May 2023 - Page 23 of 32 - The Kashmiriyat

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Tayyip Erdoğan’s grip on power to be tested as Turkey goes to polls today

INTERNATIONAL

Turks have started voting in one of the most consequential elections in modern Turkey’s 100-year history – an election that could unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after 20 years in power, reported The Guardian. Opinion polls give Erdoğan’s main challenger, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who heads an alliance of six opposition parties, a slight lead, but if either of them fails to get more than 50% of the vote there will be a runoff election on 28 May. The election takes place three months after earthquakes in southeast Turkey killed more than 50,000 people. Many in the affected provinces have expressed anger over the slow initial government response but there is little evidence that the issue has changed how people will vote. Polls opened at 8am local time and will close at 5pm. Under T...

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Mainly dry weather with later afternoon, evening showers forecast in Kashmir

REGIONAL

Weather department on Sunday forecast ‘mainly dry weather’ with ‘brief’ spell of rain and thunderstorms towards late afternoon/evening. “Today weather is likely to remain mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir. However, a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm may occur at scattered places of J&K towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official said here. However he said that there’s no forecast of any major rain. From May 15-16, he said, the weather is likely to be partly cloudy with possibility of rain/thunderstorm may occur at isolated places. He reiterated that there is no forecast of any major rainfall for next one week. From May 17-20, he said, rain and thunderstorms are expected at isolated to scattered places. Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar rec...

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Two Kashmiri research scholars awarded ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship

EDUCATION

Two Kashmiri research scholars have been awarded the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for the year 2022-23 & 2023-24. Identified as Zeeshan Majeed Nadroo, working on 'Determinants of consumer shopping behaviour, a study of North India ’under the supervision of Dr Mohammad Asif Naqashbandi at the Department of Management Studies and Umer Iqbal working on 'Media Initiatives of Digital India and Social Change in Jammu Kashmir' under the supervision of Dr Monisa Qadiri at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at from the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora, the duo has been selected for the prestigious fellowship. The fellowship is a testament to the high- quality research bei...

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Hideout busted, encounter breaks out in Anantnag area: Police

REGIONAL

A hideout has been unearthened near encounter site at Sagam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday, officials said. A top police officer told GNS that during firefight at encounter site, a hideout was also found by the security forces. However, recovery from the hideout spot was not available at the time of filing this story. Meanwhile, the military operation in Sagam area of Anantnag will be prolonged since it is a huge forest area, the officer added.(GNS)

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Man wounded in Leopard attack in Baramulla

REGIONAL

A man sustained wounds after being attacked by a leopard in the Athoora Kreeri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports reaching to GNS said that the man was outside his residential area when attacked by the beast. However, the man was luckily rescued and immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The man was identified as Ghulam Haider Pandit a resident of Athoora. More details awaited.(GNS)

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Hailstorm creates havoc in several south Kashmir villages

REGIONAL

Meer Irfan Intense hailstorm has wrecked havoc in dozens of villages in Kulgam and Shopian district of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Affected locals told The Kashmiriyat that an intense haik storm on Saturday caused immense damage to fields in the Herpora area of Shopian and Aharbal belt of Kulgam district in south Kashmir. They said that the hailstorm continued for nearly ten minutes And caused damage to paddy fields, maize crops, apple trees and almond orchards in the twin districts. "We are mostly dependent on these crops for our livelihood and constant hailstorms have damaged our crops," they said. They appealed to the administration to compensate for their losses.

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18-year-old youth stabbed in Baramulla, hospitalised

REGIONAL

A youth was on Saturday injured after he was stabbed allegedly by three persons in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir Scroll that three persons allegedly thrashed and stabbed a youth with a car key in Gulshan Abad Baramulla. The injured person identified as Tariq Ahmad (18) Gulshan Abad Baramulla has received injuries in his arm and has been shifted to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile p,olice have taken cognizance of the incident and arrested three accused persons while further investigation has been taken up—(KS)

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25-year-old youth electrocuted to death in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A labourer was electrocuted to death near S.P. college area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday evening. According to officials, a 25-year-old labourer identified as Zubair Ahmad Sheikh, son of Gh Mohammad Sheikh and a resident of Dudran, Boniyar in Baramulla, was electrocuted near S.P. College in Srinagar on Saturday evening. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. The police have taken cognizance of the incident and initiated further proceedings. (KS)

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Motorist, pillion rider killed in Anantnag road accident

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

A motorist and his pillion rider were killed in a road accident in Mattan area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the scooty was hit by a vehicle near a grid station Hutmurah, resulting in spot death to the motorist, while his pillion rider was injured. He said that the injured was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he also succumbed to his injuries. The deceased have been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Malik and Riyaz Ahmad Hajam--both residents of Shimhal, Anantnag. Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the incident—(KNO)

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Ola comes to Kashmir, sets up its 500th Experience Centre in Srinagar

REGIONAL

India’s largest electric vehicle company, ‘Ola Electric,’ Saturday announced the opening of its 500th Experience Centre (EC) in Kashmir capital Srinagar, as part of its strategy to expand its direct-to-consumer presence. The new EC has been set up Karan Nagar area of Srinagar city. With a presence in close to 300 cities, Ola has been actively launching ECs all over India, building the largest direct to consumer retail network in the automotive industry in under eight months since inaugurating its very first EC in Pune Maharashtra last year. Ola is now planning to take the total number of ECs in the country to 1,000 by August of this year. Anshul Khandelwal, CMO, ‘Ola Electric’ said, “The opening of our 500th store in Srinagar signifies not only a celebration of our accomplishme...