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Month: July 2020

MHA Says no to Reopening of Educational Institutions, KU Asks staff to Attend Duties

MHA Says no to Reopening of Educational Institutions, KU Asks staff to Attend Duties

EDUCATION
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has directed that all educational institutions shall remain closed across India till July 31. The MHA has issued directives at a time when various universities in Kashmir including University of Kashmir have directed employees to attend duties amid COVID-19 lockdown. “MHA has issued guidelines, whereby it has been directed that colleges and educational institutions will remain closed till 31.buy amoxicillin online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/amoxicillin.html no prescription 07.2020. It has been further stated that online/distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged,” the MHA said in its order issued on June 30. “In order to ensure the safety of the faculty members/ teachers/...
NC Leaders Demand End to their “Illegal and Unlawful” Detention

NC Leaders Demand End to their “Illegal and Unlawful” Detention

REGIONAL
At least 19 prominent leaders of National Conference remain under house detention in different parts of the Kashmir valley since August last year when the Government of India abrogated the special status of Jammu Kashmir, have sought immediate end to "illegal and unlawful" detention. As per reports, the leaders have also written to the Jammu Kashmir Principal Secretary (Home Department), urging him to lift the restrictions on their movement. Ali Mohammed Sagar, whose Public Safety Act was recently quashed by the Jammu Kashmir High Court, said that despite the court order, his movement has been restricted by the police. The leaders included former ministers Mohammad Shafi Uri, Abdul Rehman Rather, Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan and Mubarak Gul. Demanding immediate removal of all rest...
Complaint Against UP Policeman for Masturbating in front of Woman

Complaint Against UP Policeman for Masturbating in front of Woman

INDIA
A video of Bhishma Pal Singh, the station officer (SO) of Bhatni police station in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, has gone viral in which he is allegedly seen doing a masturbate in front of a woman who came to file a complaint. The Superintendent of Police of Deoria Dr. Shripati Mishra told news agency ANI on Tuesday that an FIR has been lodged against the accused and has been suspended. According to the victim, her application regarding the land dispute kept getting delayed and she was repeatedly called to the police station. The victim said, "I later made a video of it. I went to the police station with my mother and then father. Both times the police office was touching it. If this is the behavior of the police, how will law and order be maintained." " Pertinently according to the d...
Police Rescue 17-year-old Abducted Girl in Jammu

Police Rescue 17-year-old Abducted Girl in Jammu

REGIONAL
The police on Wednesday rescued a 17-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted a week ago and arrested the accused from Jammu, officials said. The girl was allegedly abducted by a man, identified as named Amit Kumar (21), from Purkhoo and a case under section 363 of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Kanachak Police Station on the complaint of her father on June 24, a police official said. Police teams raided various places over the past week and finally rescued the girl from a house on the outskirts of Jammu early on Wednesday morning. The accused was also arrested and further investigation is underway, the official said.
Social Activist Group Distributes Masks in Shopian

Social Activist Group Distributes Masks in Shopian

SHOPIAN
Sheikh Nadeem Social Activist Group on Wednesday distributed masks besides providing awareness among shopkeepers and people in Shopian district of South Kashmir. Continuing the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Kashmir, Social Activist group head by Magray Mansoor distributed masks in Shopian town besides providing awareness among shopkeepers and people who hail from remote  places to visit the market. Masks  were distributed among hundreds of people, mostly among  vendors and shopkeepers besides giving them  awareness about the deadly virus. Magray on the occasion appealed general public to follow the guidelines issued by health authorities in wake of virus. Magray saw many people not wearing masks and not maintaining  social distance and therefore advised the common masse...
“Militants Killed Civilian in Kashmir’s Sopore”- Says CRPF

“Militants Killed Civilian in Kashmir’s Sopore”- Says CRPF

REGIONAL
The Central Reserve Police Force commenting on the killing of civilian in Sopore has said that Militants hiding in a mosque killed an "old man" during the attack on CRPF forces in Sopore town of Baramulla district of Jammu Kashmir, Times now reported. On Wednesday morning, a CRPF man and a civilian were killed when Militants attacked CRPF in model town of Sopore at Model Town Chowk in Sopore. The paramilitary force, CRPF, in a statement issued in Delhi, said the violent incident began when its troops started getting down from their bus at the location to "occupy their respective spots of deployment. Militants hiding in the attic of a nearby mosque started firing indiscriminately on the troops resulting in injuries to four CRPF personnel," it said. "A civilian vehicle which was com...
Thousands March For Reforms In Sudan Amid Pandemic

Thousands March For Reforms In Sudan Amid Pandemic

INTERNATIONAL
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Sudanese streets were filled with tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday. The protesters demand greater civilian rule in the country’s transition towards democracy after removal of Omar al-Bashir last year. The protest was named the "million-man march". It was called by the Sudanese Professionals' Association, also known as Resistance Committees.  The association was instrumental in the protests against al-Bashir and the generals who took over power for months after his removal. Currently, the country is governed by a technocrat, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Hamdok governs the country at length with the dominant military that helped remove al-Bashir from his 30-year rule. The protests are a result of the failure of the Hamdok and milit...
3 More Die of Covid in Jammu Kashmir- Toll 104

3 More Die of Covid in Jammu Kashmir- Toll 104

UPDATES
Three more Covid-19 positive patients died in Kashmir, taking the number of fatalities due to the disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 104, officials said on Wednesday. Two deaths were reported from CD Hospital while one from SKIMS Soura Hospital, the two patients who died at CD hospital include 75-year-old man from Sopore and 80-year-old man from Bibehara area of Islamabad (Anantnag) district, the officials said. According to officials, both patients were suffering from bilateral pneumonia besides respiratory diseases and other ailments and both were admitted to the hospital on June 24. They said that the patient from Sopore died during night and patient from Bijbehara died on Wednesday morning. Earlier, a 50 -year -old woman from Eidgah area of Srinagar, who had tested positive for C...
Pompeo Pushes Iran Arms Embargo At U.N.S.C, Russia Says U.S. Knee On Iran’s Neck

Pompeo Pushes Iran Arms Embargo At U.N.S.C, Russia Says U.S. Knee On Iran’s Neck

INTERNATIONAL
On Tuesday, the United States (US) circulated a draft resolution to the U.N Security Council to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in the virtual Security Council meeting, said, “Don’t just take it from the United States, listen to countries in the region. From Israel to the Gulf, countries in the Middle East – who are most exposed to Iran’s predations – are speaking with one voice: Extend the arms embargo.” Pompeo’s statement reflects the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s long-held argument that the arms embargo on Iran, that is set to end in mid-October under Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal, should not be lifted. The U.N security council veto-powers Russia and China have already stated their opposition to the draft resolut...
“Our Children Study Under Wood-Fire”- Shopian Residents Facing Electricity Crisis

“Our Children Study Under Wood-Fire”- Shopian Residents Facing Electricity Crisis

SHOPIAN
Mir Irfan The Residents of Keller's Dunado area in South Kashmir's Shopian District are suffering from electricity crises from last many years. The aghast locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that they have approached the concerned authorities several times but all in vain. "We they take dinner by burning wood and our children are forced to study under the wood light exposing them to many health related issues, "a resident said. They appealed the higher authorities of PDD and DC Shopian to adress their issues.