August 2018 - Page 6 of 38 - The Kashmiriyat

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Man Shot at in Tral by Unidentified Gunmen

PULWAMA

August 28 unknown persons on Tuesday fired at a civilian in the Zaatak of Lorgam area of Tral belt in South Kashmir's Pulwama District injuring him. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that gunmen fired upon a man identified as Mohammed Amin Malik of Lorigam in Tral area, injuring him seriously. The Person was rushed to the Sub District Hospital in Tral in an injured condition. Hospital Sources confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Amin has been shot and is being treated at the hospital. Details Rushing in.

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Massive Fire Breaks out in Army Camp in Kupwara

REGIONAL

August 28 A Massive fire has engulfed Army camp located in the Machil Sector of North Kashmir's frontier Kupwara District on Tuesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that fire tenders from various parts of the district have been rushed to the douse off the fire which is still spread inside the Army camp. "Efforts are being made to bring the flames under control," an Army official said. There have been no reports of immediate casualties, neither has the cause of fire been ascertained yet, Three Armymen have sustained minor burn injuries. A Local told The Kashmiriyat that massive blast sound are being heard inside the camp, which is a indication of the fact that explosives have caught fire inside the camp.

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Forces Ransack the House of Islamabad Militant

OTHERS

August 28 The Government Forces on Sunday night allegedly barged into the house of Burhan Ahmed Ganie at S.K Colony in Islamabad (Anantnag) township and ransacked the household items. A family member while speaking to The Kashmiriyat alleged that late night on Sunday, the troops barged into the house of Burhan Ganie, at S.K Colony and searched the house till 2:30 am, only after they broke the household items and ransacked the property. "The father of Burhan was abused verbally, even though he pleaded that he was unwell," the family member said. ALSO READ: ISLAMABAD MOTHER MAKES EMOTIONAL APPEAL TO MILITANT SON Alleging that the troops forcibly made their entry into the house, they woke the inmates up and started thrashing the household items, even though the family has reque...

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Air Pollution Causes Huge Reduction in Intelligence

EDUCATION

August 28 Air pollution causes a "huge" reduction in intelligence, according to new research, indicating that the damage to society of toxic air is far deeper than the well-known impacts on physical health. The research was conducted in China but is relevant across the world, with 95% of the global population breathing unsafe air. It found that high pollution levels led to significant drops in test scores in language and arithmetic, with the average impact equivalent to having lost a year of the person's education. Polluted air can cause everyone to reduce their level of education by one year, which is huge, said Xi Chen at Yale School of Public Health in the US, a member of the research team. "But we know the effect is worse for the elderly, especially those over 64, and for men,...

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Downtown Girl becomes Youngest Girl from Kashmir to Fly Aircraft

UPDATES

August 28 Iram Habib (30), a resident of Srinagar's downtown area has become the first and youngest woman from Srinagar to fly an aircraft. Iram pursued her bachelors in forestry from Dehradun and post-graduation in forestry from the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir. Though she studied forestry, she did not let her dream die. While Iram’s family wanted her to pursue PhD in forestry and get a government job, she kept looking for options to train as a pilot. Iram completed her training from Miami in the US in 2016 and returned to India to get a commercial pilot licence. The 30-year-old has two job offers in India at the moment.

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Rahul Gandhi on a Two Day Visit to Flood Hit Kerala

INDIA

August 28 The Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited the flood hit Kerala and met the affected people. Rahul who is on a two-day visit to the flood hit Kerala had appealed the Central government to provide help to flood-hit Kerala. On Tuesday, Rahul met flood-affected people at Chengannur and is also scheduled to visit flood-hit regions including Alappuzha and Angamaly later in the day. He will also visit flood-affected areas on Wednesday. 265 were killed in the floods that hit the state on 8 August, while 36 people are still missing, according to the latest government figure.

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First Batch of Hajis Reaches back to Kashmir

REGIONAL

August 28 On Monday, 310 pilgrims have reached back to Kashmir and 650 more are scheduled to arrive till today from annual Muslim Pilgrimage of Hajj. Here at Srinagar Airport, hundreds of families gathered to welcome their relatives who came from the holy journey performed by 2 Million Muslims from worldwide. The IG of Jammu Kashmir Police and and other civil officers including Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. From Jammu Kashmir nearly 10000 pilgrims performed the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year. (The Kashmiriyat)

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Militants attack House of NC Leader in Budgam

REGIONAL

August 28 Suspected militants fired few shots towards the house of former finance minister and National conference senior leader Abdul Rahim Rather in Badipora village of Budgam district on Monday night. An official said that during intervening night, gunmen fired gunshots towards the residence of NC leader in Badipora village of Budgam. However, no damage was reported in the incident. NC leader was not present inside his house when the incident took place.

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Preparing proposal to resolve the issue of Kashmir: Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL

August 28 The Pakistan Government is preparing a proposal to resolve the Kashmir issue, The Human Rights Minister of Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari said. The Government, she said, will prepare a proposal on resolving the Kashmir conflict within one week and present it in the cabinet. Khan had also called Kashmir as the core issue of dispute between the two nations and said the only way to resolve Kashmir and other disputes is to sit on a dialogue table. In his first speech after winning the July 25 general elections, Khan reiterated that he wanted good relations with India. India's Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena is expected to reach Islamabad on Monday to begin the two-day discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Syed Mehr Ali Shah on Wednesday. ...

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Local Youth joining Militancy has come down Drastically- DGP Vaid

REGIONAL

August 28 "Local Youth joining militancy has come down significantly in this month" DGP Vaid told reporters today. The state director general of police (DGP) added that there has been an improvement in the overall security situation in Kashmir. The chief of Jammu Kashmir police S P Vaid has claimed that there has been a decrease in the number of local youths joining militancy this month in Kashmir.buy professional-pack online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/professional-pack.html no prescription Responding to a question regarding the increase in number of youths joining militancy in Kashmir since 2010, he said, "We are making efforts to engage with the youths. I hope we will be able to deal with the issue."