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Jun142022 by News DeskNo Comments

Case registered against News anchor for attempting to outrage religious sentiments

INDIA, OTHERS

News anchor Navika Kumar who is associated with Times Now has been named in a First Information Report (FIR) for allegedly attempting to outrage religious emotions, weeks after then-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma made insulting statements about Prophet Mohammad on her show. According to a news report by News Laundry, the FIR, which was registered after a complaint by Maharashtra’s Muslim cleric also names Sharma. The BJP spokesperson was suspended by the party on 5 June for her controversial remarks against the Prophet Mohammad after which she alleged that she had been receiving death threats over the incident. Pertinently Navika Kumar was moderating the debate in which Prophet was insulted by the BJP spokesperson. The news anchor let her proceed with the insulting remarks when she...

Jun132022 by News DeskNo Comments

32-year-old woman found dead at in-laws’ house in Handwara, family alleges murder

OTHERS

A 32-year-old woman was found dead allegedly under suspicious circumstances at her in-laws’ house in Kakroosa area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports reaching GNS said that the woman was found dead at her in-laws’ house this morning. Soon after news about the death of the woman (name withheld) broke, the victim’s family went to her in-laws’ house. Claiming to have found the woman dead under suspicious circumstances, the family alleged her murder. The family has been protesting since morning at Pachkote Tarathpora – native village of the victim, demanding a thorough investigation into the ‘sudden’ death of the woman. Medical Superintendent District Hospital Handwara, Dr. Nissar Ahmad told GNS that a post-mortem of the body has been conducted. He however declined ...

Jun132022 by News DeskNo Comments

Indian Government to airlift MBBS student critically injured in Bangladesh: BJPs Ravinder Raina

OTHERS

The Indian government has reached out to an MBBS student undergoing treatment in a Bangladesh hospital after being critically injured in an accident and efforts are being made to airlift him to AIIMS in New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir BJP President Ravinder Raina said on Monday. Shoaib Lone, a resident of Rajouri district here, is a final year MBBS student in Barind Medical College in Dhaka. On June 3, Shoaib, along with two other friends from the college, met with an accident in which one them died and two others including Shoaib were critically injured. During his visit to Rajouri district, Raina met the student's father Mohmmad Askam Lone. "As soon as I came to know about the accident from his father during my visit to Rajouri, I sought help of the PMO. He is in coma. His parents ...

Jun132022 by News DeskNo Comments

Hajj Committee of India invites applications for Civil Service exams coaching for year 2022-23

EDUCATION, OTHERS

Hajj Committee of India (HCoI) has invited applications from students studying in its Residential Coaching Institute who are supposed to appear in civil services exams for year 2022-23 for which graduation/final year appeared candidate, has been kept as the essential qualification for filling up the form. The age limit will be as per UPSC guidelines while as the selection process for XIV batch for the academic year 2022-23. “There will be written entrance test of paper 1, Multiple choice Question having 50 questions from different subjects pertaining to UPSC prelims Examinations i.e. History, Geography, Polity/Economics, Science Technology, Environment, Arts, and culture, Current Affairs,” theHCoI said in a statement. A security deposit of Rs 15000 will have to pay at the time of adm...

Jun132022 by News DeskNo Comments

LG calls for strong action to destroy militancy ecosystem in J-K

OTHERS

Pitching for strong action against the militancy eco-system in the hinterland and on the border, Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said better coordination by security agencies is needed to deal with continuous attempts by outside forces to foment trouble in the union territory. Sinha said the government has a clear-cut policy on dealing with militancy – “not to spare any militant and not to touch any innocent”. The LG said that militants and their supporters should be handed out the same punishment. “Attempts by outside forces (to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir) are continuing. “There is a need for strong action in the hinterland as well as on the borders”, Sinha told army personnel at a function organised in connection with the golden jubilee of the...

Jun122022 by News DeskNo Comments

In Sopore, Women stage protest against BJP member’s remarks insulting Prophet

OTHERS

A peaceful protest demonstration over the derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by BJP's Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal was held by the burqa clad women, students in Sopore town of North Kashmir on Sunday morning. Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said, that a peaceful protest demonstration that lasted for 10-15 mins was held by the burqa clad women and students of Madarassa at Chinkipora. The protestors took out the rally from Chinkipora to Police Station, Sopore. Holding placards and chanting slogans, the protesters demanded stringent action against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal who had made derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in a live TV show. Pertinent to mention, that peaceful protest demonstrations held by the student...

Jun122022 by News DeskNo Comments

One arrested for ‘provocative’ speech in Jamia Masjid Bhaderwah; Curfew continues in parts of Chenab valley

OTHERS

One person was arrested for allegedly stoking communal tension as curfew and strict restrictions under prohibitory orders remained in force in parts of Jammu region's Chenab valley for the fourth successive day on Sunday, officials said. The accused Aadil Gafoor Ganai was arrested from his house during an early morning raid on Sunday by police at his residence at Chinar Mohalla locality in curfew-bound Bhaderwah town of Doda district, the officials said. They said Ganai is accused of delivering an inflammatory speech from Markazi Jamia Masjid Bhaderwah on June 9 during a protest rally against recent remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP leaders and social media posts by a few local right-wing activists in their support. On the basis of the provocative speech, police...

Jun112022 by News DeskNo Comments

One militant killed in ongoing Pulwama encounter: Police

OTHERS

An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Drabgam area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, an official said. A senior police officer while confirming to GNS that one militant has been killed, whose identity is yet to be ascertained as gunfight is still in progress. Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team of forces zeroed towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired on the joint team, which was retaliated triggering off a gunfight.(GNS)

Jun92022 by News DeskNo Comments

England cinemas stop screening of movie on Hazrat Fatima after protests

INTERNATIONAL, OTHERS

Protests rocked England prompting many cinema halls to withdraw the screening of a controversial film based on the daughter of Prophet Muhammadﷺ. Daily Mail reported that hundreds of demonstrators turned out in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham, and Sheffield to protest venues showing `The Lady of Heaven’. The movie was released in the UK over the Jubilee weekend but has been pulled by Cineworld from all its branches after staff faced crowds of protesters demanding it was removed from circulation, the London daily added. The movie’s executive producer Malik Shlibak called the decision ‘unacceptable’. He rejected the criticism that the film is blasphemous, terming it as ‘non-sense’. The response at Cannes was “overwhelmingly positive,” Shlibak told Variety. The producer, who said he has received...

Jun82022 by News DeskNo Comments

Dry weather to continue, Night temp drops slightly in Jammu Kashmir

OTHERS

While mainly dry weather has been predicted, temperature recorded a slight drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 15.0°C against 15.5°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature, he said, was above normal by 1.6°C during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund recorded a low of 12.4°C against 12.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.4°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam received 2.9mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today and recorded a minimum of 7.6°C against 7.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.6°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said. ...