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Confirm Your Latest Covid Test Before Travelling Anywhere- Srinagar Airport Tells Passengers

Confirm Your Latest Covid Test Before Travelling Anywhere- Srinagar Airport Tells Passengers

REGIONAL
The Srinagar International airport authorities, on Sunday, urged the passengers to confirm their latest COVID-19 test report and its validity before traveling with the concerned airline operator in order to avoid any last-minute confusion. "It is advised to all passengers before traveling kindly confirm the latest COVID Test Report requirement and validity from concern Airline operator to avoid any last time confusion, ” Srinagar Airport wrote on its official Twitter handle, on Sunday. Passengers, including tourists arriving in Kashmir through Srinagar airport, undergo RT-PCR test but it takes two to three days for the reports to arrive. During this time, the passengers are allowed to move into the city. Until recently, there was no testing of those reaching here by Srinagar-Jammu...
UP Emerges as Second Worst Covid Hit State- Yogi Speaks to Editors on ‘Rumours’

UP Emerges as Second Worst Covid Hit State- Yogi Speaks to Editors on ‘Rumours’

INDIA
UP has emerged to be the second-worst state hit by the Covid-19 virus, as the second wave of the deadly virus hit India right in its unpreparedness. The most populated state in the country recorded about 38,055 new cases and about 223 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours. The CM Yogi Adityanath, spoke virtually to editors of various newspapers and rendered hollow all the 'rumors' of the state being short of oxygen. "There is no shortage of oxygen in any COVID hospital, be it private or government. The problem is black marketing and hoarding, which will be tackled with a heavy hand. We are going to conduct an oxygen audit in collaboration with IIT Kanpur, IIM Lucknow and IIT BHU for proper monitoring of oxygen. The system of live tracking of oxygen demand, supply and distribution...
South African Cricketer Bjorn Fortuin Embraces Islam

South African Cricketer Bjorn Fortuin Embraces Islam

SPORTS
South African cricketer Bjorn Fortuin has embraced Islam along with his wife, Mieshke Aysen, in the holy month of Ramadan. His new name is Imaad. He confirmed his conversion on Instagram. Fortuin’s teammate Tabraiz Shamsi’s wife shared a photo of Fortuin with his wife, which Fortuin’s reshared. Shamsi’s wife was congratulating the couple for accepting Islam in the holy month of Ramadan. There it was said: “Last night Bjorn took his Shahada. Alhamdulillah, and during the month of Ramadan. He chose the name Imaad. So proud of you.” His wife’s name is Mieshke Aysen who reshared the same picture on Instagram. Fortuin is the second South African cricketer who has accepted Islam as a religion. Earlier, pacer Wayne Parnell accepted Islam back in 2011. Fortuin is a handy all-rounder from ...
Three Residential Houses Gutted in fire incident in Kulgam Area

Three Residential Houses Gutted in fire incident in Kulgam Area

KULGAM
Danishwar Hameed At least two families have been rendered homeless on Sunday evening after massive fire engulfed Bonpora area of Shouch in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that fire broke out from the residential house of Abdul Rashid Peer at 3 pm on Sunday which rapidly spread to the nearby houses resulting in complete damage to two residential houses while one other house were partially damaged in the devastating inferno. They said that the fire was brought under control after a team of fire service department and police reached the spot. An official said that nobody was injured in the incident and the cause of the fire is being ascertained.
Police Arrest Man with Fake Currency in Anantnag

Police Arrest Man with Fake Currency in Anantnag

ISLAMABAD
Police arrested a man with fake Indian currency notes amounting to over Rs 11 thousand from the Khanabal area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The accused has been identified as Vikar Dar of Batengoo village of Anantnag. Sources told that the arrest and recovery of fake currency in the denomination of Rs 200 were made by a police party from police post Khanabal. The accused was arrested at a checkpoint. Police have registered an FIR vide number 120/ 2021 under section 489-A, B, C at police post of Khanabal. Police sources said that the man is being questioned and more arrests are expected in coming days. KNT
Youth Goes Missing from his Home in Achabal

Youth Goes Missing from his Home in Achabal

ISLAMABAD
Waris Shah The family members of Basit Rashid Ganie missing since April 23, have urged their son to return home and appealed to the government to help them in tracing him. Basit Ganie Son of Abdul Rashid Ganie, a resident of the Aadsu area in Achabal in Anantnag has been missing since April 23 when he left his home to get some groceries, a family member of Basit told The Kashmiriyat. The missing son has left the family shattered who are pleading with their son for an immediate return.buy ivermectin online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/ivermectin.html no prescription The Family of Basit Ganie has also lodged a missing report of their son in the concerned police station. During the intervening night of 24/25-04-2021, the SOG has detained...
Seven Die of Covid in Srinagar Kashmir- Death Toll Rises to 2133

Seven Die of Covid in Srinagar Kashmir- Death Toll Rises to 2133

REGIONAL
Seven more COVID-19 patients died on Sunday morning in Srinagar, taking the total number of Coronavirus deaths in Jammu Kashmir to 2,133. An official  said that seven persons who died today include 86-year-old female from Alamgari Bazar, 80-year-old male from Mehjoor Nagar, 70-year-old man from Harwan, 85-year-old female from Awanti bawan, 70-year-old male from Lal Bazar, 67-year-old female from Rainawari, Srinagar and 45-year-old male from Udhampur. The official said that the 70-year-old male from Harwan, 45-year-old male from Udhampur, 85-year-old female from Awanti Bawan died at SKIMS soura. He added that 80-year-old male from Mehjoor Nagar and 67-year-old female from Rainawari died at SMHS Hospital while 70-year-old male from Lal Bazar and 86-year-old female from Alamgari Baza...
Twitter Deletes 52 Posts Critical of COVID Management by Central Government

Twitter Deletes 52 Posts Critical of COVID Management by Central Government

INDIA
Microblogging site Twitter has deleted 52 tweets flagged by the Central Government for criticizing its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre, however, has clarified that the tweets were flagged and deleted not because they were critical, but because they spread ‘fake News’. The tweets reportedly were posted by Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Revanth Reddy, Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak, actor Vineet Kumar Singh and filmmakers Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das. According to NDTV, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed the deletion of the tweets based on a legal complaint by the Centre. The account holders have been apprised of their action through emails. “We are tackling COVID-19 misinformation using a combination of product, technology, and human review – these critical efforts will continu...
Municipal Council Sanitizes Jamia Masjid and Several other Mosques in Anantnag

Municipal Council Sanitizes Jamia Masjid and Several other Mosques in Anantnag

ISLAMABAD
Suhail Dar The Municipal council in Anatnag sanitized several key gathering points including the Jamia Masjid in the Anantnag township of South Kashmir. Employees of Municipal council in the township reached the Jamia Masjid in Reshi Bazar and sanitized the entire premises of the Masjid as covid cases continue to surge across the Kashmir valley.buy acyclovir online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/acyclovir.html no prescription The Imam of Jamia Masjid has asked people to adhere to covid protocols and maintain physical distancing inside one of the largest mosque of South Kashmir. The Municipal council employees also sanitized various other mosques in the South Kashmir township including several Khanqahs. Meanwhile five persons have been tested p...
Government Yet Again Planning to Amend Indian Forest Rights Act

Government Yet Again Planning to Amend Indian Forest Rights Act

FEATURED
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a statement dating 8th of April, 2021, inviting "Expression of Interest (EOI) from Indian consulting agencies/firm/joint venture consortium for preparing draft of amendment of Indian Forest Act, 1927." The objective of this exercise as claimed by the statement is "to prepare a draft of the comprehensive amendment of Indian Forest Act, 1927 in consultation with State Governments/UT Administrations, Central Government ministries and other stakeholders." The proposal of the IFA 1927's revision isn't new. The proposal had been on the current government's card since it came to power in 2014. It was in that very year that, a committee headed by then cabinet secretary T.S.R Subramaniam had submitted a report in November,...