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Aug222018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiris will do Everything Possible to help Flood Hit Kerala, Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir

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August 22 The Chairman of Ummat e Islami and the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir, Qazi Ahmed Yasir today addressed people at Eid Gah in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) on the occasion of Eid ul Adha. Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir in his speech called the dialogue a mere rhetoric and said that people of Kashmir are being used as a fodder to politics of BJP at the center. He also said that people of Kashmir stand by the flood hit people of Kerala and announced that he will collect relief and donations for the people of Kerala. "There are people in India who celebrate the death of Kashmiris, who rejoice when Kashmiri blood falls down, but we will show the world, we have been humane and are not enemies of a common Indian, even though we have been busy with protecting the special status of Jammu...

Aug182018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kerala Floods- Death Toll Rises to 173, Thousands, 2 Lakh Displaced

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August 18 The incessant rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in Kerala with the death toll due to the worst flooding in nearly a century crossing 170, with thousands missing. Pathanamthitta district in central Kerala continued to be the worst affected in the last 24 hours as thousands of people are trapped in their homes in the towns of Ranni, Aranmula and Kozhencherry. The Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan addressing Media on Friday evening said that the flood situation in the state continues to be serious even as intense rescue operations have managed to take over 80,000 people to safety. He told the media that 82,442 people had been rescued on Friday, primarily with the help of Navy and fisherfolks' boats. 71,591 people had been rescued from Aluva district, 5...

Aug182018 by News DeskNo Comments

Swami Agnivesh Assaulted on way to Pay tributes to Vajpayee

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August 18 Prominent Social activist Swami Agnivesh was abused and thrashed outside the BJP headquarters in Delhi when was on way to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away yesterday (friday). Soon after Swani Agnivesh went to the BJP office, a group of persons started raising slogans against him, asking him to go back. Soon he was chased by a group of people, believed to be Bharatiya Janata Party workers, who later assaulted him. Delhi Police then whisked away Agnivesh to safety in a van.

Aug172018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kerala Flood- At least 100 Feared to be Dead

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August 17 The incessant rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in Kerala with the death toll due to the worst flooding in nearly a century crossing 100 and Many are feared missing. Pathanamthitta district in central Kerala continued to be the worst affected in the last 24 hours as thousands of people are trapped in their homes in the towns of Ranni, Aranmula and Kozhencherry. With rains still pouring down heavily leading to flooding across Kerala, 20 fresh deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the toll to 87, since August 8. Meanwhile, the operations at Cochin International Airport have been suspended till Saturday 2 pm after flood water submerged the runway.

Aug162018 by News DeskNo Comments

Vajpayee Dies at 93 in AIIMS Delhi

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August 16 A Former prime minister of India and a parliamentarian for over 40 years, Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on Thursday at the AIIMS where he had been undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment since June. “It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 05:05pm on 16.08.2018,” AIIMS said in a statement on Thursday. The former prime minister, 93 was Renowned for his powerful oratory, his stance on Kashmir and poetry. Vajpayee served as prime minister for 13 days in 1996, 13 months (1998-99) at the head of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and then for a full five year term (1999-2004).

Aug142018 by News DeskNo Comments

Anantnag Parliament Seat Vacant Since 2016, Kashmir Gears for Municipal, Panchayat Polls

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August 14 The by-polls to any seat are normally held within six months after it becomes vacant, due to resignation or death of the serving legislators. However, the by-polls on Anantnag seat have not been held since April 4 in 2017, when Mehbooba Mufti resigned as MP and took over as the chief minister of the state after her father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away on January 7, 2016. Citing the Security Situation, The Election commission had deferred the by-polls on this seat in April this year following the violence and killings of eight civilians during polling for Srinagar parliament seat which were held in two phases in April. But Jammu Kashmir is now gearing for elections that have never been held since the year 2005. Sources tell The Kashmiriyat that the state machinery...

Aug132018 by News DeskNo Comments

Umar Khalid Shot at in Delhi at a High Security Zone

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August 13 An unidentified man reportedly opened fire at Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid outside Constitution Club of India on Rafi Marg in the national capital on Monday, police said. Khalid escaped unhurt. The student had arrived at the club to attend an event titled “Khauff Se Azaadi” organised by an organisation named “United Against Hate”. An eyewitness told news agency ANI, “There was an event and Umar Khalid had accompanied us. We were at a tea stall when a man in a white shirt came, pushed and opened fire at him. Khalid lost his balance and fell down and the bullet missed him. We tried to catch the man. The pistol slipped off his hands and he escaped.” “There is an atmosphere of fear in the country, and anybody who speaks against the governm...

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Temple Priest Arrested for Raping a Woman in Mumbai

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August 11 A 77-year-old man, a temple priest, was arrested today for allegedly molesting a woman in Kalyan area in the district, police said. Gopal Tambe, the accused, was booked under section 354 of IPC (molestation), said assistant police inspector S S Rajput of Kolsewadi police station. According to the complainant, a 28-year-old married woman, her neighbours advised her to consult Tambe for her headache.buy Bactroban generic buy Bactroban generic When she and her husband went to the temple to meet him yesterday afternoon, Tambe allegedly sent the husband away to buy some fruit as an offering for the deity and molested the woman, she alleged. (API)

Aug92018 by News DeskNo Comments

19 Killed as Rains Create Havoc in Kerala

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August 09 At least 19 people have been killed in Rain related incidents in Kerala since Wednesday, as it continued to pour in several parts of the South Indian state. According to the state disaster control room, 11 people have been killed in Idukki, five in Malappuram, two in Kannur and one in Wayanad. Five members of a family at Adimali in Idukki were killed after their house was destroyed in the wee hours of Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Hassan Koya's wife Fatima, their son Mujeeb, his wife Shameena, children Diya Fatima and Diya Sana. Landslides have also been reported from Kalikkavu, Nilambur and Karuvarakund. It is feared that many families have been isolated.

Aug72018 by News DeskNo Comments

Two Husbands Fight for a woman on Bangalore Highway, She Walks Away with third Man

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August 07 According to a report published in Times of India, a woman, identified as Shashikala, has been married thrice before. But recently, she has been living with a man named Chikkabidarukallu Murthy, who is married and has two children. It was after another man, Siddaraju proposed to marry her, that she moved in with him. On Saturday, Shashikala and Siddaraju were standing at a bus stop when Murthy came and started attacking him, according to police reports. While passersby tried to stop them, their attempts were mostly futile. For motorists, the scene was a bizzare one - on the Bengaluru-Nelamangala in broad daylight, two men fighting for a woman in the vicinity. But this wasn't the most unusual thing that happened. When cops arrested the two men on the highway, the woma...