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March 08 The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Friday asked state governments to take strict action if there is any attack on Kashmiris, calling those who targeted them recently in Lucknow “crazed people.” “It is very important to maintain an atmosphere of unity in the country,” Modi told a gathering here, while referring to the recent assault on some kashmiri vendors in Lucknow. He said the UP government immediately acted against some “crazed people” who had targeted our “our Kashmiri brothers”. “I would also like to request other state governments to take strict action, wherever such acts take place,” he said. The prime minister was addressing a gathering after flagging off the commercial run on Lucknow Metro’s North-South corridor, through video conferencing from Kanpu...

March 08 An Indian Air Force MiG 21 crashed in Rajasthan today. The pilot of the fighter jet ejected and is reported to be safe. News agency PTI, quoting Bikaner’s superintendent of police, reported that the MiG-21 jet crashed in Bikaner’s Shoba Sar ki Dhani area. The Indian Air Force said in a statement that the MiG-21 had taken from the Indian Air Force’s Nal airbase in Rajasthan and that it was on a routine mission. The MiG-21 crash in Rajasthan comes at a time of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. Air forces of both the countries have been involved in bombing missions in respective territories. Indian and Pakistani jets even got into a dogfight over Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 leading to the brief capture of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.

March 08 Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has said that India will turn into Syria if the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi controversy is not resolved soon adding that Muslims should give up their claim on Ayodhya as a goodwill gesture. In an interview with India Today, Shankar brought up the civil war in Syria, to say that Muslims should give up their claim on the Ayodhya site in Uttar Pradesh. “If Ram Mandir issue is not solved, we will have a Syria in India,” he claimed. “Muslims should give up their claim on Ayodhya as a goodwill gesture. Ayodhya is not place of faith for Muslims…We cannot make Lord Ram to be born in another place.” The spiritual leader also indicated that the Supreme Court’s order on the disputed site will not make a difference. The only way forward, he...

March 08 Six policemen who were investigating an alleged rape case were beaten up by some men when they were approaching the accused house in Bihar's Nawada district on Thursday, Police in Bihar said. They said that the accused had kidnapped and raped two girls from a Bihar village. When the Policemen were policemen were approaching the house to arrest the rape accused when a group of men blocked their way, NDTV Reported. "When we went to the house, a group of men attacked us as they tried to escape. Some of us were injured in the attack," one of the policemen said. All the six were admitted to a hospital. The condition of two of the injured are said to be critical. The police said they are looking for the accused and investigation is underway.

March 07 In continuation of assaults against Kashmiris outside, Two dry fruit vendors from Kashmir were thrashed by a violent group of men on a busy road in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow. In a video that has gone viral over the Social networking, the men wearing saffron dresses can be seen slapping, abusing and thrashing the Kashmiri vendor. The incident as per reports took place at around 5 pm on Wednesday in the Daliganj area of central Lucknow. ALSO READ: Attacks on Kashmiris Increase in Parts of India, Asked to Leave Bihar Within 24 Hours Videos show two men in saffron kurtas thrashing the two vendors who were sitting on the road with their dry fruits spread out on a sheet. One of the attackers beat the men with a wooden stick. In one of the videos, one of the Kashm...

March 06 National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested an alleged affiliate of Zakir Musa from Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district for alleged his involvement in a grenade blast at Jalandhar area of Punjab in September last year. The NIA claimed involvement of Ansar Ghazawat-ul-Hind (AGH) headed by Zakir Musa in the four grenade blasts in which one policeman was injured on September 14 last year. “Today NIA arrested accused Amir Nazir Mir son o Nazir Ahmed Mir of Dadsara, Awantipora of Pulwama district (in south) Kashmir in case RC- 39/2018/NIA/DLI registered in connection with grenade attack on Police Station Maksudan in district Jalandhar, Punjab from Awantipora, Pulwama,” the NIA said in a press release. The NIA said that after the attack, FIR no. (163/2018)...

March 06 The family of Ram Vakil, one of the CRPF troopers killed in the Pulwama attack echoing the opposition parties asked the Narendra Modi led Government to show proof of the Air strikes conducted by the Indian Air Force inside Pakistan territory. Ramrakhsa, the sister of Ram Vakil in a video that has gone viral over Social media has asked the Government to prove its claims of killing '250' Militants as claimed by Amit Shah, the BJP president during an election rally. ALSO READ: Satellite Images Reveal Madrasa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing "They must show us proof, otherwise we will not trust the Government," Ramraksha is heard saying. The brother of the deceased soldier said the Government asked us to wait for a proof when Ram Vakil was killed in the ...

March 05 Ater the huge success of Aditya Dhar's Uri: The Surgical Strike producers have been in a rush to register titles for films on patriotism. Interestingly, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Abhishek Kapoor are some of the names that have come to light. In the light of the recent Balakot air strikes on February 26, a film is expected to be made on the subject and will co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, according to a daily. It is expected to be directed by Abhishek Kapoor. The casting is in process and several A-listers have shown their interest in it. An official confirmation is still to be made. It was said that after the air strikes, the representatives of at least five production companies rushed to IMMPA to reserve the movie titles. According to data provided by a tr...

March 03 Amid Anti-Kashmir protests that gripped many Indian states, another shocking incident has surfaced in Poonch area of Jammu district when a student was disallowed inside a library. A college student of Degree college Poonch speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that on 28 February, a College student was disallowed to enter the library after being told he was a Kashmiri. "Why should i allow you to enter the Library, you might be a terrorist as well," the librarian told the student, he informed The Kashmiriyat. The student was disallowed to enter the library which angered other students and they held a protest against the librarian inside the college premises. The video of the protest is available with The Kashmiriyat. He said that they reported the issue to the college ...

March 02 IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border after spending nearly 60 hours in Pakistan captivity, has reportedly said he wasn't physically tortured in custody, there was mental harassment. Abhinandan Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight around 11:45pm on Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border. He was captured by Pakistani authorities on February 27 after his MiG 21 Bison went down during a dogfight with Pakistani jets. Before his plane was hit, Varthaman shot down an F-16 of Pakistan air force.