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Representatives of Farmers Refuse Lunch From the Government, Say ‘We have brought our own food’

INDIA

The Representatives of the farmers' organisations who are engaged in a meeting with the government over the recent Farm bills brought in by the Modi Led Government on Thursday, refused to have lunch from the Government. As per a report by NDTV, the farm leaders, at the lunch break said "no" to the food offered by the government and stuck to the langar, which was brought in by a waiting van. "They offered us food, we denied and are having our langar, which we have brought with us," a farmer leader said. "We are not accepting food or tea offered by the government," a farmer leader was quoted by NDTV as saying. A video from inside Vigyan Bhawan, the place where the meeting is being held, shows the representatives of farmers assembled at a long table for a hurried lunch. Many sat on ...

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Houseboat collapses in Srinagar Exposing a Family to Bare Sky

REGIONAL

Firdous Qadri A houseboat at Abi Guzar has collapsed on the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday, thereby forcing the family to live under the open sky. "The residential houseboat situated at Abi Guzar embankment got collapsed at around 02 pm, resulting in loss of property worth crores,” Shameema, who was living in the houseboat as a paying guest told The Kashmiriyat. She said that they suffered a tremendous loss due to the collapse of the houseboat. “The rush of water entering into our residential houseboat did not allow us to save the essentials,” Shameema said while speaking to The Kashmiriyat. Shameema said that her four daughters, two sons, husband and other family members were present in the houseboat as it sunk. “We were rescued by the neighbors. They risked ...

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Locals from Ganderbal Area Protest Water Shortage for Past 10 Days, Block Roads

REGIONAL

Shah Basit / Rayees Shah Scores of residents of Check Akhal in Kangan area of Ganderbal district in Kashmir staged a protest against the Jal Shakti (PHE) Department complaining of acute shortage of drinking water in their locality. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the residents who blocked the Akhal road in Kangan, Ganderbal, said that despite the frequent attempts of the locals to get the water problem of their area addressed, the admin has paid no heed to their demands. Raising slogans against the PHE (Jal-Shakti) department they said, "Even though we have been provided connections, but no water supply runs through those pipes." The residents are facing immense problems due to the water shortage in the area, which has been hit for the past ten days, the locals alleged. Meanwhi...

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Man Arrested with 200 Bottles of Whiskey in Bijbehara, Police

ISLAMABAD

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a person along with illicit liquor in the Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. As per a Police communique, the Police raided the shop of Mohammad Syed Shah who is a resident of Pamposh Mohalla Bijbehra near Sumo stand Bijbehra and seized a huge quantity of illicit liquor from his possession. The accused was detained along with 200 Whiskey bottles and 36 Tins Kingfisher Strong Beer (500ml). A Case FIR 247/2020 U/S 50 Excise Act has been registered in this regard.

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After Sportsmen, Former Punjab CM to Return Award to Protest New Farm Laws in India

INDIA

Akali stalwart and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against the Centre’s farm laws., according to PTI I am who I am because of the people, especially the common farmer. Today when he has lost more than his honour, I see no point in holding on to the Padma Vibhushan honour, the Shiromani Akali Dal leader said. Parkash Badal today returned the Padma Vibhushan award in protest against the betrayal of the farmers by the Government of India and against the shocking indifference and contempt with which the government is treating the ongoing peaceful and democratic agitation of the farmers against the three farm Acts, a SAD statement said. Badal said the farmers are waging a bitter struggle in the severe cold just...

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Pakistan and China Behind Farmers Protest in India- Says BJP Leader

REGIONAL

The Agriculture Minister of Haryana, JP Dalal blamed foreign China and Pakistan for trying to destablise the situation in India by advancing the farmers. He said the foreign forces do not like the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Times Now quoted him as saying. The Aam Aadmi Party has responded to the Minister’s remarks saying, "Dalal Saheb of the BJP is saying that Pakistan and China are behind the farmer movement. ‘Modi ji, is the farmer a traitor of the country? Is he agitating against the country together with Pakistan and China? How much insult is the country’s farmer going to tolerate now?” The AAP further said, “Will the BJP now call our farmers also Pakistani? BJP, tell us who is behind the anti-farmer black laws?”

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MET Predicts Snow/Rain in Jammu Kashmir from Friday

REGIONAL

The weather conditions across Jammu Kashmir are likely to change from Friday (04 December). According to the Meteorological Center of Srinagar, moderate to light snowfall is likely to take place in Srinagar while intermittent rains are likely to take place in plains across Jammu Kashmir from December 4-6. As per Kashmir weather, Leh was freezing last night with a low of minus 5.1 and Kargil minus 4.3 degrees Celsius. The Summer capital of Jammu Kashmir, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.0, Pahalgam shivered at minus 2.3 and Gulmarg at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius. The temperature across the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir is expected to drop down.buy vibramycin online buy vibramycin no prescription

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Army Man Commits Suicide in Shopian

SHOPIAN

Mir Irfan An army soldier shot himself with his service rifle in the Shopian district of South Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that an Army official said that Chandra Patil, a head constable posted at Zavoora Manloo area of Shopian shot himself with his service rifle on Thursday morning. The official said that an FIR has been registered into the incident. He said that an investigation has been launched to probe the cause of the death.

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18-Year- Old Boy Dies After Falling from Roof Top of Sumo in Anantnag

ISLAMABAD

Sheikh Nadeem A 18 year old boy died on wednesday evening after falling from the roof top of Sumo in Nowbugh area of South Kashmirs Anantnag A police official confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that an 18 year old youth fell down from the roof top of Sumo in Nowbugh larnoo and was rushed to a nearby PHC for treatment where doctors declared brought to dead. The deceased identified was identified as Riyaz Akhoon Son of Ghulam Mohammad Akhoon resident of Gawran. A police officer said that a case has been registered under FIR no 72 U/S 279/373/304A,and further investigation taken up.

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Indian Army Organizes Pan Body Buiding Competition in Kashmir

OTHERS

A Pan Kashmir Body Building Competition ‘SHER-E-KASHMIR’ was conducted by the 20 RR of Indian Army at APS, BB Cantt on Wednesday. As per an official press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the event was the final round of many preliminary competitions that were conducted across the Kashmir valley. "The preliminary competitions were organized by various sectors at 9 different locations across North & South Kashmir, in which more than 200 youth participated," the Army said. The best 50 bodybuilders were called upon for the final competition, SHER-E-KASHMIR, which was held at Srinagar. The competition was organised in eight weight categories. All participants displayed outstanding skills, sportsmanship and dedication. Individual prize for winners of each weight categ...