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58 Organisations write to LG Manoj Sinha seeking release of Fahad Shah

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At least fifty eight organizations have called for the release of Kashmiri journalist, Fahad Shah in detention since February 04. The press freedom organizations wrote the letter on Monday addressed to Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha seeking his intervention to release Kashmiri journalists. The Jammu Kashmir Police had summoned Fahad Shah- editor of Srinagar-based magazine 'The Kashmir Walla' regarding a story his magazine reported after the Pulwama encounter on January 30. Fahad was booked under UAPA, Sedition among other charges. Here's the full text of the letter: Dear Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, We, the undersigned press freedom organizations, human rights organizations, and publications write to request your urgent intervention to secure the immediate rel...

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3 accused held for kidnapping, Sexually assaulting minor Girl in Srinagar: Police

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Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three alleged persons in connection with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in Srinagar district. In a statement issued to GNS, the police said that on 11th Feb, Police Station Bemina recieved a complaint from a resident of mansoor Colony Bemina( Name withheld) that his minor daughter has been abducted by unknown persons. Accordingly a case FIR no 02/2022 was registered under relevant sections of law at PS Bemina. Upon receipt of this information Bemina police immediately started the investigation & recovered the missing girl from TRC. The police spokesman further said that during the investigation, it came to fore that the minor girl was kidnapped by three persons and and assaulted sexually. Raids were conducted in several...

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3 MPS from Kashmir represent themselves, not Kashmir: Apni Party

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Jammu Kashmir Apni Party Saturday said that the three-member parliaments are representing themselves and not Kashmir in the Indian Parliament. Apni Party district president for Srinagar and former legislator, Noor Muhammad Sheikh said that the 3 MP's representing Kashmir in Parliament seem to have "hand in glove" relationship with Delimitation Commission. He said by now they (MPs) must have handed over their resignation and protested against the Draft Report by Delimitation Commission. "They represent themselves, not Kashmir,” he said. Pertinently, political parties except for BJP in Jammu and Kashmir are up in arms against Delimitation Commission’s Draft Proposal. National Conference, the associate member of the Commission has already rejected the proposal of the Delimitation Com...

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UP lags behind Jammu Kashmir in Education, Health and Poverty Line

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"I have to say one thing to you in my heart, in these 5 years a lot of unprecedented work has happened. Be careful, if you leave this time, 5 years of hard work will be washed away and this time it will not take long for Uttar Pradesh to become Kashmir, Bengal and Kerala," Yogi Adityanath told voters in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the first phase of elections in his state. A statistical reading of the statement proves that Jammu Kashmir, Kerala and West Bengal are ahead of Uttar Pradesh in almost all spheres. According to the data released by NITI Aayog- established by the Government of India, Uttar Pradesh lags behind the three states on several parameters including education. The data released by NITI Aayog states that 0.7% of the total population in Kerala is poor while in Jammu Kas...

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Schools likely to re-open from February 21

EDUCATION

The Jammu Kashmir administration is all set to reopen the schools in Kashmir as the pandemic situation eases in the valley, Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha said Friday. “Reviewed Covid situation in J&K. The pandemic situation has improved and we can gradually move ahead for reopening of schools and holding offline classes while ensuring complete adherence to SoPs,” Office of the J&K LG tweeted. On February 7 LG had told reporters that the government will monitor the Covid situation for the next 15 days and if the graph dips further, the administration led by him will discuss the issue and accordingly take a call on the re-opening of schools in Kashmir. Top officials of the School Education Department also told KNO that the schools in Kashmir valley are most like...

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Gas agency sealed in Boniyar for alleged misuse of Ujwala Yojna scheme

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Authorities on Saturday sealed a gas agency in Ijara village of Boniyar tehsil after alleged misuse of Ujwala Yojna Scheme in the area. An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that locals had alleged that Ujwala Yojna Scheme has been misused in Boniyar as they were asked to pay Rs 1550 for free cylinder by HP Gousia Agency. He said that after receiving the complaint, authorities today sealed the gas agency. (KNS)

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Pathology of Islamophobia taking most lethal form in India: Noam Chomsky

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The pathology of Islamophobia is taking its most lethal form in India, with almost 250 million Muslims in the country becoming a persecuted minority, said Professor Noam Chomsky, a renowned public intellectual Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky made the remarks while speaking at a Congressional Briefing “Worsening Hate Speech and Violence in India” on February 09, co-hosted by 17 organizations, including Amnesty International USA, Genocide Watch, Indian American Muslim Council, International Christian Concern, Dalit Solidarity Forum, and Hindus for Human Rights. “The assault is taking other forms as well, including a general attack on independent thought and the educational system primarily directed against Muslim victims, but by now expanding be...

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In MP, Muslim girl forced to write apology letter for wearing Hijab in College

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A burqa-clad student pursuing M.Com in a Government college in Madhya Pradesh was forced to write an apology report for wearing a Hijab. According to a report by Hindustan Times, a group of students had raised objections over the Hijab worn by the student.buy viagra super active generic buy bull-100 generic The matter came to light on Friday evening when the video of the incident went viral on social media. Identified as Rukhsana Khan, She came to college wearing a burqa and hijab for the first time to unnecessarily create controversy, the principal of the college said, as per the report. “In the admit card, we have clearly instructed students to take exams only after wearing college uniform and mask. This is not the first time such a decision has been taken. Rukhsana used to ...

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‘Withdraw or we will quash it’: SC to UP govt on recovery notices against anti-CAA protesters

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The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Uttar Pradesh for taking action on the recovery notices issued to the alleged anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protestors in December 2019. A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant gave last opportunity to the state government to withdraw the proceedings, and added that, if not done then those proceedings will be quashed for being in violation of the law. “Withdraw the proceedings or we will quash it for being in violation of the law laid down by this court.” The bench told counsel representing the state government that it acted like a “complainant, adjudicator, and prosecutor” while attaching the properties of the accused. It pointed out that proceedings initiated in December 2019 were contrary to the law laid down by the apex ...

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Four militants, three OGWs arrested in North Kashmir, Were planning to conduct major strike: DIG North Kashmir

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Shabir Khan The Government forces on Saturday claimed to have arrested four Al-Badr militants and three militant associated in two separate operations in North Kashmir. The forces said that war-like ammunition, cash worth Rs 3 lakh was also recovered from the possession of the arrested. Addressing a press conference at Rafiabad in north Kashmir on Saturday, Udaya Bhaskar- the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) North Kashmir Udhaya Bhaskar said that the module was planning to conduct a major attack. He said that upon receiving inputs, the forces 9ncluding Army, Police and CRPF arrested four militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs).buy actos generic myindianpharmacy.net/actos.html over the counter The DIG also said that so far during the investigation it was been revealed t...