August 2020 - Page 6 of 35 - The Kashmiriyat

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Week-Long Lockdown to Start in Ganderbal Tomorrow

OTHERS

In view of continuous surge in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in Ganderbal for the past few days, there will be a complete lockdown in the district for a week except for medical emergencies and essential services. Shafqat Iqbal(KAS), District Magistrate Ganderbal, on Friday has issued an order imposing complete lockdown in the district from 29th August to 5th September to break the further transmission of COVID-19. According to the order, lockdown is being imposed in the district to restrict the unnecessary movements of the public in the markets and to curb violation of SOPs and advisories. Under violation of the lockdown by any person/group/institution shall be booked under relevant provisions

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Venezuela at 1.51 INR Sells Petrol at Cheapest Rates, India Ranks 111, Pakistan 13

BUSINESS

Venezuela sells petrol at the cheapest price in the world, followed by Iran, while Asian countries India and Pakistan rank 111th and 13 respectively, according to www.globalpetrolprices.com. The biggest single component of retail gasoline or petrol prices is the cost of the crude oil used to produce the gasoline. Recently, that price of WTI crude oil has been $39-$40 a barrel. In the worldwide oil industry, an oil barrel is defined as 42 US gallons, which is about 159 liters. This calculates price of crude oil $0.24-$0.25 per liter. Taxes and subsidies, cost of refining and transporting, commission etc are included in retail price. The average price of gasoline around the world is 0.97 U.S. Dollar per liter. As a general rule, richer countries have higher prices while poorer ...

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Militant Hideout Busted in Tral

PULWAMA

Mohammed Mufeez The Government Forces on Friday claimed to have busted a hideout in Midoora area of Tral, Awantipora of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that 42RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF in a joint operation busted a Militant hideout during a raid. As per initial reports arms and ammunition has been recovered from the site.buy super avana online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/super-avana.html no prescription

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Update- Four Militants Killed in Shopian Encounter

UPDATES

Mir Irfan Four Militants have been killed in the encounter that broke out between government forces and militants in the Kiloora area of of Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. A Police official told The Kashmiriyat that a cordon and search operation (CASO) was launched in the area by a joint team of forces including Army’s 44RR, CRPF and JK police on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Kiloora area. He said that after trapping the militants, they were asked to surrender, however, they opened fire which was retaliated, this triggering an encounter. The official said that during the gunfight four Militants have been killed, who are yet to be identified. The search operations to trace out the bodies of slain Militant are still on, the firing has stoppe...

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Afghan Officials to hold Peace talks with Taliban in early September.

INTERNATIONAL

Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation and a prominent politician announced that peace talks will soon begin with the Taliban to bring an end to the two decades war. Abdullah, the country’s top peace negotiator, announced that the talks will be held in early September this year. The Taliban’s lead negotiator Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai also issued a statement where he said that they have not planned any peace talks as such in September. Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, supported Abdullah’s statement about the peace talks where he also said that major hurdles may come in the way like the release ofprisoners from both sides but that too could be dealt for resolution. Atmar in a discussion on an online b...

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Two Militants Killed in Encounter in Killora, Shopian

REGIONAL, SHOPIAN, SOUTH KASHMIR

Mir Irfan Two militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter that broke out between government forces and militants, in Killora area of Shopian in South Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that two militants were killed in the initial exchange of fire, while the operation in the area is still in process. A police officer also confirmed the killing of two militants in the ongoing gunfight, he however said that the identification of both slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Earlier in the day, a joint team of Army's 44RR, SOG and CRPF sealed Kiloora in Shopian following inputs about presence of militants.buy vardenafil generic rxbuywithoutprescriptiononline.com over the counter

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Encounter Rages in Shopian Kashmir

REGIONAL

A Gunfight has raged between militants and government forces in Kilora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday afternoon. Sources told The Ksshmiriyat that a joint team of Army’s 44 RR, Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Kilora area of Shopian on Friday. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire was retaliated by the joint team, triggering off an encounter. A senior police officer upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat said that the exchange of fire between the joint team and the militants. As per the sources, two to three militants are believed to be trapped.

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We May See Economy Contract, Says FM Sitharaman, calls COVID-19 an “act of god”

INDIA

The economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is an ‘Act of God’, and the economy will see a contraction in this fiscal year, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, after the 41st GST Council meeting in New Delhi, Thursday, said the coronavirus pandemic was "an act of God" and an unforeseen factor that affected GST (Goods and Services Tax) collections. “This year we are facing an extraordinary situation. We are facing an act of God where we may even see a contraction," she said. The pandemic has affected GST revenues this year from a shortfall of Rs 70,0000 crore which has widened to Rs 2.35 lakh crore this year, which may result in a contraction in India's growth for the current fiscal. "This year we are facing an extrao...

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‘We Followed all the Covid-19 SOPs’- Mourners Arrested in Kashmir

REGIONAL

Irshad Hussain Despite strict restrictions imposed by the authorities to prevent Muharram processions, scores of Shia mourners defied curfew orders to take out peaceful procession in different areas of summer capital Srinagar. The Muharram processions has been banned by authorities in 1989 since the militancy erupted in the Kashmir. Holding banners and placards chanting slogans to revoke ban muharram processions. They said that if authorities are allowing other religious gatherings here, why not Muharram peaceful procession ? Top Shia clerk, president of Itehadul Muslimeen - Molvi Masroor Abass Ansari (JKIM) told The Kashmiriyat the government is making excuses of militancy issue. " Right now there is no such issues. Today, despite mourners despite mourners followed Cov...

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Israel’s Supreme Court Orders Removal of Jewish Settler Homes From Palestinian Land

INTERNATIONAL

On Thursday, Israel’s Supreme Court accepted a petition by Palestinian plaintiffs and ruled that a Jewish settlement, the Mitzpe Kramim settlement, in the occupied West Bank was built on land owned by Palestinians and thus must be removed. This ruling overturned a 2018 Israeli District Court decision that had declared the Jewish settlers as the legal owners of the Palestinian land. The District Court had made the decision claiming that authorities were unaware of the land being privately owned by Palestinians when they originally mapped the area. The District Court ruling was backed by an Israeli law which states that transactions with legal faults could be permitted if they were carried out in “good faith.” Mitzpe Kramim, home to about 40 families, majority of whom reside on Pal...