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Month: December 2018

17 Year Old Boy Dies in Road Accident in Baramulla

REGIONAL
December 21 A 17 year old youth died in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Tapper Waripora area on Friday noon. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a youth identified as Mohammad Sultan Dar son of Mohammad Maqbool Dar died after a tractor he was travelling in turned turtle. The deceased was a resident of Tapper Waripora area in Baramulla district. He had suffered critical injuries and he was shifted to a local hospital where he died.

Teenage Girl Raped by Four People in UP

INDIA
December 21 Four persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Sikandarpur area in Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. The police arrested four of the five accused on Thursday for raping the 13-year-old on November 29, they added. “The arrested were identified as Manish, Arjun, Acchelal and Krishna. The fifth accused is on the run,” a senior official said.

Despite Restrictions to Foil Protests, Thousands Protest Against Killings In Pulwama

PULWAMA
December 21 Despite strict restrictions imposed in Pulwama, hundreds of people from Jamia Masjid of the District marched towards the district headquarters on Friday post congregational prayers. Locals from Pulwama told The Kashmiriyat that protests were held at Muran, Main town, Ruhmoo and many areas of South Kashmir districts including Shopian after Friday prayers. Many clerics and the coordination committee from the Pulwama District had asked people to protest against the civilian and Militant killings after Friday prayers. Thousands of people defying the strict restrictions held strong demonstrations throughout the district on the call of the clerics of Pulwama District. The Killings were widely denounced as "barbaric" in mosques throughout Southern Kashmir and hundreds o...

10 Profitable Small Business Ideas in Kashmir

BUSINESS
December 21 Via: Startupdailytips.com The challenging unemployment rate is one of the serious concerns for the people of Kashmir. Even today, it is sad to find that most people living in Kashmir still haven’t shunned the mindset that advocates running after govt jobs while on the other hand ruling governments don’t seem to be showing seriousness towards directing district industry centers to provide timely financial support to the aspiring entrepreneurs of Kashmir. Toorx pro rbo horizontal bumper weight training disc holder dimethazine where to buy steroids in belgium, buy product musculatio waterloo catholic teachers. The local government needs to ensure that the talent and passion of youth shouldn’t be wasted by providing them financial support on time. Here are 10 best opport...

Pulwama Shuts for Day 7 As Clerics, Traders Call for Pulwama Chalo

PULWAMA
December 21 The Pulwama District of South Kashmir has shut down for the seventh consecutive amid a ban on Mobile internet services in this South Kashmir area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a Coordination Committee in Pulwama has called for peaceful protest today after Friday prayers and asked people to march towards Sirnoo. The shutdown is being observed against the recent civilian killings where seven civilians were killed when Forces opened fire on protesters in Sirnoo area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. The coordination Committee Pulwama that had called for shutdown includes District Traders federation, Clerics, Bar Association, fruit and vegetable association and transporters from the District. Meanwhile people in Pulwama including in Muran, Ruhmoo and other be...

Ten Thousand Kashmiris to Meet in Bangalore to Promote Kashmiri Culture

CULTURE, UPDATES
December 21 The Kashmiri diaspora in Bengaluru community is organising a get together to promote Kashmiri culture in the city. An event where nearly 10,000 strong Kashmiri population in Bengaluru can meet, discuss ideas and break bread will start at 3 Pm at Sky Deck in White Field area of Bengaluru. The event aims at promoting the vibrant Kashmiri culture, mouth-watering food, soulful music and rich literature of Kashmir amongst the non-Kashmiris, especially those who’ve always wanted to visit the vibrant land of natural beauty, but haven’t been able to do so due to a lack of awareness of the ground reality or for a lack of local touch points, the reports said. “It aims to give the non-Kashmiri attendees a sense of who Kashmiris are as community and create networking opportuni...

Active Militant from Islamabad (Anantnag) arrested in Ganderbal

REGIONAL
December 20 The Jammu Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrrsted an active Militant in Ganderbal district today evening. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Jammu Kashmir  Police  along with 24 RR and  118 CRPF in a joint operation arrested a militant. The Militant has been identified as Zubair Shabir Bhat son of Shabir Ahmad Bhat who is a resident of Malpora area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District. Zubair was a category “C” Militant and an affiliate of Lashkar e Taiba. They said that he was arrested along with a  grenade and scooty on which he was riding has also been seized.

At least 130 Civilians Killed in Kashmir till November- The Complete Story

UPDATES
December 20 The civilian killings in Kashmir Valley in the past four years has increased manifold, as per stats, In contrast to 41 civilian killings in 2015, at least 130 civilians were killed till December 01 in current year-2018, as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat, the list does not include those killed during ceasefire Violations along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. From 2015 to 2018, Kashmir has witnessed at least 383 civilian killings. At least 126 civilians died in 2016 and so far the number of civilian casualties is same in the first 11 months of current year, in 2017, at least 86 civilians were killed in Jammu Kashmir. As per figures available to The Kashmiriyat, 12 civilians were killed in January, On 9 January, One Civilian ...

Cattle Population Increases in Islamabad (Anantnag) Animal Husbandry Organises One Day Awareness Camp

ISLAMABAD
December 20 The Department of Animal Husbandry in Islamabad (anantnag) District on Thursday organised one day District level awareness camp under Foot Mouth Diseases (FMD) control at District Veterinary Hospital. The Additional Deputy Commissioner for the District, Showkat Ahmad Rather was the Chief Guest on the occasion addressed the event which was attended by large number of progressive farmers of the district related with Animal Husbandry Sector. . He said that the programme has been started in the district from 17th November, 2018 and a targeted livestock population of more than 21 lacs is being targeted under the FMD Control Programme out of which 60 per cent achievements has been recorded so far in the district. The Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Dr. Mohammad Saleem also spoke ...

Students of Aligarh Muslim University Protest Against Pulwama Killings

INDIA
December 20 On Thursday, The students of Aligarh Muslim University held a protest demonstration at the university campus to protest the ongoing killing spree in Kashmir valley. A Student while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that scores of students under the banner of Aligarh Muslim University Students Union for the second consecutive day held gathered in the University to protest the civilian killings at the hands of government forces in Pulwama district. ALSO READ: Jinnah portrait Row at Aligarh Muslim University, Old Story, New Shades Pertinently Seven civilian were killed by government forces in Sirnoo area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday. The killings evoked sharp criticism from politicians across Jammu Kashmir.