April 2023 - Page 25 of 30 - The Kashmiriyat

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Unemployment in Jammu Kashmir shows spike of 6 percent in march

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The unemployment rate in Jammu Kashmir has recorded a spike of over 6 percent for the month of March against February, which is the third highest in states and UTs across India. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), monitoring monthly unemployment in India, has put Jammu Kashmir's employment rate at 23.1 percent in the month of March against 17.1 in February. The monthly figures of the unemployment rate maintained by CMIE since 2016 show that in August 2022, unemployment reached its highest over the years when it jumped to 32.8 percent. In the month of December, unemployment went down to 14.8 per cent against the 22.4 per cent unemployment rate in November. With 1.5 per cent, Puducherry has the lowest unemployment rate followed by Indian state of Gujarat with monthly unempl...

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More rains lash J-K, mercury stays below normal at most places

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More rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir since overnight while night temperature stayed below normal at all places except Pahalgam and Bhaderwah on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 3.4mm, Qazigund 9.9mm, Pahalgam 4.4mm, Kupwara 9.1mm, Kokernag 9.8mm, Gulmarg 10.8mm, Jammu 0.2mm, Baniha 5.4mm, Batote 2.0mm, Katra 4.0mm and Bhaderwah 1.1mm. He said light rain with thunder at few places, mainly towards late afternoon/evening was expected during the next 24 hours. From April 7-10, he said, mainly dry weather was expected and generally cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places towards late afternoon/evening has been forecast for April 11. Generally cloudy weather was expected f...

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Thousands commemorate annual zool at Aishmuqam Khanqah

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Tens of thousands of muslims thronged the Khanqah of revered Kashmiri Sufi saint, Sakhi Zainuddin Wali (RA) at Aishmuqam in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir and performed the annual ‘Zool’ ritual. Locals as quoted by local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that in view of Ramadan, locals observed Zool for a short time. “We performed a zool ritual at our residence, while some performed outside cave and most of the people visited the shrine and cave during the day,” he said, adding that hundreds of people continue to throng the shrine. The ritual is performed by devotees as a mark of respect for the saint as it is held to mark the beginning of agricultural activity after a prolonged winter season. Sakhi Zainuddin, a 15th century saint was originally a Hindu and...

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Husband, wife among three arrested in Srinagar murder case

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Jammu Kashmir police on Wednesday said it solved a blind murder of a man, who was found dead on March 15 this year, by arresting three persons involved in the crime. According to a statement, a team from Police Station Nowgam made a significant breakthrough in a blind murder case that has been under investigation. The statement reads 3 accused identified as Sahil Maqbool Najar, his wife Mehak Sahil, and Waseem Ahmad Sheikh--all residents of Narkara Budgam have been arrested. It reads that all the accused are involved in drug peddling activities as well. "The case relates to an unidentified dead body that was found at village Tengan on March 15, 2023. Later, the deceased was identified as Suhail Rehman Beigh, son of Ab Rehman Beigh of Karfali Mohalla in Srinagar. Following his i...

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Population of Wild boars growing drastically in Kashmir, Wildlife experts sound caution

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Umaisar Ganie Wild boars have staged a massive comeback across the Valley after vanishing in mid-80’s completely. Even though experts believe global warming may be the reason for resurgence of the wild animal, they sounded alarm stating the boars can affect the Hangul’s habitat besides damaging the crops of every nature. Wildlife warden Shopain Intisaar Suhail, who has co-authored a publication on wild-boars, are not the native animal. “It was introduced in some areas of Kashmir like Dachigam by the then Maharaja for hunting. Then it started to decline and in mid 80’s it became a rare specie. In 2015, it was again sighted. We had found a dead specimen at north Kashmir’s area and in South Kashmir, we rescued one.” Suhail said that the boars are getting revived in Kashmir. “It’s ...

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185 non-locals have purchased land in Jammu Kashmir since August 2019, says Govt.

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The Centre on Wednesday said that 185 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought land in JK during 2020, 2021 and 2022. In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), informed the Rajya Sabha that in 2020 only one person brought the land while 57 persons bought in 2021 and 127 in 2022. "Further, as per the information provided by the Union Territory of Ladakh, no land has been bought by persons from outside the UT during the last three years," he said. He said as per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, a total of 1559 Indian companies, including multinational companies, have made investments in the UT. "In 2020-21 financial year, 310 entitles have been in...

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Israeli forces storm inside Al Aqsa, detain 350 Palestinians

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The Israeli police on Wednesday said they detained 350 Palestinians from the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in East Jerusalem. The detainees include “masked men, and those who threw stones and fireworks.” The Commission for Palestinian Prisoners Affairs said the police began to release the detainees on the condition that they be removed from Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City in Jerusalem for a week. A group of Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall in the complex after Jewish settlers called for a raid on the mosque. They attempted to prevent police from entering by closing its doors. Surrounding the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall, Israeli police went up to the roof of the mosque, smashed some of the windows and initially intervened with sound bombs against the worsh...

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OIC condemns violence against Muslims in India on Ramanavami

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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) General Secretariat has denounced the acts of violence against Muslims in several states of India. The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has followed with deep concern the acts of violence and vandalism targeting Muslim community in several states in India during the Ram Navami processions, including the burning of a madrasa and its library by an extremist Hindu mob in Bihar Sharif on 31 March 2023, OIC said in a press statement. The OIC General Secretariat denounces such provoca- tive acts of violence and vandalism, which are a vivid manifestation of mounting Islamophobia and systemic targeting of the Muslim community in India, the statement read. The OIC General Secretariat, as per the press release...

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GoI grants Z plus security to Altaf Bukhari

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Altaf Bukhari, Jammu Kashmir Apni Party president (JKAP) has been provided ‘Z+’ category armed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover. The businessman-turned-politician and former Minister Altaf Bukhari (65) will be provided ‘Z+’ category security round the clock in Jammu and Kashmir, following a recent security review meeting based on an Intelligence Bureau threat analysis, ANI reported. The security was accorded to the Apni Party President by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Z+ security is the second highest level of security in India The Apni Party, comprising mainly legislators and former ministers, was founded in March 2020, eight months after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.

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Two militants escape from police custody in Baramulla, says Police

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Two militants, who were involved in grenade throwing incident on a wine shop in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on May 17 last year, have fled from the police custody, officials said on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two LeT militants identified as Maroof Nazir and Shahid Showkat, who were arrested on May 19 last year, fled from Baramulla police station today morning. He said that following the incident security forces have launched a massive search operation to nab them. The official said the militants were lodged in police station Baramulla and escaped during Sehri time. “A case has been registered in this regard and efforts are on to nab them,” he said—(KNO)