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‘Modi Government’s Another Gift’- Banks to Charge for Withdrawals, Deposits Now

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Customers in some banks will now have to start paying fees for deposit and withdrawal of money. As per reports, Bank of Baroda will start charging its customers for transactions beyond the prescribed limits from November 1, Names of other banks like Bank of India, PNB, Axis Bank, and Central Bank are also emerging in reports, but they are yet to take a final call on the matter. Tagging the report, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala attacked the Centre and called the latest move a "Kamar Tod Tohfa" of the government. As per reports, some of these transaction charges will kick in from November 1. It is being said that withdrawals three times in a month will be free but after that a withdrawal transaction charge will be levied at a flat fee of Rs 150. Similarly...

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JKBOSE Reschedules First Paper of Class 12 Exams

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The J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) has rescheduled the first paper of class 12th students which was slated on November 10. Joint secretary examination in JKBOSE Prof. Aijaz Ahmad Hakak said the first paper of class 12th students has been rescheduled and will be held on November 22. “The venue of the examination however will remain unchanged,” Prof. Hakak said, adding that the examination of other subjects of class 12th will be conducted as per the datesheet already notified for students. “But now the examination of class 12th students will commence from November 12,” he said. The JKBOSE has already notified the datesheet for class 10th and 12th students. Also, the students from class 10th to 12th students will have 40 percent syllabus relaxation in their upcoming ann...

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Kashmiri Pandit group Demands Separate UT within Kashmir Valley

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A Kashmiri pandit group, Panun Kashmir on Sunday reiterated its demand for creation of a separate Union territory within the valley for his or her return and rehabilitation to “safeguard Indian nationwide pursuits” within the area. It rejected any coverage on rehabilitation that didn’t acknowledge the “genocide” inflicted on the neighbourhood. The group in a press release said that that the creation of UT of Panun Kashmir has change into a geopolitical crucial to safeguard “Indian nationwide pursuits” within the area. It mentioned there was no query of the neighborhood returning to their previous areas because the “Hindu habitat in Kashmir from which Hindus had been expelled stands destroyed”. Referring to Pakistan‘s admission of complicity within the lethal Pulwama assault on...

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‘Regarded as Doctor by Locals’- Who Was Hizbul Mujahideen Chief, Saifullah Mir

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Son of a government school teacher, 31-year-old Saifullah Mir had joined the militant movement in 2014. Mir, who was the Hizbul Mujahideen chief, has been reported killed by the forces in an encounter on November 1, 2020, in Srinagar. A child of conflict, Mir was born in 1989 when the militancy was raging in full swing in the valley. But there is more to his identity than just being a militant. A native of Malangpora in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, Mir studied till class X and later earned a diploma in medical electronics from the Industrial Training Institute in Pulwama in 2010. Later, he went on to pursue another diploma from the National Institute of Electronics in Information Technology in Srinagar in 2013. He was proficient in learning to mend the diagnostic equipment ...

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Hizb’s Chief Dr. Saifullah Killed in Srinagar Gunfight: Says IGP Vijay Kumar

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Firdous Qadri Vijay Kumar, The inspector General of Police Kashmir range has said that the Chief Operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen’s Dr Saifullah has been killed during the encounter that raged at Rangreth area of Srinagar. Speaking to media at the encounter site, he said “I am 95 per cent sure that the militant killed in the gunfight is Hizb chief operational commander Dr Saifullah who had taken over the reins of Hizb after the killing of its chief Reyaz Naikoo in an encounter in May this year." The IGP said a suspect and not the militant has been arrested at the encounter site who is being questioned. “The encounter is almost over. We are sanitizing the area and clearing it as there may be some leftover grenades.” he said.

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Stone Throwing Clashes Around Encounter Site in Srinagar- One Militant Killed

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Firdous Qadri One Militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter in Srinagar's Rangreth area, a top police official said, adding, one more Militant has been captured alive. Meanwhile Stone-throwing clashes have started around the encounter site in Rangreth area of Srinagar on Sunday afternoon. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that minor stone throwing clashes have started between protesters and Government Forces after several youth threw stones on Government Forces deployed at the site of encounter for the Anti Militancy operation going on in the area. The Youth armed with stones tried to disrupt the operation, an official said, adding that the Forces fired a few tear smoke shells to disperse them. The clashes were going on when this report was filed. Meanwhile, one ...

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One Militant Arrested Alive During Ongoing Srinagar Encounter- Top Hizb Commander Likely Trapped

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Firdous Qadri One Militant has been arrested alive during an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in Rangreth area of Srinagar district on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, An official told The Kashmiriyat Government forces including Special Operations Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon and search operation after inputs about presence of militants in Rangreth area. During the CASO, the militants holed up in the area opened fire upon the forces, triggering an encounter. One Militant has been arrested alive from the spot of the encounter, while a massive exchange of gunfire is still on at the site of the encounter. The officer said that two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area. An intermittent excha...

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Hayat Nazer- The Lebanese Artist Creating Art of Love in Times of Conflict

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Fizala Khan Lebanon, reeling from months of political turmoil, economic collapse and a virus outbreak that worsened with time, dealt with a tragic explosion in Beirut. The weight of it all had nearly paralyzed the small country. A warehouse explosion that convulsed the country due to negligence of the state, where 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (usually used for fertilizers and bombs) that was stored without precautions for past six years at a port in Beirut had exploded from a possible detonation, initiation or an explosive that was close to the storage facility. Hayat Nazer was on her way to Beirut when a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrite exploded at the port, killing 190 people, injuring more than 6,000 and leaving more than 300,000 displaced from their homes on the...

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Gunfight Rages in Rangreth Srinagar

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Mir Junaid A encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Rangreth area of Srinagar district on Sunday afternoon. An official told The Kashmiriyat Government forces including Special Operations Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon and search operation after inputs about presence of militants in Rangreth area. During the CASO, the militants holed up in the area opened fire upon the forces, trigerring an encounter.buy zithromax online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/zithromax.html no prescription The officer said that two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area

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Water Scarcity Hits Srinagar Areas

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The residents of various parts of Kashmir are experiencing an acute shortage of drinking water while accusing the concerned authorities concerned of being indifferent to their problems. “Things have gone from bad to the worse for the last few weeks. We get tap water only for a few hours during night hours,” Adil Ahmad, a resident ofShalimar said. He said most of the inhabitants were using water motors during the night hours to get some water. “Most of the time, the taps are running dry. We brought into the notice of concerned officials many times but nobody is paying heed to our repeated pleas. The situation has gone from bad to the worst for the last two weeks,” said Ali Mohammad, a resident of Habbakadal. He said people were not able to follow cleanliness guidelines for prev...