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Re-infection risk from Omicron higher than other, Booster shot to increase body’s antibody response: DAK

OTHERS

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday warned of higher rates of re-infections due to the new variant in persons who have recovered from Covid-19 infection. Two cases of Omicron variant has also been reported in India so far. Both cases are from Karnataka with mild symptoms, Union Health Ministry on Thursday said. In a statement issued to The Kashmiriyat, The DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar Ul Hassan said that “The risk of reinfection from the Omicron is higher than for any previous variants.” Quoting a new study published in the preprint server medRxiv on Thursday, Dr Nisar said Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfection compared to the Delta variant. The DAK President said the study was based on data collected through South Africa’s healt...

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UN Special Rapporteur expresses concern over ‘Excessive use of force & raids by police’ against Qazi Shibli & other journalists

INTERNATIONAL

Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, on Friday, made public the "communication to India on multiple alleged acts of intimidation of journalists." The communication was in context to the harrassment of 2 Kashmir based journalists Qazi Shibli and Aakash Hassan and an Indian province Bihar's journalist Chandrabhushan Tiwari. "On 1 October 2021, I wrote a joint communication to the Government of India about unnecessary and excessive use of force employed by police on public roads against journalists and human rights defenders Chandrabhushan Tiwari and Aakash Hassan, and raids by police of the homes of a journalist Qazi Shibli and his family," Ms. Lawlor said in the communication. The said communication mentions the case of The Kashmiriyat editor, Qazi Shibli, who is "a...

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Jamia Masjid Srinagar remains closed for 43rd time in 2021, 17th consecutive Friday: Anjuman Auqaf

REGIONAL

Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar Friday protested against the authorities’ decision of continuously barring Muslims from performing important religious duty of offering Friday prayers at Jama Masjid Srinagar. Anjuman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that once again today the men, women and elderly people who came from various parts of the Valley were deprived from offering Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid Srinagar. “It is the 43rd time this year and 17 consecutive Friday since Juma prayers have not been allowed in the Jama Masjid Srinagar while Muslims have not been allowed to offer congregational Friday prayers. The pulpit and mihraab of the grand mosque are silent which otherwise used to reverberate with the voices of Qaal Allah Wa Qaala ...

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Three PWD officials from JK arrested for bribery

OTHERS

The CBI has arrested three officials of Jammu and Kashmir's Public Works Department for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a building contractor at Reasi in Udhampur, officials said on Friday. The agency took superintending engineer Hilal Ahmad Sheikh, technical officer PK Koul and junior engineer Sanjay Koul, all of PWD (R&B), Circle Udhampur-Reasi into custody followed by searches at their residence and office premises, they said. "The complainant said his firm was awarded tender for constructing a medical sub-centre in Reasi during 2017-18 and that he had executed a part of project. However, Sheikh then demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh for processing the file related to technical sanction of the project," CBI Spokesperson RC Joshi said. The PWD engineers had asked...

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33 travelers among 181 fresh covid-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in J&K

REGIONAL

181 fresh covid-19 cases, 33 of them travelers, were reported along with two deaths due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. 56 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 125 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331257. There were two deaths, both from Kashmir Valley, due to the virus during the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4479 persons—2185 in Jammu and 2294 in Kashmir—have died due to the virus, they said. Giving district wise details of the fresh cases, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 56 cases, Baramulla 41, Budgam 11, Pulwama 1, Kupwara 4, Anantnag 1, Bandipora 7, Ganderbal 4, Kulgam 0, Shopian 0, Jammu 16, Udhampur 0, Rajouri 1, Doda 5, Kathua 0, Samba 0, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 1, Ramban 0 and Reasi...

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Army man found dead under mysterious circumstances inside Badami bagh Cantonment Camp

REGIONAL

An army man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside Badami Bagh cantonment army camp here, officials said on Friday evening. They told GNS that one Anuj Singh son of Prem Chand resident of Bihar was found dead at a store room inside the army camp. The deceased belonged to Kilo force, they further said. A police official confirmed it and said that inquest proceedings have been launched. (GNS)

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Issue pertaining to Law students’ exam resolved: KU

EDUCATION

With reference to the demands of students of School of Law with regard to their upcoming examination of LLB and BA LLB, it is clarified that the matter was amicably resolved in consultation with the students. “It is resolved that the already-issued datesheet shall remain in vogue. However, the examination of papers scheduled from 6th December 2021 to 14th December (in both LLB and BA LLB) will be rescheduled. However the papers scheduled from 15th of December 2021 (in both LLB and BA LLB) shall be held as per the datesheet,” KU said in an statement. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that the KU in the statement has said, “The Examination shall be held in offline mode.” “It is reiterated that the University is committed to work in the best interests of its stud...

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Jammu Kashmir Police Raids Himachal Village, Fires tear Smoke Shells, Several Injured

REGIONAL

The Villagers from bordering Himachal Pradesh attacked a police party from Jammu and Kashmir after the team raided a house to recover a girl from Doda ‘eloped’ with a youth. Reports said that parents of girl from Doda had registered a report that a youth ‘abducted’ their daughter. After investigation it surfaced that the accused was present in Jaladi village of Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district-bordering Jammu and Kashmir. Reports added that a police party from Doda raided the suspected house on Friday morning to recover the girl, but the villagers attacked them with stones. Police in retaliation fired tear smoke shells. A police official from Doda said that raid was conducted after proper permission sought and intimation given to police in Chamba district of Himachal. He said vi...

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‘Shell-type’ Object Found Along Kupwara-Lolab Road, Traffic Halted

OTHERS

A suspicious object has been found lying along Kupwara-Lolab road at Goos, officials said. They told GNS that a 'shell type' object was found by some passersby lying along the road near Public Park, following which the forces cordoned off the area. "A BDS team has been called in to the site", they said adding the vehicular traffic along the road has been suspended till further orders. A police official told GNS that a joint team is at the site. "We will share what it comes out be", the official said. (GNS)

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‘Polluted air coming from Pakistan,’ UP government tells SC

INDIA

The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that the closure of industries would affect the sugar cane and milk industries in the state and that UP is in the downwind, the air is coming mainly from Pakistan. To this, CJI NV Ramana joked, so do you want to ban industries in Pakistan? On this argument of Up government Chief Justice NV Ramana joked that he wants to ban industries in Pakistan. At the same time, in the contamination case, the Center told the Supreme Court that a five-member working group had been formed. At the same time, during hearing on air pollution in Delhi today, the CV said that we have seen some sections of the media trying to show that we are villains. We want to close the schools. You (the Delhi government) said that we are closing schools and starti...