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Month: November 2021

Centre May Ban Both Factions of Hurriyat Soon

Centre May Ban Both Factions of Hurriyat Soon

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The central government is likely to take major action against the Hurriyat Conference in the coming days. According to a Times of India report, the government may declare all factions of Hurriyat illegal and ban them under UAPA because of their alleged involvement in financing "terrorism in Jammu Kashmir." The Times of India quoting sources said that the Home Ministry will take a final call in the coming days on banning all factions of the Hurriyat Conference under Section 3(1) of the UAPA - including the moderate Hurriyat and Tehreek-e- Hurriyat, which was led by late leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The report quoted sources as saying that the Jammu Kashmir administration and the NIA had given inputs to the Center to list the Hurriyat as an 'unlawful organization', but the home min...

Infiltration Bid Foiled Along LoC In Poonch, Militant Killed: Army

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Army on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration attempt by killing a “Pakistani militant” along Line of Control in Poonch district last night. “On night 25 November 2021, Pak (militant) attempted an infiltration bid along LoC in Bhimber Gali sector in Poonch district,” defence ministry spokesman based in Jammu said in a statement to GNS, adding, “Alert Indian Army troops successfully foiled the infiltration attempt and one Pak (militant) has been eliminated.” The body of the “militant along with weapon and ammunition” has been recovered, he said. “Operation is in progress,” he added. (GNS)

6% students in J&K Govt schools had no textbooks in 2021: ASER

EDUCATION
Much to the embarrassment of the education department, the fresh Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) report has revealed that six percent of the students enrolled in government schools across Jammu and Kashmir had no textbooks for their current grade. According to the report, only 94 percent of the students studying in government schools were having textbooks in the current grade during 2021. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reads that among both private and government schools, a total of 95.1 percent of the students were having textbooks for their current grade that includes 94 percent among government school students and 97 percent of private schools. ASER in the recently published report fu...

“Restore 370, if you want to keep Kashmir”- Mehbooba Mufti Addresses Huge Rally in Banihal

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Addressing a huge rally, the chief of PDP on Wednesday hit out at the central Government and said Jammu Kashmir has acceded to Gandhi's India and not to Godse's India. In this mammoth show of strength, Mehbooba Mufti at Neel village of Banihal said that the center must restore Article 370 and resolve the Kashmir issue if it wants to "keep Kashmir." Mehbooba asked the people to stand united and "strengthen her voice for the success of her struggle in support of the restoration of special status guaranteed by Constitution and safeguard the identity and honor of the people of Jammu Kashmir. The former Chief Minister said, "You cannot keep Kashmir by holding a stick or a gun (on the heads of the people)… the superpower America failed to rule Afghanistan on the strength of its power an...

Some people looking at killers as innocent people: DGP Dilbagh Singh

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Says police doing its work professionally, every officer knows how to handle anti-militancy operations The Director-General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said that some people are looking at the killers as innocent people. While responding to a question about Mehbooba Mufti’s aspersions about Rambagh's encounter, Singh during a press conference at Jammu said that some people deliberately try to ignore the reality and give statements which are far from reality and these people have started to look at the killers as innocent people. As per Kashmir News Service (KNS), Singh, while replying to a question regarding Hyderpora encounter, said that there is no doubt that some civilians were killed during the encounter but after that dozens of successful anti-milit...

182 Fresh Cases Reported in Jammu Kashmir

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Jammu and Kashmir reported 182 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 33 were reported from Jammu Division and 149 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336063. There was no death either from Kashmir and Jammu division due to the virus during the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4466 persons—2184 in Jammu and 2282 in Kashmir—have died due to the pathogen, they said. Giving district-wise details of the fresh cases, the officials told news agency GNS that Srinagar reported 69 cases, Baramulla 32, Budgam 17, Pulwama 3, Kupwara 11, Anantnag 1, Bandipora 5, Ganderbal 6, Kulgam 5, Shopian 0, Jammu 11, Udhampur 4, Rajouri 3, Doda 1, Kathua 2, Samba 0, Kishtwar 2, Poonch 0, Ramban 0 and ...

Ind-Pak Match: Judicial remand of 3 Kashmiri students booked under sedition extended

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Bhat Yasir The Judicial remand of three Kashmiri students–booked on the charges of sedition– has been extended till 07 December by Agra court on Wednesday. All three – Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf, and Showket, students of Raja Balwant Singh Engineering College in Agra were booked on charges of sedition after they allegedly celebrated the Pakistan team's cricket match win. The Agra court in Uttar Pradesh has extended the judicial remand of three Kashmiri students, who were booked and arrested on the charges of sedition, till 7th December. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the next date of hearing of students petition, seeking transfer of the case from Agra to Mathura has been fixed as 10th December. Mushtaq Habib, President J&K Students Association told The Kashmiriyat th...

Body of non-local recovered from river Jhelum in Srinagar

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The body of a 27-year-old non-local resident was on Thursday recovered from river Jhelum in the Gasi Mohalla area of Safa Kadal in Srinagar. Official sources told that a 27-year-old youth from West Bengal was found floating in the Jhelum river by locals at Gasi Mohalla area of Safakadal Srinagar on Thursday afternoon.buy apcalis oral jelly online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/apcalis-oral-jelly.html no prescription The body was fished out and later handed to local police for legal medico formalities, they said, adding that the boy had jumped into river Jhelum near Zero bridge, Srinagar on November 07 at around 04 pm. Meanwhile, a case under section 309 has been registered at Police Station Kothi Bagh and further investigations are on—(KNO)

NIA Raids in Shopian Linked to Alleged Al Qaeda Module Busted in UP

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations in Kashmir into the alleged Al-Qaeda linked module that was busted in Uttar Pradesh in July. The case, according to NIA, pertains to Umar Halmandi, an Al-Qaeda operative, who along with other accused persons, had been radicalizing and recruiting vulnerable persons for AQIS (Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent) and trying to raise Ansaar Gajwatul Hind (AGH) to carry out acts for which they had already arranged arms and explosive substances. The case was initially registered on July 7, 2021, at police station ATS, Uttar Pradesh and NIA had re-registered the same on July 29. The NIA spokespersons said NIA on Thursday conducted searches at five locations in Shopian and Budgam districts of Kashmir in ...

Youth Goes Missing in Sopore, Police Seeks Public Help to Locate Him

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A youth from Sopore's Nathipora area in Baramulla district has gone missing from his home since 12 November. A Police official said that a youth namely Muhammad Rafi Lone, son of Ghulam Muhammad Lone, who is a residet of Nathipora Sopore has been missing from 12 November 2021. In this regard missing report has been diarized and general public is requested that if anybody have any information may kindly inform Sopore Police on 9596773004, 9596773012, 9596773024 and 70067 0758, the Police said in its press release.