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Month: April 2022

Army pays tribute to trooper killed in Anantnag encounter

Army pays tribute to trooper killed in Anantnag encounter

OTHERS
The Indian Army today, paid tribute to Lance Naik Nishan Singh, who was killed on 16 Apr 2022, in the Watnar area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district during Gunfight between militants and Indian army. In a press release, the Indian Army said, In a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen DP Pandey, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks paid homage to the gallant soldier on behalf of the proud Nation. While the initial cordon was being laid, militants opened heavy fire on Cordon party. Unmindful of his own safety, Lance Naik Nishan Singh, who was part of the initial cordon party, Nishan retaliating in returning fire and in doing so sustained a Gun Shot Wound on his chest. He was immediately evacuated to 92 Base Hospital, where he was declared dead by medical team. "Braveheart Lance N...
Raid at Fahad Shah’s Residence, Office: Colleagues’ Laptops, Hard Drives seized

Raid at Fahad Shah’s Residence, Office: Colleagues’ Laptops, Hard Drives seized

REGIONAL
Srinagar-based local news portal, The Kashmir Walla on Sunday said that its office was raided by the sleuths of the newly constituted, State Investigating Agency. In a statement, The Kashmir Walla said, The State Investigation Agency (SIA) sleuths along with the teams of Jammu Kashmir police raided its office and the residence of its editor-in-chief Fahad Shah in Srinagar's Soura area. The warrant for the raid was issued by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, dated 13 April 2022. The search warrant, given to The Kashmir Walla and Shah’s family, is under FIR number 01/2022 under the Indian Penal Code’s sections 120B, 121, 124, 153-B and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act’s sections 13 and 18, registered at JIC, SIA, Jammu. A Police spokesman said that the article titled “The sh...
Maloora residents block Srinagar-Bandipora highway over electricity shortage, stage Protest

Maloora residents block Srinagar-Bandipora highway over electricity shortage, stage Protest

REGIONAL
Several locals of Maloora area of Parimpora, Srinagar on Sunday blocked Srinagar-Bandipora highway and protested against the Power Development Department (PDD) over shortage of electricity to their area. Reports reaching news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that around two dozen locals gathered at Maloora and blocked the Srinagar-Bandipora highway while raising slogans against the PDD. The protesters said that they have been facing an electricity shortage, which prompted them to come out on streets and stage a protest against the department. “We to have come across a number of problems owing to shortage of electricity in the holy month of Ramadan and the PDD is not paying heed to it,” said the protesters while raising slogans. Meanwhile police also went to the spot and appeased the...
PDD lineman dies of electric shock in Central Kashmir

PDD lineman dies of electric shock in Central Kashmir

REGIONAL
A PDD lineman working with Power Development Department (PDD) died due to electric shock in Hafroo area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday, officials said. They said that the lineman identified as Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a resident of Badapora Nagam Charshrief received electric shock while repairing Transfer in the Haproo area. Soon after receiving electric shock Ashraf Mir was immediately shifted to a local hospital, however, doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. A police officer confirmed the incident to GNS and said that cognizance of the incident has been taken and further investigation taken up.(GNS)
Five arrested for shooting upon Muslims outside mosque in Canada

Five arrested for shooting upon Muslims outside mosque in Canada

INTERNATIONAL
Five people were injured in a mosque shooting Saturday in the Toronto area of Canada, according to police sources. A group of men, who had finished midnight prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, was randomly attacked in a drive-by shooting in the Scarborough district, said Toronto Police Department spokesperson David Rydzik. At least six shots were fired but it remains unknown how many suspects were involved in the shooting, he said. “We are unable to say whether the victims were targeted because of their religious beliefs,” said Rydzik. Meanwhile, Nadeem Sheikh, board member of the Scarborough Muslim Association said he is concerned about the shooting. He urged authorities to do their best to bring the perpetrators before authorities and said more steps should be taken ...
BJP’s promotion of ‘The Kashmir files’ has made minorities unsafe in the valley: CCG

BJP’s promotion of ‘The Kashmir files’ has made minorities unsafe in the valley: CCG

INDIA
'The Kashmir Files' has been made to weaponise the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits and market their pain for possible electoral dividends, according to a report issued by the Concerned Citizens' Group (CCG) headed by former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha. "Almost the entire opinion spectrum in the Valley conveyed to our group that the film sought to give a spin to the deeply tragic and unfortunate exodus of Pandits by weaponising their suffering and marketing their pain for politico-commercial considerations and possible electoral dividends," the report claimed. Not surprisingly, the producers of the Bollywood blockbuster are said to have grossed a thousand percent return on their investment, the report added. The report says that the film has jeopardized the safety and se...

Six policemen injured, cow shed burnt during clashes over land dispute in Budgam

REGIONAL
At least six policemen were left injured in stone-pelting after clashes erupted over land dispute between two parties at Arwah village Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. A police official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that all but six policemen were injured in Beerwah village after scuffle over land dispute and hurled stones on the police personnel, who had arrived on the spot to contain the melee. “All the policemen have minor injuries and are being treated”, he said. Following the clashes, a cowshed belonging to a local, Mohammad Maqbool Dar, was also burnt by another party over the land dispute, which is sub-judice, as per police. A case is being registered in this regard under relevant sections of law and further investigation is underway, the ...
14 arrested for ‘Communal clashes’ during Hanuman Jayanti in Jahangipuri Delhi, All of them Muslims

14 arrested for ‘Communal clashes’ during Hanuman Jayanti in Jahangipuri Delhi, All of them Muslims

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Six persons were injured, when the situation in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool town turned volatile on Sunday Stone pelting between two groups during the Hanuman Jayanti procession. According to the Hindu mobs, the Muslims attacked the Yatra with stones. According to independent reports, the trouble began when a procession was passing in front of a mosque in the evening played Bhajans and loud music during the Namaz time.buy furosemide online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/furosemide.html no prescription An argument between the two sides broke out and both the groups started raising slogans, triggering a tense situation, Kurnool Superintendent of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said. Police took 20 persons into custody based on the video footage of the incident....
On Hanuman Jayanti, Targetted attacks against Muslims reported from Delhi, Andhra Pradesh

On Hanuman Jayanti, Targetted attacks against Muslims reported from Delhi, Andhra Pradesh

INDIA
Six persons were injured, when the situation in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool town turned volatile on Sunday stone pelting between two groups during Hanuman Jayanti procession. According to the Hindu processionists, the Muslims attacked the Yatra with stones. According to independent reports, the trouble began when a procession was passing in front of a mosque in the evening played Bhajans and loud music during the Namaz time. An argument between the two sides broke out and both the groups started raising slogans, triggering a tense situation, Kurnool Superintendent of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said.buy flomax online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/buynoprescription/flomax-no-prescription.html no prescription Police took 20 persons into custody based on the video footage of...
Iridium sat phones, Wi-Fi-enabled thermal imagery tools reach militant groups in Kashmir

Iridium sat phones, Wi-Fi-enabled thermal imagery tools reach militant groups in Kashmir

REGIONAL
Fifteen signatures of Iridium satellite phones, used by the US-led allied forces in Afghanistan, and Wi-Fi-enabled thermal imagery devices that help a militant to escape security cordons especially during night have been found in the militancy-hit Kashmir valley, officials here said on Sunday. They said some of the signatures of Iridium satellite phones have been found in cyber space since February. It started from North Kashmir and now there have been some spots in parts of South Kashmir as well, they said. These satellite phones could be part of the consignment dumped by the allied forces while leaving Afghanistan or may have been snatched by the Taliban fighting there, the officials said. They said there is no need to panic as the movement of these phones was being specially mo...