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Lieutenant Governor Launches Online School Affiliation and Recognition Portal

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The Governor of Jammu Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Thursday inaugurated various School Education Department projects costing 64 crores in nine districts. In this, 8 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya KGBV, 7 Girls Hostel at a cost of 28 crores. At the same time, 334 ICTC labs and 217 CAL centers are included at a cost of 36.50 crores. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor said that the new KGBV and Girls Hostel would facilitate the children from educationally backward classes, which would increase enrollment and gender equality. With the help of ITC Lab, the youth will get a chance to be exposed to the digital world. Till date, 1420 CAL Centers and 1588 ICT Labs have been established in Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools. During this, the Lieutenant Governor addressed the students ...

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Two slain militants in Kulgam encounter were planning attack on national highway: IGP Kashmir

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‘All four slain militants killed in Kulgam, Pulwama gunfights belong to LeT’ Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Thursday said that two slain militants killed in Kulgam encounter belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit and they were planning a big strike on the national highway. He said that all four militants killed in Kulgam and Pulwama belonged to LeT and all were locals. Talking to reporters as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), IGP said that two slain militants killed in the Kulgam area were locals and were planning a big strike on the national highway. “The encounter took place in an area close to the highway and they were planning an attack on the national highway. Two more militants killed in a gunfight at Pulwama were also locals,” the IGP said....

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Kashmiri Pandits Demand Reservation in the Assembly

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A group of Kashmiri Pandits has demanded a special reservation in the legislative assembly of Jammu Kashmir. Speaking to the press, Dr. Ramesh Raina said, "We have been suffering for the past 31 years and we have no political representation in the assembly of Jammu Kashmir. We met the delimitation commission and demanded that we be given reserved representation in Jammu Kashmir." The Kashmiri Pandits should be given a constituency in exile, he said, adding, "We have put the demand forward to the delimitation commission." "Minorities are an important part and parcel of the society, hence we demand a political voice in Jammu Kashmir. We also do not have a minority commission in Jammu Kashmir," Raina said. He demanded that the rights of the minorities should be protected. "The del...

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Israeli Settlers Bomb Down Palestinian Prisoner’s House in the North of Ramallah

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On Thursday, the Israeli occupation forces destroyed a Palestinian prisoner's house in a bomb blast. Montaser Shalabi, the prisoner, lived in Turmus Ayya town in the north of Ramallah. The locals say that the settler forces raided the town early morning and started bombing the prisoner's house with explosives. It has been reported that damage has been caused to the nearby buildings as well. While raiding the town, the Israeli Occupational Forces also attacked the residents of the area. The locals said that tear gas canisters and rubber bullets were used by the forces in order to disperse the locals. Although, no injuries were reported. Shalabi's wife had filed a petition in the Israeli Supreme Court against the decision to demolish the house where she lived with their children. Bu...

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Man Arrested with IED Substance in Budgam

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Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant associate in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement , the police said that during Naka checking at Archandarhama Magam near railway crossing, Police intercepted one person carrying a bag with suspicious condition, when police party approached towards him , he tried to flee from the spot but was tactfully apprehended by police party. The police spokesperson further stated that during search of said person, police party recovered explosive substance weighing 1.buy feldene generic bloinfobuy.com/feldene.html over the counter 2 KG approximately and two Electronic Detonator from his bag. He has been identified as Danish Ahmed Dar son of Mohammad Ashraf Dar resident of Check-Sari Singhpora Pattan, they said. Prelim...

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About 200 Israeli Settlers Barge into Batn al-Hawa Neighborhood and Attack Residents

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Earlier this week, on Tuesday evening, about 200 Israeli settlers stormed into Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan, Occupied Jerusalem. These Jewish settlers started attacking its residents. These settlers entered the neighborhood under the protection of occupation forces. This crowd included gunmen, as well. They barged into the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood and started provoking and attacking the residents of the area. Last year, in November 2020, the Israeli High Court in Jerusalem ordered the eviction of 7 Palestinian families, i.e., 87 Palestinians in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood to be replaced by the Israeli settlers. The residents of Batn al-Hawa had filed appeals in the Israeli court but the court rejected them. Instead, it allowed “Ateret Cohanim” to continue its procedures ...

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Pictures of Muslim Women Displayed as ‘Sulli Deal of the day’- Delhi Commission for Women demands FIR Against Hindutva fanatics

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Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to the police over a ”serious” matter of cyber-crime, where pictures of several Muslim women were displayed online without their consent and termed as ‘Sulli Deal of the day. Photos of hundreds of them were uploaded by an unidentified group on an app using GitHub by the name of ‘Sulli Deals’ on Sunday, 4 July. The women displayed by the app were put for auction. The app came to light when people started sharing their ‘deal of the day on Twitter, but it has since been removed by GitHub. In the notice, DCW chief Swati Maliwal asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police to provide a copy of the FIR registered in the matter and details of the accused identified and arrested. Maliwal has given the police one week to provide...

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Jammu Kashmir Police Busts Sex Racket in Srinagar

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The Jammu Kashmir Police have busted a sex racket in the Tengpora area of Kashmir capital Srinagar. Quoting Sources a Local news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) reported that a sex racket was busted by Jammu and Kashmir police in the Tengpora area of Srinagar city and have arrested five girls running the racket in the said vicinity and was handed over to Women’s police station Rambagh. They said the residences of the arrested girls are in Nowgam, Tibtee Colony Hawal, Aripal Tral, Nanil Anantnag and Khalapora Dalagte. An FIR number 107/ 2021 under sections 3, 4, 5, 7 of the immoral traffic prevention act has been registered in Police station Batamaloo and further investigation has been set into motion, they added. (KDC) Support The Kashmiriyat to help us report without influence- P...

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Parts of Kashmir Shut on Fifth Anniversary of Burhan Wani

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Parts of the Kashmir valley have shut on Thursday on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of slain militant commander, Burhan Wani. A partial shutdown is being observed in Tral area of Pulwama, which is the native of Wani. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that a partial shutdown is being observed in the Kulgam township of South Kashmir. While vehicular movement on the streets is thin, shops and other business establishments are shut in the township of the district. In Anantnag and Shopian townships a partial Shutdown is being observed too. In the Zainapora belt of Shopian, shops and business establishments are shut, while traffic is majorly off the roads. In Anantnag town, Shops are mostly shut while vehicular movement is also affected due to the shutdown. Perti...

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Girls High School in Khanabal Organizes Covid Awareness Drive

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The Girls High School in the Khanabal area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district organized a mass covid 19 awareness drive on Thursday. The awareness programme on implementation of covid-19 appropriate behaviour was organized through students and teachers in zone Anantnag. In a press statement issued to The Kashmiriyat, it was said that all staff members and students of the classes 8th to 10th following covid protocols distributed masks and raised awareness about covid 19 among the general public of the Anantnag district. "Around 200 Masks were distributed among people by the school," they said. Stressing on the importance of following the covid guidelines, the headmaster while addressing the students said, "Covid cases have surely gone down, but the pandemic is not over yet, th...