February 2023 - Page 29 of 43

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Death toll in Syria, Turkey earthquake crosses 16,000

INTERNATIONAL

The death toll in the devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey crossed 16,000 people on Thursday afternoon. On Monday, a powerful earthquake of 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria followed by three more earthquakes. Officials in Turkey said that the quake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep about 26 kilometers (16 miles) from the town of Nurdagi. Hours later, a second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey's Kahramanmaras region. It occurred at a depth of 7 km earthquake and the epicenter of the quake was the Elbistan region of Kahramanmaras province. The earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck central Turkey later on Monday evening. The Turkish president Erdogan, who faces a tough battle for reelection in...

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Shutdown in parts of Srinagar on Afzal Guru’s 10th anniversary

REGIONAL

Parts of Srinagar city on Thursday observed a shutdown on the 10th death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged inside Tihar Jail, Press Trust of India reported. Shops and other business establishments in Nowhatta, Gojwara and Nalla Mar Road areas were closed due to the strike called by banned JKLF. However, private transport was plying normally all across the valley while the situation remained peaceful so far. PTI

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Two dead bodies stuck in Handwara due to closure of Kupwara-Karnah road

REGIONAL

As the Kupwara-Karnah road remains blocked due to the accumulation of snow on 701 highway and continuous snowfall, two bodies of Karnah residents remained stuck in north Kashmir’s Handwara. Although the district administration has kept the bodies in the mortuaries, their relatives are demanding airlifting them so that their last rights could be performed at the earliest. Two natives from Karnah, one from Umrohi and another from Dildar Batpora died a week before in Srinagar hospital and their bodies are stuck in Handwara. Sarpanch Dildar Karnah, Raja Abdul Hamid told news agency Kashmir News Trust that despite repeated requests, the dead bodies have not been airlifted. He said relatives are going through mental trauma for the last week as they are helpless before the circumstances....

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Panun Kashmir welcomes eviction drives in J-K, demands probe against NC, PDP

REGIONAL

An organization of migrant Kashmiri Pandits has welcomed an ongoing anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the Jammu Kashmir administration to retrieve state land and demanded the formation of an SIT to probe the role of the NC and the PDP in the alleged promotion of separatism. A statement to this effect was issued by Panun Kashmir chairman Ajay Chrungoo on Wednesday. It came at a time when several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC) and Mehbooba Mufti of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have voiced their concerns against the drive. Mufti recently accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of turning Jammu and Kashmir into Afghanistan by “demolishing the homes of poor and marginal...

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278 cases of sexual abuse against children reported in Jammu Kashmir in 2022

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir, as per official records, reported as many as 278 cases of sexual abuse against children in the year 2022, 168 of them were reported from Jammu district alone, Daily Excelsior reported. Data suggests, there were 859 cases of POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) pending before the designated courts of the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir, as on December 31, 2022. Only 72 of the 278 new POCSO cases that entered the court system in 2022 were successfully resolved. This suggests that, despite an increase in sexual crimes against children, justice is not being served to the victims quickly enough. According to the district breakdown, 77 cases were still pending as of December 31, 2022, in the Srinagar district, 34 in Ganderbal, 87 in Anantnag, 37 in Kulgam,...

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MeT predicts snowfall, scattered rains in Kashmir during next 24 hours

REGIONAL

The Meterological Department Thursday forecast rain or snow in Kashmir division and rain in Jammu division during the next 24 hours. "Light to moderate rain/snow is likely in Valley and rain in Jammu division during the next 24 hours", a MeT department official said. On Wednesday, the weather was dry and cloudy in Jammu Kashmir. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 0.8 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 2.4 and Gulmarg minus 4.2 degree as the minimum temperature. In Ladakh region, Kargil registered minus 15 and Leh minus 10. Jammu clocked a low of 9.9 degrees, Katra -- 9.1, Batote --5.7, Banihal and Bhaderwah as 2.6 and 3.7 respectively as the minimum temperature.

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‘Remove encroachments within a week or face legal action’, Officials issue notice in Watergam Baramulla

REGIONAL

Officials in the Watergam area of Baramulla district have issued a ten-day time to local residents to free "state land" within a period of seven days in the north Kashmir area. A notice issued in Urdu issued to the residents, of which a copy is available with The Kashmiriyat, has warned the locals of action if they do not evict the "state land" within seven days. Office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Upper Ningli Sub Division Kreeri (I&FC)Tehsildar warned the “occupants” of the state land to vacate from the state land on their own. “Otherwise we will be forced to initiate action against the occupants and remove the 'encroachments',” the notice accessed by The Kashmiriyat read. The officials also warned, 'other than the legal action, no compensation would be paid for the ...

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Rajouri attack: Militants hiding in upper reaches, police announces Rs 10 lakh reward

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir Police has said that militants involved in the Dhangri village attack are hiding in the upper reaches of the Rajouri district and announced a reward of 10 lakh rupees for anyone providing information about them. In an advisory issued on Tuesday night, police also warned of stern action against those facilitating the militants in any way. Seven people were killed and 14 injured as militants attacked Dhangri village in Rajouri on 1 January. While five people, including two brothers, were killed after the militants opened fire at some houses, two children died when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) left behind by the attackers went off the next day. On Sunday, Dhangri residents expressed concern over the “failure” of security agencies in tracing the militants beh...

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‘The Kashmir files’ one of the most ‘non-sense movies’: Veteran actor Prakash Raj

REGIONAL

Veteran Indian Actor Prakash Raj has criticized The Kashmir Files, calling it 'one of the nonsense films'. At a recent event, Prakash also criticised the movie's director, Vivek Agnihotri, and referred to the movie's producer as "shameless." The Kashmir Files, he added, is a "propaganda movie." The Kashmir Files, which was written by Vivek and made by Zee Studios, depicts the 1990s human rights abuses against Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir. Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi were among the actors who starred in the movie. Produced in collaboration with Zee Studios by Pallavi Joshi and Abhishek Agarwal. Last weekend in Kerala, Prakash spoke at the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters. In attendance, Prakash said: "One of the absurd movies is Th...

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Shopian youth wins gold medal at 7th South Asian international Sqay Championship

SPORTS

A 19-year-old from the Shopian district in south Kashmir has brought honour to Jammu Kashmir by winning the gold medal at the 7th South Asian Square Dance Championship, which was held in Kirtipora from February 3-5. Faizan Ayoub Khan, a native of the Pinjoora area in the Shopian district of south Kashmir had been chosen to compete in the Asian Square Championship while pursuing a BPE in Nagpur. Recently, Faizan Ayoub won a gold medal in the 23rd National Sqay Championship held in Jammu where he was selected for South Asian Champion after bagging a gold medal there. Authorities have named a cricket stadium at Lanthoora Shopian after him for his wonderful achievements. For winning gold medals at a national level for consecutive years, the Sqay Federation of India has given me th...