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Jul262023 by News DeskNo Comments

Modi Government to introduce bill to allow conversion of forest land for non-forest purposes

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The central government will try to get Lok Sabha’s approval for the passage of the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023 Wednesday. Earlier, more than 100 former civil servants, members of the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), have written to all members of parliament in India expressing their concern with the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023. This tendency of liberally giving away forest land for non-forest purposes, is now sought to be further strengthened through the FCA Amendment Bill. This Bill allows forest land, other than in protected areas, to be used for several non-forest purposes, viz. (i) defence related purposes within 100 kms. of the border of India, (ii) stretches of land alongside railway lines and highways; (iii) zoos and safaris owned by the gover...

Jul242023 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Told to limit number of devotees in Muharram processions’, say Shia leaders after meeting with LG

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Shia leaders have expressed great dissatisfaction after their meeting LG Manoj Sinha on Monday over the annual Muharram processions. Speaking to the press at Srinagar's Press Colony, Syed Muzaffar said that the Manoj Sinha Led administration wanted them to limit the number of mourners attending the 8th Muharram gathering to 100. "This is not a wedding invitation where we can limit the number of people. Devotees will come out in large numbers, and nobody can stop them," he said. He expressed great dissatisfaction with the fact that the LG-led admin wanted Shia leaders to limit down the number of mourners and said nothing fruitful came out of the meeting. Earlier, Moulana Imran Raza Ansari walked out from a high-level meeting called by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir at...

Jul232023 by News DeskNo Comments

Rohingya child dies at detention centre in Jammu, Jailed parents brought handcuffed to attend funeral

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A Rohingya couple jailed at the Hiranagar detention center in Jammu was brought handcuffed for the last rites of their child who died in a refugee detention centre near Jammu. A video of the handcuffed parents at the burial site has been widely shared on social media. The 43-day-old baby died at a refugee "holding centre" where clashes broke out between inmates and police earlier this week, NDTV reported. Several people, including three policemen and Rohingyas, were reportedly injured during clashes. On Thursday, the baby's body was handed over to relatives at a Rohingya settlement in Jammu The parents were seen in handcuffs when they were being brought at the burial site and also when the body was handed over to relatives in Narwal in Jammu for last rites, showed two videos...

Jul62023 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Attempts to divide the country’, Complaint filed against hindi film ’72 Hoorain’

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A Mumbai-based social activist has submitted a written complaint to the police against the makers of Hindi film “72 Hoorain”, accusing them of hurting religious sentiments of a community and attempting to divide the country, an official said on Wednesday. According to the official, the complaint was filed at the Goregaon police station in suburban Mumbai. The activist has submitted a separate complaint to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) seeking a ban on the screening of the movie, his lawyer Ali Kashif Khan said. The movie, directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, is slated to hit theatres on July 7. The official said they have received the complaint, but no FIR (first information report) has been registered yet. ( With PTI inputs )

Jul62023 by News DeskNo Comments

Female molested at Zanana park in Baramulla, two arrested, says police

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The Jammu Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrests two eve teasers for harrassing a girl at Zanana Park Khawajabagh in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. In a press release received by The Kashmiriyat, Police said that, Police Station Baramullla received written complaint from one person (name withheld) stating that two persons namely Aqib Salam Bhat @ Ponty and Yasir Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Fatehpora Baramulla molested one girl (name withheld) at Zanana Park Khawajabagh and fled from the spot after the commission of crime. Acting upon the complaint, Police registered a case FIR under relevant sections in Police Station Baramulla and investigation was started, Police said۔ Baramulla Police led by Inspector Vilayat Hussain SHO PS Baramulla under the supervision of...

Jun92023 by News DeskNo Comments

Several Chinar trees lopped for Smart City Project in Srinagar

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Several chinar trees, which line the iconic Polo View Road in Srinagar, have been lopped by the authorities as part of the Smart City project, leading to an outcry by environmental activists, reported PTI. The authorities defended the move saying it was done following the set procedure. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Specified Trees Act-1969, some tree species such as mulberry, walnut and chinar cannot be felled or lopped in view of their importance in local economy or heritage. Raja Muzaffar Bhat, an environmental activist, said chinar trees are a heritage of Kashmir and if the government had to cut down these trees because of road-widening projects or construction of flyovers, there is a provision of transplantation. ''Even if the trees are 300 to 400 years old, they can be tran...

Jun62023 by News DeskNo Comments

J-K likely to get 300 additional paramilitary companies for Amarnath Yatra

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Jammu Kashmir is likely to receive 300 additional companies of paramilitary troopers for the annual Hindu pilgrimage to Amarnath. As per a news report by Daily Excelsior, a high-level review will be conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs that will involve high-ranking officials from the police and civil administration, focusing particularly on the additional deployment of paramilitary forces to ensure the smooth running of the pilgrimage. Quoting unnamed officials, the Jammu based newspaper reported the Jammu Kashmir Police is preparing to request an additional 300 paramilitary companies for the annual pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Ji. Additionally, 200 companies will be mobilized internally for this purpose. The pilgrimage that has been extended this year to 62 years is sched...

May192023 by News DeskNo Comments

CUET exam centre issue will be resolved at the earliest: KU

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The Vice-Chancellor of Kashmir University Professor Nilofer Khan has said that she took up the matter related to setting up examination centers in Kashmir for the candidates of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) with senior authorities in the J-K administration. The Vice-Chancellor, as per a communique, spoke to Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, J-K admin, Alok Kumar, and urged him to further take up the matter with the National Testing Agency (NTA) so that examination centers for the CUET (UG) are set up in Kashmir and the aspirants do not have to travel outside the Valley to sit in the said examination. The Vice-Chancellor said that setting up examination centers at convenient locations in the Valley will ease the candidates, especially those coming from far...

May182023 by News DeskNo Comments

Shabir Shah’s daughter alleges harassment during raid, Police denies

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The Jammu Kashmir Police has posted a series of tweets to denounce the claims made by the Sehar, daughter of Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmed Shah, languishing in jail since 2017. Earlier, the daughter of the separatist leader had claimed that the Government forces raided the house of a senior separatist leader in the Srinagar district of central Kashmir ahead of the G20 meeting in the valley. "This video shows army men, black cat commandos leaving my home and the damage they caused following this massive devastating raid," Sehar wrote in a tweet. She wrote that her mother was accompanying half of them while they searched the top level of the house and the rest were checking the ground floor and other rooms. "They destroyed the drawing room's furnishings and scattered objects all over," ...

Apr292023 by News DeskNo Comments

Pandits perform Hawan after 32 years in Budgam temple, thank Muslims for arrangements

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After a gap of 32 years, Kashmiri Pandits from different parts of the country on Friday thronged the Regenya Mata Asthapan temple at the Badipora area of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district and performed Maha Yagye (Hawan). They expressed joy over returning to their native village after such a long time and celebrating the festival “with our Muslim neighbours”. They said the event was a “symbol of hope and reconciliation” for all the communities in the valley. Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, the local Muslims came together to extend best wishes to Pandits and helped the devotees in the smooth celebration of the religious event. ‘’This event was held after 32 years and we received a lot of love from the local residents,” a local devotee, Bhushan La...