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College student electrocuted to death while playing cricket in Anantnag

REGIONAL

A 20-year-old youth died of electrocution while playing cricket in the Durgund area of Sirigufwara in south Kashmir's Anantnag disrict. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that a Umer Farooq, son of Farooq Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Sirigufwara, who was a student of the second year at Degree college Bijbehara was electrocuted while playing a cricket match in Anantnag area on Wednesday morning. His friends said that Shahid was fielding when the ball was hit for a boundary and he went to collect the ball. "He got in touch with an electric wire and fell unconscious," they said. He was rushed to the District hospital of Anantnag, however, upon his arrival at the hospital he was declared 'brought dead' by the doctors, officials said.

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Muslim woman resigns as principal of law College after facing harassment over Hijab

INDIA

A woman has resigned as the principal of a college in Maharashtra’s Virar city. Dr. Batool Hameed, who was the principal of VIVA College of Law in Maharashtra was quoted by Muslim Mirror as saying, she was facing harassment for wearing a hijab in campus. “For a few days, I feel uncomfortable as the atmosphere around me has been made unharmonious and suffocating,” Dr Battull Hammid said in her resignation letter. She told Muslim Mirror that she joined the college in July 2019 and everything was alright in the last two years, suddenly my hijab has become a problem to everyone. People in the management allegedly started targeting her after the Hijab controversy erupted in Karnataka. One day, some members of the Dawoodi Bohra community, which Ms Hammid also belongs to, came to h...

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Kashmir’s famed Tulip garden thrown open for public

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir administration on Wednesday said that Kashmir has recorded highest—ever tourist footfall in last six months and that a further increase in tourist arrivals was expects in the months ahead. After inaugurating Tulip festival at Asia's largest Tulip garden, Chief Secretary AK Mehta told media persons that Kashmir in the month of March so far has recorded highest--ever tourist footfall and in the last six months the number of tourists visiting Kashmir remained all-time high. The famous Tulip garden was also thrown open for general public. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Chief Secretary said the figure is highest-ever so far compared to any season whether Covid or before, adding that the government is expecting further increase in the footfall of tourist ...

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6 drugs counselling centres functioning in Kashmir districts: Div Com

OTHERS

In a bid to eradicate drug menace from the society, the divisional administration Kashmir on Wednesday said that six drugs counselling centres have been made available in different districts. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir P K Pole, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that besides coming up with drugs counselling centres, adequate contractual employees have been made available at hospitals for counselling of the youth involved in drug addiction. “These youth are victims. They are being forced to pick up guns and take drugs,” he said, adding that the district administration Srinagar has already started a process against the drug addicts and those involved in drug dealing are being booked under PSA. Speaking on the sidelines of 'Run for No Drugs', Pole said tha...

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Light rain forecast, Night temperature rises across Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

Amid predictions for scattered light rain/snow and thundershowers in next 24 hours, night temperature increased at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 7.2°C against last night’s 6.9°C. The temperature was 2.2°C above normal for Srinagar during this time of the year. Qazigund recorded a low of 5.4°C against 6.0°C on the previous night. The temperature was above normal by 1.7°C for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 7.2°C, same as on the previous night. It was 3.9°C more than normal during this time of the season, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 1.9°C agains...

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BJP’s Ashok Koul had narrow escape as leopard enters his official residence in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Organization Ashok Kaul had a narrow escape on Wednesday after a leopard entered his official residence at S1 Church Lane. BJP's Media In charge, Manzoor Bhat told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Koul was busy in morning activities at his official residence when a leopard appeared in the lawn. However, he managed to flee from the spot, they said, adding that the wildlife department was informed in this regard. Meanwhile, a team of wildlife department captured a leopard in Sonwar area of Srinagar. Officials told KNO that a leopard had taken shelter in Church Lane Sonwar following which the Wildlife team successfully caught the leopard and dispatched to Dachigam park—(KNO)

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34-yr-old youth found dead under mysterious conditions in Kulgam

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed A 34-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious conditions at his relative's home in the Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday morning, officials said. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a youth identified as Ashiq Hussain Hajam, son of Abdul Ahad Hajam of Kujjar Frisal was found dead at the house of his relative in Yarikah Kulgam. “The youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Hajam, son of Ghulam Ahad Hajam of Yarikah," he said. After preliminary assessment, the body was taken into the custody for postmortem.

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District TB Control Society Anantnag holds sensitization programme for media persons at Kulgam

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed The District TB control Society Anantnag today organized a Sensitization programme for media persons at District Headquarter, here. During the programme, the experts through a powerpoint presentation highlighted detection methods, treatment procedures, besides the measures that have been put in place by the Government to eliminate this disease by multiple interventions of drugs and treatments. The Experts on the occasion briefed the participants that TB is caused by bacteria that most often affect the Lungs and is a preventable and treatable disease. They also highlighted the role of the media in educating the masses about TB to achieve the desired goal of its elimination. Media persons were also apprised about the testing facilities available for detection ...

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Setback to Congress in Jammu Vikramaditya resigns party

Politics

In a major setback to Congress, Vikramaditya singh son of senior congress leader Karan Singh on Tuesday resigned from the party . "I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress [INC] with immediate effect, "Vikramaditya wrote in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi "It is my belief that the INC is unable to realize and reflect the sentiments and aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, " he further wrote. It is pertinent to mention here that Vikramadiyta had contested 2019 Parliament elections against Jitendra Singh on Congress ticket—(KNO)

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Danish Siddiqui’s family to move int’l court seeking probe against Taliban

INDIA

The family members of Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan while on a reporting assignment in July last year, will approach the International Criminal Court against the Taliban demanding a proble into his killing during a clash. “On Tuesday, Danish Siddiqui’s parents, Akhtar Siddiqui and Shahida Akhtar, will initiate legal action to investigate his killing and bring those responsible, including high-level commanders and leaders of the Taliban, to justice,” the family said in a statement. “On July 16, 2021, Pulitzar-winning photojournalist Danish Siddique was illegally detained, tortured and killed by the Taliban, and his body was mutilated. These acts constitute not only a murder, but a crime against humanity and a war crime. This was not...