April 2022 - The Kashmiriyat

Apr302022 by News DeskNo Comments

Shawal Moon not sighted in Saudi, Eid u Fitr on Monday

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The Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, April 30, hence Eid Al Fitr will be on Monday, May 2, according to authorities. Tomorrow, May 1, will be the last day of Ramadan. Eid Al Fitr is marked on the first day of Shawwal - the month that comes after Ramadan in the Hijri calendar. Meanwhile, the UAE moon sighting committee is also set to make their official announcement.

Apr302022 by News DeskNo Comments

Shalbaf Tehreek: On 29 April 1865, 28 Kashmiris were shot dead protesting against brutal policies

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Long before the firstly commonly known uprising of 1931, at least 28 Kashmiris were shot dead by Dogra forces on April 29, 1865, when they were protesting against the cruel taxation by the government. In 1865 around 125 thousand people were involved in the shawl industry. These included weavers, washer men, and skilled laborers having the know-how of printing. The industry generated more than Rs 50 lakhs annually. In that year, shawls worth 254 thousand British Pounds were exported from Kashmir. Veteran Journalist Zaheer u Din states that despite the hard work of the weavers most of them made around Rs 5 to 7 every month and that too after working 16-18 hours a day. They had to pay tax to the tune of Rs 5 monthly. They could not change their profession or stop working. A heavy fine w...

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Pickpockets steal cash-filled purse of a woman in Srinagar

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Pickpockets stole a purse of a woman while traveling in public transport from Dalgate to Lal Chowk Srinagar. Rafia Rashid, a government employee told news agency Kashmir News Trust that she was travelling in a Tata mini-bus where the pickpockets stole her purse. “The purse was in my bag. I was shocked to see a bag without purse when I opened it after alighting from the vehicle. The purse contained Rs 30,000, ATM cards, an employee card, a credit card, and the keys of the locker,” she said. Rafia added that before boarding the vehicle, she had checked her bag and the purse was present there. “It is the work of some pickpockets and I don’t think I will get it back,” she said. (KNT)

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JK Bank ATMs, mpay disappoint customers

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Bank customers failed to make transactions as majority of the ATMs of the bank were out of order on Saturday. Jammu Kashmir Bank faces frequent snags in its mpay application, but today, it faced an outage at almost every ATM just ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Scores of customers were seen waiting outside the ATMs on Residency Road in Srinagar. Customers left disappointed as they failed to make any transactions. “I was here to withdraw the cash, but the ATM didn’t work. I tried other ATMs as well but they were also out of order,” Javaid Ahmed, a bank customer told news agency Kashmir News Trust. Bank’s mpay application was not working on Saturday much to the disappointment of customers. A customer said that this is not a good sign while the customers expect better from ...

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Release imprisoned youth so that they can spend Eid with their Families: G A Mir

Politics

J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Ghulam Ahmad Mir Friday said that the government as a goodwill gesture must consider releasing imprisoned youth languishing in different jails in J&K and other parts of the country under PSA to ensure respite to their families on the auspicious occasion of the Eid Ul FItr. The move is bound to send a positive signal amongst the general public, shall be a confidence building measure on the part of the Govt towards the people, he said, as per a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Mir said that in view of the auspicious occasion of Eid Fitr, Govt must consider releasing Valley Youth who are languishing in different jails in J&K and other parts of the Country under PSA in connection with various off...

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Admin tells Auqaf committee Jamia masjid Srinagar to hold prayers at 7:30 AM

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Intizamia committee has sought time till evening today to take a decision at their level Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar has been asked to schedule Eid prayers at 7 am in order to handle the situation efficiently after civil and police administration held a meeting within the Auqaf committee. An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that Civil and Police Administration had meeting with the Anjuman-e-Auqaaf Jamia Masjid Nowhatta Srinagar today regarding conduct of Eid Ul Fitr prayers. He said that among addressing other issues, the committee has been requested to schedule the prayers at 7:00 am on the day of Eid to handle the situation efficiently in case of any Law & Order problems and to ensure public safety and security. “There is umpteen evidence of episodes in th...

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Army trooper killed, 2 injured in Ganderbal road accident

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An army soldier was killed and two others injured when an army vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Gadribal Ganiwan area of Central Kashmir's Ganderbal on Saturday. Official sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the army bus was vehicle part of a convoy that turned turtle near Masjid Mode Sumbal Bala Gund area of Kangan. In the accident, one soldier died on the spot death while two soldiers were injured. Both the injured were shifted to hospital and are under treatment, an official said—(KNO)

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Centre spends over Rs 9,000 crore on security in J-K till 2021 since the abrogation of Article 370

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In 28 months since the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre spent over Rs 9,000 crore, especially on security expenditure, in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. The amount was paid to the Jammu and Kashmir government under the security-related expenditure (police) scheme since the inception of the UT on August 5, 2019, the day when Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and Articles 370 and 35 (A) were nullified that gave the erstwhile state its special status and the mandate to define its domicile rules. MHA’s recently published annual report 2020-2021 mentions these facts, mentioning “in order to strengthen the security apparatus, the Government of India has provided Rs 9,120.69 crore to the Government of Jammu and ...

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Patients on oxygen concentrators at home suffer in the face of power outages

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With J&K hit by worst power outages, patients dependent on oxygen concentrators at their home are facing severe distress. Hundreds of home-bound patients especially patients suffering from chronic diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma and heart related issues who survive on oxygen concentrators are suffering as in absence of electricity they are unable to run these concentrators which in turn deteriorates the condition of patient. A close relative of an elderly woman from Anantnag who is suffering from asthma and is being administered oxygen at home said that in order to keep the concentrator running, they have hired an electric generator. For this, they have to spend at least Rs 1000 to keep it running. He told news agency—Kashmir News Observer...

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Non-Hindi speakers should leave India: BJP Minister

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Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad has sparked another controversy after he said that those who do not love Hindi are ‘foreigners’ and those who do not speak the language should leave India and settle in some other country. According to news reports, Sanjay who is the Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Minister said, “Those who want to live in India should love Hindi,” Nishad said. “If you do not love Hindi, it will be assumed that you are a foreigner or are linked to foreign powers. This country is one, and India’s Constitution says that India is ‘Hindustan’ which means a place for Hindi speakers. Hindustan is not a place for those who don’t speak Hindi. They should leave this country and go somewhere else." The controversy over the Hindi language erupted when Hindi film hero Ajay Devgan sai...