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Amid Growing Islamophobia, Mosque Faces Arson Attack in France

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In a clear case of Islamophobia, An arson attack was carried out on a mosque, in France’s southeastern Albertville city, on Monday night, the mosque said in a statement, on social media. According to the statement, the entrance of the mosque, run by the Milli Gorus Islamic Confederation (CIMG), was damaged in the attack although there were no injuries. A person was seen on security cameras setting the door of the mosque on fire, it said, adding that the police were informed and a complaint was filed. The statement said an investigation was launched into the incident and hoped that the perpetrators would be brought to justice. The CIMG has been criticized by the government and politicians for refusing to sign the Charter of Islamic Principles of France on the grounds that it ali...

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The Kashmir Walla Editor Fahad Shah Wins 25th Human Rights Press Awards

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Fahad Shah, the chief editor of Srinagar based The Kashmir Walla, has been awarded the prestigious 25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) in explanatory feature writing for his coverage of Delhi pogrom in February 2020. His two articles, published by US-based The Nation and VICE News, were a “showcase [of] courage and originality of journalistic storytelling about human rights in Asia”, the panel noted for winners. Two other Kashmiri journalists — including Jalees Andrabi and Sajjad Hussain, both correspondents of Agence France Presse — were listed in the Merit of the awards for their work on Delhi pogrom and India’s Covid-19 lockdown, respectively. The Human Rights Press Awards recognise top rights-related reporting from around Asia, with the goal of increasing respect for people’...

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Three Newly Recruited Militants Killed in Shopian Encounter

SHOPIAN

Three newly recruited militants affiliated with militant organization Al-Badr were killed in an encounter at Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that three newly recruited militants were killed in Kanigam village in Imam Sahib belt of Shopian while as one militant surrendered before forces. He said that due to the efforts of police, security forces and family members, one militant surrendered, however, three others turned down all the repeated surrenders offers. The official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towa...

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Covid-19- Positive cases increase Manifold in Jammu Kashmir as 4926 Test Positive, 52 Die

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The Jammu Kashmir on Thursday witnessed 52 deaths due to Covid-19 while 4,926 fresh positive cases, highest since pandemic were also reported, taking the number of total active cases in the UT to 41,666. With 52 more deaths the death toll has reached to 2,562 and the active cases continue to increase and the recovery rate decreases with each passing day. 4,926 fresh positive cases reported on Wednesday pushed the tally of positive cases to 201,511. Of the exact number of 201,511 cases, 123,646 are from Kashmir division and 77,865 from Jammu division. Officials told that among 4,916 new cases, 3,242 belong to Kashmir division while as 1,685 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 123,646 including 95,172 recoveries an...

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Hailstorm Creates Havoc in Anantnag, Kulgam and Kupwara- Woman Dies in Flash Floods

KULGAM

Sheikh Nadeem/ Shabir Khan Hailstorm in various parts of South Kashmir including the Anantnag and Kulgam districts caused havoc on Wednesday afternoon. An official from Anantnag district told The Kashmiriyat that various trees and crops were damaged in the hail storm in the Damhal, Ara Khoshipora, Brinty, Hakura, Hakura Hail. In Kupwara hailstorm damaged mustard fields in Khanbal, Kamah, Kralpora, Dahama, Shumnag, Warson, Guzriyal, Gungloosa, Hangnikote, Wadipora, Qalmabad, Waskura, Bader Heer, Yemlar Bala, Wara Pora, Bahadar Pora, Marat Gam, Gulura, Kulan Gam Bagh, Tuli Gund and Hangha in Kupwara district. While the officials said that Pahlu, Devsar, Chater gam, Khara Gund, Churat in Kulgam district also witnessed a massive hail storm in which several trees and fields suffered...

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DC Kulgam Establishes Interactive Voice Response Help Line Number

KULGAM

Danishwar Hameed District administration, Kulgam has established an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) help line number under “Madadgaar“ DC Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi ud din Bhat has setup 24X7 Interactive voice response(IVR) for grievances or COVID-19 queries under the name of “Madadgaar”, to provide help to the people of Kulgam district battling coronavirus. The Kulgam district administration has released the helpline number across the district, with an aim to effectively fight the spread of Coronavirus. People can call at the helpline number to get support on their queries related to Revenue, Jal Shakti, power issues and the Covid-19 virus at the following number: 6005955575

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18-year-old Boy Hangs Self in Ganderbal

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Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit An 18 old boy ended his life by hanging himself at his home, in Rezan area of Gund of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, on Thursday. An Official told The Kashmiriyat that the18 Year old boy, a resident of Rezan Gund hung himself at his home. He was immediately rushed to PHC Kullan, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and have registered a case and taken up further investigations in this regard.

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‘He was a Man of Principles, Sikhs Lost a Friend in him’- Dal Khalsa Mourns the Demise of Ashraf Sehrai

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The Dal Khalsa mourns the demise of chairman of Theerek-e-Hurriyat Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai at Jammu hospital. The separatist leader was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) by the Jammu Kashmir administration in July last year and was presently under detention in Jammu prison. On Tuesday he was admitted to GMC Jammu after his health deteriorated. As per reports, he was suffering from multiple ailments. He was considered next to Syed Ali Shah Geelani in the Hurriyat hierarchy. Leaders of pro-freedom Sikh group from Punjab expressed their condolences on Sehrai’s death. They said he was a man of principles and commitment. They prayed before the Almighty to give strength to family members, Hurriyat colleagues and people of Kashmir to bear the loss of their true representative. ...

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3 Militants Killed, 1 Surrenders in Shopian Encounter- Internet Suspended

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Meer Irfan Three militants have been killed while the fourth one surrendered during an encounter that raged between government forces and militants at Kanigam area of South Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday. An official confirming the development to The Kashmiriyat said that the Indian Armys 44 RR Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF Jointly laid a siege in the Kanigam shopian area. He said that the search was laid around a cluster of houses following an input about Militant movement in the area, during which the hiding militants opened fire upon the joint forces. The joint forces retaliated, he said, adding, three unidentified militants were killed during the exchange of gunfire, while the seatch operation in the area if still going on.buy intagra online https://myhst.com/wp-...

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‘I will Not be Able to Buy Toys for my Children on This Eid’- Dismay Grips the Houses of Suspended Government Employees in Kashmir

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Mumin Peerzada The Jammu Kashmir administration headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha recently announced the formation of a Special Task Force (STF) to bring under the scanner government employees allegedly involved in ‘anti-national’ activity, after which a teacher from Kupwara has been suspended allegedly for ‘Anti National Activities.’ Days after the order, the administration sent out an official notice that a teacher named Idress Ahmed Jan posted in Government Middle School of Kralpora, Kupwara was dismissed from his services. The order read, “The Lieutenant Governor is satisfied after considering the facts and circumstances of the case and on the basis of the information available that the activities of Mr. Idrees Jan, Teacher, Government Middle School, Kralpora, Kupwara are...