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Prime Minister in his Independence Day Speech said, Polls will be conducted soon in JK

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independent Day speech today said the ‘delimitation process’ is underway in Jammu Kashmir and polls will be conducted soon. “This one year is a time of the new excursion of advancement for Jammu Kashmir. It is the time of the rights got by the ladies and the Dalits in Jammu Kashmir and is additionally the time of the existence of nobility for the displaced people in Jammu Kashmir," said the PM. He further said that after the delimiting process is finished, and elections conducted, Jammu Kashmir will have its own chief minister. Alluding to the Galwan Valley conflict, he said, “Our soldiers gave a befitting answer to the enemies”. “From LoC (Line of Control) to LAC (Line of Actual Control), whenever India has been challenged, our soldiers ha...

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Turkey, Iran Slam UAE over Israel Agreement

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United Arab Emirates 's (UAE) accord to normalize ties with Israel has led to a backlash from Turkey and Iran. After Friday prayers, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addressed reporters and spoke about suspending diplomatic ties and withdrawing its ambassador from UAE. “The move against Palestine is not a step that can be stomached. Now, Palestine is either closing or withdrawing its embassy. The same thing is valid for us now," Erdogan said during the address. Adding that he gave orders to his foreign minister, Erdogan said, “I told him we may also take a step in the direction of suspending diplomatic ties with the Abu Dhabi leadership or pulling back our ambassador." Turkey's foreign ministry stated that history would never forgive the UAE’s “hypocritical behavior” by agreei...

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US Loses Bid to Extend UN Arms Embargo on Iran

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The United States (US) draft resolution on the extension of the arms embargo against Iran failed as Russia and China vetoed during the UN Security Council (UNSC) session on Friday. The current weapons ban on Iran is set to expire in October as a part of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. The UNSC votes for extending the arms embargo were divided between the US and the Dominican Republic voting yes, eleven members, including France, Germany, and Britain, abstaining and Russia and China vetoing. Commenting on the results US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said, "The Security Council’s failure to act decisively in defense of international peace and security is inexcusable.” In a statement after the voting, China’s UN Ambassador Zhang Jun said that the result “once...

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JK Police to Receive 81 Gallantry Awards this Year

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The JK police will be awarded the highest number of gallantry medals this year. Out of 215 gallantry medals to be awarded, the JKPolice will receive 81 for their operations in Kashmir and the CRPF will be conferred 55 medals for their operations in Kashmir, Chattisgarh, and Jharkhand. Jointly, the two forces, JKPolice and CRPF, will bag 123 gallantry medals from Jammu Kashmir. Two IPS officers, Vidhi Kumar Birdi and Tejinder Singh have been conferred the Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) from Jammu Kashmir. Vidhi was DIG North Kashmir and Tejinder Singh was SP Pulwama, before they joined NIA, earlier this year. Naresh Kumar, CRPF Assistant Commander, will receive his 7th PMG this year. The Kashmiriyat is now on Google play. Download the App HERE

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15 Grenades, 3 Pistols Recovered in Uri

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In a joint operation by JKPolice and Army, weapons and ammunition was recovered in Boniyar, Uri area of Baramulla District. According to police officials, 3 Pistols with magazines and 15 grenades with 2 detonators were recovered in the operation. It is important to mention here that, earlier today, there was a militant attack on police party in Nowgam area of Srinagar district. The Kashmiriyat is now on Google play. Download the App HERE

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Prashant Bhushan Convicted, Sparks Debate On Contempt Of Court

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In the contempt case, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan has been convicted by the Supreme Court. Taking suo motu cognizance in the tweet case, the Supreme Court has held lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court. Now the sentence will be heard on 20 August. During the hearing of this case, Prashant Bhushan had said that the tweet may look unpleasant but not contempt.buy levaquin online https://www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/languages/en/levaquin.html no prescription According to the provision of the punishment prescribed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act, the convict can be imprisoned for six months or a fine of up to two thousand rupees or both. Now the debate on punishment will be held on 20 August. After this, the Supreme Court will pronounce the...

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Solider Commits Suicide in Budgam

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An army solider, reportedly, committed suicide in Rangreth area of Budgam District, today, with his service rifle. He has been identified as Lance Naik Omprakash. The reason for this extreme step could not be asserted immediately. A police official, while confirming the incident said that a case has been filed and investigation started. It is pertinent to mention here that a report by the Defence Ministry said that more than 1100 defence personnel have committed suicide between 2010-19. Mental Stress was the main cause of suicide cited by the Report. The Kashmiriyat is now on Google play. Download the App HERE

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UAE First Gulf Arab Nation to Open Ties with Israel, US President Trump Announces

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On Thursday, the United States (US) President Donald Trump announced the historic news of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel joining hands to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt further annexation, as per Isreal's 2020 plans, of land claimed by Palestinians. This move makes UAE the first Gulf Arab nation and the third Arab country to sought diplomatic ties with Israel, amid the continuous tensions between Palestine and Israel. This deal is said to back Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's continuous statements about his government enjoying closer ties to Arab countries than publicly spoken about. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1293922936609546240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1293922936609546240%7Ctwgr%5E&re...

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Jamia Millia Islamia Shines as Country’s Best Central University

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Recently Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University has again made it to national headlines recently, but this time it is not due to the unrest in the campus and student-led protests. The university has been ranked as the best university among all the central universities by the Ministry of Education with a 90%score, followed by Rajiv Gandhi University of Arunachal Pradesh (83%), Jawaharlal Nehru University (82%) and Aligarh Muslim University (78%). The score that JMI has achieved is based on the evaluation on parameters signed between the varsity and the HRD Ministry (now Ministry of Education) and the University Grants Commission. The rank is based on parameters such as the annual intake of students in undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and MPhil courses. Several other aspects such as tea...

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Bengaluru Riots: How a Facebook Post Brought Turf War of Political Leaders At The Forefront

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Riots hit Bengaluru on Tuesday over a social media post allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammed. In this clash, 3 people were killed and dozens of policemen also injured. Police said in a statement that the person responsible for the offensive post, which has since been deleted, had been arrested. Police gave the name of the accused as Naveen who is the nephew of the congress MLA whose house was burnt and vandalized in the riot. According to a senior police official, the three former ministers were insecure because of the rise of local MLA, Akhanda Srinivasamurthy and the trio is suspected to have used a former corporator to corner the minister. The former corporator also saw this as a chance of resurrection by joining forces with the three ex-ministers. The Facebook post offending a...