August 17, 2021 - The Kashmiriyat

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Two Sopore youth launch online food app ‘Hyper Go’

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Two youth hailing from Bandipora and Sopore launched an online Food App "Hyper Go" on Monday in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Suhail Qadir from Adipora Sopore and Khawaja Irtika from Bandipura while launching the food delivery mobile that during the pandemic online food app became the need of the hour, however, it was only available in urban areas. Hyper Go is a complete delivery app which includes food and grocery items. The people in town can order food from their favourite restaurants including Zero Miles, Mante Silva, New Light Group, De Inn, Bite and Brew and 10 tables. At the launching ceremony, trade body president Qazi Hashmatulla , Council Irfan Ali , Educationalist Haji Anayatulla besides SDPO Raja Majid, SHO ...

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District Panchayat Sends Proposal to UP Govt. To Rename Aligarh to ‘Harigarh’

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The Aligarh region panchayat has sent a proposal to the Uttar Pradesh government, looking for an adjustment of the name of the city to 'Harigarh'. Another proposition to change the name of Firozabad area to Chandra Nagar has been proposed, likewise. The names of numerous urban areas and rail route stations have been changed in Uttar Pradesh in the course of recent years with Allahabad's name being changed to Prayagraj being the most eminent of them. Considerably, prior to this numerous associations had spoke to the UP government requesting that it changes Aligarh's name. This time around, the proposition was sent by individuals from the recently established panchayat. The proposition was first introduced to the panchayat by the Kshastriya Mahasabha and later supported by chosen...

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Expedite registration of beneficiaries under PMJAY-Sehat: DDC Anantnag

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Stresses for enhancing the pace of vaccination in 18-44 Category The District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla today directed the concerned officers to expedite the registration of beneficiaries under the PMJAY-Sehat so that cent percent coverage is achieved. The DDC passed these directions while taking stock of the progress made by the district under the scheme in meeting with officers of Health and others at the DC office, here. Pertinent to mention, the DDC has been chairing regular meetings on the subject, and action taken on directives issued so far was reviewed in the fresh meeting. Dr. Singla enjoined upon ACR and SDMs to monitor the progress of registrations in their jurisdictions with due assistance from functionaries of RDD, CAPD, and other officia...

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Police Officials Snatch ID Cards of 3 Journalists Covering 8th Day of the Muharram Procession

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Umar Farooq It has come to the fore that as events unfolded on the 8th day of Muharram processions in Kashmir Valley's Srinagar, the Jammu Kashmir Police assaulted journalists who were covering the processions in the city. As reported by The Kashmiriyat earlier, on Tuesday morning, the photojournalists who were covering the Muharram procession around Jehangir Chowk were assaulted. These included Waseem Andrabi, Sajad Hameed, Mehran Bhat and Burhan Bhat. It was reported that Sajad Hameed's equipment was damaged, too. Later, in the afternoon, three Kashmir based journalists - Abdul Hamid Khan, Irshad Hussain and Basit Ali Rajput, alleged that their IDs were snatched by the police officials at around 3:15 p.m., while they were covering the Muharram procession. The Kashmiriyat got ...

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The Journalist Federation of Kashmir Condemns the Assault on journalists while covering Muharram processions in Srinagar

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The Journalist Federation of Kashmir condemns the assault on journalists while covering Muharram processions in the Srinagar city Tuesday, and demands action against police officials involved, as is clear in the videos and photographs taken on the spot. The Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor's administration should immediately take action against the accused police officials, otherwise we understand that today's incident is a continuation of police tactics against journalists aimed to prevent them from reporting facts on the ground. The harassment of journalists has become a routine and we urge international press freedom and rights bodies to take cognizance of these incidents, express solidarity and raise the issue on all international platforms. Press freedom is the cornerstone o...

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BJP Worker Shot Dead in Brazloo Village, Kulgam

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Danishwar Hameed Suspected militants on Tuesday shot dead a BJP worker in Brazloo area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district. The officials identified him as Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Abdullah Dar resident of Buchroo Brazloo was shot dead outside his residence. “Javaid was the constituency in charge of BJP for Kulgam,” he said, adding that police party has rushed to the spot to ascertain the facts. The official said that whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers

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Two former CMs reacted after Journalists thrashed in J&K’s Srinagar capital

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Former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday hoped that Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will ensure journalists in Valley are not thrashed again. Omar Abdullah reacted after policemen led by an officer thrashed journalists mostly photo-journalists in the heart of Srinagar city when they were covering Muharram Procession. The incident occurred near Jahangir Chowk Srinagar. “Very unfortunate to see J&K police personnel mercilessly thrashing journalists in Srinagar. These people were simply doing their jobs - reporting the news. They don’t make the news & they don’t engineer events to create the story. I hope @OfficeOfLGJandK will ensure no repeat,” Omar Abdullah tweeted. When a cameraman alleged that police personnel broke the lens of his camera, Omar Abdulla...

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Turkey Welcomes Taliban’s Positive Messages to International Community, Says Hope to See it in Actions

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On Tuesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Turkey welcomed the positive messages to the international community given by the Taliban following its triumph in Afghanistan. "We welcome the positive messages given by the Taliban to foreigners, diplomatic missions, and their own population. I hope we will see (the same approach) in their actions," Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said in televised comments.

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Taliban Declares Amnesty, asks Women to join Government

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The Taliban announced an “amnesty” throughout Afghanistan and pressed women to join its government Tuesday, attempting to calm nerves around a tense capital city that only a day ago saw chaos at its airport as people tried to flee their rule. As per a report published on AP, the comments by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, represent the first comments on governance from a federal level across the country after their blitz across the country. While there were no major reports of abuses or fighting in Kabul, many residents have stayed home and remain scared after the insurgents’ takeover saw prisons emptied and armories looted. Older generations remember their ultraconservative Islamic views, which included stonings, amputations, and public executions...

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Militancy in its Last Phase in Kashmir: Union Minister, Jitendra Singh

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said there was a visible change in the thinking of people in Jammu Kashmir and Militancy was in its last phase in Kashmir, which witnessed large-scale Independence Day celebrations on Sunday. There is a veil of fear which is stopping people from expressing themselves openly. The Minister of State (MoS) in the PM’s Office was in Kathua, a part of his Udhampur parliamentary constituency, to inaugurate a high-efficiency oxygen generation plant at Government Medical College, established through the PM-Cares Fund. He said there was a “veil of fear which is stopping people from expressing themselves openly.” “I feel it is the last phase of Militancy there,” the minister said, responding to a question about the large scale Independence Day celebrat...