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Braving intense cold, fire fighters spend night under open sky in Habba Kadal Sgr

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Other than dousing the flames by putting hectic efforts, the firemen had to face tremendous hardships by staying alert and maintaining close vigil throughout the night amid the sub-zero temperature in Gadood Bagh area of Habba Kadal.

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Braving bone-chilling cold, over half a dozen firemen spent the whole night in an open sky to ensure that the fire is prevented from spreading in the locality in the intervening night of Friday-Saturday.

The night temperature in Srinagar settled below freezing point and recorded minus 2.6 degree Celsius.

Pertinently, over a dozen of firemen after rousing the flames till late Friday night, spent all the night in an open sky amid the low temperature.

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In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the firemen were seen warming themselves after the people came out from Masjid after offering Fajr prayers.

The local people were in all praise for the firemen for their work.

The firemen, who remained on the road all the night, include Aijaz Ahmad fireman, Showkat Ahmad Selection Grade fireman, Fahmeed Ahmad fireman, MDSO Muhammad Shafi, STo Muzaffar Ahmad, Ishtiyaq Ahmad STO, Bilal Ahmad LFM, Tariq Ahmad LFM.

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It is not the first time that we have spent the night under open sky throughout the night, but it is a routine exercise for them, especially when the fire breaks out anywhere in the late evening hours.

“We have managed to save huge properties here, but the fire has damaged almost six houses in the area. During the fire dousing efforts, several houses got damaged due to the water as well,” a firefighter told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).

The locals said that among the several houses, one house collapsed completely.

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Pertinently, the fire broke out from a house in Gadood Bagh locality on Friday evening at around 09:00 PM. The fire engulfed five other houses in a hurry, causing extensive damage to the affected families.

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The locals appealed to the government to await the fire affected families with compensation at earliest.

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It is the second such incident in the locality in the last ten years. In 2012, a total of 40 families got affected in the blaze after 24 houses reduced to ashes in the area.

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Man dies as tractor turns turtle in Sopore

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A man lost his life on Sunday morning as tractor turned turtle in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramula district.

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Quoting an official news agency KS reported that a man was critically injured on Sunday morning after a tractor in which he was travelling turned turtle at Badambagh.

He said soon after the incident, he was immediately taken to Sub District Hospital Sopore, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

A police officer confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Farooz Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Hamid Bhat resident of Badambagh.

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SMC Corporator Aqib Renzu in custody on charges of sexual harassment

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Srinagar police on Saturday said to have arrested a Srinagar Municpal Corporation (SMC) Corporator for sexual harassment, outraging modesty and online stalking.

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They said strong technical evidences in this matter were produced by the brave victim, the accused has been identified as Aqib Ahmed Renzu resident of Nishat Srinagar.

Case under FIR No 50/2023 U/S 354, 354A, 354D registered in RM Bagh Police station.

Srinagar police on X informed, “One SMC corporator Aqib Ahmed Renzu of Nishat Srinagar arrested for sexual harassment, outraging modesty and online stalking. Strong technical evidences in this matter were produced by the brave victim. FIR No 50/2023 U/S 354, 354A, 354D registered in RM Bagh Police station.”

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Man slips to death while collecting firewood in central Kashmir

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A man died after he slipped while collecting firewood in Rezan forest area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday.

An official told that Showkat Ahmad Tekri, son of Gh Hassan Tekri of Gujerbasti Rezan slipped and fell down from the upper reaches of the forest area, which resulted in his on spot death.

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The heavy rainfall had triggered slippery conditions in the area.

He said that soon after the incident, police reached the spot and recovered his body.

“After medico-legal formalities, his body will be handed over to her family members for the last rites,” he said. KNO

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