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‘He is Weakening Party for his Personal Gains’- Effigies of Azad Burnt in Jammu for Praising PM Modi

REGIONAL

Mubashir Naik In a dramatic move on Tuesday, Congress youth activists set ablaze an effigy of senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in Jammu and accused him of conspiring against the party at the behest of the BJP to weaken it for “personal gains”. The Congress activists, mostly the youth, demanded his removal from the party. It is pertinent to mention that a few days back on his arrival from Delhi, a huge public gathering welcomed him but within a few days ground reality had changed. The protest against the former Jammu Kashmir chief minister came days after a rally addressed by some 'G-23' leaders ostensibly to felicitate Azad on his retirement from the Rajya Sabha. It was seen as a show of strength to convey a message to the party leadership. The group of 23 leaders wrote to ...

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Patwari Found Dead in Apple Orchard in Shopian

SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan The body of a Patwari was recovered from an apple orchard in the Aglar area of the Shopian district on Tuesday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Locals on Tuesday found a dead body of a revenue official identified as Inam-ul-Haq in the Aghlar area of Shopian after which they informed the Police. A Police party rushed to the spot and recovered the body of Inam ul Haq, the cause of his death is being ascertained, officials said. The deceased was a resident of the Balpora area in the Shopian district of South Kashmir. As per initial inputs, he died after suffering a cardia arrest.

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Crime Branch of Kashmir Three Non-Locals in Lottery Scam Case

REGIONAL

The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three non-locals for their alleged involvement in a lottery scam. The CBK said that it arrested three persons from Kishangarh Delhi in connection with a case under FIR number 37/2019 under section 420 RPC and 66-D IT Act. The Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House New Delhi granted transit remand for shifting of the arrested people, the statement said and identified the trio as Santosh Kumar Bhagat, son of Sukhdev Bhagat of House number 49 A/9 Gaushala Kishangarh Vasant Kunj Delhi, Lakhan Lal Ahirvar, son of Ram Swaroop of House number 80/9 Kishangarh Vasant Kunj, Delhi and Benedict Silvester @ Manav Tyagi, son of Lawarance Desousa of Flat No. D-2, B-48 Chatterpur Extension New Delhi. “The three pers...

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“Kashmiris Being Silenced, Our Lands Being Sold”, Says Mehbooba Mufti

ISLAMABAD

Suhail Dar Welcomed by hundreds of supporters at Dak Bungalow in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district, the former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir and the president of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday addressed a party convention attended by several PDP Supporters. The PDP president while highlighting the contribution of the party said that the Party through its efforts made Kashmiris happy and helped them hope that there might be a better future. "Mufti Mohammed Sayed constructed roads helped initiate a dialogue between India and Pakistan, started a bus service between India and Pakistan," Mufti told her workers in South Kashmir. Mehbooba Mufti said that she did not accept any of the decisions of the BJP Government and that became the pretext for the Bharti...

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Delhi Riots- HC Pulls up Police for Media leaks, Calls its Vigilance Inquiry Report ‘Half-Baked’

INDIA

On Monday, the Delhi High Court stalled the police for the leak of an accused’s purported disclosure statement to the media before filing a charge sheet. The court was hearing a plea filed by Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha in connection with the conspiracy case related to the Delhi riots. The single-judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta called the police’s vigilance inquiry report into the matter of Asif as half-baked and a useless piece of paper and also said it is worse than anything that police do in an ordinary theft case. While noticing that only four or five statements had been recorded over a period of four months from September to January, the court pointed out that the file does not even show who conducted the vigilance inquiry. The judge has asked the special co...

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Seven Members of Family Faint After Consuming ‘Medicinal Plant’ in Tea

SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan Seven members of a family fell unconscious in south Kashmir’s Shopian district after mistakenly consuming a medicinal plant in tea. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a child of the family in Nabal Zawoora area of Shopian had grinded a medicinal plant probably Argemone mexicana and mixed it with tea. They said that after taking this tea, all seven members fell unconscious and were shifted to district hospital Shopian, wherefrom they were shifted to SMHS Srinagar for advanced treatment. Sources, however, said that their condition was stable. They have been identified as Azad Ahmad, Hajira Begum, Mohammad Amin, Fareeda Jan, Shabir Ahmed besides two minor kids.

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Ration Distributor in Sopore Accused of ‘Misappropriation’ in Ration Card Issuance- Locals Demand Cancellation of License

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan There are some elements in the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs FCS&CA department who have made misappropriation in the issuance of ration cards, and the government has failed to take any action against him in this north Kashmir district. Locals told The Kahsmiriyat that there is one fair price shop owner in the Pethbugh area of Waripora in Sopre who has made misappropriation in the issuance of ration cards. " From the last 10 years, I have not been given any benefit from this fair shop owner as I was told that they belonged to the Above Poverty Line (APL) category whereas I have no resources to meet the needs of my family, my name was enlisted in the BPL category some ten years ago," a resident Pethbugh village said. He said that this f...

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March 01 – 47 Killed, Dozens Injured- Zakura and Tengpura Twin Massacres

WRITE-UPS

Meher Qadri On March 1 leading a peaceful protest towards the office of the United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to submit a memorandum-seeking resolution of the Kashmir dispute, 26 Kashmiris were fired upon by the army convoy passing which fired from three machine guns fitted over the vehicles. Eleven people died on the spot while 15 others succumbed to their injuries on way to the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura. All but 50 other people received bullet injuries. The documented eyewitness accounts over the years give a detailed account of the day. Over 2000 protesters clad in shrouds were heading towards the United Nations Srinagar office to submit a memorandum seeking freedom from India. A convoy of five Army vehicles le...

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A Day into the World of Lotus Stem (Nadur) Harvesters of Kashmir

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Mehran Bhat Lotus stem, locally known as “ Nadur” is grown in different water bodies across Kashmir, mainly in the Dal Lake, Nigeen Lake, Anchar Lake and Manasbal Lake. Lotus stem (Nadru) is one of the famous Kashmiri dishes, used in homes and the world-famous Kashmiri cuisine- Wazwaan. The season of harvesting Lotus stem (Nadru) starts in September. Harvesting Lotus stem (Nadru) is not an easy job as it needs patience and experience. It takes almost 2-3 years for fresher to learn the art of harvesting Lotus stem (Nadru). Ghulam Mohamad Latoo (75) who is in this business for the past 50 years said: " I am happy with my work and I will continue this till my last breath". Latoo said we harvest Lotus Stem (Nadru) of 4-5 lacs per season sometimes it goes up to 10 lacs per s...

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Prices of Domestic Gas Cylinder Hiked by 25 Rupees for the Fourth Time in a Month

INDIA

On Monday, once again the national oil marketing companies have increased the prices of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) refill by Rs 25 each. Within a month, this is the fourth time when the prices are hiked. On Thursday 25 , the oil marketing companies hiked the prices of domestic gas cylinder (14.2 kg) by Rs. 25 per cylinder. This was the third hike in February. In February, the prices were hiked on 4 and 14 for cooking gas cylinders. From March 1, the new rates of LPG refill will be effective. Since February, this is the fourth hike and from December last year, this is the sixth time when prices are rapidly increasing. In five days, it is the second hike in the prices of cooking gas refill. In Delhi, the cylinder will now cost Rs 819 (from Rs 794), in Kolkata, Rs 845 ( fro...