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‘Amid Cold, They made us Stand in Water and Kiss the Water-Ducks’- Hizb ul Momineen and the Days of Shia Militancy

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Irshad Hussain As the world was celebrating Christmas Day during the 1990s, Gund Hassi Bhat Srinagar residents were forced to catch the duck in the water pool and to kiss it as a punishment by security forces amid the harsh winter. The residents allege that when the forces could not track down the Militants in the area after the breakdown of the Amed insurgency in Kashmir, the forces used such harsh tactics as a form of collective punishment to the locals. It was the time when the security establishments had the challenges of Shia militant outfits across the valley (Hizbul Momineen) a Pakistani-based militant organization that was active during the 1990s. As the area remained a hotbed of militancy back in those days. Often residents of the Gund Hassi Bhat Srinagar fled away and...

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ASI of CRPF Injured in Ganderbal Grenade Attack Succumbs, Toll 2

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An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died here at a hospital on Tuesday, six days after sustaining injuries in a grenade blast. On 12/29/2020 CRPF ASI injured in Ganderbal grenade blast has died rising the death toll to two in the Ganderbal blast. ASI Nitra Pal Singh was among the three personnel who were injured in a grenade blast by terrorists while performing duties during the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Ganderbal on December 23. Singh took his last breath at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar where he had been admitted after being injured in the grenade attack. Earlier on December 24, CRPF constable Mritunjoy Chetia succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS. (ANI)

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Casual Labours Stage Protest in Anantnag- Demand Pending Wages, Regularization of Services

ISLAMABAD

On Tuesday the casual labourers united front held a peaceful demonstration in Anantnag under the leadership of president Imran Ahmad Parray. The labourers, according to a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat demanded immediate regularization of their services. They said that during the protest demonstration all the covid SOP's were followed by maintaining social distance and wearing masks, after which scores of labourers submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner Anantnag for regularization of their services before fresh requirement policy. The protestors demanded that if till then the services are not regularized, they will be bound to hold massive protests on the roads. The workers in the Departments of FIF, ITT, KPCC, Horticulture, Sericulture, Tourism, Agriculture, Fo...

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A Stephen Hawking in Making and his Father’s Tireless Struggle of Hope for His Child

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Mubashir Naik When Ubaid was Digonosed with an eyesight disability/problem at the age of 4 months, His father Manzoor Ahmed pledged that he would leave no stone unturned to give his child the best treatment, but after seven eye Surgeries, Manzoor Ahmed wanted to give up in frustration, when the Doctors said, "Ubaid's eyesight will never recover to normal." That is when the quest of Manzoor to use all his resources grew to provide his child every possible treatment. Initially, Manzoor was anxious as to how Ubaid will pass his whole life sitting at home in darkness, but, he decided to take him to school to make the people around him understand that he is no less than any other child around him. In the school, Manzoor says, he told teachers lucidly not to force Ubaid to study or c...

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18 KAS Officers to Retire in 2021- Administration Issues Order

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The government Tuesday issued a list of 18 officers of the Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service who will retire after attaining the age of superannuation in the calendar year 2021. In a GAD order, a copy of which lies with KNS, the government stated that 18 members of the Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) will retire on attaining the age of superannuation in 2021. "It is hereby notified that the following member of the Jammu and Kashmir Administration Service shall retire on attaining the age of superannuation, in the afternoon' of the date, as indicated below during the calendar year, 2021," the order reads.buy stendra online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/stendra.html no prescription According to the order the officers include Hash...

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I refused to sign BJP’s Idea of not Handing over bodies of slain militants to their families: Says Mehbooba Mufti

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In a major revelation, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that a major reason to break the alliance with BJP was she didn’t accept the pact that entailed the bodies of slain militants won’t be handed over to their families for last rites and a major crackdown would be launched on Jamaat-e-Islami in J&K. The PDP chief also said that closing doors for the All Parties Delegation (APD) by the Hurriyat leaders set a bad precedent across India and that PDP will continue to vouch for the resolution of Kashmir issue through dialogue between India and Pakistan. Addressing the party workers and DDC election winners at PDP headquarters in Srinagar, the PDP chief said that late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed had joined hands with BJP only to “cage a jin” in a bottle so that article 370 won’t be touc...

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Arnab Goswami Bribed Ex BARC Chief in Lakhs to Manipulate TRPs: Mumbai Police

INDIA

Republic TV’s editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami paid senior officials at BARC, the TV ratings agency, “lakhs” of rupees so that they would fudge his channel’s rating, the Mumbai police has alleged. Those Goswami allegedly paid off include BARC’s former CEO Partho Dasgupta. Dasgupta was arrested last week. The Mumbai police on Monday told a local court that he had, in alleged connivance with another ex-senior BARC official and Goswami, manipulated the television rating points (TRP) of Republic TV and its Hindi arm. The Mumbai police’s Crime Branch, in its remand note submitted before a magistrate’s court here, sought further custody of Dasgupta, claiming he was the “mastermind” of the alleged TRP scam. It said Dasgupta and other accused (both arrested and wanted), in the conspiracy, alleg...

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Mumbai Police File Summary Report in case Filed against Woman who held ‘Free Kashmir’ Placard during Anti-CAA protest

INDIA

Mumbai Police has filed a 'C Summary' report in the case registered against Mahek Mirza Prabhu for allegedly showing the 'Free Kashmir' poster during an anti-CAA protest at the Gateway of India earlier this year. Police filed 'C Summary' report when the case is neither true or false, or when the criminal case was filed due to a mistake of facts or the offence complained about is of a civil nature. In February, violence had broken out in northeast Delhi between the groups supporting and opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). At least 53 people lost their lives due to the violence while hundreds of others were injured. Delhi High Court designated four judges of Karkardooma Courts to hear the cases related to the communal violence in Northeast Delhi and Shahdara district.buy k...

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Kashmir Born Aisha Shah Makes to the Digital Team of the New US President

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The recently elected president of the United States of America has announced a digital strategy team on Monday. As per news reports, a Kashmir born woman, Aisha Shah has been entrusted a senior position in this digital strategy team of the American President, NDTV reported. Aisha has been named as a partnership manager in this team headed by Rob Faleherty, Director of Digital Strategy. Earlier, Aisha Shah, who is currently working as an advancement specialist at the Smithsonian Institution, has played the role of Digital Partnership Manager in Biden-Harris Campaign. NDTV report quoted Joe Biden, the president as having said, "This team of experts has a lot of experience in the field of digital strategy making and will help connect the White House with the American people in new...

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‘We are Thankful to God that We did not leave the Valley’- Muslims Perform the Last rites of Kashmiri Pandit in Qazigund

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Waris Shah The people of Kashmir yet against set an example of communal harmony amid the brewing religion-based violence. On Monday, the Muslims of the Qazigund's Taragam area stepped forward in large numbers to perform the last rites of a Hindu man who passed away during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Sham Ji, a Kashmiri pandit who was aged 70 passed away and as soon as the news spread in the area, Muslims in large numbers stepped forward to help in the last rites of Sham Ji. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the son of Sham Ji while thanking the local Muslims said, "I have never felt alone here for the past thirty years despite Militancy and the claims of local pandits being harassed elsewhere." He said that he is proud and thankful that he did not leave the Kashmi...