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Road to Peace in South Asia Runs Through Kashmir- Imran Khan

INTERNATIONAL

The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that peace and stability in South Asia is linked to the resolution of all outstanding issues mainly the Kashmir dispute. Responding to a congratulatory message from Narendra Modi on the occasion of Pakistan Day, which was celebrated on March 23, Khan said on Tuesday his people also desire “peaceful, cooperative relations with all neighbors, including India.” In his message, Modi had said his country desires "cordial relations with the people of Pakistan." “We are convinced that durable peace and stability in South Asia is contingent upon resolving all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, in particular the Jammu Kashmir dispute,” Khan went on to say. The Creation of an “enabling environment”, he further said, is imperati...

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Pakistani Militant Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for Conspiring Attacks in India

REGIONAL

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Wednesday said that a Pakistani militant from Lashkar-e-Toiba was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and also slapped with a fine for hatching conspiracy to carry out attacks in India. The NIA spokesman said that last week (26.03.2021), Special Judge for NIA cases, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, pronounced judgment in NIA Case No. RC11/2016/NIA/DLI (Conspiracy by Lashkar-e-Taiba ( LeT ) and convicted one accused namely Bahadur Ali alias Saifullah Mansoor, a Pakistani militant belonging to LeT under sections 120B, 121A, 489(C) of IPC, sections 17,18,20,38 of UA(P) Act, sections 7,10 & 25 of Arms Act, section 9B Explosives Act, section 4 of Explosive Substances Act, section 14 Foreigners Act and section 6(1A) Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act,19...

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US Report Castigates India on Violation of Religious Rights, Detentions Unlawful Killings

INTERNATIONAL

India has several significant human rights issues, including unlawful and arbitrary killings, restrictions on freedom of expression and the press, corruption and tolerance of violations of religious freedom, a US report said on Tuesday. In its 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices' to the US Congress, the Department of State noted the improvement in the human rights situation in Jammu Kashmir. "The government continued taking steps to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir by gradually lifting some security and communications restrictions," said the State Department in its India section of the report. The government released most political activists from detention, it added. In January, the government partially restored internet access; however, high-speed 4G mobile intern...

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‘From Mid-Day Meals to Teaching, I Manage Everything’- 1 Teacher for 55 Students in a Government School in Anantnag

EDUCATION

Ishfaq Wagay Proper and good education is very important for all of us, however, available to less. The government primary school in Khanmohalla Chree village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag is painting a grim picture of the education sector with the institute having only one teacher to teach students up to class 5. The parents whose wards are enrolled in the school said that the school has a total enrolment of 55 students, but only one teacher has been deputed to teach all the students, while other posts are lying vacant for a long time. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals said that the school also lacks the basic infrastructure and proper accommodation. “Only three rooms are available at the school to accommodate 55 students. Besides, the school also does not have drinking water,...

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CRPF Personnel Stangles Wife to Death in Sherbagh Anantnag

OTHERS

Waris Shah A CRPF personnel allegedly strangled his wife to death in the Sherbagh camp of Anantnag town in South Kashmir on Monday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a CRPF personel identified as Shankar Nayak belt no:185210073 Son of Raman Nayak who is a resident of Tumkur district in Karnataka and is from the 40th Battalion C coy strangled his wife to death. Shankar was deployed at Andar Naag camp of Sherbagh in Anantnag town and was residing at the residential quarters of CRPF inside the camp.

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Bank Balance of Three Departments in Kashmir Rise As Compensation not Disbursed- CAG

UPDATES

There was an increase in accumulated balances in 1,138 bank accounts of three departments in Jammu and Kashmir between 2014 and 2019 due to factors such as improper planning and undisbursed funds for relief or compensation to victims of militancy and natural disasters, the CAG has said. It is recommended that there is an effective monitoring mechanism in the union territory in this regard and government instructions are strictly implemented, it said in a report tabled in Parliament recently. The massive increase in balances were in accounts of 131 Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) of the public works, revenue and rural development departments, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India said. The CAG made the remarks in its Jammu and Kashmir report on the social, gener...

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Municipal Councilor, One Policeman Killed in Militant Attack in Sopore Kashmir

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan A municipal councilor and one Policeman were killed in a militant attack on Monday afternoon in the Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Municipal Councilor and his security guard were attacked by militants in Sopore near the Municipal council office resulting in their injuries after which they were later rushed to the hospital. However, both of them succumbed to their injuries. The Municipal Councilor was identified as Riyaz Ahmad and the killed security guard was identified as Shafqat Ahmed. Meanwhile, the Government forces have sealed the area and launched a massive manhunt to nab the attackers.

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Kashmir Sees Rise in Encounters After India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement

UPDATES

Encounters and militancy-related violence have increased in Kashmir after the February 15 ceasefire agreement between Indian and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir. Two encounters had taken place between militants and security forces from January 1 to February 15. However, in over a month since the ceasefire agreement was signed, the number of encounters has increased to at least eight. While three militants were killed in the two encounters before February 15, a total of 16 militants including two top commander of Al Badar Khwaja Gani and Jaish top commander Sajjad Afghani have been killed in the eight encounters post the ceasefire truce. Indian Army’s Northern Command chief Lt Gen Y K Joshi has said the border ceasefire agreement with Pakistan will be stri...

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Five AK-47 Rifles, Seven Pistols Recovered by Government Forces in Kupwara

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan The Government forces deployed in Karnah said that they recovered a huge cache of weapons in the late hours of Sunday in the Kupwara district. An official presser of the Army said that on the night of 28 March in a specific intelligence-based joint operation by the Indian Army & JKP, five AK Rifles & Seven Pistols with a host of magazines and ammunition were recovered. The operation was conducted in very close proximity of the line of control in Dhanni village which is under direct observation of Pakistan Army posts in Lipa Valley. In the last two years, a total of 16 weapons & over 50 KG of narcotics have been recovered from Karnah, the Forces said.

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Two Injured as Suspected Militants Hurl Grenade on CRPF Bunker in Sangam

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar Two civilians were injured on Sunday evening after suspected militants hurled a grenade on CRPF bunker in Sangam area on the Srinagar- Jammu highway in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on 96 battalion of CRPF situated in the Sangam area, resulting in injuries to two persons, one of whom was shifted to Government Medical College Anantnag for treatment. Other civilian injured have been shifted to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Bijbehera in Anantnag for treatment. An official posted at GMC Anantnag said that the injured youth identified as Irfan Ahmed has sustained splinter injuries.buy cenforce online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/cenforce.html no prescription ...