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In Bihar, At least six Sikhs assaulted for not donating for ‘temple construction’

INDIA

At least six Sikhs were assaulted by a mob in Bhojpur, Bihar after they allegedly refused to make a donation for the construction of a temple, Police said on Monday. As per news reports, around 60 devotees were returning to Mohali in Punjab after visiting the Takht Sri Harimandir Ji at Patna Sahib, when they were stopped for donations for the construction of a temple. The truck driver refused to give any ‘Chanda’. Soon, a scuffle broke out between the truck driver and the people. In support of the truck driver, the Sikh devotees also got involved. In the scuffle that ensued, half-a-dozen Sikh devotees were injured, a Police official said. The police have arrested at least five persons in connection with the incident.

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Freezing conditions continue in Kashmir; Another spell of snowfall likely

REGIONAL

With overnight cloud cover amid the forecast for light rain and snowfall till January 19, night temperature further increased in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.0°C against last night’s minus 1.2°C in the summer capital of the J&K. Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 4.6°C against minus 7.0°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature was 3.1°C above normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south K...

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Amid Covid-19 surge, Kashmir University defers all examinations from 18 Jan

EDUCATION

Amid a massive spike in Covid cases in the valley, Kashmir University has deferred all the exams scheduled from January 18. Several students had demanded the postponing of exams amid the resurge in Covid 19 cases in Kashmir. As per a notice from the office of the controller of examinations, KU, all the exams ongoing and scheduled exams of the university w.e.f 18 January have been postponed. "The revised dates for the deferred examinations shall be notified separately in due course of time," the notice read.

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Kulgam Attack: Police produces chargesheet before NIA court

REGIONAL

Police have produced a chargesheet before NIA court in connection with a militant attack on police personnel in 2020 near Behibagh Police Station in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The chargesheet names two militants who have already been killed in two gunfights and a militant associate. As per police chargesheet, in the last week of November in 2020, unknown militants fired upon a police party near police station Behibagh in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district and after the exchange of fire, militants taking advantage of darkness escaped from the spot. Police accordingly registered an FIR vide number 3/20 under section 7/25, 27 Arms Act, 13,16,18,20,23 UAPA and started investigation. As per police, during the course of investigation of the instant case, it came to fore that two Lash...

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In India, Wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children for 25 years

EDUCATION

Indian billionaires saw their combined fortunes more than double during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their count shot up by 39 percent to 142, while the wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children in the country for 25 years, a new study showed on Monday.buy female viagra online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/female-viagra.html no prescription In its annual inequality survey released on the first day of the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda summit, Oxfam India further said that an additional one percent tax on the richest 10 percent can provide the country with nearly 17.7 lakh extra oxygen cylinders, while a similar wealth tax on the 98 richest billionaire families would finance Ayushman Bharat, the w...

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Hijab-Clad Female Students Denied Entry to College for Past Three Weeks

INDIA

Female Muslim students have been barred for the past three weeks from entering classrooms at a college in Karnataka's Udipi for wearing Hijab, The Hindustan Gazette reported. The parents of the six students approached the Principal of Rudra Gowda college to discuss the issue, but she refused to hold any discussions on the matter. Campus Front of India’s state committee member Masood was condemned by the report as saying that the students were threatened and forced to write a letter saying that they are not attending classes for the last 15 days. The students have also said that they were not being allowed to talk in Urdu, Arabic, and Beary languages on the college premises. 2nd year PU student Aliya said that a teacher told them to leave the classroom or else he will push them ...