August 2021 - Page 6 of 50 - The Kashmiriyat

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Transport Association, Shopian holds Election After 3 Years

REGIONAL

Meer Irfan The Transport Association Shopian, who are well connected with Asia's largest fruit mandi, held an election today at their office in Aglar Shopian where the President, cashier won without opposition and post of General secretary was contested by 3 people. The association has faced many problems after the center revoked article 370 and then Covid-19 had also left the transport industry in the lurch. After a long time, the administration has given them a temporary place which is not sufficient for all, given Shopian District produces 3 lakh metric ton apples per year. Vehicles from all the states of India reach here but there's no sufficient place to accommodate them. The association says that if the transport runs smoothly, the fruit can reach any place and for that, the...

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Indians Must Learn Secularism from Kashmir People: Prof Bhim Singh

Politics

Professor Bhim Singh, President of Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party, said on Thursday that the whole country and the ruling leadership (BJP-RSS) in India should learn a lesson how secularism and bhaichara (communal amity) was defended by the Kashmiri leadership during the most dangerous and difficult days of the partition when blood had been shed everywhere. Given the present regime’s attempts to turn the country into a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, he said with firm conviction that India would always remain secular even after the current BJP rule. Speaking at a gathering of party leaders, most of them were lawyers and former ministers and legislators, Prof Singh said the BJP leadership must record this message that secularism in India will remain as long as Bharat is there. Secularism ha...

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Three Persons Including Two Women Injured in Bear Attack

REGIONAL

Three persons including two women were injured after a bear attacked them in Ananwan Kralgund village of North Kashmir’s Handwara town. Eyewitnesses told news agency Kashmir News Trust that three family members were busy working in their kitchen garden when a bear suddenly emerged and attacked them. The bear fled away after locals pelted stones and chased it away. The injured who were taken to Community Health Centre Kralgund have been identified as Saja Begum wife of Ghulam Ahmed Rather, Ashia Begum wife of Abdul Hamid Rather, and Bashir Ahmed Dar. Meanwhile, Wildlife officials have urged upon the locals living adjacent to forest areas to avoid venturing out during the evening and early morning hours during which there is maximum movement of wild animals. (KNT)

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2 Booked Under UAPA in Central Kashmir’s Budgam For ‘Free Kashmir’ Banner During Ashoora Procession

REGIONAL, WRITE-UPS

Jaskamal Bains/ Irshad Hussain All men have fled away from the home of Irfan Ahmed Rather, who has been accused of holding the 'Free Kashmir' banner during the Ashoora procession at central Kashmir's Budgam district. Irfan Ahmed (26) from Shareefabad HMT, Srinagar who works as a sweeper at an army camp in the area has been booked under UAPA. However, his family told The Kashmiriyat that he was not a part of the Ashoora procession at Budgam. "Our son was sleeping at his home when the local youths of Shareefabad took out the Muharram procession in Budgam. He is innocent," Zoona Akhtar, Irfan Ahmed's mother said. "Days ago at around 10:30 p.m., concerned policemen came to Irfan Ahmed's residence in order to detain him, but there were no men at the house, only women," local who wis...

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Grenade lobbed at CRPF bunker in Srinagar, no injury reported

REGIONAL

Suspected militants on Saturday evening lobbed a grenade towards the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in the Safa-Kadal area of Srinagar. However, no injury was reported during the incident. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that militants lobbed a grenade towards CRPF’s 161 battalion coy bunker near Aali Masjid in the Safakadal area of Srinagar. They said CRPF fired some aerial shots adding that no damage was reported during the incident. (KDC)

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Gigantic Fossil Site Discovered at Aharbal by 2 Lecturers in the School Education Department

REGIONAL

A gigantic fossil site was discovered by two nature lovers who are lecturers by profession in the School Education Department Kashmir. Mr. Manzoor Javaid and Dr. Rouf Hamza, while scouting for fossil samples came across a site which is rich in fossil diversity replete with dense fossil samples at specific locations aged between 488- 354 million years. The site is located at a distance of about 02 Kilometres from the world famous Ahrabal Water Fall In the Kulgam district of South Kashmir. The site is studded with thousands of fossil remains of diverse nature which got exposed due to weathering, construction of road and subsequent erosion. An effortless observation reveals that thousands of fossils are visible at the site superficially without any excavation. This is an indication that...

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Will Act Strictly Against Militants, their Supporters: DGP Dilbag Singh

REGIONAL

Says won’t allow situation in Kashmir to deteriorate in wake of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan; Killing of Abbas Sheikh, his aide major breather for police, people Jammu Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh Saturday said that police will go tough against militants and their supporters in Kashmir to keep the prevailing peaceful atmosphere intact. He also said that police and the other security won’t allow the prevailing situation to deteriorate in the wake of Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his visit to District Police Lines (DPL) Bandipora, the DGP said that due to the Covid situation, meetings with the police officers had slowed down a bit and now that the Covid graph has going down, the interactions have once again picked up. “Bandipora ...

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Government Reduces 40 per cent Syllabi for Private Students of 10-12th Classes

EDUCATION

The Government on Friday decided to reduce the syllabi of private candidates of secondary and higher secondary classes of Jammu and Kashmir by forty percent following the closure of schools in view of COVID-19 pandemic. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that the Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has said, “In view of prevailing COVID-I9 pandemic, concession shall be awarded to the students of Classes 10th to 12th of annual-private, bi-annual examination in the forthcoming examination 2020-21 Kashmir Division, winter zone areas of Jammu division and UT of Ladakh as one time measure.” According to the notification issued by the BOSE on Friday, the students appearing in these examinations shall have to attempt only 60 percent marks from the question p...

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After Calling for Ladakh Bandh, MoS Home Invites KDA, Apex Body Leh for Talks

REGIONAL

After showing serious resentment and calling for a complete Ladakh Bandh for Saturday, the Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Friday night invited Kargil Democratic Alliance and Apex Body Leh for talks this afternoon in Leh. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), one of the leaders on way to meet MoS Home said that both the groups have been invited by MoS Home for talks to be held today at 12:45 in Leh. He, however, said that the Ladakh Bandh call will stand till the meeting is with the minister is held. Notably, both the groups earlier this month held a joint meeting, wherein BJP also participated and they had agreed on four points. However, the ruling party leaders later distanced themselves for being part of the consensus. Both the groups, based in Kar...

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Tap Water Reaches 100% Schools, Anganwadi Centers in JK

REGIONAL

In keeping with its efforts at providing tap water connection to all rural households by 2022, Jal Jeevan Mission, Jammu Kashmir has accomplished the challenging task of ensuring functional tap water connections to all Schools and Anganwadi centres in the Union Territory. The 100 % coverage of schools and anganwadi centres comes much ahead of the set target of March 2022, and despite the challenges of difficult terrain. The functional tap connections have been made available in all 22,422 schools and 23,926 anganwadi centers of the Union Territory. After Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu Kashmir has become the second Union Territory to achieve this feat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for m...