June 2022 - Page 6 of 48 - The Kashmiriyat

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Principal of Gujarat college asks students to join BJP

INDIA

The principal of a college in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar had resigned after facing backlash for asking students to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. The notices by Rajnibala Gohil, the in-charge principal of Shreemati Narmadabai Chatrabhuj Gandhi Mahila College in Gujrat asking students to enroll themselves with the BJP went viral on social media after which the college administration said she had resigned. Gohil asked the students to bring their passport-size photos and mobile phones to the college so that they could be enrolled as members of the Hindu nationalist party, Maktoob Media reported. “Every girl student of the college is hereby notified that: (1) Every girl student of the college shall bring a passport-size photo of hers for her registration as a member of page committee of th...

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Kotranka, Budhal blast cases in Rajouri solved, two accused arrested: Police

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have solved blast cases in Kotranka and Budhal areas of Rajouri that took place in the month of March and April this year, injuring at least four persons. According to a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), police said that two suspects, involved in these cases, have been arrested while the mastermind behind these blasts is on the run. The statement reads that Kotranka town was rocked by twin blasts on March 26 and another blast took place on April 19 in which a total of 2 people were injured. “In this regard, FIR No. 25/2022 U/S 120-B, 121-A, 122 IPC ¾ Explosives substances Act and 16/18 ULA(P) Act and FIR 33/2022 U/S 120-B, 121-A, 122,307 IPC ¾ explosives substances Act and 16/18 ULA(P) Act stand registe...

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Amarnath Yatra all set to resume after two years

REGIONAL

Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) is pulling out all the stops to ensure smooth pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on June 30, to the holy cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in south Kashmir Himalayas. Jammu Kashmir administration is also augmenting the efforts of the Shrine Board by providing fool proof security cover along both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes to the holy cave, a senior official said. While the board is making arrangements for the pilgrims intending to undertake the pilgrimage, it has also made a provision of online darshan for those who cannot physically undertake the yatra. “For the devotees who can not come for the Yatra, they can avail facility of online darshan, pooja, havan and prasad,” an official of the SASB said. At Baltal base camp, a 70-...

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Amid scorching heat, Zafran Colony, Pantha Chowk, Srinagar residents decry unscheduled power cut

REGIONAL

Yet again, another day-long power shutdown in Zafran Colony and its adjoining areas amid scorching day temperatures on Tuesday has left the residents with many areas facing acute shortage of drinking water. Patients and elderly are also suffering in absence of power supply. PDD officials however, say that it was a temporary shutdown as new wires are being laid to connect newly installed transformers. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the residents of Zafran Colony, Achanambal, Iqbal Sector, Zewan and Zawoora areas expressed their anger against the government and the PDD for resorting day-long power cuts simce past three days. "We get drinking water only when power is available. There has been acute shortage of drinking water in our area," said Gulzar Ahmed, a resident o...

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Start online tutoring of minority community students: Authorities to HoIs of Govt, Pvt schools of Srinagar district

EDUCATION

Authorities on Monday directed all the Head of Institutions (HoIs) of all government and private schools and Zonal Education Officers (ZEOs) of Srinagar district to commence with online tutoring of students belonging to minority community According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), officials at Chief Education Officer (CEO) Srinagar in a communication to all principals of both government and private schools and ZEOs has said, “It is enjoined upon all the of HoIs to start online tutoring of minority Hindu and Sikh students and reconnect them with the school activities. The communication reads, “Prepare Database of student's Viz class and school wise and create class wise Whatsapp groups, use student friendly virtual platforms for the conduct of online classes as a supple...

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Video- Muslim neighbours host Kashmiri Pandit Bride’s wedding in Kashmir

CULTURE, Video

Rayees Shah Wherever weddings or other ceremonies take place in Kashmir, local Muslims and Pandits eat at the same table and attend communal ceremonies together. An example of religious harmony was witnessed in Lar, Ganderbal, Central Kashmir, where the Muslim community hosted the wedding ceremony of a local Kashmiri Pandit woman to renew the centuries-old religious tolerance and brotherhood in the Kashmir Valley. Watch video story here https://youtu.be/ZBPNExjV1gU The local Muslim community not only attended all the wedding functions of the daughter of the late Pandit Mohanlal Pandit, but also hosted it in the traditional Kashmiri culture. A pandit who spoke to The Kashmiriyat said that this place (Lar, Ganderbal) still exhibits the long-standing religious harmony and un...

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Son dies in Road Accident in Anantnag, Father dies of heart attack after getting the news

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar A tragedy hit a family in Chittergul area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday morning when a son died of a road accident and his father hearing the news died of a heart attack. An official told The Kashmiriyat that one motorcycle bearing registration number PBO7A-1407 was by sumo bearing the registration number JKO2AB-1227 at Kreeri (Chond) resulting in the death of the motorcycle ridder identified as Arif Ahmed. The Father of the deceased motorcyclist namely Abdul Rehman Wani son of Mohammed Ramzan Wani, when he heard the news of his son's accident suffered a heart attack'. The neighbours rushed him to SDH hospital Shangus for treatment but doctors declared him brought dead. Both dead bodies are presently lying at SDH Shangas.

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Only 13 percent in JK covered by health insurance: Survey

REGIONAL

Only 13 percent households in Jammu and Kashmir have any kind of health insurance scheme that covers at least one member of the household, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) has reported. Official data with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that only two percent women and 11 percent men of age 15-49 in J&K are covered by any insurance or financial scheme. "Universal access to health care is the absence of any barriers in health care, including economic barriers. Adequate coverage by health insurance protects a person from financial hardships because of the costs of health care. Despite the emergence of a number of health insurance programmes and health schemes in India, only 13 percent of households in Jammu & Kashmir have any kind of health insur...

Jun272022 by News DeskNo Comments

Massive fire breaks out in residential house in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A massive fire broke out in a residential house at Shahi Hamdan Colony, Umarabad HMT area in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. An official from the fire and emergency department told GNS that a fire broke out in a double-storeyed residential house at Shahi Hamdan Colony, lane number 2, HMT Srinagar. Soon after the incident, the fire tenders were rushed to the area to douse the flames, he said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said, adding there were no reports of any loss of life or injury reported so far. (GNS)

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Mohammed Zubair arrested by Delhi Police

INDIA

Journalist and co-founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair arrested by Delhi Police on charges of 'promoting enmity'. Zubair was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police under Sections 153 (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed-if not committed) and 295A (Outraging religious feelings of any class) of he Indian Panel code. This was after the journalist has been under attack from Hindu right wing for calling out hate speech by Yati Narsinghanand, Mahant Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop. The Delhi Police had filed two cases against the Alt News co-founder in September 2020 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly harassing and torturing a minor girl.