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Two Killed, 4 injured as Truck hits Nearly dozen vehicles in Jammu after Break Failure

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Two persons were killed and four others were critically injured in a major road accident in Narwal Market of Jammu where a truck hit several vehicles due break failure. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a truck lost control over the wheel apparently due to a brake failure and it hit and damaged nearly a dozen vehicles, including four mini-load carriers, three cars and two two-wheelers. He said that in the incident two persons were also got killed while four were critically injured. The official identified the deceased as Suraj Parkash son of Gyan Chand, from Chowki Chora Jammu and Bodh Raj son of Krishan Lal from Kathyal RS Pura. He said that the four critically-injured persons have been shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital fo...

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New Notice of Regarding Admission Fee, KU Students Express Resentment

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Irshad Hussain As the Kashmir University issued new notice to the third and fourth semester students of batch 2018 to pay admission fee of 50% which was waived off during Covid - 19, as per the students. The students alleged that how can they ask parents again for the fee, as they had already paid it during the pandemic of Covid - 19. Biochemistry student from Kashmir University Nazir Ahmad ( name with held) told The Kashmiriyat over phone and said, " Now University authorities have issued another half of admission fee notification for 3rd-4th semester students. This is injustice for all of us." It's pertinent to here that Central University of Kashmir had also waived-off 20% of the admission fee of their students when the deadly coronavirus was spreading like a wild ...

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Kashmiri Shia Clerics Condemn BJP’s Waseem Rizvi for Hurting Religious Sentiments

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Irshad Hussain After Friday congregational Kashmiri Shia scholars collectively lashed out at Lucknow based Bhartiya Janta party supporter Waseem Rizvi against his derogatory remarks on holy Quran. The condemnations from Shia clerics of Kashmir splashed across Social media against the interview of Waseem Rizvi with India Today that went viral on different social media handles. In a six-minute video, Rizvi is heard saying that 26 verses of Quran should be removed as these verses allegedly promote terrorism. “I am not against the Quran, but there are some verses which have been added after the Prophet, such verses need to be removed," He said. "Now I am going to Court to file the petition against these verses which are a threat to the humanity, " He added. Prominent Shia cleric...

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Handwara Narco-Terrorism Case: 91 Lakh ‘Drug Proceeds’ Recovered by NIA in Samba

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The National Investigating Agency on Friday claimed to have recovered Rs. 91 Lakh “Drug Proceeds” in a case related to Handwara Narco-Terrorism. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), an official spokesperson said that NIA recovered proceeds of narcotics to the tune of Rs. 91 Lakhs in cash in Handwara Narco-Terrorism case (RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU). He said that the case was initially registered as FIR No. 183.2020 dated 11.06.2020 at police station Handwara, wherein during checking of vehicles at Kairo Bridge, Handwara, one accused namely Abdul Momin Peer’s Hyundai Creta vehicle was intercepted by police and during search Rs. 20 Lakh along with two Kgs Heroin was recovered. The statement reads that NIA had re-registered the case as RC-03/2020/NI...

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Kashmir’s Handicapped Demand Legal action against the RJ for Promoting ‘Discrimination’

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Meher Qadri The recent incident involving a prank by a Srinagar-based radio host Rayees Mohiuddin, working for Red FM has come under severe backlash for its humiliating and discriminatory nature against a specially abled person. The video of the prank went viral on the social media sites and has drawn a lot of flak from different sections of the society demanding a legal action against the host and the station. Few days ago, the RJ who works with Red FM began one of his pranks with a line mocking the nasal tone of a disabled person. “Are you speaking through the pipe?” The RJ kept asking the person persistently in an utterly disrespectful way. Social Media sites were filled with outrage and condemnation of the said act. Some people spoke of how social media influencers a...

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Israel PM Delays UAE Visit after Jordan Overflight ‘Difficulties’

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Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a historic visit to the United States of Emirates yesterday, citing 'difficulties' in co - ordinating with Jordan over crossing its airspace. The Prime Minister "was expected to visit the United Arab Emirates today," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. On Wednesday, Prince Hussein bin Abdullah had planned to visit the Al-Aqsa mosque, which is part of the hilltop complex known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as the Temple Mount and for which Jordan is the custodian. But the royal delegation turned back at an Israeli-controlled border crossing as a dispute emerged about the number of armed bodyguards travelling with the prince, according to Israeli media. T...

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Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe: ‘Victim of Torture’ Needs ‘Urgent Psychiatric Treatment’

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe requires urgent psychiatric treatment as she suffers from PTSD after being a victim of torture, according to a charity which commissioned a detailed medical assessment of her. Human rights group Redress has called on the Government to recognize Mrs. Zaghari-Ratcliffe as a victim of torture, having sent the Foreign Secretary the 77-page report on the mother-of-one it commissioned from the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT). Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 42, last week completed a five-year sentence in Tehran on spying charges levied by Iranian authorities, the last year of which was spent under house arrest due to the pandemic. However, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, whose husband Richard and six-year-old daughter Gabriella live in London, m...

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China, Russia, North Korea and Iran Seeking Support to Defend UN Unilateral Sanction Force

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On Thursday, according to a letter seen by Reuters, the letter reads that China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and others are seeking support for a coalition to defend the United Nations Charter by pushing back the use or threat of force and unilateral sanction. The move by 16 countries and the Palestinians to create a group came after U.S. President Joe Biden’s new administration boosted its multilateral engagement with allies by reversing former President Donald Trump’s favored unilateral approach as Trump focused on an America First policy. Biden has pledged to take on China at the United Nations, where Beijing has been pushing for greater global influence in a challenge to traditional U.S. leadership. A concept note for the “Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of ...

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US to bring up Genocide against Uighur Muslims with China at Quad’s Summit

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday at her daily press briefing told reporters that the issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims will directly raised with China by the Biden Administration. “Addressing the genocide against Uighur Muslims is something that will be a topic of discussion with the Chinese directly next week but certainly this conversation (Quad summit) tomorrow… I have invited National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to come and give you a readout of that meeting,” the press secretary said. Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, pressure on Taiwan, broader human rights abuses, the South China Sea, the Mekong, economic pressure arbitrary detentions, the origins of COVID-19 are various issues expected to come up in the talks.

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Nagpur in Maharashtra Becomes First Major Indian City to Return to Lockdown

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Nagpur in western India is to be the first major city in the country to return to a complete lockdown amid a sharp spike in coronavirus cases. The week-long lockdown, which starts on 15 March, will extend to adjoining areas of the district as well. Maharashtra state, where Nagpur is located, has always been a Covid hotspot, with the highest number of active and confirmed cases in India. India has recorded more than 11 million cases and 157,000 deaths so far. Caseloads have declined sharply in recent months across the country, but six states, including Maharashtra, have been reporting a fresh surge. Amaravati district, also in Maharashtra, was put under a week-long complete lockdown in February due to a spike in cases. Scientists fear that new variants could be o...