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Twitter Deletes Kangana’s Tweet Over ‘Hate Speech’ and Violation of Guidelines

INDIA, OTHERS

Two tweets of Kangana Ranaut were deleted today by Twitter, which said the posts were in violation of the platform’s rules on hate speech. Two tweets by the actor have been deleted in the last two hours, both related to the farmer protests and the backlash on the world stage after tweets by international celebrities.buy advair online buy advair no prescription “We have taken action on Tweets that were in violation of the Twitter Rules in line with our range of enforcement options,” Twitter said in a statement. The move comes after Kangana Ranaut attacked pop star Rihanna over her recent post on the farmer protests at the Singhu border in Delhi. She also called climate activist Greta Thunberg a “rat” for her comments on the protests. One of the deleted tweets comments on crickete...

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‘Forces Used more Force than Required’ – High Court in Delhi on JMI Police Brutality

INDIA

On Wednesday, a court in Delhi said that the police had used “more force than necessary” in some instances while handling protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Jamia Millia Islamia University in 2019. However, the court said the alleged excesses committed by the police in trying to control the situation were related to their duties and dismissed the university’s petition seeking investigation into the same. “Though it could be argued that while so acting, the police/respondents had allegedly exceeded their jurisdiction and used more force than necessary in some instances, it cannot be said, by any stretch of imagination, that the said acts were wholly unconnected to their official duty,” Metropolitan Magistrate Rajat Goyal said in an order. The magistrate said, the po...

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Rules Taken for a Toss- Government Teachers Start Winter Tuitions in Kashmir

EDUCATION

Sajad Hameed Various Coaching centers across Kashmir taking the Government orders for a toss, in order to further their business prospects have advertised various Government School lecturers and teachers as the teaching staff in their coaching centres, in fact, many of them have already started teaching in Private tuition centers in the Kashmir valley. In October 2015 the government imposed a ban on private tuitions by teachers serving in state-run schools, saying it amounts to “moral turpitude” and is a serious violation of service conduct rules’’.buy kamagra online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/kamagra.html no prescription A similar circular was issued in January 2017 asking school teachers not to teach in coaching centers. As per the gove...

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‘We do not Support the New Farm Laws’- US Denounces Reports of Indian Media

INTERNATIONAL

Several English and Hindi news platforms on Thursday published reports by news agencies ANI and PTI claiming that the United States had come out “in support of India’s new farm laws saying it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of Indian markets and attract greater private sector investment”. Had they bothered reading the statement released by the Americans, and attributed to a spokesperson for the State Department, the media outlets would have found that this was far from accurate. As the news website Scroll reported, this is what the US statement actually says: “In general the United States welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater private sector investment.” The US, however, “encourages that any differences between the par...

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Physical Hearing to Commence in Courts from February 08

REGIONAL

The chief justice of Jammu Kashmir High Court Thursday amended the earlier notification and gave nod to the physical hearing of cases in all district, subordinate and tribunal courts in J&K and Ladakh UT's from February 8. The fresh order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) was issued by the Chief Justice, Pankaj Mithal keeping in view the latest SOPs of the Government of India. The order reads that the physical hearing of the cases in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the District and Subordinate Courts and Tribunals in UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh shall resume February 08. It said that "However, to ensure that there is no complacency against the spread of COVID-19 infection. Advocates shall be allowed entry into the...

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Chadoora youth dies of heart attack in Jammu- Locals Suspect Murder

REGIONAL

A youth from Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam died of a cardiac arrest at Canal Road in Jammu on Wednesday late evening. An official said that the deceased was doing coaching for SSB exams in Jammu and he suddenly fell unconscious near Irrigation Department at Canal Road. He said that he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors at GMC Jammu. The official identified the deceased as Umar Sidiq Son of Mohammad Sidiq, a resident of Buchroo area of Chadoora. Locals, however, suspect a “preplanned murder” as the deceased’s face had bruised marks on his face. The locals demanded a probe into his death. Meanwhile, a pale of gloom descended Buchroo area after the news of Umar’s death spread in the area. An official said that the post mortem report will reveal the ca...

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Police to Set up Cyber Crime Volunteers to keep an Eye on ‘Anti National’ Activities on Social Media

REGIONAL

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has been established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to act as a nodal point at the National level in the fight against cybercrime, according to a notification on the Cybercrime website. Under the program, the Centre has decided to set up Cyber Crime Volunteers’ corps to keep an eye on the “anti-national activities” on social media. ‘Cyber Volunteer Unlawful Content Flagger’ will be responsible for “reporting online illegal/unlawful content like child pornography, rape, terrorism, radicalization, anti-national activities, etc.” The program aims to provide a platform to deal with cybercrimes in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. "One of the important objectives of I4C is to create an ecosystem that brings together academia,...

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For the First Time in Last 37 Days, Mercury Rises Above freezing Point in Srinagar

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The minimum temperatures improved further across Jammu Kashmir on Thursday while many parts of Kashmir received a fresh spell of snowfall during the night. After a gap of 37 days, the minimum temperature stayed above the freezing point in Srinagar. It increased by 0.8 degrees as against yesterday's minus 0.4°C to settle at a low of 0.4°C. The last time Srinagar witnessed minimum temperature above the freezing point was on 28 December 2020 when the mercury settled at a low of 0.6°C. Meanwhile, the traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National highway was temporarily halted due to fresh snowfall in Banihal and Gool. "Weather update - It has snowed in Banihal and Gool. Since the JT-Nowgam stretch has become slippery, traffic has been temporarily suspended. Around 6 inches of sno...

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CASO Launched in Kulgam Area

OTHERS

Meer Irfan The Government Forces on Thursday morning launched Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the Turktachloo area of Shamsipora in the Kulgam district of South Kashmir. A Senior official told The Kashmiriyat that a search operation has been launched jointly by forces including 1 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF in Turktachloo area of Kulgam. All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed on Thursday morning, and a door to door search operation has begun, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched as an Anti Militancy operation on May 2, 2017, amid a rise in the local recruitment into Militant groups in the Kashmir valley. The Forces jointly conduct search operations in a specific area, locking down the are...

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Saudi Arabia Imposes Travel Ban on 20 Countries Including India

REGIONAL

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia has banned international flights from 20 countries, including India, in an effort to curb the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. The interior ministry announced the “temporary suspension” would be effective from 9.00 pm (1800 GMT) from Wednesday, The ban applies to neighbouring Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and in the wider region, to Lebanon and Turkey. Saudi citizens, as well as diplomats and health workers coming from those countries, will be allowed to enter the kingdom “in accordance with the precautionary measures”, it added. The announcement comes after Saudi’s health minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah warned on Sunday that new coronavirus restrictions could be imposed if citizens and residents do not comply with health restrictions....