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Imam of Makhdoom sahib mosque passes away

REGIONAL

The head Imam of revered mosque at Makhdoom Sahab passed away after a brief illness in Srinagar. Locals told The Kashmiriyat on Monday morning, Peerzada Haji Ali Mohammed Makhdoomi passed away at his residence in Srinagar district of central Kashmir. They said that he had been serving at the mosque of the revered Sufi Saint Makdoom Sahab also referred to as Sultan e Kashmir for several decades. The funeral prayer is scheduled after Namaz i Asar at Makhdoom sahab at 5:45 pm today, they said.

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‘Who set up your client’: CJI dismisses PIL seeking validity of Article 370 abrogation

INDIA

In a significant ruling, The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking declaration affirming the validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu Kashmir under Article 370(1) and the deletion of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who presided over the bench alongside Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra, expressed his initial skepticism about the petition’s nature, Live Law reported. Chief Justice Chandrachud, as per Live Law questioned the petitioner’s intent during the hearing, stating, “What kind of a petition is this? Who has set your client up?” He further clarified the court’s position, saying, “A declaration cannot be issued by this court regarding the constituti...

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Those misguiding people on land for landless responsible for 50000 innocent killings in J-K: LG Manoj Sinha

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Monday lashed out at the mainstream parties for opposing the land for landless stating that these people are responsible for the killings of 50,000 innocent people. “These people can’t digest peace as they don’t want it. They were provoking people to promote street violence, see closure of schools and colleges. These people are responsible for the killing of 40,000 to 50,000 innocents in J&K,” the LG said addressing a three-day national workshop on Panchayat with Good Governance at Convention Centre here, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He, however, didn’t name any political party or a person. Pertinently, National Conference Vice-president Omar Abdullah had questioned who were the homeless and landless in J&K while PDP ...

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Militants likely escape after brief gunfight in Pulwama

REGIONAL

Militants have likely to have given the slip to security forces on Monday morning from the Parigam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A top police officer told that as the searches were resumed this morning at the encounter site, no militant was found as even drone service was used. Presumably, militants likely took advantage of darkness and managed to escape since it is a vast paddy field, the officer added. There was a brief exchange of fire between militants and security forces yesterday and afterwards operation was suspended the night.(GNS)

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‘No need to travel outside’, Kashmir gets its first centre for TOEFL and GRE exams

EDUCATION

The Educational Testing Service (ETS), based in the US, has opened its first testing centre in Kashmir. ETS is the world's largest non-profit educational assessment, research, and measurement organisation, and the owner of assessments such as TOEFL and GRE (Graduate Abroad Examination) GRE is a standardised test required for postgraduate admission in English speaking countries like the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Australia, and others while TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an English Language Test for students who want to student in Europe, U.S and several other foreign nations. The Centre has been built with an aim to help Kashmiri students write TOEFL and GRE exams without having to travel outside Kashmir. The test centre will come up at Hashtag Educationa...

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Nocturnal encounter breaks out in Pulwama

REGIONAL

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Paregam area South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. They told news agency Kashmir Scroll that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. They said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. They said that the exchange of fire is on in the area and two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area— (KS)

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‘Over 36 Lakh people participated in Aug 15 celebrations across Jammu Kashmir’: officials

REGIONAL

The administration said that a record of over 36 Lakh persons participated in the August 15 celebrations held across the Jammu Kashmir. As per a spokesperson of the JK admin, A total of 42,879 events were conducted right from the Panchayat level with large number of people participating in each such function. Similar events were carried out in the educational institutions, Patwar Khanas, Municipalities, Tehsils and Block offices with enthusiastic participation from large number of students, elected representatives and government employees. Apart from the usual events which were conducted at the twin capitals and district headquarters of J-K where common people were given free entry, the celebrations were made in scores of villages and towns raising the participation to new levels....

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‘No notice why these actions taken,’ Kashmir Walla issues statement following website, social media being blocked

REGIONAL

Kashmir based Independent news outlet The Kashmir Walla’s website and social media has been blocked. Earlier, The Kashmiriyat reported that Twitter handle of the Srinagar based news website was withheld in India and their Facebook page was inaccessible. The development comes months after Fahad Shah the editor of The Kashmir Walla was detained. On February 04, 2022, Fahad was summoned to a Police station and later booked under the Public Safety Act. He is currently lodged at Kot Bhalwal Jail. In a statement, The Kashmir Walla has said that the news site based in Srinagar that has been covering developments in Jammu Kashmir without fear or favour for more than 12 years. "For the past 18 months, however, we’ve lived a horrifying nightmare – with the arrest and imprisonment of our ...

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‘586 cases in 2021’, Suicides on rise in Kashmir

FEATURED

Degraded quality of education, spiraling unemployment, and increasing health-related concerns are worsening woes in Kashmir valley and have resulted in an increased number of suicides in the region. As of 2020, as per the National Human Rights Commission, suicide has claimed the maximum number of lives in Kashmir after militancy, reported Indian Asian News Service. (IANS) The rate of suicide is said to have increased by 26 times, from 0.5 per 100,000 before insurgency broke out, to 13 per 100,000. A study by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, aka Doctors Without Borders) reveals an alarming 400 per cent increase in the suicide rate. In 2021, 586 people attempted suicide in Kashmir. The figure stood at 20 in Jammu. As per the report, central Kashmir’s Budgam district and north Ka...

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Anyone who has supported terror and its eco-system will have to face the music: LG Manoj Sinha

REGIONAL

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha sunday said that the provisions set in Indian Constitution allow the administration to go tough against those who pose a threat to national integrity and those who have supported terrorism, its eco-system and “enjoyed government jobs through illegal means.” Speaking during the launch of the Green Jammu and Kashmir Driver 2023-34 initiative at IIM Jammu, LG Sinha said that it doesn’t matter who says what as there is a provision in Indian Constitution kept by its architects like B R Ambedkar and others that says, “Go tough, rather hard against those who pose threat to State/nation’s integrity and sovereignty.” His statement comes a day after J&K Bank sacked its Chief Manager Sajad Bazaz on the pretext of receiving “credible reports against him from t...