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Month: October 2020

Major Fire Breaks Out in Kupwara Forests

Major Fire Breaks Out in Kupwara Forests

REGIONAL
Firdous Qadri Hundreds of trees were burnt in a major fire that broke out in the woods in Mawer forests of Kupwara district in north Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that large number of forest officials are struggling to douse off the fire which has spread to several compartments of the forest area during the past few days. Locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that despite the locals working round the clock to bring the fire under control, the fire is spreading swiftly to other compartments. The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Langate area in Kupwara upon being contacted said that the fire incident occurred when fallen trees had caught fire which spread to other compartments.
AMU Student Shot Dead by ‘Unknown Gunmen’

AMU Student Shot Dead by ‘Unknown Gunmen’

INDIA
A young athlete has been shot dead inside the Aligarh Muslim University campus, the incident happened on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Sanu Abbas, a former AMU student. He had gone for a walk with two of his friends at the athletics ground on the campus. The AMU security was informed by his friends that ‘Sanu Abbas was shot and killed by unknown assailants on the athletics ground’. The AMU security personnel reached the ground as soon as the information was received and the proctor and the police also reached the spot. Police collected evidence from the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. The police have detained both the friends of the accused. AMU proctor Wasim Ali, however, said whether the deceased youth was a student of AMU or any affili...
12 Kanals of Land retrieved from ‘Encroachers’ in Kulgam

12 Kanals of Land retrieved from ‘Encroachers’ in Kulgam

KULGAM
Danishwar Hameed In pursuance to the direcrions of the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir directions regarding titled Land Holders of village Mutalhama V/s State of J&K and others, undersigned along with Naib Tehsildar Qaimoh and other field staff visited the spot regarding eviction of encroachment on survey no 1637 measuring 67kanal 08 marla recorded as Gair Mumkin Khul in village Qaimoh. The abutting land owners were quite earlier acquainted with the border line of the Gair Mumkin Khul by a team of revenue officers and officials of Tehsil office Qaimoh. The encroachers were quite earlier served with notices to get the encroachment removed on their own. The encroachers failed to do so with in the stipulated time and observed the directions of this office in breach and as the...
Shopian Encounter- Lieutenant Governor Promises ‘Jobs and Justice’ to Victim Families

Shopian Encounter- Lieutenant Governor Promises ‘Jobs and Justice’ to Victim Families

REGIONAL
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited the families of three Rajouri youth who were killed in Amshipora, Shopian in July this year. Expressing condolences with the families, the Lt Governor said that the UT Government will extend full support to them and assured that justice would be ensured in the case. He also conveyed the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government stands with the aggrieved families in the hour of grief, and they will be taken care of with all support from the government. Earlier, the Lt Governor while addressing local population at Peeri on the sidelines of the ongoing Back to Village program observed that main objective of his visit to the remote village was to assure the people that Constitution of India is supreme; Government is wit...
Fuel Shortage Hits Jammu Kashmir as Farmer’s Protest Intensifies in Punjab

Fuel Shortage Hits Jammu Kashmir as Farmer’s Protest Intensifies in Punjab

INDIA
The farmers’ Protests in Punjab over the discriminative and controversial farm laws bills has set alarm bells ringing in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh as fuel stocks start depleting at various filling stations in the area bordering Pakistan and China. The times of India quoted the president of the Jammu Kashmir Petroleum Dealers’ Association, Anan Sharma saying “not even a single wagon has arrived at Jammu since October 1 from Punjab due to farmers’ stir." "Farmers have blocked rail tracks there and until the blockade is lifted, normal supplies cannot be restored in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh” he added. The Jammu depot at Jammu railway station has stopped supplying fuel to filling stations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The report further read that 250 oil tankers were dispat...
SSB Man Goes Missing from Saderbal Camp in Srinagar

SSB Man Goes Missing from Saderbal Camp in Srinagar

REGIONAL
A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) man went missing mysteriously from his camp at Saderabal area of Srinagar city. Official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that SSB man Jitendra GD number 12043026 , posted  at Saderabad, who originally hails from Uttar Pradesh, went missing from his camp at Saderabal area of Srinagar city on Thursday evening. In this regard, a missing report has been filed at police station Lal bazar, efforts are on to trace the missing trooper, official added. "We are ascertaining details," said a police official—(KNO)
Bear Mauls Elderly Woman to Death in Srinagar

Bear Mauls Elderly Woman to Death in Srinagar

REGIONAL
Sheikh Danish A 50-year-old woman was mauled to death by a wild bear in New Theed area of Harwan district in Srinagar on Thursday. An official told that the wild bear attacked the woman when she was working in the kitchen garden of her home. “The attack left her critically injured. She was rushed to SKIMS Soura in critical condition, where she succumbed to her injuries,” he said. The official identified the deceased as Haleema wife of Ali Mohammad Ganaie of New Theed.
Amid Fears of Regional War – France, US and Russia meet on Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute as Death Toll Passes 360

Amid Fears of Regional War – France, US and Russia meet on Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute as Death Toll Passes 360

INTERNATIONAL
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called for an immediate ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as fighting continues between the two countries over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. France, the United States and Russia will increase determination to end battling among Azeri and ethnic Armenian powers in the South Caucasus by holding talks in Geneva on Thursday, as fears of a provincial war develop. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Russian, French and U.S. delegates would likewise meet in Moscow on Monday to see approaches to convince the fighting sides to arrange a truce. “We need everybody to comprehend that it’s to their greatest advantage to quickly stop threats without conditions and that we start an arrangement,” he told the French parliament’s internati...
Amid Political Chaos, Kyrgyzstan’s Opposition  remain divided

Amid Political Chaos, Kyrgyzstan’s Opposition remain divided

INTERNATIONAL
Most seats in the parliament were won by parties that support closer links with Russia according to preliminary election data, but opposition parties denounced the results as fraudulent and began protests in the capital Bishkek. Western observers said the vote had been marred by vote buying. Protesters stormed government buildings, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov's government quit and the election commission annulled the vote. On Monday, Kyrgyz security forces used teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov says that he ordered them not to open fire after one person was killed and nearly 700 people injured. Three rival groups are now claiming leadership, including the Ata Zhurt party whose candidate for prime minister, Sadyr Zhaparov, was freed...
Protest continue in Indonesia- 400 Persons Detained

Protest continue in Indonesia- 400 Persons Detained

INTERNATIONAL
Indonesian police detained nearly 400 protesters on Wednesday, some armed with molotov cocktails and sharp weapons, on a second day of heated demonstrations over a controversial new jobs law in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Demonstrations took place in at least 12 places on Wednesday, with police detaining 183 people outside parliament in Palembang in South Sumatra, and holding more than 200 protesters for questioning in the capital Jakarta, a day after tear gas and water cannon were used to disperse crowds in multiple cities. The protesters are demanding the government revokes an “omnibus” jobs creation law that has outraged unions, who say it lopsidedly favours businesses and will hurt workers and the environment.buy kamagra oral jelly online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes...