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Nagorno-Karabakh Battle Rages for 2nd Day in Azerbaijan.

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After the recent uprising in Azerbaijan, 26 more separatists lost their lives to the clashes with the troops and Nagorno-Karabakh region rebels according to the defence ministry, where the military death toll reached to 84. According to the reports the fresh number is of civilian killings mounted to 11, nine from Azerbaijan and two from Armenina on Tuesday, bringing total death toll to 95. The Nagorno-Karabakh leader said “This is a life-and-death war.” All leaders across the globe have requested to stop the fightings as this has been one of the worst escalation since 2016 raised the spectre of a fresh war between the ex-Soviet rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan. The UN Security Council decide to hold an emergency talks behind the closed door after France and Germany led a push fo...

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Amnesty International ‘Forced’ to Halt Operations in India

INDIA

Amnesty International has said that it has been forced to halt its operations in India because of "reprisal" from the government. It has also accused the government of indulging in a "witch-hunt of human rights organisations." Amnesty says its bank accounts have been frozen and it's been forced to lay off staff in the country, and suspend all its campaign and research work. The government is yet to respond to these allegations. "We are facing a rather unprecedented situation in India. Amnesty International India has been facing an onslaught of attacks, bullying and harassment by the government in a very systematic manner," Rajat Khosla, the group's senior director of research, advocacy and policy, told the BBC. "This is all down to the human rights work that we were doing a...

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94 percent Females, 97 percent males against Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir, Report

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In Jammu Kashmir, a study conducted by the Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST)has confirmed that more than 95% of youth are opposed to the removal of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu Kashmir. Titled as ‘A Study on Jammu Kashmir Present, Past and Views of Students on Article 370 abrogation’, the study has been published in International Journal of Latest Research on Humanitarian and Social Science. Conducted by Dr Bilal Ahmad Butt, faculty at the Kashmir University, the research has studied many aspects of the impact of conflict and abrogation of Article 370 on Kashmiri youth, according to Free Press Kashmir. It says that 97% of males and 94% of females in Kashmir are against the abrogation of Article 370. The data in the...

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Massive Landslide Blocks Srinagar- Leh Highway

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Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah A massive landslide disrupted traffic movement on the 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway since last evening. A Traffic police official speaking to The Kashmiriyat that landslide occurred at India Gate Zojila along Sgr-Leh highway due to which the road remained blocked since yesterday 7 PM. He said that the highway was completely blocked by the landslide, and as a result vehicles remained stranded on both sides of the road. Officials said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) immediately pressed into service, sophisticated machines and men to put through the traffic. Dysp traffic Faheem Ali told The Kashmiriyat that traffic was suspended on Monday at around 6:50 Pm after massive Landslides hit Zojila Pass near India Gate. Meanwhile dozens of Drivers st...

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SC to Hear Plea Seeking Mehbooba Mufti’s Release Today

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking the release of former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.The plea was filed by Mufti's daughter, Iltija Mufti. Mufti and many other leaders of Kashmir, including Farooq Abdullah, were put in detention following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that accorded special status to the erstwhile state. In July, Mufti's detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) was extended by three months.buy diflucan online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/diflucan.html no prescription Farooq, and son Omar Abdullah, were released from detention in March. Earlier, the former Jammu Kashmir CM's detention was extended on May 5 for three months.

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Shopian Encounter- Police Arrests Two, Speeds up Probe

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Skinder Gull Continuing their investigation against the Shopian encounter of July 18, which has been allegedly staged by the Government Forces, the Jammu Kashmir police has arrested two suspects.. A police official told The Kashmiriyat, that two suspects were detained on the charges of hatching a conspiracy for murdering the three labourers from Rajouri. Though the Police did not disclose the identity of the arrested, they said that the arrested suspects are said to be from Chowgam area of Shopian and Nikas Arabal area of Pulwama district. The accused are being questioned by Jammu Kashmir Police for their role in the killings and the chain of events that led to the murder of three missing labourers in Amshipora on July 18. The Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh has al...

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Father and Son Amongst 4 Dead in Sewage Trench Incident in Bijbehara

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Suhail Dar/ Muhammad Mufeez 4 people died after slipping into sewage while cleaning a well in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that they were digging a trench when they fell into it, after which locals tried to get them out.Around 8 PM bodies were fished out from the trench after which locals shifted them to sub district hospital Bijbehara.buy furosemide online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/themes/classic/inc/new/furosemide.html no prescription A hospital official, upon being contact by The Kashmiriyat said that the 4 were brought dead to the hospital. The bodies have been shifted to district hospital Anantnag for legal and medical formalities The Deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Dar, S/O Gh Hassan, Abdul Rashid Da...

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RDD Employee Shot At In Shopian, Shifted To Srinagar Hospital

SHOPIAN

Sikander Gulzar Unknown gunmen on Monday evening fired upon a youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, in Nildoora village of South Kashmir's Shopian district. According to Official sources, the gunmen fired upon the youth identified as Sabzar Ahmad Naikoo, son of Abdul Rasheed Naikoo in his native Nildora village, leaving him critically injured. He was immediately shifted to nearby hospital for treatment wherefrom he was shifted to Srinagar hospital for specialized treatment owing to “critical injuries”. According senior police official the injured works in Rural Development Department. Meanwhile a team of Police reached the spot and has started investigation in this regard, the official sources said.

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Dalit Lawyer Murdered Over “Anti-Brahmin” Posts On Facebook

INDIA

On Saturday, the crime branch of Mumbai nabbed a 22-year-old Bharat Jayantilal Raval alias Maharaj, from Malad on charges of murdering a dalit lawyer and activist Devjibhai Maheshwari in Kutch in Gujarat, an official said. The accused is a resident of Tirupatinagar in Kutch. As per the reports, Devji Maheshwari, the deceased, was a senior activist of the All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) and of the Indian Legal Professionals Association. The accused told investigators that he had a clash with Maheshwari over his views on Brahminism earlier as well. He said that he had warned Maheshwari in the past against doing so. But again Maheshwari had uploaded some posts on Facebook against Brahmans, the official said. According to the police, "Mah...

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Azerbaijan and Armenia’s Conflict Turn Ugly over Disputed Regions of Nagorno – Karabakh

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Armenia and Azerbaijan have been fighting an ethnic and territorial conflict that stretches between Nagorno – Karabakh and seven surrounding districts that are de – facto controlled by the self – declared Republic of Artsakh, but are internationally recognized as partial part of Azerbaijan. The conflict has re-erupted again and caused some of the heaviest clashes in years, leaving 23 dead. On Sunday, two ex- Soviet republics battled over the disputed regions just before the sirens of danger waged on both ends. President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev said that, he was confident of regaining control over the region. Martial law was declared in Azerbaijan amid protests and violence in parts of the region were reported. The unresolved issue that has been on going for almost three deca...