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Kashmiri professor bags ‘Women Of The Future’ Award

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A Kashmiri Pandit and Professor Shireen Moti, Assistant Professor of Law at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University has been awarded the ‘Women of the Future: 50 Rising Stars in ESG’ by Women of the Future UK for promoting access to justice and legal aid in India through her work with rural communities. She is the only Indian and one in 12 Asians to be recognized as a 2022 Listee of these International awards. She researches in the areas of Constitutional Law and Theory, Transnational Legal Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Clinical Legal Education. Women of the Future: 50 Rising Stars in ESG, celebrates the talented female trailblazers and role models aged 35 and under from around the world who are at the forefront of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). ...

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Mentally unsound man loses both feet in train accident in central Kashmir

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A 32-year-old “mentally unsound” man was seriously injured after being hit by a train around Mazhoom Pattan section in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that the man identified as Nazeer Ahmad Dar of Aarampora village of the area lost both of his feet in the incident. He was later shifted to local hospital where from he has been referred to SKIMS Soura , they said. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the law, they added. (GNS)

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Anantnag woman’s alleged murder by her son- The Complete story

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Kashmir valley is in deep shock as people are mourning the death of a woman who was allegedly killed by her son for monetary purposes. The son and his friend have been arrested by the Police. The incident is not a solitary one, the spike in the crime rate in Kashmir valley has left many citizens worried. The overall crime graph in Jammu Kashmir showed an increase of 24.6 per cent in 2021 as compared to the previous year,the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) said in its latest report. 3,072 violent crimes were reported in 2021 including 315 cases of rape, 1,041 cases related to abduction, 751 cases of rioting, and 131 cases of arson. The report noted that the abduction cases crossed the three-digit mark in 2021 as the previous two years reported 961 such cases in 2019 and 868 in 202...

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Encounter breaks out in Anantnag area

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Suhail Dar An encounter has broken out between militants and government forces in the Semthan area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon 3 RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a joint launched cordon and search operation in the Semthan area of Anantnag During the cordon, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, he said Two to three militants are believed to be trapped. Locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that a massive exchange of gunfire is on in the area.

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On Government request, Twitter takes down 1982 accounts promoting ‘terrorism’ in India

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Twitter banned 52,141 accounts in India for promoting child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and allied content between August 26 and September 25. The micro-blogging platform, now owned by Elon Musk, also took down 1,982 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 157 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms, and took action on 129 of those URLs. “In addition, we processed 43 grievances which were appealing Twitter account suspensions. These were all resolved and the appropriate responses were sent,” said Twitter. “We overturned none of these account suspensions after reviewing the specifics of t...

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Wet forecast worries growers in Kashmir

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Amid the prediction of wet weather in the first week of November, apple growers in Kashmir are caught in a deep sea as they are worried that they can't pick apples and carry out pruning simultaneously. Growers from different areas of Kashmir, mainly Shopian, told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that their 30-40 percent produce is still on trees and it is impossible to completely pick the fruit within two or three days. Abdul Rashid an orchardist from Ramnagri area of Shopian said that most of the apples in the area are still on trees and even some families have started apple picking just a few days ago. He said that the government has issued an advisory to complete the harvesting process and carry out the pruning process at the earliest which is impossible. Orchardists...

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PM Modi and HM Amit Shah bluffed RSS: Subramanian Swamy

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Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on monday asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were repeating a “Haren Pandeya” on him. In addition, he said that Modi and Shah had “bluffed” everyone, including the top leaders of the RSS, the BJP’s parent organisation. “I hope Modi & Shah are not planning a Haren Pandeya on me. If so I may have to alert my friends.” Swamy said in the tweet. “Remember I give as good as I get. The duo have even bluffed those in the highest authority in RSS,” he said. Even after being a part of the BJP, Subramanian Swamy is well known for criticising the saffron party. He has been outspoken about the problems with the Modi administration. Several social media users raised their concerns about the tweet posted by Swamy,...

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Three persons injured in Anantnag road accident

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Sheikh Nadeem At least three people were injured in a road accident near the Larnoo Bridge in Larnoo area of south Kashmir's district Anantnag district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday morning, a two wheeler bearing registration number JK07AM 0220 collided with an auto rickshaw with the registration numberJKO3F 3247, resulting in injuries to three persons. They said that the three were shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment, from where they were refferred to Anantnag's GMC for treatment.

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Engineering student gets 5-year jail term for ‘celebrating’ Pulwama attack

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A special court in Bengaluru has jailed an engineering student for five years over derogatory Facebook posts about the Pulwama attack, police said. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) said on Monday that the resident of Kacharaknahalli in Bengaluru Faiz Rasheed has been in jail since his arrest in February 2019 after his bail applications were rejected. Faiz Rasheed, who was a third-semester engineering student, was arrested over his February 14, 2019, Facebook posts that celebrated the deaths of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in an attack in Jammu Kashmir. His phone was seized and police got it investigated by a forensic science lab. The chargesheet has been filed under Indian Penal Code sections (IPC) 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of...

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Four shops damaged during nocturnal blaze in Batengoo Anantnag

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Suhail Dar Four shops gutted in a fire mishap near at Batengoo area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that around 2 am, a fire erupted from a shop in the Batengoo area which spread to the nearby shops leaving goods worth lakhs of rupees damaged. They said that before the fire tenders could control the fire، four shops had been damaged۔ The cause of the fire was not immediately known however we are ascertaining the facts, an official told The Kashmiriyat while confirming the incident.