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ARTO Baramulla suspends 11 DL’s, 17 violators issued show cause notice
Acting tough against traffic violations, 17 violators were today issued show cause notices for suspension of Driving licenses and Registration certificates during a massive enforcement drive led by Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Baramulla, Muazzam Ali at various locations in the district.
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Meanwhile, 11 Driving Licenses of violators who had been served show cause notices in previous drive were suspended as well.
During the drive, a number of passenger vehicles which were found lacking on key parameters were warned for violating the traffic rules.
Moreover, the ARTO informed people about their duties towards observing traffic norms and road safety rules while travelling. He also urged people to drive carefully, avoid over speeding, use seat belts, avoid mobile phones during driving, and follow other traffic rules religiously.
National Institute of Technology, Hazratbal Srinagar, has instructed all students to vacate hostels with immediate effect.
The instructions, the authorities said, are being made in pursuance of the declaration of winter vacations.
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“Pursuant to the declaration of Winter Vacation for students w.e.f 30.11.2023 vide Order No. 60 of 2023 issued under endorsement number NITS/R/23/600 dated 30.11.2023 all hostel boarders (Boys and Girls) are instructed to vacate the hostels with immediate effect”, reads a circular.
The Vegetable market (Sabzi Mandi) in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was Thursday gutted in a massive blaze, officials said.
An official said that the fire broke out in the wee hours today, left about 10 vegetable carts gutted in the incident, adding that vegetables worth huge amount got damaged in the incident.
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The official said that Fire and Emergency Services reached the spot and doused the flames with the help of Police.
The famous tourist destinations including Gulmarg and Doodhpathri experienced fresh snowfall on Thursday while rains lashed plains, bringing the mercury down.
Reports said that several areas of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, which include Gulmarg and Doodhpatri as well.
The weatherman has predicted light to moderate rainfall at most places and light snowfall over middle and higher reaches today.
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Meanwhile, the night temperature improved across Kashmir with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recording a minimum temperature of 5.3 degree Celsius.
The mercury in Qazigund settled at 5.0 degree Celsius while in Pahalgam it settled at 1.5 degree Celsius.
According to data, Konibal and Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0 degree Celsius each.
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