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Month: October 2021

Muslim Bangle Seller Beaten in MP in Jail for Over Two Months- Denied Bail Yet Again

Muslim Bangle Seller Beaten in MP in Jail for Over Two Months- Denied Bail Yet Again

INDIA
The Muslim bangle seller in Indore, Taslim Ali, has been in jail for over two months now. After being brutally beaten up by a mob publicly for his religious identity in Indore, he was implicated in an alleged molestation case and charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Since Ali has applied for bail in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, his hearing has been adjourned twice on the request of the government, and once on his own lawyer's request. His bail hearing is now posted for hearing on November 9, increasing his incarceration by ten more days. On August 22, he was thrashed by a mob, with his wares looted. In the video that did the rounds online, one could see that someone was tugging at his shirt and other men were emptying his bag full of bangles he...
Shabir Shah’s Wife Granted Bail by Delhi Court

Shabir Shah’s Wife Granted Bail by Delhi Court

REGIONAL
Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah's wife Dr. Bilquis Shah has been granted bail by a Delhi Court, in a money laundering case related to terror financing. Bilquis, who was named in the supplementary charge sheet of Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Friday appeared before the bench of Additional Sessions, Judge Dharmender Rana. While granting the bail, the Court directed her to furnish a bail bond with two surety of 50,000 Rs each. Shabir Shah is presently in Tihar Jail under judicial custody in connection with the case. Earlier, the Court had issued summons against her while taking cognisance on a charge sheet in the case.buy amoxicillin online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/amoxicillin.html no prescription Advocates M.S. Khan along with Qausar K...
JNU Cancels Academic Webinar on Kashmir, Calls it ‘Objectionable’

JNU Cancels Academic Webinar on Kashmir, Calls it ‘Objectionable’

INDIA
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled a webinar on Kashmir since the subject was found to be "objectionable and provocative", and the organisers had not sought permission for the event, vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said on Friday. The Centre For Women's Studies at the university was to host a talk titled "Gendered Resistance and Fresh Challenges in Post-2019 Kashmir". Ather Zia, a political anthropologist, author, poet, and activist was the speaker at the webinar. "The notice of the webinar says 'this talk will draw and build upon the ethnography of gendered resistance to Indian occupation in Kashmir'. This is a highly objectionable and a provocative subject, which questions the sovereignty and territorial integrity of out country," "JNU cannot be a platform to t...
‘Kashmiris Subjected to Unwarranted Exceptionalism’- NC Aghast over Slashing of Sedition Charges on Kashmiri Students

‘Kashmiris Subjected to Unwarranted Exceptionalism’- NC Aghast over Slashing of Sedition Charges on Kashmiri Students

REGIONAL
The Jammu Kashmir National Conference on Friday expressed dismay over slashing of sedition charges on Kashmiri students in J&K and other parts of the country following the Indo-Pak cricket match during the ongoing T-20 World cup. Calling the slashing of sedition charges on Kashmiri students studying in Jammu Kashmir and Agra on their reported cheering for the neighboring country on its victory in a cricket match ridiculous, Party Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the measures reek of utter misuse of the law. “There wasn’t any call of violence or public disorder in the purported videos of the students celebrating the victory. One may agree with them or not. But dragging the entire thing into the political arena is outlandish. Why only Kashmiri students are subjected to such unwarra...
76 Infrastructures Including Schools, Roads Renamed After Slain Government Force Personnel, ‘Eminent Personalities’

76 Infrastructures Including Schools, Roads Renamed After Slain Government Force Personnel, ‘Eminent Personalities’

REGIONAL
The Jammu  Kashmir administration on Friday named at least 76 infrastructures of government schools, colleges, roads after the ‘martyrs and eminent personalities’. In this regard, an order was issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The government said that it has accorde naming of infrastructure or the assets after the "martyrs" or the eminent personalities. According to the order, Boys Higher Secondary School (HSS) Khanabal Anantnag was named as Shri Ravi Jee HSS followed by Tragpora Rohama Panzulla Road, Baramulla was named after HC Shri Mohammad Shafi, Salamabad Dachina Road Baramulla as Shri Manzoor Ahmad Naik, Sultandaki Kamalkote Road Baramulla as Sgct Shri Dost Mohammad, Chankhan Baramull...
Drug menace leads to protest in Naina, Pulwama

Drug menace leads to protest in Naina, Pulwama

REGIONAL
Residents say, drug peddlers, addicts have made their lives hell The residents of Naina village in Litter hamlet of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday staged a protest against the administration for failing to curb rising drug menace in the area. Locals blocked Sangam-Pulwama road at Naina and raised slogans against drug menace. They said that cases of burglary and theft have increased in the area in which only drug addicts are involved as when they don't have money to purchase drugs, they resort to burglary in order to purchase drugs. They added that every day they are witnessing hundreds of youth and even minors in the area purchase drugs and they have caught dozens and counseled them but the situation is turning from bad to worse with each passing day. Mohammad As...
Poonch encounter enters day 15, search operation continues to trace militants

Poonch encounter enters day 15, search operation continues to trace militants

REGIONAL
Even after a gap of fifteen days, the manhunt of militants in the dense woods of Nar Khas in Bhata Dhurian village is proving futile with no trace of militants so far. The encounter has been going on in the dense woods of Nar Khas forest area of Bhati Dhar in Mendhar for the last fifteen days. The gunfight started on 14 October in which four army personnel have lost their lives so far. The encounter continued for 15 consecutive days on Thursday with army and police teams jointly conducting the manhunt of militants. However, there seems no headway in the operation as no fresh footprint of militants was found inside forests at the encounter site. "On Friday, there was a complete lull in the area with no fresh gunfire heard from the area," locals told news agency—Kashmir News Observe...
‘Blatant violation of constitutional rights’: JKPC on jailing of Kashmiri students in Agra

‘Blatant violation of constitutional rights’: JKPC on jailing of Kashmiri students in Agra

Politics, REGIONAL
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference on Friday flayed what it termed as the knee-jerk reaction of the UP government to invoke severe charges against the Kashmiri students in Agra, terming such measures a blatant violation of constitutional rights and an overreach. In a statement issued here, the spokesperson said that slapping of such charges is a blatant violation of constitutional rights and one size fits all punitive measures will be counterproductive in the long run. “These students at best need counseling rather than being charged under laws meant for serious offenses damaging the integrity of the country and posing an imminent threat to public order. Punitive actions and harsh measures will further alienate young Kashmiris and will neither help reduce the dil ki doori nor crea...
DSEK refutes news item ‘No board examination for class 8th’

DSEK refutes news item ‘No board examination for class 8th’

EDUCATION
Terms it fake; says exam to be conducted as per past practice Taking strong note of the fake news item circulated on social media citing that there shall be no board examination for class 8th, the Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. Tassaduq Hussain has strongly refuted the news item. In a statement issued here, the DSEK today made it clear that all the schools have been instructed to conduct examinations of class 1st to 7th and 9th as per school Based Assessment Module. The mandatory instructions regarding the SOPs to be followed during the conduct of examinations have already been issued. However, class 8th annual examination shall be conducted by JKSCERT & DIETS as per past practice. The examination schedule for class 8th shall be notified by JKSCERT accordi...
Ganderbal Police Recovers 03 Missing Girls Within One Day

Ganderbal Police Recovers 03 Missing Girls Within One Day

REGIONAL
The Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday claimed that it recovered three kidnapped girls in Ganderbal district of Kashmir within 24 hours.buy viagra generic mexicanpharmacyonlinerx.net over the counter In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, Police said that, Police Station Kheerbawani received a written complaint from the parents of 03 minor girls( names withheld) hailing from Tulmulla area that they did not return from the school. In this connection case FIR No.62/2021 U/S 363 IPC was registered at Police Station Kheerbawani and investigation set into motion. On the directions of SSP Ganderbal,Shri Nikhil Borkar-IPS , a special team under the supervision of DySP Headquarters Ganderbal Shri Abdul Maajid-JKPS Ganderbal was constituted for recovery of minor girls . In a prompt act...