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Jammu & Kashmir: Army Dog โ€˜Zoomโ€™ Succumbs To Bullet Injury

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In a combat operation in Kokernag of Anantnag, Armyโ€™s dog โ€˜Zoomโ€™ attacked terrorists and sustained grave injuries after receiving two gunshot wounds.

Srinagar: Indian Army Dog โ€˜Zoomโ€™, who underwent surgery after getting injured in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirโ€™s Anantnag, passed away on Thursday.

Zoom was under treatment at Advance Field Veterinary Hospital, Srinagar. โ€œArmy dog Zoom, under treatment at 54 AFVH, passed away around 12 noon today. He was responding well till around 11:45 am when he suddenly started gasping and collapsed,โ€ said Army officials.

In a combat operation in Kokernag of Anantnag, Armyโ€™s dog โ€˜Zoomโ€™ attacked terrorists and sustained grave injuries after receiving two gunshot wounds.

โ€œIn spite of the injuries, he continued his task which resulted in the neutralization of two terrorists. The canine is under treatment in Srinagar,โ€ an Army official said.

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The assault dog was a part of Operation Tangpawasโ€™s combat team. The Indian Army Chinar Corps had taken to Twitter to wish to Zoom a speedy recovery. โ€œArmy assault dog โ€˜Zoomโ€™ critically injured during the operation while confronting the terrorists. He is under treatment at Army Vet Hosp Srinagar. We wish him a speedy recovery,โ€ they had tweeted.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Chandni Chowk: Lieutenant Governor Saxena Meets Trader And Assures Development

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Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena took note of the difficulties faced by the traders and assured to upgrade the amenities, facilitate smooth conduct of trade and make shopping a pleasing experience in the Chandni Chowk market of the national capital.

New Delhi:  Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena took note of the difficulties faced by the traders and assured to upgrade the amenities, facilitate smooth conduct of trade and make shopping a pleasing experience in the Chandni Chowk market of the national capital.

Saxena visited this โ€œheritage marketโ€ on Wednesday and interacted with the tradersโ€™ associations, Resident welfare associations (RWA) and the visitors here According to an official statement, LG Saxena interacted with the representatives of more than a dozen Market Traders Association, labourersโ€™ association, RWAs and several other local traders as they informed him about several restrictions and problems that have not only affected their daily business but have also caused hardships to a large number of people, particularly the elderly, women and children, residing in the area.

Seeking the LGโ€™s intervention for the removal of โ€œoverhanging electrical wiresโ€ that have often resulted in fire incidents in the area.

The LG was also informed that apart from over 60 Katras that attract lakhs of people daily, nearly 60,000 people also reside in the โ€œnarrow by-lanes of Chandni Chowkโ€ and the massive congestion often leads to fire and medical emergencies.

To deal with any such emergency, the LG assured that fire tenders and ambulances will be deployed in and around the Chandni Chowk area โ€œvery soonโ€.

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LG Saxena said that an exercise to identify fire-prone locations and the process of deployment of fire tenders and ambulances in the national Capital is being undertaken by the Fire Department. The initiative will be started from Chandni Chowk before Diwali, he said.

He then took a round of the Chandni Chowk market from the iconic Town Hall to Katra Neel and back to the Red Fort, where he interacted with several local traders and visitors of the market.

Meanwhile, he also visited the historic โ€˜Ghalib Ki Haveliโ€™ in Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, where the LG instructed officials to identify and develop one Katra as a Pilot and later replicate the model to other Katras and markets in Chandni Chowk.

The redevelopment of the Katra envisages facade improvement, removing overhanging electric wires, repair of footpaths, drainage, and repair and maintenance of street lights among others.

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