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Covid 19- Closure of Educational Institutes Extended till May 31

EDUCATION

The Jammu Kashmir administration on Sunday said that the closure of educational institutes in Jammu Kashmir has been extended. "All Universities, Colleges and technical / skill development institutions in J&K to remain closed till May 31. All schools, coaching centers in J&K to remain closed till May 31. Religious places of worship to remain open," J&K Govt. Earlier the administration extended the lockdown in the erstwhile state till 6 May to stop the spread of the covid virus.

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Do not Address Me as Lord, The Only Lord is ‘Allah’- Anantnag Born Judge Tells Lawyers to Call him Sir

REGIONAL

Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class Boniyar, in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district has issued an order, asking lawyers not to address him as ‘your lordship’ or ‘your honor’ but simply say ‘Sir’ while addressing him in the court of law. The Judge while describing the words like ‘your lordship’ ‘my lord’ or ‘your honor’ of divine nature said these words belong to ‘Lord’ (Almighty Allah) only. “It is hereby for the information of all lawyers that they may not address me as, “Your Lordship”, “My Lord” or “Your Honor”, as such words are of divine nature and belong to the Lord only. Therefore, lawyers are directed to rather use the word “Sir” in place of such words. This order may be strictly followed,” reads the order issued by Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Boniyar Shahber Ayaz, who is a re...

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Family Rendered Homeless in a Massive Ablaze in Matalhama

KULGAM

Danishwar Hameed A residential house was gutted in a massive fire Matalhama in area of South Kashmir’s kulgam district on Sunday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the fire broke out at around 10:30 am and soon after the fire broke out locals reached the spot and tried to douse the flames, however, they failed to do so. He said that a residential house that belonged to Abdul Rashid Reshi was destroyed in the devastating fire. The immediate causes of the fire were not known, however no injuries were reported from the incident.

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‘Government Could have Stopped Covid Resurge’- Modi Government Ignored Warning from Scientists

INTERNATIONAL

As India battles with the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a shocking report has come to the fore. As per a report by Reuters, a panel of scientists set up by government, had alarmed the Indian officials in early March about a new and more contagious variant of Coronavirus taking hold in the country. Five scientists who are a part of this forum have confirmed this. Despite warnings, four of the scientists said that the government did not seek to impose major restrictions to stop the spread. Reportedly, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 genetics consortium or Insavog had issued the warning in March. One of the scientists, who happens to be the director of a research center in Northern India and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that it was conveyed to a top official, who reports directly t...

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Covid 19- Lockdown to Continue in Kulgam and Anantnag as well

REGIONAL

Sheikh Nadeem/ Danishwar Hameed A day after the lieutenant Governor led administration decided to continue the lockdown in four districts of Jammu Kashmir including Srinagar and Jammu, the district administration of Kulgam and Anantnag have said lockdown will continue in these two districts. The Lockdown in the erstwhile state was imposed on the 28th of April amid a heavy surge in the covid 19 cases. The highest number of deaths since the pandemic began were recorded on Saturday. People are strictly adhering to the lockdown and the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization, however many people have pointed fingers at the administration when they opened the tulip garden for tourists and conducted many tourism events when Corona had just begun to spread. In the Kulgam di...

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700 Teachers Died of Covid While Perform Election Duty in Uttar Pradesh, 300 More Critical

INDIA

Shortly after announcing the death of over 700 primary teachers compelled to work on panchayat election duty, the Uttar Pradesh Primary Teachers Association voiced their concern about 300 more teachers, who are in critical condition since April 29, 2021. According to General Secretary Sanjay Singh, members called for a boycott of all election-related duties during previous meetings in light of the increasing death toll. The Members thanked the Supreme Court for taking cognisance of the issue and asking the state government and election commission (SEC) about necessary precautions for counting. However, Singh condemned the claims of the administration in the affidavit of the government. “They claim that they have been taking necessary precautions. These are nothing but claims. The ...

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Man Commits Suicide in Shopian Kashmir

SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan A man has allegedly committed suicide in the Pinjoora area of Shopian in South Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning, the family members of the person (name withheld) was found dead inside his house, after which his family rushed him to the hospital. Upon his arrival at the hospital, he was declared brought dead by the doctors, the official said, adding, "after the completion of medical and legal formalities, the body will be handed over to the family members for last rites." Locals said that he is survived by two minor children and a wife. Meanwhile, the police official said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered in this regard and further investigation has been initiated.

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India Records a Little Less than 4 Lakh Cases, Counting Begins for West Bengal Election

INDIA

On Sunday, India recorded 3,689 deaths due to Covid-19, the highest number of deaths in a day since the pandemic broke out. On Saturday, the new positive cases were recorded to be more than four lakhs. Although, on Sunday, the recorded cases were a little below the four lakh mark with 3.92 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Counting for votes in 4 states (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam) and a union territory (Puducherry) have begun today amidst the chaos created by the pandemic under strict Covid protocol. The voting for these elections took place in March and April, the time around which Covid-19 cases started growing at an alarming rate. From fewer than 25,000 cases until March 14, the number of Covid cases crossed 4 Lakh mark on May 1. In three states Bhartiya Janta P...

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As Covid Resurged in India, The Country’s Rich escaped in Private Jets: Report

INDIA

As India deals with the deadly pandemic, amidst the death and the devastation, the rich of India escaped in private jets. Reports have flooded all around the world with the news of lack of oxygen, hospital beds and the essential medicines in India, but the rich of this third world nation-state booked their flights to safer destinations in the Middle East, Europe and the Indian Ocean. Rohan Mehra, the CEO of Club One Air, a New Delhi-based private jets firm said to Bloomberg, that it was not just the ultra-rich, anybody who could afford a private jet fled the country. The motivation behind fleeing India was the travel curbs that the other countries were imposing on traveling to and from India. As countries like the UK, UAE and Canada imposed these bans, there was an emergence of last-...

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Days After Creation of STF to Bring Government Employees Under Scanner, Teacher from Kupwara Dismissed

REGIONAL

Salman Shah A Few days after the Jammu Kashmir administration headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the formation of a Special Task Force (STF) to bring under the scanner government employees allegedly involved in ‘anti-national’ activity, a teacher from Kupwara has been suspended allegedly for 'Anti National Activities.' In an order of the "Government of Jammu Kashmir, it was notified 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 such as...