June 2021 - Page 29 of 42 - The Kashmiriyat

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PDP Urges Government to Revoke Decision on Property Tax by Cantonment Board in Srinagar

Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said that they cannot participate in the ongoing delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir as the party at present has no incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) as well as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The party, while addressing a presser, also demanded revocation of the decision to charge property tax from the dwellers living within the jurisdiction of Srinagar Cantonment Board. PDP chief spokesperson, Suhail Bukhari, who was accompanied by the party’s additional spokespersons Najmu Saqib and Dr. Harbakhsh Singh Shunty, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the parties in J&K can individually decide on their participation in the ongoing delimitation commission. “However, as far as PDP is conc...

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Muslim Filmmaker Booked with Sedition Charges for Commenting on Covid 19 Mismanagement

INDIA

On Thursday, the Kavaratti police booked the filmmaker and actress Aisha Sultana with charges of sedition and hate speech, on the complaint of BJP Lakshadweep wing president C Abdul Khader Haji, about her remarks on the Covid-19 situation in the UT at a panel discussion on a Malayalam news channel. Abdul Khader, in his complaint, alleged that Ms. Sultana, a native of Chetlat Island, had said that the Centre was using the Covid-19 as a 'bio-weapon' against the people of Lakshadweep. The Kavaratti police have registered a case against Sultana under Section 124A, 153B of IPC. On June 7, Sultana participated in a prime time debate on Malayalam news channel Media One and made remarks against the pandemic mismanagement by the present Lakshadweep Administration. The UT of Lakshadweep ...

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Assam Chief Minister Asks Muslims to Control Birth

INDIA

The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday asked the Muslim community in the state to adopt a “decent family planning” policy to deal with poverty and other social problems, the Hindustan Times reported. “We want to work with the minority Muslim community to control population,” he said while speaking at a press conference to mark the completion of 30 days of his government. “The root cause of issues such as poverty, land encroachment, etc, lies in uncontrolled population growth. I think we can put an end to a lot of social problems in Assam if the Muslim community adopts decent family planning norms.” Sarma said that his government will work towards educating the women of the community so that the problem can be tackled effectively. The government cannot allow encro...

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Youth Critically Injured After Stabbed In Srinagar’s Noor Bagh Locality

REGIONAL

A 24-year-old youth has sustained critical injuries after stabbed by some unknown persons here in Noor Bagh locality this evening. Reports said that the boy was outside his residence, when some unknown persons caught hold of him and stabbed him in his lower abdomen. Alerted by the cries of teenage boy, some passersby came to rescue, however the culprits managed to escape the spot till then. The boy has been identified as Huzaif Ahmad Mattoo, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Mattoo, a resident of Palpora Pamposh Colony. The boy was immediately evacuated to SMHS Hospital Srinagar, where his conditions continue to remain highly unstable. Meanwhile a police official confirming the incident to GNS said that a case has been registered in this regard for due investigations. (GNS)

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Unlock doesn’t mean pandemic is over: DC Srinagar

REGIONAL

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad on Thursday said that unlock process started by the government doesn't mean that Covid pandemic was over. According to the news agency, DC Srinagar, Aijaz Asad along with Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar Sandeep Choudhary, Superintendent of Police (SP) East and SDPO East visited Lal Chowk today to see whether the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) were being followed by the people. “We visited here today to ensure that the SOPs are followed in letter and spirit. The government has announced unlock process, which doesn't mean the Covid pandemic is over,” he said. He said that doing away with SOPs leads to lockdown and other strict measures, therefore, the people must follow protocol in letter and spirit to fight ...

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Massive fire breaks out at Baran Power Grid Station in Jammu outskirts

REGIONAL

Massive fire broke out at power grid station in Baran in the outskirts of Jammu on Thursday afternoon, officials said here. Officials told that the fire broke out at the grid station at around 3.30 pm today. "The reason of the fire is yet to be known, it is a major fire and fire fighting vehicles were put in service. Now the fire has subsided a little," an official informed.buy tadasiva online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/css/new/tadasiva.html no prescription He said that power supply of Akhnoor, Roopnagar, Kot Bhalwal, Ban Talab Poorkhoo, Thathar, Barnai, Baba Talab has got affected due to the fire incident—(KNO)

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50-Year-Old Ayub Khan Dies After being Tortured in Custody in Haryana

INDIA

In yet another incident of growing hate against Muslims, a Muslim man died after he was tortured by Police in Haryana's Panipat district. Reports said that Ayub Khan aged 50 died on Tuesday evening after he was tortured at Quila police station in Haryana’s Panipat district. The report further added that three men including the Assistant Sub Inspector Dharamvir have been arrested in this connection and a murder case has been registered against them. The District Superintendent of Police Shashank Kumar Sawan said that on Tuesday evening that the preliminary investigation showed that Ayub Khan died in police custody after he was tortured by Dharamvir. He said that there were injuries on Khan’s body, adding that the police were waiting for a postmortem report. The deceased was a...

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A Pandemic, A Determinant Population- How Self Help Groups Helped Kashmir Battle Covid 19

WRITE-UPS

Kounsar Bashir/ Imran Bonyari The pandemic has taken quite a toll over the Kashmir Valley, especially since the second wave arose. The second wave of Covid-19 attacked right when the masses and the government had almost normalized social gatherings and the healthcare infrastructure crumbled down in front of the rise of Covid-19. People realized it soon that they are on their own and hence, they took it upon themselves to help each other. Various NGOs and other volunteer organizations have been helping those in need in every possible way, be it availing food for those who are alone, or gathering money for those who cannot afford the expenditure of the treatment. Here's a brief account of the Covid-19 volunteer organizations and NGOs that The Kashmiriyat got in touch with. These or...

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Baghdad Airport in Iraq Attacked by Drones: Report

INTERNATIONAL

The international airport of the Iraqi capital Baghdad was attacked by drones, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported, citing a statement from Iraqi security agencies. According to the statement, there were three drones, one of them was shot down. Earlier, Al Sumaria TV channel reported, citing a source in security agencies, said that the Victory military base, located near the Baghdad international airport, came under rocket fire. Shortly before this, the Balad air base in the Iraqi province of Salah ad Din was subjected to rocket fire, no casualties were reported.

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Hike in examination fee at Kashmir University Despite Pandemic Irks Students, Parents

EDUCATION

Mubashir Naik Amid Covid-19 followed by lockdown, Kashmir University has allegedly hiked the examination fee for the 2021-22 academic year, despite the absence of offline classes. The decision has irked most of the students, who said that many students will be “left with no choice but to drop out after two years of hard work” because of this decision. A student of the English department, on the condition of anonymity, said that “As everyone is struggling with the pandemic, unemployed people have lost their ways of earning but still Kashmir University leaves no chance of looting its students. I am a daughter of unemployed parents with a limited source of earnings. My parents are struggling to meet with the new fees structure issued by the university." "University administration ...