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Amarnath Yatra- ‘Chari Mubarak’ Rituals Held in Kashmir

Amarnath Yatra- ‘Chari Mubarak’ Rituals Held in Kashmir

REGIONAL
The rituals of Puja Archana related to Chari Mubarak of this year's Amarnath Yatra were performed in Pahalgam on Sunday morning. The Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu also paid a visit to the holy cave of Amarnath and paid his obeisances at the cave.buy prednisone online buy prednisone generic The Bhumi pujan was performed for the Chhari Mubarak in Gouri Shankar temple at Pahalgam today. Mahant Dependra Giri along with some sadhus performed the puja acharna in the temple. The Jammu Kashmir Administration has made elaborate arrangements for the event. This year, the number of Yatris visiting the shrine has been limited to 500 per day, Officials said.

Japan flooding: Many feared dead in elderly care home, 75,000 vacate city

INTERNATIONAL
On Saturday, southern Japan experienced heavy rain resulting in flooding and mudslides. The flooding led to more than a dozen people being presumed dead and approximately 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops, Japan officials said. Currently, 14 fatalities have been reported form an elderly care home in Kuma village. In the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima, more than 75,000 residents were urged to vacate following heavy rain overnight. NHK footage showed large areas of Hitoyoshi town in Kumamoto submerged in water that came from the Kuma River. Images also included many cars inundated in muddy water, mudslides smashed into houses and floodwater carrying unrooted trees. According to the Kyushu Electric Power Co, power and communication lines had been cut off resu...

40 CRPF Personnel Tested Positive for Covid in Kashmir

REGIONAL
Jammu Kashmir, 227 people including 40 CRPF personnel have been found infected with Covid-19 on Saturday. With these new cases, the number of infected in the union territory has reached 8,246, while a total of 8 people have died due to infection. The number of people who lost their lives due to Corona has now reached 127. Most of the new corona cases reported in Jammu Kashmir, most of them are related to the Kashmir Valley. According to officials, all the 8 people who died in the last 24 hours in Kashmir are from Kashmir. So far 127 people have died due to covid-19 in the Union Territory. Of the total deaths, 14 occurred in Jammu and 113 in the Kashmir region. Meanwhile, 227 new cases of covid-19 were detected in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours. Of these, 30 hav...

Trump vows to defeat ‘Radical Left’ in Independence Day speech

INTERNATIONAL
The US President Donald Trump gave a July 4th speech in the White House lawn, about defeating the "radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters". The crowd the president addressed to included US soldiers and frontline medical staff fighting COVID-19. July 4th marks America’s 243rd Independence day. Donald Trump in his speech mentioned the recent anti-racism protests, where the protesters toppled monuments of US leaders, by saying that the protester's goal is “demolition”. Trump further spoke about how China- where the coronavirus originated- must be “held fully accountable”. The President in his speech mentioned the US’s ‘progress’ in battling COVID-19, despite the recent nationwide surge in cases. Trump also praised the US’s "scientific brilliance,...

Three More Die of Covid in Kashmir- Toll 130

REGIONAL
Three more deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in Kashmir valley, taking overall death toll to pandemic 130 in Jammu Kashmir. The latest fatalities include a 70- year- old male from Wantang Anantnag, a 60- year- old female from Shadipora, both died at SKIMS and 40 -year -old male from Sangrama Baramulla who died at CD hospital . Dr Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent at SKIMS that a 70 -year -old male from Anantnag who was admitted on  July 3 died at SKIMS last night at around 10 pm. "Sample of the patient was taken on July 03 which came positive on July 04", he said, adding that patient was suffering from bilateral pneumonia and was on NIV support but his attendants had given negative consent for intubation. He said that a 60 -year -old female from Shadipora Bandipora who ...

Algerian Anti-Colonial Fighters Remains Returned By France

INTERNATIONAL
After continuous lobbying and campaigning by Algerian historians and intellectuals, the skulls of 24 Algerian resistance fighters have returned to Algeria. The remains of the Algerian resistance fighters will be buried in a special funeral falling on the 58th anniversary of Algeria's independence from France’s colonial occupation which was achieved after a long war. The skulls of approximately 40 Algerian fighters were taken by the French colonial empire as trophies in the 19th Century. These skulls were then put on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. These resistance fighters fought French colonial forces in an 1849 revolt, After a seven-year war, Algeria gained independence from France in 1962. Algeria’s liberation ended more than a century of a coloni...

Low Intensity IED Blast in Pulwama

REGIONAL
Suspected militants on Sunday morning detonated a low intensity improvised explosive device( IED) in Gangoo village of South Kashmir's Pulwama district minutes after a convoy of paramilitary CRPF passed through the area, resulting in the injuries to a CRPF man. Officials said that militants had planted low-intensity IED under a tree near Peaks Automobiles in Gongoo area of the district. "The IED exploded just a few minutes after the convoy passed through the area," they said. The explosion followed by firing created panic in the area, they added. A CRPF man sustained injuries in his hand. A senior official said that militants tried to attack CRPF convoy with IED. "There was no loss of life or injury in the incident, “he said. He said the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers. ...

Clashes Erupt Near Encounter Site in Kulgam

KULGAM
Clashes erupted as scores of youth hit the streets of Arreh area in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Saturday evening. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth from Nilow, MohammedPora, Kachohalan and several adjoining areas hit the streets on Saturday evening as soon as the firing at encounter site stopped. The Forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Meanwhile firing has stopped at the encounter site, two Militant have been killed so far, three Army men have also been injured, A Police official told The Kashmiriyat. He denied the reports of protests. Meanwhile Internet services have been Snapped in the region.

Doctors in Kashmir Prefer Private Practise Over Government Hospitals

WRITE-UPS
Hailing from Budgam, Adil Ahmad, whose father is suffering from liver disease, had to see a doctor in Srinagar, he had 12th number and was told to reach the clinic at 7 in the morning in Srinagar. Knowing that it was not possible to reach early in the morning, he stayed at a relative’s house in Srinagar. “We are forced to visit private clinics despite there being a selective ban on doctors in Kashmir,” he said, who is a carpenter by profession. He said that there was no accountability on doctors. “Doctors in Kashmir prefer private practice over government hospitals,” he told news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS). There are scores of doctors who see patients at the private clinics and write prescriptions on plain papers to avoid trouble, which don’t carry their names and ...

Amarnath Yatra Arrangements Finalized- 500 Yatris Will be Allowed to Travel Per Day

INDIA
The  Jammu Kashmir administration has finalised the arrangements for Amarnath Yatra 2020, and limited the number of Yatris per day to a maximum of 500 yatris. The Statement read that, only 500 Yatris will be allowed per day by road from Jammu. "All entrants into Jammu Kashmir will have to be sampled, tested and quarantined till they are reported to be negative," the statement said. The camping facilities earlier utilized for Yatris, especially at entry points are currently being used as quarantine centres, Besides, social distancing norms would further strain these holding capacities. Currently, the Jammu Kashmir administration has categorized 9 out of 10 Kashmir districts as Red Zones, including the traditional routes for Amarnath Yatra. It was informed that Baba Amarnath A...
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