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Inspired by J&K players in IPL, 8-year-young Kid Practices Six Hours to Become International Bowler

SPORTS

As the J&K players are being selected for Indian Premier League (IPL) and national team level for the past few years, there is cricket fervor among the youth in J&K who want to make their future in sports as well. With a bowling speed of over 150kmph, cricketer Umran Malik from Jammu Kashmir set a record in the Indian Premier League. Adnan Bashir Dar (08) a 4th primary student who is resident of Halmulla in Sangam area of Anantnag district besides spending time on his studies is spending around six hours daily for bowling practice to become an international bowler. Adnan said that he has passion towards sports and from the last two years he is continuously spending six hours practicing. Adnan said that his idol is Jasprit Bumrah and wants to bowl yorkers with high speed at...

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Duggapora, Kulgam residents irked by condition of electric wires and absence of electric poles

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed The residents of Duggapora in Nillow area of Kulgam are irked by the condition of electric wires and absence of electric poles in the area. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, locals said that the HT and LT wires are erected against the trees and sticks against residential houses in the area, which risks the lives of local residents. "We have appealed to the PDD several times to erect poles in the area, as the wires run low and cause great threat to human life," Abdul Rashid Dugga, a local resident said. He said that it is unfortunate that the concerned department has delayed the process. "They might wake up to our genuine concerns only after someone dies of electrocution in the area," he told The Kashmiriyat. Appealing to the Governor-led administration to int...

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400, Mostly Non-Local Companies Propose to Establish Business Units in Jammu and Kashmir

FEATURED

The proposals for new investments in Jammu Kashmir have triggered panic among local industrialists and business units. Industrialists in Kashmir valley who have set-up their units on smaller investments fear that their business will eventually die as bigger fish are ready to swim in the market. Syed Tufail, who owns a glass manufacturing unit in Lassipora Pulwama is one of the many industrialists who see that his business, which provided employment to hundreds of locals is soon going to be extinct. “It is capital that matters in business more than anything. I have invested around 2 crores in my industry. When someone comes with 2000 crore investment, it would become almost impossible for me to survive the competition,” Tufail told The Kashmiriyat. Several youngsters of Kashmir pro...

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Intensify Anti-Militancy Operations in Jammu Kashmir: DGP to officers

REGIONAL

The Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Wednesday visited Anantnag and chaired a joint meeting of officers to review the security scenario of South Kashmir. Accompanied by IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, the DGP was received by senior officers of South Kashmir and was given guard of honour on his arrival at DPO Anantnag. DGP chaired officers meeting which was attended by DIG South Kashmir Rane, Abdul Jabbar, DIG CRPF Anantnag, D.P Uphaday, DIG CRPF Awantipora B.S. Negi, SSP Anantnag, Ashish Kumar Mishra, SSP Kulgam Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, SP Shopian Amritpal Singh, SSP Awantipora, Mohd Yousif, CO 183 Bn. CRPF Pulwama R.D Jeony, CO 130 Bn. CRPF Hilal Feroz, CO 40 Bn. CRPF R.W Dawa, CO 18 Bn. CRPF B. AK Chorasiya, 2 I/C 14 Bn. CRPF Vijay Kumar and other senior officers of Sou...

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Jammu Kashmir Admin to Handover 122 Acres of Land to Airports Authority of India

INDIA, REGIONAL

The Jammu and Kashmir administration will soon hand over 122 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to build a state-of-the-art 25,000 square metre new terminal building at the airport here, officials said. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langer informed about the development during a meeting to review the progress on demarcation of land for the new terminal, they said. The 122 acres or 974 Kanal of land has already been identified, the officials said, adding that it will soon be handed over to the AAI to build the terminal. The runway at the Jammu airport has been expanded and the 30 percent load penalty has been removed. It will bring huge relief to airlines and passengers, the officials said. The divisional commissioner also directed the animal husband...

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Summoning of student leaders, political activist to police station in Kargil: Kargil Democratic Alliance says it shows extreme authoritarianism

REGIONAL

The move of Police in Kargil to summon students and political activists for being active on social media and organizing different protest marches has drawn flak. Kargil Democratic Alliance while condemning the police move has stated that such action goes against the tenants of democracy and Indian Constitution. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that police in Kargil recently summoned political and social activist Sajjad Hussain Kargili with regard to his tweet about Tripura violence. Besides summoning of Sajjad Kargili, student leaders were also summoned by Kargil Police for supporting the peaceful march organized by the different students’ associations of Kargil. Kargil Democratic Alliance in a statement has said that summoning Sajjad Kargili and student leaders to poli...

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At Least 22 Killed in Tragic Road Accident in Pakistan Administered Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL

At least 22 passengers were killed on Tuesday in Pakistan's part of Kashmir after a bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine, police said. The accident happened in Pulandri, a district in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, senior police official Fayyaz Abbasi said.buy cipro online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/cipro.html no prescription He said several passengers were also injured in the crash and rescuers transported the dead and injured to a nearby hospital. It was not clear what caused the accident and police feared the death toll could rise as some injured were listed in critical condition. Road accidents are common in mountainous Kashmir and elsewhere in Pakistan and are often blamed on poorly main...

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Trooper Injured In Mine Blast Along LoC in Poonch

OTHERS

An army trooper was injured in a mine blast along Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu on Wednesday. Official sources told GNS that the trooper, Havaldar rank, was injured in the mine blast during patrolling in Kirni sector of Poonch. The injured trooper was shifted to hospital and there were no immediate reports about his condition. (GNS)

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Sanctioned a year ago, transformer still not installed in Deesu area of Anantnag

SOUTH KASHMIR

Sheikh Nadeem The residents of Deesu area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district are aghast at the Power Development Department (PDD) as a 63 KV power transformer, which was sanctioned by the PDD, one year ago for the electrification of the hamlet, has still not been installed due negligence of the contractor. As per the locals, there is no electricity in Deesu hamlet of the village and the transformer that was sanctioned an year ago has still not been installed. Locals further said that the reason behind the delay is "negligence of the contractor as well as the concerned Department." The new electric poles were being installed but without wires and transformer , locals added "We have been living in the dark age and stand deprived of basic facility, i.e, electricity due to neglig...

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Islamophobic slur and physical violence used for J&K’s contestant in Indian reality show

INDIA

Lone Imran The Twitterati trend #JusticeforumaRiaz as model Umar Riaz was physically pushed into swimming pool by another contestant Simba Nagpal who are currently locked inside the controversial Indian reality show Bigg boss 15 house. The episode which went on air on 2nd November shows the physical aggression against Umar Riaz, who is professionally a doctor and the brother of Asim Riaz popularly known for his performance in Bigg boss season 13 as first runner up and the closest rival of late actor Sidharth Shukla. Twitterati also trended another hashtag "Evict Simba Now," after a clip from live feed went viral in which Umar Riaz is seen telling Ieshan Sehgal that he (Simba Nagpal) was time and again calling him "terrorist" for his aggressive looks. Umar claims in the video that ...