SRINAGAR, June 18: A Patwari of Halqa Asnoor, D H Pora, was caught red handed by Vigilance sleuths while accepting a bribe for mutation of ancestral land of the complainant.
A special squad of Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) under the supervision of SSP M S Punnoo caught red handed Patwari Nisar Ahmad Ahangar while demanding and accepting a bribe from the complainant Gulzar Ahmad Dar who had lodged a complaint that the said Revenue official was demanding Rs 20,000 for mutation of ancestral land measuring 17 marlas.
The accused was caught red handed and lodged in Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir. The trap team was led by Manzoor Ahmad, DySP and assisted by Inspectors of VOK.
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BARAMULLA, June 18: The Additional Regional Transport officer (ARTO) along with other officials on Wednesday conducted checking of vehicles in various areas of Baramulla district and recovered a fine of 40,000 rupees from the traffic violators, an official said.
A team led by ARTO Sopore Mukhtar Ahmad conducted checking of vehicles at Sopore, Sangrama, Khwaja Bagh, Chungi and Lalad in the district during which violators were fined while number of tapes and gas cylinders were seized.
“We had received complaints from locals that the drivers of passenger vehicles play loud music and also do overloading of passengers. Today we conducted checking and fined the violators while recovered 18 tapes and three gas cylinders,” Inspector Parves Ahmad said adding the 40,000 rupees were recovered as fine.
He said the checking of vehicles would continue in coming days and asked people particularly bikers to use helmets and avoid fast driving.
Body Builder being felicitated during Mr Baramulla 2014 event.
BARAMULLA, June 18: 46 Rashtriya Rifles under the aegis of Chinar Corps and J&K Body Building Association organized Mr Baramulla 2014 at Sherwani Community Hall, here.
Over 60 enthusiastic and dynamic youth from various parts of Uri, Pattan, Rafiabad, Boniyar and Baramulla participated in the event with pomp and grandeur.
The event was divided into eight categories and the participants competed in a befitting manner for the title.
The prestigious and coveted title was won by Tariq Ahmed Mir from Kalidi, Pattan.
The function was addressed by Maj General Anil Chauhan, SM, VSM, GOC, 19 Inf Div who emphasized the importance of physical fitness and its benefits.
The event was also witnessed by Sohail Mir, SSP Baramulla and president JKBBA besides other prominent personalities of Baramulla.
The efforts of the Army were well appreciated by the local populace and president of JKBBA encouraged more and more youth to participate in these events.
Srinagar, June 18: Police today arrested two youth and hunt for two others is going on for raping and kidnapping of a minor girl in North Kashmir’s Uri area.
Police today registered a case (FIR 37/2014, under Sections 363, 376 and 354 RPC) in police Station Boniyar in Uri against four youth identified as Zubair Ahmad Abbasi, son of Ghulam Qadir Abbasi, Yasir Abbasi son of Shabir Abbasi, Amir Abbasi son of Perviaz Abbasi residents of Yarvan Pahlipora, Uri and Rashid Abbasi son of Latif Abbasi of Naloosa for kidnapping a minor girl, raping and molesting her. The 12-year old girl was kidnapped and raped by these four youth during a marriage party.
Two of the accused Rashid and Zubair have been arrested and hunt for two other accused is going on.
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JAMMU, June 18: Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra Kumar today ordered ‘in-situ’ promotion of Sub Inspector Rajeshwar Singh as Inspector with retrospective effect from 21-9-2013, the date his juniors were promoted as Inspectors.
“In order of seniority, Rajeshwar Singh shall figure below Inspector Anayat Hussain and above Inspector Rajesh Jasrotia,’’ an official order issued by the DGP said.
Fortaleza (Brazil), June 18:
Mexico’s little-known goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa proved to be an unbreachable wall for Brazil as the five-time champions were held to a goalless draw while Russia and South Korea also split points on the sixth day of the FIFA World Cup.
Brazil would have booked a round of 16 berth had they beaten Mexico but Ochoa produced at least two stunning saves in a heroic display to deny the Selecao a win in a high-voltage Group A clash here.
The 28-year-old Ochoa, who plays in France for AC Ajaccio, first thwarted Neymar’s 26th minute header with a spectacular dive to his right and then blocked Thiago Silva’s headed attempt in the 87th minute to the huge groan of the sea of yellow-clad local fans.
In the other late match of the day, Russia and South Korea settled for a 1-1 draw. Alexander Kerzhakov pulled one back for Russia after rival substitute Lee Keun-Ho put South Korea ahead with a stunning 30 metre shot.
The big match of the day was, however, the contest between South American rivals Brazil and Mexico.
Superstar Neymar, who scored twice in Brazil’s 3-1 opening match win against Croatia, had plenty of ball possession and made some threatening runs into the rival box under hot and humid conditions at Estadio Castelao.
But ultimately, the five-time champions failed to break down the stubborn Mexican defence and the seemingly impenetrable wall thrown around their goal by Ochoa. Mexico survived the grinding offence from Brazil and frustrated the hosts’ march to the second round.
After last night’s draw, Brazil and Mexico occupy the top spot in Group A on four points each. The group, which also has Croatia and Cameroon, is now wide open.
In a Group H match in Belo Horizonte, Belgium made a stunning rally to beat Algeria 2-1 with two second half goals.
Widely billed the dark horses to lift the trophy, Belgium had to toil hard to erase the 0-1 deficit after Algeria had taken a surprise lead in the 25th minute against the run of play through a penalty kick conversion by Sofiane Feghouli.
Belgium, whose most of players ply trade in top European clubs, turned the match on its head with two goals in the space of 10 minutes.
Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini equalised in the 70th minute through a glancing header before substitute Dries Mertens made a fierce finish with a low shot for the winning goal in the 80th minute.
South Korea then held Russia 1-1 in another drawn match in the same group under hot and humid conditions at Cuiaba. Kerzhakov rescued Russia in their first World Cup finals match since 2002, scoring three minutes after coming on as substitute.(PTI)
Dubai, June 18:Five-time world champion Viswanthan Anand kept himself in contention by notching up 3.5 points on the penultimate day of the World Rapid Chess Championship here.
With seven points from 10 games, Anand stands joint third in the strongest ever rapid chess tournament and the Indian ace will have to make a superb finish to find himself on the podium.
World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway came up with an inspired performance on the second day of the meet to snatch sole lead on 8 points out of a possible 10 games.
Carlsen is followed by Levon Aronian of Armenia who has made a grand comeback in the event to be on 7.5 points.
While Carlsen made four points out of five games on day two, Aronian decimated opposition to score a whopping 4.5 points from his five games.
With just five games remaining Carlsen emerges as the firm favourite for the crown but Anand, known as a great exponent of the faster version of the game, would like to give the Norwegian a run for his money.
Anand meets Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the next round and the fact that the Indian is set to get three whites in the remaining five games might just prove crucial in the final stages of the championship.
Carlsen on the other hand will have to tackle Aronian as black in the next round and the last few will be tougher games for the Norwegian as well.
While he announced that he would like to be the number one player in rapid as well, there are many obstacles that face the Classical world champion in his quest when it comes to the faster version of the game.
The other Indians in the fray continued to have mediocre results apart from P Harikrishna who has kept himself in contention.
The Andhra based Grandmaster, who is also the second highest rated Indian currently, lost only to Anand on the second day of the three-day event and is on six points.
Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly and M Shyam Sundar are the next best performing Indians on 4.5 points apiece while Sandipan Chanda and Debashish Das have four points in their kitty from ten games thus far.
Indian Rapid champion Sriram Jha is on three points after a difficult second day in the event. (PTI)
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JAMMU, June 18: The State level volleyball championship of Under 17 girls which was organized by State Department of Youth Services & Sports concluded here today.
The final of the tournament was played between the District teams of Budgam and Samba. The team mates of Samba showed an outstanding combination of skill and intelligence on the ground defeated opponents by 3/0.
Director General of the Department of Youth Services & Sports Naveen Agarwal(IPS) after witnessing the final thrill of the tournament, distributed prizes among the winner and runner-up teams.
Niteshi Saini of Samba District team was awarded for being an outstanding player in the tournament.
Besides others, District Youth Services & Sports Officer Budgam and lovers of volleyball game were present on the occasion.
General Manager, Khyber Industries, Manzoor Ahmad Mir along with JKSDA officials flagging off 440 km cycling expedition, at Srinagar.
SRINAGAR, June 18: The 440-kilometre Pedal for Khyber MTB Cycling was flagged off today from Sangarmal Complex here.
The event is organized and sponsored by Khyber Industries under the technical guidance of J&K Sports Development Association (JKSDA).
The event was flagged off jointly by general manager, Khyber Industries, Manzoor Ahmad Mir along with JKSDA president, Bashir Malik, JKSDA senior vice-president, Rauf Ahmad Tramboo, Winter Olympian, Mir Mudasir, JKSDA vice-president, Altaf-ur-Rehman, JKSDA Executive member and owner Ghani Gliders, Tariq Ghani and Khyber Industries marketing manager, Javaid Zaman.
In addition to two cyclists who will be taking the expedition, cyclists from all over the valley had joined them to ride along with them upto Ganderbal.
The two cyclists Umer Nabi and Riyaz Wani who are taking this expedition are well known faces of J&K Sport’s arena. While Riyaz Wani is veteran athlete and cyclist, Umer Nabi is current cycling champion of the State.
JKSDA senior vice-president, Rau Tramboo while speaking on the occasion disclosed that these two riders will on first day ride upto Sonamarg and on second day upto Kargil crossing Zojilla Pass in-between. Then afterwards they will be taking one or two halts.
Meanwhile, Riders completed the required distance of first day from Srinagar to Sonamarg in 3 hour 55 minutes.
JAMMU, June 18: Annual congregation of Saryara Biradari is being held on June 29 at Devsthan, Mahatma Atma Ram Samadhi at Bahu Fort.
In connection with congregation, a Shoba Yatra would be taken out on June 22. On the day of congregation (June 29) Prabhat Pheri will be taken out at 5 am, Hawan will be held at 9 am followed by Bhajan Kirtan from 11 am. The community lunch will be served at 3 pm onwards. Sayraya Biradari has been requested to participate with families and seek blessings of Mahatma Atma Ram Ji.
