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National and International Footballers Forum J&K holds Mega Exhibition Match in Ganderbal

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Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit In a bid to promote football in every nook and corner of Jammu Kashmir National and international football forum(NIFF) J&K today conduct a mega exhibition football match in Tulamulla in Ganderbal. The match was one of its kind in Ganderbal were former international national and current top notch fotballers were seen in action. The likes of international footballers Mehrajudin Wadoo who has represented India at various stages which included Asian Football confederation (AFC) Asia Cup .He has been also part of India super league side Chennaiyan FC which were crowned champions in second season. Sajid Yousuf was another well known name in Football who was part of the match. Sajid is former footballer and India national women's football team...

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ADC Bandipora Suspends 16 Employees, 5 Officials During Surprise Visit to Government Offices

OTHERS

Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Bandipora Zahoor Ahmad Mir on Tuesday made a surprise visit to different government offices located in different blocks of the Mini-Secretariat Bandipora. At least 16 employees and five district officers were found absent and were accordingly served show cause notices asking them to explain reasons of absence from their legitimate duties, failing which action shall be taken against them, ADC said. On the occasion ADC directed all other employees to remain punctual and warned of tough actions against absenteeism to ensure smooth functioning of Govt. departments and prompt deliverance of services to people.

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BJP Has Failed to Check Militant Recruitment, 659 Local Youth Joined Militancy Since 2014

FEATURED

The Bhartiya Janta party, as per stats, has failed to contain home grown Militancy in Jammu Kashmir since it rose to power in 2014. Data reveals that the Congress led UPA Government saw as many as 154 local youth taking up arms to join Militant groups, however, the number has drastically rose to 659 during the Modi Led NDA Government till December 2019. In 2014, the number of Locals joining Militancy was 53, in 2015, it reached 66 before touching the highest mark of 88 in 2016, in 2017, the number rose further to 126 and in 2018, 191 Local youth joined Militancy. Following the killing of popular commander, Burhan Wani, Militancy rose heights, however stats reveal that since the rise of BJP into power, Locals have been joining Militancy at a fast pace. Following Burhan Wani’s k...

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Christopher Columbus’s Statue Removed Before Annual Protest in Mexico

INTERNATIONAL

The removed statue of the 15th-century Italian navigator, along with four Catholic friars, towered over one of the Mexico City’s main traffic circles for decades. Authorities said it was taken away for restoration work on Saturday but added that it was also time for reflection about Columbus’s legacy, triggering speculation in Mexican media that the statue may not be returned. The Mexican government has removed a prominent bronze statue of Christopher Columbus and surrounded another with high metal fencing ahead of an annual protest that marks the explorer’s arrival in the Americas in 1492. The removed statue had towered above a Mexico City traffic circle for decades [Gustavo Graf/Reuters] Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the capital’s Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum bot...

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525 Killed in Ongoing Fighting Between Azerbaijan-Armenia

INTERNATIONAL

Ethnic Armenian officials in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh said on Monday that 45 more servicemen had been killed in fighting with Azerbaijan, bringing its total military death toll to 525 since fighting broke out on September 27. At least 25 civilians have been killed and more than 100 wounded since then. The fighting has surged to its worst level since the 1990s, when some 30,000 people were killed.

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BJP’s Chief Ravinder Raina visits families of Shopian fake encounter victims

REGIONAL

Ravinder Raina, Chief of Jammu Kashmir's Bhartia Janta Party (BJP) on Monday visited Tarkassi Peeri and Dhar Sakri village of Kotranka Tehsil in Rajouri district and offered condolences to the families of Amshipora, Shopian fake encounter victims. JK Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, also visited the area and met with the aggrieved family members and assured logical conclusion of ongoing probe and justice in case. Ravinder Raina met with the family members of Mohammad Ibrar, Imtiyaz Ahmed and Abrar Ahmed, the trio who got killed on July 18th - fake encounter in Amshipora, Shopian. The family members told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Raina offered his condolences to them and assured that law enforcement agencies shall provide justice on merits. “He also offered ...

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Iran fears Spillover from Nagorno-Karabakh

INTERNATIONAL

Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Iran's Interior Minister, a week after a missile from the combat zone in Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh hit an Iranian village, said that the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia had been told to keep closer control over the fighting and they will “take appropriate measures if necessary”. Nonetheless, the government of Iran has offered to mediate in the conflict. Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said, "We call on both sides to exercise restraint, to end the conflict immediately and to resume negotiations”. Iran is home to both Armenian and Azerbaijani minority, The Azeris being one of the most influential ethnic groups in Iran. Ali Khameni, Iran’s Spiritual leader is of the Azer...

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Three Youth ‘Prevented’ From Joining Militancy, Says Army

OTHERS

The Military intelligence along with 52RR of Indian Army claimed along with local Police claimed to have arrested three locals who were on the way to join Militancy. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat the Army said that upon reliable information apprehended three local Teenagers of Sumbal area who were indoctrinated and influenced by false narratives and motivated to take violent path. They further said that after proper counselling and guidance they were handed over to their parents in presence of respectable citizens. The Jammu Kashmir Police in Bandipora has appealed parents to take proper care of their wards and monitor their activities, so that they don't fall prey to anti-national elements.

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Taliban Targeted as United States Raids Air Space in Main Afghan City

INTERNATIONAL, OTHERS

Fierce battles broke out in recent days after the Taliban attacked several security outposts on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. Some 1,500 families are reported to have fled the continuing fighting.ey The United States military in Afghanistan has said its forces launched air raids against the Taliban in order to support Afghan government forces amid heavy fighting in the southern Helmand province. The US “conducted several targeted strikes in Helmand” across the past two days to defend allied Afghan troops as they came under attack by the group’s fighters, military spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett said on Twitter on Monday. The aerial attacks marked a rare military intervention by the US since it signed in February an agreement with the Taliban aimed at end...

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Protests rock Rawalpora Srinagar as Army Men Allegedly Thrash Two Youth

REGIONAL

Massive protests rocked Rawalpora area of Srinagar outskirts after soldiers deployed on the road allegedly thrashed two local youth without any reason. Locals of the area have now blocked the road at main chowk Rawalpora against the incident. Residents of the area said that two youth identified as Shahid Ahad Bhat son of Abdul Ahad and Aqib Ashraf Dar son of Muhammad Ashraf Dar, both residents of Rawalpora, were beaten by the soldiers deployed near the Rawalpora bridge. “We are protesting against the unjustified thrashing of our boys.buy tadacip online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/new/tadacip.html no prescription We want action against the soldiers who beat up our children mercilessly,” the protesting locals said. They said while Aqib has sustai...