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Saudi Arabia Arrests Famous Quran Reciter

INTERNATIONAL

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have recently arrested Sheikh Abdullah Basfar, one of the well-known Quran reciters across the world, the Prisoners of Concience disclosed on Twitter. The Prisoners of Concience said that Basfar was arrested in August. however, it did not provide any information about how and where he was arrested. “We confirm the detention of Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Basfar since August 2020,” the Prisoners of Conscience account posted. It is noteworthy that the Prisoner of Conscience is a platform that covers the latest news about prisoners in Saudi Arabia. Basfar is an associate professor at the Department of Sharia and Islamic Studies at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah. He is also the former Secretary-General of the World Book and Sunnah Organisation, the Middle...

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UAE, Bahrain will bear ‘consequences’ of Israel deals says President Rouhani

INTERNATIONAL

Hassan Rouhani, Iran's President on Wednesday said that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will be responsible for any "consequences" resulting from their normalisation of relations with Iran's rival Israel. Rouhani remarked on this a day after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the UAE signed agreements establishing full diplomatic ties at a White House ceremony. His remarks are also shortly after Israeli planes bombed Hamas targets in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Israeli raid followed rockets fired from Gaza while the normalisation deals with the two Arab states were being signed in the United States. As USA had brokered this agreement, the POTUS, Donald Trump said, "After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle ...

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Family of Missing PhD Scholar from Kashmir Appeals IGP to Help them Trace their Son

OTHERS

Sajad Hameed The family of Hilal Ahmed Dar, a PhD scholar who went missing in June appealed the Inspector General of Jammu Kashmir Police to help them trace their son. Hilal went missing on June 13 during a trekking expedition to high altitude Naranag in Ganderbal district. The family said that Dar’s absence has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of his family members. They said, "Dar is a noble and disciplined person and has no affiliation with any anti-national organization and would never think of taking any wrong step. “We appeal to the IGP to help us in tracing Hilal and ensure his safe return home".

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Militants Killed in Srinagar were from South Kashmir, Says Dilbagh Singh

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh said that all the three militants killed in an encounter at Batamaloo area of Srinagar were locals from South Kashmir and that this year so far 177 militants were killed in 72 operations across the Valley. He termed the killing of a 45-year-old woman in “cross firing” as unfortunate and expressed sympathy with the bereaved families. Addressing a press conference at Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar, DGP Singh said that early morning, joint teams of police and CRPF while acting on a lead zeroed in on a house where three militants were hiding. “They were given a chance to surrender but they refused and fired. One CRPF officer and another CRPF man sustained injuries in the initial exchange of firing. The officer is cri...

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Covid 19- India Records Nearly 1 Lakh cases in Last 24 Hours, Death Toll Reaches 83,198

INDIA

India on Thursday recorded 97,894 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s tally to 51,18,253. An update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday morning (September 17) said the number of active cases crossed the million mark and currently stands at 10,09,976. As many as 40,25,079 patients have been discharged. The number of new fatalities was 1,132 in the same period, taking the death toll to 83,198. The government has been highlighting the recoveries being registered daily. On Wednesday, a record 82,961 new COVID-19 recoveries were reported, pushing the overall figures close to 39.5 lakh. The recovery rate has further improved to 78.53%, the ministry said. It said that nearly 59% of the new recoveries came from five states — 23.41% from Maharashtr...

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Naeem Akhtar Released from House Detention ‘After 407 Days’

REGIONAL

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader and former minister, Naeem Akhtar was on Thursday released from house detention. Akhtar remained under preventive detention since August 5 last year when the government abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State into two Union Territories. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Akhtar in a tweet said that he was informed today that he is free to move now. "After 407 days of detention am informed that I am free to move about. Thank you rulers for small mercies while you inflict larger tragedies on our land," Naeem tweeted. Several leaders including the former chief ministers of J&K were detained by the government on August 5 last year and were later released while PDP presi...

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Clashes Erupt near Encounter Site in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Firdous Qadri Clashes have erupted around the encounter site in Firdous Abad locality of Batamaloo in Srinagar district of central Kashmir. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that scores of angry youth hit the streets on Thursday morning as soon as the firing stopped at the site of encounter. The youth shouting slogans threw stones on the Forces deployed in the area, who fired tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse them. The clashes were going on when this report was being filed. Earlier, three Militants, one woman was killed during a gunfight that raged early morning in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar.

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Srinagar Encounter Ends- 3 Unidentified Militants, 1 Woman Killed

REGIONAL

Mir Junaid Three Militants have been killed in the encounter that raged between Militants and government forces in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Thursday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police, on specific inputs of Militant presence in the area, laid a siege around a few houses in Batamaloo. During this cordon, the Militants were asked to surrender, however, they opened fire upon the troops, triggering an encounter. During the exchange of gunfire, three Militants were killed and the official said that the identification of the Militants is being ascertained. One woman was also killed in the crossfire who was later identified as Kousar Riyaz, a resident of Firdous Abad area in Batamaloo. One CRPF, identified as Rahul...

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Encounter Rages in Srinagar, 1 Woman, 2 Militants Killed, CRPF Officer Injured

REGIONAL

Mir Junaid An encounter has started between militants and government forces in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Thursday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police on specific inputs of Militant presence in the area laid a siege around a few houses in Batamaloo. During this cordon, the Militants were asked to surrender, however, they opened fire upon the troops, triggering an encounter. One woman named Kousar Riyaz was injured, She was shifted to the Police hospital during the initial exchange of gunfire. However, she succumbed to her injuries. The official said that two Militants have also been killed so far, adding that, A Deputy Commandant of CRPF was also injured during the initial firing. The official told The Kashm...

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28 Rashtriya Rifles Organises Lolab Mini Marathon for Peace

REGIONAL

Over 120 men and women from Lolab valley participated in a ‘Peace Marathon’ organised by 28 Rashtriya Rifles. The first 20 finishers, ten men and ten women, were named Peace Champions and they received prizes. The participants who stood first and second in both the categories were given a cash prize of Rs 5000 and 3000 respectively. Participants both young and old, displayed messages of peace by participating in the event with full josh and vigour. The race was divided into two categories, 10 km for men and 4 km for women. Men and women of all age groups participated.The message conveyed by this event was, “When you want to have peace, there is a roadmap to follow. Along the way, there may be hurdles or obstacles trying to distract you from reaching that goal. However, determinati...