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20 days after Father’s death, Motorcyclist dies in a head-on collision in Tral

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A 20-year-old motor-cyclist died hours after sustaining injuries in a fatal road accident in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that there was a collision between a motorcycle (JK01AF-0274) and an LP vehicle (JK13A-5568) at the main Bazar Tral. The motorcyclist was badly wounded in the mishap. “After referring him to SKIMS Soura from Sub-District Hospital Tral, he succumbed in the hospital.” Meanwhile Sources identified him as Sharik Ahmed Naik, a resident of Amerabad Tral and said his father passed away barely 20 days ago. Police in this regard has registered a case under relevant sections of law. (KNT)

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In Karnataka, Muslim exam invigilator suspended for wearing Hijab

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Amid the raging controversy over Hijab, an exam invigilator has been suspended in Karanataka for wearing a hijab to the Karnataka SSLC exams. As reported by Maktoob, Noor Fahima was the invigilator at the KTSV School in Bengaluru. After the verdict of the Karnataka High court, school authorities have barred students from wearing hijab inside school premises, however, there is mention of teachers in the order. This happened on a day when Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said the wearing of the hijab would not be allowed during the Class 10 examination of the state board. “After the High Court order, we’ve not allowed that (hijab). We’ve given clarification that they (students with hijab) can come into the campus wearing the hijab but they cannot put ...

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Federalism didn’t matter to AAP when centre overtook Jammu Kashmir, Today they ‘will fight’ against centre’s Chandigarh move: Ruhullah Mehdi

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On Monday, the National Conference leader Ruhullah Mehdi criticised the Aam Aadmi Party over its dual standards for claiming to fight against the Centre's Chandigarh move but voting in favour of 'dismemberment and division of J&K.' https://twitter.com/RuhullahMehdi/status/1508360278865772548?t=pgA1DuuoMvX_j0ETilZyVg&s=08 "The irony is that the same party voted for the dismemberment and division of J&K. Voted in favour of centre’s takeover of a state. That time the rights of a state and federalism didn’t matter. Today they say they “will fight” against centre’s Chandigarh move," tweeted Mehdi. It is pertinent to mention that the central government on Sunday declared that instead of Punjab government services rule, Central civil services rules will be applied in Chandiga...

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Government hikes price of essential medicines including Paracetamol by 10.7 per cent

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The Government of India has announced a 10.7 percent increase in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the calendar year 2021 over the corresponding period in 2020. The prices of nearly 800 scheduled medicines on the National List of Essential Medicines, which are used to treat the majority of common ailments, will rise by 10.7 percent starting from April 1, 2022, PTI reported. "Based on the WPI data provided by the office of the Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the annual change in WPI works out as 10.76607% during the calendar year 2021 over the corresponding period in 2020," the NPPA notice said. Now the prices of medicines used to treat fever, infections, heart diseases, high blood pressure, skin diseases and anemia will increase. This includes drugs like Par...

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Omar Abdullah demands the immediate return of Kashmiri engineer’s dead body from Saudi Arabia

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday asked the Ministry of External Affairs India to coordinate with Saudi authorities and help expedite the return of a Kashmiri engineer who passed away in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Mustakeen Ahmad Pandit (26), son of Nazir Ahmad Pandit from Yaripora Kulgam died in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The young man was working at ‘Al-Yamama’ Company, in Riyadh Saudi Arabia as an Engineer and reportedly died of a heart attack. After the family of the deceased requested LG Manoj Sinha and MEA to facilitate the transportation of the body, the former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah requested the same to authorities. Omar Abdullah tagged his tweet to MEA India and wrote: “Request the Ministry of External Affairs to coordinate with Saudi author...

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Two militants from Shopian arrested in Budgam: Police

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The Jammu Kashmir Police said that it arrested two active Lashkar militants in central Kashmir's Budgam district on Monday. In a press release, the Police spokesman said that Police along with 62 RR arrested two active militants of proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba from the Sunnergund area of Budgam. The arrested militants were identified by Police as have been identified as Waseem Ahmad Ganai resident of Ramnagri Shopian and Iqbal Ashraf Sheikh resident of Sedow Shopian. The Police said that incriminating material of proscribed outfit LeT along with arms/ammunition have been recovered from their possession which includes one Chinese Pistol, two Pistol magazines, Pistol rounds 12 and AK-47 rounds 32. A Case has been registered under FIR number 87/2022 under relevant sections of law st...

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School in Delhi renamed after Tika Lal Taploo

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A municipal school in North Delhi has been renamed after Tika Lal Taploo, a Kashmiri Pandit who was shot dead 33 years ago in Srinagar. A program was organized by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Sunday attended by Union Minister Jitendra Singh was present as the chief guest. NDMC Education Committee head Dr. Alok Sharma said that the name of 'NDMC Primary School 7-B' located in Sector-7 of Rohini has been changed to 'Shaheed Teeka Lal Taplu'. "This is a tribute from our side to the late leader," Dr. Alok Sharma, adding, "he was a unsung hero." Taploo was shot dead in 1989 in Srinagar. This incident has also been mentioned in the film 'The Kashmir Files'.buy zovirax online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/zovirax.html n...

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Youth found dead under mysterious circumstances in Shopian orchard

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Meer Irfan The dead body of a young man was found in an apple orchard in Shopian on Monday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that youth aged around 23 was found dead by locals in an orchard in the Kadgam area of south Kashmir's Shopian district after which they informed the local Police. The Police rushed to the spot and took the body away for identification and other formalities. "As of now, the youth remains unidentified, but the Police has found a syringe near his dead body.buy zoloft online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/noprescription/zoloft-no-prescription.html no prescription It is too early to say anything about the cause of his death," the official said.

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One killed, 56 injured in Rajouri road accident

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One person was killed while 56 passengers were injured in a road accident at Lam area of Nowshera sub division of Rajouri. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an accident took place when a bus on way to Nowshera from Lam plunged into a roadside gorge. "Fifty six persons were injured in this accident, who have been shifted to hospital," said officials. They added that five to six injured are having serious injuries, who have been referred to Government Medical College Rajouri.buy singulair generic buy singulair generic Furthermore, they said, one passenger travelling in this bus has died, whose body was recovered from the accident site—(KNO)

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Several injured in Rajouri accident, rescue operation launched

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Several passengers were on Monday injured in a road accident at Lam area of Nowshera subdivision of Rajouri district. As per initial details, a passenger bus on way to Nowshera from the Lam Line of Control area fell into a roadside gorge on Lam road. “We have launched a rescue operation at the accident site and it has come to our knowledge that more than twelve persons are injured while several among them are critical," a police officer said. Presently, Army, police, and locals are carrying out rescue operations at the bus accident site—(KNO)