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Bureaucrats Think They are Kings But They Will Be Held Accountable Tomorrow: Farooq Abdullah

Politics, REGIONAL

Warning bureaucrats of the consequences of their ‘anti-people’ actions, National Conference leader Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said bureaucrats will be accountable tomorrow for what they have done. Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of an official function at SKICC Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah said that those bureaucrats who don’t bother to pick up the phone calls of people and politicians will have to answer tomorrow. Farooq Abdullah as per news agency Kashmir News Trust said that bureaucrats are the servants of people and they have to work for the masses. “These officers today think they are the kings but they are not the kings, simply the servants of people. They have to answer tomorrow and they will be held accountable tomorrow for what they have been doing today,” Abdulla...

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Afghan national held at Lakhanpur entry point in JK’s Kathua

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL

Police Tuesday detained an Afghan national at a COVID testing centre established at Jammu Kashmir’s Lakhanpur entry point in Kathua district. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a 17-year-old boy was detained by police in Lakhanpur near Jammu Kashmir-Punjab border, where restriction on movement of any-person was imposed under COVID guidelines and for testing. Police sources said that one Afghan national, aged about 17, was detained near COVID-19 testing point Lakhanpur after police observed some suspicious movement. “His identity was revealed from his Passport and Visa. He was taken to Lakhanpur Police Station for further enquiry,” the sources said. “Yes, a person from Afghanistan has been detained,” a senior police officer confirmed to KNO, adding...

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Muslim Man Assaulted by Fanatic Mob in Madhya Pradesh

INDIA

A 45-year-old Muslim vendor named Zahid Khan was assaulted and robbed of Rs 900 by two Hindutva fanatics for entering a Hindu-dominated village in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place days after another Muslim vendor was beaten and looted for selling bangles in a Hindu area in the state’s Indore city. Khan alleged that the men used religious slurs and attacked him with a belt and sticks. “They were beating me, saying teri himmat kaise hui mere gaon me ghusne ki [how dare you enter our village] and stopped only after I fell unconscious upon the villagers’ intervention,” he said, according to the First Information Report. “They threatened to kill me if I entered the village again before leaving the spot,” he said while speaking to NewsClick. He has been selling ve...

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Police, Army Hold face to face interaction with families of Militants in South Kashmir

REGIONAL

‘GoC 15 Corps, IGP Kashmir meet parents of militants active in entire South Kashmir at Shopian, urge families to appeal their children shun violence, return to mainstream; promise smooth homecoming of youth’ In a significant development, the police and the army top brass Tuesday reached out to the families of militants in South Kashmir and urged them to bring back their children into the mainstream. “GoC 15 Corps and IG Kashmir interacted with families of militants of whole South Kashmir at Shopian. Both officers appealed to families to bring their children back into the mainstream. We shall provide all types of assistance,” officials privy to the development, told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) A police official confirmed the development to KNO and said that Srinagar bas...

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Delivery Boy Critically Wounded in Road Accident in Anantnag

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Suhail Dar A delivery boy was critically wounded in a road accident in the Harnag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that a scooty rider riding the vehicle number JK03D 9807 was hit by a truck near the Harnag area on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in injuries to the scooty rider. The injured was immediately rushed to the hospital, where his condition is stated to be critical. A hospital official upon being contacted said that the condition of Shabir Ahmed who is a resident of Utersoo area in Shangus is very serious. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a police official confirmed the incident and said that a team of Jammu Kashmir Police has reached the spot. "We are ascertaining the details," the official said.

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Will Win the Elections in Jammu Kashmir with Majority: Farooq Abdullah

REGIONAL

The National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday claimed that his party will sweep assembly elections in J&K whenever polls are held and "we will form the next government". Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at SKICC here, Dr Farooq while replying to a query about whether NC was preparing for the upcoming Assembly polls, said: “We will sweep and win elections….you see…I am saying it with authority as NC is the biggest party in JK.” As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the NC chief said that Covid pandemic has hit development as well as employment opportunities in J&K. "You can see for yourself whether the situation has improved post Article 370 or deteriorated. I won’t talk about it much. If I say anything, they (BJP) would say I bei...

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Celebrations in Kabul as Last American Soldier Leaves Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL

Celebratory gunshots reverberated across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001. As per a report by Reuters, shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport after the last U.S. troops took off a minute before midnight, marking the end of a hasty and humiliating exit for Washington and its NATO allies. "The last U.S. soldier has left Kabul airport and our country gained complete independence," Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said, according to Al Jazeera TV. The U.S. Army shared an image taken with night-vision optics of the last U.S. soldier to step aboard the final evacuation flig...

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BSF Trooper Found Dead Under Mysterious Conditions in Rajouri

REGIONAL

A BSF soldier was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday. They said the BSF constable, Rakesh Kumar son of Lt Sh Satpal of Pathankote, at present 69 Battalion, was found dead at Sunderbani at about 0930 hours under mysterious circumstances while on duty. "An inquest has been initiated to ascertain the cause of death," they said. The body has been shifted to SDH Sunderbani for postmortem. A police officer confirmed to GNS that body has been found in "mysterious" circumstances and that inquest proceedings have been launched into the incident.buy cialis super force online https://www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/languages/en/cialis-super-force.html no prescription (GNS)

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Leopard Captured Alive in Ganderbal’s Mansbal

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The Wildlife department on Tuesday caught a leopard alive in Chashma Mansbal area of Safapora in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the leopard was roaming in the residential areas between Ganderbal and Bandipora jurisdiction, posing threat to locals especially to children.buy amoxicillin UK buy amoxicillin no prescription He said that after being informed by the locals, teams of wildlife department armed with necessary gadgets visited the area and captured the leopard alive this morning. Notably, on July 11 a girl was taken away by a leopard from a car in the Zazuna area of Ganderbal and later her body was recovered from an orchard. However, it was not immediately known if the captured animal was the same th...

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U.S. Completes Withdrawal of Forces from Afghanistan After 20-Year War

INTERNATIONAL

The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war that culminated in the militant Taliban's return to power. Forced into a hasty and humiliating exit, Washington and its NATO allies carried out a massive but chaotic airlift over the past two weeks, but still left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who helped Western countries and might have qualified for evacuation. Celebratory gunfire rang out in Kabul after completion of the U.S. pullout that ended America's longest war. Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said: "The last U.S. soldier has left Kabul airport and our country gained complete independence," Al Jazeera TV reported on Monday. A contingent of Americans, estimated by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as under 2...