April 2023 - Page 24 of 30 - The Kashmiriyat

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LG Admin orders SIT probe into illegal lease of temple properties in Kashmir

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into illegal lease of temple properties in the Valley while Deputy Commissioners (DC) have been directed to furnish the updated inventory within a week's time. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), on the directions of Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat References Monitoring Cell, Jammu & Kashmir, a letter has been issued to 10 DCs of Kashmir, wherein they were asked to probe the illegal lease of temple properties and nexus in temple properties being used illegally. “I am hereby directed to enclose herewith copy of communication along with its enclosures bearing O.M no. GAD-RMC/256/2022-LGRMC-GAD dated 20-05-2022 received from Lieutenant ...

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Iran and Saudi sign joint agreement to reopen embassies, work for stability

INTERNATIONAL

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud on Thursday signed a joint statement in the Chinese capital of Beijing, in presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, on the start of the procedures to reopening the embassies of the two countries and enhancing cooperation to achieve security and stability in the region. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday “In light of what was included by the tripartite joint statement by each of Iran, Saudi Arabia and China on March 10, 2023, on resumption of Saudi and Iranian relations and in the framework of coordination between the two countries on the necessary steps to resume the diplomatic and consulate work between them, the two sides held talks, during which they ...

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25-year-old youth goes to riverside to rest, drowns to death in Budgam

REGIONAL

A 25-year-old man drowned in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday evening. Locals sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Muneer Ahmed Rather Rather son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of Arath Budgam felt dizzy and to make himself relaxed, he went near to a local ‘Rawal Kol’ (canal) where he lost balance and drowned. Locals recovered his dead body while police after the completion of all formalities handed over the dead body to the family for last rites. [KNT]

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Israel launches massive air attacks on Gaza strip in Palestine

INTERNATIONAL

Israel bombed the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Friday, in a sharp escalation of violence. The attacks came two days of attacks at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, after Israeli police forcibly removed Palestinian worshippers from the site on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. As anger over the scenes at al-Aqsa mounted in the Arab world, militants in Lebanon allegedly fired 34 rockets at Israel on Thursday afternoon. Israeli media said it was the biggest barrage from the country since 2006, when the Hizbollah militant group and Israel fought a 34-day war. Air defences intercepted 25 rockets but at least five landed in Israel and paramedics said three people had been injured. At a security cabinet meeting on Thursday night, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s “enem...

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Video: Kashmiri youth missing in Punjab since 17 February

Video

Kounsar Bashir A Kashmiri youth who was working in Punjab's Ludhiana has been missing since February 17, 2023, his family said. On Thursday, his family staged a protest to demand the Government's intervention to find Peer Firdous Ahmed, a resident of Kralpora Kupwara. Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3vBvO7xas Talking to The Kashmiriyat, a sister of the Firdous Ahmed said that their elder brother has been missing for the last one month and seventeen days. Protesting relatives said that last time when he was seen in Punjab, he had his head injured and arm fractured. "He was working in Ludhiana in a private firm. The last time we contacted him, he told his mother to take care of herself and he was going to be fine, then he disconnected the call," a relati...

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No need to worry about new Covid-19 variant: DAK

REGIONAL

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said there is no need to worry about new Covid-19 variant. “There is no evidence to suggest that the new sub-variant causes more severe disease,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement issued to GNS. Dr Hassan said the new variant is causing uptick of cases in some parts of the country. “While cases are rising, there is no evidence of increase in hospitalization,” he said adding there is no need to panic as long as it does not lead to severe illness.” The DAK President said case count has lost relevance; hospitalization numbers are now reliable markers when it comes to assessing the threat from pandemic. “If we continue to highlight only the increase in cases, we run the risk of causing unnecess...

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Militancy not over but declining fast: DGP Dilbagh Singh

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that militancy is not over in the UT but “it is surely declining rapidly” and the security forces are working hard to eliminate the remaining militants in the months ahead. He also said that there has been no law and order issue from Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir but the final call about allowing Eid-ul-Fitr prayers will be taken by the Divisional Administration in the days ahead. Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a function at Sonwari, Bandipora, DGP Singh, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that militancy has not ended in Kashmir but it was fast declining. “Police and security forces are working hard to eliminate the remaining militants wherever they are in the UT,” he said. ...

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GN Azad has misrepresented facts in his autobiography: Senior PDP leader

Politics, REGIONAL

PDP leader Nayeem Akhtar on Thursday rubbished claims made by veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad on the formation of a PDP-Congress alliance in 2002, saying his statements did not add up to a “very credible presentation of facts”. Azad, a former Congress stalwart, has claimed in his new book -- "Azaad: An Autobiography" -- that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) founder Mufti Mohamamd Sayeed had come to Delhi for talks with the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi, to form the government in Jammu Kashmir in 2002. “I think what Azad said does not add up to a very credible presentation of facts. Azad is reported to claim that he had 42 MLAs with him. Then why didn't he straight away go and stake the claim (to government formation),” Akhtar told PTI. The former bureaucrat, who was a clo...

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Moulana Tauqeer Raza Khan refers to PM Modi as Dhritrashtra, booked

INDIA

Moulana Tauqeer Raza Khan of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for spreading hatred against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weeks after he referred to the Indian PM as Dhritrashtra. Dhritrashtra, a character from Mahabharata- is guilty of having watched meekly when his sons Duryodhana and the other 99 other sons indulged in excesses - during his reign - is guilty of having watched meekly when his sons Duryodhana and the other 99 other sons indulged in excesses over people. Moulana Tauqeer who also heads the Dargah at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and has thousands of followers in India and Pakistan had also demanded sedition cases against those who are demanding a Hindu Rashtra. He had made the comments in the backdrop of the Hindu nationalists' demand of booking people demanding K...

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Fasting during Ramadhan may help quit smoking, say doctors

REGIONAL

Smoking can have an adverse impact on health and smokers are at higher risk of developing lung cancer. But Ramadan is a hope for smokers to quit smoking as it can generate a will power among them, doctors said. Dr Fayaz Ahmad Bhat Assistant Professor Department of General Medicine at SKIMS Soura told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that besides having enormous health benefits, fasting is the best opportunity for smokers to quit cigarette smoking. He said that diabetic patients, who wish to keep fast, must take special care as it is not advisable for them to take long food breaks and taking some frequent meals after certain durations helps in maintaining their blood glucose level smoothly. "Diabetic patients must check blood sugar levels frequently during fasting. If someon...