July 6, 2020 - The Kashmiriyat

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2 SSB Force Personnel Killed in Fratricide incident in Kulgam

KULGAM

Two Force Personnel of Sema Surkhasa Bal(SSB) Jawans were killed during a fratricide incident at their place of posting at Court Complex Kulgam District. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a SSB man resorted to indiscriminate firing from his service rifle at his colleagues, which left two SSB men severely wounded. Superintendent of Police (SP), Gurinder Pal told KNO that two soldiers have died in the fratricide incident at Kulgam. He said that further details are being collected. The deceased has been identified ASI Sandeep Kumar and Constable Hemant Sharma—(KNO)

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Dooru Police Registers FIR Against School ‘Illegally’ Conducting Exams

ISLAMABAD

Waris Shah The Iqbal memorial institute school, Dooru in Islamabad (Anantnag) illegaly conducted exams of various students on Monday morning, a police official said. He said that a case has been registered against the school for violation of Government norms for the lockdown and action will be taken against them. The official said that such illegal measures are risking lives of hundreds of students and exposing them to the threat of covid. "We want the educational institutes to abide by the norms laid down by the Government of India", the official said, adding that, strict action will be taken against any school who tries to violate the lockdown. In this particular incident FIR Number 60/2020 has been registered against the school in Police Station Dooru.

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Universities to be Allowed to Conduct End of Term Exams

EDUCATION

End-of-term exams in colleges and educational institutions pending since the month of March due to the lockdown can now be held, maintaining all safety measures, the Union Home Ministry has said on Monday. NDTV Reported, that the ministry has written to the Higher Education Secretary, permitting the long pending exams. The final term examinations are to be compulsorily conducted as per the UGC Guidelines and academic calendar for the Universities and as per the Standard Operating Procedure approved by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the letter said. So far, several states in India, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Haryana cancelled all higher education exams and decided to promote students on the basis of previous performances.

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Man Shoots Wife with a Rifle during Minor Scuffle in Kishtwar

REGIONAL

Mubashir Naik In a major tragedy, a man fired upon his wife in village Dhool area of District Kishtwar in the Chenab Valley on Monday afternoon. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a man, identified as Arif Hussain fired upon his wife with his 12 bore gun injuring her critically. It's is said that there was a minor scuffle between the couple which led to this incident. A Police official conforming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that the accused has been identified as Arif Hussain, a resident of khanpora Dhool, while the victim has been identified as been Identified as Rubina Begum age about 24 years. The injured lady was shifted to District Hospital Kishtwar from where she was later referred to GMC Jammu for further medical treatment. The official said that Police have registered...

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Covid 19- Positive Cross Seven Lakh In India, Third Worst Hit Covid Nation

INDIA

India has reached number three of the worst covid Hit nations as the number of Covid hit cases in India has crossed the seven lakh-on Monday evening. With 3,827 new cases reported by Monday evening taking the total number of cases in the country to 7,01,240, the death toll in India stands at 19,69. NDTV Reported that India has taken less than four days for India to record one lakh new COVID-19 cases, The country had crossed the six lakh-mark in COVID-19 cases on July 2. On Sunday India also edged past Russia to become the third worst-affected nation. At this point, only two countries, the United States and Brazil have reported more COVID-19 cases than India. In India, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state with more than two lakh cases.

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22-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide in Ramban

REGIONAL

A 22-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree outside her house in Jammu Kashmir's Ramban district on Monday. The lady (name withheld) who is a resident of a village in Banihal area, apparently committed suicide but the motive behind the step was not known immediately. She was found hanging from a tree near her home, Her body has been sent for post-mortem, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajinder Singh said. An inquiry has been launched to ascertain the cause of her death, the officer added.

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Another Youth from Pulwama Joins Militancy

PULWAMA

One more youth from South Kashmir has picked arms and posed with an AK 47 rifle to tell his family that he has joined Militant ranks. Identified as Arshid Ahmed Dar, a resident of Drabgam area in Pulwama, he had gone missing a couple of days back, Sources told The Kashmiriyat, The Family started looking for Arshid everywhere after he went missing. In a Photo that is being circulated on social media, Arshid is seen brandishing weapons and announcing his association with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). According to this photo Arshid has been active from July 04, 2020. The Inspector General of Police had recently announced that South Kashmir will be soon freed of Militancy and their focus will shit towards the North, however more Missing reports are coming from South Kashmir. South Kas...

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Kashmiri Couple in America Buy 97 Year Old Church, Turn it Into ‘Kashmir Museum’

CULTURE

A Kashmiri couple, Dr Khurshid and Dr Lubna Guru are planning to launch a Kashmir museum in the United States. The couple intends to share their treasured collection of books and art with the millions of annual visitors to Niagara Falls. The duo aims to highlight the diversity and peaceful traditions of Kashmir. Kurshid, a surgeon at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Lubna, adolescent and pediatric doctor in Lockport, have spent years collecting over 1,500 books, paintings, prints and other artefacts related to Kashmir, reported the BuffaloNews. The Kashmiri couple is buying a vacant 97-year-old stone church, located in Niagara Falls, which they plan to convert into their new museum- the Center for Kashmir. They are also purchasing two houses to provide residential spac...

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No Stone Throwing, No Civilian Killings in Kashmir Because of Abrogation of Article 370, Says BJP Leader

INDIA

Bhartiya Janata Party (J&K) General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul Monday said that Article 370 was never permanent in in J&K and after its abrogation people have reaped the benefits that include complete end to stone pelting and there is no law and order or civilian killing at the encounter sites now. Talking to reporters at BJP’s Srinagar headquarters on the eve of birth anniversary of BJP founder Dr Shama Prassad Mukherji, the BJP leader said that even the then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru had stated that Article 370 was temporary. “The then Law Minister of India BR Ambedkar too didn’t incorporate Article 370 which means it remained a temporary article. Then 35 A. Where from did this come from? It was incorporated through a presidential notificatio...

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More than 13900 Hectares of Forest Land Diverted for Projects

REGIONAL

Nearly eleven months after the abrogation of Article 370, the Jammu Kashmir administration is working out on a proposal to distribute compensatory afforestation funds between Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh, documents reveal. According to a report published on Ground Report, the documents reveale that, the 25th meeting of executive committee of Jammu Kashmir Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), a proposal for distribution of money received from user agencies between the two UTs is being worked out for submission to the National Authority set. The proposal is being prepared in consultation with Finance Department of JK and UT Government of Ladakh. As many as 13902 hectares of forest land has been diverted for non- forestry purposes in Jammu Kashmir f...