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Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu today said that Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is mulling to set up a multi-agency consultative board to tackle stray dog issue in the summer capital. Addressing a press conference here, Mayor said the massive urban challenges have piled up over decades in Srinagar. “SMC will ensure that each challenge will be tackled firmly. Since the formation of the democratically elected municipal body, many of these challenges were addressed, and work on others is going on,” he said. Elaborating, he said, “one of the biggest challenges that we are facing is stray dogs.” “This is a complex issue as we have to follow animal welfare board directives and the dog population has grown exponentially.” “It pains me to see young kids falling prey to dog bites and at times end up losing lives. We are going to set up a multi-agency consultative board to deal with the stray dog menace. The board will comprise experts, scientists from SKUAST, and various agencies. We will...

Police have arrested 10 youth allegedly involved in stone pelting on Wednesday outside the residence of JKLF chief Yasin Malik at Maisuma area of Srinagar who was sentenced to life in a terror funding case. "10 accused arrested so far in anti-national sloganeering & stone pelting outside home of Yasin Malik prior to sentencing in Maisuma yesterday. All other areas remained peaceful. Youths are again requested not to indulge in activities that can spoil their careers and disrupt familes, " Srinagar Police said in a statement. "Others are being identified & will be arrested soon. Case has been registered under ULPA & IPC. The main instigators of this hooliganism will be booked under PSA. Such anti-national activities & provocative posture will be always dealt strictly & with full force of law, " it added. Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court on Wednesday. He was convicted under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prev...

The Law Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating a Dubai company owned by the family of former Shiv Sena corporal Yashwant Jadhav, which was formed in 2018, the same year he became chairman of BMC’s standing committee, for allegedly violating the rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Around Rs 5 crore was deposited into the company’s account in Dubai, half of it in cash, during the pandemic. ED had summoned Jadhav and his two sons on Tuesday. While Jadhav did not show up, one of his sons recorded his statement. ED will be issuing a new summons to Jadhav soon. The Dubai-registered company, Synergy Ventures (FZC), was owned by Jadhav’s sons and was shut down after the Income Tax (Investigation) Wing launched an investigation into its financial dealings last year.  During interrogation, Jadhav’s son told officers that his father was minding company business. The ED and IT wing suspect that Rs 5 crore was generated in Mumbai through illegal means by Jadhav during hi...