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Month: March 2021

35-year-old Man Hospitalized After Consuming Poisonous Substance in Budgam

35-year-old Man Hospitalized After Consuming Poisonous Substance in Budgam

REGIONAL
A 35-year-old man was hospitalized after he consumed some poisonous substance at his home in the Panzan village of Chadoora tehsil in Budgam district on Monday. An official said that the man consumed some poisonous substance at his home and he was immediately rushed to sub-district hospital Chadoora, wherefrom he was referred to SMHS Srinagar for further treatment. He said that police have launched an investigation in this regard. KNO

Seven Member Team from Pakistan Reaches India for Dialogue- First in Two Years

INTERNATIONAL
After a gap of more than two years, India and Pakistan will sit on a dialogue table as the Asian neighbors are all set to launch a key confidence-building measure after the recent ceasefire arrangement. A delegation from Pakistan’s Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah lead the delegation that has left for New Delhi, reports said. The Indian delegation will be led by India's Indus Commissioner P K Saxena with his advisors from the Central Water Commission, Central Electricity. India and Pakistan will meet in Delhi on Tuesday and Wednesday for the 116th Permanent Indus Commission meet. The meet, an annual affair but being held after two years, will discuss water sharing issues between the neighbors threadbare and try to address each other's concerns. India h...

After ‘Ripped-Jeans’ Controversy, Uttarakhand CM Rawat says America Enslaved India for 200 Years

INDIA
Recently being in news for his "ripped jeans" comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat In a goof-up during his speech at a program in Nainital's Ramnagar, said America ruled over India for over 200 years. Rawat in yet another insensitive comment on Sunday said people should have produced more children to get extra ration during the coronavirus pandemic. “Those having 10 children got 50 kg while those with 20 got one quintal. People with two children got 10 kg. Now you are jealous of it. When there was time, you produced only two. Why didn't you produce 20? People built stores and found buyers," Rawat said, adding that he never ate such fine rice. CM Rawat also said America, which enslaved us for 200 years, ruled all over the world...the empire on which the sun never ...

Sticky Bombs a Problem, But Will Ensure Peaceful Amarnath Yatra: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar

REGIONAL
The Inspector-General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Monday said that sticky bombs are a problem but security forces will ensure a peaceful Amarnath pilgrimage commencing from June 28. “Sticky bombs are of course a problem but the situation is not alarming. We will deal with it effectively and ensure peaceful pilgrimage,” IGP Kumar said addressing a presser at PCR Srinagar as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He said that there will be round-the-clock patrolling of yatra routes by the security forces personnel during daytime and through 360-degree camera fitted Mobile Bunker Vehicles (MBVs). “No pilgrim vehicle will be allowed to mingle with civilian vehicles. There will be proper timing for the pilgrim vehicles on all routes,” he said. The IGP said that security f...

Covid 19- India Records 46,951 Cases in Last 24 Hours

OTHERS
On Monday, India registered 46,951 cases of coronavirus. As per the data of the Union health ministry, this is the highest one-jump in coronavirus cases since November. India’s tally has risen to 1,16,46,081. The toll climbed by 212 to 1,59,967, There are 3,34,646 active cases and 1,11,51,468 people have recovered from the infection. India administered 4,50,65,998 Covid-19 vaccine shots with 4,62,157 jabs given on Sunday. Mumbai once again recorded highest count of single-day cases on Sunday, as the city had a spike of 3,775 cases. The total case count went up to 3,62,654, according to civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The toll rose to 11,582, with 10 new fatalities, while the active caseload stood at 23,448. Meanwhile, several international passengers who travelle...

Founder of Arab Women’s Solidarity Association, Nawal Saadawi Passes Away at 89

INTERNATIONAL
Nawal Saadawi the founder and head of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association and co-founder of the Arab Association for Human Rights died at 89 in Cairo on Sunday, officials in Egypt said. She was a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings stirred debate for many years. Nawal was inducted within the Time Magazines 100 Women of the Year list in 2020 As a fierce advocate of women's rights in Egypt and the Arab world, her writings focused mainly on feminism, violence against women and religious extremism. She was a vocal opponent of female genital mutilation in Egypt and worldwide. Saadawi studied medicine in Cairo University and the Columbia University in new york. She worked as a psychiatrist and university lecturer and penned dozens of books. Egypt...

Army Rescues Civilian Trapped Under Snow in Kupwara

REGIONAL
The Indian Army said that it rescued a missing civilian who was trapped under snow-slide along with his vehicle in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), an official spokesperson said that at around 5 PM today a call was received from Trehgam regarding the trapping of one Adil Karim Lone son of Abdul Karim Lone in snowslide between Patra and Melyal. The statement reads that the residents requested assistance from the Army in locating and rescuing the missing individual. “The army unit in Keran immediately swung into action and an army rescue team with rescue equipment was dispatched,” it reads. It further reads that after moving approximately 1.5 Km in heavy snow, the team found the individual ...

Six Shops, ATM Looted During Night Hours in Shopian

SHOPIAN
Waris Shah Unknown thieves decamped with cash from a State bank of India ATM in the Shopian district of south Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that burglars si shops and decamped with cash from the SBI atm in the Old Bus stand, Batho Chowk and Gol Chakri area of the Shopian town in South Kashmir. He said that the robbery was conducted during the intervening night on Sunday and Monday. during. He said that the details of loss are being verified. Meanwhile, the Jammu Kashmir Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the incident.buy viagra pack online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/viagra-pack.html no prescription

‘Do not Venture in Avalanche Prone Areas’- DC Kupwara Issues Advisory, issues Emergency Numbers

REGIONAL
The Deputy Commissioner of District Kupwara district has advised people to refrain from venturing in the avalanche-prone areas In view of active western disturbance and prediction of snow or rainfall, the Deputy Commissioner of north Kashmir's Kupwara district has advised the people of the district in general and those residing in the areas like Keran, Karnah, Machil, Budnamal, Jumgund, Nowgam, Kumkadi and in the periphery of different Nallahs and Rivers, prone to floods, to refrain from venturing in avalanche-prone areas till the improvement of weather. In case of any urgency, the general public in the advisory has been asked to contact the Control Room of the district administration on 01955-253522 and Police Control Room Kupwara on 252451 and Handwara on 262295. Meanwhile, all ...

Stone-Throwing Clashes Erupt near Encounter Site in Shopian Kashmir

SHOPIAN
Clashes between protesters and government forces erupted in Manihal area of South   Kashmir’s Shopian district where a gunfight between militants and forces is underway.buy ventolin online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/new/ventolin.html no prescription A Local told The Kashmiriyat that scores of protesters assembled and pelted stones on forces who responded by tear smoke shelling. Hundreds of youth from nearby areas of Imam Sahib have reached Manihal and are engaged in pitched battles with the Government Forces, he said. Meanwhile the encounter in the area is in its final stage as the search operation to trace out the fourth body are going on in the area. A Police official earlier told The Kashmiriyat that the Militants were offered multiple chances t...