May 2022 - Page 6 of 51 - The Kashmiriyat

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JK Bank services go down yet again, costumers suffer

BUSINESS

The costumers of Jammu Kashmir Bank were on Tuesday put to a lot of inconveniences after services went down once again across the Kashmir Valley on Sunday. Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that J&K Bank services including ATM and mPay services were down since early morning today, thereby putting costumers into a lot inconveniences. They said that the services were down at most places and costumers had to face lot of difficulties while withdrawing cash and do any online transactions. “Even as money was deducted from our accounts, but we were unable to collect the cash from the ATM. Same is the case with mPay service as it is also not working since morning, thereby leaving customers high and dry,” said Manzoor Ahmad from Srinagar. The customers said that bank ...

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North Korean drone with payload shot down by police team in JK’s Kathua

OTHERS

Jammu and Kashmir police Sunday claimed to have shot down a North Korean drone which is having a payload attached to it, Officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) informed that on the basis of drone activity observed in the area of Talli Hariya chak under police station Rajbag in district Kathua, an early morning search party of police was being regularly sent in the general area. "Today early morning, the search party observed a North Korea drone coming from the border side and fired at it," police said. Police added that the drone was shot down and is found to have a payload attachment with it which is being screened by the bomb disposal experts—(KNO)

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BJP’s Nupur Sharma booked over remark on Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

INDIA

A case has been filed against BJP national spokesperson Nupur Sharma in Mumbai over her alleged remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SAW)during a television show. A case has been filed at the Pydhonie Police Station area in Mumbai under sections 295A, 153A and 505B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after a complaint by Raza Academy, a Sunni Barelvi organization of Indian Sunni Muslims, for her alleged "remarks on the Holy Prophet on a National channel". Earlier on Friday, Sharma had alleged that she has been receiving death and rape threats on social media after a "so-called fact-checker" circulated a heavily edited video from one of her recent debate on a TV channel on the Gyanvapi mosque case. "There is a so-called fact-checker who has started to vitiate the atmosphere by putting out a hea...

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Conductor found dead inside truck in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A 27-year-old truck conductor was found dead inside truck in Khonkan Dalgate area of Srinagar on Sunday morning. Official sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 27-year-old truck conductor identified as Sandeep Singh resident of Jammu was found unconscious inside his truck in Khonkan Dalgate. He was rushed to SMHS Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. Meanwhile police has taken cognizance of the incident—(KNO)

May282022 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiri Pandits want medical seats in HP Dharamshala

OTHERS

Kashmiri Pandits are upset that the Himachal Pradesh government has drastically reduced the number of seats in government medical colleges for students from the community. Ashok Raina, a social activist, told UNI that after the Pandits fled the Kashmir Valley in the last 1980s, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray reserved seats for the community in every engineering and medical colleges of Maharashtra besides other institutions. Later, similar reservation was announced in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh too. In Himachal Pradesh, two medical seats were reserved for NEET-cleared Kashmiri Pandit migrant students in the Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla and the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College at Kangra. This number was later reduced to one seat ea...

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Bijbehara gunfight: 2 militants killed, search on

SOUTH KASHMIR

Two militants were killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sheetipora village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of police, Army's 3 RR and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. He said two militants were killed during exchange of firing. However, the identification of the militants is yet to be ascertained—(KNO)

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Encounter breaks out in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Sheetpora Bijbehara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on saturday evening a joint group of 3 RR and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about militant presence in the area launched cardon and search operation. During the cordon, the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. 2-3 militants are beleived to be trapped in the area Meanwhile,Kashmir Police Zone in a tweet confirmed the encounter. “#Encounter has started at Shitipora, #Bijbehara area of #Anantnag. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” they tweeted. Further details shall follow

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PSA detenue released from Jail, handed over to JIC Humhama

REGIONAL

A detenue detained under Public Safety Act in January this year has been released from Srinagar Central Jail and handed over JIC Humhama for further investigation. Police had arrested a man from Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district who presently lives in HMT area of Srinagar in January this year. Subsequently, the man identified as Abdul Hameed Danga son of late Ghulam Muhammad was booked under Public Safety Act vide order no DMS/PSA/112/2022 Dated 25/01/2022 and lodged in Srinagar Central Jail. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust the detenue was released from the jail and subsequently handed over to JIC Humhama for further disposal. (KNT)

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Kulgam youth succumbs to injuries at SMHS hospital

SOUTH KASHMIR

A 19-year-old youth who was critically injured in a road accident in his native village Frisal area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday, succumbed today, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Dawood Ahmad Zargar son of Nazir Ahmed Zargar, a resident of Frisal area of Kulgam was among the two persons who were injured in an accident between bike (JK03J-1289) and Sumo (JK03C-9434) on Wednesday. The motorcyclist, Dawood had suffered critically wounds and today he succumbed to his injuries at SMHS, he said—(KNO)

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BJP National Spokesperson insults Prophet of Islam on Live TV show

INDIA

The spokesperson of the Bhartiya Janta Party, Nupur Sharma spew venom against the Muslim community on a prime-time news show, insulting the last Prophet of Islam (PBUH). In a reference to the episode of Miraj when the Prophet met Allah, which has a reference in the Holy Quran she asked if I shall speak of the "flying horses." Nupur Sharma also used derogatory words against the Prophet accusing him of having "sex" with a 9-year-old girl, in a visible reference to Ayesha, the wife of Prophet Muhammad. Various Islamic scholars have argued over the age of Hazrat Ayesha, however, authentic references put her age around 19. Nikah e Baliga, one of the most authentic books written on the wedding of Aisha puts her age at 19. The BJP spokesperson also commented that Islam argues that the earth...