November 2022 - Page 35 of 40

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7 lakh tourists visit Pahalgam this year so far

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About seven lakh tourists have visited Pahalgam this year with a good number of tourists continuing visiting the tourist destination, official data said. Only 316 foreign tourists visited Pahalgam last year while 2,856 foreign tourists visited this year, it said, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Last year, 4,61,130 visitors including 2,22,975 locals, 316 foreign and 2,37,839 domestic tourists visited Pahalgam. Tourism stakeholders are expecting good tourist flow in winters this year as well and they can earn their livelihood—(KNO)

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Jammu Massacre of 1947 that cut muslim population of Jammu city by half

OTHERS, WRITE-UPS

In the aftermath of partition, the risk to Muslims increased 'every hour,' as hordes of non-muslim migrants began flooding into Jammu from areas that would become Pakistan. Following the March 1947 rioting in Punjab Rawalpindi, Attock, Murree, Bannu, and Hazara, the first trickle of refugees arrived in Jammu in April. The daily flood peaked in late 1947, when an estimated 160,000 Hindus and Sikhs came from Pakistan's western provinces. (January 26, 1947, The Times, London) During the partition-related unrest, the majority of Sialkot's non-Muslim population had fled to Jammu. Sialkot and Jammu were essentially twin cities. The Dogras were the primary people of Sialkot's north-eastern region. They were culturally and linguistically tied to the Hindu Dogras of Gurdaspur on one side and ...

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Crime Branch Srinagar chargesheets 3 accused involved in providing fake job orders

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The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced Challan against three accused persons involved in providing fake appointment orders against monetary benefits. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that challan was produced in case FIR No. 08/2015 U/S 420,468,471,120-B RPC of Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir before court of City Magistrate Srinagar. It added that the accused include Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Mir S/O Gh Qadir Mir R/O Litter Pulwama , Parvez Ahmad S/O Siraj Ud Din Qadri R/O Khanyar A/P Alamdar Colony Rangpora Srinagar and Bashir Ahmad Bhat S/O Ab Gani Bhat R/O Astaan Pora Tailbal Srinagar. “The instant case had been registered upon receipt of written complaint received from the office of Director Rural D...

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Kashmir’s singing sensation Abdul Rashid alias Rehsma passes away in Srinagar

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Famous third gender Kahsmiri Singer Abdul Rashid popularly known as Reshma passed away early on Sunday morning. Rashid breathed his last at SMHS hospital, his neighbour told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), adding that he died at 12 O clock. Reshma was known for the typical and unique song "Hai Hai Wesai, Yaran hai tadepevnas" sung in various wedding functions that went viral on social media. A resident of Nawa Kadal area of Srinagar, Rashid as per his neighbours was a humble, friendly and a great human being. As per the neighbour Jeelani Ahmad, Rashid's funeral will be held at 10 am at Nawa Kadal. Bablu Transgender's Association president expressed shock and grief over Rashid's death. "We are pained and grieved over the death of our colleage," Bablu said—(KNO)

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‘Raped her on the pretext of helping her’: ‘BJP leader’ arrested on charges of sexual assault, extortion; BJP denies affiliation

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The Jammu Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a BJP Jammu Kashmir leader Sheikh Imran for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and extorting money from various people. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Sheikh Imran, who is a resident of Shiczan area in Anantnag's Dialgam area had been threatening and harassing people for several months. "He had been sexually assaulting the girl for several months in name of providing her compensation and donations. He had also been extorting money from people in name of providing them jobs," he said. The girl in her complaint has alleged that Sheikh Imran sexually assaulted her and promised that he would provide her monetary assistance. There are four other FIRs in which people have alleged that the accused was extorting mone...

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Indo-Israel Agriculture Project likely to establish Centers of Excellence in Kashmir

BUSINESS

Agriculture Attaché MASHAV (Israel’s agency for international Development Cooperation) at the Embassy of Israel in India, Yair Eshel here today called on Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, and briefed him about the Indo-Israel Agriculture Project (IIAP) of establishing proposed Centers of Excellence (CoE) in Jammu Kashmir. Project Officer MASHAV, Brihama Dev; Director Agriculture Jammu, KK Sharma; Director Agriculture Kashmir, Mohammad Iqbal Chowdhary; Director Horticulture Jammu, Sevak Ram, Joint Directors Inputs/Farms/ Mushroom/Apiculture and other concerned were also present during the occasion, News Agency Kashmir News Trust reported. Briefing the ACS, the Agriculture Attache informed that India and Israel have strategic cooperation o...

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Kashmiri students dread missing out on academics due to incessant govt. orders

WRITE-UPS

Mashood Ahmad ‘Conduct of Kala Utsav Competition -2022 and issuance of schedule of events thereof' circular no. DSEK/CEW/27922801, dated: 29-10-2022 accessed by The Kashmiriyat reads: ‘all the Principals, Zonal Education Officers, and Headmasters of this district to strictly follow the below schedule of events in order to conduct the competition at the District level well in time as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education, GoI School level. To be conducted upto 3rd Nov. Zonal level. To be conducted upto 5th Nov. District level. To be conducted upto 10th Nov.' From 15 August 2022 onwards Ministry of Education, Government of India started different activities and campaigns like Har Ghar Tiranga, where students were asked to participate in the week-long commemoration...

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Kashmir AIIMS to be made functional next year: LG Manoj Sinha

EDUCATION

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said that AIIMS at Jammu is fully functional while the one at Awantipora in Pulwama district will be made functional next year. "Till 2014, there were only three medical colleges in JK, but with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji's interest, seven new medical colleges were sanctioned in JK. The AIIMS in Jammu is fully functional and the one coming up at Awantipora will be made functional next year," the LG said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The right to health for all without discrimination is the commitment of the Jammu Kashmir admin and for around 67 years, people of J-K faced persistent neglect of healthcare, the LG said. While addressing a gathering at the inaugural function of 'Jashn-e-Sehat two-day health conclave at Jamm...

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Video of school girl being beaten in Anantnag goes viral, Accused youth arrested

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Hours after a video went viral on social media in which a youth can be seen beating a school girl, the accused person has been arrested. Reliable sources said that a minor boy (name concealed by The Kashmiriyat, as per law), who is a resident of Zadipora Khanabal, a student of class 11th has been arrested by PS Anantnag in connection with the beating of a school girl on KP road in Anantnag. He said that the said accused who is a drug addict can be seen beating a school girl in the viral video. They said that further investigation in this regard has been taken up. (KNA)

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Kashmiri veterinarian felicitated by US-based alliance for Rabies control

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Dr. Qazi Mudasir from Central Veterinary Hospital Srinagar has been awarded internationally by Global Alliance for Rabies Control a US & UK based alliance for Rabies Control. GARC is dedicated to eliminate rabies in both humans and animals in support of the global goal to end deaths due to canine-transmitted rabies by 2030. Its mission is to prevent human rabies deaths, and to relieve the burden of rabies in other animal populations, especially dogs. It is dedicated to eliminate rabies in both humans and animals. Dr. Qazi Mudasir reported that incidence of Rabies in animals has been reduced to almost nil in Kashmir valley by educating masses regarding the role of prophylactic and post bite anti-rabies vaccination in animals. Further by making people aware regarding the behavio...