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Month: August 2021

Around 140 militants waiting at launch pads across LoC despite ceasefire: Official

Around 140 militants waiting at launch pads across LoC despite ceasefire: Official

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Around 140 militants are waiting at launch pads to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir and the terror infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) remains in place even though India and Pakistan agreed in February to a ceasefire, a senior security official said on Thursday. Contending that the ceasefire agreement was more important for Pakistan as it is desperately trying to come out of the "grey list" of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the sincerity of Islamabad could have been gauged if they had dismantled the terror infrastructure. The official at the same time said the Army has been noticing continued presence of around 140 militants at the launch pads across the LoC, likely waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kash...
A collective memoir of despair amidst one of the longest communication blackout in the world

A collective memoir of despair amidst one of the longest communication blackout in the world

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Mehran Bhat Zainab was puzzled when a young boy knocked at her door to deliver a parcel which she had never ordered. On opening, the parcel turned out to be a surprise and she was out of words. Inside the parcel was a letter from the love of her life. It had been almost one-month since the couple had last communicated. In 2019, Jammu Kashmir was under the longest communication cut off. All forms of communication was barred in the Valley after the central government ripped the erstwhile state of its semi-autonomous status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories. Inside the letter was a message from her fiancé Sahil, “I hope you are fine and in good health. I am missing you so madly. It feels like years of not talking to each other. I hope we meet again soon." For the couple...
130 French Zionists Arrive in Occupied Palestine

130 French Zionists Arrive in Occupied Palestine

INTERNATIONAL
On Wednesday, about 130 French zionists arrived in occupied Palestine evening, according to Israeli Walla. As per the QNN, these French settlers landed in Ben-Gurion Airport during a spike of new colonizers’ numbers. The campaign comes while Israeli authorities have been carrying out a fierce campaign to expell native Palestinians from their houses and give their houses to settlers’ organizations in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
Kashmiri Pandits Furious at BJP Minister Meenakshi Lekhi’s Remarks that KPs Were at Fault for Failing to Return to the Valley

Kashmiri Pandits Furious at BJP Minister Meenakshi Lekhi’s Remarks that KPs Were at Fault for Failing to Return to the Valley

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Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi has raised a controversy by inferring that Kashmiri Pandits were at fault for failing to return to the Valley, comparing their issue to migrant labourers who have returned to their workplaces after having gone home during the first wave of coronavirus pandemic. The return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits has always been leading on the ruling BJP’s agenda and the party has often forcefully criticized its opponent Congress for their failure to ensure their return. Most Kashmiri Pandits are claimed to be supporters of the BJP. As per a report by Telegraph India, the minister, while attending an online interaction with Kashmiri Pandits, was questioned by a speaker when they would be rehabilitated in Kashmir to “save their culture”. “I am really sur...
BJP Fooled People in the name of Development- Two Years After Abrogation Jammu Joins Chorus Against the Decision

BJP Fooled People in the name of Development- Two Years After Abrogation Jammu Joins Chorus Against the Decision

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Mohammad Waseem On 5th August 2019, when article 370 was abrogated by the government of India, the decision was warmly welcomed by several residents of Jammu that included political parties of the Dogra Front and Shiv Sena, in fact both the political organizations. Parties including the Shiv Sena beat drums and burst crackers welcoming the decision, however the scenario seems to be different now. Manish Sahni, the president of Shiv Sena unit of Jammu Kashmir said, “We welcomed the abrogation of the articles 370 and 35 A by the BJP Government, who deceited the citizens of Jammu Kashmir. The scenario was different then as the BJP promised the people that they would end unemployment and set the track of development but unfortunately, after two years of abrogation, we have seen no cha...
GMS Cheki Isherdaas and GMS Bondailgam Conduct Cleanliness Drives

GMS Cheki Isherdaas and GMS Bondailgam Conduct Cleanliness Drives

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Sheikh Nadeem Government Middle School Cheki Isherdaas of Zone Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district conducts a Cleanliness Drive. The initiative is aimed to create awareness among common people and sensitize them about the importance of cleanliness in our lives. Students and teachers of both the schools actively participated in drive. The motive behind organizing such drives is only to aware common people regarding cleanliness and to make surroundings clean and pollution free”, Muneer Ahmad, Headmaster, Government Middle School Cheki Isherdaas said after recalling ‘Cleanliness is half of the faith’, a famous saying of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Muneer Ahmad also said that we need to preserve and protect environment for sustenance of life on the planet. She stated that pla...
50-Year-Old Man Injured In Bear Attack in Shopain

50-Year-Old Man Injured In Bear Attack in Shopain

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Sahil Gulzar A 50-year-old man was injured in an attack by a bear in an orchard of Chetterwach village of Imamsahib in south Kashmir’s Shopain district on Thursday morning. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a man identified as Nazir Ahmad Sheikh son of Khazir Mohammad Sheikh a resident of Chetterwach villags in Imamsahib belt, was attacked by a bear when he was grazing cattle in an orchard. A senior official told The Kashmiriyat that elderly man has received injuries on his face and immediately rushed district Hospital Shopain for specialized treatment. “A team of wildlife department has rushed to the spot to trace the wild bear'”he further added.
Umer Aziz: A humorist who is winning hearts on Social Media

Umer Aziz: A humorist who is winning hearts on Social Media

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A youth belonging to South Kashmir's Anantnag has become an internet sensation as his funny videos are winning hearts of people on social media. Umer Aziz Mir (23) a resident of Mirabad Shangus in Anantnag who is B.A student at GDC Uttersoo Anantnag is now one of the leading funny content creators in Kashmir. Umer Aziz while talking with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that since his childhood he was fond of funny things and five years before he along with his five friends created a Facebook page where they used to entertain people. “Four year ago a friend from Srinagar told me to create YouTube and we named it ‘Kashmiri Rounders’ and since then we have made around 300 videos,” Mir said. “Our every video has a message and our main motive remains to keep our society...
Anantnag man electrocuted to death in Srinagar

Anantnag man electrocuted to death in Srinagar

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A man from Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district died due to electrocution in Srinagar, official said on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the man identified as Mohammad Jawaad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Nowgam Shangus was electrocuted while he was repairing a motor in Srinagar. "He died on the spot,” the official said, adding that he was working in a private company. He said Bhat’s body was taken to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities before it was handed over to the family—(KNO)
Suspected militants attack police party in Sopore, no casualties reported

Suspected militants attack police party in Sopore, no casualties reported

REGIONAL
The suspected militants on Thursday morning attacked a police party in main chowk area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, however, no casualties were reported in the attack.buy red viagra online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/red-viagra.html no prescription Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants opened fire at the police party, which was deployed in the main chowk Sopore. They said that there was, however, no report of any casualty. The officials said that the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers—(KNO)