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Month: March 2019

“They Forgot the Scene where Modi Got India Freedom in 1947,” Modi Movie Trailer Sparks Meme Fest on Internet

INDIA
March 25 The Narendra Modi biopic PM Narendra Modi has been bearing the brunt of the biggest troll torrent in recent times, Social Media users have expressed dissent and made mockery of the Blatant attempts to project Modi, as seen in the trailer, as the messiah. "They missed the scene wherein modiji brought us freedom from british empire," A social Media user wrote on one of the review videos. Another Facebook user said, "Vivek oberoi se acchi acting to Modi khud kr leta h." Modi in a scene is seen saying, "Mera Gujrat jal raha hai" which is likely a reference to the Gujrat riots of 2002 where at least a thousand Muslims were massacred. Modi has been blamed for allowing and at times supporting the ' Gujarat 2002 anti-Muslim riots. Modi has been shown as a brave prime minis...

“Cow, Please Fight Elections for us”- Graffiti Mocking Modi Appears as BJP Fails to Find Candidates in Bengal

INDIA
March 25 A graffiti mocking the Bharatiya Janata Party and Modi has appeared in West Bengal as the party struggles to find candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The graffiti shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a leash tied to a cow, below a message read: "Let's make you a BJP candidate for Lok Sabha elections". The message has been shared widely on WhatsApp and Facebook groupd in the wake of Lok Sabha elections 2019. As per India Today, So far, the BJP has fielded 29 candidates in West Bengal but seems to be struggling to find candidates for the remaining 13 constituencies and out of the 29 candidates, at least 25 are new faces. Reports indicate that several of the party members in Bengal are not happy with the selection process and it has even led to th...

Whosoever Abuses Pakistan, I will Abuse them back, Says NC Leader

REGIONAL
March 25 Akbar Lone, the National Conference (NC) candidate from Kupwara for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, has courted controversy by raising pro-Pakistan slogans and even said at a recent rally that he would abuse those who abuse the neighbouring country. At a time when India-Pakistan tension remains thorny due to Militant activities and ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC), Lone said that friendship between the two countries is the only way forward. He even raised pro-Pakistan slogans. "Pakistan should prosper. Pakistan should be successful and may Indo-Pak friendship remain intact. I am a supporter of that friendship. If someone hurls one abuse at them (Pakistan), I will hurl ten from here," he said. "The nation is a Muslim nation. This means that if I ...

Three Jaish e Muhammad Militants Arrested in Srinagar

REGIONAL
March 25 The Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants from the outskirts of Srinagar city on Sunday. Detailing the incident, Jammu Kashmir Police said, that three car-borne Militants affiliated with JeM were arrested government forces at Lawaypora (on Srinagar-Baramulla road) based on a credible input. The spokesperson said ammunition, including live rounds, was seized from the militants. They have been identified as Rayees Hurrah, Shahid Bhat and Ishaq Lone.

Kashmir Crackdown- At least Seven Arrested During Night Raids in Shopian

REGIONAL
March 25 Amid a high intensity crackdown against pro Freedom activists and religious groups in Kashmir, the Government Forces conducted a nocturnal raid in Shopian's Arahma area on Sunday night and arrested at least seven persons. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that late night on Sunday Forces including the Jammu Kashmir Police barged into several households in Shopian's Arahama and arrested at seven persons, some of whom have been identified as Abdul Jabbar Lone, Fayaz Ahmed Mir, Ishaq Itoo, Mehrajuddin, Shabir Kulley, Ghulam Nabi Mir and Irfan Itoo. The Indian Government has started a massive crackdown against religious and political outfits in Kashmir since October last year which intensified after the Pulwama attack on February 14 when a local Pulwama boy rammed his car into...

CASO Launched in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN
March 25 A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by Government Forces in South Kashmir's Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday morning, 44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Shermal area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

Virtual Sim Cards Used in Pulwama Attack, Probe Finds

INDIA
March 25 A request would be sent to the US to seek details from a service provider of "virtual SIMs", which were used by the JeM suicide bomber behind the Pulwama attack and his Pakistan and Kashmir-based handlers, officials said. Piecing together probe from the site of the terror strike, searches carried out by the Jammu Kashmir police and central security agencies at an encounter site in Tral as well as other locations, it was found that the bomber, Adil Dar, was in constant touch with the JeM across the border, they said. The main mastermind of the audacious attack, Mudassir Khan, was killed in the encounter in Tral. Forty CRPF personnel were killed on February 14 when Dar rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a paramilitary force bus at Pulwama in South Kashmir. India retali...

111 Distressed Farmers to Contest Against Modi

INDIA
March 24 After taking their protests to the National capital to highlight their demands, Tamil Nadu farmers are gearing up for an electoral battle and will file 111 nominations from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting. Tamil Nadu farmers leader P Ayyakannu said Saturday that 111 farmers from the State will contest against PM Narendra Modi from Varanasi. Ayyakannu, who is also president of the National South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association, said the decision to contest the polls from Uttar Pradesh was to urge the BJP to include in their manifesto that their demands, including "profitable prices for farm produce," would be fulfilled. Speaking to PTI, the farmers leader, who spearheaded agitations in Delhi in 20...

“I felt They Will Kill me”- Kashmiri Student Thrashed By Locals in Bangalore

INDIA
March 24 A 24-year-old Kashmiri student was assaulted by a group of youth in AECS Layout near HAL in southeast Bengaluru on March 20, Deccan Herald reported. The victim, identified as Absar Zahoor Dhar who does modelling to fund his studies, said he had no idea why he was assaulted. The police, however, said the attack had nothing to do with the Pulwama incident or any outsider animosity. Absar Zahoor Dhar, who is from Srinagar in Kashmir ha failed a complaint with the Bangalore Police in the HAL police, who upon his complaint have arrested the four accused persons, identified as Nithin (25), Manjesh (21), Gautham (26), and Abhi alias Santhosh (20), alias Santhosh (20), all residents of Kundalahalli Colony. Dhar, a civil engineering student at the CMRIT College, on the evening ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Receives Death Threats after Express Grief Over Muslim Killings

INTERNATIONAL
March 23 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has received death threats on social media. An image of a gun was sent to Ardern two days ago with the caption, "you are next". Another was posted to both the Prime Minister and police saying, "next it's you".buy lexapro online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/lexapro.html no prescription A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said the social media company "seems to have algorithms for everything else and they owe the public a duty of care".buy silvitra online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/silvitra.html no prescription The Twitter account was suspended around 4pm on Friday. The suspended account was loaded with anti-Islamic, white supremacist hate spee...