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‘Romancing with Faiz’- An Artist, A Singer, A Cancer Patient, Qazi Shibli’s Jail Ordeal

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Qazi Shibli Nadeem Wani, an eighteen-year-old boy locked inside his solitary confinement, was looking for a pen and a paper, which were, however, illicit articles as per the jail manual. But he was a gifted artist; he took a soap-bar and sketched his girlfriend’s face on the wall of his cell. Nadeem was among the thousands of boys detained as the Government of India cracked down in Kashmir prior to and after the revocation of the conflict-torn region’s partial autonomy. And I was one of them. On July 28, the last year, I was arrested on the charge of committing journalism. Three of my captors informed me of my offense publishing a factual story on the movement and deployment of additional government forces and a related tweet. Twenty of us -- all unacquainted with each other -- were ...

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BJP Member Accused of Raping and Kidnapping Shopian Girl Absconding

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Mir Irfan The Jammu Kashmir Police have arrested four accused in a rape case, while the BJP Panch is still evading arrest in offence of an alleged abduction and rape case. The Panch identified as Lateef Jagal of Shopian, abducted a woman using his four associates in the Hirpora area of Shopian.buy plavix online buy plavix no prescription The woman lodged a complaint in the Police station, after which the four accused were arrested the the Local Police, however the BJP Panch has gone missing, a Police official told The Kashmiriyat. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the woman has lodged a written complaint at Police Station and accused the BJP member of raping her for two days after kidnapping her. Lateef Jagal, the accused is a BJP Panch and a resident of Chek Amshipora vill...

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Amid Public Outrage, Safoora Zargar Finally Granted Bail by Delhi High Court

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Safoora Zargar, a pregnant student, arrested in April in Delhi riots case, granted bail by High Court. She was arrested under the anti-terror law --UAPA-- in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February this year. The Delhi High Court directed Safoora to not get involved in activities that may hamper the investigation, She also cannot leave Delhi without permission. The Delhi Police had opposed Bail Plea Of Pregnant Student Safoora Zargar, which evoked massive anger, on social media and on streets of India as well. Ms Zargar has been directed to stay in touch with an Investigating Officer on the phone at least once in 15 days and also furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000. The student of M.Phil at Jamia u...

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Missing Ph.D scholar from Kashmir has joined Militants: IGP Kashmir

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The Jammu Kashmir police Tuesday said that the missing PhD scholar from Bemina area of Srinagar has joined Hibul Mujahideen outfit and if his family members would bring him back, he won’t be arrested. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said: “Yes, as per our reports, Hilal Ahmed, a Ph.D scholar from Bemina area of Srinagar has joined Hizbul Mujahideen outfit. If his family brings him back, we will not arrest him.” On June 13, Hilal, who is pursuing PhD from Kashmir University, went for trekking along with five other youth to Naranag area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. All his five friends returned home on the same evening except Hilal. There were no whereabouts of Hilal since them. Being an orphan, his family members had been moving from pillar to ...

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Saudi Ministry Makes ‘Important Announcement’ on Hajj 2020

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Saudi Arabia on Monday said that because of the coronavirus, only limited numbers of people will be allowed to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj stated that only people from various nationalities already residing in the country along with the Saudi nationals will be allowed to perform the pilgrimage. The Government, however, has not specified the number of people who would be permitted to take part in the annual pilgrimage. Hajj, set to begin at the end of July, has never been cancelled in the nearly 90 years. The government made such the decision keeping in mind Saudi Arabia having one of the highest rates of coronavirus infections in the Middle East, with more than 161,000 total confirmed cases and 1,307 deaths.

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‘Halt Security Operations’- Do not Temper With Demography of Kashmir- OIC Tells India

INTERNATIONAL

The Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reaffirmed its ‘continued support’ for people of Jammu Kashmir. The organization reinstated its commitment to finding a peaceful settlement to the Kashmir dispute and urged India to halt security operations. The foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia took part in an online meeting to renew their continued support for the people of Jammu Kashmir. The organization further issued a statement to call upon UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to make India follow the UN Security Council's resolutions and engage in dialogue in order to calm the situation. The organization further urged India to "immediately" halt security operations in the region, respect basic human rights, ...

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Encounter Rages in Kupwara- Second of the Day

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An encounter has erupted between militants and Government forces in Lolab area of Kupwara district in Jammu Kashmir. Government Forces in large numbers have been deployed to cordon off the area, This is the second encounter which has taken place in the Valley today. The encounter began after a joint team of Jammu Kashmir Police, 28RR of Indian and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Lolab forests, The search operation soon turned into an encounter. The area where is encounter is underway is a huge forest area, a Police official told The Kashmiriyat Earlier, an encounter broke out between Militants and Government forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama area in which two militants and a CRPF head constable were killed.

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2 More Die of Covid in Jammu Kashmir- Death Toll 87

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Te death toll due to the deadly Coronavirus has mounted to 87 in Jammu Kashmir as two more patients have died in Kashmir in last 12 hours, officials said. The two patients who died due to COVID in last 12 hours include 85-year-old man from Kulgam and 58-year-old woman from Natipora area of Srinagar. Dr Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent, SKIMS, said that an elderly man from Kulgam died at SKIMS on Tuesday morning. He said patient was admitted to the hospital on June 05 and was suffering from heart ailments besides hypertension. Dr Saleem Tak, Medical Superintendent at CD hospital said that a lady from Natipora Srinagar died at CD hospital few hours after she was shifted from SMHS on Monday evening. The patient was suffering from bilateral pneumonia, diabetes and hypertension...

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Another Early Morning Encounter in Kashmir- 2 Militants, 1 CRPF Man Killed

PULWAMA

Two Militants and one CRPF man have been killed in a fierce encounter that started Tuesday morning between Government Forces and Local Militants in Bandzoo area of Pulwama. An official speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that a group of Militants hiding in the area opened fire upon a joint party of Government Forces in the area which resulted in an encounter. Earlier, he said, forces had, based on a credible input about Militant movement in the area, launched a cordon and search operation in the area. The Operation was jointly conducted by 55 Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and Jammu Kashmir Police, he told. During the intermittent firing of almost three hours, one Government Force personnel suffered injuries and two Militants were also killed. The CRPF man was ...

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BJP Councillor Led Mob With Trishuls and Swords During Delhi Violence, Claims Eyewitness

INDIA

In a case related to the Delhi violence earlier this year, during the Anti CAA and NRC protests, a complaint registered by an eyewitness with the Delhi Police Station, accused a BJP Councillor from Johripur of inciting violence during the riots. The complaint was filed at the Gokulpuri Police Station on 11 March, the Quint reported. The eyewitness has said, Carrying sword, Trishuls, large axes and Pistols, The Mob Shouted “Jai Shri Ram”, “Aag Lagao” “Maaro". The Quint has accessed a copy of the complaint, and quoted the complainant as saying, “On 24.02.2020, I was at my home. At around 8-9 at night, I heard a great deal of noise and commotion and came down from my home. The complainant has said that he saw that around 100-150 people were coming chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Ka**o k...