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Month: April 2022

Amshipora Fake encounter: Army begins court martial against accused Captain

Amshipora Fake encounter: Army begins court martial against accused Captain

REGIONAL
The Army has initiated general court martial proceedings against a captain for the killing of three men in a staged encounter in Amshipura in south Kashmir in July 2020 after a Court of Inquiry found that troops had “exceeded” powers vested under the AFSPA, officials said here on Sunday. The three men hailing from Rajouri district of Jammu region — Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar — were killed in a remote hilly village in Shopian district on July 18, 2020 and labelled as “terrorists”. However, as doubts were raised on social media over the killings, the Army promptly constituted a Court of Inquiry which found prima facie evidence that the troops had “exceeded” powers vested under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Maintaining its highest standards and commitment ...
‘RSS using our pain for personal agendas, It wants demographic changes in Kashmir’: KP Activist

‘RSS using our pain for personal agendas, It wants demographic changes in Kashmir’: KP Activist

REGIONAL
Mohit Bhan, a Kashmiri Pandit who left in 1990 after the eruption of armed conflict in Kashmir and came back in 2018 said that he has lived in several villages and cities for the last three years and he has never felt threatened. "We do not need any security or any ex serviceman to come here. Common Kashmiris or local people are my real shield. The Local muslims walk shoulder to shoulder with me and they made me realize that I am safe and secure with common Kashmiris than anyone else," Mohit said in a two-minute video. Dr. Subramanian Swami on Saturday while visiting Kashmir valley had said that ex-servicemen should be settled in Kashmir to protect Kashmiri Pandits if they want to return to the valley. Stating that most Kashmiri Pandits reject the statement of Swamy, he said, "I w...
Nobody will displace Kashmiri Pandits when they return ‘next year’:  RSS Chief

Nobody will displace Kashmiri Pandits when they return ‘next year’: RSS Chief

INDIA, REGIONAL
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that Kashmiri Pandits should take a resolve to return and settle in their homeland next year in way that they are never uprooted in the future. He also said that the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ has not only presented the plight of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, but shaken the nation as well. "I have a feeling that the day is very near when the Kashmiri Pandits will come back to their homes and I wish that day comes soon," said Bhagwat while addressing the Kashmiri Hindu community via video conference on the last day of the Navreh celebrations here. "Today, every Indian knows about the truth of the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits. This is the time that Kashmiri Pandits have to go back to their own homes in a way that they are never uprooted again in fut...
Settle former soldiers in valley to ‘secure’ Kashmiri Pandits: Subramanian Swamy

Settle former soldiers in valley to ‘secure’ Kashmiri Pandits: Subramanian Swamy

INDIA, REGIONAL
Senior Rajya Sabha MP and BJP senior leader Subramanian Swamy has said that the prerequisite to the return of Kashmiri Pandits is to ensure their safety. The BJP MP was in Srinagar on Saturday where he participated in 'Navreh' festival celebrations. Swamy called for raising an Army of ex-soldiers who can settle down in Kashmir with the Kashmiri Pandits to ensure their safety. “Kashmiri Pandits have survived a massacre and it should never happen again. The Government should ensure the safe return of Pandits and there needs to be a proper mechanism in place to facilitate the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley," he said. “Ex-soldiers should be allowed to settle in Kashmir. These soldiers wil protect Kashmiri Pandits as they know how to handle weaponry,” Swamy said.
Three injured in south Kashmir road accident

Three injured in south Kashmir road accident

SOUTH KASHMIR
Danishwar Hameed Three persons were injured in a road accident in Levdoora area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning, a tractor without registration no collided with a I20 vechice at Levdoora flyover on the NH 44, resulting in injuries to three persons. The injured namely Usman Ahmed S/o Farooq Ah Dar R/o Bahinal age 25 (2)Gulshana Banoo w/o Nisar Ahmed aged 40 R/o Bahinal (3) Mohd Imran Dar S/o Ab Rashid age 20 R/o Bahinal were rushed to the Emergency hospital in Qazigund for treatement, he said. Details emerging.
‘It is a foreign conspiracy’- No-Confidence Motion against Imran Khan dismissed

‘It is a foreign conspiracy’- No-Confidence Motion against Imran Khan dismissed

INTERNATIONAL
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri has dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it against Article 5 of the Constitution, The Dawn reported. The Deputy Speaker chaired today's session after opposition parties, in a surprise move, filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser. Taking the floor shortly after the session began, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that loyalty to the state was the basic duty of every citizen under Article 5. He reiterated the premier's earlier claims that a foreign conspiracy was behind the move to oust the government. "On March 7, our official ambassador was invited to a meeting attended by the representatives of other countries. The meeting was informed that a motion against PM Imran was be...
Saudi Arabia names two Indian nationals in ‘most-wanted terrorists’ list

Saudi Arabia names two Indian nationals in ‘most-wanted terrorists’ list

INTERNATIONAL
Saudi Arabia published a new list of the the most wanted terrorists on Thursday. There are 25 names on the list, which included two Indian nationals. Chiranjeev Kumar Singh and Manoj Sabharwal, two Indians on the list, have been identified. “Saudi Arabia designates (25) names including entities involved in facilitating financial activities for the sake of the “Houthi” Group with support of IRGC-QF.” An official statement from The Presidency of State Security in Saudi Arabia stated. According to the reports, the designated terrorists are involved in supporting and funding the group Houthi in Yemen with the support of IRGC-QF (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps–Quds Force). According to Vartha Bharti, which quoted a file report of Al Jazeera , Manoj Sabharwal was a manager in a co...
Four Lashkar militant associates arrested in Bandipora: Police

Four Lashkar militant associates arrested in Bandipora: Police

REGIONAL
Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have busted a module of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in Bandipora district of North Kashmir and arrested its four associates. Police in a statement said, on a specific input security forces arrested three militant associates identified as Irfan Ahmad Bhat R/o Ashtango, Sajad Ahmad Mir R/o Arin and Irfan Ahmad Jan R/o Qazipora Bandipora at Ashtango area of the district and recovered one Chinese Grenade and other incriminating material from their possession. Militant associate identified as Irfan Aziz Bhat R/o Hajin was also arrested during naka at Rakh Hajin and one chinese grenade was recovered from his possession, the statement said. The said militant associate was also in tounch with Pak based militant Umer Lala & killed...
Two wiremen working at Airtel Fibre thrashed in Athwajan

Two wiremen working at Airtel Fibre thrashed in Athwajan

REGIONAL
Two wiremen, working in Airtel Fibre, were thrashed by local residents at Athwajan area of Srinagar on Saturday. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two wireman identified as Shabir Ahmad of Kaka Mohalla Nowhatta and Waseem Ahmad Dar of Jogi Lankar Rainawari were thrashed by some local residents when they were laying cable for internet services. They said that they were taken to a nearby facility for treatment and their condition is said to be stable. Meanwhile, local police has taken cognizance of the incident and a case under section 341/323 has been registered in this regard and further investigation is going on—(KNO)
Israeli soldiers abduct eight Palestinians in Jerusalem, West Bank

Israeli soldiers abduct eight Palestinians in Jerusalem, West Bank

INTERNATIONAL
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers abducted eight Palestinians from Jerusalem, Tulkarem, and Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers assaulted five young men in Bab al-Amoud, in occupied Jerusalem, before abducting them. They added that the soldiers assaulted the Palestinians when thousands started leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque after performing evening prayers. It is worth mentioning that the soldiers and the police closed the road leading to the Sahera Gate and Bab al-Amoud. The soldiers also installed a fence in Bab al-Amoud to prevent the Palestinians from gathering there and sitting in the stairs area, especially in the evening and early night. The soldiers also invaded the Ein al-Lowza neighborhood in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, and fired r...