Ieshan Wani

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The Rescue Operation at Gulmarg has been successfully concluded: J&K police.

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Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that more than 200 stranded tourists have been rescued in the ongoing operation at the Gulmarg Gondola by teams from the SDRF, Gulmarg Police, SOG, Snow Leopards, and personnel of the J&K Armed Police, including 14 Mountain Rescue Teams.

The police added that teams from the NDRF and the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) are also making an exemplary contribution to the massive joint rescue effort.

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Giving an update on the ongoing operation, General Officer Commanding of the 19 Division of the Indian army, Major General Manoj Joshi says a total of 65 cable cars were affected in the incident, of which 55 were occupied while 10 were unoccupied.

According to the Army, 32 cable cars have so far been evacuated, while rescue efforts are underway for the remaining 23 cabins.

Officials said that by 6:30 pm, a total of 184 persons had been safely rescued from both sides of the ropeway.

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A major rescue operation is in progress at the Gulmarg Gondola in Kashmir after a technical malfunction left multiple ropeway cabins stranded mid-air. The Indian Army has confirmed that 65 cabins were affected, out of which 80 passengers from 16 cabins have been successfully evacuated. Operations to rescue the remaining passengers are ongoing. Multiple teams from the police, army and other agencies are working to evacuate stranded tourists.

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#BreakingNews | Tourists stranded mid-air after technical snag in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg

80 passengers rescued from 65 cabins after rescue ops launched
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#JammuAndKashmir #Gulmarg | @GrihaAtul

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A major rescue operation is in progress at the Gulmarg Gondola in Kashmir after a technical malfunction left multiple ropeway cabins stranded mid-air. The Indian Army has confirmed that 65 cabins were affected, out of which 80 passengers from 16 cabins have been successfully evacuated. Operations to rescue the remaining passengers are ongoing. Multiple teams from the police, army and other agencies are working to evacuate stranded tourists.

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#BreakingNews | Multiple tourists were left stranded mid-air after a technical snag temporarily halted the Gulmarg Gondola service in Jammu and Kashmir

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#India #Kashmir #Gulmarg | @JamwalNews18

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A fresh bit of snow high up in the mountains as viable from Srinagar.

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Constitutional Safeguards For Ladakh: LAB, KDA Reach ‘In-Principle Understanding’ With Centre | India News - News18 https://t.co/GRMp4YIuel

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They say that MHA authorities explained that Ladakh could not be granted full statehood immediately due to inadequate revenue generation to meet expenditure requirements, including employee salaries. However, the proposed arrangement could eventually pave the way for full statehood once the Union Territory meets the required revenue criteria.

According to the two groups all bureaucrats of the Union Territory, including the Chief Secretary, would function under the executive authority of the elected body, proposed to be headed by a Chief Minister.

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Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance have announced that they have reached an “in-principle understanding” with the Government of India on providing constitutional safeguards to the Union Territory.

In a joint press note issued by the two bodies representing Ladakh, after a meeting with officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs today, claimed the Centre had agreed to provide constitutional protections for Ladakh “on the lines of Articles 371A, 371F and 371G,” similar to safeguards available in Nagaland, Sikkim and Mizoram.

However, a word from the Government of India is awaited on the understanding reached as claimed by the two groups representing Ladakh.

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Recently appointed DGP Ladakh, Mukesh Singh 1996 batch AGMUT cadre IPS has been transferred to Manipur, likely to be DGP.

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At Gujarat rally, PM Modi calls for work from home in govt, private offices; asks people to postpone gold purchases.

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Impact of West Asia crisis is one of the biggest crisis of this century says Indian PM Modi; Adds, govt is trying to reduce impact but citizens need to conserve fuel, implement WFH etc

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“My mother, father and I had collected them and now I keep them with me," the 5-year-old says. When asked what she remembers by these shrapnels, she replies “I was crying that night when shells were falling, I still recall. I can’t catch sleep."

The shrapnel in her hand is cold, lifeless metal. But the mark it has left is not. It lives in the questions she asks, in the fears she cannot yet name, and in the childhood that now carries the weight of something far too heavy. Read more 👇

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In her small home in Bandi village of Uri,located on the foothills of a hill that still echo with distant memories of gunfire, 5-year-old Amaira keeps a tiny box. Inside it are not dolls or crayons but jagged pieces of metal:Shrapnel from artillery shells. https://t.co/6903bvueQb

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BJP widens gap with Mamata Banerjee in Bengal, Vijay’s TVK pushed ahead of DMK in Tamil Nadu.

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Sher-e-Kashmir University (SKUAST-K) imports high-yield Swiss Saanen "Milk Queen" goats producing up to 7L milk daily—Gandhi's "poor man's cow"—for Shuhama trials testing Himalayan adaptation, feed/disease resilience.

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The High Court further observed that the detention appeared to be punitive in nature, rather than preventive, a misuse of the PSA framework.

It reiterated that preventive detention cannot be used as a substitute for ordinary criminal proceedings or to bypass them.

The High Court found that the material relied upon by the authorities, including 18 FIRs and 16 Daily Diary Reports (DDRs), did not justify invoking the stringent preventive detention law.

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The court held that the allegations against Malik, even if accepted, largely pointed to law-and-order issues, which could be addressed through ordinary criminal law, and did not meet the higher threshold required for preventive detention.

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Leh division: Nubra will have its headquarters in Diskit, Sham in Khaltse, and Changthang in Nyoma.

Kargil division: Zanskar will have its headquarters in Padum, and Drass in Drass-Ranbirpura.

The territorial limits of the seven districts, too, have been defined. Now, the Leh district will have 44 revenue villages, while Nubra will have 30 revenue villages and Changthang will have 24 revenue villages.

Similarly, Kargil district will have 80 revenue villages, while Sham district will have 27 revenue villages, Zanskar will have 26 revenue villages, and Drass will have 19 revenue villages.

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Ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor of the union territory has approved the creation of five new districts — Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass — taking the total number of districts in the Union Territory from two (Leh and Kargil) to seven. 

The move, was approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs in August 2024.

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Ahead of Amit Shah’s visit to Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor of the union territory has approved the creation of five new districts — Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass — taking the total number of districts in the Union Territory from two (Leh and Kargil) to seven. 

The move, was approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs in August 2024.

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A historic day for Ladakh.

I have approved the notification for creation of five new districts in Ladakh, fulfilling the aspirations and long pending demand of the people of Ladakh.

With creation of five new districts - Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass - Ladakh will now have seven districts, from existing two. The development is aligned with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed & prosperous Ladakh.

This transformative decision, already approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs in August 2024, under the leadership of Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs, Shri @AmitShah ji, would strengthen grassroots governance, decentralise administration & ensures faster delivery of public services to the people of Ladakh, especially those in remote & far-flung areas.

Creation of new districts, apart from bringing governance closer to citizens, will create new avenues for growth, employment & entrepreneurship.

I reaffirm my commitment to ensuring that every citizen of Ladakh benefits from this historic decision, as we move together towards a brighter, stronger & more prosperous future.