult legal battle. The court’s decision is a reminder that such heinous crimes will not be taken lightly and will be dealt with severely.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 10, 2023
Search Operation Launched After Suspicious Movement In Poonch

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SRINAGAR: A search operation was launched on Wednesday in parts of Poonch town after suspicious movement in the area was reported.
Quoting sources, KNO reported that on specific information received by counter insurgent forces about suspicious movement in Purani Poonch locality of Poonch town and a joint search operation was launched in the area.
The searches were going on when the report was last filed.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 10, 2023
Night Temp Hovers Below Normal Amid Dry Weather Forecast In JK

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SRINAGAR: Amidst the forecast for mainly dry weather, night temperatures hovered below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
A meteorological department here said that the weather was likely to remain mainly dry till May 12.
From May 13-15, he said, there was a possibility of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 6.4°C against 6.3°C on the previous night and it was 4.3°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 4.0°C against 5.8°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 5.2°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 0.3°C against 1.8°C on the previous night and it was 5.8°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 4.2°C against 4.7°C as on the previous night and it was 5.1°C below normal for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.9°C against 4.0°C on the previous night and it was 4.9°C below normal for the place, the officials said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.0°C against minus 0.5°C on the previous night and it was 4.2°C below normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 15.8°C against 17.4°C on the previous night and it was 7.2°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 8.4°C (below normal by 2.5°C), Batote 9.7°C (3.1°C below normal), Katra 15.0°C (4.7°C below normal), and Bhaderwah 6.0°C (below normal by 3.6°C). Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 3.8°C, he added. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 10, 2023
Fire Damages Jamia Masjid In South Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: A massive fire broke out in the Jamia Masjid Noor-ul-Islam in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning.
Quoting an official, KNO reported that fire broke out in Jamia Masjid Noor ul Islam in Tral town following which locals, police and fire tender rushed to the spot and prevented the fire and from spreading to nearby locality.
He said that the fire has been brought under control after extensive damage to the Masjid.
Initial reports suggest a short circuit to be the cause of fire while further investigation has been taken up, he said.

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May 10, 2023
Jamia Masjid gutted in Tral fire incidnet

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Pulwama, May 10: A massive fire gutted Jamia Masjid in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday morning.
According to official sources, a fire broke out at Jamia Masjid ‘Noor-ul-Islam’. Fire tenders have rushed to the spot trying to douse the flames.
The roof of the Masjid have gutted completely while the firefighters, with the help of locals and police were on job till the filing of this report.
Locals told news agency Kashmir News Trust that all the students from Darul Uloom adjacent to the Masjid have been evacuated safely. [KNT]
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

May 10, 2023
Wagner chief to Putin: Don’t trust your top generals

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Yevgeny Prigozhin renews feud with Kremlin’s military chiefs.

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May 10, 2023
Feinstein is back, and so is the California Senate race

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Rep. Barbara Lee stood to benefit from that outcome more than Reps. Adam Schiff or Katie Porter. Newsom angered some Black voters by replacing the newly elevated Vice President Kamala Harris with Sen. Alex Padilla, the state’s first Latino senator — a choice that left the Senate without any Black women. The governor later committed to appointing a Black woman if he got another Senate pick. Lee was vetted to replace Harris and was widely seen as the logical choice if Feinstein stepped down.
Feinstein had been facing increasing calls to return or resign, including from some Democratic colleagues, as her prolonged absence prevented the Senate Judiciary Committee from advancing judicial nominations and threatened further chaos as a nearly-tied Senate faces a looming debt fight.
But now it looks more likely that she stays through the end of her term, preserving the basic dynamics of the Senate race to date. Lee, Porter, and Schiff have all rolled out star endorsers and worked to map a path through a complex primary. Assuming Feinstein holds on, none of them will be getting Newsom’s nod or the awesome powers of incumbency.
And what of Feinstein’s imprimatur? She hasn’t endorsed a favored successor yet or indicated she will, although she is closer to Schiff than the other contenders. But her blessing may not move the needle. Indeed, it could be a liability with the many progressive voters who are ready to put the Feinstein era in the past and shift California’s Senate representation to the left.
This article first appeared in an edition of the California Playbook PM newsletter.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

May 10, 2023
Trump’s defeat in Carroll case presages more legal peril

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With one jury verdict in the books — complete with a $5 million award to Carroll — here’s a look at what’s coming next in Trump’s legal travails.
Indictment watch in Fulton County
Key date: July 11
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, a state that President Joe Biden won narrowly. Willis recently told local law enforcement to prepare for potential indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1.
Willis’ charging decisions are rooted in the work of a special grand jury she convened to determine whether Trump violated state election laws in his bid to remain in power. That special grand jury probed Trump’s effort to reverse the outcome in Georgia, as well as his broader effort to subvert the election in Washington. The panel focused specifically on Trump’s effort to press state election officials to “find” just enough votes to put him over the top in the state.
The special grand jury — a quirk of Georgia criminal law — has no power to indict but made recommendations about potential prosecutions earlier this year. Willis is not bound to follow those recommendations but said in January that charging decisions were “imminent.” She must now present the evidence gathered by the special grand jury — as well as additional information she’s been gathering in subsequent months — to a traditional grand jury that can issue charges.
Pre-trial motions in the Manhattan hush-money case
Key date: Aug. 8
Manhattan District attorney Alvin Bragg made history when he obtained the first ever criminal indictment of a former president, charging Trump with dozens of felony counts for allegedly cooking his company’s books to secure the silence of a porn star who accused him of an affair.
The judge overseeing the case recently asked lawyers for both sides to agree on a trial date in February or March 2024. In the meantime, expect a long series of pre-trial motions and bids by Trump to dismiss, delay or relocate the proceedings to another district or to federal court. The next major milestone is Aug. 8, when Trump is due to file expected motions to challenge the indictment.
Upcoming trial in New York civil case against the Trump Organization
Key date: Oct. 2
Trump’s eponymous company has already been convicted of tax crimes by a Manhattan jury. But New York isn’t finished with the Trump Organization yet.
Attorney General Letitia James has brought a civil case accusing Trump and the company of misleading banks, insurers and government agencies about the value of their assets in a scheme to obtain favorable tax treatment.

The case is scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 2. It could result in Trump losing his ability to do business in New York.
The federal probe of Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election
Special counsel Jack Smith has been on a tear. In recent weeks, he’s hauled in former Vice President Mike Pence to testify to a grand jury, as well as former top aides in the Trump White House — from social media adviser Dan Scavino to policy adviser Stephen Miller to personnel chief Johnny McEntee. Former chief of staff Mark Meadows is expected to appear before the grand jury imminently as well.
These interviews followed a series of intense, secretive legal battles in which Trump fought to stave off their testimony by asserting executive privilege. And in each case, he lost swiftly in both the district court and the court of appeals — setting new precedents for the separation of powers along the way.
The witnesses were key players in the final weeks of Trump’s administration, as he worked desperately to seize a second term despite losing the 2020 election to Biden. When his efforts failed, a mob of his supporters — assembled in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 at Trump’s call — bashed their way into the Capitol and sent Pence and lawmakers fleeing for their lives.
Of all the investigations Trump faces, the timeline here remains murkiest. Smith is still working to prevail in a long-running legal battle to access the communications of Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), whose phone was seized by the FBI last August. Several other sealed legal fights, which are still unresolved, could unlock additional troves of evidence for Smith and his team of prosecutors — each of which could prolong the investigation by identifying new leads.
The federal probe of Trump’s handling of classified documents
Smith’s work isn’t limited to Jan. 6. He’s also probing Trump’s handling of scores of classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate more than a year after Trump left office. This probe appears significantly more advanced than the Jan. 6 probe, in part because it involves a smaller universe of potential witnesses, many of whom have already appeared before Smith’s grand jury.
One of those recent appearances came from one of Trump’s own lawyers, Evan Corcoran, who was forced by the courts to testify despite Trump’s effort to assert attorney-client privilege. Observers both inside and outside Trump’s orbit have viewed this investigation as closer to completion than the Jan. 6 probe.
Another lawsuit from E. Jean Carroll
Amid Trump’s sprawling legal thicket, Carroll may get another chance to haul him into court. She has sued him over comments he made about her in 2019 — a lawsuit distinct from the case she won on Tuesday (which involved sexual assault and defamation for comments he made in 2022). A trial has been delayed as courts have weighed whether Trump can be sued in his personal capacity over comments he made while president.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

May 10, 2023
Hochul issues emergency order for migrant crisis

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The city and the state are preparing for another wave of migrants when the federal Title 42 immigration policy lifts.
“It is a crisis situation, especially with the suspension of Title 42 on Thursday,” Hochul told reporters Tuesday on Long Island. “It’s no surprise that there will literally be thousands of more individuals coming across the border and ultimately finding their way to the state of New York.”
Hochul’s order might also seek to quell frustration in the suburbs after Adams’ announcement Friday that he would look to move some migrants to other counties to alleviate overcrowding and strained city resources.
The Republican county executives in Orange and Rockland issued state of emergency orders that will try to bar hotels from contracting with the city to house migrants, setting up a showdown among local governments.
Hochul seemed Tuesday to try to calm the fervor, suggesting she would work to find new locations, perhaps state-owned facilities, for the asylum-seekers in the city or with municipalities willing to accept them.
“We are in communication with the mayor’s team and also helping him find locations within the city limits, opening up state property and talking to other counties that are interested in having people come,” she told reporters when asked about the counties’ concerns.
The state budget approved last week included $1 billion to help the city with the surge as Adams has urged more outside resources, criticizing the federal government for not doing more.
Hochul said that the state had already deployed about 1,000 members of the National Guard to help the city, and the executive order will allow the state more easily buy food and supplies for the migrants.

She said one of the main obstacles is getting the migrants the approvals necessary to start working legally. She noted that farmers in New York, in particular, need about 5,000 more workers.
“The number one priority for those here is to be able to get a job,” Hochul said. “We want them to get employment, but there’s constraint at the federal level as far as their designation.”
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

May 10, 2023