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Twitter Donates 2.5 Million Dollar to Right-wing Hindu Group

Twitter Donates 2.5 Million Dollar to Right-wing Hindu Group

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Twitter has donated 2.5 million dollars (184.04 million INR) to Sewa International, an organization affiliated with India’s extremist outfit, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Twitter CEO Jack Patrick Dorsey said that 15 million dollars (1102.2 million rupees) have been split between CARE, AID INDIA and Sewa International to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India.buy isotretinoin generic buy isotretinoin generic The right-wing RSS has been accused of gross carrying out communal hatred targetted at Muslims across India and running mob lynching campaigns against Muslims and other minorities. The 2002 Gujarat Pogrom left thousands of Muslims dead. Human Rights Watch in its report had said that the RSS-BJP were the groups most directly responsible for the violence. In a 2004 e...
Covid 19- No Eid Prayers in Eid Gah’s from North to South- Kashmir Remains Locked Down

Covid 19- No Eid Prayers in Eid Gah’s from North to South- Kashmir Remains Locked Down

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Strict curfew has been imposed in Srinagar and other districts of Jammu Kashmir on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday in order to contain the spread of the virus. Witnesses said that police and paramilitary troopers have been deployed in strength on roads across Srinagar. They said the roads have been blocked at several places, saying that concertina wires have been erected on main roads, thus halted the vehicular movement.' Notably, the administration had already announced that there shall be no relaxation in restriction on Eid day. The restrictions continued to remain in place in Jammu and Kashmir for the 14th straight day to prevent the virus from spreading. The government has announced Corona Curfew across Jammu Kashmir till May 17. However, the congregational Eid prayer...
Shawal Moon Sighted in Pakistan- Kashmir to Celebrate Eid on Thursday

Shawal Moon Sighted in Pakistan- Kashmir to Celebrate Eid on Thursday

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After deliberations and discussions of several hours, the Ruat e Hilal Committee- a body responsible for the monthly moon sighting in Pakistan has said that Eid ul Fitr will be observed on Thursday in Pakistan. Moulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, the chairman of the committee said that ample proof of moon sighting has been received from various parts of Pakistan. Pertinently Kashmir historically has been observing Eid on the same day as Pakistan.buy zithromax online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/themes/classic/inc/new/zithromax.html no prescription Meanwhile, Muslims in India will be celebrating Eid on Friday. Saudi Arab has sighted the moon and shall be observing Eid ul Fitr on Thursday. Several European and Asian countries will also be celebrating eid on the same Thu...
After Promoting ‘Super-Spreader’ Tourism Events in Kashmir, Admin Seen Thrashing Woman and Men With Sticks

After Promoting ‘Super-Spreader’ Tourism Events in Kashmir, Admin Seen Thrashing Woman and Men With Sticks

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In a shocking video that has surfaced on the internet, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Baramulla in an open violation of basic legal framework picked up a stick to police, women, and men in Baramulla to follow the covid protocols. A video shot by Kashmir crown, the administrative official, ADC Baramulla Mohammad Ehsan who also be seen whacking women in the main town of the district. In the video, few persons can be seen walking in the market ahead of Eid ul Fitr as the official stops and beats them with a stick, for “violating” the ongoing lockdown imposed by the Jammu Kashmir administration. Pertinently the video has surfaced weeks after the Kashmir valley witnessed a re-surge of covid cases, however at the point in time, the administrative officials through the length and ...
No Talks With India Until New Delhi Reverses Abrogation of Article 370: Imran Khan

No Talks With India Until New Delhi Reverses Abrogation of Article 370: Imran Khan

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan would not hold talks with India until New Delhi reverses its decision of scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. India abrogated the special status of Jammu Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019, and bifurcated it into two Union territories. “Unless India retreats from the steps taken on August 5…, the Pakistani government will not talk to India at all,” Khan said while responding to questions from the public during a live broadcast session. Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that no talks presently were taking place with India but parleys could be held in New Delhi revisited its policy regarding Kashmir and provided relief to the people of Kashmir. “Jammu Kashmir cannot be an...
More than 788 Injured in Fresh Strikes, Death toll 26 in Israel Airstrikes on Palestine

More than 788 Injured in Fresh Strikes, Death toll 26 in Israel Airstrikes on Palestine

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The number of those killed in attacks by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday rose to 26 as the wounded climbed to 788, according to local sources. The latest attack, which targeted an apartment in western Gaza City, killed two civilians and injured six others. Earlier, a strike had hit a house in the west of the Gaza Strip and killed three including a woman and a disabled person, an official from the Civil Defense teams told Anadolu Agency. One of the nine children killed in the attacks was a 10-year-old girl, while the others were boys of various ages, Palestine’s Health Ministry said. The Israeli army announced the launch of Operation Guardian of the Walls late on Monday against the Gaza Strip. It also announced that an air attack had been carried out on the enclav...
Woman Dies of Electrocution in Anantnag

Woman Dies of Electrocution in Anantnag

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Waris Shah A 42-year-old woman died due to electrocution in Akingam village of Achabal, Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Wednesday morning. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, an official said that a woman identified as Fareeda Akhter Wife of Shabir Ahmad Kumar, who is a resident of Akingam Achabal received an electric shock at her residence today morning resulting in serious injuries to her. She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
Body of 15-Year-old Girl Found After Six Days from River Jhelum in Srinagar

Body of 15-Year-old Girl Found After Six Days from River Jhelum in Srinagar

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The body of a 15-year-old girl was recovered from Jhelum in the Panzinara area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that a minor girl (name withheld), a resident of SD Colony Batamaloo was found floating in the Jhelum river by sand extractors in the Panzinara area.buy aciphex generic buy aciphex generic The body was fished out and later handed to local police for legal medico formalities after which the body will be handed over to the family, they said. It is pertinent to mention that the girl had jumped into river Jhelum near Budshah Kadal, Srinagar on May 06 at around 04:00 pm.
Suspected Militants Attack Police party in Samba

Suspected Militants Attack Police party in Samba

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Mubashir Naik Suspected militants carried out a grenade attack on a police party in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir but there was no report of any casualty, officials said on Wednesday. A grenade was hurled by unidentified persons at a police party which was engaged in checking vehicles at Nad on Samba-Udhampur road around 10 pm Tuesday, the officials said. They said the grenade missed the intended target and exploded in an open area without causing any damage. The whole area was immediately cordoned off and a massive search operation is underway to nab the suspected militants who carried out the attack, the officials said.
Moon Not Sighted- Saudi Arabia to Celebrate Eid ul Fitr on Thursday

Moon Not Sighted- Saudi Arabia to Celebrate Eid ul Fitr on Thursday

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The Shawal Moon has not been sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court had called for the Muslims in UAE, Qatar, and other Arab states to sight the crescent moon on Tuesday evening, which will mark the beginning of Eid-ul-Fitr and the end of Ramadan 2021. "The moon has not been sighted in Saudi Arabia and Eid al Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday 13th May," news reports said.