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Policeman’s son suspected to have joined militancy in Pulwama, Family appeals for return

SOUTH KASHMIR

The son of a Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel is suspected to have joined militant ranks in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The teenager Kaisar Ahmad Dar went missing a week ago and his family is searching for him since, NDTV reported. Kaisar’s class 12 board results were announced four day after he went missing. He scored 88% marks. The family suspects that the teenager might have joined militancy. For the last one week, Mohammad Ashraf has not been able to sleep. He is looking for any clue to rescue his son, the report said. The report quoted Naseema Begum, the mother of the missing teenager, as saying that her son Kaisar wanted to join the army and become a Major. “He was always telling me that he wanted to become a Major in the army but I would ask him to become a docto...

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Dead body of unknown man found in Anantnag area

SOUTH KASHMIR

Sheikh Nadeem An unidentified male body was found in Verinag area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that on Sunday morning, Locals spotted a male dead body near Panzoo bridge in Verinag area of Dooru. "The locals called the police who rushed to the spot. They shifted the dead body to the hospital for medical formalities," the official said. The deceased is in the age group 42-45, the official said.

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CRPF man dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man died of cardiac arrest in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar on Sunday morning. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an Assistant Sub Inspector of CRPF identified as Gulzar Lal of DCoy 23 battalion fell unconscious in battalion headquarters at Karan Nagar. He was rushed to SMHS hospital for treatment, however, doctors present their declared him brought dead on arrival—(KNO)

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Sub-Zero night temp continues in Kashmir, Ladakh

OTHERS

Sub-zero night temperatures continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Sunday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 2.2°C against last night’s minus 3.0°C. The temperature was below 2.4°C than the normal, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a low of minus 2.6°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 1.9°C against minus 3.5°C on the previous night, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.3°C against minus 8.1°C last night, he said. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.0°C against minus 7.8°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature ...

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Body of 18 year old recovered from Kangan water reservoir

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Basit Shah Early morning on Sunday, a dead body of an 18 year old was recovered from power canal at central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that youth namely Bilal Ahmad Jagal s/o Mohammed Ismail Jagal aged about 18 years, had gone missing since after 2 pm on Saturday from his home. The locals told The Kashmiriyat that the youth jumped into water reservoir of power house Kangan located at Barnbugh. The police reached the spot and recovered the body, an official said, adding that the body has been sent to Trauma Hospital, Kangan for postmortem. Meanwhile, a case has been registered in the matter and investigation has been taken up.

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Top U.S. Official criticizes Hijab Ban; Indian Ministry of External Affairs says ‘Motivated comments on internal issues not welcome’

INDIA, INTERNATIONAL

On Friday, a top U.S. official condemned the ban on Hijab in certain colleges in Karnataka. Rashad Hussain, the U.S. official and the Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom, took to Twitter and said that the Indian state of Karnataka should not determine the permissibility of religious clothing. "Religious freedom includes the ability to choose one's religious attire. The Indian state of Karnataka should not determine permissibility of religious clothing. Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom and stigmatize and marginalize women and girls," the Ambassador said.buy silvitra online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/silvitra.html no prescription Meanwhile, the official Spokesperson Indian Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi, reacting...

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Sikhs Worldwide Mourn Demise of Human Rights Defender Justice Ajit Singh Bains

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On Friday evening, Justice Ajit Singh Bains, a human rights defender in Punjab passed away at the age of 99 at his residence in Chandigarh. He's survived by his wife, 4 children including Sr. Advocate R.S. Bains and a legacy of defending human rights in Punjab during the militancy period. Bains remained a Judge at Punjab and Haryana High Court from Oct 1974 - May 1984. He founded the Punjab Human Rights Organization right after his retirement in 1985. He remained associated with it till his demise. He was booked under TADA by state police in 1992, after which he spent six months in detention. Meanwhile, Dal Khalsa paid tribute to Justice Bains and said that he was a person who fought for his people’s rights and stood against repression. The organization said that their association...

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Nobody in Jammu Kashmir can oppose India, Tricolour: LG Manoj Sinha

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Stating that nobody in Jammu Kashmir can oppose India or the tricolour, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said his administration, with the support of the Centre, is working to dismantle the militancy eco-system. Addressing a press conference here, he also announced an enhancement of relief from Rs five lakh to 25 lakh to the jawans from Jammu Kashmir who laid down their lives in the service of the nation outside the region. Sinha said those who attempt to harm the country's interests will be dealt with strictly. The LG also informed that educational institutions will be reopened within two weeks amid a decline in COVID19 cases. PTI

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Drug abuse bigger challenge than militancy: DGP

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Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said that drug abuse was a bigger challenge than militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. He was speaking at a function organized on laying of foundation stone of Police Drug-de-addiction by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Channi Himmat, Jammu. The DGP in his welcome address thanked the Lt. Governor J&K, other dignitaries and media fraternity for gracing the event. He thanked Lt. Governor with whose support the drug de-addiction facility Jammu is being created at a bigger scale. He also thanked district administration for providing land for the centre. He said that on the directions of Lt. Governor J&K, this facility has been included in Jammu Smart City project and its funds have been provided by Jammu Smart City Limited. “It ...

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JK reports 458 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

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Jammu Kashmir reported 458 covid-19 cases while three persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 252 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 206 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall infection tally to 450331. Regarding the fatalities, the officials told GNS that both of them were reported from Jammu and one from Kashmir Valley. So far 4744 persons have succumbed to the virus—2322 in Jammu and 2422 in Kashmir. Giving district-wise details of the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 80, Baramulla 13, Budgam 20, Pulwama 9, Kupwara 45, Anantnag 9, Bandipora 5, Ganderbal 8, Kulgam 13, Shopian 4, Jammu 88, Udhampur 26, Rajouri 5, Doda 65, Kathua 7, Samba 3, Kishtwar 17, Poonch 6, Ramban 21 and Reasi 14. Besides, they ...