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Unidentified Male Dead Body Found in Ganderbal

Unidentified Male Dead Body Found in Ganderbal

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Shah Basit An unidentified male body recovered in Larsun area of Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Saturday morning. A Police official told The Kashmiriyat that some locals spotted the body lying on agriculture land in larsun village of Ganderbal this morning and immediately informed police about it. "After getting information about it, a police team reached the spot and retrieved the body," he said. “A case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigations initiated in this regard.
‘Kidnapped, Threatened with an Axe’- Another Minor Nomad Girl Raped in Kathua

‘Kidnapped, Threatened with an Axe’- Another Minor Nomad Girl Raped in Kathua

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Mubashir Naik A 13-year-old minor nomad girl has been raped in the upper area of ​​Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a 50-year-old man kidnapped, threatened to kill the girl after placing an axe on her throat and later raped this 13-year-old minor while she was in the forest grazing animals on June 15 in Boda area of Kathua district. The Jammu Kashmir Police have registered a case in this regard at a Local police station and arrested the accused and also demanded a medical report.buy penegra online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/penegra.html no prescription The family of the minor girl said that she had gone to the forest with the cattle when a 50-year-old man named Bapu grabbed her with an axe and raped her, aft...
Restore Article 370 and 35 A, Demands National Conference

Restore Article 370 and 35 A, Demands National Conference

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The National Conference on Friday sought restoration of Article 370 and nullification of decisions taken on August 5, 2019 regarding Jammu Kashmir by the BJP-led Central government. “We demand immediate restoration of all provisions of the special status of Jammu Kashmi,” reads a statement issued by National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah jointly with other leaders of the party. The party also called for opening of all traditional routes including Kargil-Skardu, Jammu- Sialkot and Poonch-Rawalakot to allow free movement of people across the LoC and LAC and to promote people-to-people contact and strengthen inter-regional trade and cultural links. The BJP government, after Pulwama attack, closed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road and Poonch–Rawalakot road, which was considered as...
8 in Last 24 Hours, 102 Militants Killed in 2020 So Far- Indian Army

8 in Last 24 Hours, 102 Militants Killed in 2020 So Far- Indian Army

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In an attempt to decimate every plot of Militants in Jammu Kashmir, the army said more than 100 Militants were killed this year during various anti terror operations. For the past several days, the army engaged in joint operations with the police against the Militants in the Kashmir Valley has killed a total of 102 Militants in the first 150 days of this year. This month alone, the army has killed over 20 militants in separate encounters. In their media briefing after the end of two major anti-Militancy operations in Shopian and Pulwama districts of Jammu Kashmir on Friday, GOC BS Raju and DGP Dilbag Singh of Jammu Kashmir Police have informed about these operations in their media briefing. Corps Commander BS Raju said that this year the army has put a total of 102 terMilitants to...
15-Day-Old Baby Succumbs to Covid 19 in Srinagar

15-Day-Old Baby Succumbs to Covid 19 in Srinagar

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A 15-day-old baby with underlying health conditions died reportedly with COVID-19 at a hospital here on Friday, The baby, from Bemina area of Srinagar, is the youngest to die with the disease in Jammu Kashmir. Hospital official said, “The baby was a case of aortic stenosis with CCF. He died in the Infectious Disease Block at 10:55 a.m. today", The swab sample of the baby was taken on June 16 and he was tested positive for the virus the next day, he added. The baby’s death has taken the death toll due to the virus in Jammu Kashmir to 75. So far, 75 people have succumbed to the virus in Jammu Kashmir—nine from Jammu and 65 from the Valley. Srinagar district with 18 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla 13, Shopian (9), Kulgam (8), six each in Anantnag and Jammu,...
Man Marries Wooden Effigy in UP

Man Marries Wooden Effigy in UP

INDIA
In a bizzare incident, A man was married to a wooden effigy amid rituals in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, reports said, his father was the reason that he had to perform this wedding. The media reports quoted the 90-year old father quoting, "I have nine sons, eight of whom are married, the youngest one has no property and is not intelligent enough, so I got him married to an effigy, this was my last wish," Shiv Mohan told.buy elavil online buy elavil no prescription The incident happened in Prayagraj district of North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, The wooden "bride" reportedly was decked in red silk, flowers and every Hindu wedding ritual was performed, including the 'jai mala', exchange of garlands and 'pheras' or seven rounds of the fire, ironically, A priest was also present to sol...
Three Militants Killed in Shopian Encounter- Militants Trapped in Pampore Mosque Also Killed

Three Militants Killed in Shopian Encounter- Militants Trapped in Pampore Mosque Also Killed

SHOPIAN
One more militant was killed in the ongoing gunfight that broke out on Friday in Bandpawa area of Chitragam Tehsil in south Kashmir's Shopian district. Sources said that one more militant was killed in the gunfight, With this killing, the death toll of the militants in the encounter has reached three A team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. Meanwhile the Jammu Kashmir Police has said that both militants hiding inside mosque in Meej area of Pampore have been neutralised. The Police said that it took patience to neutralise the militants as well as to maintain sanctity of the Masjid.
Journalist Arrested for Reporting About Poverty in Modi’s Constituency

Journalist Arrested for Reporting About Poverty in Modi’s Constituency

INDIA
A Delhi-based journalist has been arrested by the police in Varanasi for a report she recently filed from the district in eastern Uttar Pradesh that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency. Supriya Sharma, a journalist with the Scroll.in, has been charged defamation, as per reports. She had reported in the article titled, 'In Varanasi village adopted by Prime Minister Modi, people went hungry during the lockdown'." Since 2017, India has slipped six places in the World Press Freedom Index prepared by global body Reporters Without Borders and currently ranks at 142 in the list of 180 countries. Supriya has been accused by the Police of the BJP led state Government of  "negligent act likely to spread infection of disease". She had done a story on the ration delive...
China Motorcade Extended to 5 Kilometres Present on Border- Report

China Motorcade Extended to 5 Kilometres Present on Border- Report

INTERNATIONAL
High resolution satellite images accessed by NDTV indicate that Chinese efforts to block or disturb the flow of the Galwan river in Northeast Ladakh, less than a kilometer from the site of the deadly clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers on June 15 in which 20 Indian officers and men were killed. The report published by NDTV said that the Indian Major General and his Chinese counterpart met for the second consecutive day near Patrol Point 14 in the Galwan Valley, where the clash took place. Indian soldiers were reportedly assaulted with iron rods, nail-studded clubs and rocks wrapped in barbed wire in the fight near Patrol Point 14. The images acquired by NDTV clearly show Chinese bulldozers in operation on their side of the LAC. The flow of the river perceptibly changes at th...
Mortar Shell Blast in Afghanistan School Kills 9 Students

Mortar Shell Blast in Afghanistan School Kills 9 Students

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Seven Students were killed during a mortar bomb blast inside a religious school in northern Afghanistan, police said. "As per initial investigation, the explosion was caused by a mortar that had somehow been carried inside the madrassa," reports said, Six students were wounded in the explosion in the Ishkamish district of Takhar province. The incident comes after two deadly blasts this month targeted separate mosques in Kabul. On Friday, four persons were killed when explosives detonated at a mosque in the capital during weekly prayers, A week earlier a blast at a mosque in the heavily fortified Green Zone killed two people, including a prominent imam. The latest bloodshed comes as the Taliban and government are preparing to launch much-delayed peace talks aimed at ending the n...