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Court extends Police remand of Journalist Fahad Shah by Seven days

FEATURED

A court in Pulwama on Monday extended the police remand of Kashmiri journalist, Fahad Shah- who was arrested on 04 February 2022 by Police after being summoned to a Police station in Pulwama. Fahad Shah- Editor-in-Chief of The Kashmir Walla was produced in a court by Pulwama Police on Monday where the judge remanded him to police custody for seven more days. The defence lawyer has applied for the grounds of detention and the court initially had asked police to provide the same in two days, however, as of now, the grounds of detention have not been produced in the court. "The court has granted one more week to Police to submit the grounds of detention," sources told The Kashmiriyat. Fahad was summoned by Pulwama police in January for alleged 'incorrect reporting' about an encounter...

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CBK issues advisory, asks parents of Class 10 students to stay alert regarding fake calls

REGIONAL

Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) on Monday issued an advisory, asking parents and guardians of students, who have appeared in Class 10th Annual regular Examination-2021 to remain alert with regard to fake calls from unknown persons. A statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads that “If someone received fake call claiming to be School Board Officials etc and offers to help students for clearing exams, they must immediately inform Crime Branch Kashmir through JK-eCop Mobile App or by Email: sspcrimkmr@jkpolice.gov.in or visit Crime Branch Kashmir personally (whichever is convenient)”—(KNO)

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Nation indebted to those who sacrificed their lives: Amit Shah on Pulwama attack

OTHERS

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday paid tribute to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. "Heartfelt tribute to the brave jawans of @crpfindia who upheld the sovereignty of the country by making their supreme sacrifice in the cowardly terrorist attack of Pulwama. The nation will always be indebted to your sacrifice. Your bravery will continue to inspire us to root out terrorism," Amit Shah tweeted from its official account in Hindi. Meanwhile, tribute is being paid to CRPF personnel in Jammu Kashmir's Lethpora. "We remember the 40 CRPF jawans who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack in 2019. We aim to maintain peace and harmony in the region," DS Chaudhary, Additional Director General (ADG), CRPF said. The attack on th...

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Farooq Abdullah placed under house arrest, Says ‘Remove my security, I do not need it’

Politics

Farooq Abdullah placed under house arrest, Says 'Remove my security, I do not need it' "I was scheduled to visit Jammu today. This morning, I was informed by security officials that I cannot step out of my house, I don't know what it has to do with my travel. Everyone is moving but they didn't allow me to travel to Jammu," he was quoted by NDTV as saying. A police official was quoted by the report as saying that all types of VIP movement and even the movement of security convoys were to be avoided today. "There is no specific order to disallow the movement of Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Today, all types of VIP moment has been avoided following a security advisory," the police official said. Commenting on the downgrading of security, he said, "I have been asking them to withdraw the en...

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In Gujarat, 37-year-old journalist murdered in front of wife, three daughters

INDIA

A 37-year-old journalist based in Gujrat was killed in front of his wife and their 3 daughters in broad daylight. According to reports, initially, Four people rammed their car into Junaid Khan Pathan’s motorcycle and then stabbed him, Times of India reported. Pathan was traveling with his wife and three daughters- aged 10, four, two-and-a-half-years-to meet relatives in Shahpore Vad when the accused hit their car into his vehicle. All five bikers fell on the road after being hit from behind by a car. Four people immediately got down from the car and stabbed Pathan in the back with a knife.

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Karnataka: Teachers forced to remove their Hijab, Parents argue as children disallowed to enter school with Hijab

INDIA

In a video that has gone viral over social media, A female teacher stationed outside the gate of a school was seen asking the students either to remove the Hijab or entry to classrooms was prohibited. A little girl was seen removing her headscarf first. Parents of several students including hers came requesting the teacher that once they get inside the classroom they would remove it but in no way did she allow them, instead called two of her colleagues as shown in a video shared on Social media. https://twitter.com/NikhilaHenry/status/1493097302843879426 Amidst the Karnataka HC's ongoing hearing of the Petitions challenging the 'No Hijab Regulation in schools and colleges, the visuals got framed outside the Rotary Educational Society School at Dwarka Nagar in Mandya. ...

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‘BJP makes false propaganda’- Telangana CM asks Government to show proof of surgical strikes

INDIA

On the third anniversary of the Pulwama attack today, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) asked for proof from the central government of the surgical strike carried out in Balakot in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) in September 2019. “Even today, I am asking for the proof. Let the government of India show (the proof). The BJP makes false propaganda that is why people are asking for it,” KCR said. “The BJP is using surgical strike politically. The Army is fighting at the border. If anyone is dying, it’s Army personnel, and they should be given credit for it, not BJP,” the CM said. KCR’s comments come at a time when he is engaged in a battle of words with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over proof of surgical strike. Assam Chief Minister on Friday sai...

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Two detained during bid to enter Air Force Station in Jammu

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Two persons have been detained by the security staff when they tried to enter the technical area of the Indian Air Force station in Jammu Kashmir’s Jammu city, reported news agency ANI. Police said two persons belonging to West Bengal were detained by the security staff of the Indian Air Force station in the Satwari area of Jammu on Sunday when they were spotted outside the main gate of the station. The duo was trying to enter the technical area of the station. “They have been identified as Kavi Raj Chhetri and Subhash Darji. The Air Force security staff has handed them to the Satwari police station. “After registering a case, the two are now being questioned”, police said.

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87-year-old woman allegedly raped in Delhi

INDIA

An 87-year-old woman was allegedly raped in the national capital's Tilak Nagar area, news reports said on Monday. Delhi Police Additional DCP (west district) Prashant Gautam informed that an FIR under section 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered in the matter. "Now again, as alleged by the complainant in her complaint, we are adding relevant sections of law in the FIR," he said.

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Amid ‘Hijab Ban’, Kashmiri women offer flowers to Hijab-clad students at Kashmir university

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The local ladies were seen waiting outside Kashmir University carrying flowers in their hands and they were offering the flowers to those students who had put on hijab. Hijab controversy has erupted in Indian southern state of Karnatka where a lesser-known Hindu outfit is demanding a ban on the hijab in schools and colleges. The matter has gone to court. Speaking to news agency Kashmir News Trust, one of the ladies part of the group distributing flowers said that nobody has the right to decide about one’s attire. “Hijab is our choice and nobody can force and dictate us what we should wear or eat. Our beloved Prophet (PBUH) has maintained that women should wear veil and not mingle with men,” she said. Earlier, in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, a protest in support of hijab ha...