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Two ‘Militant Associates’ Arrested in Budgam

Two ‘Militant Associates’ Arrested in Budgam

REGIONAL
The Jammu Kashmir police on Monday, claimed to have arrested two militant associates of two militant outfits of LeT and TUM in central Kashmir's Budgam district. In a statement, a spokesperson said that on 14 February during a Naka checking, Budgam police and 53 RR army arrested two militant associates of banned militant organization LET and TUM and recovered incriminating material including flags, banners and letter pad from their possession. He identified them as Sameer Ahmed Ittoo and Ubaid Ameen Mallah both residents of Kulgam. "A case FIR No 6/2020 has been registered under relevant sections of UAPA in Police Station Chadoora.buy plavix generic noprescriptionbuyonlinerxx.net/plavix.html over the counter " He said that during the initial investigation it has come to the fore t...

UP Police Books Former Muslim MP Tabassum Hasan Under Gangster Act

INDIA
Former Kairana MP, Tabassum Hasan, 50, and her son Nahid Hasan, 32, the Samajwadi Party MLA from Kairana, have been booked along with 38 others under relevant sections of the Gangster Act by local police in Shamli district. In the FIR registered at Kairana police station, the MLA has been named as the ‘gang leader’. The FIR by Kairana SHO, Premveer Rana, claims the “terror of the gang is prevalent in the region and people do not come forward with complaints due to fear”. Tabassum Hasan, meanwhile, said, “This FIR is completely manipulative. They have been at it for more than a year now. They are doing whatever they want to do. Anyone raising concerns of the common man or speaking against the government policies is being targeted. We will take legal recourse to fight it.” In the...

LPG Prices Hiked Yet Again- Hiked by 50 Rupees

INDIA
On Sunday, February 14th Delhi saw another price hike amid the rising prices of fuel, LPG cylinders will become Rs. 50 more expensive, this the third time since December 2020. From Monday onwards, domestic LPG cylinders will be priced for Rs. 769 per unit. It was raised twice in December by Rs. 50. Rising fuels prices are becoming concerning for the people as it takes a toll on household budgets because LPG cylinders are an essential commodity. According to the price notification of state fuel marketing companies, the price for an LPG cylinder (non-subsidised) has increased from Rs. 644 to Rs. 694. This news comes amid the rise in petrol and diesel prices, in Delhi, the price of petrol is nearing Rs 89 per litre whereas diesel is available at Rs 79.35 per litre putting a major ...

Reliving the Horror- Life as a Kashmiri After Pulwama Attack

WRITE-UPS
Mubashir Naik February 14, 2019- 40 Indian soldiers were killed in one of the deadliest insurgency strikes in Jammu and Kashmir. A suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into the security convoy near Awantipora, Pulwama. The attack shocked the whole of India and as a result, newspapers, TV screens & social media were loaded with the visuals of the wrecked CRPF bus and the dead bodies that were killed in the attack. Soon after the attack, protests erupted in different parts of India, condemning the attack and Kashmiri students became the prey for the protesters. Many students were forced to lock themselves in their campus rooms for days, others were beaten up by the goons, while a few attempted to flee home to escape the anger. In Jammu, the winter capital, the atmospher...

Sub District Hospital in Tral without Blood Bank

REGIONAL
Mohammad Mufeez The Sub-District Hospital Tral in district Pulwama is in need of a blood bank, since its establishment as a primary health center. In absence of the blood bank, the patients which need immediate blood transfusion have to be referred or directed to hospitals in Srinagar. Locals talking to The Kashmiriyat said they are suffering due to lack of adequate facilities at the hospital. “Despite number of surgeries that are performed inside the hospital, it does not have a blood bank facility.buy cytotec online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/new/cytotec.html no prescription The patients and their attendants undergo serious distress for arranging the required blood,” said a local, Bashir Gojar while talking to The Kashmiriyat. People of the ar...

Seven Colleges in Jammu Kashmir to Follow Even-Odd Sysytem

EDUCATION
The government on Sunday said that the colleges in winter zones of Jammu and Kashmir divisions with huge students enrolment will likely function in odd-even or staggered manner formula. Top officials of the Higher Education Department told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) there was a huge enrolment of students in almost 12 colleges of Kashmir valley and winter zones of Jammu division in which odd-even formula or staggered manner mechanism may be followed. The official said that the department has not taken the final decision yet as to whether this mechanism will be followed or not but keeping in view the student enrolment of these colleges, odd-even or staggered manner formula will be the best options to observe the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) in these e...

Amar Singh College Announces Odd-Even Rule for Classwork Resumption After Winter Break

EDUCATION
Amar Singh College here in summer-capital has announced the application of the odd-even rule for the proposed resumption of classwork on February 15 in Valley, after a winter break of nearly fifty days.buy ivermectin online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/new/ivermectin.html no prescription The College Principal Professor Bashir Ahmad Rather  told  that the classwork will be resumed in pursuance of a Government Order number 18-JK (HE) of 2021 on February 15. The classwork will be resumed on an odd-even basis wherein students with odd roll numbers for second, fourth and sixth semester will attend the College on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and those enrolled with even roll numbers will attend on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday respectively, he said. Howev...

Two Barracks of Army Camp in Gurez Destoyed in Fire

REGIONAL
Two barracks were partially damaged due to a fire that broke out at an army camp in the Dawar area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday morning. An official said that the fire broke out from one of the structures of Army’s 40 Artillery camp at Dawar area of Gurez sector, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the fire. He said there was no report of injury or loss of life, however, two barracks were partially damaged as fire was immediately brought under control—(KNO)

‘From Healthcare to Killings’- Human Rights Continue to be Violated in Kashmir Post Abrogation of Article 370: Report

UPDATES
A Forum consisting of noted names in the sphere of academic and human rights, like Justice Madan Lokur, Radha Kumar, Nirupama Rao, Shantha Sinha, Air Vice-Marshal Kapil Kak, and Ramachandra Guha, amongst others, submitted their report on the state of human rights in Kashmir since the abrogation. The report covers the situation in Kashmir from August 2020 to January 2021, the Quint reported. The report looks at various parameters like civilian security, the security of women and children, access to healthcare, industry and employment and the state of the media, and the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on them. The key observations of the report were : Both civilians and security forces fatalities have increased since last year, it states, as have IED blasts, grenade attacks, and ...

Setting Up Business Units in Jammu Kashmir will Require No NOCs Now

REGIONAL
In a move to revive the business sector and boost investor confidence with a business-friendly environment in Jammu Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC) has approved a series of measures for simplifying business establishment process. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Jammu Kashmir Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha on Saturday. As per the decision, the pre-requisite no objection certificates (NoCs)/approvals have been relaxed for setting up of a business unit. The Udyog Aadhar Memorandum as per the condition of the Government of India will now be the only requirement for a business unit to be set-up. Earlier, as many as 15 NoCs/Clearances were required for a business unit to establish, which have now been reduced to a bare minimum. These bare minimum NoCs/Approvals shall ...