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Encounter Breaks out in Kokernag Anantnag

ISLAMABAD

Waris Shah On Tuesday morning, an encounter has broken out between militants and Government forces in Vailoo area of Kokernag in South Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official confirming the exchange of gunfire said that a joint team of Government Forces including Indian Army’s 19 RR, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a Cordon and search Operation (CASO)following inputs about militant presence in the Vailoo area. As soon as the forces moved closer to the suspected spot, the Militants opened fire, to which the forces retaliated, the official said.buy amitriptyline online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/amitriptyline.html no prescription As per the initial reports, two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.bu...

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Kashmiri Journalist Allegedly Thrashed by Forces While Taking Photographs in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Mir Junaid Kashmiri photojournalist Saqib Majeed on Monday alleged that he was ruthlessly assaulted by Government Forces while performing his professional duties in Srinagar. Saqib Majeed, who is Prestige’s Wisden Cricket award winner speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that i was on professional duty capturing some photographs near Dal Lake, however, as soon as he got out of the car he was rounded up by Government Force personnel and thrashed ruthlessly. “As soon as I got out of my car, they stopped me from taking any photographs and asked me to disclose my permission for roaming in the lockdown," Saqib said, adding, "I am a journalist and the Inspector General of Police has said that our press ID cards will be treated as a curfew pass." Saqib alleged that as a few of them were ...

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‘She was Killed by in Laws’- Family of the Woman Found Dead in Budgam

REGIONAL

The family and relatives of a 30-year-old woman, who was found hanging from a walnut tree in the Nowgam Darwan area of Chrar e sharief in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, staged a protest on Monday, alleging that their daughter was murdered by her in-laws. According to the news agency, the family members and relatives of Akhter Jaan of Zasoo Pulwama who was married to Mohammad Shafi Mir before two years held a protest outside the Sub District Hospital Charar-i-Sharief and demanded justice. “My sister has been murdered, she has been hanged to death by her in-laws,” said the brother of the deceased woman. “If she had died by suicide, why would her in-laws have run away when we reached the spot. Why did her husband and in-laws switch off their phones,” he questioned. Akhter, ac...

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60 Tablighi Jamaat Members Have Cremated/Buried Over 500 Covid Victims

INDIA

A group of 60 Tablighi Jamaat members cremated/buried over 500 bodies so far. They have been carrying out cremation and funerals of covid-19 patients in Tirupati city of Andhra Pradesh. The team has been conducting funerals of at least 15 bodies daily for the last month, irrespective of the religion and community of the covid-19 patients. "Last year, many blamed some of us for the Covid-19 pandemic, now everyone is appreciating us," said JMD Gouse while speaking to the News Minutes. "We conduct the funerals based on the religious traditions. If the deceased is Hindu, we put a cloth and garland of flowers, if Christian we put the body into a coffin and call Church's father to arrange a prayer and if the deceased is a Muslim we hold a Janaze ki Namaz (rituals)," Gouse explained. ...

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Saudi Arabia likely to hold Hajj ritual under COVID-19 measures

INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Arabia has announced its plan to hold Hajj sacramental this year in a manner that ensures preserving health and protection of the pilgrims, the Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday. The health authorities in the domain continue to assess conditions and take all measures to protect the health and well-being of the public, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. It added that organization details of the Hajj season will be announced later. The ministry did not mention whether foreign pilgrims will be allowed to attend this season. The kingdom organized a special Hajj season last year with a limited number of pilgrims as part of precautionary measures against COVID-19 supper. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday 942 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the accumu...

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Clothes Stolen from Dead Bodies in Crematoriums and graveyards in Uttar Pradesh

INDIA

Police on Sunday arrested seven people for stealing clothes from dead bodies from crematoria and graveyards in Baghpat in western Uttar Pradesh. Police said the accused used to steal the shroud used to cover the dead, their clothes, sarees, among other things. "Seven people have been arrested. During interrogation, it was revealed that they used to steal bedsheets, sarees, clothes of the dead. Among the items recovered are: 520 bedsheets, 127 kurtas, 52 white sarees, and other articles of clothing," Circle Officer Alok Singh told a posse of reporters. Putting the articles to a good wash and post ironing them, the men would again sell it using a Gwalior company's label, said the officer. Police said these people have been stealing for the past 10 years. Other than stealing they ...

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Kashmiri Doctors in Diaspora Leading by Example- Treating Thousands of Covid Patients for Free

Diaspora

As covid-19 takes a firmer grip on India and various other countries across the globe, the efforts of Kashmiri doctors in the diaspora are earning global praises. 300 Kashmiri doctors living abroad, are providing free treatment to people around the clock in various countries including Saudi Arabia, Dubai, the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. According to news reports, Kashmiri doctors in the diaspora have treated thousands of patients after gathering under the banner of the Kashmir Healthcare Support group, and have also given free consultancy to more than 20,000 patients online, since July. Ranging from cardiologists, physicians, orthopedics to doctors who specialize in all types of treatment, the group has been helping the patients fight the pandemic. One of the doct...

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‘Thrashed with Rods and Stones by Right Wing Mob’, Families of Two Gujjar Muslims Fear about their Well Being

OTHERS

Yameen Dar While attending to his father, Mohammad Sadiq Gujjar, who is hospitalized after being attacked by a mob, the son fears about the well-being of his mother and sister back home. It has been 24 hours since the attack and the entire family has been consumed by the fear, while the family tries to grasp why the incident has happened and the suddenness of the attack. Two men returning from their fields after a busy day of work with the bulls at Danu and on their way to their native Bagni, they were accused of cow slaughter, sharp-edged knives were forced into their hands, and videos of the duo with knives portrayed as meant for 'slaughter' of the animals were circulated widely on the social media handles. “My father’s cousin lost a tooth while he was being hit by a rod and my ...

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Taliban declares three-day ceasefire for Eid celebration in Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL

Taliban insurgents said on Monday they would observe a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for the Muslim religious holiday of Eid, starting this week, after weeks of increasing violence that gripped the country. "In order that the Mujahideen again provide a peaceful and secure atmosphere to our compatriots during Eid-ul-Fitr so that they may celebrate this joyous occasion, all Mujahideen ... are instructed to halt all offensive operations," Mohammad Naeem, a Taliban spokesman, said on Twitter. Eid will begin on Wednesday or Thursday this week depending on the sighting of the moon. The ceasefire declaration came two days after bombings outside a school in the western part of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killed at least 68, most of them students, and injured more than 165 others. N...

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Woman found hanging from walnut tree in Budgam

REGIONAL

A 30-year-old woman was found hanging from a walnut tree in Chararisharief area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district on the interviewing night of Sunday and Monday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the police received information about the incident in the morning. “We had sent a team and the body of the woman was brought to the hospital to sub-district hospital Chararisharief for post-mortem," he said.buy strattera online buy strattera no prescription He said that further investigation has been taken up—(KNO)