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Man Murders Wife in Ganderbal, Throws Her Body in a Nearby River With Brother’s Help

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Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit On July 15, The Kashmiriyat reported that the dead body of an unidentified female body was recovered from in Nallah Sindh near Kangan belt in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The lady who had been missing since July 11, was found four days later, when her deafd body was found floating on the river, Nallah e Sindh. ALSO READ: Female Body Found Floating in Nallah Sindh in Ganderbal The Police officials upon receiving the information, rushed a police team to the spot and retrieved the body from the Nallah, who was later identified, the Police soon started an investigation, after which two accused were taken into detention. The Police has made shocking revelations in the case after arresting two men regarding this case, which includes the husband of the deceased...

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Covid 19- Sanitization Drive in Tral by MC Tral Continues

PULWAMA

Mohammed Mufeez The Municipal committee (MC) in Tral continued the drive to sanitize the public areas on Thursday in Tral belt of Pulwama district in Kashmir, in an attempt to protect people from the ongoing global pandemic. Under the supervision of Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Tral, MC president and Executive officer , Rakesh Pandita and Manzoor Ahmad Khan respectively, the sanitization drive was carried out at Main Market areas from Bus stand to Muqdam Mohallah, footpaths and ADC office Tral. The Nallahs and the drains were also cleaned in this drive, which has been ongoing since the global pandemic broke out. In this regard, President Rakesh Pandita while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that people are requested to follow the SOPs/Guidelines under the guidelines of Government....

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WHO: Don’t Expect First COVID-19 Vaccines Until Early 2021

INTERNATIONAL

On Wednesday, Mike Rayan, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert, said first COVID-19 vaccine use cannot be expected until early 2021 even as researchers are making “good progress” in developing the vaccines and with several vaccines now in phase 3 trials. “Realistically it is going to be the first part of next year before we start seeing people getting vaccinated,” Mike said a public event on social media. Talking about WHO working towards ensuring fair vaccine distribution, he said, “And we need to be fair about this because this is a global good. Vaccines for this pandemic are not for the wealthy, they are not for the poor, they are for everybody”. Mike further spoke about the need for schools to be cautious about re-opening until community transmission of COVID-19 is under c...

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Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan Kill 45 Civilians and Taliban Members

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On Wednesday, Airstrikes by Afghan forces in eastern Afganistan killed 45 civilians and Taliban members, local officials said. The governor of Adraskan District in the eastern Afghanistan province of Heart, Ali Ahmad Faqir Yar, reported at least 8 civilians among the dead. “Forty-five people had been killed so far in airstrikes by security forces in the Kham Ziarat area, Taliban were among those killed,” Ahmad said. It is unknown how many of the remaining 37 causalities were civilians and how many were Taliban members. Although, a Taliban spokesman, Qari Muhammad Yousuf Ahmadi has said that there were two airstrikes in Heart, which resulted in the killing of 8 civilians and wounding of 12. Addressing the situation, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense made a statement saying it...

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Zimbabwe Journalist, Activist, Jailed and Charged in Court over Anti-Government Protests

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On Wednesday, a Zimbabwean journalist and a rights activist were charged in court over accusations of encouraging public violence before next week’s planned anti-government protests. The arrests consist of Jacob Ngarivhume, an activist, as well as Hopewell Chin’ono who is a freelance journalist and government critic. Both were arrested at their homes on Monday. Ngarivhume and Chin’ono had supported the July 31 protest against government corruption. State prosecutors in the court claim the two used their Twitter accounts to ignite public violence by motivating Zimbabweans to come out to protest. Ngarivhume and Chin’ono were not asked to enter a plea. They both could face up to 10 years in prison if charged guilty. The journalist and activist as of now will be jailed until ...

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Ram Nath Tickoo- End of a Legacy, Muslims Help Perform the Last Rites of Renowned Pandit in Shopian

CULTURE

Mir Irfan When Kashmiri Pandits left the Kashmir valley in the early 90, a very few chose to stay behind, including five families in Zainapora area of Shopian in South Kashmir, one of these families headed by Kanth Ram Tickoo. A Teacher by profession, Ram Nath Tickoo was a corporate employee and was closely threaded to his Kashmiri roots. "Despite many others, friends leaving, he choose to stay back home and lived here happily for the rest of his life till he passed away late on Wednesday night," one of his family member today. ALSO READ: Muslims Come Together to Perform Last Rites of Hindu Woman in Bandipora He is remembered by locals as someone who was the only surviving link between the Golden days of Kashmir's long cherished concept of communal harmony and diversity. "he was s...

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Family of Five Meets Tragic Road Accident in Udhampur- Two Bodies Recovered

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Mubashir Naik A young couple & three minor children are feared dead after they went missing on 20-07-2020.It is feared that they had meet an accident as the car, they were travelling in, has been missing since. Dead body of the man was found lying in Kaghote Nallah near bridge, under the jurisdiction of Ramnagar Police Station, two dead bodies have been recovered so far. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that The deceased, identified as Mohan Lal (40), son of Bhagat Ram of village Jindrari, was accompanied by his wife Rekha Devi (30) and their three minor children namely Pooja Devi (8), Mukesh Bhagat (10) and Naksh Bhagat (3), who are also feared to have died in the mishap and drowned in the Nallah. The family was on way from Jandrore to Chenani, yesterday. Even as local Police along wit...

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India Too Much Dependent on China, India Should Reduce Dependence on China, US

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On Wednesday, United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on India to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China by moving "supply chains away from China and reduce(ing) its reliance on Chinese companies in areas like telecommunications, medical supplies, and others”. Pompeo’s made these statements during the recent online US-India Business Council India Ideas Summit. Tensions between India and China have increased after the Galwan Valley border clash last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. While blaming China for initiating the border clash, Pompeo stated, "The recent clashes initiated by the PLA (People's Liberation Army) are just the latest examples of the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) unacceptable behavior". "India is in th...

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BSF Constable Dismissed for his Involvement in Drugs and Arms Smuggling

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Mubashir Naik BSF constable Sumit Kumar, who was arrested earlier this month, has been dismissed for his alleged involvement in smuggling activities and connivance with anti-national elements. Sumit kumar, resident of Magar Mudian village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district was described as the kingpin of Pakistan-sponsored drugs and illegal arms smuggling racket by Punjab Police. Kumar was arrested by the BSF on information of Punjab Police on July 11 from his place of duty from Indo-Pak international border and a 9mm pistol, two magazines, 80 rounds of 9mm ammunition, two rounds of 12 bore ammunition were recovered from his possession. Kumar was handed over to Punjab Police for investigation and a case was registered against him at Katarpur police station (Jalandhar Rural) under relevant s...