October 2020 - Page 34 of 37

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Scooty Rider Dies After Being Hit By a Tractor in Qazigund

SOUTH KASHMIR

Waris Shah A Scooty rider died after being hit by a tractor in Vessu area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Adil Sultan Dar, a scooty rider was hit by a speedy tractor near Vessu on Jammu-Srinagar National highway. Aadil Sultan Dar, son of Mohammad Sultan Dar, a resident of Bangidar in Islamabad (Anantnag) died on the spot after being hit. An FIR has been lodged and investigation initiated.

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3,75,122 Air Passengers Arrived in Jammu Kashmir Since 25 May

REGIONAL

On day 131 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 32 domestic flights with 4,436 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1578 passengers aboard 11 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 21 domestic flights with about 2858 passengers aboard landed at Srinagar Airport today. Pertinently, Jammu Airport Authorities have received a total of 1,171 domestic flights with 112,886 passengers while Srinagar Airport Authorities have received 1,914 domestic flights with 2,62,236 passengers since 25th of May till date. Till date the government has brought back about 3806 passengers from various countries to the Union Territory through special evacuation flights in the wake of global pandemic till date. A...

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Police Registers Case Against WordPress Blog, Kashmir Fight

REGIONAL

Taking cognizance of the objectionable article uploaded by a WordPress blog, Kashmir Fight, the Jammu Kashmir police have registered a case against the website handler. This website as per the Police is operated from Pakistan. In the year 2018, the WordPress blog wrote defamatory articles against journalist Shujaat Bukhari, after which he was killed a few days later. A few days ago, a list of media personnel besides some political, social workers of the state was published. According to the police spokesperson, the website is promoting radicalism. The contents published on it harm the unity, integrity of the country, the Police has said, adding, Police have registered an FIR against the website handler at the Kothibagh police station in Srinagar. Jammu Kashmir D...

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Massive Search Operation Launched in Baramulla Area, Drones pressed into Service

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan The Government forces launched a massive cordon and search operation in north Kashmir's Baramulla village on Sunday morning. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that forces Including RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police launched a cordon and search operation in the Nowpoara area of Baramulla. They said that drones have been pressed in service to trace out Militants hiding in the area. As per the latest reports, the forces have sealed all the entry and exit points of the area and massive searches are underway to find the hiding Militants.

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Unnecessary Interference, Harassing Officials Derailing Education Sector : PSAJ

REGIONAL

Private Schools Association of Jammu (PSAJ) has condemned the behaviour of some third party actors of the society, who with their deeds and statements are hell-bent to derail the education sector which is already reeling under the challenges of COVID. “Our education sector has been one of the worst affected due to the COVID but despite such a situation the government and private stakeholders joined hands to rescue the future of the education sector from further damage,” said Shilpa Mahajan, President PSAJ. The association as per a statement issued to the news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the current times are challenging for every section of the society and everyone is doing his or her best to cope up with the situation. The Association said that the current situati...

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Houseboat Owners- Switching Businesses As Kashmir Witnesses Tourist Drought Post Abrogation of Article 370

BUSINESS

Mohsina Malik- Photos by Mehran Bhat Life has come to a standstill due to the unprecedented norms put in practice by the pandemic that began at the turn of the year across the world. The whole world is dancing to its tunes of lockdown and social distancing. Talking of impact in Kashmir, a serious threat of extinction has given rise to a smaller group of people; houseboat owners. It is not only because of the ongoing epidemic, it should be seen in continuation with the previous year when there were restrictions imposed after the abrogation of article 370. Kashmir has been facing restrictions for months and normal life remains affected across the valley. The deadly disease took the whole world in its grip, the world is suffering both financially and emotionally. Unfortunately som...

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Hatras Rape- Dalit, Feminist, Diaspora groups writes to UN to Urge Modi to Dismiss Yogi Adityanath

INDIA

Over 60 diaspora groups, feminist and Dalit in the United Kingdom have urged the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Commissioner) Michelle Bachelet to ask Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to dismiss Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in view of the outrage over the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old Dalit girl last month by four upper-caste men in Hathras district of the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state. And to set up an international enquiry into the Hathras rape case and other rapes and crimes against women, particularly Dalit and oppressed caste women in UP since the Yogi government came to power in the state. The full text and signatories are below: To the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet Dear Ms Bachelet, We ar...

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Covid 19- Positive Cases Cross 64 Lakh, Death Toll Surpasses 1 Lakh

INDIA

According to the Ministry of Health, India's COVID-19 death toll crossed One lakh-mark on Saturday after 1,069 people succumbed to coronavirus in the last 24 hours. More than 79,476 cases reported in the span of the last 24 hours. The country's total tally surged past 64-lakh. The government claimed that the recovery rate stands at a high of 83.84%, while the fatality rate has come down to 1.56 %. As per ICMR, 7,78,50,403 samples of COVID-19 have been tested in India till Friday out of which 11,32,675 samples were tested. As per the Johns Hopkins University data, India is the second worst-hit nation in terms of after the United States and is at the third place in terms of COVID-19 deaths. However, India is in the first position in terms of the number of recovered coronaviru...

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Four Kashmiri Youth Including Brother of Slain Militant Arrested, Says Delhi Police

INDIA

The Delhi police special cell has arrested four Kashmiri youths and recovered over 120 rounds of ammunition and four sophisticated pistols from their possession. Police said that one of the arrested persons Ishfaq Majeed Koka is the elder brother of slain Militant Burhan Koka, ex-chief of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an offshoot of the Al Qaeda in Jammu Kashmir. The other three arrested include Altaf Ahmad Dar, Mushtaq Ahmad Gani and Aqib Safi. On October 2, specific source information was received by the Special Cell that a group of Kashmiri youths who were camping in Delhi for the past few days, had collected a huge cache of arms-ammunition and that they will be visiting the area in and around ITO and Daryaganj. According to Delhi police, they came to Delhi on September 27 a...

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India Successfully Tests Nuclear Capable ‘Shaurya’ Missile

INDIA

India on Saturday successfully test-fired an advanced version of the Shaurya surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile in Odisha. The Shaurya missile can strike targets at a range of around 800 kilometres, and will complement the existing class of missile systems. “It will be lighter and easier to operate,” sources in the government said. In the final phase of its course, the missile moves at hypersonic speeds while moving close to its target, the sources further said. The Defence Research and Development Organisation has lately carried out a slew of missile tests amid heightened tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control.