July 2023 - Page 32 of 33 - The Kashmiriyat

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40 Muslims booked for offering Eid prayers outside Eidgah in UP

INDIA

The Kanpur Police registered FIRs against 40 unidentified persons for offering namaz on the streets on the occasion of Eid ul Adha despite a government direction against doing so, officials informed on Saturday. As per the police, they are trying to identify those involved with the help of photographs, videos and an investigation in underway in the matter. Reportedly, the police have registered against those who reached the Eidgah Masjid in the Jajmau area of Kanpur late and decided to sit on the road and offer namaz. This incident happened despite government direction against this was conveyed to people many times, police claimed. "An FIR was registered against 40 unidentified persons under IPC 186 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions), 188 (disobedie...

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Doodhpathri: People visit picnic spot, leave litter following Eid celebrations

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Hundreds of people flocked to picnic destinations in the Kashmir valley on the occasion of annual Eid festival observed from 29 June to 1 July. A huge influx of people, mostly locals, was witnessed on all three days of Eid ul Adha at Doodhpathri in Budgam, a local from Budgam told The Kashmiriyat. Adil Syed said that the people visited with food, packed food items and other eatables, however, due to the absence of a dustbin resulting in the accumulation of waste throughout the area. Furthermore, he said, no efforts were made by the authorities to collect these wastes during the holiday period, leading to a high level of pollution at Doodhpathri. "It is evident that there has been a significant failure on the part of the public in fulfilling their civic responsibility to protect...

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23-year-old woman allegedly kills self in Sopore area

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A 23-year-old girl on Monday allegedly committed suicide at her home in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that a 23-year-old (name withheld), a resident of the Krashivan Colony Sopore allegedly committed suicide at her home. “She was immediately rushed to the Sub-District Hospital Sopore where doctors declared her brought dead,” they said. Later, the dead body was taken for the conducting of medico-legal formalities and police have registered a case and further investigation has been taken up. (KS)

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During protest, 3 casual labourers make self-immolation bid in Kokernag

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Three casual labourers were timely rescued and hospitalised after they made a self-immolation bid at Botanical Garden Kokernag in south Kashmir's Anantnag district this afternoon, official sources said. The sources told GNS that panic gripped the people present in the Garden after three persons tried to self-immolate themselves. "The onlookers timely intervened to rescue trio and took them to a SDH Kokernag from where they have been referred to GMC Anantnag", they said. The trio has been identified as Zakir Hussain Shakshaz (30) son of Ghulam Hassan Shakshaz and Arshid Ahmad Itoo (33) son of Abdul Salaam, residents of Bidder Kokernag and another Hilal Ahmad Tantray son of Mohammad Akbar Tantray resident of Watnard. It has been learnt the labourers belong to Floriculture Departm...

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Nearly two lakh ‘homeless’ families will be provided homes in J-K: LG Manoj Sinha

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Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that foreign tourist arrivals have shown a significant increase in the UT post G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar and the figure is set to go up further in the coming months. He also announced five malras land for the landless families of J&K and stated that almost two lakh homeless families are being provided homes in the UT under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojna (Yojna). Addressing a press conference at Rajbhawan here, the LG as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the successful G-20 meeting in Srinagar held on May 22 to May 25 this year is proving to be a game changer for the tourism sector in J&K. “The participants of the G-20 meeting have gone back to their respective countries with ...

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Father of three kidnaps minor girl in Shopian, Police seeks help

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Meer Irfan Police on Monday claimed that a father of three children has kidnapped a minor girl in south Kashmir's Shopian district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that one minor girl has been kidnapped by a man identified as Ishfaq Ahmed Khan, a resident of Buchroo area in south Kashmir's Kulgam after which Police launched a massive search to trace the duo. He said that Police has sought help from general public to trace the man allegedly involved in kidnapping of a minor girl by using a Red Colour Vehicle I10 bearing the number DL4CAJ/3797) from the Hermain area of Shopian. Acting on this complaint District Police Shopian has launched a massive hunt to trace the girl and her kidnapper. People having any information about the girl and her kidnapper are requested to contact...

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Two firefighters injured as late-night fire erupts in Srinagar area

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Two firefighters were hospitalized on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday when they were dousing flames in Moominabad area of Batamaloo here, officials said. They said the fire once again broke out in Mominabad Batmaloo area on Sunday late night during which two firefighters got suffocated. An official from the Fire and Emergency Services told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two officers, namely Noor Alam Jatla, sub-officer F&ES, and Altaf Ahmad Rather, leading fireman F&ES got suffocated and were shifted to hospital. “Both of them experienced suffocation and breathing difficulties while extinguishing the flames and were subsequently shifted to the hospital late at night, when from one was discharged Noor Alam is said to be at hospital, for precautionar...

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No Lathi charge on Amarnath yatris anywhere: Police

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Police on Sunday termed the allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath Yatris as baseless and fabricated. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a police spokesman said that a video is circulating on social media wherein it is alleged that Police did Lathi charge on yatries. However, the news is totally fabricated and baseless, he said. “As per the traffic advisory which has already been issued and shared in public domain, that no yatri, tourist vehicle shall be allowed to move after cut off time (i.e when ROP is withdrawn) and will be accommodated in the nearest designated safe location for the safety and security of the tourists and yatris," police said. https://twitter.com/drgaganbhagat/status/1675461280239607809 Police said that when cut off w...

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‘Spread my ashes in the Jhelum,’ In Sampat Prakash’s death, Kashmir lost a son of soil

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"He used to say that he was born on Eid Day and now he has left on Eid Day, the mourning son of Sampat Prakash said while preparing for the last rites of his father. At his residence in Srinagar's Harwan area, a blue turbaned Sikh, a long-bearded Muslim and a plain shaven Hindu, a burqa wearing woman, a Saree wearing Hindu and a Shalwar wearing Sikh woman is not an uncommon sight. This is the Kashmir, he fought for and spoke about till the 85-year-old Sampat Prakash, passed away on Saturday due to a cardiac arrest. From there, his pyre was shouldered by activists of Jammu Kashmir's pro-establishment parties, business fraternity, Hurriyat conference, retired employees participated in his last rites and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family. Others through statements said Sampa...

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Valley grieves Sampat Prakash’s demise, Kashmiris throng residence in large numbers

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The demise of Sampat Prakash is widely mourned in the Kashmir valley even as scores of Muslims thronged to his residence in Srinagar district to express solidarity with the bereaved family. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that scores of Muslims and Sikhs thronged the residence of Sampat Prakash in Srinagar to bid a farewell to the 85-year-old who passed away due to cardiac arrest on Saturday afternoon. Awami National Conference president, Muzaffar Shah visited the residence of the deceased and defined Sampat Prakash as a nationalist saying, "He never left Kashmir because Kashmir lived in his blood till, he breathed his last." On Sunday, leaders of business community, trade unions visited his residence in large numbers. Sampat Prakash's last rites will be performed at Karan Nagar...