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Dec262020 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Frequent Cuts Even in Fewer Hours of Electricity’- Unscheduled Power Cuts Irk Tral Residents

PULWAMA

Mohammed Mufeez The unscheduled power cuts in the Tral sub-division of Pulwama district in the Kashmir valley amid cold weather are irking the local residents of the area for the past two weeks. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals alleged that the Power development department has started the curtailment of electric supply in the area during scheduled power supply time. "Last Monday the department started the increase in curtailment by unscheduled power cuts during evening and morning hours," a Local Mohammed Shaban told The Kashmiriyat. He said that the unscheduled cuts have created hurdles to the consumers, students to perform their day to day duties. Another resident said that they understand that the whole valley is facing a power crisis but the Tral sub-division is w...

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‘We have not been Using Hostels for a Year’- Kashmir University Hostellers Demand Refund of Hostel Fees

EDUCATION

Mir Musavir The hostellers of Kashmir university have demanded a refund of the hostel fee as the university has been shut for more than a year and the students have not used the hostel. A group of Students told The Kashmiriyat that scores of students from various parts of the Kashmir valley who live in the hostels of the university have not been using the University service since August 05 as the university has been shut since. "Each student has to pay an annual hostel fees of 40,000 INR and since we have not been using the hostels, we demand that our hostel fees for 2019-20 be refunded," a student Mohammed Waseem from Pulwama told The Kashmiriyat.buy zocor generic mexicanpharmacyonlinerx.net/zocor.html over the counter "A few students did stay in the hostel for barely a week or...

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Four Blasts in Kabul, Two Killed, Several Injured

INTERNATIONAL

Kabul started the first day of the week with four explosions that happened in less than three hours in various parts of the city, adding to the panic among the people who have been witnessing similar incidents nearly every day over the last few weeks. Police and security sources said that at least two security force members were killed and six more were wounded in the blasts. The first explosion happened at around 7:02 a.m. on Saturday morning in the Chaman-e-Hozoori area in Kabul’s PD8, leaving no casualties, according to police. The incident was a magnetic IED blast, police said. The second explosion happened in the west of Kabul at around 7:05 a.m. in which a magnetic IED blast targeted a vehicle carrying a senior official from the VIP protection unit, police said...

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Meet the First Female Bus Driver from Jammu Kashmir- Pooja Devi

REGIONAL

A female driver is making news all over the Jammu Kashmir for being the first female to engage in Bus driving as a profession in the region. Pooja Devi, a middle aged woman who is a mother to three children rode the bus for the first time on the road route from Jammu to Kathua ferrying dozens of passengers, on which her son accompanied her. The pictures of the lady ferrying the bus passengers are being shared widely on Social media platforms where people are hailing her for breaking the gender barriers Pooja Devi spoke to ETV Bharat and said that she always wanted to be a bus driver and she is happy to see the overwhelming support she has received from fellow male drivers at Kathua bus stand and elsewhere. Coming from a poor background, Pooja in the interview shared how she st...

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Two Militants Killed, Two Army Men Injured in Shopian Encounter

OTHERS

Meer Irfan Two Militants have been killed during the encounter that started on Friday evening between militants and Government forces in Kanipora area of Shopian in South Kashmir. ALSO READ: Stone Throwing Clashes Erupt Near Encounter Site in Shopian An official confirming the exchange of gunfire to The Kashmiriyat said that 44 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 178 BN of CRPF had jointly laid a siege in Kanipora area of Shopian. He said that the cordon was laid after the forces had received a tip-off about Militant movements in the area. As soon as the forces launched the searches, the Militants opened fire on them to which the forces responded. During the exchange of gunfire two Militants were killed, who are believed to be associates of Al Badr ...

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Two Kulgam Residents Arrested in Narwal Jammu

KULGAM

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two persons along with arms and ammunition in Narwal area of Jammu district. In an official communique, the police claimed that that based on reliable inputs regarding the militant Movement in the Narwal area, the forces laid a special check-point at the Narwal area at about 1730 hrs on Friday. During vehicle checking, the SOG team signaled a white-coloured Alto car (JK18A 9967) to stop, but it tried to escape check-point (Naka). Observing the suspicious movement, SOG team immediately chased the vehicle and apprehended it with two suspects onboard namely Raees Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, resident of Churath, Qazigund and Subzar Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Ashmuji, Kulgam. The state...

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Residents of Donipawa Anantnag Stage Protest to Demand Drinking Water Supply

ISLAMABAD

Waris Shah The residents of Downipawa, Anantnag on Saturday staged a protest against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to provide them drinking water. Scores of residents including women from Downipawa assembled on the road connecting Achabal areas with Anantnag town and blocked it, alleging the administration has failed to address the problem despite several assurances. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, they said, "We face problems due to immense shortage of drinking water, we have approached many times to concerned authorities nothing was done on the ground level." The protesters blocked the Achabal Anantnag road leading to a long and messy traffic jam on the road. The protestors shouted slogans against PHE Department demanding scheduled drinking water...

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Stone Throwing Clashes Erupt Near Encounter Site in Shopian

SHOPIAN

Stone throwing clashes have erupted near the encounter site in Kanigam area of Shopian in South Kashmir on Saturday morning. Locals from kanigam told The Kashmiriyat that youth in large numbers hit the streets early on Friday morning amid the gunshots and threw stones at the Government Force personnel deployed in the area. They said that youth from nearby areas including Nulay, Nagbal, Badigam, Dehpora reached the area and gathered here shouting slogans, throwing stones on Forces deployed in the area. The paramilitary troopers in the area fired tear smoke shells at them in order to disperse them, however the youth regrouped in larger number and the clashes were going on till this report was filed. An official said that the encounter in Kanigam area of Shopian started on Friday...

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Shopian Encounter: Two Soldiers Injured, Internet Snapped

SHOPIAN

After lull, fresh exchange of fire has started between militants and security forces in Kanigam village of Imamsahib belt in South Kashmir's Shopian district resulting in injuries to two soliders. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that fresh contact has been established with militants and during exchange of fire two soliders received injuries. Injured soldiers have been shifted to hospital for treatment, he said, adding that initial exchange of fire took place in orchards and now militants are trapped inside a residential house. “All entry and exits points have been sealed and lights have installed in the area, so that militants don’t flee from the spot,” the official said. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR ...

Dec252020 by News DeskNo Comments

‘May Peace Prevail in the Valley’- Christmas Celebrated throughout the Kashmir Valley

REGIONAL

Mohsina Malik On this occasion, Christians attend church and also sing carols and theme songs, Not just Christians, people from other communities also celebrate Christmas, the festival involves merrymaking among people. Like many places, Amid the cold wave in Kashmir, the Christian community of the valley Friday celebrated Christmas with zest and gaiety in Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, and tourists spot Gulmarg. All the churches of the valley were illuminated with lights and decorated with buntings, The Christians attired colourful dresses exchanging greetings with each other, distributed sweets and offered special prayers, Also local Muslims thronged the church to greet their Christian friends. The mass prayer celebrations at Srinagar’s Holy Family Catholic Church located at...