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Sudan Floods: Dozens Dead and Thousands Homeless

INTERNATIONAL

Floodwater in Sudan has reached an unprecedented level, killing dozens and destroying life. According to the interior ministry, more than 80 people have been killed due to the torrential rains and floods. More than 200,000 people have been affected and 30,400 homes damaged across 15 states of Sudan.buy lasix online buy lasix generic The capital Khartoum, Blue Nile, and White Nile states are among the hardest hit, while some damage has also been reported in Gezira, Gadarif, West Kordifan and South Darfur. According to the UN office for coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, more than 1600 water sources have been contaminated and many schools have been damaged as well. The condition is feared to worsen as weather forecasts predict more rainfall in the coming month, in Su...

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India reports 77,266 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours

INDIA

India has the second-highest active COVID-19 cases in the world with the fresh record of 77,266 cases in a single day.1057 people lost their lives to the disease in the last 24 hours. According to the data of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India recorded 77,266 fresh new cases of coronavirus with more than 1,057 deaths in the last 24 hours, the accumulative death toll reached 61,529. The country's coronavirus count stands at 33,87,501 including 7,42,023 active cases. In the last 24 hours 60,177 cases have been recovered. Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of active cases in India with 7.33 lakh cases and more than 346 more police personnel tested positive and 2 died in the last 24 hours. Cases are rapidly growing in other states including Karnataka, U...

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‘Bonds of Love’-Muslims Perform Last Rites of Hindu Woman in Shopian Kashmir

CULTURE, REGIONAL, SHOPIAN

Members of the Muslim community helped in performing the last rites of their Hindu neighbour in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday afternoon. As soon as the news of the death of 103-year-old Uma Devi spread, Muslim neighbours from Pargochi village came together to help in performing her last rites. Amid rains and massive thunderstorm, locals arranged firewood and other necessary things for her last rites. Local women too joined their Hindu counterparts in the mourning and to express condolences to the family. "We have been living together for ages, and nothing will break this bond of Muslim-Hindu unity in Kashmir, politics is not as strong as our love, Kashmir is incomplete without them”, Arshid Ahmed Shah, a local resident said to The Kashmiriyat. The elderly woman...

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Dead Body of Missing Panch Found In Shopian

REGIONAL

Mir Irfan A dead body was recovered by police from an orchard in Dangam area of Shopain district on Friday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the dead body was identified to be that of a missing Panch from Khonmoh area. He has been identified the Panch as Nisar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Khonmoh area. The family had lodged a missing report with Jammu Kashmir police. They had alleged that Bhat left for Shopian on August 19 and had been missing since then.

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48-Year-Old Man Crushed to Death by Speedy Car in Baramulla

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan A 48-year-old man was killed after being hit by a speedy car at Lalad area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday morning a speedy vehicle bearing registration number JK15A-3006 hit a pedestrian resulting in his on spot death. The Police officials identified the deceased as Abdul Rashid Ganaie, son of Late Muhammad Sultan Ganaie, who was a resident of of Lalad area in Sopore. Police said that the driver of the car has been arrested and a case has been registered in this regrad at Police Station Tarzoo Sopore.

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Family of Missing Boy in Kulgam Appeals for him to Return

KULGAM

Danishwar Hameed In Kulgam district of South Kashmir, the family of the missing youth has appealed to their son and begged him to return home. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family of Umis Ahmad wani of Chawalgam - Kulgam said that they have released statements and videos where they have appealed for him to return back home. His father, Nisar Ahmad Wani said that Umis had gone missing on the 26th of August, 2020. He spoke to the The Kashmiriyat and said, "Since then we have been searching for him, but no whereabouts of him have been reported so far." The family has also filed a missing person report at police station Kulgam, South Kashmir. The family has repeatedly appealed their son to come back home as they said, "If anybody has any information about him, he may con...

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Administrative Council Accords To Shift Fast Track Special Court to Ramban

REGIONAL

Salman Shah The Administrative Council (AC) that conducted a meeting recently under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, accorded and sanctioned the proposal of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department to shift one of the four Fast Track Special Court for POCSO to Ramban, Jammu Kashmir. Earlier, two courts were to be established, one each at Srinagar and Jammu, to exclusively deal with the cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Later on, two more courts at Kulgam and Reasi were approved to be established exclusively for women related offences. After up-rise in the number of cases against women and children, it was decided to shift the seat of one of the Fast Track Special Court from Reasi to Ramban. Once functional, the...

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Budgam To Get Model Rural Health Research Unit

REGIONAL

Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit The allotment and transfer of land measuring 2 Kanal and 10 Marla to the Health & Medical Education Department, for establishing Model Rural Health Research Unit (MRHRU) at Primary Healthcare Centre, Khag in Budgam, has been approved by the Administrative Council (AC), which recently conducted a meeting under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha. The decision is aimed at transferring modern technologies and research to the rural areas in order to provide better healthcare to the local people. It will also upgrade the rural health infrastructure in the selected Primary Healthcare Centre. The Model Rural Health Research Unit will be established with the help of the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Gove...

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya To Be Set Up In Pulwama

REGIONAL

Salman Shah The Administrative Council (AC), which met recently under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has approved the allotment and transfer of land up to 99 kanals 16 marlas to the School Education Department at village Nownagri, Tehsil and District Pulwama, for construction of Jawahar Navodiya Vidyalaya (JNV). Till the construction of school infrastructure gets completed, alternate arrangements for housing the JNV are being carried out. Once operational, the school will cater to the educational needs of the children from far-flung areas of Pulwama district and adjacent areas by providing quality education as envisaged under the constitutional right of education. (TK)

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Unheeding Emergence of Mental Health Crisis

WRITE-UPS

Samreen Tak “Health is wealth”, is the age old proverb, meaning good health is the greatest wealth. Good health is central to human happiness and well-being. But the significance given to health in this swiftly changing world is no more pleasing. Health is the state of complete physical as well as mental well-being. Lamentably people who tend to be physically fit often assume their mental wellness which is not the case always. Earlier health was not given the attention which it needed; it was only after 1990s that we saw the urge put forth by writers and health professionals to talk about health in social as well as medical dimension. ASLO READ: Jeopardizing Student Lives Amid Pandemic Currently the whole world is gripped under the deadly blanket of Covid-19 crisis. Every day we...