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Month: August 2018

Two Minors Go Missing from Kokernag- Family Seeks Help

ISLAMABAD
August 02 Two Minor boys have gone missing from their native in Souf Shali area of Kokernag belt in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district since Thursday morning. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that two minors identified as Yasir Shafi Mir son of Moahmmed Shafi Mir Age 12 Years and Faizan Ahmad Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat  Aged 11 both residents of soaf shali in Kokernag went missing after they left for Darasgah at 6 am on Wednesday. The Locals tried to search the duo, but to no avail, they have sought the help of general public in tracing the kids and said if anyone has any information or locates the kids anywhere, they can call the following numbers 9906221995 9149528301

Sex Racket Busted in Srinagar-7 Including 2 Army men Arrested

REGIONAL
August 01 The Jammu Kashmir Police has claimed to have busted sex racket in Srinagar and arrested the accused from Bemina on Wednesday. Detailing the incident, Police said that acting on a specific information, police raided the Hamdaniya Colony in Bemina and arrested two ladies, four male including two local Army personnel and kingpin of the said racket. The Jammu Kashmir Police has lodged an FIR No. 284/2018 in this regard and investigation taken up. Sources say that more arrests are expected in this connection.

PDP Halted Work on Mini Secretariat planned by Omar Abdullah, Allege Tangmarg Residents

REGIONAL
August 01 SAJAD HAMEED On 06 June 2012 the foundation stone of mini secretariat Tangmarg was laid by the former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Omar Abdullah along with Minister of Agricultural And MLA Gulmarg Ghulam Hassan Mir. However the construction site as observed by The Kashmiriyat remains as it was when Omar Abdullah left the Government. The aim behind constructing the Mini secretariat was to benefit the people of Central as well as North Kashmir who face hardships and find it inconvenient to travel to Srinagar even for the smallest works to be done. The Locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that "Unfortunately after NC lost the elections, the successor Government did not pay any heed to the area, in fact the work at Mini secretariat was stopped." The PDP- BJP ...

Small Businesses Hit yet Again, Government Bans usage of Newspapers to pack Food

OTHERS
August 01 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has hit the small businesses and poor people yet again as they banned the usage of newspapers for packing food and oother edibles. The Government body has said that it detrimental to health. The Newspapers are mostly used by Street Food Vendors, Bakers, Traditional Food Vendors, Meat Retailers, Milk for packing things.buy female viagra online noprescriptionrxbuyonline.com/female_viagra.html no prescription The ban like the polythene ban is bound to hit small businesses, the ban on polythene hit the small time businesses while large factories, industries and large scale businesses continue the unabated usage and manufacturing of polythene, Chips packets and other harmful substances. This is the first time in ...

Indian Flag Will not be seen in Kashmir if Article 35A is abolished, Says NC Leader

REGIONAL
August 01 A National Conference leader and MLA Mendhar Javaid Ahmad Rana in an aggressive statement has warned New Delhi that in case of abolition of Article 35-A the Indian flag will not be seen in Kashmir. Addressing a workers rally, the he said that, “If any alteration is made in Article 35A or if Section 370 is abolished, then the Indian flag will not be seen here in Kashmir,” reports quoted him saying. The separatists have called for s shutdown for two days complete shutdown and protests against proposed move to abolish Article 35 A on Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir, Qazi Ahmed Yasir has extended full support to the separatist leadership saying, "every Kashmiri will fight against the planned demographic and geographical change." The law permit...

Massive Clashes Erupt During CASO in Pulwama Area

PULWAMA
August 01 Massive Clashes erupted during a CASO launched in Chandgam Wasoora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. The Government forces laid down a Cordon and search operation in the Chandgam area  on Wednesday evening . Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 55 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF laid down the Search operation jointly. "The Operation was launched after troopers received a specific input about Militant movement in the area," Sources said.buy strattera generic http://buywithoutprescriptionrxonline.com/strattera.html over the counter Hundreds of youth hit the streets when the Anti Militancy operation was launched and threw stones on troops amid intense pro Freedom sloganeering. Meanwhile A Door to door search operation has been launched in the...

Minor Girl Raped by Police Officers in Jharkhand

INDIA
August 01 A Minor girl from Jharkhand in India has alleged three men including two Police officers of raping her and then being blackmailed by them. Reports said that the girl accused three persons along with police station in-charge and a deputy superintendent of police rank officer of rape. The Jamshedpur Police has said that the accused were arrested and sent to judicial custody while a probe has been ordered into the incident after the intervention of Jharkhand Chief Minister, Raghubar Dad.

Why Stop foreign journalists from Reporting from Kashmir, asks Omar

REGIONAL
August 01 The Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday wondered if the situation in Jammu Kashmir had deteriorated so much that the government was afraid of allowing any foreign correspondents to report freely from the state. Annie Gowen, the India bureau chief of Washington Post, tweeted on Tuesday that she was in Kashmir for a friend’s wedding. But she said she was not reporting because the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs had not granted the special permit now required for foreign correspondents. She said she applied for it on June 22. The National Conference leader took exception to the denial of permission to Gowen. “Has the situation in Kashmir deteriorated to such an extent that we are now afraid to let foreign correspondents repor...

1 August 1990: 12 Kashmiris including 2 Policemen Shot Dead by Army in Pattan

WRITE-UPS
August 01 On August 1, 1990 an Army convoy was on its way to Srinagar from Baramulla. “Some private trucks were also part of the long Army convoy. Pattan road was in shambles and there were many potholes. The tyre of one of the Army vehicles suddenly burst and Army personnel with their finger on triggers, mistook it as a militant attack. Panicky soldiers resorted to indiscriminate firing that lasted up to five to eight minutes. It was a hell let loose. People ran for cover while many, including vendors and shopkeepers, also received serious injuries in the resultant stampede", the victims recounted "Army directly targeted civilians. Over hundred civilians received bullets among which 12 lost their lives,” alleged a survivor. One of the survivors Ghulam Hassan Bhat from main tow...

Fake Medicines Surface in Islamabad Market

REGIONAL
August 01 You may have to check your medicines twice before purchasing them, as a latest hoax has arrived in the market, Unfortunately, In India, no one seems to care, neither the companies manufacturing the brands of medicine, which are being faked , duplicated to cheat the consumer to make easy money in the name of their brand, nor the Government, expected to ensure delivery of safe medicine to the consumer and control illegal manufacturing and sale of fake medicine. A Lady from Achabal area in Islamabad (Anantnag) District of South Kashmir purchased a mouth wash from a local medical store in Janglat Mandi Islamabad on the prescription of a doctor. "I paid the printed rate on the cover of the mouthwash," she told The Kashmiriyat adding that when she reached home, the cover of th...