March 2023 - The Kashmiriyat

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Shopian Administration bids farewell to ADDC on his superannuation

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The District Administration Shopian on Friday organized a farewell function in honour of Additional District Development Commissioner, Shopian, Manzoor Hussain to bid him farewell on his retirement from government service. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the district information officer said, DDC Vice chairperson, Irfan Manhas, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Yar Ali Khan, ACP, besides other district officers and the staff members were present in the function. They extended their best wishes to the ADDC on his superannuation from Government service who served at various administrative positions across J&K, read the press release. The statement said that te officers highlighted the contribution of ADDC and hailed his style of working and illustrious caree...

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Muslims help perform last rites of Rajput man in Kulgam

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The Muslims on Friday helped perform the last rites of a Hindu who was on leave to attend the first death anniversary of his brother killed by militants last year in the Kakran area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Balbir Singh (55), son of Surinder Singh, who was working in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) died last evening by cardiac arrest at his home in Karkan area of Kulgam. He was posted at Amritsar but was on leave to attend death Anniversary of his brother who was killed by militants last year. Balbir’s family is the only Hindu Rajput family living in the village, and today his friends and the neighbours from the Muslim community took it upon themselves to help perform the last rites. They also shouldered his coffin and arranged wood for the cremation. “He wa...

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After disqualifying Rahul Gandhi, Court fines Kejriwal for criticising Modi

INDIA

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday that an illiterate or less educated Prime Minister was dangerous for the country. Reacting to the Gujarat High Court’s decision to set aside an order of the Central Information Commission that had directed the Gujarat University to “search for information” regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees, Kejriwal tweeted, “Doesn’t the country even have the right to know how educated their PM is? They were opposed to showing his degree in court. Why? Those who demand to see his degree will be fined? What is happening? An illiterate or less educated PM is very dangerous for the country.” The court also imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on Kejriwal, who had requested information on Modi’s degrees under the RTI Act. The amount has to be deposit...

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Massive congregations held across Kashmir on 2nd Friday of Ramadan, Clerics demand collective fight against rising crime

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Mosques across the Kashmir valley wore a festive look as thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged them on the second Friday of Ramadhan- the holy month of fasting. The largest gatherings in Srinagar were held at Dargah Hazratbal and Jamia Masjid of Srinagar where people from all over the Kashmir valley reached to offer Friday congregational prayers. The markets saw an increased business activity. Here prayers were made for ever lasting peace in Kashmir, while in Jamia Masjid, the release of Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq, under house arrest since August 2019, was demanded. At Dargah Hazratbal, large number of devotees from across the Kashmir valley offered Friday congregational prayers. In Anantnag, the second largest district of the valley, the largest gatherings were held at J...

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2 militants involved in attack on ‘youtube journalist’ in Shopian arrested: Police

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Two militants, who were involved in an attack on a YouTube journalist in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, have been arrested, police said on Friday. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said during the course of investigation of case FIR No. 116/2022 U/S 307 IPC, 7/27 A Act and 16 UAP Act of Police Station Heerpora pertaining to militant attack on a YouTube journalist, a SIT was constituted. The statement reads on the basis of oral, circumstantial and technical evidences, number of suspects were rounded up. “During questioning, 02 suspects identified as Suhaib Reyaz son of Reyaz Ahmad Mir and Anayat Ullah Iqbal son of Mohmmad Iqbal Wani, both residents of Saidapora Payeen admitted their involvement in the attack. It also came to fo...

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13-year-old girl found hanging in Pulwama

SOUTH KASHMIR

A teenage girl was found hanging at her residence in Lajoora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside her home in Lajoora today. He said that her body was later taken to CHC Lajoora by locals. Meanwhile, police have started inquest proceedings in this regard—(KNO)

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As officials pay no heed, Budgam residents donate ancestral land to build road on their own

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The locals of Sonpah hamlet in central Kashmir’s Budgam District have taken it upon themselves to build an approaching road to link their hamlet with Najafabad Mohalla. Dozens of locals donated their ancestral land thus paving the way for the road. “We had no other go since the government officials and local leaders had turned a deaf ear to our plea for the road,” said a local resident to news agency Kashmir News Trust adding that over a dozen respectable from the district Budgam donated their land for the purpose. The name of the link road is designated as Imam Hussain (AS) road and the land owners donated it in the name of Allah and their beloved ones who have left for their heavenly abode. “It’s a good initiative and we must appreciate these people,” said an elderly villager Ma...

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MeT forecasts widespread rains in next 24 hours in J-K

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Amid forecast for widespread light to moderate rain and thunders in plains and light snowfall over upper reaches during the next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded an increase in Kashmir Valley and a drop at most places in Jammu division on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunders were expected during the subsequent two days. In the last 24 hours till 0830 hours, he said, Srinagar, Qazigund, Pahalgam received traces of rain while Kupwara had 0.2mm, Gulmarg 0.8mm, Jammu 16.4mm, Banihal 2.4mm, Batote 2.8mm, Katra 21.8mm, Bhaderwah 1.1mm and Kathua 5.8mm. Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures recorded an increase at most places and settled above normal in J&K. The MeT official said...

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Militancy-related incidents in march 2023 at all-time low in Kashmir

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The militancy-related incidents in March this year were recorded all-time low since the beginning of militancy in Jammu Kashmir. As compared to 24 and 18 casualties reported simultaneously in March 2022 and 2021, this year a single casualty of an infiltrator was reported who was killed in the Jebdi Tangdhar area along the Line of Control in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Besides, there was a brief exchange of fire in March this year between militants and joint forces in Mitrigam hamlet of South Kashmir’s Pulwama where the ultras managed to escape from the spot. A single casualty in any month has probably been reported for the first time since the inception of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. The data available with the news agency Kashmir News Trust reveals that in March last ye...

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At least 35 people killed, 16 injured in temple collapse in Madhya Pradesh

INDIA

At least 35 people have been killed and 16 others injured after the roof of a stepwell collapsed at the Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh as the rescue operations are still underway. The incident occurred in Madhya Pradesh state as devotees gathered at a temple in Indore to celebrate the Hindu festival of Ram Navami on Thursday. "We have rescued 18 people, 35 have been found dead and 16 are injured," Ilayaraja T, a top local government official, told the Reuters news agency on Friday. At least 75 armies and rescue personnel worked through the day to remove debris, using ropes and ladders to pull out people who had fallen into the well, local media reported. Television footage showed emergency workers using ropes and ladders to reach those trapped in the well. Temples across Ind...