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Sep62020 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir Valley Becomes the First Place to Protest Against PUB G Ban

REGIONAL

Mir Junaid Kashmir Valley has become the first place to witness protests over the ban on popular online mobile game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) by the Indian government. Days after the Modi Led Government in Delhi banned PUBG in India, the youth from Kashmir staged a peaceful protest in Srinagar's press colony, demanding the government to revoke the order immediately. PUBG enthusiasts carrying placards in their hands that “revoke PUBG ban, we cannot live without PUBG," appeared at Srinagar's Press Enclave to protest government’s decision to ban PUBG in India. The game was banned amid the mounted tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The protesting youth from Srinagar appealed to the centre to revoke the ban on online m...

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At Least 17 Worshippers Killed in Bangladesh Mosque Blast

INTERNATIONAL

During Friday night prayers, a gas pipeline explosion near a mosque in Narayanganj district, Bangladesh, killed 17 people and injured dozens with critical burns, officials said on Saturday. Fire service officials suspect the explosion was caused by leakage from the pipeline. According to Dhaka's state-run specialised burn and plastic-surgery hospital's burn unit coordinator, Samanta Lal Sen, 17 people, including a seven-year-old boy, died due burn injuries by Saturday afternoon. Sen also stated that the death toll could rise further as many of the victims were in critical condition, adding that at least 37 people had burns on up to 90 percent of their bodies. The impact of the blast led to the explosion of at least six air conditioners inside the mosque, according to local TV ...

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India China Agree to Ease Tensions on Border Clash

INTERNATIONAL

On Saturday, India’s defense ministry in a statement said that both India and China have agreed on neither sides taking "any further action that could either complicate the situation or escalate matters in the border areas". The statement came after a meeting between the defense ministers of both countries late Friday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Moscow. India’s defense minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart from China General Wei Fenghe took part in the meeting. This meeting marked the highest-level face-to-face political contact between India and China since tensions first flared in May and led to the border clash in Galwan Valley in June which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. On 29-30 August, Indian army accused Chin...

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Several Cars Damaged in Mysterious Explosion in Rajouri Village

REGIONAL

A mysterious explosion in Maira Chowkian village of Rajouri district in Jammu division rocked the area late last night following which police started investigation into the matter. A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that at around 11 PM, a medium intensity explosion took place near some residential houses in Maira Chowkian village of Rajouri He said that in the explosion few cars got damaged besides some fencing walls. "It seem as if some explosive material was thrown towards the spot that caused damaged,” the official said. He added that senior police officers have rushed to the spot and investigation into the matter was going on—(KNO)

Sep52020 by News DeskNo Comments

“Your Friend Has Been Shot, He is No More”

REGIONAL, WRITE-UPS

Syed Asrar On the 6th of August's evening, I left my home to play in a park located near my home. I stepped into the park and saw Asrar playing Carom with some boys. I walked towards him calling out his name not knowing that it would be the last time to call out my closest friend's name. Little did he know that he was about to start the most difficult battle of his life. I reached Asrar and told him “Hey let’s play some cricket". We gathered two teams and started a cricket match recalls Muqeet Shah. We were enjoying our cricket match as usual. Suddenly we heard sounds of tear-gas shells. All the people present in that park rushed towards safer locations. After a while, few paramilitary force's buses passed through the Main road near the park. We stopped our game fearing the conse...

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50 Year Old Man from Ganderbal Critically Injured in a Bear Attack

REGIONAL

Shah Basit / Rayees Shah On Saturday afternoon, a 50 -year- old man was critically injured in a bear attack in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Official sources said that Mohd Sediq Kumar of Dar Mohalla, Kangan was attacked by a bear when he was working in this field. Officials said, “The Locals heard his cried and rushed to spot, and the bear ran away from the spot. The man was rescued bu the locals and later shifted to Sub - District Hospital - Kangan in critical condition. He was later shifted to SKIMS - Soura, Srinagar for further treatment. Due to the injuries he sustained, he is kept under observation and under going treatment.

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SSP Ganderbal Orders In-Situ Promotion of 34 Officials

REGIONAL, THE KASHMIRIYAT

Shri Khalil Ahmed SSP, JKPS - Ganderbal has ordered promotion in favour of officials of District Police in Ganderbal. The Departmental Promotion approved the promotions that were constituted for the purpose. 34 constables, who had completed nine years satisfactory service in one rank and stagnant in a particular grade. SSP Ganderbal extended his warm greetings to them and their families and hoped that the promotions would encourage workmanship and their efforts in the cadre. The work that they do with zeal and zest is for the society in general and Police Department in particular. The promotees were also felicitated.

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5 Men Allegedly Kidnapped by Chinese Army in Indian Territory

INDIA

Arunachal Pradesh Police has launched a probe following reports that five people, who had gone hunting in a forest in Upper Subansiri district on the Sino-India border, were allegedly kidnapped by the Chinese military, a senior official said on Saturday. The alleged incident occurred on Friday in Nacho area of the district, their families said. Two others, who were in the group, managed to escape and informed police. “I have sent the officer-in-charge of the Nacho police station to the area to verify the facts and directed him to report immediately. However, the report will be available only by Sunday morning,” Superintendent of Police Taru Gussar said. Those allegedly kidnapped have been identified as Toch Singkam, Prasat Ringling, Dongtu Ebiya, Tanu Baker and Ngaru Diri. All of ...

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Encounter Rages in Lolab area of Kupwara

REGIONAL

An encounter has started between Militants and Government Forces in Dana Behak area of Warnow in Lolab of North Kashmir's Kupwara district. A Police official said that on Saturday afternoon, 28 RR of Indian Army, CRPF, and Jammu Kashmir Police, after receiving inputs about Militant presence laid a cordon and search operation in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the cordon continued for nearly an hour, during which the hiding militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed by the Forces. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat after a brief lull fresh exchange of firing has started between the government forces and militants. Details rushing in.

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Two Bodies Recovered from Nallah in Gurez

REGIONAL

Sajid Raina The police on Saturday said that they have recovered two unidentified bodies in Tulail area of Gurez in north Kashmir's Bandipora district. Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Gurez Peerzada Ajaz told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two bodies were recovered from a Nallah in Malangham area of Tulail in Gurez sector today afternoon. One of them has been identified as an alleged Jaish militant Nisar Ahamed Rather from Dadsara Tral area of Pulwama district. The other was a truck driver from Ddgripora who went missing in Delhi, back in 2018 and had allegedly joined Hizbul Mujahideen. "We have taken both the bodies to Gurez hospital for legal formalities" he said. Meanwhile, sources said that police and army have also recovered some arms and ammunit...