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Video- Rats Nibble the Finger of Infant in Anantnag’s Maternity and Childcare Hospital

Video- Rats Nibble the Finger of Infant in Anantnag’s Maternity and Childcare Hospital

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Suhail Dar In a bizarre incident at the South Kashmir's premier maternity and Childcare hospital in Anantnag, rats on Wednesday nibbled the finger of a newborn baby. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a woman alleged that the little finger of a newborn baby was injured after being gnawed by rats at the Government hospital in Anantnag. https://youtu.be/buBmnSvtPZc She was asked to take her baby to GMC Anantnag so as to give him anti-rabies to avoid the possibility of any infection. Many other attendants present at MCCH also alleged that rats bigger than newborn babies are present at the hospital due to which patients, as well as attendants, are suffering. Officials posted at the hospital upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat said that the rodents scurry about the hospital, how...
Syed Ali Shah Geelani- A Legacy that was Laid to Rest in the Dark of the Night

Syed Ali Shah Geelani- A Legacy that was Laid to Rest in the Dark of the Night

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Qazi Shibli The brewing summers of 2008 introduced the newer generation of Kashmiris to a man, who would later go on to take lead in the civilian uprisings that unfolded in the consecutive years. "Kaun Karega Tarjumani, Syed Ali Shah Geelani." (Who would lead Kashmiris? to which the crowd responded, Syed Ali Shah Geelani), was a common slogan heard in that year. https://youtu.be/6CodOPZK2K0 Locally celebrated with the names of "Bab" (Guide), "Qaid" (leader), his stance, and an uncompromising stance on his beliefs, a strong cadre base ensured his prominence among Kashmiris. He was one of the most heard and respected leaders in the valley. On Wednesday, as the night grew dark, the rumours that had been spread for a while in Kashmir ended- Geelani is no more. After prolonged house...
Video: ‘My Son was a Civilian, Not a Militant’- Father of Imran Killed in Kulgam Encounter

Video: ‘My Son was a Civilian, Not a Militant’- Father of Imran Killed in Kulgam Encounter

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Vikram Raj/ Yasir Yousuf Terrified and shocked, tears are rolling down the cheeks of all inmates in the house of Imran Ahmed Dar, who was killed in an encounter in the Munar area of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Scenes inside the house would tear apart any human heart, an Inconsolable mother, a father holding the portrait of Imran weeping loudly and repeating in a low voice, “Fathers should never have to bury their children.” On Sunday, the Government Forces early morning laid a cordon and search operation in the Yaripora area of Kulgam. The Jammu Kashmir Police issued a press release, that a Militant had been killed during the exchange of gunfire. The Police also said that they had made recoveries from the Militant. In a normal army nomenclature in Kashmir, recovery i...
Video- Pegasus Project: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, his Driver, Geelani’s Family Among Others on the Leaked Database for Surveillance

Video- Pegasus Project: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, his Driver, Geelani’s Family Among Others on the Leaked Database for Surveillance

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The latest report by The Wire under the Pegasus Project claims that atleast 4 members from the Senior Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani's family were selected as potential targets for surveillance. They were targets of an India-based client of the Israeli NSO company who created the Pegasus Spyware. A French media organization, Forbidden Stories collaborated with Amnesty International on finding a leaked database of 50,000 telephone numbers to have been potential targets of surveillance by the governments of various countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfpnQ5vz5SE They further collaborated with seventeen media organizations from around the world in this venture of investigative journalism. The Wire revealed that around 300 Indian telephone numbers present in the leaked ...