February 2021 - Page 37 of 37

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

Support Pours in For The Kashmiriyat after the FIR

UPDATES

Support has rushed for The Kashmiriyat from various quarters of the society after an FIR was lodged against it and The Kashmir walla for their report on the allegations made by a seminary School in Shopian on being pressurized by Army to celebrate the republic day on 26 January. From Academia, lawyers, Journalist fraternity, and Kashmiri Diaspora prominent voices expressed anguish over the policing of the Press and muzzling the free speech of Reporters. Prominent Journalist Yusuf Jameel on his Twitter rushed with support for The Kashmiriyat and said, "Subjecting media persons to harassment has become a 'norm' now. We also do face violence & intimidation for exercising our fundamental right to freedom of expression. This shouldn't & will not stop us from getting to the truth &...

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

‘After his Death, His Eyes were Donated to the Blind’- A Memoir of Comrade Krishan Dev Sethi

REGIONAL

Mubarshir Naik Krishan Dev Sethi, 93, the last surviving member of the Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly. Who passed away on 28 January 2021 at his Jammu residence had pledged to donate his eyes after his death. The Family sources informed that as per his last wish and promise “Within hours of his death on January 28, his corneas were removed and successfully transplanted to two persons suffering from corneal blindness,” they said adding that the corneal transplant took place a day after his death. Born in Mirpur, now in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, Mr. Sethi was an elected member of the first Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir formulated in 1951 and finalized the separate constitution of Jammu Kashmir. He represented the Nowshera Assembly segment. He was the Genera...

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

Official Account of ‘Caravan’ Goes Missing from Twitter in India

INDIA

The official Twitter handle of the Caravan India Magazine has been withheld in India days after an FIR was filed against the magazine, on the charge of misleading and providing false information that a farmer was killed due to police firing at the ITO intersection in Delhi during the tractor rally on Republic Day. On Monday, various social media users condemning the ban posted screenshots of the official handle which has been barred in India. The Caravan had put out a tweet citing eyewitness accounts saying that the farmer was shot down by the police. Acting on the same, a case has now been registered at the IP Estate police station which also names certain other persons who too tried to mislead the public. The joint press meeting that was organized by the Press Club of India (PCI...

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

Resolution of Kashmir Issue is Imperative for Steering Jammu Kashmir out of Present Turmoil : Mehbooba Mufti

REGIONAL

Asserting that iron fist policy of union government is bound to prove counterproductive, former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP )Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said that resolution of Kashmir issue is imperative for steering Jammu Kashmir out of present turmoil and ensure lasting peace and development. “Peace has to be restored on border, the daily rush to Kashmir graveyards has to end, the bloodshed of our youngsters has to stop and for all this resolution of Kashmir issue was essential”, Mehbooba said while addressing party workers, on Sunday, on the second day of her three day visit to border districts of Rajouri-Poonch. She was accompanied by General Secretary and former MLC Surinder Choudhary, former legislators Yashpal Sharma, Firdous Tak, MR Qureshi and senior p...

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

Jammu Kashmir Gets Rs 30757 crore grant in Union Budget

BUSINESS

The central government Monday proposed a 30,757 crore grant for Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory for the next fiscal. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the allocation for Jammu Kashmir while presenting the union budget for the coming fiscal. The grant for Jammu and Kashmir is equal to last year's transfers. This means that it is unlikely an increase in Jammu Kashmir's Budget, likely to be presented later this month in Parliament. KNO

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

Suu Kyi among Top Politicians Detained After Emergency Declared in Myanmar

INTERNATIONAL

Myanmar's military has taken control of the country for one year amid reports de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and many of the country’s senior politicians had been detained. A presenter on the country's military-owned television station, Myawaddy, announced the takeover on Monday and cited a section of the military-drafted constitution that allows the armed forces to take control in times of national emergency. He said the reason for the takeover was in part due to the government’s failure to act on the military’s claims of voter fraud in last November’s election and because it did not postpone the election because of the coronavirus crisis.buy viagra generic viagra4pleasurerx.com over the counter “With the situation we see happening now, we have to assume that the military is stag...

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

Shopian Residents Irked over Erratic Power Supply

REGIONAL

Meer Irfan The residents of the adjacent villages of the power receiving station Landoora, Shopian expressed resentment over the irregular power supply in the area. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, they appealed to the Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Shrikant Balasahab Suse to look into the matter immediately. “We are facing darkness due to lack of electricity. If the government schedule is three hours of electricity and two hours cut-off, why are we only getting electricity for five minutes out of the scheduled three hours? The rest of the time we don’t have electricity due to which we are facing a lot of difficulties,” the residents said. Appealing to the DC Shopian to look into the issue, they said, people should not be worried about electric supply.

Feb12021 by News DeskNo Comments

19-Year-Old Girl Dead, 4 Other Family Members Injured on Way to the Hospital in Kupwara

REGIONAL

In a tragic incident, a family on their way towards Srinagar to visit an ailing young relative met with an accident near Kralpora in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, resulting in the death of a teenage girl and injuries to four others. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a vehicle bearing registration number HR51-7420 skidded off the road due to a slippery condition at Kralpora bridge and fell into a Nallah, resulting in death to a 19-year-old girl and injuries to four other family members. He said that the injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital while the girl succumbed to her injuries on her way to the health care facility. The deceased was identified as Usma Iqbal (19) daughter of Mohammad Iqbal Bhat, a resident of Rashanpora. The inj...