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Senior PDP leader Of Poonch Zahida Sabir Passes Away

Senior PDP leader Of Poonch Zahida Sabir Passes Away

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Mrs Zahida Sabir, senior PDP leader, of Mendhar area in Poonch passed last night after brief illness, reports said on Wednesday. She was wife of Late Ch. Lal Mohammad Sabir, the former works minister of erstwhile Jammu Kashmir. Family sources told that Mrs Zahida Sabir passed away about 11: 25 pm last night after remaining unwell for more than 5 months. She was under treatment at a hospital in Ludhiana Punjab. Meanwhile, senior PDP leader Advocate Nadeem Rafiq Hussein Khan and Sarpanch Waseem Khan Harni expressed condolences over her demise. (GNS)
Delhi Police Moves to Supreme Against Bail to Anti- CAA Activists

Delhi Police Moves to Supreme Against Bail to Anti- CAA Activists

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Delhi police has moved toward the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court request allowing bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal in a Delhi Riots case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.buy grifulvin online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/grifulvin.html no prescription According to Delhi Police, following the Citizenship Amendement Act, Tanha, Kalita and Narwal, alongside other denounced people, schemed to cause interruption of such a degree and such greatness at the public capital that would prompt sloppiness and aggravation of peace and lawfulness at an extraordinary scale. The High Court, while conceding bail to Kalita and Narwal, seen that the State, in its tension to stifle contradict, obscured the line between the intrinsically...
Muslims Donate ₹1 Crore towards Tamil Nadu CM’s Covid Relief Fund

Muslims Donate ₹1 Crore towards Tamil Nadu CM’s Covid Relief Fund

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The prestigious Muslim Educational Association of Southern India (MEASI), has donated ₹1 crore towards Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to help support the State’s initiative in combating the Covid pandemic. The President of the MEASI, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot, accompanied by the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Elias Sait, Honorary Treasurer, a chartered accountant, and the secretary-general of Seafood Exporters Association of India, Mr. Najmuddin Majeed, Executive Committee members a philanthropist and businessman, Mr. K. Alauddin (former IAS officer) and Dr. Junaid Rasheed, called on the State Chief Minister, Mr. M.K. Stalin, and handed over the cheque to him. The Chief Minister thanked the President and the E.C members of the MEASI for their handsome donation f...
US will Lose a precious friend, If it Tries to Corner Tukrey: Tayyip Erdogan

US will Lose a precious friend, If it Tries to Corner Tukrey: Tayyip Erdogan

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that the US risked "losing a precious friend" if it tries to corner his country, speaking two weeks ahead of the first meeting between the two leaders. The already tense relations between the two countries have further worsened since Biden replaced Erdogan's ally Donald Trump in January, with the new president emphasizing on highlighting Turkey's grim human rights record. When asked about Ankara-Washington relations, Erdogan said in an interview with Turkish state broadcaster TRT on Tuesday that "those who corner the Republic of Turkey will lose a precious friend". As per a report published on NDTV Erdogan's combative stance comes ahead of the first meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Brusse...
‘Pay me Money, I will Get your Children Relesed’- BJP Member Arrested for Cheating Two Families

‘Pay me Money, I will Get your Children Relesed’- BJP Member Arrested for Cheating Two Families

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Salman Shah The Jammu Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested a Sarpanch of the Bhartiya Janta Party for cheating two families after he allegedly took Rs 1.1 Lakh from families of two persons arrested for questioning in a militancy-related case, An official told The Kashmiriyat that two persons from the Kokernag area of Anantnag were summoned by the Police in connection with a Militancy-related case. While the duo was being questioned, their families approached the BJP Sarpanch, Nisar Ahmed Khan, a resident of the Kadipora area of Anantnag. "He promised them that once they give him the money, he will get their children released," the official said. During the course of the investigation, the Police found that the two were not involved in Militancy after which the two were released. ...
‘Disparity in the distribution of advertisements’- Jammu Kashmir Young Journalists Association writes to Manoj Sinha

‘Disparity in the distribution of advertisements’- Jammu Kashmir Young Journalists Association writes to Manoj Sinha

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The Jammu and Kashmir Young Journalist Association (JKYJA) has written an open letter to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, alleging a major disparity in the distribution of display (colour) advertisements by the Department of Information and Public Relations Department. The letter alleges that only 5 to 6 ‘favorite’ dailies are issued full page, half page and quarter page colour display advertisements on a regular basis while on the contrary, most of the newspapers are not issued even a single colour advertisement so far. “It is worth to be mentioned that, most of the newspapers in Kashmir valley by this policy of DIPR have reached the verge of closure. The ironic part is when officials are contacted in this regard they either deny to talk or put the fault to high...
In Doda, Muslim Organization Offers its School Building for 200-bedded Covid Care Facility

In Doda, Muslim Organization Offers its School Building for 200-bedded Covid Care Facility

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Mubashir Naik In a heart-winning gesture, a religious organization Anjuman-e-Islamia Bhaderwah, Doda offered its school building to set up a 200-bedded Covid Care Centre (CCC) on Monday Besides this Anjuman-e-Islamia Bhaderwah also announced that it would provide four oxygen concentrators and make available its ''Hilal-e-Ahmer ambulance'' service free for the needy, irrespective of their religion. "In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the additional district of Bhaderwah and limited medicare facilities, we have decided to extend a helping hand by utilizing our resources to contribute in a major way," Anjuman group's president Pervaiz Ahmad Sheikh told reporters. "We are going through testing times and there is a need to assist the government to tackle the situation," he ...
Covid 19- Kashmiris Return Disappointed From Vaccination Centres as Kashmir Goes Short of Vaccines

Covid 19- Kashmiris Return Disappointed From Vaccination Centres as Kashmir Goes Short of Vaccines

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Irshad Hussain As India grapples with the increasing COVID-19 positive cases, Jammu and Kashmir have also become a victim of the massive surge in the Covid positive cases and the COVID related deaths. However, the administration of Jammu Kashmir has said that to beat this second deadly wave, vaccination is the only way out. And amidst this spike in positive cases, Kashmir valley is facing a huge shortage of vaccines both in CoVaxin and covishield. According to a government release, not a single dose of vaccine has been given to people in the last 5 days. The J&K media bulletin clearly shows that in all the ten districts of Kashmir valley, not a single vaccine dose has been given to any citizen. At one of the vaccination centers of Srinagar, a local doctor who wished not to ...
Despite Showing his Press ID Card, Journalist Manhandled by Government Forces in Sopore

Despite Showing his Press ID Card, Journalist Manhandled by Government Forces in Sopore

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Mir Junaid A journalist was allegedly manhandled by Government Forces in the Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Peerzada Tahir, a journalist from North Kashmir said, that a Policeman hit him on his head when he was on the way to cover an event in the Sopore area. "I was stopped by Police personnel when I was on the way to cover an event and he soon started abusing me without any provocation. In the middle of the conversation, the Policeman hit me on my head," Tahir alleged. He said that the SSP of Sopore has promised action against the cop if found guilty. Meanwhile, the Sopore Media Association has denounced the thrashing of the journalist and said, "Peerzada Tahir stopped by police near Bus stand Sopore and manhandled despite s...
593 People Vaccinated in Ten Districts of Kashmir- 62 More Die of Covid

593 People Vaccinated in Ten Districts of Kashmir- 62 More Die of Covid

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Jammu Kashmir in the past twenty-four hours reported 3969 covid-19 cases, while as 62 people died of the virus, officials said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the official figures state that a total of 593 people were vaccinated across the valley. The highest number of people (252) were vaccinated in Srinagar in the age group above 45. Zero vaccinations were carried out in Pulwama, Bandipora, Kupwara and Kulgam district. Seven persons were vaccinated in the age group 18-45, all of them in district Baramulla. Out of the total positive cases reported, 1375 fresh cases were confirmed from the Jammu division and 2594 from Kashmir Valley. The overall number of cases so far in Jammu Kashmir stands at 255888. The highest number of cases were reported in Srinagar as 675 cases persons tested posi...