March 21, 2022 - The Kashmiriyat

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DC Kulgam kick starts plantation drive at GGHSS

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed On the occasion of International Forest Day, Special Forest Division Kulgam today organized a plantation drive at Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Kulgam with "One child one tree." The event was kick started by the Deputy Commissioner Kulgam Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat by planting a conifer sapling in premises of the school. School management and students also participated in this plantation drive by planting saplings of various plants. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner highlighted the significance of forests and added that forests are pivotal for survival and existence of life. He said it is unimaginable to think of existence without forests. He added that forests are the source of priceless health and other benefits so everyone must protec...

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Muslim family donates land worth Rs. 2.5 crore to build world’s largest Hindu temple in Bihar

INDIA

Setting an example of communal harmony in the country, a Muslim family in Bihar has donated land worth Rs.2.5 crore for construction of the world's largest Hindu temple--Virat Ramayan Mandir-in the Kaithwalia area of East Champaran district in the state. Talking to reporters here on Monday, Acharya Kishore Kunal, chief of the Patna-based Mahavir Mandir Trust, that has undertaken the project, said that Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khan, who has donated the land, is a businessman from East Champaran based in Guwahati."He recently completed all formalities pertaining to the donation of land belonging to his family for the construction of the temple at the registrar office of the Kesharia sub-division (East Chanmparan)," Kunal, a former Indian Police Service officer, told reporters. The Acharya said t...

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Centuries-Long Leech therapy continues on Novroz Eve in Kashmir

CULTURE

A number of people visited practitioners of ‘leech therapy’ on the occasion of Novroz on Monday as the therapy is believed to be more effective on this particular day. Scores of people were seen standing in queues, waiting for their turn to go through the procedure, at many places in the valley, especially at Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar. It is believed that leeches can cure frostbite, skin diseases and other blood infections, as they suck out the impure blood from the body. Wali Mohammad, a practitioner of leech therapy, told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), “I am doing this practice for the last 40 years and as per my experience, people are getting cured with this therapy. People understand that this therapy is the best cure for their illness which they don’t get from ot...

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Kashmiri Pandit organisations denounce ‘The Kashmir Files’

REGIONAL

The president of Reconciliation, Return and Rehabilitation of Migrants (RRRM), Satish Mahaldar while targetting the film 'The Kashmir Files' said that a lot of important things have been concealed in the film. "The film does show the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, but several things have been concealed. The selective imagery created in the movie is questionable," Satish said. He said that when Kashmiri Pandits left the valley, the BJP-backed VP Singh government was at the center and the movie has selectively concealed the fact. Criticizing the BJP government for not doing enough, he said that the Modi-led government has been in power for almost eight years but has not even initiated an inquiry into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. He said that there are around 708 families of Kashm...

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J&K Reports 12 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir reported 12 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said seven of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and five from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453562. Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 5 cases, Baramulla 0, Budgam 0, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 0, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 0, Shopian 0, Jammu 6, Doda 1 and remaining eight districts in the Jammu division had no fresh case. There was no death reported in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4750 persons have succumbed to the virus—2327 in Jammu and 2423 in Kashmir. Besides, they said, 16 Covid-19 patients—five from Jammu and 11 from Valley— recovered during the time...

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3 Kashmir districts in ‘gold’ list of highest TB reduction

REGIONAL

Three districts from Kashmir have shown 60-80 percent reduction in Tuberculosis cases in the last five years. A report issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Government of India’s National TB Elimination Programme for the year 2021, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), says that three districts from Kashmir division – Anantnag, Kupwara and Pulwama – have shown 60-80 percent reduction in TB cases in the last five years and have secured gold medals under the programme. Five other districts in India which have secured gold medals are Malappuram and Wayanad in Kerala, Khargone in Madhya Pradesh, Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, and Purba Mednipur in West Bengal. As per norms, districts or States/UTs which reported a decline of 20 per ...

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Incessant mining in Khunmoh Srinagar causes respiratory issues, kills agricultural produce

WRITE-UPS

Mehr-u-Nisa Khunmoh area of the summer capital Srinagar has long been witnessing rise in pollution given the presence of cement plants and other industries, causing a threat to the environment. It is pertinent to mention that there's also been an increase in the number of stone crushers in the area. The locals of Khunmoh, however, have been demanding shut down of these crushers. The locals say that the haphazard development of industrial units including the cement factories and stone crushers in the area without following pollution control norms has given rise to the emission of hazardous gases. According to the locals, this has not only endangered human life but even faint-bearing trees of the area have been adversely impacted, resulting in a reduction of fruits by up to 80%. ...

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Non-local labourer shot at in Pulwama village

REGIONAL

Unidentified militants shot at non-local labour in Gangoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the victim who hails from Bihar has been shifted to hospital for treatment. Sources identified the victim as Biswajeet Kumar son of Paras Mandan of Bihar. "The victim Biswajeet Kumar son of Paras Mandan of Bihar has been rushed to the hospital for treatment." Police rushed to the village after the incident. (KNT)

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‘They are threatening to kill me for speaking reality,’ says Kashmiri Pandit whose video against ‘Kashmir files’ went viral

FEATURED

A Kashmiri Pandit social activist, Sunil Pandita who recently spoke against the recently released film, 'The Kashmir files' has gone into hiding after unknown persons attacked his house in Jagti colony- a housing colony of Kashmiri pandits in Jammu area. He said that after his video went viral some goons took out a rally and camped outside his house for half an hour abusing and threatening my wife when I was not at home. "They have been sending me threat messages. I am a Kashmiri Pandit who has seen extreme pressure of migration, but I will not stop speaking the truth," Sunil told ETV Bharat at an undisclosed location. Sunil said that he has been receiving messages that he will be killed. "There is a truth to migration that Kashmiri Pandits have been used by the Bhartiya Janta Party ...

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Man shot dead by unknown gunmen in Budgam

REGIONAL

Unknown gunmen shot at a man in the Budgam district of central Kashmir, officials said. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday evening, a man identified as Tajamul Mohiuddin Rather has been shot by suspected militants near his home at Gotpora Budgam. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment, however, he succumbed before he could be admitted to the hospital, sources said. Further details shall follow