April 2021 - Page 24 of 30 - The Kashmiriyat

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“Administration Must take appropriate steps at the earliest”- CPI(M) on World Health Day

REGIONAL

On World Health Day-2021, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, has called for building a fairer and healthier world, where everyone has living and working conditions that are conducive to good health. The Covid-19 pandemic has undercut recent health gains, pushed more people into poverty and food insecurity, and amplified gender, social and health inequities. As World Health Day 2021 is being observed during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a need to take action to eliminate health inequities, as part of a year-long global campaign to bring people together to build a fairer, healthier world. The recent surge in Covid-19 positive cases across the country is worrisome as even the figures of last year’s positive cases have been breached in recent days. In Jammu Kashmir also...

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Militants Attack CRPF Patrol in Shopian

SHOPIAN

Suspected militants on Wednesday attacked a Naka party in the Imamsahib area of Shopian, however, no injury was reported in the incident. An official said that militants fired some shots from very far on Naka party of police and CRPF, saying that no injury was reported in the incident. He said the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers. KNO

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Policeman, Army Man among Three Arrested for Allegedly Raping Minor Girl in Kulgam

KULGAM

The Jammu Kashmir Police arrested four persons in connection with raping a minor girl from the Bonigam area of Qazigund area in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday. In a statement, the Police said that the Police station in Qazigund received a written complaint by a complainant stating that her daughter (name withheld) was raped by three persons at Bonigam Qazigund where a woman namely Shabrooza W/O Mushtaq Ahmad Itoo R/O Damjen aided them in the rape of a minor girl. The offence surfaced when during the course of a medical examination, she was found pregnant. Upon receipt of the complaint, the case with FIR No 61/2021 U/S 376D, 342, 109 IPC, 4 POCSO Act was registered in Police Station Qazigund and investigation was initiated. All four accused, namely: Zahoor Ahmad Mi...

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Kashmiri Model Quits Showbiz- “I was Gumrah, I Find Peace in Quran”

OTHERS

Kashmiri model turned actor Saqib Khan has announced that he has quit the showbiz world saying he has quit modelling and acting and returned to the path of Allah. In his post on Instagram, Saqib Khan wrote, "Asalamalikum Brothers & Sisters, Hope you all doing good. Today’s post is regarding the announcement as I am quitting SHOWBIZ. So I won’t be doing any modelling and Acting in future." He in his post went on to say that he had several good projects in the line and was not running shot of word, but "Allah is the best planner" adding, "I was going Astray( gumrah) and was going against my tenants of Islam. I used to offer Namaz but something was lacking and that was Sukoon & my accountability towards Allah. So now I totally surrendering before Allah SWT." Saqib went on to ...

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Covid 19- Ten Including a Staff Member Test Positive in ITI Tral

PULWAMA

Mohammed Mufeez Nine students and one staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Industrial Training Institute in the Tral area of Pulwama in South Kashmir. Mohammed Younis, the in-charge official speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that during sampling of the staff members and the students, ten have been found positive for Covid 19 on Wednesday. He said that the institute was maintaining the covid SOPs but despite that, the students and teachers being tested positive is a sign of alarm. Meanwhile, The Kashmiriyat spoke to the principal of the institute who said that the institute has decided to shut down functioning for five days till Sunday.

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US, Iran to Hold Indirect Talks in Vienna

INTERNATIONAL

The US said on Monday it expected indirect talks with Iran about both sides. Iran and the US had said on Friday they would hold indirect talks in Vienna as part of a wider effort to revive the nuclear deal between Tehran and global powers. Tehran has ruled out face-to-face bilateral discussions and state department spokesman Ned Price told reporters at his daily briefing on Monday that the US did not expect any “at present”. The talks begin on Tuesday. US special envoy for Iran Rob Malley, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the US delegation to the talks. “We don’t underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead,” US State State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. “These are early days. We don’t anticipate an early or immediate breakt...

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US encourages Direct Dialogue Between India and Pakistan: US state Department

INTERNATIONAL

The United States on Tuesday said that it encourages India and Pakistan to have a direct dialogue on the issues that concerns the neighbors. The US State Department spokesperson on Tuesday speaking to the media however refrained from commenting on the Pakistani Cabinet's recent decision not to import sugar and cotton from India. “I wouldn’t want to comment on that specifically. What I would say is that we continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference in response to a question. Pakistan’s Cabinet on 1 April backtracked on the proposal of a high-powered committee to import cotton and sugar from India, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserting that th...

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Mining, Stone Quarry Contracts being Given to Outsiders, Kashmiris Suffering: Hot Mix Plant Association

REGIONAL

Hot Mix Plant Association Kashmir President Bashir Ahmed Khan Wednesday urged the government to roll back the controversial sand extraction, stone quarry and mining contract order so that original natives of Kashmir can earn their livelihood the way they were doing in the past. Khan said that the cost of material has gone sky-rocket forcing the people to suspend the construction works across the Valley. Addressing the press conference in Srinagar, Khan said that ever since the new law was announced in Kashmir, the cost of sand, Bajri, stone has touched the skies. “We are not getting the material. Contracts are being given to non-J&K residents while natives are suffering for want of materials,” Khan said. He said the new contract order has also resulted in the shortage of macad...

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Accused of Theft, Muslim Man Lynched to Death in Uttar Pradesh

INDIA

A man identified as Anis from the Kakori area in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death in a village in Unna on the suspicion of being a thief. Circle Officer Bangarmau, Anjani Kumar Singh, said that the incident took place late on Sunday night and a case of culpable homicide, not amounting to murder, has been registered against five persons. Further investigations are on. According to reports, the deceased Anis was aimlessly roaming in the area when the local residents suspected him to be a thief and beat him up severely. The police were alerted about an unidentified an, having multiple injuries, lying in the Behta Mujawar village. The police rushed to the spot and took the injured man to Bangarmau community health centre, where doctors declared him dead. The police, therea...

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Police Recovers 1790 Bottles of Codeine in Anantnag

OTHERS

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Wednesday morning claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered more than 1790 bottles of codeine in the Anantnag district of South Kashmir. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the Police said that a Police party from Police Station Bijbehara established Naka at Tulkhan crossing and apprehended two persons namely Lateef Ahmad Shah and Azad Ahmad Shah both residents of Nambal Mattan with 15 Codeine bottles. In this regard case FIR no 64/2021 under relevant sections of law registered in P/S Bijbehara. Upon questioning they revealed that they have bought this from the house of one namely Gh Hassan Dar, a resident of Tulkhan Bijbehara. In this connection, a team of Subdivision level headed by SDPO Bijbehara under the close supervision ...