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Parra was Tortured in Custody, Arrested After he Spoke to Its Members: UN Report

The United Nations in its annual report has raised the issue of Waheed Ur Rehman Para, the youth head of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), stating that he was imprisoned after "his engagement with members of the UN Security Council." “On 16 March 2021, special procedures mandate holders raised concern about allegations of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Waheed Ur Rehman Para and other civil society actors, and reprisals against Mr. Para by Indian intelligence following his engagement with members of the UN Human Rights Council,” according to the annual report presented to the UN Human Rights Council. The report recorded charges of reprisals and intimidation against 240 civil society individuals, activists, and journalists in dozens of ...

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Jammu Traders Express Anguish, Want “Babu Raj” to end in Jammu Kashmir

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The businessmen in Jammu city expressed that the administration is unaware about the ground realities in the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir. News reports said that businessmen, who recently were on a strike against the opening of Reliance stores in Jammu have called for an end to “babu raj” in Kashmir. Quoting a businessman from Jammu, the report said for the past two years several “rigid” rules have been made applicable in J&K. He further said that facilities that are being provided to common people are almost zero and added that the Lieutenant Governor should start holding public darbars and listen to the grievances of the people directly so as to know the ground situation. “The officials are not ready to hear the people as the files remain pending for months. It looks like t...

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As Admin Shuts Gates of Makhdoom Sahab, Devotees Pray on Stairs of Khanqah in Srinagar

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Mir Junaid As the gates of Srinagar's renowned Khanqah, Makdoom Sahab remained shut on Friday on the occasion of the annual Urs of Kashmir's famous Sufi Saint- Hazrat Makhdoom Sahab, people from nooks and corners of the Kashmir valley spent their entire night in prayers on the stairs of the Khanqahs. Numbered in thousands, Kashmiris had visited the Khanqah in Srinagar's Rainawari area to perform Shab (night-long prayers) in respect of the 15-century Sufi saint Sheikh Hamza Makhdoomi popularly known as Makdoom Soub among Locals. Earlier Friday congregational prayers were disallowed in main mosques masjids of Kashmir including Jama Masjid and shrines, particularly at Hazratbal and Makhdoom Sahib (RA). The officials in Jammu Kashmir administration had ordered the Khanqah should no...

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Pooling will jeopardize career of JK MBBS, PG aspirants: DAK

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

With Jammu and Kashmir (JK) pooling its MBBS and PG seats in All India Quota (AIQ), Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said the move will jeopardize the career of JK aspirants. Opposing the move, DAK President Dr. Nisar ul Hassan said pooling will mar the future prospects of aspiring candidates. The Medical Council Committee (MCC), in its recent notification, stated that JK government was likely to participate in AIQ counseling from this year and referred the subject to JK government for its approval. Earlier, JK has been reserving all the medical seats for local students and opting out of AIQ. “Now with pooling, 15 percent of the MBBS seats and 50 percent of PG seats will go to AIQ,” DAK President said. “It would open floodgates for outsiders and will impact the lo...

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Chemist’s Body Found Under Mysterious Circumstances At Home In Poonch

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Police on Saturday recovered the body of a 35-year-old chemist from his home in Dhargloon area of Mendhar Poonch, officials said.buy tadalafil online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/new/tadalafil.html no prescription They said at about 9:40 hours, the chemist Tahir Mehmood (35) son of late Mohammad Sadeeq (retired ZEO) was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his room. A police party from police station Gursai rushed to the spot and recovered the body. A police officer told GNS that the body has been shifted to Sub District Hospital for postmortem. The officer said, Tahir, owned a shop near Sangla Chowk Mendhar.buy orlistat online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/new/orlistat.html no prescription SHO Gursai Niaz Ahmed ...

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Muslim Youth Being Arrested in UP to Polarize Upcoming Assembly Elections: PUCL

INDIA

Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Allahabad chapter has said that Muslim youth are being arrested in Uttar Pradesh to polarize voters on communal lines in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. In a statement PUCL while referring to the arrest of four Muslim youths in Allahabad, PUCL’s Allahabad chapter has demanded a judicial probe into the matter. It warned that the arrest of innocents is very dangerous for democracy.” Manish Sinha, Secretary, Allahabad PUCL said “This government wants to polarize Hindu votes before the elections. It cannot be ruled out that there are many suspicious things and facts from the police side.” According to a report released by PUCL, on September 15, the newspapers of Allahabad were full of news of the capture of some terrorists. ...

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‘Trath Gola case’- Three Arrested for Selling Fake “Heavenly Object” to Man in Budgam

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The Jammu Kashmir Police has arrested three persons in central Kashmir’s Budgam for allegedly trying to sell fake space object (Trath Gola) to a man for Rs 4 lakh. The Police in a statement said that the trio were arrested after police station Magam received a complaint Friday evening from one Gulam Mohammad Wani of Kurhama Ganderbal who alleged that the three duped him by selling ‘trath gola’ against Rs 4 lakh. The three were identified as Ghulam Qadir Parray and Rafiq Ahmad Parray of Lassipora Drung, and Mohammad Aslam Khan of Nadihal Bandipora. The three duped Wani by “selling ‘Heavenly ball’ ( Trati Gola) against Rupees 4 lakh at village Badren, but while checking he found it to be a normal stone”, the Police stated. “In this regard, case FIR. number 216/2021 under relevant...

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CIK Raids House of Uzair Ronga in Nishat, Srinagar

REGIONAL

The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday conducted raid in Nishat area on the bank of Dal Lake, official sources said. They said CIK personnel assisted by police raided the house of Uzair Nazir Ronga, son of senior Advocate Nazir Ahmad Ronga at Nishat. Searches were going on when the reports last came in, they said adding further details are awaited. UNI

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Kashmiri Journalist to Sue Dharma Productions For ‘Endangering Life’

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Mehran Bhat Watching a movie a number of times and reviewing it is one of his hobbies. A month back, while watching Shershah - a Dharma Production, for a review, he was shocked to find my vehicle’s license number on a car being driven by "terrorists," as depicted in the movie, Faraz tells us. A 22-year-old Journalism student, Faraz Ashraf, from North Kashmir’s Baramulla expressed concerns over the irresponsible behavior of the production house. He said that the production house had not only put his life in danger but also posed security risks to his family. “I used to travel in my personal vehicle, across India but now I am afraid and fearful for my life," he said, while talking to The Kashmiriyat. "I tried to contact the production house a number of times but there was no ...

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Two Brothers Among Three Killed, Four others Injured in Rajouri Road Accident

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At least three persons were killed including two brothers, while four others were injured in a road accident that took place near the Line of Control in Rajouri district late last night, officials said here. An official told that the accident took place at around 11:30 PM last night when a vehicle, which was plying on Lam to Thandikassi PB road, skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge. He said that in the accident three passengers lost their lives who include two brothers namely Awais Mohammad and Aftar Mohammad, sons of Zakir Ahmed and Mohammad Mumtaz son of Mohammad Sidiq—all residents of Khando Jojote of Thandikassi. The four injured persons were identified as Mohammad Sajjad, Sadiq Ahmed, Zaheer Ahmed and Aftab Ahmed. The official said that the police station Nowshe...