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Four days ahead of his wedding, missing Shopian youth found dead in Banihal

REGIONAL

Meer Irfan The body of a 25-year-old youth who had gone missing from his home in the Shopian district of south Kashmir was recovered under mysterious circumstances in the Banihal area of Ramban district. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the family member of the deceased said that Aarif had gone to the market three days ago to purchase clothes for his wedding scheduled the next week. "His phone had been switched off for the last three days. We tried to contact him several times," they said, adding that his wedding was scheduled on the 11th and 12th of May, 2022. Meanwhile, officials said that on Sunday evening the body of Aarif Ramzan Ganie son of Muhammad Ramzan Ganie, a resident of Chittragam Kallan Shopian was found in Ramban under mysterious circumstances. "His body was spotted b...

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Article 370 a history, reclaiming PaK will be reality soon: VHP leader

POLITICS

The Article 370 of the constitution has become a history, senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Surendra Jain said on Sunday as he raised a pitch for reclaiming parts of Jammu Kashmir under the “illegal occupation of Pakistan and China”, saying it will become a reality soon. Jain, Union Joint General Secretary of VHP, was speaking at a rally ‘’Punya Bhumi Samaran Sabha’ organized by RSS-backed Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Forum here to pay collective tributes to those who were killed in Pakistani onslaught on October 22, 1947 and reiterate a pledge to reclaim the lost areas. Senior BJP leaders led ‘Tiranga yatra’ from different parts of the city to join the rally which was attended by Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) displaced persons from within and outside Jammu and Kash...

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Pilgrims joined by LG Manoj Sinha pray at Anantnag’s Sun temple

REGIONAL

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday participated in the Navgrah Ashtamangalam Pooja at Martand Sun temple, Mattan, Anantnag where special prayers were held to commemorate the visit of Shankaracharya to Kashmir. A function was also held at the Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar. According to ANI, the prayers were part of a five-day event organized by the One India Strong India with the support of civil administration and different religious groups of Kashmiri Hindus. The event was attended by more than 100 pilgrims carrying saffron flags and chanting Har Har Mahadev slogans. "The leader of the contingent, Maharaj Rudranath Anhad Mahakal, who said he heads a religious body in Karauli in Rajasthan called Rashtriya Anhad Mahayog Peeth, said he had emailed the District Commissi...

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Mumbai Police lodges FIR against two mosques for Pre-Dawn Adhaan

INDIA

Cracking down, the Mumbai Police have lodged first information reports against two mosques for allegedly flouting noise pollution rules and many more are under a scanner, officials said. The Noorani Masjid, Bandra west, and Muslim Kabrastan Masjid in Santacruz west will face action under the Maharashtra Police Act and Indian Penal Code Section 188, and other laws for playing loudspeakers to blare out the morning ‘azan’ and prayers on Saturday. The police have also booked the Imams of the two mosques — Anwar A. M. Shabbir Shah and Arif M Siddiqui, respectively, and the Managing Trustee of the Santacruz mosque M. Shoaib A. Sattar Shaikh — for allegedly permitting the relay of the ‘azan’ before the Supreme Court’s stipulated deadline of 6 a.m. Of the estimated 1,140 mosques in Mumbai...

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Cops undertake repairs on dilapidated Sopore-Kupwara bypass road

REGIONAL

In a rare scene, Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel undertook repairs of a dilapidated stretch of vital Sopore to Kupwara bypass road to ensure smooth vehicular movement. As the stretch was prone to accidents, the cops from Amargrah Police Station in Sopore filled up potholes on the busy bypass to avoid accidents. The cops said that they took up the repairs because the dilapidated stretch was prone to accidents and was hampering smooth vehicular movement. “Since it is a busy route, we did it for the convenience of general public. Till the concerned department makes permanent repairs, we thought it would be good to help as these spots were accidental spots,” said a cop Umar Ahmed. Meanwhile, the commuters appreciated the move and stated that the road had been giving them tough t...

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Road to Jammu Kashmir’s prosperity goes trough villages: LG Manoj Sinha

REGIONAL

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today emphasized that the policies and development plans for districts and concerned departments must accord higher priority to rural development as road to prosperity of Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir has to pass through its villages. Highlighting the role of rural infrastructure, self-employment, and agrarian society, Sinha observed that the concerned department’s policies should be based on pragmatism in order to harness the tremendous potential of our villages. “Around 70% of J&K’s population is dependent on agriculture and allied activities. Today, the development in rural areas is not just about self-sufficiency in food production but also about increasing yields and income and making the people more empowered. It is also about making the v...

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Opposition parties from Kashmir and Jammu jointly reject delimitation report

REGIONAL

Opposition parties United Morcha comprising of Congress, National Conference, CPIM CPI besides several social organizations have rejected the delimitation report, terming it highly objectionable, biased and politically motivated, at the behest of ruling BJP. Leaders of different political parties including Congress, National Conference, CPM, CPI, IDP, and others in a joint reaction have strongly criticised the final report which is a replica of highly controversial and objectionable draft report. The senior leaders of main opposition parties have jointly rejected the final report, which is highly partisan, motivated and against all basic norms of delimitation like contiguity, connectivity, population, physical features and public convenience etc. The commission has totally ignored th...

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Government school building in Baramulla in Shambles, Lives of students, teachers at stake

EDUCATION

Lone Shahid ul Islam A government school building is in shambles for a long due to official apathy from the School Education Department. The building of the government middle school Budden Rafiabad in education zone Baramulla is in shambles for the past few years and despite several representations to the concerned Department by the locals, the Administration has paid no heed to the demands of the public. “The construction of the new building started in the year 2011 but we are still waiting for the completion of the building. This new building comprising four classrooms was taken up to lintel level but the roof was not laid and since then it is standing incomplete and has turned inoperable," a Mehraj u Din, a resident told The Kashmiriyat. He said that even though the wall...

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BJP will form government on its own in Jammu Kashmir: Raina

REGIONAL

Days after the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir notified its final report, the BJP on Saturday expressed hope that the assembly elections will be held within the next six months and the party will form the government in the union territory. The delimitation panel, formed in March 2020, on Thursday notified its final report giving six additional assembly seats to the Jammu region and one to the Kashmir Valley and bringing areas of Rajouri and Poonch under the Anantnag parliamentary seat. Jammu division will now have 43 assembly seats and Kashmir 47 in the 90-member house. The delimitation commission has completed its exercise now wait for four to six months (for the assembly elections) and you will see the BJP forming the next government with its own chief minister, J-K BJP p...

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Hot summer expected in Ladakh as the region gears up for ‘massive’ agitation to demand restoration of ‘special status’

OTHERS

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Saturday said that the region is gearing up for agitation in support of their demands for Statehood and Constitutional safeguards among others from June 1 if their issues are not addressed till then. Both the bodies from Leh and Kargil districts are expected to meet together next week to draw the final course of agitation for their demands. A news report by Daily Excelsior quoted an unnamed official as saying that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs hasn’t extended any invite to the LAB or KDA for talks on the demands raised by them in August last year before visiting Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai though the latter’s promise that they would be formally called for dialogue in New Delhi together. The LAB...