January 2021 - Page 8 of 35

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General Secretary of DAK becomes the First to Receive ‘Covidsheild’ Vaccine at GMC

REGIONAL

Dr. Owais Dar, General Secretary of Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) who also works as Consultant Radiologist at District Hospital Anantnag and Kashmir Diagnostic Centre today received the 1st dose of Covid-19 Vaccine famously called as "Covisheild" at GMC Anantnag as per schedule. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, he said that it is imperative and necessary that all health care workers and Frontline workers are Vaccinated as per schedule so that these Covid warriors can fight this deadly pandemic with more dedication and enthusiasm and without any fear. He further said that he salutes all health care workers of Jammu and Kashmir for their fearless duty amid Covid-19 pandemic. "A lot of Doctors and paramedical staff including himself suffered from this disease while figh...

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District Administration Organizes Awareness Program in Srinagar on Covid – 19 SOP as Schools Reopen

REGIONAL

Days after the government decided to re-open schools after a passage of nearly one year, the district administration Srinagar has geared up and started making students as well as the teachers aware regarding Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a special program - cum - awareness meeting was held on Monday at Banquet Hall Srinagar regarding the opening of schools in district Srinagar. The awareness program was presided over by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary along side with Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar Dr. Syed Haneef Balkhi. A presentation was given by GMC Community Science department, regarding the COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines, which needs to be followed in schools. Pertin...

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Facebook Refuses to Act on Complaints against Hindutva Activist Ragini Tiwari

INDIA

CJP has sent complaints on two occasions to Facebook concerning the inflammatory acts of Ragini Tiwari. The December 24, 2020 complaint was about her video whereby she appealed to the masses to prepare themselves for December 17 to recreate Jafrabad, if the farmers don’t stop protesting and leave Delhi. She openly issued a fresh warning to the Central and Delhi Government that if the protests are not put to an end by December 16, she will take to the streets and get all roads cleared and history will repeat itself. By history, she meant the targeted Delhi Pogrom where she brazenly called for the slaughter of the Muslim community and the violence that followed led to deaths of more than 50 people. Another complaint was sent on March 3, 2020 for the comments she made in a Facebook live br...

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Safeguard Religious sites, Promote a culture of Tolerance, UN Passes Resolution

INTERNATIONAL

In the past few years, there is an increase in attacks on religious places in many parts of the world, the United Nations on Thursday passed a resolution asking member countries to safeguard religious sites and to promote a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels. It also asked the Secretary‑General to convene a global conference on the subject. The resolution was sponsored by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan and several other members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned all acts of violence and destruction directed against religious sites around the world and denounced “any moves to obliterate or forcibly convert any religious sites.” A draft resolution was introduced, titled, “Promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religio...

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BJP will form Government in Jammu Kashmir: Ravinder Raina

REGIONAL

On intensive tour to Nowshera Constituency by Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma, BJP Lok Sabha Jammu Poonch Parliamentary Constituency kick-started various development projects in Nowshera Assembly Constituency worth Rs 8.2 Crore approx. The Member of Parliament inaugurated Patli Bridge in Panchayat Langer in Nowshera in which 45Mtrs Span Motorable Bridge cost Rs 1.56 Crore approx. and kick-started the construction work of road from Rajal Hanjana to Baba Naar Singh Dev Sthan including allied works cost Rs 5.59 Crore stretched over the length of 12 KMs and said that both were the dire demands of inhabitants of the area and they have to wait for a long period to fulfill their demands. Ravinder Raina, State President BJP Jammu & Kashmir and Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore v...

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Handwara Massacre: Where 25 fell to Bullets mourning Gaw Kadal

WRITE-UPS

Irshad Hussain Four days after the Border Security Forces personnel killed 52 persons in the Gawkadal area of Srinagar on January 21, 1990, the word of this first massacre spread into the nooks and corners of the Kashmir valley. A word of mouth spread that Jagmohan, the Governer had licensed people to kill at will, As the word reached Handwara, people gathered on bakery shops as the trooper movement heightened in the North Kashmir area. ALSO READ: The Red Bridge On a Thursday morning, Ghulam Mohammed Khan, remembers, anguished over the Gaw Kadal massacre people gathered shouting slogans against the BSF men who were deployed in large numbers in the area. Soon the crowd changed into a procession which started marching ahead shouting pro Freedom slogans. Marching through lanes and street...

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35 – Year – Old Women Dies of Asphyxia from Heater in Anantnag

REGIONAL

On Monday, a 37 - year - old woman died due to Asphyxiation caused by bukhari (heater) at her residence in Bijbehara of South Kashmir's Anantnag district. The lady was identified as Masooda Akhter, W/O Late Abdul Rashid Dobi. Masooda and her daughter were found unconscious at their home at Karewa Colony, Bijbehara. Masooda was declared brought dead by doctors, while her daughter was later discharged after check up. Read More : Asphyxia from Gas Heaters and Snow Shoveler's Disease Medical Superintendent, Sub District Hospital (SDH) Bijbehara, Dr. B S Tulla told news agency - KNO that a lady was declared brought dead on arrival.

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CRPF Man Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man died of cardiac arrest at SKIMS Srinagar on Monday. An official told that a 50-year-old CRPF man who was undergoing treatment at SKIMS soura Srinagar died after he suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Monday morning. The official identified the deceased as Sudhir Partihar of C-coy 86BN CRPF Budgam. KNO

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Amid Talks, India- China Soldiers Clash in Sikkim, 24 Injured

INTERNATIONAL

Around 24 soldiers, 20 Chinese soldiers, and four Indians were injured in the clash at Naku La in Sikkim, as per news reports. The Indian Army soldiers managed to push back Chinese soldiers trying to intrude across the border at Naku La in North Sikkim last week to intrude across the border at Naku La in North Sikkim last week, sources have told India Today despite hostile weather conditions in North Sikkim. The situation at the crash site in Sikkim is tense but stable. A senior source said the Indian forces have been maintaining a strict vigil despite inhospitable weather conditions along with the Indian territory, The latest incident comes months after the fatal face-off that took place on June 15 when PLA soldiers clashed with Indian troops close to patrol point 14 in the Ga...

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In Absence of 4G Internet, Militant Groups in Kashmir Switch to New Apps that work Fine With Low Internet Speed, Report

UPDATES

Militant groups and their handlers are switching from Whatsapp and Facebook messenger to other applications to communicate with each other, Amid a raging debate over privacy offered by these messaging platforms, according to a report published on PTI. Government forces have said that the groups are using three new applications which has come to light during the recent encounters, the names of these messaging apps have been withheld for security reasons. They said that out of three applications, one is developed by a Turkish company and is used most by the Militant outfits operating in the valley. These applications are said to have the ability to work fine with the slowest (2G) internet connections as the Government has suspended internet across Jammu Kashmir after the abrogation ...