June 2022 - Page 35 of 48 - The Kashmiriyat

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‘Indian Authorities ‘assisted’ the targeting of minorities’: US Commission on International Religious Freedom releases report on India

INDIA

In 2021, religious freedom conditions in India significantly worsened. During the year, the Indian government escalated its promotion and enforcement of policies—including those promoting a Hindu-nationalist agenda—that negatively affect Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, and other religious minorities, the latest report US Commission on International Religious Freedom noted. Castigating the Indian Government for its support to the right wing Hindu ideology, the report said, the government continued to systemize its ideological vision of a Hindu state at both the national and state levels through the use of both existing and new laws and structural changes hostile to the country’s religious minorities. The annual report also noted that in 2021, the Indian government repressed critic...

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Lightning strikes Srinagar’s Botanical garden, 5 injured

REGIONAL

At least five persons were injured after a lightning bolt hit a tree at Botanical garden Srinagar on Thursday evening. Reports reaching news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that a lightning bolt hit a Deodhar tree in Botanical Garden, resulting in injuries to five persons including few non-locals. The injured have been shifted to nearby medical facility for treatment—(KNO) .Further details are awaited

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Journalist Saba Naqvi, Moulana Mufti Nadeem, Owaisi included in Delhi Police case over hate on social media

INDIA

The Delhi Police said on Wednesday that it has registered a case against some people who are allegedly spreading messages of hate, inciting various groups and creating situations which is detrimental for the maintenance of public tranquillity. Among those named in the police case or FIR, registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) unit of the Special Cell, are Naveen Kumar Jindal, the expelled head of Delhi BJP's media unit, Shadab Chauhan, the chief spokesperson of Peace Party, journalist Saba Naqvi, Asaduddin Owaisi, Hindu Mahasabha office bearer Pooja Shakun Pandey, Maulana Mufti Nadeem from Rajasthan, Abdur Rehman, Anil Kumar Meena and Gulzar Ansari, the police said. A second FIR was also registered under similar sections against suspended BJP spokesperso...

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England cinemas stop screening of movie on Hazrat Fatima after protests

INTERNATIONAL, OTHERS

Protests rocked England prompting many cinema halls to withdraw the screening of a controversial film based on the daughter of Prophet Muhammadﷺ. Daily Mail reported that hundreds of demonstrators turned out in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham, and Sheffield to protest venues showing `The Lady of Heaven’. The movie was released in the UK over the Jubilee weekend but has been pulled by Cineworld from all its branches after staff faced crowds of protesters demanding it was removed from circulation, the London daily added. The movie’s executive producer Malik Shlibak called the decision ‘unacceptable’. He rejected the criticism that the film is blasphemous, terming it as ‘non-sense’. The response at Cannes was “overwhelmingly positive,” Shlibak told Variety. The producer, who said he has received...

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17 year-old girl hit by School bus, dies in Ashmuqam Anantnag

SOUTH KASHMIR

A 17-year-old girl was killed after hit by an School bus in Grend Ashmuqam area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday. Official sources told GNS that the accident took place near Grend Ashmuqam this Afternoon. Soon after hit by the School bus, the girl identified as Shafia Jan Daughter of Ab Rasheed Bhat of Grend Ashmuqam was immediately shifted to PHC Ashmuqam for treatment. However, they said the doctors who attended upon declared her brought dead on arrival. Police said that a case is being registered in this regard and further investigation initiated. (GNS)

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‘How do you answer your conscience’: Naseeruddin Shah asks 3 Khans

Entertainment

Actor Naseeruddin Shah has spoken about the film industry’s silence on the international incident fuelled by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s recent comments about Prophet Muhammad, with particular emphasis on the three Khans–Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir. In an interview with NDTV, Shah speculated that the biggest stars in the country have too much to lose by speaking up. He also commented on the rise of what he described as ‘pseudo-patriotic’ cinema, such as The Kashmir Files. Sharma was suspended by the BJP after several Middle East nations raised official concerns about remarks made by her about Prophet Muhammad in a recent TV news debate. Describing her as a ‘fringe element’, the BJP distanced itself from her comments and said that her words do not reflect the party’s views. Sha...

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Pakistani TV host and Politician Aamir Liaquat Hussain passes away

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani politician and popular TV host Aamir Liaquat Hussain has passed away in Karachi on Thursday, Pakistani media reported. The PTI leader was found unconscious at his home and shifted to a private hospital in a critical condition. Aamir Liaquat, known for his controversial yet popular TV shows, had been named three times on the list of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims and was also on the list of Pakistan’s 100 most popular personalities.

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Government forces to use high-tech gadgets to secure Amarnath Yatra

REGIONAL

As the countdown for the Amarnath Yatra has begun, security personnel deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, especially those in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), will be equipped with high-tech gadgets being used “first time” during the annual pilgrimage of Hindus amid specific concern regarding the use of “sticky bombs” by terrorists, sources said. The names of these special gadgets, which are withheld due to security reasons, are learnt to be used for some specific purpose, said a source in security wind requesting anonymity, adding that “these gadgets include some of them manufactured by Israel”. Besides, the source said, the number of drones for surveillance is being increased during the pilgrimage, and it is estimated that over 50 are to be used only on twin routes of Pahalgam and B...

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57-year-old man’s mutilated body found in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Body of a 57-year-old man was recovered in Bemina area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that the body was recovered at Abu Bakar Housing colony Bemina Srinagar. On being informed, a police team reached the spot and took the body into its possession. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Malik (57) son of Mohammad Sultan Malik, a resident of Housing Colony Bemina. A police official confirmed to GNS recovery of the body and said that proceedings under 174 CrpC have been initiated in this regard.(GNS)

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SI recruitment list of SSB: Committee headed by Home Sec to probe allegations, says J&K LG Manoj Sinha

REGIONAL

‘Panel to submit report very soon; If any mischief is found, entire process will be conducted in a transparent manner; all recruitment process so far clean’ Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that some people have objected to the recent list of Sub-Inspector recruitment list of J&KSSB and the government has decided to constitute a committee headed by Home Secretary to probe the allegations of mischief. “All the recruitment process held so far have been transparent and clean. But fingers have been raised against the J&K SSB list of SI posts. We have decided to constitute a committee that will be headed by Secretary Home to probe the allegations levelled by some people,” the LG said while addressing a function at Udhampur, as per news agency—Kashmir...