March 2023 - Page 5 of 32 - The Kashmiriyat

Mar282023 by News DeskNo Comments

Amid crackdown, BBC Punjabi’s account withheld in India

INDIA

The official Twitter account of BBC News Punjabi has been withheld in India amid a massive police crackdown on Waris Punjab de head, Amritpal Singh, reported NDTV. In the past weeks, more than a hundred accounts have been withheld in India which includes the accounts of various journalists as well. On Tuesday, the Government withheld the account of BBC Punjabi. A message on BBC News Punjabi's account reads, "account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand." The move comes amid a massive operation to arrest Amritpal Singh, just weeks after his supporters broke into a police station seeking the release of one of his aides. While Amritpal Singh remains untraceable, at least 300 persons have been arrested in the crackdown so far.

Mar282023 by News DeskNo Comments

Visually impaired Kashmiri scholar accomplishes Ph.D. from JNU

FEATURED

Kashmiri research scholar Ishaq Ahmad Magray recently accomplished his Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Jawaharlal Nehru University. According to Awaz's report, Ishaq Ahmed Magray who is visually impaired hails from the Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Due to his visual impairment, Magray's path to academic excellence has been fraught with many difficulties. But ultimately, his unwavering spirit and resolve to overcome all challenges allowed him to accomplish this amazing feat. After earning his undergraduate degree in History from the Hindu College in Delhi in 2008, he started his pursuit of higher education. His dedication to learning and love of history inspired him to enroll at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in Dehradun, where he s...

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Government school in Kulgam area has no washroom for women, lacks basic facilities

EDUCATION

Danishwar Hameed The Government Higher Secondary school Munad Guffan in south Kashmir's Kulgam district lacks basic facilities and an approach road. Saniya Shahmeem, a class 10th student told The Kashmiriyat that she while walks through muddy school premises every day to reach the classroom. "It is not less than a nightmare to walk through the muddy ground" she exclaims. "Most of the time the students do not even wear uniform because it gets muddied while walking through the mud-splattered pathways. When it rains we prefer to stay at home as the narrow passage which reaches our classes gets filled with mud and rainwater," she says, With more than 150 students on rolls, the school does not have the basic facilities like drinking water, electricity, washrooms for girls, infrastru...

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Hindutva groups furious after video of Jammu Kashmir students offering Namaz on campus goes viral in UP

INDIA

Students from Jammu and Kashmir have come under sharp criticism for offering ‘Namaz’ at the University campus in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Right-wing organization All India Hindu Mahasabha has demanded action against the students and even threatened to perform shuddhikaran (purification process) on the campus with Ganjajal and recite Hanuman Chalisa if the university fails to take any action against the Kashmiri students. Sanskriti University, however, has clarified that the matter is being exaggerated and the video circulated on social media is one month old. The University has asked Kashmiri students to offer prayers in their hostel and not in the open. All India Hindu Mahasabha submitted a memorandum to the district administration seeking action against the students as...

Mar272023 by News DeskNo Comments

DC Shopian chairs DLIMC meeting, reviews ‘computerization of PACS’

REGIONAL

To review the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Project "Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies" (PACS), the 2nd meeting of District Level Implementation and Monitoring Committee (DLIMC) for Shopian was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) at DC Office here today۔ The meeting discussed threadbare various aspects with regard to identification of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACSs) of Shopian district to be recommended to State Level Implementation & Monitoring Committee (SLIMC) for computerization under Centrally Sponsored Project for Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACSs). Addressing the meeting, the DC directed concerned officers to start work on all Primary Agriculture Credit Societies in the district...

Mar272023 by News DeskNo Comments

Amid Ramadhan, reducing rice allotment quota anguishes Kashmir’s downtrodden

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Safoora Hilal/ Suhail Dar Ali Mohammed Dar, 51, a resident of Budgam had a small rice field before he lost it to a road widening project launched by the then Government. His fields, he says, produced sufficient rice to feed his family, but two decades after, Ali Mohammed Dar is running from one private store to the other to buy rice to feed his family. He looks at an old mud structure, where he says, a few decades ago, his forefathers stored rice. "This traditional storage structure was used for storing food grains and it never had less than half of it filled with rice. Look at how it is now, we have to literally beg for rice," he said. ALSO READ: ‘Not beggars who need freebies’, say locals as food grain supplies to Kashmir are drastically reduced As the month of Ramadhan is being ...

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Kashmir’s Aliya Mir gets Wildlife Conservation Award

REGIONAL

Aliya Mir, a prominent sociologist and the first woman from Jammu Kashmir to work for Wildlife SOS, has been awarded the wildlife conservation award for her exceptional efforts in conservation. She is also Kashmir's first woman who works for the charity Wildlife SOS organization which is part of the Wildlife Rescue Team. Lt. Manoj Sinha facilitated her with the wildlife honour. The eminent sociologist Aliya Mir was awarded at the World Forestry Day celebrations organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Collective Forests. Aliya, who also serves as the Head of an Education System in the Wildlife SOS Program, has rescued numerous wild animals, including birds, Asiatic black bears, and Himalayan brown bears. She has gained immense popularity for catching snakes, having rescued them from ...

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Book those demanding Hindu Rashtra under NSA; Release innocents arrested within 24 hours: Akal Takht Jathedar

INDIA

Amid the ongoing crackdown, a major meeting was presided by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh in which the Jathedar asked the Punjab Police to release all the arrested innocents within 24 hours. If the government refuses to accept demands, then Khalsa vaheer will start from Akal Takht, the body decided unanimously. Khalsa vaheer is an old tradition of Sikhism, as part of which Dharam prachar is done in the sacred presence of Maharaj (Guru Granth Sahib). The vaheer stops at various places where hymns will be sung and stories will be told from lives of the Gurus. They also demanded that no one should be booked under NSA. He also demanded action against those who call for formation of Hindu nation and they too be booked under NSA. "The flags of Khalsa raj being labelled as Kha...

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Amid inflating prices, Officials issue rate list for fruits and vegetables in Kashmir

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Amid Ramadhan, the Jammu Kashmir administration has woken up to the exorbitant food prices in the region and issued a rate list of vegetables and fruits. Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs has fixed rates for vegetables and fruits to avoid overcharging. Officials of the department said that strict action would be initiated against the violators of the rate list issued by the Jammu Kashmir admin. "Raids will be conducted in markets throughout the month of Ramadan and anyone found violating the rate list will be booked under law," an official of CAPD told The Kashmiriyat. He said that during Ramadhan the shopkeepers charge extremely high rates, when the shopkeepers around the world offer discounts in this month. "Nevertheless," he said, "we request the general ...

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Class 12th female student from Kupwara returns after board exams, dies of cardiac arrest

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan A student of class 12th who returned after her attending her board exams in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday, Ufat Jan who returned after attending the ongoing board exams of class 12th suddenly collapsed at her home in Bakihakra village of Handwara in north Kashmir's Kupwara The 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital where she was declared brought dead upon arrival. Details emerging.