September 2020 - Page 39 of 43

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Awantipora Youth Goes Missing, Family Seeks Help In Tracing Him

REGIONAL

A Kashmiri family has urged police and government departments to help in finding their missing son. Mohsin Amin Bhat, 19, a resident of Awantipora, has been missing since August 29. Mohsin's mother is in utter shock and is bed ridden, whereas, his brother has been hospitalised due to numerous health issues and has been hospitalized and seems unable to bear the shock of his beloved brother's sudden disappearance. Mohammad Amin Bhat, father of the missing child, has passed an SOS, "We appeal our beloved son, Mohsin, to understand the gravity of the devastation of the family, especially, that of his mother and brother. And return home before any unseemly incidents happens with our family”. The family also requested the general public "We, also appeal general public, police and all ot...

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Israeli Rockets Shot Down by Syrian Air Defense

INTERNATIONAL

On Wednesday, Syria’s air defence struck a string of Israeli rockets which were projected in the direction of Tiyas airport in Homs governorate, according to the state news agency who cited a military source. According to the military sources, “Losses were limited to material losses.” Israeli military spokesperson refused to give any statement over this incident.

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#PMModi_RozgarDo, #Nation_Hates_Modi Trends on Number 1 on Twitter India

INDIA

#PMModi_RozgarDo, #Nation_Hates_Modi, #Hacked are three of the top trending twitter hashtags in India since 2nd September. Indian Twitteratis have blown up against the Prime Minister, due to extremely high levels of unemployment, the banning of 117 more Chinese apps including the extremely popular game PubG as well as conducting NEET, JEE exams across the country despite widespread protests of students against them. Students are seen tagging the Cabinet Minister for Education, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal, Home Minister Amit Shah and PMO Narendra Modi, asking for exams to be postponed. The -23.9% shrink in the GDP has also not gone unnoticed by the young generation. PM Modi's personal Twitter handle was also hacked and fraud Bitcoin tweets put up. This comes immediately after the 11 lac...

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China’s Warheads Expected to Double, US Concerned

INTERNATIONAL

The United States (US) Department of Defense, also referred to as the Pentagon, on Tuesday, reported that China aims to nearly double its nuclear arsenals by the next 12 years and is reaching the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land, air, and sea, a capacity known as a triad. These reports are revealed amid rising tensions between China and the US and as the US urges China to join a nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia. For the first time ever, the Pentagon's annual report to US Congress on China’s military disclosed China having nuclear warheads in the low 200s. According to The Federation of American Scientists' estimates, China has about 320 nuclear warheads. China's nuclear weapons growth projections were based on China having enough material to double its nuclea...

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OIC Reiterates Support for Kashmir’s Right to Self-Determination

INTERNATIONAL

On Tuesday, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen reaffirmed the organization's support for Kashmir's right to self-determination in a meeting with Pakistan’s permanent representative to the OIC Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh. Pakistan’s mission reported that OIC Secretary-General, Othaimeen, reiterated the organizations “continuing and unstinted support on to the Kashmiri people toward realization of their inalienable right to self-determination, in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions.” According to Pakistan’s OIC mission's tweet, Ambassador Rizwan informed the secretary-general on worsening human rights violations in the Kashmir Valley.

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Women in Rajouri Shot over Domestic Quarrel

REGIONAL, THE KASHMIRIYAT

On Wednesday, a woman was injured in a quarrel that involved her brothers in Rajouri district of Jammu region. Police officials told The Kashmiriyat that, a woman in Keri Barehvi village of Rajouri's Dharamsal area received gunshot splinter injuries due to a 12 Bore rifle following which she was taken to Kalakote hospital where she is undergoing treatment. “It has come to the fore that two real brothers were fighting over some intra-family issue after which one of the brothers used his 12 Bore rifle and fired and pellets of 12 Bore rifle hit his sister identified as Anju Devi, resident of Bari Brahmana Jammu,” said officials. The accused brother was identified as Kirpal Singh, son of Jagdev Singh and has been taken into the custody and investigation into the matter is on. They...

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Omar Holds Meeting with Party’s Zonal Functionaries

OTHERS, REGIONAL, THE KASHMIRIYAT

Omar Abdullah, National Conference (NC) Vice President, on Wednesday presided over the party’s South Zone functionaries meeting at party head quarters in, Srinagar. Ali Muhammad Sagar - Party General Secretary, Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal - Additional General Secretary, Nasir Aslam Wani - Provincial President, Sakina Itoo and G.A Shah - State Secretaries, Dr Bashir Ahmed Veeri - Zonal President of South Kashmir, Hasnain Masoodi MP and Abdul Majeed Larmi - District Presidents, Showkat Hussain, Altaf Kaloo, GH Mohiudin Mir and Imran Nabi Dar - Spokesperson of NC were present on the occasion. As per the statement issued to The Kashmiriyat, Party Treasurer - Shammi Oberoi, Vice Provincial President - Mohammad Syed Akhoon, Provincial Secretary - Showkat Mir, YNC Provincial President - ...

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Gunfire along LoC in Poonch Sector

OTHERS

On Wednesday, the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu division. In an official statement issued to The Kashmiriyat, the officials said that in Qasba, Kirni and other areas of Poonch sector, Pakistan Army violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on Wednesday evening. “Pak Army used both small arms and mortars to target the area and Indian Army is retaliating befittingly”, Army officials said.

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An Open Letter to a Slain Militant Brother

OTHERS

Our love is a subtle shapeshifter. Some days, it swells to roaring applause in the auditorium of your success, and sometimes it shrinks and wraps itself up in birthday presents. On some days it hides in between the syllables, “Maa, you should let her go on this trip” and sometimes it changes into your shrivelling nose when I tell you, “I would choose my best friend over you.” My siblings, have seen me fall in love at 3 AM. They hated the girls who broke my heart. We have kicked each other for the better room of the home and after watching The Conjuring, we have held hands and slept too. Together, we are fangirls fainting on meeting our heroes. Together, we are ghostbusters with a blanket as our weapon of choice. Together, we will laugh with our crooked teeth and hunched backs wh...

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Government Bans PUBG, 117 Other Mobile Applications

INDIA

The Information and Technology Ministry of the Indian Government on Wednesday banned the hugely popular gaming app PUBG Mobile. 117 other mobile applications including Nordic Map, Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE, WeChat Work & WeChat reading are among the banned mobile apps. In July, the government had banned 47 apps, which were clones or variants of Chinese-linked 59 apps earlier banned in June.