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More important than ever to keep BJP away, Vote for candidates of PAGD: Mehbooba Mufti

More important than ever to keep BJP away, Vote for candidates of PAGD: Mehbooba Mufti

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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday reiterated her call to the BJP government for dialogue with Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that peace would be elusive as long as Kashmir remained unresolved. She called upon people to vote for the constituents of the People’s Alliance for Gukpar Declaration (PAGD) – an alliance of several parties, including the National Conference, PDP and Communist Party of India (Marxist) – in the next assembly elections to defeat the BJP’s attempt to gain power and seal its “wrong decision” to abrogate Article 370. “Kashmir has been awaiting a solution for the last 70 years…there will be no peace in the region until the Kashmir issue is resolved, and for that, dialogue with Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir is imperative,” the ...
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SPO shot at by suspected militants in Budgam, His brother also injured

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Suspected militants on Saturday evening fired at a Policemen in the Chatabugh area of Budgam district of central Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that one SPOs of Jammu Kashmir Police were shot at in Budgam's Chatabug area, causing injuries to him, his brother was also injured in the attack. The two identified as Ajaz Ahmed and Ishfaq Ahmed sons of Ghulam Muhammad, were rushed to the hospital for treatment. Details rushing in. This is a breaking news. The details may change as more details emerge.
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Israel’s 55-year occupation of Palestine is apartheid – UN human rights expert

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A UN expert called today on the international community to accept and adopt the findings in his current report, echoing recent findings by Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations, that apartheid is being practiced by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory.buy singulair generic infobuyblo.com/singulair.html over the counter “There is today in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 a deeply discriminatory dual legal and political system that privileges the 700,000 Israeli Jewish settlers living in the 300 illegal Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank,” said Michael Lynk, the UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. “Living in the same geographic space, bu...
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Instead of declaring ‘Kashmir files’ tax free, Government should have made fuel tax free: Goa MLA

INDIA
Instead of declaring “The Kashmir Files” tax-free, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should have emulated his predecessor late Manohar Parrikar, and lowered the VAT on fuel prices, Congress MLA Yuri Alemao said on Saturday. “The Chief Minister has declared the film tax-free. The loss to the state exchequer would have gone to the director as benefit or the producer of that particular film,” Alemao told reporters at the state legislative assembly complex. Alemao also cited the example of then Chief Minister Parrikar, who in 2012, had reduced the state government’s value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel to almost zero per cent, in order to reduce fuel prices at the time, which made rates of the two popularly used fuels cheapest in the entire country. “Today what does the common ma...
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‘Nobody came to control the fire’- Khanqah of Sufi saint gutted in massive fire in north Kashmir

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Shabir Khan The decades-old Khanqah of Syed Sakhi- a Sufi saint was burnt in a massive fire incident in the Nowshera area along the National Highway Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday afternoon panic and grief gripped the Nowshera area when massive flames erupted from the Khanqah. The Locals tried to douse of the flames, however to no avail. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, They said that no fire service vehicles reached the area. He said that the village lacks basic facilities. "People in towns and in Srinagar think that we have reached the zenith of development, but here we will burn to ashes and nobody will be able to do anything to bring the fire under control." "The locals could not do anything but watch their spiritual ...
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TV actor Anagha Bhosale quits acting due to ‘religious beliefs’

INDIA
On Thursday, TV actor Anagha Bhosale known for her role in the popular series 'Anupamaa,' revealed that she is quiting the entertainment industry permanently 'due to relgious reasons.' The actor took to Instagram to pen a note for her fans and explained the reason behind her quitting acting. "Hare Krishna Family, I know u all have been kind & have shown concern after the show & thank you for that I am really grateful, if some of you don’t know yet that I am officially quitting the film & television industry, this is it & I really do hope you all will definitely respect & support my decision, I did take this decision due to my religious beliefs & spiritual path, I know you should keep doing your karmas but not where your krishna consciousness or spiritual growt...
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Complaint filed against Vivek Agnihotri for saying ‘Bhopalis means Homosexual’

INDIA
A complaint has been filed against Vivek Agnihotri, the maker of 'The Kashmir Files' after he said in an interview that Bhopalis are often assumed to be homosexual. The complaint was filed at Versova police station in Mumbai by a 27-year-old PR manager named Rohit Pandey, who hails from Bhopal. The complainant has sought the registration of an urgent FIR in the matter. In an interview, Vivek Agnihotri said people often assume 'Bhopalis' to be homosexuals because of 'their nawabi desires'.
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‘How many Kashmiri Pandits were rehabilitated by BJP in 8 years?’ Asks Kejriwal

INDIA
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday attacked the BJP for "doing politics" over Kashmiri Pandits' exodus, asking how many of them the party had been able to relocate to the valley. He also once again suggested that the film, 'The Kashmir Files', should be uploaded on YouTube and that proceeds earned from it so far should be spent on the welfare of Kashmiri Pandits. "Was a single Kashmiri Pandit family relocated to valley by BJP in last 8 years?" Mr Kejriwal asked the BJP. "BJP is doing politics over the issue. We demand 'The Kashmir Files' film to be uploaded on YouTube. The money earned from it should be spent on welfare of Kashmiri Pandits," he said during the post-budget press conference. The suggestion was first made by him on Thursday, when during an assembly s...
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Oil prices up due to Russia-Ukraine war: Nitin Gadkari

OTHERS
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday justified the hikes in fuel prices, thrice in the last four days, saying that the oil prices had gone up within the international market owing to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which was beyond the Indian government’s control, reported news agency PTI. Speaking at a session titled New India, New Manifesto-Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas, at the ABP Network’s inaugural deas of India’ summit here on Friday, Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, also said that, Sometimes, Hindutva is projected in a wrong way. In India, 80 per cent of the oil is imported. Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the oil prices have spiralled up within international markets and we can not do anything about that, he said when asked about the...
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