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Danishwar Hameed Four days after going missing, A Kashmiri shawl seller who had gone missing from Ludhiana has been found in an injured condition at Haridwar railway station in Uttarakhand. Confirming that he has been found in Haridwar, one of his family members speaking to The Kashmiriyat over the phone said that Aijaz Ahmed Naik was found in an injured condition outside the Haridwar railway station on Monday night. "He had been abducted and his goods worth lakhs of rupees have been taken from him. He also had cash of over 10,000 rupees with him which has also been snatched. In fact, the shoes he was wearing have also been taken by his abductors," he said. He said that Aijaz Ahmed has been admitted to the hospital, where he is being given first aid treatment. The family mem...

A child has died while six others including two women and four children have suffered injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Monday in Dangri area of Rajouri district, reports said here. Reports reaching the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that an IED blast took place in the house of one of the slain civilians in a firing incident in Rajouri last evening when people had gathered for condolences. “During the explosion, a child about 7 years of age died on the spot while six others have been injured in the incident," officials said. They said that the injured including two women and four children were taken to GMC Rajouri for treatment. LG Manoj Sinha announces ten (10) Lakh ex-gratia and government job for the next kin of civilians killed Lieut...

Danishwar Hameed A Kashmiri shawl seller has been missing from the north Indian state of Punjab since 30 December, causing panic among his family members. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a family member of the missing youth said that Aijaz Ahmed Naik son of Mohammed Maqbool Naik, who is a resident of Czimmer in Kulgam has been missing since 30 December. "The last time he called home was from Ludhiana. He said that he needed money after which his phone got switched off," the family member said. He said that post the call at around 12 noon from Ludhiana, Aijaz had not contacted them since. "His mobile got switched off and there is no update about him," he said. He said that Aijaz had said that he was traveling to Dehradun and he required money for the travel. Earlier, The Kash...

AMG Media Networks Ltd (AMNL), through its indirect subsidiary RRPR, has acquired 27.26 per cent stake in NDTV from Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy, resulting in a controlling stake of 64.71 per cent in NDTV by AMNL through its subsidiaries, a statement said. The Roys continue to hold a 5 per cent stake in NDTV, a welcome presence in NDTV’s new chapter, it said. Gautam Adani, Founder and Chairman of the Adani Group said: “The Adani Group is privileged to further bolster NDTV with world-class infrastructure and talent and transform NDTV into a thriving multi-platform global news organisation.” “I take this opportunity to thank Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy for a friendly and seamless transition”, said Sanjay Pugalia, CEO, AMG Media Networks Ltd. “One of the first things we plan to do ...

Thousands of people in Uttarakhand protested against the order of the Uttarakhand High Court which asked the authorities to evict the “unauthorized occupants” of the railway land adjacent to Haldwani Railway Station, known as Gaffur Basti- a Muslim-majority area. https://twitter.com/IAMCouncil/status/1609066929767219201 As per news reports, the High Court has ordered the demolition of 4,365 buildings, majority of people living in the area Muslims, built by “encroachment on 78 acres of railway land" and a sum of 23 crores would be spent on this campaign. The demolition driver will “pounce on encroachers” in the midst of 7,000 police officers and 15 paramilitary groups. On Wednesday, the general secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind also reached the demonstration site and extended sup...

A former legislator of Trinamool Congress MP has charged the BJP-led Assam government with singling out the Muslim community since it took office for the second time. In an open letter, Ahamed Hassan Imran, Ex-Member Of Parliament has written that hundreds of Muslim households were uprooted from their homes after bulldozers demolished them. "Muslim areas were subject to the continuing eviction drive about the alleged encroachment of government lands," he wrote. Hassan Imran highlighted that the families forcibly evicted from their homes had resided there for 70 to 80 years, and the majority of them had been paying the required taxes to the government. “Moreover, under the active vigilance of Hon’able Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, thousands of Muslims are being evicted from t...

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has announced strict action in the case related to beating of a Kashmiri reaserch scholar at the university. In its official communique, the university said, "strict action will be taken against students found guilty of violence, bullying and troublemaking." The University Proctor, Prof Mohd Wasim Ali said, “The University is running smoothly, classes for the first semester are going on in full swing and the examinations of the third semester are being conducted. No one will be allowed to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere”. In the recent scuffle at the Badminton Court in a residential hall, in which some students clashed; the warden and other authorities immediately reached there and tried to resolve the issue. The university has constituted a fact...

A video of Muslim students from Vadodara’s Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) performing Namaz went viral on social media on social media, sparking a row. The students were observed offering prayers outside the Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya on the University Campus, reported Muslim Mirror. Hindu right-wing organizations including the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal and Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) responded by reciting the Hanuman Chalisa at the spot. The Hindu protestors also rushed to the Vice Chancellor’s office and chanted slogans demanding an investigation into the incident. The VHP claimed that Namaz inside the campus was the result of a conspiracy. It stated that a detailed memorandum will be handed over to university officials today and requested increase...

A BSF trooper was lynched by a mob in Gujarat after he objected to the uploading the video of his minor daugter online, Hindustan times reported. Identified as Melaji Vaghela (45)attacked with sharp weapons and sticks by the family members of the boy whom he approached for uploading the video of his minor daughter online. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Nadiad VR Bajpai confirmed that seven people had been arrested in the case. He said, Melaji, his son and relatives went to the house of one of the accused Shailash Yadav to speak with him and his family over the video. Thereafter, a fight broke out between the two sides wherein Shailesh's father Dinesh Yadav, uncle Arvind Yadav and other family members attacked the BSF soldier, resulting to his death on the spot. Two women...

Pragya Thakur, a Bharatiya Janata Party MP, advised Hindus on Sunday to keep weapons in their homes. “Keep weapons in your homes, if nothing else, keep knives used to cut vegetables sharp,” Thakur said in a video that quickly went viral on social media. “Don’t know what crisis will arise when--Everyone has the right to protect themselves. If someone breaks into our house and attacks us, we have the right to respond,” she said. Thakur, who represents the Bhopal constituency, made the comments while speaking at the Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s South Region annual convention in Shivamogga. “They(Muslims) have a long history of jihad. If they don’t receive anything, they’ll resort to love jihad. Even when they love, they commit jihad. We (Hindus) do as well. We admire God. A sanyasi is ...