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Dec302021 by Insha Mushtaq DarNo Comments

A year on, Kashmiri father resolute on fighting for his right to perform his son’s last rites

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Insha Mushtaq Dar It has been one whole year since Mushtaq Ahmed Wani's son Athar Ahmed Wani (16) was killed along with two others at Lawaypora, Srinagar. Since then, Mushtaq Ahmed has been awaiting his son Athar's dead body. He has dug a grave at the family's ancestral graveyard, which awaits Athar's dead body. Athar Mushtaq Wani was killed by security forces along with two others. The forces alleged that Athar was an ’OGW’ (Overground Worker) for militants. Mushtaq Ahmed denied the forces' claim and said that Athar was only an 11th grader, who had to sit in his exam the next day. The three deceased were buried by the forces in the Sonamarg area of Ganderbal. Mushtaq Ahmed on the death anniversary of Athar Mushtaq Wani told The Kashmiriyat, “It has been a year now but justice is ...

Dec302021 by News DeskNo Comments

COVID-19: one dies, 139 fresh cases in J&K

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Srinagar records 51 cases, case tally at 341,167 death toll reaches to 4,526, active cases reaches to 1,294, recovery rate at 98.30 percent Jammu and Kashmir Thursday reported one more death and 139 fresh positive cases of COVID-19, thus taking the number of total active cases in the Union Territory to 1,294. With one more death, the death toll in J&K has reached to 4,526 and 139 fresh positive cases reported on Wednesday have pushed the tally of positive cases to 341,167. Of the exact number of 341,167 cases, 214,985 are from Kashmir division and 126,182 from Jammu division. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that among 139 new cases, 102 belong to Kashmir division while as 37 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases i...

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Cricket bat raw material suppliers allege harassment by forces for possessing ‘Pak brand stickers’; Forces Deny

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Kounsar Bashir Cricket bat raw material suppliers in Sethar, Halmulla of south Kashmir's Anantnag district have alleged that some armed forces personnel burnt their raw material and beat them for possessing Pakistani cricket bat brands' stickers. A raw material supplier, wishing anonymity, told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday, at around 11 a.m., the army entered the shops, beat them, and burnt all the raw material. "We have scars all over our body. And this happened merely for possessing Pakistani cricket bat brand stickers including CA, BOOM, MB Malik, etc.," he said. "We faced a loss of about 4-5 lakhs," he told The Kashmiriyat. The supplier told The Kashmiriyat that the security force personnel also took their phones and transferred some phone numbers of some of the sticker ...

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J&K Police’s SIA files charge sheet against Hurriyat leader, 8 others for ‘selling’ MBBS seats

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The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police filed its first charge sheet against nine people, including a Hurriyat leader, in a case related to “selling” of MBBS seats in Pakistan to Kashmiri students and using the money to support and fund militancy, officials said on Thursday. The case was registered by the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), a branch of the police’s CID, in July last year after receiving information through reliable sources that several unscrupulous people, including some Hurriyat leaders, were hand in glove with some educational consultancies and were “selling” Pakistan-based MBBS seats and seats in other professional courses in colleges and universities. The CIK, which has been designated as the SIA now, filed its charge sheet before a cou...

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30% industrial units shut in J&K, 50% facing existential threat

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Have high hopes on upcoming budget: Industrialists The Industrial Association of State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) Lassipora Pulwama on Thursday said that 30 percent of the industrial units are shut in J&K due to the losses and around 50 percent more are facing an existential threat. However, the industrialists have pinned hope on the upcoming budget. Industrial Association SIDCO Lassipora Financial Secretary Sarwar Malik while talking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that they wish that the new budget provides sufficient scope for the strengthening, revamping, and reviewing of the existing industry. Malik said that industrialists in the Valley are under high debt, and even 30 percent have closed their units while 50 percent of the units ...

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Pulwama Gets Its First Gas Insulated Substation To Boost Power Supply

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Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department has recently commissioned the first Gas-Insulated Substation (GIS) in Pulwama’s Lassipora area which has given a boost to electricity supply. According to officials, it is the first GIS of Jammu and Kashmir Transmission Corporation Limited (JKPTCL) which has been commissioned in Union Territory recently and started working. Locals in Pulwama lauded this step taken by the Jammu and Kashmir administration as it will solve their long-pending demand for power during the winter season in the Kashmir valley. Ishfaq, a local resident of Pulwama said, “This GIS is very beneficial for us. It will resolve the power crisis issues in the Kashmir valley. I am very much thankful to the government for this step.” “Power transmission line has improved h...

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Accused of ‘Conversion’, Manipuri Christian Priest Forced to Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram Slogans’ in Kathua

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On Christmas day, unknown right-wing men heckled a Christian priest from Manipur in the Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir on Christmas. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the right-wing supporters can be heard forcing him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. In the video, the men were heard asking the priest to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ while accusing him of “converting” people to Christianity in the area. The right-wing men repeatedly asked him, “Where are you from? Who brought you here?” https://twitter.com/vinodkapri/status/1475879346153803776 “The incident happened around 3 pm on Christmas. I had gone to a believer’s house nearby in Kathua to pray. I returned home and went out to the market to buy some gifts for my three children. That was when two men stopped me and beg...

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Pakistan Buys 25 Chinese J-10C Jets In Response To India’s Rafale Acquisition

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Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s purchase of Rafale aircraft, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Wednesday. The minister told reporters in his home city of Rawalpindi that a full squadron of 25 all-weather aircraft comprising J-10C will attend the Pakistan Day ceremony on March 23 next year. Apparently, China has come to the rescue of its closest ally by providing J-10C, one of its highly reliable fighter jets. The minister, who often characterises himself a ‘graduate of Urdu-medium institutions’ to poke fun at his elite English-medium colleagues, incorrectly pronounced the name of the aircraft as JS-10 instead of J-10C. “VIP guests are coming (to attend 23rd March ceremony) for the first time in Pak...

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Over 200 Human Lives Lost in Kashmir in 2021

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170 militants were killed this year in different operations launched by combined forces including Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police. At least 48 forces personnel including 25 soldiers (including those killed in cross-border firing), 20 policemen and 3 troopers were killed in Jammu Kashmir this year. Among 36 civilians killed this year, 17 were killed by suspected militants, two died in alleged troopers firing and one civilian lost his life in a grenade attack that was carried out by militants in Barbar Shah area of Srinagar city. Two civilians from Sopore town as per police were killed in a crossfire after a militant attack. Suspected militants also resorted to political killings. Eight persons either they were political workers or their relatives, were killed in Jammu Kashmi...

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Meet 15 year old Mantasha; Multi-talented, self-taught artist from Jammu

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Sheikh Nadeem Mantasha, who lives in Gaziabad Green Valley Sunjwa of Jammu District is a student of class 10th has made hundreds of artworks and won recognition from critics and customers. “I have been enthusiastic about painting and sketching since my childhood. I didn’t visit any art school for learning how to make artworks but have had been learning the skill on YouTube,” Mantasha told The Kashmiriyat. “Whatever I see and feel, I try to portray it in my paintings, and above all, making art makes me happy, and gives me peace of mind and a sense of satisfaction,” she adds. Mantasha says that she sells her artwork on Instagram and other social media platforms. “I post the photos of my artwork on social media and that is where most of my customers contact me. I want to learn and...