The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to snow accumulation between Ramsoo and Qazigund and shooting stones, landslides, and mudslides between Nashri and the NAVYUG Tunnel, officials said on Friday.
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Gujarat government promoted retired SP and "encounter specialist" NK Amin to DIG on January 21, following his legal exoneration. Amin, previously imprisoned for eight years over the Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter cases, was cleared by CBI courts and departmental inquiries, paving the way for his promotion eight years after retirement.
A Spaniard attempted to report a burglary in his Bengaluru flat through the 112 helpline but was asked to speak in Kannada before the call ended. He remained confined in his room for six hours, and thieves stole valuables worth Rs 82,000. Police are investigating with available CCTV footage.