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Mar262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Properties to be attached for ‘willful’ harbouring of militants only, Police ‘clarifies’

OTHERS

Police on Saturday said “clarified” properties of those harbouring militants “willfully” will be attached and not done under duress. “There has been misinformation, rumours floated by certain quarters regarding information provided by Srinagar Police with respect to initiation of attachment of properties used for purpose of (militancy),” a police spokesperson said in a statement to GNS. “It is clarified that Srinagar Police is well aware of the difference between willful harbouring of (militants) and one done under duress,” the spokesperson said, adding, “The attachments being done are for properties where it has been proved beyond doubt that the house owner/member had willfully provided shelter/ harboured (militants), in most cases for days together and that it was not done under an...

Mar262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Hate Speech Case: If said with smile, no criminality, says Delhi HC

INDIA

The Delhi HC, on Friday, said a speech given during election is different from one during ordinary times and sometimes things are said to create a ‘mahaul’ (atmosphere) without there being the intention, in a case related to alleged hate speeches connected to the Northeast Delhi riots, as per an Indian Express report. The report states that Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that if something is said with a smile, then there is no criminality, but if something is said offensively, then there may be criminality. The court was hearing CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat’s petition against a lower court order in which the prayer for registration of FIR against Union Minister Anurag Thakur and MP Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speech was declined. “Was that an election speech or speech in...

Mar262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Magician posing beggar allegedly loots gold, cash in Budgam

REGIONAL

A magician who posed as a beggar has allegedly looted cash besides gold from a residential house in Ichgam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. The family members according to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that a beggar came to their house and requested for tea and on humanitarian ground we provided him tea. They said while having tea he started asking different questions and asked about the wellbeing of our daughter who remains unwell. He later started asking about gold and money and with the help of magic he managed to loot our whole cash and gold, they alleged. The affected house owner has been identified as Abdul Rashid Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Ichgam Budgam. They have sought help from district administration and police to identi...

Mar262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Annual road race organised by Shaheed Altaf Memorial Government Degree College kilem Kulgam

KULGAM

Danishwar Hameed In order to boost health and dynamism of the young budding generation, Shaheed Altaf Memorial Government Degree College kilem organised a road-race for students of the College many students took part in the race. Student participants started racing from GDC Kilem to Akhran crossing. The run was flagged off by college worthy Principal Ms Dilruba Rasool in presence Of Additional Deputy commissioner Mr.Showkat Ahmad Rather along with other senior faculty members of the college.buy tadora online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/tadora.html no prescription A good number of students participated in the event Faizan khursheed bagged the first. They were awarded trophies while as the remaining participants were given certificates. Th...

Mar262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Petrol prices hiked by 80 Paise, Fourth hike in 5 days

BUSINESS

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each today, the fourth increase in five days as oil firms passed on to consumers the spike in cost of raw material. Petrol in Delhi will now cost ₹ 98.61 per litre as against ₹ 97.81 previously while diesel rates have gone up from ₹ 89.07 per litre to ₹ 89.87, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. All the four increases since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22, have been of 80 paise a litre. These increase increases are the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was started in June 2017. In four increases, petrol and diesel prices have gone up by ₹ 3.20 a litre. Prices had been on a freeze since November 4 ahead of the assembly elections in sta...

Mar262022 by News DeskNo Comments

RSS saved Kashmiris when militancy was at its peak in 90s: RSS

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Senior RSS leader said that when Kashmir was suffering from militancy in 1990, the Sangh had helped not only Kashmiri Hindus but also Muslims. Arun Kumar, an RSS leader said that when militancy was at its peak in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, the Sangh was working on several fronts, ranging from pressurizing the government to hand over the area to the army to spreading nationwide awareness to save Kashmir and assisting the general civil society in the Valley. "We had also helped Muslims when militants started targeting them (Muslims) after the deportation of Hindus from Kashmir. Kumar, joint general secretary of the RSS, was addressing a function here to launch a book titled 'Conflict Resolution - The RSS Way'. He said that after independence, a wrong perception was created against...

Mar252022 by News DeskNo Comments

Shortage of teaching staff makes students suffer at HSS Ladhoo, Pampore

EDUCATION

The shortage of teachers in Government Higher Secondary School Ladhoo, Pampore in Pulwama district has put the future of hundreds of students at stake. Parents as well as students told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the School has acute shortage of teaching staff due to which students are suffering. They said that school has shortage of English, Botany, Economics, Environmental science Lecturers. The staff shortage does not catch the attention of top brass of the education department as this higher secondary school having hundreds of students enrolled has shortage of lecturers of main subjects. Students said that schools have opened after almost three years and we want to study but staff shortage has put our future at stake. Around one month has passed since sc...

Mar252022 by News DeskNo Comments

No Water, Electricity To Govt Building Built Sans Permission: Admin

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The Government on Friday ordered that no official buildings should be constructed without requisite prior permission of competent authority and ordered that no electricity, water connections and other civic amenities shall be provided to any such structures.buy bactroban online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/bactroban.html no prescription “In order to achieve objectives of holistic layout to guide future growth and development which inter-alia includes coherent connection between buildings, social settings, and their surrounding environments, the Master plans are conceptualized as a planning document, to which the constructional activities must strictly adhere to,” reads a government circular, a copy of which is with GNS. In the recent times, th...

Mar252022 by News DeskNo Comments

After Hijab Row, BJP to revise school books glorifying Tipu Sultan in Karnataka

INDIA

After the hijab row and the ban on Muslim traders nearby Hindu temples, the Karnataka government is all set to revise school textbooks and delete some ‘sensitive’ chapters, including the glorification of Tipu Sultan. Rohith Chakrathirtha-headed Textbook Revise Committee of the state government has submitted its report, highly placed sources in the government confirmed. The sources said the government is all set to make the changes in the school textbooks. Earlier, the students were taught that ‘other religions came into existence due to drawbacks of Vaidika (Hindu) religion’ which had led to a huge controversy in the state. The controversial lesson was taught to the students of Class 6. The Rohith Chakrathirtha committee has now revised the Class 6 to 10 textbooks of the Social Sc...

Mar252022 by News DeskNo Comments

Delhi Police registers FIR after Kashmiri man denied hotel

INDIA

Delhi Police has lodged an FIR against the owner of a hotel in Delhi which allegedly denied a room to a Kashmiri youth having J&K ID. The video of the receptionist refused to accept the youth’s ID had gone viral on social media. DCP North-West Delhi confirmed that after checking the viral video and taking legal opinion, a case has been lodged. “A video had gone viral on social media wherein a person could be seen being denied accommodation at a hotel in Jahangir Puri due to his J&K ID. A complaint was received at the Mahendra Park police station in this regard, stating that some students from J&K were denied accommodation by the hotel despite showing Aadhaar cards. On the basis of the complaint, a case under Section 153-B(1)b of the IPC has been registered and investig...