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Month: April 2021

16 Including 20-Year-old Girl Die of Covid 19 in Jammu Kashmir Till 2 PM

16 Including 20-Year-old Girl Die of Covid 19 in Jammu Kashmir Till 2 PM

REGIONAL
A twenty-year-old girl and two women aged between 47 to 55 years were among at least sixteen more people who succumbed to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, officials said on Tuesday. They said the twenty-year-old was a resident of Tral Pulwama and died a week after she was admitted to SKIMS Soura. A 55-year-old woman from Qazigund Anantnag died three days after she was admitted to SKIMS Soura, they said. A 65-year-old man from Habak Srinagar died eight days after he was admitted to SKIMS Soura, they said. An 80-year-old man from Damhal, diagnosed with “HTN DM, COVID+, ARF”, was declared brought dead at GMC Anantnag at around 8:45 a.m. today, they said. A 75-year-old man from Zainpora died a day after he was admitted to GMC Anantnag after being diagnosed with “HTN t2DM an...
Police Registers FIR Against 47 Persons for ‘Encroaching’ Forest Land in Pahalgam

Police Registers FIR Against 47 Persons for ‘Encroaching’ Forest Land in Pahalgam

ISLAMABAD
The Jammu Kashmir Police have registered FIR against 47 persons for allegedly encroaching upon forest land in Pahalgam and cultivating cannabis over it, officials said on Tuesday. They said Police station Pahalgam registered the FIR (No 18/2021) under sections of 8/20 NDPSA and 26 Indian Forest Act on the basis of a criminal complaint lodged by Forest Range officer of the area. “All the accused who encroached forest land belong to village Lidroo located nearby,” a police officer told GNS, adding, “One and all involved in drug trafficking and cultivating narcotic drugs will face the wrath of the law,” he added.
‘You have Set an Example for India’- Maharashtra CM Praises Muslim Community

‘You have Set an Example for India’- Maharashtra CM Praises Muslim Community

INDIA
Praising the Muslims of Ichalkaranji town in the district, for making an invaluable contribution for setting up of a new intensive care unit in Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) hospital, for treatment of corona infected patients, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Monday, said that with this donation, they have set an ideal example before the country by putting aside caste-based and religious differences on Ramzan Eid festival. While dedicating a 10-bed ICU unit at IGM hospital online from Mumbai, Mr. Thackeray said that by donating Rs 36 lakh for the ICU unit at IGM hospital, the Muslim community has set an ideal example before the country as to how to celebrate the festival. The Muslims of Ichalkaranji made the donation following an appeal by the state government about avo...
Anantnag Police Recover 34 Kilogram Charas from a Dugout in Bijbehara

Anantnag Police Recover 34 Kilogram Charas from a Dugout in Bijbehara

ISLAMABAD
The Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have busted another hideout in Tulkhan Bijbhera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district here on Tuesday. In a statement, the police said that after busting an underground hideout about a fortnight before in village Tulkhan Bijbehara, Anantnag police again recovered huge consignment of drugs from an underground hideout in the village. Based on specific information Police established a Naka at Tulkhan crossing and apprehended one Farooq Ahmad Bhatt resident of Marhama and recovered 10 bottles of codeine from his possession, they said. Upon this FIR No 92/2021 under sections 8/20,21 NDPS Act was lodged in Police Station Bijbehara. On further questioning the accused revealed the name of one dealer Mohd Ashraf Khan of Tulkhan village, from whom he has b...
Video Shows Professor of IIT Kharagpur Abusing SC, ST Students During Online Class

Video Shows Professor of IIT Kharagpur Abusing SC, ST Students During Online Class

EDUCATION
In a viral video doing rounds on social media, an IIT Kharagpur faculty is seen hurling abuses at students in an online class. Associate Professor, Seema Singh can be seen using foul language for students of Prep English Course, a year-long course meant as a preparatory course for SC/ST/OBC and PwD candidates to pursue engineering. In the video, she can be heard calling a student 'bloody bastard' for allegedly not standing up for the national anthem. Along with the abuses, Prof. Seema can be heard threatening the students that she will fail them all. "Go to Ministry of Women and Child, go to Ministry of SC/ST/Minorities. Nothing can prevent me from what I have to do to you," she warns the students. https://twitter.com/lonelyredcurl/status/1386635909190221828 The video attracted...
20-Year-Old Among Two More Die of Covid

20-Year-Old Among Two More Die of Covid

REGIONAL
A twenty-year-old girl from South Kashmir's Pulwama district was among the two patients who died due to COVID-19 at SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Officials said that a 55-year-old lady from Qazigund Anantnag and a 20-year-old girl from Tral Pulwama have died due to virus since last night. They said the lady from Qazigund died last night while the girl from Tral has died today. KNO
Maharashtra based Billionaire, Pyare Khan Donates 32 Tonnes of Oxygen for Covid Patients

Maharashtra based Billionaire, Pyare Khan Donates 32 Tonnes of Oxygen for Covid Patients

INDIA
A Nagpur-based businessman, Pyare Khan, who runs a transport business has brought about 32 tonnes of oxygen for once crore rupees and supplied it to Government Medical College, Nagpur for the treatment of Covid patients. Pyare Khan is the owner of Amshi Transport. As India is battling the deadly pandemic, reports of lack of oxygen, beds and other basic facilities have emerged from all over the country. Pyare Khan had sent a tanker carrying 16 tonnes of oxygen from Bhilai, Chattisgarh to the college, last week. And has sent another now with the same amount of oxygen. The Muslim community has come forward to the forefront in this fight with the deadly pandemic and has helped the citizens in their capacities. According to a report by the Muslim Mirror, Pyare Khan said, “lt is pain...
Groom Arrested on His Wedding Reception in Punjab for Violating Covid Protocol

Groom Arrested on His Wedding Reception in Punjab for Violating Covid Protocol

INDIA
On Saturday night, the Punjab Police arrested a groom in Jalandhar on his wedding reception party for violating the Covid protocol. The Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar stated that they had to arrest the groom and his father because the reception party, which was happening without any prior permission, was violating the rules of the curfew that was imposed in the state on the weekend due to the rapid rise in the Covid-19 cases. There were more than a hundred people present at the venue when according to the protocol, not more than 20 people can gather. It has emerged that the guests fled the party once the groom and his father were taken into custody by the police. The Punjab government has imposed a strict night curfew from 8 pm- 5 am. The gyms, cinema halls, coaching centers and...
Concerned about the Health of Kashmiri Political Detainees amid Covid 19: Says Hurriyat

Concerned about the Health of Kashmiri Political Detainees amid Covid 19: Says Hurriyat

REGIONAL
Hurriyat Conference (M) on Monday expressed concern about the health reports of Kashmiri political detainees in jails across India as the COVID-19 pandemic rages to create havoc. According to a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Hurriyat (M) said that as per family sources of prisoners, lack of even basic amenities inside the jails has led to serious health problems among the prisoners. Quoting family sources of Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam who is in Tihar jail, the statement said that he is very ill and showing all symptoms of COVID, including high fever but authorities are neither getting him tested nor taking him to the hospital. Hurriyat said that it is extremely worrisome that political prisoners who are also humans could be treated like this. It sai...
Admin Converts Srinagar Indoor Stadium into Emergency Facility in wave of Spike in Positive Cases

Admin Converts Srinagar Indoor Stadium into Emergency Facility in wave of Spike in Positive Cases

REGIONAL
The district administration of Srinagar has established a COVID-19 center for an emergency in Srinagar in wake of the spike in the number of positive cases. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad told that a COVID-19 center for emergency has been set up at Indoor Stadium. Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar, Syed Muhammad Hanief Balkhi while giving details in this regard said that the patients with mild symptoms will be accommodated in the COVID-19 centres including at Indoor Stadium. “Like previous year, many COVID-19 centres have been established again at Indoor Stadium, Sanat Nagar Marriage hall, Kashmir University Zakura campus, NIT Srinagar and Haj house,” he said. Besides beds, he said that an oxygen facility will also be made availabl...