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Srinagar, Apr 3: Reiter-ating that social network-ing sites were the tools for instigating youth in Kash-mir and some accounts were handled across the LoC, J&K Police Monday said that cyber wing of police has been tasked to investigate the matter.” The police also said that FIR already stands lodged in this regard and investigations were afoot.

“No doubt 14 phones have been seized from a prison in Baramulla district. I have directed the cyber forensic wing of police to trace the contacts of all the mobiles recovered from the jail,” Director General of Police (DGP) Dr S P Vaid told reporters here on the side-lines of the wreath laying ceremony of a cop killed in a grenade attack at Nowhatta late Sunday evening.

“I won’t name any spe-

cific group. But somebody is there (across LoC) who is misleading young boys of Kashmir. Today we are in a world of internet and

technology. I would say some people are misleading Kashmiri youth.”

On Sunday, Police and Jail authorities conducted a

search operation at Sub Jail Baramulla and recovered 14 cell phones from the posses-sion of jail inmates.

On whether situation was alarming in the wake of spurt in militancy relat-ed activities like attack on army convoy at SKIMS Medical College Hospital Bemina followed by a gre-nade attack on a joint team of police and paramilitary CRPF men in old city, the J&K police chief said every militancy related inci-dent is worrisome. “Police along with security forces are alert to face all chal-lenges. Today we have lost a member from the police family and we feel deeply pained and saddened,” Vaid said.

He, however, said that the situation was not alarming. The DGP laid wreath on the coffin of slain cop Shams-ud-Din Sheikh of Gurez Ban-dipora district.

Tributes paid to cop killed in Nowhatta attack

Srinagar, Apr 3: A wreath laying ceremony was held in DPL Srinagar to pay homage to Constable Shameem Ahmad killed in Nowhatta attack.

Deputy Speaker Legislative Assembly Nazir Ahmed Khan Gurezi, civil, police/ security force officers and men laid wreaths on the mortal remains of the cop. Besides the Deputy Speaker the wreaths and flowers were laid by the father of the cop, DGP Dr. S.P Vaid, IGP Kashmir S.J.M Gillani, IGP Armed/IRP Mubarak Ganaie, IG CRPF Ravideep Sahi, DIG CKR Ghulam Hassan Bhat, DC Srinagar Farooq Ahmad Lone, DIG Armed Kashmir Rafiq-ul-Hassan, DIG SSB R. K. Bhumbla. Constable Shameem Ahamd Sheikh of Gurez was injured when some unknown militants hurled a grenade on police/security force deployment in Nowhatta. He was shifted to hospital where

he succumbed to his injuries. He is is survived by aged parents, two brothers and two unmarried sisters. GKNN

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Shopian, Apr 3: Protests erupt-ed Monday morning in Imam-sahib locality of Shopian after a student was detained by forces. Reports said that forces today morning detained a student out-side his school in Imamsahib. Soon youth took to streets and pelted stones on forces, rais-ing slogans against the arrest. The shutters were downed and shopkeepers, transporters went on a strike. However, after some time the student was released, bringing an end to the strike and protests.

MeT Dept predicts rains on April 5, 6Warns of landslides on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Srinagar, Apr 3: Chief Min-ister Mehbooba Mufti has stressed on a coordinated approach by various agencies to address the emerging issue of traffic congestion in Sri-nagar city and on highways of Kashmir Valley.

Chairing a meeting to review the steps being taken to arrest the tendency of traffic jams on some busy roads of Sri-nagar city and Kashmir Valley here today, the Chief Minister stressed on adoption of scientif-ic methods to gauge the traffic density in a particular area and likely impact of any corrective

measure on the same.Mehbooba Mufti directed

the SMC, SDA and other civic bodies’ heads to put their heads together and make a holistic joint plan of action for manag-

ing the traffic in the city which can be gradually put in place. She directed keeping available transport on all routes in the evenings and checking over-loading and over charging.

The meeting was briefed about several measures being taken to clear the traffic con-gestion at various critical points in the city and along the major roads in the Kash-mir Valley.

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan; IG Traffic, Jagjit Kumar; DIG, CKR, G H Bhat; VC, SDA, Tehseen Mustafa; Chief Engi-neer, R&B Kashmir, Abdul Hamid; Commissioner, SMC, Dr. Shafqat A Khan; and other senior civil and Police officers were present in the meeting.

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Sonamarg road re-opens after winter closerZojila clearance will take more time: BRO

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Sonamarg, Apr 3: The 10-km long Gagangeer-Sonamarg road stretch on Srinagar-Leh highway which was closed for vehic-ular movement in the mid of December last year was thrown open for traffic on Monday.

DC Ganderbal Tariq Hus-sain Ganai told Greater Kash-mir that he along with a team of officers visited Sonamarg a day before to assess the

condition of the stretch after which the decision of its opening was taken today.

"The road has been thrown open for light motor vehicles only," the DC said.

Meanwhile, the snow clearance on the Srinagar-Leh highway has reached near Bajri nallah in the Zojila area.

The highway connect-ing the Ladakh region with Kashmir valley remains closed from December to April every year due to accu-

mulation of snow, cold and landslides in the Zojila area and no vehicle is allowed to move ahead of Gagangeer for this period.

Officials said due to heavy snowfall this season re-reopening of Srinagar Leh highway may take more time this year.

Captain NK Singh of BRO said that due to heavy snow avalanches this season 30 to 35 feet snow has accumulat-ed on the road in the Zojila area.

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Srinagar, Apr 3: Predicting moderate to heavy rains in plains and snow at higher reaches on April 5 and 6, Meteorological department Monday issued an advisory for Jammu and Kashmir, warning of possibility of landslides and snow avalanche in vulnerable areas like Srinagar-Jammu and Srinagar-Leh highways.

“An active Western Distur-bance is likely to affect J&K from April 4 and April 6,” MeT officials said. They said that light rain at scattered to fairly widespread places with snow-fall on higher reaches is likely to commence from Tuesday (April 4).

Officials said intensity and spatial distribution of precipi-tation will increase from Tues-day evening with widespread

rainfall/snowfall (on higher reaches) on Wednesday and Thursday across the state.

“Heavy rain/thunderstorm accompanied with wind likely to occur at a few places over Jammu & Kashmir on Thurs-day,” officials said adding some places of Jammu & Kashmir are likely to receive hailstorm during April 5 and 6.

The officials have warned of landslides and snow ava-lanches in vulnerable areas like Srinagar-Jammu and Srinagar-Leh highway ((Zojila)) on April 5 and 6.

“Farmers are advised to postpone their farm manage-ment practices like spray of orchards, application of fertil-izers etc,” said the advisory. “Passengers are advised to contact respective Traffic Con-trol Rooms prior to their jour-ney.”

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Srinagar, Apr 3: After quashing their detentions under Public Safety Act, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the government to release from pre-ventive custody 16 detainees immedi-ately.

While quashing the detention order of one Zahoor Ahmad Dar, the court observed: “Personal liberty protected under Arti-cle 21 of the Constitution of India is so sacrosanct and so high in the scale of consti-tutional values that it is the obligation of the detaining authority to show that the impugned detention meticu-lously accords with the pro-cedure established by law”.

While passing such orders, court said, the

authority concerned is required to be alive to the personal liberty of a person. “Such power has

to be exercised in a manner, which may

not have the trap-pings of depriv-ing a person of the guaranteed liberty”.

Besides the order of Assadul-

lah Parray, father of six daughters and a son, the court also quashed PSA detention of Muhammad Rafiq, Ameer Hamza, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Maqbool Wani, Sheikh Danish Mushtaq, Dawood Shafqat Mir, Muhammad Hafeez Lone, Mohammad Akhbar Dar, Aijaz Ahmad Shah, Javaid Ahmad Naikoo, Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, Farooq Ahmad Mir and Shakeel Ahmad Bhat.

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