October 2022 - Page 19 of 35

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Mercury rises slightly in JK but hovers below normal at several places

REGIONAL

Weather department has forecast mainly dry weather in Jamm Kashmir even as night temperatures recorded a slight improvement in the Valley but hovered below normal in some places on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that while dry weather was expected to continue till October 17, light to moderate rain or snowfall (over higher reaches) was very likely during 18-20th in JK with main activity on October 19th (60-70% chance). Regarding minimum temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 6.6°C against 6.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.6°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said. Qazigund recorded a low of 5.0°C, the same as on the previous night. The temperature was 0.2°C below normal for the gateway tow...

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18-KG IED found planted on Sopore- Ashtangoo road

POLITICS

Shabir Khan The Government forces on Saturday morning found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in north Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected militant had planted an 18 kilogram IED on the Bandipora—Sopore road near Ashtangoo. They said that on Sunday morning a road opening party of the Government for es detected IED in the area after which vehicular movement was barred on the road. "The bomb disposal has reached to the spot and is trying to defuse the IED that has been planted inside a gas cylinder,” they told The Kashmiriyat.

Oct142022 by News DeskNo Comments

Meet Athar Rasool, north Kashmir’s Mehndi artist who turned passion into profession

FEATURED

Enthusiastic about painting and sketching since her childhood, a self-taught Mehndi artist from Handwara village, Athar Rasool, who has taken the Mehndi designs to the next level by experimenting with latest motifs giving attractive choices to brides. Athar (22), who hails from Langate village in Handwara of North Kashmir's Kupwara district is an undergraduate Fine Arts student. She chose Mehndi art as her profession as her family, as well as her friends, suggested her to take up this art as a profession after they noticed this talent in her. "I didn’t visit any art school for learning. I learned it all by myself, this is all by the grace of the Almighty", says Athar. Sharing her journey as a Mehandi artist with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Athar said that at the age ...

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IUST opens admissions for various UG, PG courses

EDUCATION

The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora has called for applications for admissions in various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered at the University. Candidates can apply online before October 25, 2022, the university has said. The courses offered by the university are MSc. Physics, Statistics and Information Technology; MA Economics, MA IR, Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communication, English Language and Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, MCA, Masters of Technology in Food Technology; BSc. Mathematics, Bachelors of Technology in Food Technology and Bachelors of Architecture.

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Farmers panicked as traditional paddy varieties fetch low yield this year

REGIONAL

Owing to the low paddy yield this year, farmers in different areas in Kashmir are worried as many families earn their livelihood from the produce. Farmers from different areas of Kashmir while talking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that this year the yield is very low as compared to the last few years as the product was full of diseases. Mohammad Maqbool, a farmer from Tangdhar said that the red rice for which the area is known suffered damage due to a paddy blast. “At time of threshing, we are witnessing very low yield this year due to which farmers are very much worried as thousands of families depend directly on paddy,” he said. Subzar Ahmad, another farmer from South Kashmir said that due to the unavailability of irrigation facilities in peak paddy sa...

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Hindutva mob barges into mosque, beats worshippers, threatens Muslims to leave Gurugram village

INDIA

In comunaly charged Gurugram, a mob of around 200 people vandalised a mosque and assaulted those who were praying inside and also threatened to drive them out of the Muslim community, Muslim Mirror reported. In Bhora Kalan village, only four homes belong to Muslim households, according to a complaint made by Subedar Najar Mohammad. According to him, the disturbance started on Wednesday morning when a mob of 200 people, allegedly led by Rajesh Chauhan alias Babu, Anil Bhadoria, and Sanjay Vyas, encircled the mosque and went inside to pray before threatening to drive the namazis out of the community. “In the night again, when we were praying inside the prayer hall in the mosque, the mob came and assaulted the namazis and even locked the prayer hall. They also threatened to kill us a...

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CRPF trooper dies of cardiac arrest in south Kashmir

REGIONAL

A CRPF man died of cardiac arrest in Lethpora area of Pampore in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a CRPF man identified as Kuldeep Singh, who was a sub-inspector posted at RTC 4 Lethpora, Pulwama, complained of breathing difficulty around midnight and was rushed to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar. However, the doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. The Jammu Kashmir Police have registered a case and started an investigation in this regard. "Proceeding under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has been initiated," the official said.

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Light Snowfall in higher reaches, Rains in plains likely from 18th-20th October

REGIONAL

As Jammu Kashmir is witnessing cold conditions during morning and evening hours, the meteorological department (MeT), officials said a weak western disturbance may affect JK from 18th to 20th October. Director of the meteorological department, Sonam Lotus said that a weak western disturbance may affect Jammu and Kashmir from 18th to 20th October. “Light to moderate rain/snowfall (over higher reaches) is very likely during 18th to 20th Oct in JK with main activity on 19th Oct, and dry weather is expected till 17th Oct”, said the director Met. “Director "MET" while giving details of predictability for plains of Kashmir valley said that as of now, light rain is likely from the 18th night to the 20th morning Oct with the main activity on the 19th at many places of Kashmir, however, th...

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From mosques to streets, People demand withdrawal of order allowing sale of beer in Kashmir

REGIONAL

Days after the Jammu Kashmir administration issued an order allowing the sale of beer at departmental stores in urban areas, a protest was staged in Srinagar asking the Jammu Kashmir admin to immediately withdraw its order. "Unemployment is growing in Kashmir like never before, the HM comes to Kashmir and picks up issues that do not good for Kashmiris. In Modi's Kashmir, there is no space for peaceful demonstrations, they choke every voice with brute force," an activist said moments before he was detained during a protest in Srinagar on Friday. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that several activists including sloganeering women hit the streets of the capital city Srinagar holding placards asking the Jammu Kashmir admin to withdraw the order that allows the sale of beer in Departmen...

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SIA files chargesheet against journalist Fahad Shah, PhD scholar in ‘narrative terrorism’ case

REGIONAL

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday filed a chargesheet against a digital magazine editor and a PhD scholar in a “narrative terrorism” case here. Accused Peerzaada Fahad Shah, editor of monthly online magazine ‘Kashmirwalla’ and a resident of Srinagar, and Aala Fazili of Budgam have been booked under the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the SIA said in a statement here. While Shah was arrested on February 5 for “glorifying terrorism, spreading fake news, and inciting the public against law and order”, Fazili, a PhD scholar at the University of Kashmir, was arrested on April 17 for his “highly provocative and seditious” article in the online magazine. “The case relates to narrative terrorism wherein as part of a crimi...