December 2020 - Page 19 of 27

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Missing Kashmiri Youth Found Dead in Assam

SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan A Kashmiri youth has been found dead in Assam days after he went missing in the North- East India. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the family of the youth said that the family has reached the airport in Srinagar to collect the dead body of the deceased youth. Identified as Mohammed Asif Dar of Dharbagh, he had gone missing last month, when he had went with his truck to Assam. The family of Asif said that he had been missing since and then they ran pillar to post to trace Asif. "We are unsure what caused his death," the family member told The Kashmiriyat over phone. An official upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat over the incident said they are collecting details from the family and launched an investigation into the incident. This is a breaking News, it'll be...

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‘Eight Species Have Gone Extinct’- Experts Warn of Reducing Fish in Kashmir

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Sheikh Nadeem A total of 13 Species of Fish is found in the Kashmir valley, out of which, 8 have gone extinct, The fisheries Department has said. The department has raised serious concern over the issue and said that out of the five breeds to have survived, two more are under threat. "If we do not take steps to preserve them, they too will become extinct," an official told The Kashmiriyat. Meanwhile various experts in Kashmir have warned the fisheries department in this regard. Syed Javid Hussain, an assistant professor in Kashmir said that over the past many years, they have been doing intensive research on the species of fish found in Kashmir. "Eight of the 13 Shizothorax (Kasher Gaid) species have become extinct very soon. Two of the five surviving species are in danger of ...

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Renowned Preacher from Tral, Noor Mohammed Trali Passes Away

PULWAMA

Mohammed Mufeez Noor Mohammed Trali, a Renowned preacher from Tral area in Southern Kashmir's Pulwama district breathed his last on Thursday evening. Moulana Noor Ahmad Trali who was a resident of Tral Payeen passed away in a Srinagar hospital after a brief illness. He served the people of Tral for several decades and dedicated his entire life for the sevice of humanity, his death is being widely condoled. Noor Mohammed Trali was the president of Darul Uloom Noor Ul Islam in Tral. The Kashmiriyat team condoles the sad demise and expresses Solidarity with the family in this hour.

Dec102020 by News DeskNo Comments

Pakistani Drone Spotted in Indian Territory, Says BSF

REGIONAL

The Border Security Force has yet again said that it spotted drone movement along the Line of Control in Ranbir Singh (RS) Pura sector of Jammu Kashmir and fired at the object pushing it back from the Indian territory. The BSF in its statement claimed, “Drone movement was noticed at the international border in RS Pura sector of Jammu Kashmir last night. The drone went back after the alert troops fired at it." Senior officials in Jammu said that the reason behind this spike is due to the desperation of Pakistani security forces to give cover to infiltrating Militants by diverting the attention of the Indian forces. As per BSF data, Pakistan was this year involved in 314 firing incidents at the border till October, against 185 such incidents at the Jammu border last year. (With Inp...

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Beating up of Journalists in Kashmir on World Human Rights Day Unfortunate

REGIONAL

The Chairman of People's Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Yaseen has strongly condemned the shameful incident of thrashing and manhandling of three journalists in Srigufwara area of south Kashmiri’s Anantnag district on Thursday when they were on their professional duty to cover the polling process of the ongoing DDC elections in the area. He said it was unfortunate that the ugly incident has taken place at a time when the world was observing Human Rights day. In a statement issued on Thursday, Hakeem Yaseen while strongly condemning the brutal action of security forces on three journalists in Srigufwaras area in District Anantnag, said it was most unfortunate that" at a time when the whole world is observing Human Rights Day , JK government has miserably failed to check growing incide...

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Youth Arrested with Ammunition in Tral

PULWAMA

The Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday claimed to have arrested a youth in Tral area of Pulwama and recovered some ammunition from his possession. An official said that a youth namely Irshad Ahmad Reshi was by police in Tral Payeen area. He said that some ammunition including 8 detonators and one walkie talkie from his possession. The official said that further investigation has been initiated regarding the matter. KNO

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DDC Polls- 9.46 Percent Polling till 9 AM in Fifth Phase in Jammu Kashmir

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Voting for the fifth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) election is being held in Jammu Kashmir today amid high security arrangements. Despite cold weather conditions, large number of voters are coming to vote. As per the election commmision, 9.46% voter turnout has been recorded till 9 am in fifth phase of DDC polls. The Kashmir valley recorded an overall polling percentage of 4.81% while Jammu Division recorded 13.58% up to 9 am. The Election Commission has said that 299 candidates are in the fray in the fifth phase out of which 229 male candidates and 70 are female candidates. In this phase, the 8,29,519 voters will cast their votes in 2104 polling stations, 1190 polling stations have been set up in Kashmir. Elections are to be held in 280 seats of DDC in 8 ...

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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeals on Roshni Act

INDIA

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday refrained from examining the appeals related to Roshni Land Act till the Jammu Kashmir (J&K) High Court decides the review petition filed against its October 9 judgment on the case. The order was passed by a three-judge Bench in a batch of appeals filed against the judgment of the High Court ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged scam. The Supreme Court said that the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir and various beneficiaries under the Roshni Act have filed review petitions against the High Court judgment which is pending before the High Court. It, therefore, remarked that there cannot be parallel proceedings on the same subject matter. The Court adjourned the case to be heard in the final week of January 20...

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Administration to take Over Several Hotels in Gulmarg

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Sajad Hameed Hoteliers in Gulmarg, the famous tourist resort of Jammu Kashmir which receives lakhs of tourists from all over the world annualy are worried as the administration of Jammu Kashmir has initiated the process of issuing the notice of lease expiry. The Local administration has refused to extend the lease of the hotels whose lease periods have expired in 2018-19 and reports state that the administration has taken over 70 hotels in the Gulmarg district of North Kashmir. According to the the administative officials, many hotels have allegedly occupied kanals of land with any government permission, and they are following the High Court directions to retrieve the public land which these hotels have encroached. The Jammu Kashmir High court recently hearing a Public Interes...

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‘i Sing for my People, Not for Money’- Singers from Kashmir Distance themselves from Army Sponsored Event

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Mubashir Naik Various Singers from Kashmir whose names have appeared in a poster of 15 Corps of Indian Army's event have distanced themselves from the event saying that they have never been approached in this regard and their names have been put without their consent. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat various known new-comer singers from the Kashmir valley have said that the Indian Army never approached them, in fact, some of them have went public on their social media handles saying the same. Ishfaq Kawa, who releases his songs on Facebook upon being contacted by THe Kashmiriyat over the phone said, "Attempts are being made to tarnish our image, I will never perform in any such event, neither have I in the past." He said that he has immense love for Kashmir and participating in a...