April 2022 - Page 37 of 46 - The Kashmiriyat

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Under fire, KU relieves two senior professors as HODs after scuffle episode, orders probe by a committee

EDUCATION

Two Kashmir University professors were relieved from the headship of their respective departments on Tuesday following their involvement in a scuffle that led to police complaints against the duo. As per an order, a copy of which is with KNT, issued by Assistant Registrar Administration-TW said: “Pending enquiry by the constituted committee in the incident vitiating academic atmosphere in the campus on 1.04.2022, Prof Muhammad Yousuf Ganai, Dean School of Social Sciences/Head Department of History and Professor Gul Mohammad Wani, Head Department of Political Sciences are relieved from their respective administrative assignments forthwith.” The University has assigned the task of Dean School of Social Sciences to Dean Research Prof Irshad Ahmad while assigning the charge of HOD Histor...

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34 persons from minority community killed in J&K since 2017: MHA

REGIONAL

At least 34 persons belonging to minority communities have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2017, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday. While replying to a question of parliamentarian Mahesh Poodar about attack on minorities in J&K, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that in last five years, 34 members of minorities have lost their lives in militancy related incidents in J&K. While giving details, he said that 11 persons of minorities were killed in 2017, three in 2018, six in 2019, three in 2020 and 11 in 2021. To another question whether there is mechanism to provide monetary compensation to victims, the minister said that an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs is given under the scheme. "Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian V...

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Job or compensation: Land donors lock 14 schools in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

Land Donors Association locked over a dozen government schools on Wednesday in Hariganiwan Zone of Central Kashmir’s Kangan town. People who have donated land to the Education Department for the construction of school buildings are part of the Land Donors Association. The Association alleged that despite donating land at different places, the donors were neither provided a job as promised nor were compensated. Zonal Educational Officer, Hariganiwan Zone, Kangan, Muhammad Maqbool told news agency Kashmir News Trust that it is very unfortunate and will hit the students. “I am in touch with concerned people and hope the issue will be resolved amicably. President Land Donors Association, Imtiyaz Ahmed told KNT that they have locked 14 Schools in Hariganiwan Zone. These include 10 P...

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Driver injured in cylinder blast outside Tulip Garden, Srinagar

REGIONAL

A cylinder blast took place in a tempo vehicle outside the Tulip garden in Srinagar in which the driver of the vehicle got injured, police said on Wednesday. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a cylinder blast took place inside a tempo vehicle parked outside the Tulip garden Srinagar. "In the incident, driver of the vehicle got injured," he said, adding that there was no need to panic. Sources said that the driver has been shifted to nearby hospital where he is being treated—(KNO)

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Kashmir records dip in foreign tourist arrivals by 95 percent

REGIONAL

In the past three years the foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir Valley have dipped by almost 95.22 percent. However, among the domestic tourist arrivals, the visitor entrance has increased nearly by 20 percent. According to the official figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in the past three years, the highest number of foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley was recorded in the year 2019. In the year 2019, at least 33,779 foreign tourists and 53,175,3 domestic tourists had visited Kashmir valley. In the following year 2020, there had a drastic fall among both foreign and domestic tourist arrivals by more than 89 percent and 93 percent respectively. The official figures reveal that in this fiscal, a total of 3897 foreign and 37,370 domestic t...

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505 Government Force personnel killed In Jammu Kashmir in BJP rule from 2014- 2021: MHA

REGIONAL

At least 505 security personnel and 264 civilians were killed by militants in eight years from May 2014 to November 2021, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, said on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question by Parliamentarian Shaktisinh Gohil in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State, MHA, Nityanand Rai, said from May 2014 to August 2019, 406 security personnel and 177 civilians were killed by militants in Jammu. 99 security personnel and 87 civilians were killed from 5 August 2019 to November 2021, he said in the reply, a copy of which lies with GNS. Gohil had sought to know the number of civilians and security personnel killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir from May 2014 to August 2019 and the number of civilians and security personnel killed by militants in J&K during the p...

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5-year-old boy killed after hit by school bus in Anantnag

SOUTH KASHMIR

Suhail Dar A 5-year-old boy was killed after allegedly being hit by a school bus in Dawood Pora in Brah area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a 5-year-old boy named Tameem Bhat son of Bilal Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Khul area was mowed down by a school bus while he was crossing the road on Wednesday morning. "We have complained several times about over speeding. the issue remains unresolved because of which today, we lost our child," a relative of the deceased boy said. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat he demanded action against the erring drivers.

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1 killed, another injured in fight over land dispute in Pattan

REGIONAL

One person was killed and a woman was injured after two families clashed with each other on Wednesday over a land dispute at Gund-Abrahim area of Pattan. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a clash broke out between two families in Gund-Abrahim area which took a violent turn. The people from both the groups allegedly attacked each other with axe during which one person, identified as Sunaullah Dar (56), suffered serious injuries. The officials said that he was immediately rushed to a hospital for medical treatment but was declared dead by the doctors. They said that the women was also injured in the incident which led to a tense situation in the village—(KNO)

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6 tourists injured as mini-bus turns turtle in Anantnag’s Srigufwara area

REGIONAL

At least six tourists were injured after a mini-bus turned turtle in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a speedy mini bus vehicle bearing registration no JK01L-4443 on way from Pahalgam towards Srinagar turned turtle at Cheeniwader Apple Valley in Srigufwara Anantnag as driver lost control over the vehicle. The injured have been identified as Barat Pinglay s/o Dutta Rai; Vineet Pinglay so Bharat Pinglay, Suneeta w/o Bharat Pinglay; Salochna w/o Khanda Roy; Lata Vodagar w/o P.S Gisay; 6 Sununda wo Bindha. All injured are residents of Ponai Maharashtra. Injured were shifted to SDH Bijbehara for medical treatment. Meanwhile, police has registered an FIR and further investigation is on—(KNO)

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Former Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel stopped from travelling to US at Bangalore Airport

INDIA

On Wednesday, Aakar Patel (51), the former chair of Amnesty International in India took to Twitter and said that he was prevented from travelling to the US by immigration authorities at the Bengaluru International Airport based on a look-out circular issued by the CBI in connection with a case against Amnesty India in 2019. https://twitter.com/Aakar__Patel/status/1511510982157213709?t=B0hpfP-fGPwqcKcQB_uHsg&s=19 “When I went to the airport this morning, the immigration said that I am on the Look Out Circular (LOC) from the CBI. This was something that I did not know. I have presented myself to the CBI whenever they have called me. I don’t know why should they have a look-out circular for someone they know about,” Patel was quoted as saying by Indian Express. “I found out that ...