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Amid Snow, Police Official Helps Cancer Patient to Hospital in Anantnag as Roads Remain Cut off

Amid Snow, Police Official Helps Cancer Patient to Hospital in Anantnag as Roads Remain Cut off

ISLAMABAD
Sheikh Nadeem Amid snowing in south Kashmir parts from yesterday night which has cut several areas from Tehsil headquarters and disrupted the normal life, the traffic movement on the roads has also been hit drastically. According to an official in Manzmoh Qazigund area of Southern region of Anantnag district, a cancer patient namely Musadik Kholi Son of Mohd Sanie Kholi a resident of Dongiwara Manzmoh area of Qazigund was taken by SDPO Dooru, Syed Majid Mosvi in Rakshak Jeep on the Qazigund highway and shifted in an ambulance towards the hospital for treatment. Due to Continuous snowfall, it was impossible for the family to take him to the nearby hospital for treatment. It came to the notice of PS Dooru and immediately SDPO Dooru along with his team which reached on spot and he...
Despite Snow, Muslims Perform the last Rites of Hindu Man in Baramulla Kashmir

Despite Snow, Muslims Perform the last Rites of Hindu Man in Baramulla Kashmir

CULTURE
Despite snowfall, the Muslim neighbours help perform the last rites of a 27-year-old Kashmiri Pandit in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday. Lokesh (27) breathed his last in government quarters in Baramulla today morning, plunging the whole locality in mourning. Locals said that Lokesh had received serious injures in a car accident six months back and today he lost the battle. They said that soon after the news of his death spread in the area, local Muslims made special arrangements in performing his last rites. “They also ferried firewood for helping the family to cremate the deceased.” "It is in our religion that you should help and take care of your neighbours irrespective of their religion," Junaid, local resident said. Around a dozen pandit families are residin...
Police Arrests Two Drug Peddlers in Awantipora

Police Arrests Two Drug Peddlers in Awantipora

PULWAMA
The Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers in the Awantipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. In an official press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the Police said that continuing its drive against drug peddlers and its propagators, Awantipora Police arrested two drug peddlers at Toll Plaza Naka. The arrested were identified as Showkat Ahmad Teli resident of Sheikh Mohalla Soura Srinagar, Manzoor Ahmad Kounda, a resident of Dawood Colony Soura Srinagar. The duo, as per the Police press release, were arrested while traveling in Scooty bearing registration number JK01AH-4575 from Sanagam towards Awantipora, Also, two kgs of grinded Charas was recovered from their possession.buy filitra online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynine...
Four Injured in a Bus Accident in Ganderbal

Four Injured in a Bus Accident in Ganderbal

REGIONAL
SHAH BASIT At least four persons were injured in a road accident at the Ganiwan area of Ganderbal District on the Srinagar-Leh highway on Sunday Morning. Reports said that a passenger bus bearing registration number JK01D 5574 traveling from Gund to Kangan skid from the road near Ganiwan resulting in injuries to Four passengers traveling in the bus. An official confirming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that the injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The official further said that a case has been registered under relevant sections of law in this regard
‘He Sacrificed His Life for Humanity’- Processions Taken out by Shias on First Anniversary of General Qasim Soleimani

‘He Sacrificed His Life for Humanity’- Processions Taken out by Shias on First Anniversary of General Qasim Soleimani

INTERNATIONAL
Irshad Hussain On the first martyrdom anniversary of Iran's top-notch General of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, founded after the Iranian Revolution on 22 April 1979 by order of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Shia Muslims in Kashmir staged a number of protest demonstrations and seminars on the first martyrdom anniversary of Iran's military general Qasim Soleimani, who was assassinated by American drone airstrikes last year on the Baghdad international airport on January 3rd, 2020. Today scores of Shia peaceful protesters poured out onto the streets in many Shia dominated areas and chanting anti-American and Anti Israel slogans "death to America, " "Down with Israel. " While carrying the banners of Iran's top military c...
11 Injured Critically as Bus Rolls Down a Gorge in Doda

11 Injured Critically as Bus Rolls Down a Gorge in Doda

REGIONAL
Mubashir Naik Eleven people got injured in a road accident on Sunday morning in District Doda, Chenab valley. The accident took place when a Bus Registration no JK02BK 7119 on its way from Bhaderwah to Jammu met with an accident near New Bridge pul Doda & Rolled down from the Road about 150-200 feet resulting in injuries to 11 persons. Hospital officials upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat identified the injured as Driver pushvinder singh S/o Sukh Dev R/o katra age 32 year, Susheel singh S/o Davinder singh R/o Ramnager udhampur age 24 year, Mohd sabir S/o Ali batt R/o Gundna age 35 year, Ashok kumar S/o Roshan lal R/o Jammu age 36 years, Vista Devi W/ o Sanjay kumar R/o Bhaderwah age 33 years, Arun kumar S/o Ashok kumar R/o Bhall Bhaderwah age 22years,  Naseema Begum W/o G...
J&K Bank Exam: Aspirants Say Authorities Did not Allow Them to Appear

J&K Bank Exam: Aspirants Say Authorities Did not Allow Them to Appear

REGIONAL
Scores of aspirants, who were scheduled to appear in the examination for the recruitment of Banking Associate in J&K Bank alleged that they were not allowed to enter the examination hall. The aspirants said that due to the fresh snowfall, they couldn't reach the examination hall on time. "We were earlier told that the examination will begin at sharp 10:00 AM, but yesterday evening, it was informed that the examination will start at 09:00 AM in the morning," Yasir Altaf, one among the aspirants from Mattan Anantnag said. He said as Kashmir received fresh snowfall, the roads were not cleared early morning, thus consumed their lot of time in reaching Srinagar headquarters of the bank, where the examination is being conducted. Altaf added that over a dozen aspirants are still w...
Israel carried out 39 Attacks on Syrian Military Sites in 2020

Israel carried out 39 Attacks on Syrian Military Sites in 2020

INTERNATIONAL
Israel has carried out a total of 39 attacks on Syrian military sites in 2020, according to a UK-based war monitor. The strikes killed 217 Syrian soldiers and pro-Iran fighters, Xinhua news agency quoted the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying in a report on Saturday. The latest Israeli attack took place on Wednesday when Israeli missiles targeted a military base in the Zabadani suburb west of Damascus, resulting in the death of one soldier, while three others were injured. The observatory said the targeted attack was aimed at pro-Iran weapon depots.
Fresh Snowfall Across Kashmir Valley, More Snow Predicted

Fresh Snowfall Across Kashmir Valley, More Snow Predicted

REGIONAL
Moderate to heavy snowfall started on Sunday in Kashmir and Ladakh while rains lashed the Jammu division, Weather office has forecast widespread snowfall in many areas of the valley on Sunday and Monday with heavy snowfall at isolated places. Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway has been halted because of snow accumulation in the Jawahar Tunnel sector of the highway. As the night sky remained overcast, minimum temperatures improved throughout J&K and Ladakh, Srinagar had minus 1.5, Pahalgam also had minus 1.5 while Gulmarg had minus 5.0 as the minimum temperature. Leh town of Ladakh had minus 12.7, Kargil minus 16.6 and Drass minus 22.4 as the night's lowest temperature. Jammu city had 11.7, Katra 9.5, Batote 1.5, Banihal 0.5 and Bhaderwah 0.6 as the minimum temperatures. ...