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Strawberry produce: Amid Covid-19 lockdown, Farmers fear loss

REGIONAL

Strawberries, the first horticulture crop of the summer season in Kashmir are ready for plucking, owing to the lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), farmers fear major loss . Goose, a village in Srinagar has almost 50 hectares of land under the cultivation of the Strawberries rich in vitamin C but delicate fruit. Besides Srinagar, strawberries are grown in Ganderbal , Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Anantnag and Pulwama. "There is a poor transport facility and closure of the market due to the COVID-19 lockdown is a worrying sign. The strawberries in this area are spread over a large area. The market value of the fruit has also come down," Saqib Ahamd, a strawberry farmer said. He said the administration must take up steps so that they can save the f...

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Kuwait Government Announces 10 Year Imprisonment for Those Who Support Israel

INTERNATIONAL

The Kuwaiti government has announced 10 years imprisoned and a fine of 5000 Dirham for those who support Israel in real life or on social media. Internationally renowned Investment Banker, Entrepreneur and Capital Markets Advisor, Mir Mohammad Alikhan shared the news on social media on Wednesday. He said, “My Salute to Kuwaiti Government: Kuwait announces a law where anyone supporting Israel in real life or the social media from within Kuwait will be imprisoned for 10 years and a fine of KD 5000.” “As harsh it may sound PM @ImranKhanPTI you need to do this as well,” he suggested. Earlier, the Kuwaiti prime minister had reaffirmed his country’s principled and firm position in supporting the choices of the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights. “The Palestinian cause...

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26-Year-old Muslim Girl From UP Refilling Oxygen Cylinders for Free, Delivering it to Houses of Covid Patients

INDIA

Ever since the pandemic has started various common persons have set glowing examples of humanity, among them is a 26-year-old Muslim girl from Uttar Pradesh who is breathing hope into the lives of people in need of oxygen. The 26-year-old Arshi has earned the sobriquet of "cylinder waali bitiya" -- the daughter with the oxygen cylinder. Arshi as per reports, began her struggle when her father was struggling for life-saving gas. Other than nearby areas of her native in Shahjahanpur, She has been helping people in the neighboring state of Uttarakhand. Arshi so far has refilled more than 20 cylinders perched atop her two-wheeler and delivered it to the covid patients in various areas of Uttar Pradesh. She is being helped by her brother and other family members. A Media report, quo...

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US President Biden Calls Netanyahu, Supports Israel’s right to ‘Self-Defence’

INTERNATIONAL

US President Joe Biden, in a telephonic call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, supported Israel’s “right to defend itself” against indiscriminate rocket attacks and encouraged him to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, the White House has said. Biden welcomed efforts to address inter-communal violence and to bring calm to Jerusalem, the White House said in a readout of the call. During the phone call on Monday, Biden reiterated his firm support for Israel’s “right to defend itself” against indiscriminate rocket attacks, it said. He encouraged Israel to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, it said. The two leaders discussed progress in Israel’s military operations against Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza, t...

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Jammu Kashmir Records 36 Overnight Deaths Due to Covid-19

REGIONAL

Among the fresh fatalities, 18 were reported from the Kashmir division and 18 from the Jammu division. An official said that the patients who died include 55-year-old woman from Noorbagh Palpora, 85-year-old woman from Bemina, 50-year-old woman from Shopian, 70-year-old woman from Chanapora, 65-year-old woman from Baghat, 75-year-old woman from Hawal, 75-year-old woman from Rawalpora, 72-year-old woman from Bulbul Bagh Srinagar, 60-year-old woman from Inder Pulwama, 78-year-old woman from Kheribal Mattan, 65-year-old man from Wakura, and 75-year-old man from Ganderbal, 65-year-old woman from Azad Gunj, 80-year-old woman from Pattan Baramulla, 55-year-old woman from Kralpora Kupwara, 80-year-old male from Khidam and 55-year-old woman from Pushwara Anantnag. He said that five deaths we...

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Covid 19- Beyond Bold Headlines and Social Media Optics, Kashmir’s Healthcare is Ailing and it needs Attention

WRITE-UPS

Insha Mushtaq/ Zafar Dar Amid the tall claims and social media optics, the shocking revelations that have unfolded in the past few days force one to think that beyond the well-managed photo ops and bold headlines lies a grim state of Kashmir's ailing healthcare, negligence. In a similar case, four residents of Anantnag town in South Kashmir whose relatives have died in the past few days have made shocking revelations about how alleged medical negligence led to the death of their relatives. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family members of the victims, one of the bereaved member, whose mother and sister in law died of covid 19 in the last week, said that, "My mother and my sister-in-law had tested positive for COVID-19 on 24th April, and after that, my mother's oxygen saturation l...

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Pulwama Man Arrested in Delhi for Planning to kill Hindu Priest Narsinghanand

INDIA

A resident of Pulwama has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly planning to kill controversial priest Swami Yati Narsinghanand on behalf of Jaish-e-Mohammed. The accused, identified as Jan Mohammed Dar, was arrested from a hotel in Paharganj on Sunday. According to Delhi Police, the items recovered from his possession indicate that Jan Mohammed Dar was planning to dress up like a Hindu priest to assassinate Dasna Devi temple priest Swami Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, who had recently made controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed. The Delhi Police recovered a saffron kurta, a white pajama, a kalava (holy thread), a string of beads, sandalwood paste, and a box of Kumkum (vermillion) along with a 30 bore pistol and two magazines containing 15 live rounds.buy plavix generic buy pl...

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Elderly man denied to get patient’s COVID-19 test done in hospital in Kupwara

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Tasaduq Hussain Accusing the health center of not treating a severely ill patient, an elderly man carrying his wife on the shoulder at Vilgam in north Kashmir's Kupwara Monday said that he was made to return along with the patient and asked to get COVID-19 test done to get the admission in Hospital. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media platforms wherein an elderly man can be seen carrying his wife on the shoulder outside a health center accusing the aforesaid center of not treating her owing to COVID-19. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the video has sparked resentment against the health center for not treating the lady patient carried by an elderly person on his shoulder saying that she was not attended by the doctors rather asked him ...

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In Two Days, Kashmir University Loses Two Professors to Covid 19- Students Express Grief

REGIONAL

Various students of Kashmir university have expressed heartfelt condolences as two professors of the university have died in the last 48 hours. The duo died of Covid 19. An Assistant Professor of the Zoology Department at the University of Kashmir (KU) Dr. Mustahson Farooq Monday died of Covid-19. Earlier on Sunday, Head of Department (HoD) of Department of Electronics at University of Kashmir, Professor Ghulam Mohiudin Bhat on Sunday died due to COVID-19. Arif Ahmed, a student of Professor Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat remembering him as a humble and gentle teacher said that he was always kind to the students. "All students are deeply grieved at his sad demise, it is almost unbelievable to come in terms with his death," he told The Kashmiriyat. While as Kashmiri journalist, Muzammil J...

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Kashmir Scholar Mirza Saaib Beg and His Team Wins Prestigious Debate at Oxford Union

Diaspora

Kashmiri Scholar Winning Mirza Saaib Bég and his team which included Nandita Venkatesan (India), Tafadzwa Matika (Zimbabwe), Andrés Ordoñez-Buitrago (Colombia) have won the Weidenfeld Hoffmann scholarship debate conducted by Oxford Union- a 200-year old debating society. The Weidenfeld Hoffmann Scholars' Debate is the key element of the leadership programme offered by the Wiedenfield Scholarship under which Saaib was granted admission. Last week Facebook’s oversight board upheld the ban on Donald Trump and the debate motion focussed on this issue. The motion for the debate was: This house believes that social media has no right to ban politicians. During the debate, Mirza Saaib stressed on the need for “preventing an encroachment of our rights by outsourcing the job of dispensing...